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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AGENDA
March 24, 2003
7:00-9:00 p.m.
I. Welcome
Mayor Steve Bromberg
II. Introduction of All Members
III. Approval of Minutes
December 2, 2002
Police Department Auditorium
870 Santa Barbara Drive
• IV. Overview of State General Plan Law & Planning Principles
Woodie Tescher, EIP Consultant
V. Communication between GPAC & Planning Commission/City Council
VI. Discussion of Future Agenda Items
VII. Future Meeting Schedule
VIII. Public Comments
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GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
VISIONING PROCESS
General Plan Advisory Committee
Minutes of the General Plan Advisory Committee Meeting held on Monday,
December 2, 2002, at the Police Department Auditorium.
Members Present:
Dorothy Beek
Louise Greeley
Phillip Lugar
Carol Boice
Evelyn Hart
Catherine O'Hara
Karlene Bradley
Bob Hendrickson
Larry Root
Julie Delaney
Tom Hyans
Robert Shelton
Laura Dietz
Mike Ishikawa
Ed Siebel
Florence Felton
Mike Johnson
Jackie Sukiasian
Nancy Gardner
Todd Knipp
Jan Vandersloot
Joseph Gleason
Donald Krotee
Jennifer Wesoloski
Members Absent:
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Roger Alford
Carl Ossipoff
Phillip Bettencourt
John Saunders
John Corrough
Brett Shaves
Hoby Darling
Alan Silcock
Ernest Hatchell
Don Webb
David Janes
Ron Yeo
George Jeffries
Staff Present:
Patty Temple, Planning Director
Tamara Campbell, Senior Planner
Chandra-Slaven, Assistant Planner
Debbie Lektorich, Executive Assistant
Carolyn Verheyen, MIG Consultant/Facilitator
Members of the Public Present:
Jennifer Irani
Marice White
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I. Welcome and Introductions
• Bob Shelton called the meeting to order. Carolyn Verheyen announced that the
Vision Summit was very successful and thanked GPAC members for their
participation.
II. Approval of Minutes
The minutes for meetings #10 and #11 were presented for approval. There was
discussion regarding the draft of 11/4/02. Nancy Gardner asked for clarification
from the small group that discussed the Balboa Peninsula regarding their
comment about the City operating the Balboa Village Theater. Laura Dietz
wanted to add wording to the Airport Business Area section under #2 to include
condos in conjunction with low-rise office/retail. Mr. Shelton asked for Ms. Dietz
to submit her corrections in writing and then called for a vote on the minutes.
The minutes of October 21 and November 4, 2002 were approved as submitted.
Louise Greeley later brought up concerns she had regarding the notes submitted
for the Lido Village group in the 11/4/02 minutes, she did not recall discussing
the last sentence under #5—Discussion group is now looking for a creative
• developer to sell this to. She also did not like the wording under #6.
III. Discuss the Vision & Strategic Directions Report
Ms. Verheyen described the process for reviewing the Community Directions for
the Future report. The committee was seated at 5 tables and the document had
also been divided into 5 sections, a staff member was assigned to each table to
record comments on each section of the document—comments/edits would only
be recorded if a majority of the people at the table agreed on the change. At
20-minute intervals, the groups would switch tables allowing them to move on to
another section. At the end of this process everyone would have been able to
review all sections of the document.
Before starting the group discussions, Mike Johnson reported to the full
committee a few problems he had found with the document regarding District 2:
Page 3 & 18, Areas to Revitalize — add West Newport including the trailer park
on the north side of Coast Highway, Hoag commercial/industrial area near Costa
Mesa; Page 4, Open Space or Parks — only mentioned bond financing not other
alternatives that came up during discussions; and Page 11, Vision
Statement/Responsive Government — did not include appointees as discussed in
prior meetings. Ms. Verheyen pointed out that the Vision Statement had been
• approved by the committee at the November 4" meeting and was not open for
additional changes, Mr. Johnson's other comments would be added to those
collected with the review process this evening.
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• After completing the small group review process, Ms. Verheyen asked if the
group felt they needed to meet again the following Monday. Evelyn Hart
suggested getting back together to see the document with the corrections but
thought it might be too soon to get the edits made. Tom Hyans asked about the
next step for the committee. Ms. Verheyen explained that she would be
collecting all the .notes from staff and incorporate them into the document to
reflect the discussions tonight and then distribute the document again to the
committee for final comments. She explained that this could be done by e-mail
or by having another meeting. The edited document is scheduled to be on the
agenda for the GPUC meeting on Monday, December 9th. Nancy Gardner was
concerned that if we met again on the 9th, the committee would do the same
thing as tonight and wouldn't be any closer to a final document. She also
mentioned that if we met so close after GPUC, we may be commenting on the
same issues as they discuss. Catherine O'Hara asked if there were any major
disagreements in the discussion groups, her group seemed to agree on
comments made, as well as agreeing with comments from prior groups. Ed
Siebel made a motion for the group to receive a redlined version of tonight's
comments through e-mail prior to the GPUC meeting on the 9th to allow further
feedback. Motion carried.
• IV. Discussion of Future Agenda Items
Louise Greeley would like to address variances or modifications and a
presentation of the current guidelines used by the City. Tom Hyans asked for
clarification, would this topic be on General Plan Amendments or code variations?
Ms. Greeley said she wanted to discuss both. She also pointed out the letter
from the Arts Commission and wanted to know if they could be included in the
final report. Tamara Campbell said groups at her table discussed the lack of
comments regarding arts, culture and historic preservation. Ms. Campbell will
report this and ask for the consultants to include any findings on these topics.
Patty Temple advised that the letter will be provided to GPUC to determine if a
Cultural Element should be added to the General Plan. Ms. Greeley also wanted
to explore the idea of a light rail system brought up in an earlier meeting. Ms.
Temple thought that a presentation regarding the current OCTA program would
be helpful background for this item. Jan Vandersloot requested the group more
thoroughly analyze the Circulation Element, he feels the committee has been
looking primarily at the Land Use Element. Ms. Temple pointed out that the
General Plan Update process will be comprehensive, GPUC will be determining
the scope and phasing of the process. Nancy Gardner thought small task forces
would assist with some of future issues, it allows more time and in depth
conversations and worked well with the Vision Statement. Bob Hendrickson
• pointed out that many creative ideas came out at the Visioning Summit and
wanted to make sure they did not get lost in the process.
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Bob Shelton expressed his appreciation for the Committee's attendance and
contributions to the process. Carolyn Verheyen thanked the group for their
cooperation.
No future meeting dates were scheduled.
VI. Public Comments
Jennifer Irani is a resident of West Newport and attended the Visioning Summit
where she heard many ideas regarding possible development of Banning Ranch.
Ms. Irani feels this area should be preserved as open space, even if it came at a
cost to residents.
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CHAPTER I
General Plan Basics
All statutory references are to the California Government Code unless otherwise noted
alifomia state law requires each city
and county to adopt a general plan "for
the physical development of the
county or city, and any land outside its boundaries
which bears relation to its planning" (§65300). The
role of a community's general plan is to act as a
"constitution," abasis for rational decisions regard-
ing a city's or county's long-term physical devel-
opment. The general plan expresses the
community's development goals and embodies
public policy relative to the distribution of future
land uses, both public and private.
As will be discussed in Chapter 10, the poli-
cies of the general plan are intended to underlie
most land use decisions. Pursuant to state law, sub-
divisions, capital improvements, development
agreements, and many other land use actions must
be consistent with the adopted general plan. In
counties and general law cities, zoning and spe-
cific plans are also required to conform to the gen-
eral plan.
COMPREHENSIVENESS
Every city and county must adopt "a compre-
hensive, long term general plan" (§65300). The
general plan must cover a local jurisdiction's en-
tire planning area and address the broad range of
issues associated with a city's or county's devel-
opment.
Geographic Comprehensiveness
The plan must cover the territory within the
boundaries of the adopting city or county as well as
"any land outside its boundaries which in the plan-
ning agency's judgmentbears relation to its planning"
(§65300). For cities, this means all territory within
the city limits, both public and private. Counties
must address all unincorporated areas.
When establishing its planning area, each city
should consider using its sphere of influence as a
starting point. The Local Agency Formation Com-
mission (LAFCO) in every county adopts a sphere
of influence for each city to represent "the prob-
able physical boundaries and service area" of that
city (§56076). Although there is no direct require-
ment that the sphere and the planning area match,
the former provides a convenient measure of the
city's region of interest.
A county should consider the general plans of
every city within the county in its own plans. City
planning policies may be reflected in the county
plan in various ways. The county plan may discuss
city policies in the broad context of countywide
policy. It may summarize city policies while lay-
ing out the county policies for the surrounding un-
incorporated area. It may examine city policies in
the context of community plans that it has adopted
for the surrounding unincorporated areas.
In addition, since issues are not confined to
political boundaries, the law provides for planning
outside of the jurisdiction's territory. Cooperative
extraterritorial planning can be used to guide the
orderly and efficient extension of services and utili-
ties; ensure the preservation of open space, agri-
cultural, and resource conservation lands; and
establish consistent standards for development in
the plans of adjoining jurisdictions.
Cities and counties should work together to de-
lineate planning areas and may establish formal agree-
ments for processing development proposals. For
example, Yolo County delegates a portion of its land
use authority to the City of Davis within areas sur-
rounding the city. As urbanization occurs and adjoin-
ing cities expand, the potential for conflict between
cities competing for the same lands increases. Inter-
city cooperation in establishing planning areas can
proactively help to avoid such disputes.
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Theoretical Relationship Between a ClWs Planning Area
and Sphere of Influence
Current City limits:
Encompasses incorporated territory where land use is controlled by the city.
City's "Spherewf-influence" adopted by the LAFCO:
Encompasses incorporated and unincorporated territory which Is thecity's
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City's Planning Area Boundary:
Encompasses incorporated and uninoorporatedterritorybearing a relation
_..1 to the dVs planning. Where desirable the planning area may extend beyond
the sphere-0f-influence.
Viewing the local general plan in its regional
context is important. Traditionally, the concept of
"community" encompassed only a local entity —
the city or county. With increasing urbanization,
the growing interdependence of local governments,
and important issues that transcend local bound-
aries such as transportation, air quality, and
floodplain management, the regional perspec-
tive should be considered. Cities and counties
should identify risks from natural hazards that
extend across jurisdictional boundaries, then use
any available data from watershed -based flood -
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plain management, mapped earthquake faults, or
high fire -hazard areas as planning tools to ad-
dress any significant issues. Each local planning
agency carries a responsibility to coordinate its
general plan with regional planning efforts as much
as possible.
Regional planning efforts typically address
single issues or have indirect links to the local plan-
ning process. Plans prepared by councils of gov-
emment and other designated regional agencies
provide the basis for allocating federal and state
funds used for specific items such as transporta-
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tion facilities. Other regional plans, such as those
for air or water quality, spell out measures that lo-
cal governments must institute in order to meet
federal or state standards for the region. Still oth-
ers, such as regional housing allocation plans, mea-
sure each local government's responsibility for
satisfying a specific share of regional needs. Some
regional agencies have put together useful infor-
mation on seismic safety and other planning is-
sues that can be helpful.
The Legislature has mandated consideration
of certain regional impacts. For example, if a city
or county adopts or amends a mandatory general
plan element limiting the number of residential
units that may be constructed on an annual ba-
sis, it must explain that action. The city or county
must make specific findings concerning the ef-
forts it has made to implement its housing element
and the public health, safety, and welfare consid-
erations that justify reducing housing opportuni-
ties in the region (§65302.8). Further, cities and
counties must balance the housing needs of the
region against the needs of their residents for pub-
lic services and the available fiscal and environ-
mental resources (§65863.6, §66412.3). In
addition, the housing element of the general plan
must include action programs to accommodate the
locality's regional fair share of housing (§65583,
§65584).
Local general plans should recognize the city's
or county's regional role if regional needs are to
be satisfied, federal and state standards met, and
coordination achieved in the location of public fa-
cilities. Accordingly, general plans should include
a discussion of the extent to which the general
plan's policies, standards, and proposals corre-
spond to regional plans and the plans of adjoining
communities. A city or county may need to reex-
amine its own general plan when its neighbors
make important changes to their plans.
Issue Comprehensiveness
A general plan must address a broad range of
issues. Under the "shoe fits" doctrine discussed in
Chapter 4, the plan should focus on those issues
that are relevant to the planning area (§65301(c)).
The plan must address the jurisdiction's physical
development, such as general locations, appropri-
ate mixtures, timing, and extent of land uses and
supporting infrastructure. The broad scope of
physical development issues may range from ap-
propriate areas for building factories to open space
for preserving endangered species (see Chapter 4
-for examples). This.may include not only those is-
sues described in the planning statutes, but regional
issues as well.
In the 1960s, planners began to assert that land
use decisions have not only immediate and future
physical environmental impacts, but also social and
economic impacts. Because a general plan repre-
sents the most comprehensive local expression of
the general welfare as it relates to land use regula-
tion, recognizing social and economic concerns in
the general plan may be quite appropriate. Social
and economic issues may be discussed within the
context of the mandatory elements, such as hous-
ing and land use. Some jurisdictions have adopted
an optional economic development element as part
of their general plans (see Chapter 6). Environ-
mental justice, discussed in Chapter 2, recognizes
that land use decisions have consequences for so-
cial equity.
INTERNAL CONSISTENCY
The concept of internal consistency holds that
no policy conflicts exist, either textual or diagram-
matic, between the components of an otherwise
complete and adequate general plan. Different poli-
cies must be balanced and reconciled within the
plan. The internal consistency requirement has five
dimensions, described below.
Equal Status Among Elements
All elements of the general plan have equal
legal status. For example, the land use elementpoli-
cies are not superior to the policies of the open -
space element.
A case in point: in Sierra Club v Board of
Supervisors ofKern County (1981)126Cal App.3d
698, two of Kern county's general plan elements,
land use and open space, designated conflicting
land uses for the same property. A provision in
the general plan text reconciled this and other
map inconsistencies by stating that "if in any in-
stance there is a conflict between the land use
element and the open -space element, the land
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use element controls." The court of appeal struck
down this clause because it violated the internal
consistency requirement under §65300.5. No el-
ement is legally subordinate to another; the gen-
eral plan must resolve potential conflicts among
the elements through clear lang5age and policy
consistency.
Consistency Between Elements
All elements of general plan, whether man-
datory or optional, must be consistent with one
another. The court decision in Concerned Citi-
zens of Calaveras County a Board of Supervi-
sors (1985) 166 Ca1.App.3d 90 illustrates this
point. In that case, the county land use element
contained proposals expected to result in in-
creased population. The circulation element,
however, failed to provide feasible remedies for
the predicted traffic congestion
that would follow. The county
simply stated that it would lobby
for funds to solve the future traf-
fic problems. The court held that
this vague response was insuffi-
cient to reconcile the conflicts.
Also, housing element law re-
quires local agencies to adopt
housing element programs that
achieve the goals and implement
the policies of,the housing ele-
ment. Such programs must iden-
tify the means by which consistency will be
achieved with other general plan elements
(§65583(c)).
A city or county may incorporate by reference
into its general plan all or a portion of another
jurisdiction's plan. When doing so, the city or
county should make sure that any materials incor-
porated by reference are consistent with the rest of
its general plan.
Consistency Within Elements
Each element's data, analyses, goals, policies,
and implementation programs must be consistent
with and complement one another. Established
goals, data, and analysis form the foundation for
any ensuing policies. For example, if one portion
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"In construing the
provisions of this article,
the Legislature intends that
the general plan and
elements and parts thereof
comprise an integrated,
internally consistent and
compatible statement of
policies for the adopting
agency. " (¢65300.5)
of a circulation element indicates that county roads
are sufficient to accommodate the projected level
of traffic while another section of the same ele-
ment describes a worsening traffic situation aggra-
vated by continued subdivision activity, the element
is notinternally consistent (Concerned Citizens of
Calaveras County v Board of Supervisors of
Calaveras County (1985)166 Cal.App.3d 90).
Area Plan Consistency
All principles, goals, objectives, policies, and
plan proposals set forth in an area or community
plan must be consistent with the overall general
plan.
The general plan should explicitly discuss the
role of area plans if they are to be used. Similarly,
each area plan should discuss its specific relation-
ship to the general plan. In 1986, the court of ap-
peal ruled on an area plan that was
alleged to be inconsistent with the
larger general plan. The court up-
held both the area plan and general
plan when it found that the general
plan's "nonurban/rural" designa-
tion, by the plan's own description,
was not intended to be interpreted
literally or precisely, especially
with regard to small areas. The
court noted that the area plan's
more specific "urban residential"
designation was pertinent and that
there was no inconsistency between the countywide
general plan and the area plan (Las Virgenes
Homeowners Federation, Inc. a County of Los An-
geles (1986)177Cal.App.3d300). However, the court
also noted that in this particular case the geographic
area of alleged inconsistency was quite small.
Text and Diagram Consistency
The general plan's text and its accompanying
diagrams are integral parts of the plan. They must
be in agreement. For example, if a general plan's
land use element diagram designates low -density
residential development in an area where the text
describes the presence of prime agricultural land
and further contains written policies to preserve
agricultural land or open space, a conflict exists.
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The plan's text and diagrams must be reconciled,
for"internal consistency requires that general plan
diagrams of land use, circulation systems, open -
space and natural resources areas reflect written
policies and programs in the text for each element."
(Curtin's California Land -Use and Planning Law,
1998 edition, p. 18)
Without consistency in all five of these ar-
eas, the general plan cannot effectively serve as a
clear guide to future development. Decision mak-
ers will face conflicting directives; citizens will be
confused about the policies and standards the com-
munity has selected; findings of consistency of
subordinate land use decisions such as rezonings
and subdivisions will be difficult to make; and land
owners, business, and industry will be unable to
rely on the general plan's stated priorities and stan-
dards for their own individual decision making.
Beyond this, inconsistencies in the general plan
can expose the jurisdiction to expensive and
lengthy litigation.
LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE
Since the general plan affects the welfare of
current and future generations, state law requires
that the plan take a"long-term"perspective (§65300).
The general plan projects conditions and needs into
the future as a basis for determining objectives. It
also establishes long-term policy for day-to-day
decision making based upon those objectives.
The time frames for effective planning vary
among issues. The housing element, for example,
specifically involves time increments of five years.
Geologic hazards, on the other hand, persist for
hundreds or thousands of years. Sewer, water, and
road systems are generally designed with a 30- to
50-year lifespan. Capital improvement planning is
typically based upon a five- or seven-year term.
Economic trends may change rapidly in response
to outside forces.
Differences in time frame also affect the for-
mulation of general plan objectives, policies, and
implementation measures. Objectives are long
term goals, slowly evolving to suit changing
community values or to reflect the success of
action programs. Specific policies tend to be
shorter term, shifting with the political climate
or self-imposed time limits. Implementation pro-
grams tend to have the shortest span because they
must quickly respond to the demands of new
funding sources, the results of their own activi-
ties, and the jurisdiction's immediate needs and
problems.
Most jurisdictions select 15 to 20 years as the
long-term horizon for the general plan. The hori-
zon does not mark an end point, but rather pro-
vides a general context in which to make
shorter -term decisions. The local jurisdiction may
choose a time horizon that serves its particular
needs. Remember that planning is a continuous
process; the general plan should be reviewed regu-
larly, regardless of its horizon, and revised as new
information becomes available and as community
needs and values change. For instance, new popu-
lation projections that indicate that housing will
be needed at a greater clip than anticipated, an un-
expected major development in a neighboring ju-
risdiction that greatly increases traffic congestion,
or a ballot initiative that establishes an urban
growth boundary may all trigger the need to revise
the general plan. A general plan based upon out-
dated information and projections is not a sound
basis for day-to-day decision making and may be
legally inadequate. It will be more susceptible to
successful legal challenge.
DEFINING THE PARTS OF GENERAL PLAN
A general plan is made up of text describing
objectives, principles, standards, and plan propos-
als, as well as a set ofmaps and diagrams. Together,
these constituent parts paint a picture of the
community's future development. The following
discussions help to clarify the meanings of these
terms.
Development Policy
A development policy is a general plan state-
ment that guides action. In a broad sense, develop-
ment policies include objectives, principles,
policies, plan proposals, and standards.
Diagram
A diagram is a graphic expression of a gen-
eral plan's development policies, particularly its
plan proposals. Many types of development poli-
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as the distribution of land uses, urban design, infra-
structure, and geologic and other natural hazards.
A diagram must be consistent with the gen-
eral plan text (§65300.5) and should have the same
long-term planning perspective as the rest of -the
general plan. The Attorney General has observed
that "...when the Legislature has used the term
`map,' it has required preciseness, exact location,
and detailed boundaries...:' as in the case of the
Subdivision Map Act. No such precision is required
of a general plan diagram (67 Cal.Ops.Atty.Gen.
75,77).
As a general rule, a diagram or diagrams,
along with the general plan's text, should be de-
tailed enough so that the users of the plan, whether
staff, elected and appointed officials, or the pub-
lic, can reach the same
general conclusion on
"The general plan shall
the appropriate use of
consist of a statement of any parcel of land at a
development policies particular phase of a
and shall include a city's or county's
diagram or diagrams physical development.
and text setting forth Decision -makers
objectives, principles, should also be able to
standards, and plan use a general plan, in -
proposals." (§65302) cluding its diagram or
diagrams, in coordinat-
ing day-to-day land use and infrastructure deci-
sions with the city's or county's future physical
development scheme.
At the same time, given the long-term nature
of a general plan, its diagram or diagrams and text
should be general enough to allow a degree offlex-
ibility in decision -making as times change. For ex-
ample, a general plan may recognize the need for
and desirability of community park in aproposed
residential area, but the precise location of the park
may not be known when the plan is adopted. The
plan would not need to pinpoint the location, but it
should have a generalized diagram along with poli-
cies saying that the park site will be selected and
appropriate zoning applied at the time the area is
subdivided. In this sense, while zoning must be
consistent with the general plan, the plan's diagram
or diagrams and the zoning map are not required
to be identical.
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Objective
An objective is a general direction -setter. It is
a future goal or end related to the public health,
safety, or general welfare toward which planning
and planning implementation measures are di-
rected. An objective is a general expression ofcom-
munity values and, therefore, may be abstract in
nature. Consequently, an objective may or may not
be quantifiable or time -dependent.
Examples of Objectives:
♦ Quiet residential streets
♦ A diversified economic base for the city
♦ An aesthetically pleasing community
♦ A safe community
Objectives, by definition, should be expressed
as ends, not actions. For instance, the fast example
above expresses an end, namely, "quiet residential
streets." It does not say, "Establish quiet residential
streets" or "To establish quiet residential streets."
Principle
A principle is an assumption, fundamental
rule, or doctrine guiding general plan policies, pro-
posals, standards, and implementation measures.
Principles are based on community values, gener-
ally accepted planning doctrine, current technol-
ogy, and the general plan's objectives. In practice,
principles underlie the process of developing the
plan but seldom need to be explicitly stated in the
plan itself.
Examples of Principles:
♦ Mixed use encourages urban vitality.
♦ The residential neighborhoods within a city
should be within a convenient and safe walk-
ing distance of an elementary school.
♦ Parksprovide recreational and aesthetic benefits.
♦ Risks from natural hazards will be identified
and avoided to the extent practicable.
Policy
A policy is a specific statement that guides
decision -making. It indicates a commitment of the
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local legislative body to a particular course of ac-
tion. A policy is based on and helps implement a
general plan's objectives.
A policy is carried out by implementation mea-
sures. For a policy to be useful as a guide to action
it must be clear and unambiguous. Adopting
broadly drawn and vague policies is poor practice.
Clear policies are particularly important when it
comes to judging whether or not zoning decisions,
subdivisions, public works projects, etc., are con-
sistent with the general plan.
When writing policies, be aware of the differ-
ence between "shall" and "should." "Shall" indi-
cates an unequivocal directive. "Should" signifies
a less rigid directive, to be honored in the absence
of compelling or contravening considerations.
Use of the word "should" to give the impression
of more commitment than actually intended is a
common, but unacceptable, practice. It is better
to adopt no policy than to adopt a policy with no
backbone.
Solid policy is based on solid information. The
analysis of data collected during the planning pro-
cess provides local officials with a knowledge of
trends, existing conditions, and projections that
they need to formulate policy. If projected com-
munity conditions are not in line with a general
plan's objectives, local legislative bodies may
adopt policies that will help bring about a more
desirable future.
Examples of Policies:
♦ The city shall not approve a parking ordinance
variance unless the variance pertains to the
rebuilding of an unintentionally destroyed
non -conforming use.
♦ The city shall not approve plans for the
downtown shopping center until an inde-
pendently conducted market study indicates
that the center would be economically fea-
sible.
♦ The city shall give favorable consideration
to conditional use permit proposals involv-
ing adaptive reuse of buildings that are des-
ignated as "architecturally significant" by the
cultural resources element.
Standards
A rule or measure establishing a level of
quality or quantity that must be complied with
or satisfied. Standards define the abstract terms
of objectives and policies with concrete specifi-
cations.
The Government Code makes various refer-
ences to general plan standards. For example,
§65302(a) states in part that the land use element
must "...include a statement of the standards of
population density and building intensity recom-
mended for the various districts and other terri-
tory covered by the plan." Other examples of
statutory references to general plan standards in-
clude those found in §66477 (the QuimbyAct) and
§66479 (reservations of land within subdivisions).
Of course, a local legislature may adopt any other
general plan standards it deems desirable.
Examples of Standards:
♦ Aminimally acceptable peak hour level of ser-
vice for an arterial street is level of service C.
♦ The minimum acreage required for a regional
shopping center is from 40 to 50 acres.
♦ High -density residential means 15 to 30
dwelling units per acre and up to 42 dwelling
units per acre with a density bonus.
♦ The first floor of all new construction shall be
at least two feet above the base flood elevation.
Plan Proposal
A plan proposal describes the development
intended to take place in an area. Plan proposals
are often expressed on the general plan diagram.
Examples of Plan Proposals:
♦ First Street and HarborAvenue are designated
as arterials.
♦ The proposed downtown shopping center will
be located within the area bound by D and G
Avenues and Third and Fourth Streets.
♦ A new parking structure shall be located in
the vicinities of each of the following down-
town intersections: First Street and AAvenue,
and Fifth Street and D Avenue.
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Implementation Measure
Objective:
An implementation measure is an action, pro-
♦ A thriving downtown that is the center of the
cedure, program, or technique that carries out gen-
city's retail and service commercial activities.
eral plan policy. Each policy must have at least
policy:
one corresponding implementation measure.
♦ The city shall not approve discretionary
Examples oflmplementationMeasures:
projects or building permits that could impede
development of the downtown regional shop -
The city shall use tax -increment financing to
ping center.
pay the costs of replacing old sidewalks in
Implementation Measures:
the redevelopment area.
♦ The city shall adopt interim zoning
♦ The city shall adopt a specific plan for the
r development inn the
Hance restricting further
industrial park.
general vicinity of the proposed downtown
♦ Areas designated by the land use element for
shopping center until a study has been com-
agriculture shall be placed in the agricultural
pleted determining its exact configuration.
zone.
♦ During the interim zoning period, the city
Linking Objectives to Implementation
shall adopt a special regional shopping cen-
ter zoning classification that permits the de -
The following examples show the relation-
velopment of the proposed downtown mall.
ships among objectives, policies, and implemen-
tation measures. The examples are arranged
♦ Upon completion of the study, the city coun-
according to a hierarchy from the general to the
cil shall select a site for the downtown mall
specific —from objectives to implementation mea-
and shall apply the shopping center zone to
• sures. In an actual general plan, there might be
the property.
more than one policy under each objective, more
than one implementation measure under each
Objective:
policy, etc.
♦ 500 additional dwelling units for low-income
households by 2010.
Objective:
Policy:
♦ No motor vehicle traffic congestion on city
♦ When a developer of housing within the high -
streets.
density residential designation agrees to
Policies:
construct at least 30 percent of the total
♦ The city shall install left -turn lanes at arterial
units of a housing development for low -in -
intersections with peak -hour levels of service
come households, the city shall grant a 40
worse than C.
percent density bonus for the housing
♦ For arterial intersections with peak -hour lev-
project.
els of service of D, E, or F, the city shall in-
Implementation Measure:
stall left turn signals whenever left turn lanes
♦ The city shall amend its zoning ordinance to
alone will not bring about peak -hour level of
allow for a 40 percent density bonus in the
service C.
high -density residential zone.
Implementation Measure:
♦ Left-tum lane improvements and signals shall
COMMUNITY PLANS,AREA PLANS,
be funded by means of exactions imposed in
AND SPECIFIC PLANS
conjunction with the city's approval of con-
Area and community plans are part of the gen-
ditional use permits, building permits, or ten-
eral plan. A specific plan, on the other hand, is a
• tative tract or parcel maps.
tool for implementing the general plan but is not
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part of the general plan. In the following para-
graphs, we'll look briefly at each of these types
of plans.
"Area plan" and "community plan" are terms
for plans that focus on a particular region or com-
munity within the overall general plan area. An
area or community plan is adopted as an amend-
ment to the general plan in the manner set out in
§65350, et.seq. It refines the policies of the gen-
eral plan as they apply to a smaller geographic area
and is implemented by ordinances and other dis-
cretionary actions, such as zoning. The area or com-
munity plan process also provides a forum for
resolving local conflicts. They are commonly used
in large cities and counties where there are a vari-
ety of distinct communities or regions.
As discussed earlier, an area or community
plan must be internally consistent with the general
plan of which it is apart. To facilitate such consis-
tency, the general plan should provide a policy
framework for the detailed treatment of specific
issues in the various area or community plans. Ide-
ally, to simplify implementation, the area or com-
munity plans and the general plan should share a
uniform format for land use categories, terminol-
ogy, and diagrams.
Each area or community plan need not address
all ofthe issues required by §65302 when the over-
all general plan satisfies these requirements. For
example, an area or community plan need not dis-
cuss fire safety if the jurisdiction -wide plan ad-
equately addresses the subject and the area or
community plan is consistent with those policies
and standards. Keep in mind that while an area or
community plan may provide greater detail to poli-
cies affecting development in a defined area, adopt-
ing one or a series of such plans does not substitute
for regular updates to the general plan. Many of
the mandatory general plan issues are most effec-
tively addressed on a jurisdiction -wide basis that
ties together the policies of the individual area or
community plans.
A specific plan is a hybrid that can combine
policy statements with development regulations
(§65450, et seq.). It is often used to address the
development requirements for a single project such
as urban infill or a planned community. As a re-
sult, its emphasis is on concrete standards and de-
velopment criteria. Its text and diagrams will ad-
dress the planning of necessary infrastructure and
facilities, as well as land uses and open space. In
addition, it will specify those programs and regu-
lations necessary to finance infrastructure and pub-
lic works projects. Compounding its versatility, a
specific plan may be adopted either by resolution,
like a general plan, or by ordinance, like zoning.
Specific plans must be consistent with all fac-
ets of the general plan, including the policy state-
ments. In turn, zoning, subdivisions, and public
works projects must be consistent with the spe-
cific plan (§65455). See Chapter 10 for more about
specific plans. OPR's publication A Planner's
Guide to Specific Plans is another good source of
information.
ELEMENTS, ISSUES,AND FLEXIBILITY
In statute, the general plan is presented as a
collection of seven "elements" or subject catego-
ries (see §65302). These elements and the issues
embodied by each are briefly summarized below.
They are discussed in detail in Chapter 4.
The land use element designates the type, in-
tensity, and general distribution of uses of land for
housing, business, industry, open space, education,
public buildings and grounds, waste disposal fa-
cilities, and other categories of public and private
uses.
The circulation element is correlated with the
land use element and identifies the general loca-
tion and extent of existing and proposed major thor-
oughfares, transportation routes, terminals, and
other local public utilities and facilities.
The housing element is a comprehensive as-
sessment of current and projected housing needs
for all economic segments of the community. In
addition, it embodies policies for providing ad-
equate housing and includes action programs for
that purpose. By statute, the housing element must
be updated every five years.
The conservation element addresses the con-
servation, development, and use of natural re-
sources, including water, forests, soils, rivers, and
mineral deposits.
The open -space element details plans and
measures for the long-range preservation and con-
servation ofopen-space lands, including open space
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for the preservation of natural resources, the man-
aged production of resources (including agricul-
tural lands), outdoor recreation, and public health
and safety.
The noise element identifies and appraises
noise problems within the community and forms
the basis for land use distribution.
The safety element establishes policies and
programs to protect the community from risks as-
sociated with seismic, geologic, flood, and wild-
fire hazards.
The level of discussion given to each issue in
the general plan depends upon local conditions and
the relative local importance of that issue. When a
city or county determines that an issue specified in
the law is not locally relevant, the general plan may
briefly discuss the reason for that decision but does
not otherwise have to address that issue (§65301).
A local general plan may also include other
topics of local interest. For instance, a city or
county may choose to incorporate into its land use
element a detailed program for financing infra-
structure and timing capital improvements. The
safety element of a city or county that suffers from
wildfire hazards may contain strategic fire protec-
tion planning policies to mitigate such hazards.
In the statutory descriptions of the elements,
a number of issues appear in more than one ele-
ment. In order to minimize redundancies or inter-
nal conflicts in the general plan, combining
elements or organizing the plan by issue often
makes practical sense. This idea is explored fur-
ther in Chapter 5.
There are a number of state and federal laws,
such as the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act,
the Seismic Hazards Mapping Act, and the Endan-
gered Species Act, which can affect the content of
the general plan. Communities whose other legis-
lation is relevant may wish to address pertinent
issues, such as mineral recovery, endangered spe-
cies, and wetlands. These are discussed in detail
in Chapter 9.
In addition to the mandatory elements, a city
or county may adopt any other elements which
relate to its physical development (§65303). Once
adopted, these optional elements become an inte-
gral part of the general plan with the same force
and effect as the mandatory elements. Accordingly,
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zoning, subdivisions, public works, specific plans
and other actions which must be consistent with
the general plan must be consistent with its op-
tional elements.
Common themes for optional elements in-
clude recreation.and parks, air quality, capital im-
provements, community design, and economic
development. Suggestions for preparing severatof
the more common optional elements are provided
in Chapter 6.
An optional element may clarify how a local
government exercises its police powers, and in
some instances, can expand a local government's
authority. For example, the California Energy Com-
mission may delegate geothermal power plant li-
censing authority to counties with certified
geothermal elements (See Chapter 6 for guide-
lines). In the more typical situation, an optional
element will indicate how a local government will
apply its existing police power or other authority.
For example, a historic preservation element may
lay the foundation for historic district regulations
or participation in the California Main Street Pro-
gram. Astrategic fire prevention planning element
could identify wildfire hazard areas, control new
development within those areas, and provide the
basis for zoning, subdivision, and brush clearance
ordinances intended to minimize fire hazards.
ADOPTION OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION'S
GENERAL PLAN AND JOINT ADOPTION
A city or county may adopt all or a portion of
the general plan of another public agency
(§65301(a)). Additionally, §65302(g) specifically
provides that a city may adopt the county's safety
element if the county's element "is sufficiently de-
tailed containing appropriate policies and programs
for adoption by a city." One of the benefits of this
approach is that it eliminates duplication of effort
in collecting data for the more technical elements.
A city and county may jointly prepare and
separately adopt a general plan or individual ele-
ments. A city or county may adopt a functional plan
such as a regional transportation plan prepared by
a special district, regional planning agency, or some
other public agency.
Although joint adoption of another
jurisdiction's plan or elements may be advanta-
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geous, a city or county remains solely respon-
sible for the legal adequacy of its general plan.
The other jurisdiction's plan and/or elements or
the jointly prepared plan and/or elements must be
sufficiently detailed to address the concerns of the
adopting agency and to provide -adequate cover-
age ofthe issues required in the Government Code.
Aplan orelementthat is jointlyprepared or adopted
from another jurisdiction's general plan has the
same legal standing as the rest of the adopting
agency's general plan and internal consistency re-
quirements continue to apply. Similarly, discretion-
ary zoning, subdivision, and capitol improvement
project decisions must be consistent with the joint
plan or element.
Despite options such as adopting another
jurisdiction's general plan or joint adoption be-
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tween multiple agencies, each adopting agency
must retain its sole and independent authority to
make amendments to its general plan unless a joint
powers agreement has been approved. In Alameda
County Land Use Association V. City of Hayward
(1995) 38 Ca1.App.4th 1716, the appellate court
overturned amemorandum ofunderstanding (MOU)
adopted by Alameda County and the cities of Hay-
ward and Pleasanton to specify general plan goals
and policies regarding the "Ridgelands Area." The
MOU provided that any amendment to the appli-
cable sections by one jurisdiction would not be
effective unless "parallel amendments" were ap-
proved by the other two. The court held this arrange-
ment to be an impermissible divestment ofthe police
power, restricting the individual agencies' legisla-
tive authority to amend their general plans.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
SUMMARY MATRIX OF MANDATORY GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS
DRAFT 118103
GENERAL PLAN ELEMENT
SCOPE OF WORK POTENTIAL
VISION PROCESS INPUT
1. Land Use Element (last comprehensive update in 1988)
Legal Requirements -
a) Designate the proposed general distribution and general location and extent
of uses of the land
1 Community Identity. Reinforce Newport Beach as primarily residential
beach town with broad appeal as a tourist destination
b) Provide standards for population density and building Intensity.
2. Job Growth Overall, people want the City to set firm constraints on
c) Provide info on areas subject to flooding (done in Public Safety Element) and
development, including expansion of employment centers. However, under
certain conditions, additional development may be acceptable. (See
conduct an annual review.
'Community Directions for the Future')
Deficiencies of Current Element-
3. Harbors and Beaches. Emphasize protection and enhancement of our
beaches and harbors. GPAC wishes to define separate water quality and
d) Does not provide an overall vision for the future
conservation policies for the different categories of water resources such as
oceanlbay, drinking, etc.
e) Spec regulations are not backed policies to guide review of amendment
requests.
4. The Villages. Some support was expressed for protecting historic
commercial and residential villages. Input suggests investigating the need to
f) Does not provide goals relating to land use or urban form for commercial and
narrowing list of permitted uses in some commercial areas, adoption of design
residential areas.
and development guidelines, consideration of a design review process. Input
also suggests Identifying more areas for specific plans and the reduction of
g) Lacks goals, policies and Implementing measures for management of future
permitted sizes of buildings in residential neighborhoods.
visitors and the Improvement of the quality of future visitors - reduce impacts
on local residents and resources.
5. Potential Development Areas. Overall, people want the City to set firth
constraints on development. Including expansion of employment centers
Other Potential tasks-
However, under certain conditions, additional development may be acceptable.
Areas still under debate include: Airport Business Area, Fashion Island, and
h) Revise and reformat for clarificabon and readability.
Newport Center.
"
) Update any technical information, including build -out projects based on
6. Banning Ranch. Most people want to see open space preserved at Banning
current development trends and foreseeable major developments to the year
Ranch, but the degree of preservation is still under debate. GPAC suggests
2025.
pursuing funding from a variety of public and private sources.
f) Develop a land use data base (an updated inventory of exisbng land uses in
7. Areas Where Zoning Should be Reduced White participants proposed
the City)
areas where zoning capacity should be reduced, GPAC Members noted that
the issue is highly sensitive and that any area considered must be carefully
k) Update the General Plan land use map.
reviewed.
I) Develop General Plan policies for existing and future land uses and integrate
8. Areas to Revitalize: People are in general agreement about what areas
findings and recommendations of the Citywide Economic and Fiscal Study as
need revitalization. GPAC suggests that'revitalization' should mean making
well as the new Traffic model.
something nicer, without making it bigger, respecting historic places and
ambiance, and creating pedestnan-dense areas with high quality restaurants.
m) Develop performance criteria for defining allowable development
n) Address development allocations by area rather than by parcel
9. Areas Suitable for Mixed Use: Based on Input reserved, mixed -use
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o) Integra [e the Citys Vision Statement
development would be appropriate at Balboa Village, Cannery Village,
McFadden Square, Lido Marina Village, the Airport Business Area and Newport
p) Develop goals, policies and Implementing measures for
Center. The GPAC favors mixed -use in all appropriate sites and desires
unique commercial districts (Le specific plans)
specific Investigation for each area to determine suitability.
q) Develop goals, policies and implementing measures that pertain to new
10. Use of Underublaed Commercial Land: GPAC Members and Visioning
development including quality of design, neighborhood compatibility,
Festival participants strongly propose re -zoning excess and underublized
landscaping and quality of construction.
commercial land for residential and mired -use development.
r) Develop land use goals and policies for Banning Ranch
New development should preserve the character of the neighborhood and in
s) Identifyany other areas for future Specific Plan consideration.proportion
to existing home sae.
11.Larger Homes Mixed opinions on methods for addressing and if need to
address (See report). GPAC indicated the extent of the problem vanes by
geographic area and relates to a combination of home design and sae.
12. Tourism and Hotels Overall support for tourism, however, divided on
providing more tourist accommodations as well as type of hotels acceptable.
13. Airport Issues: The vast majority of participants, including GPAC members,
agree that the City should develop a land use strategy to prevent the expansion
of the John Wayne Airport
2. Circulation (last comprehensive update in 1988)
Legal Requirements:
1. Transportation Improvements A majority of participants are concerned with
Provide for the general location and extent of existing and proposed major
traffic
c congestion, but news differ over how to mitigate the problem. The level
support for most transportation improvement option was low.
thoroughfares, transportation routes, terminals and other public utilities, directly
correlated with the Land Use Element.
2. Residential Neighborhoods and Traffic Impacts Although there was no clear
Deficiencies of Current Element:
consensus over how to remedy traffic impacts, visioning summit participants
stressed It should be one of the City's highest priorities
a) Lacks a discussion of what constitutes an adequate level of circulation
system function.
3. Residential and Parking Impacts: Participants support a Wide range of
solutions, but GPAC members cite that remedies to parking problems must be
b) Does riots policies to grade tleneral -makers in balancing roadway
evaluated in relation to specific sites and neighborhoods.
wifhprovide
service goals with other goals of the General Plan.
c) Does not analyze other transportation related issues, such as the movement
of goods, the role of transit, the role of regional infrastructure (such as rail), and
the opportunities related to Transportation System Management (smart streets,
signal coordination, etc ) or Transportabon Demand Management (tele-
commubng, car pooling, flex lime, etc.)
Other Potential tasks:
d) Investigate the development of a'Mobility Plan to be integrated into the
Circulation Element.
e Iuale intersections in groups for the purpose of assessing circulation
system function
f) Establish 5 and-10 year roadway improvement programs designed to
maintain desired levels of service and consider different levels of service for
various parts of the City.
g) Ensure consistency with the County Master Plan of Artenals Highways
h) Update all maps, revise all figures and include recommendations and/or
findings as set forth in the City Traffic study.
it Update any figures pertaining to traffic flows and volumes.
() Identify projected roadway deficiencies and recommend improvements.
k) Updalefrefinefdevelop the Cuys bicycle and tail plan (including map) if
needed.
1) Evaluate the County's Regional Bicycle Trail Plan and develop
recommendations for connections
3. Housing (currently being updated)
Staff is currently working with the State's Department of Housing and
Community Development to obtain Housing Element certification. Certification
is expected in the Spring of 2003.
Deficiencies of Current Element.
The document will need to be reformatted to provide consistency with other
updated elements
Other potential tasks -
Reformat for consistencyvnlh other elements.
4. Conservation of Natural Resources (1974)
Legal Requirements
t. Coastal Bluffs: 56 percent of Vision process participants desired to protect
Coastal Bluff areas through stricter codes, tougher enforcement and improved
Provide for the conservation of natural resources such as water, soils, rivers,
planning and design efforts. 38 percent favor the protection of property owner's
harbors,fisheries,wildlife, minerals and other natural resources.
rights.
Deficiencies of Current Element-
2. Public View Condors:
a) Has not been updated since original adoption in 1974 and has largely been
a) Newport residents agree that the City should preserve remaining public view
ignored throughout the City's planning and policy program.
corridors, including the Coastal Bluffs and create more views wherever
possible
b) Does not discuss or incorporate requirements and programs that have been
established subsequent to its adoption such as the 208 planning process
b) GPAC recommends a citywide Inventory of existing public view corridors and
(regarding upper Newport Bay), NPDES(National Pollution Discharge
offering Incentives to enhance those corridors and create additional
Elimination System) requirements, or the other planning efforts which have
opportunities for views.
occurred to address issues within the Newport Bay Watershed.
c) GPAC recommends developing policies and guidelines regarding the publics
c) Does not provide a platform for the many water quality/watershed issues that
right to views.
the City continues to deal with in coordination with other municipalities and
agencies in the County as well as issues such as tide pool preservation, and
d) Some respondents of District 7 desire protection of private views as well as
sand conservation and replacement on ocean and bay beaches
public views, since they add to the value of property.
d) No clear City policies to direct development in relation to conservation
e) Survey Respondents felt that current regulations pertaining to buildings,
efforts,
plants, bees and signs that interfere with views were either just right ornot
strong enough.
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3. Tidelands and Other Public Lands- Most participants concur that bdelands
Other Potential tasks-
and other public lands should be preserved as open space. Some
development of public facilities is supported, particularly among business
e) Update and reformat all maps, figures and technical data.
owners.
f) Establish thresholds of significance for air quality impacts.
4. Open Space or Parks: Community members highly value the open space
and parks in Newport Beach
g) Incorporate findings and recommendations of the Citywide biological
assessment, including the mapping of environmentally sensitive areas.
h) Include policies consistent with the Local Coast Program that provide
direction on the following;
Coastal Land Features
Seawall and Other Shore Protection Devices
Tide Pools and Marine Habitats
Public Beaches and Shoreline Access
Water Quality and Conservation
Master Plan of Trails
Visual Resources
Vegetation and Wildlife Resources
Watersheds and Watercourses
Natural Hazards
Art Quality
Archaeology and Paleontology
Ridgelines
Hillside Slopes
5. Recreation and Open Space (1973, 1985,1988, 1998)
Legal Requirements:
Provide an action plan consisting of specific programs, which the City intends to
1. Senior and Youth Services Increase after -school recreational activities
pursue in implementing its open space plan.
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None noted Staff considers this element to be one of the Cilys strongest
elements, as it provides a good program to achieve open space and recreation
goals in light of our largely built -out status.
Other Potential tasks•
a) Considercombiningwith Conservation Element.
b) Reformat to provide consistency with other elements.
6. Noise (adopted in 1974, comprehensive update in 1994)
Legal Requirements:
Provide a detailed assessment of current and projected noise sources,
sensitive noise receptors and community noise contours.
Deficiencies of Current Element-
Substantial than es not re cored, exce t as related to u dated airport
information and new traffic data. However, issues related to measurement
standards and the City's Community Noise Ordinance have developed,
especially as they relate to certain forms of nuisance noise (voices, music, etc )
and whether standards are maximum or average and whether sounds from
businesses such as the clinking of silverware in a restaurant are subject to
Noise Ordinance Standards
Other Potential tasks
a) Reformat for consistency, update maps
b) Consider/recommend establishing thresholds of significance for delermming
noise impacts
7. Public Safety (1975)
Legal Requirements
a) Provide for the protection of the community from unreasonable risks
associated with the effects rf seismically induced surface rupture, ground
shaking, ground failure, tsunami, selche, and dam failure; slope instability
leading to mudslides and landslides, subsidence, liquefaction and other seismic
and geologic hazards as well as flooding, and wildland and urban tires
b) Map known seismic and other geologic hazards
c) Address evacuation routes, peakload water supply requirements, and
minimum road widths and clearances around structures
Deficiencies of Current Element:
d) Does not meet State requirements concerning wildland and urban fire,
peakload water supply requirements, and minimum road widths and clearances
around structures as those items relate to fire and geologic hazards.
e) Soils and geology info is outdated and was based on reports prepared in
1974, which may or may not meet current standards for such reports.
Other Potential tasks:
f) Prepare a new city-wide sods and geological hazards map.
g) Incorporate findings and recommendations from the LCP hazards report
S. Growth Management (Required per Orange County Measure M)
Legal Requirements
This Element is not required by Stale Law, but rather, is a requirement of
Measure M. The purpose of the Growth Management Element is to insure that
growth and development be based on a Citys ability to provide an adequate
circulation system. The Element achieves this by setting forth in one place the
various tools the City uses to phase transportation improvements with new
-development
Deficiencies of Current Element:
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a) To the eztenl that growth management features are included in the Land Use
and Circulation Elements, changes to this element may also be required.
b) Update and reformat the element based on traffictroadway improvements
over the last 10 years.
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
SUMMARY MATRIX OF OPTIONAL GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS
DRAFT 1/8/03
EXAMPLES OF OPTIONAL
VISIONING PROCESS INPUT
GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS
No legal requirements for optional elements
1. Harbor and Bay Element (adopted June 2001)
NIA
2. Air Quality
N/A
3. Water
NIA
4. Capital Improvement/Public Facilities
WA
City Funding Pnorfbes: Most participants, including GPAC members, agree
that the City should prioritize the following: infrastructure maintenance;
rewtalration of infrastructure In older commercial areas, acquisition and
improvement of open space, beaches and parks; improved water quality, and
public safety (not in rank order)
S. Community Design
NIA
6. Economic\Fiscal Development
NIA
Economic Development People expressed mixed opinions about the impact of
economic development on the City, win business owners being slightly more in
favor of economic development than residents.
7. Parks and Recreation
NIA
8. Energy
NIA
S. Geothermal
NIA
10. Floodplain Management
N/A
11. Cultural Resources
12. Historic Preservation
Inventory of Historic Resources
Several GPAC members requested that the GP update scope of work include
provisions for a separate Historic and Cultural Resources Element The Arts
Commission wrote a letter requesting the same.
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Monday, March 24, 2003
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Patrick Bartolic
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Phillip Bettencourt
Carol Boice
Karlene Bradley
Gus Chabre
John Corrough
Laura Dietz
Grace Dove
Florence Felton — bebb�'
Nancy Gardner
Louise Greeley
Ernie Hatchell
Bob Hendrickson
Tom Hyans
Mike Ishikawa
David Janes
Kim Jansma
Mike Johnson
Alex Kakavas
Todd Knipp
Donald Krotee
Lucille Kuehn
Philip Lugar
Catherine O'Hara
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Minutes of the General Plan Advisory Committee Meeting held on Monday, March
24, 2003, at the Police Department Auditorium.
Members Present:
Roger Alford
Bob Hendrickson
Phillip Bettencourt
Tom Hyans
Carol Boice
Mike Ishikawa
Karlene Bradley
David Janes
Gus Chabre
Kim Jansma
John Corrough
Mike Johnson
Laura Dietz
Alex Kakavas
Grace Dove
Todd Knipp
Nancy Gardner
Donald Krotee
Louise Greeley
Lucille Kuehn
Ernest Hatchell
Phillip Lugar
Members Absent:
Patrick Bartolic Alan Silcock
Dorothy Beek Jackie Sukiasian
Florence Felton
Staff Present:
Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager
PattyTemple, Planning Director
Tamara Campbell, Senior Planner
Debbie Lektorich, Executive Assistant
Woodie Tescher, EIP Consultant
Members of the Public Present:
Bill Kelly
Gay Kelly
Coralee Newman
Cris Trapp
Catherine O'Hara
Carl Ossipoff
Charles Remley
Larry Root
John Saunders
James Schmiesing
Ed Siebel
Jan Vandersloot
Jennifer Wesoloski
Ron Yeo
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I. Welcome
• Phillip Lugar called the meeting to order and introduced Mayor Steve Bromberg.
Mayor Bromberg asked to attend this meeting to thank returning members of the
Committee and welcome new members.
II. Introduction of All Members
Mr. Lugar asked each committee member to introduce him or herself and
indicate their interest in this committee.
III. Approval of Minutes
Minutes of the December 2, 2002 meeting were approved as submitted.
IV. Overview of State General Plan Law & Planning Principles
Woodie Tescher, EIP Consultant, reviewed a Power Point presentation. The
presentation will be included in the next agenda packet. After the presentation
he opened the floor for questions.
V. Communication between GPAC & Planning Commission/City
Council
This item was continued to the April 14th meeting.
• VI. Discussion of Future Agenda Items
See Future Meeting Schedule for Future Agenda Items.
VII. Future Meeting Schedule
Sharon Wood reviewed the meeting schedule with the issues to be discussed at
the meetings.
April 14th - Traffic Model Results for Existing General Plan Build -out
May 12th - Fiscal Impact Analysis of Existing Development
June 9th — Results of Biological and Hazards Studies
June 23'd — Analysis of Key Planning Issues
Ms. Wood also indicated that future meetings would be scheduled on the
Mondays prior to City Council meetings. Ms. Wood also announced that the
Visioning Statement had been endorsed by the Planning Commission and was on
the March 25th City Council agenda.
VIII. Public Comments
No public comments offered.
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