HomeMy WebLinkAbout1443 - RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO AMEND LCP_CIRCULATION POLICY 14BRESOLUTION NO. 1443
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH RECOMMENDING APPROVAL
TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE
LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM LAND USE PLAN TO SET
EXISTING FLOOR AREA RATIO LIMITS BY STATISTICAL
AREA, RATHER THAN BY PARCEL, AND TO REVISE
POLICIES ON VARIABLE FLOOR AREA RATIO LIMITS TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH ZONING CODE PROPERTY
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS [LOCAL COASTAL
PROGRAM AMENDMENT 46)
WHEREAS, current land use policy establishes floor area limits for each of the City's
statistical areas to insure that traffic generated by commercial land uses does not cause the City's
circulation system to exceed desired levels of service; and
WHEREAS, that due to the mix of land uses and the development constraints of individual
parcels, the floor area limits of these statistical areas may not be reached, and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to allow this uncommitted development potential to be used on
parcels that can accommodate the additional floor area; and
WHEREAS, current land use policy must be amended in order for this to occur; and
WHEREAS, current land use policy establishes certain traffic generation limits that, which
if implemented literally, would preclude most types of commercial development within the City; and
WHEREAS, this land use policy must be amended to avoid conflicts with other land use
policies and practices; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 707 of the Charter of the City of Newport Beach, the
Planning Commission has held a public hearing to consider a certain amendment to the Local Coastal
Program Land Use Plan; and
WHEREAS, on July 18, August 8, August 25, September 5, September 19, and October 10,
1996, the Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach held public hearings regarding Local
Coastal Program Amendment 46; and
WHEREAS, the public was duly noticed of the public hearing, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, it has been determined
that the previously certified Environmental Impact Report (EIR 140) prepared for the General Plan
update is adequate to serve as the environmental document for this project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City
of Newport Beach that an amendment to the Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan is recommended
for approval to the City Council to revise Circulation Policy 146 to read as follows:
b. The City shall establish a variable floor area limits based upon the trip generation
characteristics of the use ar 16 uses proposed fbL any pat ticulai PaLcel. The variable floor
area ratio limits shall be based upon the following criteria:
1) The "base FAR" sets a square footage amount for the site t tattstegl;areahis
the estimated weekday vi Iticle tnp geexa#� rate and tlie;rmmber.r ±fweekday vehicle
trips during peak tray hours
traffic. These factors shall establish the "Traffic Generation Limit" for the site
statistical area in question.
2) Any Land uses with significantly higher than average estimated weekday vehicle trip
generation rates or with a signd'icarttl high number of vehicle trips during peak traffic
hours shalt tart 60 trips pet 1,000 sclame feet fbi daily traffic or 3
be limited to a reduced FAR
calculated prorata on trip generation characteristics. The lowest __ floor area _l,____d
by these tvvo calculations shall apply-
3 Land uses with significantly lower than average estimated weekday vehicle trip
generation rates or with a significantly low number of vehicle trips during peak traffic
hours shall be increased to a maximum FAR calculated prorata on trip generation
characteristics
Individual properties may be allowed to exceed the "base FAR" up to the "maximum
FAR" established for the statistical area in which the property is located if the mix of
existing and approved land uses does not exceed the statistical area's "base FAR' A ftl
if there are no undeveloped or underdeveloped properties of sufficient size whick €f
developed, would cause the statistical area's "base FAR" to be exceeded
3 The "base FAR" establislted £or ` stah" it ' area can be exceeded up to a the
"maximum FAR" if it can be demonstrated that the
traffic generated from the proposed use does not exceed the "traffic generation limit"
either in terms of total or peak hour trips. The increased FAR would be subject to:
a) Discretionary review by the City;
b) A finding that the building tenants would be restricted to the uses
upon which the traffic equivalency was based;
c) A finding that the increased FAR does not cause abrupt scale relatio-
nships with the surrounding area; and
d) The recordation of a restrictive covenant which would bind future
owners to the low -trip generation uses which justified exceeding the
base FAR.
This policy will be implemented through the adoption of a floor area ratio ordinance
providing for varying FAR's with varying intensities of land use.
ADOPTED this Ioth day of October, 1996, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES Thomson. Ridgeway Kranzley, Adams,
Gifford Selich, Ashley
NOES None
ABSENT None
BY�'�~L c
Garold B. Adams,
Secretary
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