HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-20 - Approving The North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan And Amendments to Districting Map No. 48, No. 49, And No. 50 And to The San Joaquin Plaza PC Development Plan And The Bock 500 PC Development PlanORDINANCE NO. 2007-20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH APPROVING THE NORTH
NEWPORT CENTER PLANNED COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND AMENDMENTS .TO
DISTRICTING MAP NO. 48, NO. 49, AND NO. 50 AND TO
THE SAN JOAQUIN PLAZA PC DEVELOPMENT PLAN
AND THE BLOCK 500 PC DEVELOPMENT PLAN [CODE
AMENDMENT NO. CA2007 -007 AND PLANNED
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT NO.
PA2007 -0031
WHEREAS, The Irvine Company has filed an application with respect to its
property located in North Newport Center and consisting of the following sub - areas:
parts of Newport Center Block 500, Newport Center Block 600, parts of San Joaquin
Plaza, and Fashion Island ( "Property'); and
WHEREAS, the application seeks approval of a Planned Community
Development Plan Amendment to be specified in the North Newport Center Planned
Community Development Plan that will implement General Plan land use designations
and regulations for the Property; and
WHEREAS, the Property will be governed by the North Newport Center Planned
Community Development Plan, which includes the North Newport Center Design
Regulations and sets forth land uses, development standards, and procedures; and
WHEREAS, as part of its application, The Irvine Company seeks approval of a
Code Amendment to change the zoning classification of Block 600 from the
Administrative Financial Professional (APF) District to the Planned Community (PC)
District and the open space corner lots in Block 500 and Block 600 from the Open
Space (OS) District to the Planned Community (PC) District and to amend the San
Joaquin Plaza PC Development Plan and the Block 500 PC Development Plan to
remove the Property from the regulations contained in these documents; and
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WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on November 15
and November 29, 2007, in the City Hall Council Chambers, 3300 Newport Boulevard,
Newport Beach, California, at which time the Planning Commission considered the
Code Amendment and Planned Community Development Plan Amendment specified in
the North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan. A notice of time,
place, and purpose of the meeting was duly given in accordance with the Municipal
Code. Evidence, both written and oral, was presented to and considered by the
Planning Commission at this meeting. At the conclusion of the hearing and after
considering the evidence and arguments submitted by the City staff, The Irvine
Company, and all interested parties; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed and considered the information
in the North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan and in the full
administrative record, including the North Newport Center Design Regulations, before
taking any action recommending approval of the North Newport Center Planned
Community Development Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of this
Code Amendment and Planned Community Plan Amendment to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 20.94 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code,
the City Council held a noticed public hearing on December 11, 2007, to consider the
recommendation of the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that:
1. The North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan provides
suitable and adequate standards including those relating to uses, development
limits, building height limits, setbacks, parking, landscaping, screening, signs,
lighting, and noise control.
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2. The North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan is consistent
with Municipal Code Section 20.35.050(C), which mandates the requirements of
a Planned Community Development Plan.
3. The North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan is compatible
with the objectives, policies, general land uses, and programs specified in the
General Plan and does not create any direct conflict with the General Plan. The
North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan is therefore
consistent with the General Plan. More specifically:
a. The North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan is
compatible with General Plan Policy LU 3.3, which calls for "expanded retail
uses and hotel rooms and development of residential uses in proximity to jobs
and services, while limiting increases in office development" in Newport
Center and Fashion Island. City of Newport Beach, Cal., General Plan 2006
Update, at 3 -3 (July 25, 2006). The North Newport Center Planned
Community Development Plan is compatible with General Plan Policy LU 3.3
because it provides for 430 new residential units "in proximity to jobs and
services" that are already located in Newport Center and Fashion Island and
thus advances the policy's mixed -use goals.
b. The North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan is also
compatible with General Plan Policy LU 3.3 because it allows for
development of 75;000 square feet available for retail and hotel in Fashion
Island. By allowing for new retail or hotel square footage, the North Newport
Center Planned Community Development Plan promotes the "expanded retail
uses and hotel rooms" identified in General Plan Policy LU 3.3.
c. The office uses that the North Newport Center Planned Community
Development Plan allows are consistent with the office campus environment
for the property and the Land Use Plan designation for the Property. The
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North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan entails
condensing existing office intensities and expanding office uses within the
existing office campus. The expansion of office within the North Newport
Center Planned Community Development Plan is consistent with the mixed -
use goals in General Plan Policy LU 3.3.
d. By allowing for new residential development amidst office, retail, and hotel
uses, the North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan
meets General Plan Goal LU 6.14's objective that Newport Center and
Fashion Island be a "successful mixed -use district that integrates an
economic and commercial centers [sic] serving the needs of Newport Beach
residents and the subregion, with expanded opportunities for residents to live
close to jobs, commerce, entertainment, and recreation, and is supported by
a pedestrian - friendly environment." General Plan 2006 Update, at 3-97.
e. The North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan satisfies
General Plan Policy LU 6.14.1, which calls for providing "the opportunity for
an additional anchor tenant, other retail, and /or entertainment and supporting
uses that complement, are integrated with, and enhance the economic vitality
of existing development," by allowing for development of 75,000 square feet
available for retail and hotel in Fashion Island.
f. The North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan satisfies
General Plan Policy LU 6.14.2, which calls for providing "the opportunity for
limited residential, hotel, and office development in accordance with the limits
specified by Tables LU1 and LU2. (Imp 2.1).° General Plan 2006 Update, at
3 -97. The North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan
does so by following the limits in Tables LU1 and LU2 and by restricting office
uses to existing office campuses.
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g. The North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan is
consistent with the Mixed Use Horizontal 3 (MU -H3) designation that General
Plan Tables LU1 and LU2 apply to Newport Center by providing for "the
horizontal intermixing of regional[,] commercial[,] office[,] hotel, multi - family
residential[,] and ancillary commercial uses." General Plan 2006 Update, at
3 -15, 3 -19. The North Newport Center Planned Community Development
Plan promotes this horizontal intermixing by providing for 430 new residential
units, expanded retail uses, hotel rooms, and office campuses within close
proximity to each other.
h. The North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan is also
consistent with the Regional Commercial (CR) designation that General Plan
Table LU1 and LU2. apply to Fashion Island by allowing for development of
75,000 square feet available for retail and hotel in that area. General Plan
2006 Update, at 3 -13, 3 -19.
L The North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan is also
consistent with all policies in the Land Use Element pertaining to mixed -use
development in general and to development in Newport Center /Fashion
Island, as discussed in detail in the City Council Staff Report dated December
11, 2007.
4. An Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH No 2006011119)
certified on July 25, 2006 was prepared in accordance with the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code § §21000,
at seq., and the State CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations
§ §15000, at seq. The purpose of the Addendum is to analyze the potential
differences between the impacts evaluated in the General Plan EIR and those
that would be associated with the proposed project. The potential impacts
associated with these proposed changes would either be the same or less than
the anticipated levels ascribed in the certified General Plan EIR. In addition, there
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are no substantial changes to the circumstances under which future development
projects subject to the 2006 General Plan and Planned Community Development
Plan would be undertaken.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Planned Community Development Plan Amendment No. PD2007-
003 specified in the North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan,
which includes the North Newport Center Design Regulations (Exhibit A) is approved.
The North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan will supersede the
Fashion Island Planned Community Development Plan and District Regulations (PC -35)
adopted by Ordinance No. 87-45, and Use Permit No. 1805, which established parking
requirements for Block 600.
SECTION 2: Code Amendment No. CA2007 -007 is approved to amend
Districting Maps Nos. 48, 49, and 50 (Exhibits B, C, D) to change the zoning
classification of Block 600 from the Administrative Financial Professional (APF) District
to the Planned Community (PC) District and the open space corner lots in Block 500
and Block 600 from the Open Space (OS) District to the Planned Community (PC)
District and to amend the San Joaquin Plaza Planned Community Development Plan
(Exhibit E) and the Block 500 Planned Community Development Plan (Exhibit F) to
remove the Property from the regulations contained in these documents.
SECTION 3: The North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan
shall not go into effect until the City Council approves or adopts all of the following: (1)
the North Newport Center Planned Community Affordable Housing Implementation
Plan; (2) the Development Agreement entitled Zoning Implementation and Public
Benefit Agreement Between the City of Newport Beach and The Irvine Company LLC
Concerning North Newport Center (Fashion Island, Block 500, Block 600, and San
Joaquin Plaza); (3) Traffic Study No. TS2007 -001; and (4) the North Newport Center
transfer of development rights.
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SECTION 4: The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage
of this Ordinance. This Ordinance shall be published once in the official newspaper of
the City, and the same shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of its
adoption.
This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Newport Beach held on December 11, 2007, and adopted on the 18th day of
December, 2007, by the following vote, to wit:
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS Henn, Curry, Rosansky, Webb,
Daigle, Gardner, Mayor Selich
NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS
ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS None
MAYOR
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"EXHIBIT A"
North Newport Center Planned Community Development Plan
North Newport Center
Planned Community
Development Plan
Land Uses,
Development Standards &t
Procedures
Land Uses, Development Standards & Procedures
Contents
I. Introduction and Purpose of Development Plan .................................................................................
I
A. Sub-Area Purpose .............................................................................................................................
I
B. Relationship to Municipal Code .......................................................................................................
7
C. Relationship to North Newport Center Design Regulations ............................................................
7
H. Land Use and Development Regulations ............................................................................................
9
A. Permitted Uses ..................................................................................................................................
9
B. Development Limits .......................................................................................................................
10
M. Site Development Standards .............................................................................................................
13
A. Permitted Height of Structuts .......................................................................................................
13
B. Setback Requirements ....................................................................................................................
14
C. Parking Requirements ....................................................................................................................
15
D. Landscaping ...................................................................................................................................
16
E. Lighting ..........................................................................................................................................
16
F. Signs ...............................................................................................................................................
16
G. Residential Compatibility ...............................................................................................................
20
H. Residential Open Space Requirements ...........................................................................................
20
W. Planned Community Development Plan Administration ..............
A. Process for New Structures .....................................................
B Process for New Signs .............................................................
C. Transfer of Development Rights .............................................
V. Definitions ............................................. ........ ........................ ........
Appendix A — Design Regulations
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Section I. Introduction and Purpose of Development Plan
I. Introduction and Purpose of Development Plan
The North Newport Center Planned Community district is comprised of four sub -areas that include
Fashion Island, Block 500, Block 600 and San Joaquin Plaza. The sub -areas that comprise North
Newport Center shall be governed by the North Newport Center Planned Community CPC')
Development Plan set forth herein, which includes land uses, development standards and
administration.
The City of Newport Beach Municipal Code allows a Planned Community Development Plan to
address land use designations and regulations in Planned Communities. The North Newport Center
PC Development Plan serves as the controlling zoning ordinance for the site and is authorized and
intended to implement the provisions of the Newport Beach General Plan.
A. Sub -Area Purpose
Newport Center is a regional center comprised of major retail, professional office, entertainment,
recreation and residential development within the City of Newport Beach. The North Newport Center
site comprises approximately 138 acres along San Joaquin Hills Road and Newport Center Drive.
The four sub -areas that make up the site including Fashion Island (75 acres), Block 500 (15 acres),
Block 600 (25 acres), and San Joaquin Plaza (23 acres) are shown on Figure 1, and are described
below.
The General Plan identifies the goal of creating a successful Mixed -Use district that integrates
economic and commercial centers serving the needs of Newport Beach residents and the sub - region,
with expanded opportunities for residential development.
Fashion Island is the primary retail hub within Newport Center and is developed with retail, dining
and commercial entertainment uses. Permitted uses for Fashion Island include uses in support of the
existing retail, dining and commercial entertainment uses. Fashion Island is intended to be a vibrant
regional retail and entertainment center and a day /evening destination with a wide variety of uses
which will serve visitors, residents and employees of the area. Figure 2, Fashion Island Sub -Area,
shows the boundary of Fashion Island.
The Mixed -Use blocks include Block 500, Block 600 and San Joaquin Plaza. The Mixed -Use blocks
are generally comprised of administrative, professional, and financial office uses. Block 600 contains
hotel and related ancillary uses as well. This Development Plan allows for the diversification of land
uses in order to encourage new and original uses consistent with the Mixed -Use concept as
established in the General Plan. Permitted uses for the Mixed -Use blocks include offices, light
general commercial, hotel, residential and other mixed uses in accordance with the General Plan MU-
H3 land use designation.
The boundaries of the Mixed -Use blocks included in this Development Plan are shown in Figure 3,
Block 500 Sub -Area, Figure 4, Block 600 Sub -Area, and Figure 5, San Joaquin Plaza Sub -Area,
respectively.
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B. Relationship to Municipal Code
Whenever the development regulations of this plan conflict with the regulations of the Newport
Beach Municipal Code, the regulations contained herein shall prevail. The Municipal Code shall
regulate this development whenever regulations are not provided within these district regulations. All
words and phrases used in this North Newport Center PC Development Plan shall have the same
meaning and definition as used in the City of Newport Beach Municipal Code unless defined
differently in Section V — Definitions.
The Municipal Code referred to herein is the version of the Code in effect on the date this Planned
Community is approved and specifically includes Title 15 of the Municipal Code (Buildings and
Construction) Title 19 of the Municipal Code (Subdivisions) and Title 20 of the Municipal Code
(Planning and Zoning) but specifically excluding all other sections of the Municipal Code including
Title 5 of the Municipal Code (Business Licenses and Regulations).
C. Relationship to North Newport Center Design Regulations
Development in North Newport Center shall be regulated by both the Development Plan and the
Design Regulations, which is provided as Appendix A.
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Section 11. Land Use and Development Regulations
H. Land Use and Development Regulations
A. Permitted Uses
1. General
Permitted uses are those uses set forth in this Section for each sub -area as shown on Table 1. The
uses identified within the table are not comprehensive but rather major use categories. Specific uses
are permitted consistent with the definitions provided in Section V of this Development Plan. Uses
determined to be accessory or ancillary to permitted uses, or residential support uses to permitted
uses are also permitted. The Planning Director may determine other uses not specifically listed
herein, provided they are consistent with the Regional Commercial and Mixed -Use General Plan
districts, the purpose of this Planned Community Development Plan, and the purpose of the sub -area
in which the property is located.
Table 1 - North Newport Center Land Use Regulation Table
Uses
Fashion Island
Block 500
Block 600
San Joaquin
Plaza
BanksiSavings and Loans
P
P
P
P
- With drive through services
MUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
Business, Government and Professional
—
P
P
P
- Emergency Healthcare
—
P
P
P
- Management and Leasing Offices
P
P
P
P
- Office, Medical and Dental
—
P
P
P
- Public Safety Facilities
P
P
P
P
Comnu rcial Recreation and Entertainment
P
MUP
MUP
MUP
Cultural and Institutional
UP
P
P
P
Day Care
P
P
P
P
Day Spas
MUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
Eating and Drinking Establishments
P.
P.
P"
P..
Bars/Cocktail Lounges
MUP
UP
UP
UP
Personal improvement
MUP
P
P
P
- Heafth/Fihless Clubs
MUP
P
P
P
Personal Services
P
P
P
P
Residential
—
P
P
P
Retail Sales
P
P
P
P
- Animal Sales and Services
MUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
- Medical Retail
P
P
P
P
Visitor Accommodations -
UP
UP
UP
UP
P = Permitted
UP = Use Permit
MUP = Mawr use Permit Issued by the Planning Director
` =A War Use Pemmt Issued by the Planning Director is Required for the Sale of Alcohol
=A Lisa Permft is Required for the Sale of Alcohol
— =Not Pemhited
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Section II. Land Use and Development Regulations
2. Open Space Corners
The passive landscape areas on the following corners shall be limited to landscaping, and Project
Identification Signs.
San Joaquin Hills Road and Avocado, Avocado and San Nicolas Drive, San Joaquin Hills
Road and Santa Rosa Drive, San Joaquin Hills Drive and Santa Cruz Drive (northwest and
southeast comers), and San Joaquin Hills Drive and Jamboree Road.
3. Special Events
The general regional Mixed -Use nature of North Newport Center results in a variety of special events
and temporary uses throughout the year. Special community events, such as parades, trade shows, car
shows, pageants, community concerts, outdoor displays, recreation/entertainment events and
temporary structures are permitted within the North Newport Center Planned Community consistent
with the following provisions:
a. If the event takes place on private property within Fashion Island the event is not
regulated- so long as it does not displace required parking. Such events must comply
with the City's Municipal Code related to noise control and other pertinent standards.
b. If the event takes place anywhere else within North Newport Center or the public right -
of- -way, such events are permitted as long as they comply with the Municipal Code.
B. Development Limits
The development limits in this Development Plan are consistent with those established by the General
Plan and are identified in Table 2 below. Development limits may be modified through the approval
of a Transfer of Development Rights. Carts, kiosks, and temporary uses are permitted and are not
counted towards square footage development limits.
Table 2 — Development Limits
A. Hotel rooms are permitted in Fashion Island through the transfer of development rights.
B. 65 additional hotel roans may be located in Black 500, Block 600 or San Joaquin Plaza.
C. Residential units are permitted in Block 500, Block 600 and San Joaquin Plaza so long as the total number of units does
not exceed 430 units.
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Fashion
San Joaquin
Land Use
Island
Block 500
Block 600
Plan
Total
Regional Commercial
1,619,525
0
0
0
1,619,525
square feet
square feet
Movie Theatre
1,700 seats
0
0
0
1,700 seats
(27,500 square
(27,500 square
W)
Hotel
A
(B)
425(6)
(B)
490
Residential
0
(C)
(C)
(C)
430
Office/Commercial
0
310,684
1,001,634
337,261
1,746,979
square feet
squarefeet
squarefeet
square feet
A. Hotel rooms are permitted in Fashion Island through the transfer of development rights.
B. 65 additional hotel roans may be located in Black 500, Block 600 or San Joaquin Plaza.
C. Residential units are permitted in Block 500, Block 600 and San Joaquin Plaza so long as the total number of units does
not exceed 430 units.
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Section II. Land Use and Development Regulations
1. Fashion Island
The total gross floor area for Fashion Island is 1,619,525 plus the 1,700 -seat movie theater. The
movie theater building area is equivalent to and may be converted to 27,500 square feet of retail
development. The conversion of the movie theater to retail space shall not require any additional
parking. The gross floor area for Regional Commercial development is the total horizontal floor area
of all floors of a building within the exterior walls thereof, measured in square feet, exclusive of
common areas such as, but not limited to: covered malls and walkways, carts, kiosks, open or roofed
patio areas (defined by planters, awnings, shade structures, fences or rails), covered entries, covered
parking, driveways or loading areas.
2. Mixed -Use Sub -Areas
The Mixed -Use blocks include Block 500, Block 600 and San Joaquin Plaza. Up to 430 residential
units and 490 hotel rooms are permitted within the Mixed -Use blocks. Residential and hotel uses are
measured on a per unit basis. The gross floor area for all other permitted uses is the total enclosed
area of all floors of a building measured to the outside face of the structural members in exterior
walls, including halls, stairways, elevator shafts at each floor level, serviee and mechanical
equipment rooms and basement or attic areas having a height of more than seven feet. Development
limits for residential uses are based on unit counts, and are not within square footage limits. Resident
support uses are not included in the square footage development limits and shall not require parking.
3. Transfer of Development Rights
The transfer of development rights among sub -areas of this Planned Community and to /from other
areas in the Newport Center/Fashion Island District identified in the General Plan is allowed in
accordance with the General Plan.
Development rights may be transferred through a change in location of use(s) and/or a conversion of
non - residential use to any other non - residential use allowed by the General Plan and this Planned
Community Development Plan or applicable zoning at the receiving site(s). Residential use may be
relocated, but may not be converted to or from another use.
The transfer of development rights may occur only if the transfer will not result in any adverse traffic
impacts and will not result in greater intensity than development allowed without the transfer.
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Section III. Site Development Standards
M. Site Development Standards
The following site development standards shall apply to the North Newport Center Planned
Community.
A. Permitted Height of Structures
1. Standards for Allowable Heights
Allowable heights are determined by sub -area. All building heights are measured at finished grade.
Fashion Island: The maximum heights of structures within Fashion Island are depicted in
Table 3, Fashion Island Height Limits.
Table 3 — Fashion Island Height Limits
Building Type
Height
Major Buildings
125'
Mall Buildings
75'
Parking Structures
55'
Periphery Buildings
40'
Block 500: The maximum height of all structures in Block 500 shall be 295 feet as measured
from finished grade.
Block 600: The maximum height of all structures in Block 600 shall be 295 feet as measured
from finished grade.
San Joaquin Plaza: The maximum height of all structures in San Joaquin Plaza shall be 65
feet as measured from finished grade.
2. Standards for Buildings Over 200 Feet in Height
a. Aviation Compatibility
Prior to issuance of building permits, the project applicant must demonstrate that the following
conditions have been satisfied. New development shall be required to comply with the following
conditions related to the Airport Environs Land Use Plan (AELUP) for the John Wayne Airport:
For development of structures that exceed 200 feet in height above ground level at a
development site, applicants shall file a Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration
with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (FAA Form 7460 -1). Following the
FAA's Aeronautical Study of the project, projects must comply with conditions of
approval imposed or recommended by the FAA. Subsequent to the FAA findings, the
City shall refer the project to the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) of Orange
County for consistency analysis.
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Section III. Site Development Standards
2. No buildings within the North Newport Center Planned Community area shall penetrate
the FAA Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 77 imaginary obstruction surface for
John Wayne Airport.
3. Applicants shall file a Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration with the FAA
(Form 7460 -1) for any construction cranes that exceed 200 feet in height above ground
level.
b. Shade Standards
Prior to issuance of a building permit.for a structure over 200 feet in height that has the potential to
shade residential areas north of San Joaquin Hills Road, a shade study shall be prepared by the
applicant and submitted to the City. The shade study shall demonstrate that the new development will
not add shade to the designated residential areas beyond existing conditions for more than three hours
between the hours of 9:00 am. and 3:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, or for more than four hours
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m Pacific Daylight Time.
The shade study shall be prepared to the satisfaction of the Planning Director and the Planning
Director shall determine conformance with the standards identified herein as part of the plan review
process.
B. Setback Requirements
Setbacks for the four sub -areas are listed below. Setbacks for surface parking must be screened using
hedges, landscaping or other similar methods. Setbacks are the minimum distance from the property
line to building, parking structure, or parking lot.
Fashion Island
Newport Center Drive: 10 feet; may be reduced to 0 feet by the Planning Director
through the plan review process.
Block 500
Newport Center Drive: 15 feet
Santa Rosa: 15 feet
San Joaquin Hills: 15 feet
San Nicolas: 15 feet
Block 600
Newport Center Drive: 15 feet
Santa Cruz: 15 feet
San Simeon: 15 feet — setbacks for parking structure access points may be reduced by
the Planning Director through the plan review process
San Joaquin Hills: 15 feet — setbacks for parking structure access points may be
reduced by the Planning Director through the plan review process
Santa Rosa: 15 feet
Center Drive (e/w): 0 feet
Center Drive (n/s): 0 feet
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Section Ill. Site Development Standards
San Joaquin Plaza
San Joaquin Hills: 15 feet
Santa Cruz: 15 feet
San Clemente: 15 feet
Santa Barbara: 15 feet
C. Parking Requirements
1. General Standards
Parking requirements are based on gross floor area (as defined in the Development Limits for
Fashion Island) for regional commercial uses, net floor area for office/commercial uses, and unit
counts for hotel rooms and residential units. Kiosks for retail sales, covered or uncovered, shall not
be included in the calculation of required parking. Accessory, ancillary and resident support uses for
hotel and residential developments shall not be included in the calculation of required parking.
Parking requirements for North Newport Center are shown below on Table 4, North Newport Center
Parking Requirements.
Table 4 - North Newport Center Parking Requirements
Land Use
Parking Requirement
Regional Commercial
3 spaces per 1,000 square feet'
Movie Theater
3 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Office
1 space per 375 square feet
Medical Office
Municipal Code
Hotel
Municipal Code
Residential
2 spaces per unit includes 1 covered; plus 0.5 spaces per unit up
to 50 units, then 0.25 spaces per unit thereafter for guest parking
Other
Municipal Code
For Block 500 and Block 600, office parking shall be provided at a rate of 1 space per 375 square
feet. For San Joaquin Plaza, a parking management plan shall be required to utilize the parking ratios
identified in Table 4 to demonstrate provision of adequate parking. If a parking management plan is
not prepared for San Joaquin Plaza, parking shall be provided per the Municipal Code.
2. Valet Parking
Valet parking and satellite parking with shuttle service that involves use of the public right -of -way
shall require approval by the City Traffic Engineer.
1 The parkdng requirement during the peak seasonal period Is 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet per an epsting parking management plan.
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3. Parking Management Plan
Parking management plans may be prepared if the applicant wishes to deviate from the parking
standards identified above.
Parking management plans may address issues such as modified parking requirements based upon
complimentary peak hour demand of uses, off peak shared parking between sub - areas, drop off and
valet services on private property, and tandem parking. The parking management plan shall take into
account properties that are not part of the Planned Community district, but which are served by
parking located within the district, and ensure that no detrimental effects to the existing parking for
such properties occur. A parking management plan shall only consider parking within the Planned
Community district.
Parking management plans shall be prepared by an independent traffic engineer at the applicant's
expense. Parking management plans shall be approved by the City Traffic Engineer prior to the
issuance of building permits.
D. Landscaping
Landscaping shall be installed subject to the following standards; and maintained in a healthy, weed -
free condition, free of litter and so as not to interfere with traffic safety
Surface Parking Lot Landscaping: Parking lots shall be landscaped at a minimum of
1 tree per 5 parking spaces. The minimum size of trees shall be 24 -inch box.
2. Water Conservation: Satellite linked irrigation controllers or appropriate best
management practices shall be incorporated into landscape design for new construction.
E. Lighting
Parking lots and walkways accessing building and parking areas shall be illuminated with a minimum
maintained 0.5 foot - candle on the driving or walking surface during the hours of operation and one
hour thereafter.
Indirect, decorative halo banding along the top of buildings is permitted.
F. Signs
1. General Sign Standards
All permanent and temporary signs in North Newport Center that are visible from public right -of-
ways and public property shall be consistent with the provisions of these sign standards, unless
otherwise approved by the Planning Director. All permanent and temporary signs that are not visible
from public right -of -ways are not limited in quantity, size, location, or design. Sign illumination is
permitted for all sign types.
Signs that are visible from public right -of -ways must consist of individual fabricated letters; or
routed -out letters in an opaque background. Enclosed "box" or "can" signs are not permitted, unless
they are logos.
All commercial uses are permitted to place at each entry an incidental sign located at or below eye
level to be visible to pedestrians, and shall not exceed six square feet.
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In addition to other signs permitted in this section, signs used to give direction to vehicular or
pedestrian traffic are permitted. Sign content shall not be limited. Signs shall be subject to the review
.of the City Traffic Engineer to ensure adequate sight distance in accordance with the provisions of
the Municipal Code. Directional signs that are visible from public right -of -ways are limited to a
maximum of 10 square feet in size but are not limited in quantity, location, or design. Temporary
signs that are visible from public right -of -ways and intended to be displayed for 60 days or less are
permitted for purposes related to special events, holiday activities and store openings. Detailed
standards for temporary signs are contained below.
A comprehensive sign program may be prepared if the applicant wishes to deviate from the sign
standards identified herein. Comprehensive sign programs shall be submitted for review and
consideration in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code. Sign programs in place prior
to this writing including the Island Hotel and Leasing Sign Programs shall remain in place.
2. Restricted Sign Types
Signs visible from public right -of -ways are subject to the following restrictions:
a. No rotating, flashing, blinking, or signing with animation shall be permitted on a
permanent basis.
b. No signs shall be permitted which imitate or resemble official traffic signs or signals.
C. No wind signs or audible signs are permitted.
Animated signs visible from public streets are not allowed unless otherwise permitted by the
Municipal Code.
3. Sign Standards for Fashion Island
In addition to the general sign standards identified above, specific sign standards for Fashion Island
are provided in Table 6, Fashion Island Sign Standards below.
Table 6 — Fashion Island Sign Standards
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Maximum Sign
Maximum Letter/
Sign Type
Location
Maximum Number
Sae
Logo Height
Shopping Center
Each vehide entry drive
2 per entry drive
100 square feat '
—
Identification Sign
location
(one on each side)
10 feet high
Major Tenant Sign
Exterior walls or parapets
1 sign per building
—
10 feet
of buildings
elevation (maximum
4 signs for each
major tenant)
Freestanding
Exterior walls or parapets
1 sign per building
—
3 feet
Commercial
of buildings
elevation (maximum
4 signs for each
building or structure)
Monument
1 per building
50 square feet
—
5 feet high
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—= Not Regulated
4. Sign Standards for Mixed -Use Blocks
In addition to the general sign standards identified above, specific sign standards for the Mixed -Use
blocks are provided in Table 7, Sign Standards for Mixed -Use Blocks below.
Primary building address numbers shall be visible from the street (and/or pedestrian walkways in the
case of necessity), and be located on the building so that they are visible from adjacent frontage roads
and designated parking areas, except for the buildings at 500 and 550 Newport Center Drive, which
have their primary address numbers on the cubes along Newport Center Drive. Secondary address
signs may be located where appropriate for on -site orientation and safety. All address signs shall
have a consistent color, design, and material for any given building. A single letter style is
recommended.
Table 7 — Sign Standards for Mixed -Use Blocks
Maximum Sign
Maximum Letter/
Sign Type
Location
Maximum Number
Size
Loo Height
Tenant Sign
Exterior elevations of
—
1 square foot per
—
Sign
shopping center and facing
(1 per corner )
each lineal foot of
Santa Cruz Drive
Newport Center Drive
15 feet high
storefront (not to
at Newport Center Drive
exceed 100 square
Santa Cruz Dme
2
15 feet high
feet
Theater Signs
Facing Newport Center
1
—
Theater Name:
San Clemente Drive
Drive (Exterior wall or
5 feet high
18 inches
5 feet
parapet of building which
12 feet wide
Each Show Title:
theater occupies, free
1
5 feet high
3 feet high
standing, or on adjacent
16 feet wide
15 feet wide
Tenant Identification
parking structure )
1
5 feet high
5 inches
Store Address Signs
Each entry to store
1 per store entry
6 square feet
—
Entry Marker Signs
To be approved by
7 signs
36 square feet (with
—
Planning Director
2 -foot overhang)
Newport Center Drive
2
5 feet high
15 feet high
—= Not Regulated
4. Sign Standards for Mixed -Use Blocks
In addition to the general sign standards identified above, specific sign standards for the Mixed -Use
blocks are provided in Table 7, Sign Standards for Mixed -Use Blocks below.
Primary building address numbers shall be visible from the street (and/or pedestrian walkways in the
case of necessity), and be located on the building so that they are visible from adjacent frontage roads
and designated parking areas, except for the buildings at 500 and 550 Newport Center Drive, which
have their primary address numbers on the cubes along Newport Center Drive. Secondary address
signs may be located where appropriate for on -site orientation and safety. All address signs shall
have a consistent color, design, and material for any given building. A single letter style is
recommended.
Table 7 — Sign Standards for Mixed -Use Blocks
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Maximum
Maximum Letter/
Sign Type
Location
Maximum Number
Sign Size
Logo Height
Project Identification
Santa Rosa Drive
2
15 feet high
24 inches
Sign
at San Joaquin Hills Road
(1 per corner )
15 feet wide
Santa Cruz Drive
1
15 feet high
24 inches
at Newport Center Drive
15 feet wide
Santa Cruz Dme
2
15 feet high
24 inches
at San Joaquin Hills Road
(1 per comer)
15 feet wide
San Clemente Drive
1
5 feet high
18 inches
at Santa Cruz Drive
12 feet wide
San Clemente Drive
1
5 feet high
18 inches
at Santa Barbara
16 feet wide
Tenant Identification
San Nicolas Drive at Newport
1
5 feet high
5 inches
Signs
Center Drive
5 feet wide
Between 500 and 550 Newport
1
4 feet high
18 inches
Center Drive
12 feet wide
Newport Center Drive
2
5 feet high
5 inches
and Santa Rosa
1 per comer
5 feet wide
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5. Temporary Signs
The following standards are intended to produce consistent sign design for temporary signs within
Newport Center. Temporary signs are to identify a future site or project; or a facility under
development or offered for lease. Temporary signs that are visible from public right -of -ways and
identify new construction or remodeling may be displayed for the duration of the construction period
beyond the 60 -day limit. Signs mounted on a construction fence are allowed during construction and
may be rigid or fabric. The top of the sign must be no greater than 20 feet above grade.
Maximum Number: One (1) temporary sign is permitted on a site for each frontage street,
up to two (2) signs per building, but not at the same comer of the building.
Type: Single- or double -faced ground signs or wall signs.
Location: If ground signs, they may be parallel or perpendicular to the roadway. If wall
signs, they must be located below the sill of second floor windows.
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Maximum
Maximum Letter/
Sign Type
Location
Maximum Number
Sign Sae
Logo Height
Block 600: Along Newport Center
5
5 feet high
5 inches
Drive
5 feet wide
Block 600: Along Santa Cruz Drive
1
7 feet high
5 inches
6 feet wide
San Joaquin Plaza: Along San
1 each
6 feet high
5'h inches for Tenant
Joaquin Kills Road; Santa Cruz
12 feet wide
Identification
Drive; San Clement Drive
18 inches for Project
Identification
Landscape Wail Sign
Block 500: facing Newport Center
—
—
18 inches
Drive
Block 600: facing streets
2 facing San Joaquin
—
18 inches
Hills; 5 facing Newport
Center Drive;1 facing
Santa Rosa
Building Sign
On building elevation
2 per Primary Tenant
—
Pri nary Tenant -
1 per Secondary
24irches
Tenant
Secondary Tenant -
16inches
Building Address Signs
On building elevation
1 each
—
24 inches
(additional address
signs may be located
where appropriate for
on -site orientation)
Freestanding Building
Santa Rosa Drive at Newport
1 each
—
18 inches
Address Signs
Center Drive; San Nicolas Drive at
Newport Center Drive; Santa Cruz
at Newport Center Drive; San
Joaquin Hills Road
Advisory Signs
Parking Lots
As appropriate for
4 feet hlgh
—
safety and orientation
Drive Through Signs
—
1 per tenant per
8 feet wide
15 inches
elevation, up to 2 on
walls of structure
— = Not Regulated
5. Temporary Signs
The following standards are intended to produce consistent sign design for temporary signs within
Newport Center. Temporary signs are to identify a future site or project; or a facility under
development or offered for lease. Temporary signs that are visible from public right -of -ways and
identify new construction or remodeling may be displayed for the duration of the construction period
beyond the 60 -day limit. Signs mounted on a construction fence are allowed during construction and
may be rigid or fabric. The top of the sign must be no greater than 20 feet above grade.
Maximum Number: One (1) temporary sign is permitted on a site for each frontage street,
up to two (2) signs per building, but not at the same comer of the building.
Type: Single- or double -faced ground signs or wall signs.
Location: If ground signs, they may be parallel or perpendicular to the roadway. If wall
signs, they must be located below the sill of second floor windows.
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Design: Rectangular shape; rigid, permanent material; not fabric.
Mounting Technique: Flush with building; entirely on glass or entirely on a wall surface;
not overlapping glass or wall surface.
Duration: Signs may exist from the time of lease or sale of the parcel until the construction
and/or leasing of the facility is complete.
G. Residential Compatibility
In keeping with the purpose of Fashion Island and the Mixed -Use sub - areas, permitted uses in North
Newport Center include uses and events that have the potential to generate noise. Due to the
day /evening use of Fashion Island in particular, noise generating activities, lighting, odors from
restaurants, and similar occurrences are produced and take place during all hours of operation. Such
uses and events are required to comply with the City's Municipal Code regulating these uses.
Disclosures shall be made to prospective buyers/tenants of residential developments that there is an
expectation for noise levels higher than in typical suburban residential areas as part of the Mixed -Use
concept within North Newport Center. Additionally, the disclosure shall indicate that there is an
expectation for fighting, odors and similar occurrences in a Mixed -Use setting as compared to
suburban residential areas.
H. Residential Open Space Requirements
The following open space standards shall apply to residential development projects:
1. Common Outdoor Open Space
Each project shall provide common outdoor open space either at grade, podium level, or roof level.
Common outdoor open space areas shall have a minimum dimension of 30 feet and may contain
active and/or passive areas and a combination of hardscape and landscape features, but a minimum of
10 percent of the common outdoor open space must be landscaped. All common outdoor open space
must be accessible to all residents. Projects shall provide a minimum of 5 percent common outdoor
open space based on the residential lot area.
2. Common Indoor Space
Each project shall provide at least one community room of at least 500 square feet for use by all
residents of the project. The area should be located adjacent to, and accessible from, common
outdoor open space. This area may contain active or passive recreational facilities or meeting space,
and must be accessible through a common corridor.
3. Private Open Space
At least 50 percent of all dwelling units shall provide private open space, on a balcony, patio, or roof
terrace, with a minimum area of 30 square feet each and an average horizontal dimension of 6 feet.
Balconies should be proportionately distributed throughout the project in relationship to floor levels
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and sizes of units. For any project 8 acres or larger, open space shall be provided in accordance with
the General Plan.
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Section IV. Planned Community Development Plan Administration
IV. Planned Community Development Plan Administration
A. Process for New Structures
1. Purpose and Intent
The purpose of the Plan Review process is to provide for review of development proposals for new
structures within the North Newport Center Planned Community district. Prior to the issuance of a
building permit, all development proposals shall be subject to a Plan Review by the Planning
Director for review to determine compliance with the Planned Community Development Plan and
North Newport Center Design Regulations. Signs, tenant improvements, carts, kiosks, temporary
structures and uses are exempt from this provision.
2. Submittal Contents
Each Plan Review submittal or amendment thereof shall contain sufficient details for a thorough
review of the relationships between uses on the site and on adjacent sites consistent with the
Development Plan and the Design Regulations. At the discretion of the Planning Director, the
requirements for submittal of a Plan Review may be altered from those set forth below when the
Director determines that other information will be sufficient to allow a thorough review of the project
by the approving authority.
Submittals for Plan Review shall include plans that contain the following elements in addition to the
City's submittal requirements for plan check:
a. Existing Conditions including adjacent structures and proposed improvements
b. Floor Plans
C. Elevations that clearly demonstrate the architectural theme of each face of all
structures, including walls and signs, illustrating the following:
1) All exterior materials
2) All exterior colors
3) Building heights
d. Parking management plan (where applicable)
e. Preliminary Landscape Plan, illustrating:
1) General location of all plant materials, by common and botanical names
2) Size of plant materials
3) Irrigation concept
f. Lighting Plan, including: locations, fixture height, lighting fixture product type and
technical specification
g. Permitted and proposed floor area, number of hotel rooms, theater seats, and/or
residential units
h. Statement of consistency with the General Plan, Planned Community Development
Plan and Design Regulations
i. Any additional background and supporting information, studies or materials that the
Planning Director deems necessary for a clear representation of the projects
j. Shade analysis if required
k. Open Space Plans for residential projects
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3. Review and Action
Submittals shall be reviewed by the Planning Director, and the Planning Director shall approve the
project if he/she makes the following findings:
a. The proposed use and/or development is consistent with the General Plan.
b. The proposed use and/or development is consistent with the North Newport Center PC
Development Plan and Design Regulations.
The Planning Director action is the final action unless appealed in accordance with the Municipal
Code.
B. Process for New Signs
Applications for new signs shall follow the process identified in the Municipal Code. Submittal shall
be reviewed for consistency with the Development Plan and Design Regulations.
C. Transfer of Development Rights
The following procedure shall be used for the transfer of development rights.
1. The project applicant shall submit an application to the Planning Director, which
identifies the quantity of entitlement (floor area, hotel rooms, theater seats) to be
relocated, and the sending and receiving sites. If the requested transfer includes the
conversion of non - residential uses, the application shall also identify the quantity of
entitlement, by use category, before and after the transfer.
2. The City Traffic Engineer shall perform a traffic analysis to determine the total number
of PM peak hour trips that would be generated by development allowed with and
without the transfer. Trip generation rates shall be based on standard trip generation
values in the current version of ITE's "Trip Generation," unless the Traffic Engineer
determines that other rates are more valid for the uses involved in the transfer.
3. Depending on the location of the sending and receiving sites, the Traffic Engineer may
determine that a more detailed traffic analysis is required to determine whether adverse
traffic impacts will result from the transfer. This analysis shall demonstrate whether
allowed development, with and without the transfer, would either cause or make worse
an unsatisfactory level of service at any primary intersections for which there is no
feasible mitigation. This analysis shall be consistent with the definitions and procedures
contained in the Traffic Phasing Ordinance of the Municipal Code, except that
"unsatisfactory level of service" shall be as specified in the General Plan.
4. If the transfer request involves the conversion of uses, the Planning Director shall
perform a land use intensity analysis to determine the floor area that could be developed
with and without the transfer. For purposes of this analysis, theater use shall be
allocated 15 square feet per seat. Hotel use shall be allocated the number of square feet
per room at which it is included in the General Plan. When the General Plan does not
specify intensity for hotel rooms, it shall be as determined by the Planning Director.
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5. Applications for transfer of development rights shall be considered by the City Council.
The City Council shall approve a transfer of development rights only if it finds that the
transfer will result in no more trips and no greater intensity of land use than the
development allowed without the transfer. In addition, if the traffic study in
Subsection c. is required, the City Council shall approve the transfer only if it results in
no greater traffic impact than the development allowed without the transfer.
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Section V. Definitions
V. Definitions
All words and phrases used in this North Newport Center PC shall have the same meaning and
definition as used in the City of Newport Beach Municipal Code unless defined differently in this
section.
Advisory Sign: Any sign that contains directional or safety information; does not contain
advertisements.
Audible Signs: Any sign that uses equipment to communicate a message with sound or
music.
Banks /Savings & Loans: Establishments that provide a full range of retail banking and
mortgage loan services to individuals and businesses. Includes only those institutions
engaged in the on -site circulation of cash money. Also includes businesses offering check -
cashing services. Drive - through or drive -up service included.
Building Elevation: The exterior wall surface formed by one (1) side of the building.
Business, Government and Professional: Offices of firms, individuals or organizations that
provide professional, executive, management or administrative services (e.g., architectural,
engineering, government, insurance, investment, legal, planning, etc.). Includes adminis-
trative, clerical or public contact offices of a government agency, including incidental storage
and maintenance of vehicles. Support retail and service uses also allowed.
Emergency Health Care: Establishments that provide emergency medical service with no
provision for continuing care on an inpatient basis.
Public Safety Facilities: Police, fire, paramedic and emergency service facilities.
Carts and Kiosks: Carts and kiosks are small, freestanding structures used for retail sales
and services. Generally mobile in terms of ease of relocation, the structures can be seasonal,
temporary or for a more permanent use.
Commercial, Recreation and Entertainment: Establishments providing participant or
spectator recreation or entertainment, either indoors or outdoors, for a fee or admission
charge. Illustrative examples of these uses include:
- arcades or electronic games centers having three or more coin - operated game
machines
- bowling alleys
- billiard parlors
- cinemas
- ice/roller skating rinks
- live entertainment
- pool rooms
- tennis/racquetball courts
- theaters
Cultural Institutions: Public or private institutions that display or preserve objects of
community, or cultural interest in one or more of the arts or sciences.
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Department Store: A store selling a wide variety of goods or services arranged in several
departments.
Day Care: Non - medical care and supervision of children or adults on a less than 24 hour
basis, including nursery schools, preschools, and day care centers.
Day Spas: Establishments that specialize in the full complement of body care including, but
not limited to, body wraps, facials, pedicures, make -up, hairstyling, nutrition, exercise, water
treatments and massage which is open primarily during normal daytime business hours and
without provisions for overnight accommodations.
Eating and Drinldng Establishments: Establishments engaged in serving prepared food or
beverages for consumption on or off the premises.
Bars and Cocktail Lounges: Establishments engaged in selling or serving alcoholic
beverages for consumption on the premises or establishments having any of the following
characteristics:
Licensed as a "public premises" by the California Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control.
Provides an area for serving alcoholic beverages that is operated during hours not
corresponding to regular meal service hours. Food products sold or served
incidentally to the sale or service of alcoholic beverages shall not be deemed as
constituting regular food service.
Entry Marker Sign: Sign used to provide information on activities and events, as well as
advertise stores and shops within a shopping center.
Eye Level: The height of 5 feet measured from grade.
Freestanding Commercial: Any building with a commercial use which is separated from
other commercial uses by parking and/or streets.
Internal Pedestrian Street: Any walkway, path, plaza, arcade or corridor, either covered or
open to the sky, which is primarily for use by people on foot and is not adjacent to the
frontage road or common parking areas.
Major Building: A mall building over 50,000 square feet.
Major Tenant: A store or restaurant having a minimum of 10,000 square feet of floor space,
which is located within or between other commercial buildings.
Mall Building: Retail buildings where stores front a pedestrian walkway, which may be
enclosed or open.
Medical Retail: Sales of medical goods or services that are retail oriented. Illustrative
examples of these uses include:
- eye exam, eyeglass/contact lens sales
- skin treatments
- body scanning
- dental enhancement treatments
Minor Use Permit: Use permit issued by the Planning Director.
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Monument Sign: Any sign that is supported by its own structure and is not part of or
attached to any building.
Parking Structure: Structures containing more than one story principally dedicated to
parking. Parking structures may contain accessory, ancillary and resident support uses.
Periphery Building: Building located along the ring of Fashion Island adjacent to Newport
Center Drive.
Personal Improvement: Includes those services that are personal and that promote the
health and well-being of an individual.
Personal Services: Establishments that provide recurring services of a personal nature.
Illustrative examples of these uses include:
- barber and beauty shops
- clothing rental shops
- dry cleaning pick up store with limited equipment
- dry cleaning with no on -site equipment
- home electronics and small appliance repair
- postal services
- locksmiths
- self - service laundries
- shoe repair shops
- tailors and seamstresses
- tanning salons
- printing & duplicating
- travel agencies/services
- nail salon
Podium Level:A superposed terrace conforming to a building's plan, a continuous pedestal;
a level of vertical segregation linking separate areas.
Primary Tenant: The largest tenant of a building.
Project Identification Sign: A free- standing (single or double faced) monument sign
containing the project name.
Regional Commercial Gross Floor Area: Refer to Section II.B.1 above.
Residential: An area within a structure. on a parcel that contains separate or independent
living facilities for one or more persons, with area or equipment for sleeping, sanitation or
food preparation.
Resident Support Uses: Uses within residential developments and residential parking
structures designed, oriented, and intended to primarily serve building occupants. This
includes uses such as dry cleaners, coffee vendors, and sundry shops. Such uses must be
consistent with the pertinent regulations in Table 1.
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Section V. Definitions
Retail Sales: Stores and shops which sell various lines of merchandise for profit. This
includes the sales of non - durable and durable goods to customers. Illustrative examples of
these stores and lines of merchandise include:
- antiques
- appliances
- artists supplies
- automotive accessories (no installation)
- animal sales and services
- bakeries
- bicycles
- books
- cameras and photographic supplies
- carpeting and floor covering
- clothing and accessories
- convenience markets/stores
department stores
drug and discount stores
dry goods
electronic equipment (including automotive installation)
food and beverages
gift shops
handcrafted items
- hardware
- hobby materials
- jewelry
- real estate information center
- luggage and leather goods
- medical supplies and equipment
- musical instruments, parts and accessories
- office supplies
- paint and wallpaper
- pharmacies
- shoe stores
- specialty shops
- sporting goods and equipment
- supermarkets
- tobacco
- toys and games
Secondary Tenant: A small tenant; not the primary tenant of an office building.
Sign: Any media, including their structure and component parts which are used or intended
to be used out -of -doors to communicate information to the public.
Sign Area: The area enclosed by a rectangle drawn around the working, numbers or images
composing the sign.
Sign Face: The physical plane and/or surface upon which the working or images are applied.
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Section V. Definitions
Sign Letter: The individual symbols of the alphabet used in forming the words of a message
Shopping Center Identification Sign: A monument sign identifying a shopping center.
Tenant Sign: Any permanent sign of an establishment that is located on or attached to the
storefront elevation, a covered walkway, or an awning for the purpose of communicating the
name of the tenant.
Temporary Sign: Any sign, banner, pennant, valance, or advertising display constructed of
cloth, canvas, plywood, light fabric, cardboard, wallboard or other light materials, with or
without frames, intended to be displayed for a limited period of time.
Theater Sign: Any permanent sign used to communicate to the public the name of a theater
and the sbow(s) or movie(s) that are offered.
Vehicle Entry: Any intersection points along the public right -of -way that provide access for
automobiles.
Visitor Accommodations: Establishments offering lodging rooms, including bed and
breakfasts, inns, hotel, and motels. Incidental support facilities are included within these uses.
Wind Sign: A series of similar banners or objects of plastic or other light material more than
2 inches in diameter which are fastened together at intervals by wire, rope, cord, string or by
any other means, designed to move and attract attention upon being subjected to pressure by
wind or breeze.
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Appendix — Design Regulations
NORTH
NEWPORT CENTER
DESIGN
REGULATIONS
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Appendix — Design Regulations
A. Building Location and Massing .........................................................................
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1. Site Planning Elements ............................................................................
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2. Building Envelope ..................................................................................
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3. Building Character and Style ..................................................................
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4. Building Materials and Colors ..............................................................
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5. Parking Structures .................................................................................
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B. Landscape ..........................................................................................................
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1. Overall Landscape ............................................................................:......
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2. Perimeter and Street Landscape ..............................................................
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3. Parking Lot Landscape ............................................................................
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4. Internal Landscape ..................................................................................
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C. Circulation .........................................................................................................
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1. Streets and Pedestrian Activity ...............................................................
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2. Service and Emergency .......................................:...................................
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3. Parking Lots ............................................................................................
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D. Orientation and Identity ..................................................................................
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1. Gateways and Entrances .........................................................................
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2. View Corridors ........................................................................................
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3. Landmarks ...............................................................................................
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4. Signage ..............:.....................................................................................
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5. Lighting ..........................:........................................................................
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I. Introduction
A. Purpose of Design Regulations
The Design Regulations expand upon the regulations set forth in the Planned Community
Development Plan. The Design Regulations are intended to be used for reference by the City of
Newport Beach as part of the plan review process. It is recognized that North Newport Center
will be built and redeveloped over time and that not all regulations may be achieved nor are
applicable for any given project.
All new commercial and residential development shall be subject to the North Newport Center
Design Regulations. Review for compliance of projects under this section shall occur through
the plan review process, as defined in the Development Plan, prior to building permit issuance.
B. Newport Center Design Framework
Newport Center is a 600 -acre master planned area. Development within Newport Center began
in the 1960s and generally has followed the following guiding principles:
1. Strong physical urban design framework which provides structure and character yet
allows flexibility
2. Synergistic mix of land uses, market driven to insure economic vitality
3. Balanced and dispersed auto access
4. Organized in "blocks" and districts to break down scale and provide identity
5. Pedestrian Orientation
6. Building massing that responds to topography, with taller buildings located along San
Joaquin Hills Road
7. Unifying architectural and landscape character
Aerial view of bluff (circa 1960)
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Early Newport Center Planning Diagrams and Sketches (circa 1960)
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The design regulations provide standards that govern future development so that, to the extent
feasible, the initial design framework is carried forward and the design and development
policies from the Land Use Element of the General Plan are implemented.
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General Plan Policies
Newport Center
The following policies from the Land Use Element are for Newport Center as a whole.
Development within North Newport Center should contribute toward the policies whenever
possible.
• Development Scale: Reinforce the original design concept for Newport Center by
concentrating the greatest building mass and height in the northeasterly section along
San Joaquin Hills Road, where the natural topography is highest and progressively
scaling down building mass and height to follow the lower elevations toward the
southwesterly edge along East Coast Highway.
• Urban Form: Encourage that some new development be located and designed to orient
to the inner side of Newport Center Drive, establishing physical and visual continuity
that diminishes the dominance of surface parking lots and encourages pedestrian
activity.
• Pedestrian Connectivity and Amenity: Encourage that pedestrian access and uses
within the district be improved with additional walkways and streetscape amenities
concurrent with the development of expanded and new uses.
• Fashion Island Architecture and Streetscape: Encourage that new development in
Fashion Island complement and be of equivalent or higher design quality than existing
buildings. Reinforce the existing promenades by encouraging retail expansion that
enhances the storefront visibility to the promenades and provides an enjoyable retail
and pedestrian experience. Additionally, new buildings shall be located on axes
connecting Newport Center Drive with existing building to provide visual and physical
connectivity with adjoining uses, where practical.
Mixed -Use District and Neighborhood
The following policies from the Land Use Element are City -wide in orientation. Development
within North Newport Center should contribute toward the policies whenever possible.
Mixed -Use Buildings: Require that Mixed -Use buildings be designed to convey a high
level of architectural and landscape quality and ensure compatibility among their uses
in consideration of the following principles:
- Design and incorporation of building materials and features to avoid conflicts
among uses, such as noise, vibration, lighting, odors, and similar impacts
- Visual and physical integration of residential and non - residential uses
- Architectural treatment of building elevation and modulation of their massing
- Separate and well- defined entries for residential units and non - residential
businesses
- Design of parking areas and facilities for architectural consistency and
integration among uses
- Incorporation of extensive landscape appropriate to its location; urbanized
streetscapes, for example, would require less landscape along the street
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frontages but integrate landscape into interior courtyards and common •
open spaces
• Mixed -Use Building Location and Size of Non - Residential Uses: Require that 100
percent of the ground floor street frontage of Mixed -Use buildings be occupied by
retail and other compatible non - residential uses, unless specified otherwise by policies
for a district or corridor.
• Parcels Integrating Residential and Non - Residential Uses: Require that properties
developed with a mix of residential and non - residential uses be designed to achieve
high levels of architectural quality in accordance with policies related to the character
and quality of multi - family residential and the architecture and site design of
commercial districts, be planned to assure compatibility among the uses, and provide
adequate circulation and parking. Residential uses should be seamlessly integrated with
non - residential uses through architecture, pedestrian walkways, and landscape. They
should not be completely isolated by walls or other design elements.
• Districts Integrating Residential and Non - Residential Uses: Require that sufficient
acreage be developed for an individual use located in a district containing a mix of
residential and non- residential uses to prevent fragmentation and assure each use's
viability, quality, and compatibility with adjoining uses.
Aerial of Newport Center — 2007
C. North Newport Center
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North Newport Center consists of properties on the higher elevations of Newport Center
between San Joaquin Hills Road and the Newport Center ring road (Blocks 500 and 600 and
San Joaquin Plaza), as well as the core of Newport Center, Fashion Island. •
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To the northeast is San Joaquin Hills Road, a wide boulevard on the ridge that forms the upper
edge of Newport Center. To the.south and southeast are office buildings, movie theaters,
restaurants, service retail, the Newport Transportation Center, the Newport Beach Central
Library, and Corona del Mar Plaza, a community retail center. Adjacent uses within Newport
Center are office buildings, an apartment community, a resort hotel, art museum, police station,
fire station, auto dealership, service station, and the Newport Beach County Club.
North Newport Center is a mixed -use district that features an open -air regional shopping
center, Fashion Island; a resort hotel; and a variety of office buildings that help form the
skyline of Newport Beach; connected by a network of tree -lined streets and sidewalks, within a
master planned environment featuring a consistent landscape.
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H. Design Regulations
Using these Regulations
These regulations are intended to be used in conjunction with other applicable codes, documents, and
ordinances to assess compliance of proposed projects. Each category of regulations begins with the
intent, which describes the overall character that is envisioned and what objectives are necessary to
attain the desired effect.
A. Building Location and Massing
Intent
The intent of the building massing and location standards is to ensure that new development
has an appropriate scale, is related to its use and location, and is properly integrated with
adjoining land uses and features.
1. Site Planning Elements
a. New commercial and residential buildings should respect the existing urban form,
which generally consists of buildings that are organized orthogonally to create
pedestrian- friendly courtyards and promenades that visually link the buildings into
clusters, as seen in the diagrams below.
Pedestrian promenade at
Fashion Island
Pedestrian courtyard at
550 Newport Center Drive
San Joaquin Plaza
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b. In Mixed -Use sub - areas, the development of a complex of buildings is preferable to is
a single large structure because the varied massing provides visual interest and a
human scale. Additionally, the spaces created between the various buildings
provide opportunities for pedestrian plazas, courtyards and other outdoor gathering
areas.
C. New buildings should be oriented to and have features which reinforce and
enhance the existing pedestrian experience. Mixed -Use sub -areas should emphasize
pedestrian orientation by utilizing features such as plazas, courtyards, interior
walkways, trellises, seating, fountains and other similar elements.
d. New retail buildings should be located to enhance tenant visibility and identity,
while maintaining compatible relationships with adjacent structures and street
frontages.
e. New buildings should be arranged to provide convenient access to entrances and
efficient on -site circulation for vehicles and pedestrians. Projects should develop a
comprehensive open space network that uses plazas and other open space elements
to connect uses. Open space areas and the paths that link them should facilitate the
integration of adjacent land uses on the site.
f. New buildings with a strong street presence are encouraged in Fashion Island.
g. Residential development shall provide common outdoor open space areas for
residents. These areas should be configured and designed so as to address privacy •
for residential uses while also providing linkages to the public open space
components of the project.
h. Planning and developing shared facilities such as driveways, parking areas,
pedestrian plazas and walkways, with adjoining properties, including those outside
of the North Newport Center Development Plan, is strongly encouraged.
Enunple nt !' <I dcn t open y ;Ii C
Example of office courtyard
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2. Building Envelope
a. New buildings should respect the existing development scale, which generally
consists of high -rise buildings (10+ stories) clustered along San Joaquin Hills Road
at the highest point in Newport Center. Mid -rise office buildings (5 -10 stories),
low -rise office buildings, and retail development are generally located at lower
elevations.
3. Building Character and Style
a. The character and style of new buildings located in Fashion Island should be
compatible with the classically inspired architecture of the existing buildings in
Fashion Island. The character and style of new commercial and residential
buildings located in the mixed -use sub -areas should be compatible with the existing
contemporary architecture or the classically inspired architecture of the existing
buildings.
b. New buildings within Fashion Island should continue and enhance the existing
pedestrian experience by promoting storefront visibility.
C. New buildings should reflect a timeless architecture with straightforward geometry,
a unified composition, the expression of floor levels and structure, and solid
parapets. Trendy, short-lived, idiosyncratic architectural styles are not appropriate;
although retail storefronts may reflect the design theme of the merchant.
d. The top of all roof - mounted equipment and communications devices should be
below the building parapet or equipment screens in a manner that hides them from
the street.
e. Ground level equipment, refuse collection areas, storage tanks and infrastructure
equipment, should be screened from public right -of -ways views with dense
landscaping and/or walls of materials and finishes compatible with adjacent
buildings.
f. Above grade equipment, including backfow preventers at domestic water meters,
irrigation controllers, and cable television pedestals should not be visible from
public right -of -ways, when feasible.
g. Chain link fencing is not allowed, except to screen construction areas.
It. Avoid long, continuous blank walls, by incorporating a variety of materials and
design treatments and/or modulating and articulating elevations to promote visual
interest.
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Example of appropriate high -rise
architecture
expression of floor levels
Examples of classically inspired architecture
Example of retail storefront visibility
to pedestrians
merchant design theme
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4. Building Materials and Colors
a. Colors, materials, and finishes should be coordinated on all exterior elevations to
achieve continuity of design. Stripes and patterns are not appropriate; although
retail storefronts may reflect the design theme of the merchant.
b. Clay tile, concrete tile, metal, and fabric are acceptable materials for low- and mid -
rise roofs.
C. Stone, metal, exterior plaster, exterior insulated finishing systems (EIFS), brick,
concrete, wood, and glass are acceptable materials for building walls.
d. Stone, metal, exterior plaster, exterior insulated finishing systems (EIFS), brick,
concrete, wood, and glass are acceptable materials for railings.
e. Service door and mechanical screen colors should be the same as, or compatible to,
the adjacent wall colors.
Example of appropriate retail finishes
5. Parking Structures
a. The architecture of new parking structures should be compatible, complementary,
and secondary to principal buildings.
b. The design of new parking structures in Fashion Island shall incorporate elements
(including landscaping) to soften their visual impact.
C. New parking structures in Fashion Island shall be located and designed in a manner
that is compatible with the existing pedestrian scale and open feeling of Newport
Center Drive.
d. Simple, regular forms are encouraged.
e. Views of parked vehicles should be screened.
f. The visual appearance of sloping floors should be minimized.
g. Interiors should be designed to promote a safe vehicular and pedestrian experience.
h. Vehicular entries for non - residential parking structures should be obvious and
inviting.
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i. Vehicular entries to exclusively residential structures should be incorporated into
the structure so as to minimize the street presence of the parking structure entrance
and to avoid interrupting the continuity of the street facing building elevations.
Block 600 parking structure demonstrating
rectangular form and vines to soften visual
impact
B. Landscape
Intent
West parking structure at Fashion Island
demonstrating rectangular form and varied
landscape to soften visual impact
The intent of the landscape standards is to ensure that new commercial and residential
development preserves and enhances the existing landscape character of North Newport
Center.
1. Overall Landscape
a. New development should promote an evergreen plant palette that is appropriate in
the Mediterranean climate of Southern California. Plant materials should be of a
native or drought - tolerant species where appropriate and provide variety, while
being consistent with the existing landscape pattern and architectural design of the
building.
b. Landscape and site design will incorporate Best Management Practices (BMPs) to
address low -flow runoff and storm water runoff. Landscaped areas within the
project will be provided and used to treat runoff from impervious surfaces and roof
drains prior to being discharged into the storm drain system.
C. The landscape palette should consist of two distinct groups of plant materials:
• Accent planting, including palms, cypress, and color accents
• Background planting, including evergreen canopy trees and shrubs
d. The overall landscape should be dominated by background planting with accent
planting in key areas corresponding to the land use and development intensity.
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• e. Planting should be organized in layers of plant size and variety such as flowering,
cascading, or climbing plants. Contrasts in color and texture should be used to
enhance the layering of plants.
complementing the building form
2. Perimeter and Street Landscape
a. The landscape on the perimeter of sub -areas and along streets of new commercial
and residential development should complement the street tree pattern, enhance the
pedestrian experience, screen parked vehicles, and soften the view of parking
structures.
b. Existing trees along public streets should be preserved, and new trees should be
installed to fill in gaps.
C. Evergreen hedges should be used to screen the lower portions of parked cars.
d. Evergreen planting should be used to screen parking structures.
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San Nicolas landscape showing screening of
parked cars
3. Parking Lot Landscape
Landscape adjacent to 888 San Clemente
parking structure
a. New surface parking lots should have evergreen canopy trees to provide shade.
b. A uniform evergreen tree type should be used for parking lot fields, with a different
uniform evergreen tree type used to highlight the major parking aisles.
C. Evergreen hedges should be used to screen parked cars.
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screen parked cars
a. New courtyards and promenades should continue the existing pedestrian
experience by promoting visual continuity, shade and an evergreen landscape.
b. Trees should be installed to shade appropriate walkways and cause an interesting
and varied pedestrian experience.
pedestrian experience
C. Circulation.
visual continuity
Intent
The intent of the circulation criteria is to ensure that new commercial and residential
development enhances existing circulation patterns by maintaining existing, upgrading existing
and providing new street and walkway connections.
1. Streets and Pedestrian Activity
a. New development should preserve and enhance the existing attractive street scene,
promote safe and convenient driving practices, and encourage street level
pedestrian activity.
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b. All buildings should be publicly accessible via a path or walkway from a public
sidewalk.
C. The crescent walk linking Block 500 and Block 600 along Newport Center Drive
and pedestrian connections to /in Fashion Island should be preserved and enhanced
where feasible. Connections from the crescent walk into courtyards, plazas, and
other gathering areas in Block 500 and Block 600 should be provided where
possible.
d. Each sub -area should demonstrate an internal pedestrian network of walks and
paseos that connect to the larger Newport Center pedestrian system.
e. Strong pedestrian connectivity, reinforced by protected walkways and landscaping,
should occur between Newport Center Drive and the retail core of Fashion Island.
f. Amenities such as benches, plazas and other pedestrian- oriented facilities should be
provided at pedestrian destinations.
g. To promote the vitality of the public street scene, pedestrian bridges and tunnels
which remove pedestrians from the street level are not allowed.
h. New benches, street trees, directional signs, trash receptacles, and exterior lighting
are encouraged in the public right -of -ways to reinforce pedestrian activity.
i. Enhanced paving in crosswalks to highlight pedestrian pathways is allowed if it is
compatible with the character of the existing development.
Pedestrian walkway from Newport
Center Drive to Fashion Island
Example of pedestrian connectivity to the street
(between 500 and 550 Newport Center Drive)
framework
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Example of a strong pedestrian pathway
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of pedestrian oriented enhancement
interface with pedestrians
Fashion Island paseo
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Crescent Walk and Pedestrian Connections
Circulation
Pedestrian walkways within Fashion Island
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2. Service and Emergency
a. New commercial and residential development should promote efficient circulation
for service and emergency vehicles.
b. Major loading docks should be located away from front doors and from residential
areas to separate service traffic from other traffic.
C. Loading bays should be designed to minimize their visual prominence and any
interference with pedestrian and vehicular flows.
d. Turf -block may be used in landscape areas where fire access is necessary.
e. Truncated domes should be a contrasting color, other than yellow, and should be
coordinated with the paving material unless otherwise required by federal or state
standards.
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Faehinn Island Inadino dock
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3. Parking Lots
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a. Parking areas should not create a separation between adjacent land uses and
buildings.
b. Parking lots at new development should promote efficient circulation for vehicles
and pedestrians.
C. Convenient, well marked and attractive pedestrian access should be provided from
parking lots to buildings.
d. The use of permeable surfaces is encouraged.
680 Newport Center Drive demonstrating flow
from parking to building
Newport Center Drive parking lot
Welt- defined walkway tiunt Newport Center
Drive into Fashion Island at San Nicolas
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D. Orientation and Identity
Intent
The intent of the standards for orientation, identity, and safety is to ensure that new commercial
and residential development promotes wayfinding for residents and visitors, strengthens North
Newport Center's sense of place, and produces a safe environment.
1. Gateways and Entrances
a. New development should respect existing entries and, if entry modifications are
required, should integrate with the existing vehicular and pedestrian circulation
system.
b. Key landscape elements at the "landscape comers" should be retained.
San Joaquin Hills Road and MacArthur
Hills Road and Santa Cruz
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2. View Corridors
a. New development should preserve views of major retail tenants in Fashion Island
from Newport Center Drive.
b. New development should capture views of the ocean from windows and decks at
new restaurants, offices, and residences, where feasible.
Fashion Island major tenant
Fashion Island major tenant visibility
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3. Landmarks
a. As appropriate, major new development may be positioned and designed to serve
as a landmark within North Newport Center.
b. Landmark elements may be included in building design to distinguish individual
buildings and enhance wayfinding.
Pit bland Ilotcl a> :i landmark building
Wind chime as a landmark at Macy's
Palms as a landmark at the southern entry into Fashion Island
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4. Signage
a. New development should have signs that promote identity and wayfinding.
b. Signs should be designed to clearly communicate their messages.
C. Signs should be designed to complement the architecture and landscape.
d. Identification signs should be designed to convey the image of the project or
business.
e. Wayfinding signs should be unified within each sub -area.
f. Simplicity and legibility are encouraged.
g. Ample blank space around sign copy is encouraged.
h. Animated signs visible from public streets are not allowed unless otherwise
permitted by the Municipal Code.
i. Signs may be internally- illuminated, halo - illuminated, externally - illuminated, or
non - illuminated.
Project identification sign
Directional sign
Temporary signs mounted on
construction fence
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5. Lighting
a. The exterior lighting at new commercial and residential development should be
compatible with and enhance the existing lighting of the sub -area.
b. Light fixtures at walkways and parking lots should be coordinated in height, color,
and style.
C. Light fixtures should not cast off -site glaze.
d. Building walls may be illuminated by downlights and uplights; light sources should
not be visible from public view.
e. Tops of buildings may be highlighted with bands of light.
f. Utilitarian light fixtures, such as floodlights and wallpacks, may only be used in
service areas.
g. Low sodium lighting is not allowed.
h. ATM lighting shall conform to state code without causing offsite glare, such as
through the use of bollards, tree lights, pole lights, and soffit lights, rather than
floodlights and wallpacks.
i. In pedestrian areas such as courtyards, plazas, and walkways, lighting fixtures
should be pedestrian scale.
.Appropriate light bollard at Block 600
Non -glare producing lights at 0 San Clemente
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San Joaquin Plaza Planned Community Development Plan
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SAN JOAQUIN PLAZA
(formerly Civic Plaza)
PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT
REGULATIONS
Ordinance No. 1649
Amendment No. 455
December 22, 1975
Ordinance No. 2007 -20
PC Resolution No. 1739
Amendment No. PD2007- 003(PA2007 -151)
Contents
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Introduction................................................................................................................................................... l
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AMENDMENTS
PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT REGULATIONS
For San Joaquin Plaza
Ordinance No. 1649, adopted by the City of Newport Beach on December 22, 1975
(Amendment No. 455)
Amendment No. 1 March 12, 1979
P.C. Amendment No. 527; Resolution No. 9517
Amendment No. 2 November 23, 1987
P.C. Amendment No. 653; Resolution No. 87 -164
Amendment No. 3 January 13, 1992
P.C. Amendment No. 729; Resolution No. 92 -5
Amendment No. 4 April 27, 1992
P.C. Amendment No. 755; Resolution No. 92 -33
Amendment No. 5 October 9, 1995
P.C. Amendment No. 825, Resolution No. 95 -115
Amendment No. 6 March 22, 2005
Code Amendment No. 2004 -013; Resolution No. 1656
Ordinance 2005 -3
Amendment No. 7 December 18, 2007
Amendment No.PD2007- 003(PA2007 -151); PC Resolution No.-1739
Ordinance No. 2007 -20
San Joaquin Plaza — Planned Community District Regulations
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INTRODUCTION
The San Joaquin Plaza Planned Community District (PC -19) for the City of Newport Beach is a part
of the Newport Center Development in conformance with the Newport Beach General Plan.
The subject property is located in the northwestern area of Newport Center. It is bounded by Santa
Cruz Drive on the east, San Clemente Drive on the south, and Santa Barbara Drive to the west.
Surrounding uses include an existing police station, fire station, automobile dealership and service
station to the west and offices uses to the north. The purpose of this Planned Community ("PC ")
District is to provide a method whereby property may be classified and developed for commercial
activity, professional and business offices. The specifications of this district are intended to provide
flexibility in both the land use and development standards for the planned building groups.
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SECTION I. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
San Joaquin Plaza
Proiect Area
Net Acreagel 2.92
2. Percentage of Site Coverage (Site Plan)
a. Building Footprint 15 -20%
b. Parking Area 45 -50%
C. Landscape 35-40%
3. Souare Footages of Uses
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30,000 Sq. Ft.
The shaded area in Figure 1 shows the San Joaquin Plaza Planned Community area.
1 Net Aaeage Site area mbin the existing pmperty lines.
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SECTION II. GENERAL NOTES
1. Water within the Planned Community area will be fiunished by the City of Newport Beach.
2. Sewage disposal facilities within the Planned Community will be provided by Orange County
Sanitation District No. 5.
3. The subject property is within the City of Newport Beach. The Developer will provide the
necessary flood protection facilities under the jurisdiction of the City of Newport Beach.
4. Grading and erosion control provisions shall be carved out on all areas of the Planned
Community in a manner meeting the approval of the Director of Planning.
5. Except as otherwise stated in this Ordinance, the requirements of the Newport Beach Zoning
Code shall apply.
The contents of this supplemental text notwithstanding, no construction shall be proposed within
the boundaries of this Planned Community District except that which shall comply with all
provisions of Newport Beach's Uniform Building Code and the various mechanical codes related
thereto.
6. Parking lot lighting shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director of Planning.
Parking lot lighting shall be designed in a manner so as to minimize impacts on adjacent
residential areas.
7. All mechanical appurtenances on building roof tops and utility vaults shall be screened from
street level view in a manner meeting the approval of the Director of Planning.
8. Prior to the issuance of grading permits, the site shall be examined to determine the existence and
extent of archaeological and paleontological resources in accordance with adopted City polices.
9. in the event, that any non -office facility was to be eliminated from the project, the eliminated
facility would be replaced with the equivalent amount of office space.
10. That a pedestrian and bicycle trail system be reviewed and approved by the Director of Planning
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SECTION M. CIVIC, CULTURAL, BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICES
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The intent of this district is to permit the location of a combination of civic, cultural, business and
professional office uses, and support commercial activities engaged in the sale of products to the
general public.
B. PERMITTED USES
The following shall be permitted:
1. Retail sales and service of a convenience nature.
2. Administrative and professional offices.
3. Restaurants, bars and theater /nightclubs. Subject to Use Permit.
4. Institutional, financial and governmental facilities. .
5. Civic, cultural, commercial recreational and recreational facilities.
6. Parking lots, structures and facilities.
C. BUILDING LOCATION
All buildings shall be located in substantial conformance with the approved site plan.
D. BUILDING HEIGHT
All buildings and appurtenant structures shall be limited to a maximum height of sixty -five (65)
feet.
E. PARKING
Adequate off - street parking shall be provided to accommodate all parking needs for the site. The
intent is to eliminate the need for any on- street parking.
Required off -street parking shall be provided on the site of the use served, or on a common
parking area in accordance with the off - street parking requirements of City of Newport Beach
Planning and Zoning Ordinance.
Parking for the museum shall be based on 3.5 spaces/1,000 square feet of gross floor area
F. LANDSCAPING
Detailed landscaping and irrigation plans, prepared by a licensed landscape architect, licensed
landscaping contractor, or architect shall be reviewed by the Director of Parks, Beaches and
Recreation.
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All landscaping referred to in this section shall be maintained in a neat and orderly fashion.
Screening
Areas used. for parking shall be screened from view or have the view intemtpted by
landscaping, and/or fencing from access streets, and adjacent properties.
Plant materials used for screening purposes shall consist of lineal or grouped masses of
shrubs and/or trees.
2. Landscaping- Vehicle Separation
All landscaped areas shall be separated from adjacent vehicular areas by a wall or curb,
at least six (6) inches higher than the adjacent vehicular area.
3. Parking Areas
Trees, equal in number to one (1) per each five (5) parking stalls shall be provided in the
parking area.
G. LOADING AREAS
1. Street side loading shall be allowed providing the loading dock is screened from view
from adjacent streets.
H. REFUSE COLLECTION AREAS
1. All outdoor refuse collection areas shall be visually screened from access streets, and
adjacent property. Said screening shall form a complete opaque screen.
2. No refuse collection area shall be permitted between a frontage street and the building
line.
I. TELEPHONE AND ELECTRICAL SERVICE
All "on site" electrical lines (excluding transmission lines) and telephone lines shall be placed
underground. Transformer or terminal equipment shall be visually screened from view from
streets and adjacent properties.
J. SIGNS
1. Building Address Sign
Building address numerals shall be a maximum of two (2) feet in height and shall be
consistent with the building identification signing.
Building address number shall face the street (and/or pedestrian walkways in the case of
necessity), and be located on the building so that they are visible from adjacent frontage
roads and designated parking areas.
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2. Project/Building Identification Sign
Project and/or building identification signs are permitted at major entry access drives
from adjacent frontage streets, and adjacent to project intersection corners provided that
they comply with the City of Newport Beach sight distance requirement 110-L.
The identification signage is permitted in the form of a free- standing (single or double
faced) monument sign. The sign copy shall be restricted to the project or building name
and street address. Individual letter heights shall not exceed eighteen (18) inches. The
monument sign shall be limited to S feet in height and 12 feet in width as depicted on the
attached sign drawings.
3. ProjmTTenant Identification Signs
Project/tenant identification signs are permitted at major entry access drives from
adjacent frontage streets, provided that they comply with the City of Newport Beach
sight distance requirement 110-L.
The project/tenant identification signage is permitted in the form of a free standing
(single or double faced) monument sign and may contain the project identification and a
maximum of two tenant names. The tenant selection will be determined by the property
owner or their designated management company. The tenant name shall not exceed S '%
inches in height and the monument sign shall be limited to 6 feet in height and 12 feet in
width as depicted on the attached sign drawings.
4. Tenant Identification Signs
Tenant identification signs are permitted and are divided into two (2) categories
Primary Tenant
Secondary Tenant
Tenant identification signs are to be wall- mounted graphics, consisting of individually
fabricated letters. Box or "can" signs are not permitted
The maximum number of primary tenant signs permitted on any one building elevation
is two (2).
Each secondary tenant shall be limited to one (1) identification sign
The maximum letter height of a primary tenant sign shall not exceed twenty -four (24)
inches. The maximum letter height of a secondary tenant sign shall not exceed sixteen
(16) inches.
Sign copy shall be restricted to identification of the person, firm, company or corporation
operating the use conducted on the site.
S. General Sign Standards
a Signs (to include all those visible from the exterior of any building) may be
lighted but no sign or any other contrivance shall be devised or constructed so as
to rotate, gyrate, blink or move in any animated fashion.
6. Temporary Signs
The following guidelines are intended to produce a consistent sign design for temporary
signs within Newport Center. All temporary signs require the approvals of the City of
Newport Beach and The Irvine Company.
Temporary signs are to identify the future site, project or facility under development on
individual project sites.
Infbrmation on this sign is limited to:
For Sale, For Lease, Future Home of, Building/Project Name, etc.
Type or Name of Development
Type and Area of Space Available
Major Tenant or Developer
Financial Institution
General Contractor
Architect
Leasing Agent
Occupancy Date
Phone Number
Irvine Company or Irvine Company Project Name and Logo
Location: One temporary sign is permitted on site for each frontage street. These
signs may be single or double -faced and parallel or perpendicular to the
roadway.
Design: All temporary signs are to be built in substantial conformance to The Irvine
Company corporate design standards as shown on the following page.
Longevity: Signs can exist from the time of lease or sale of the parcel until
construction and/or leasing ofthe facility is complete.
"EXHIBIT P
Block 500 Planned Community Development Plan
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BLOCK 500
PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Adopted August 28, 1995
Ordinance No. 95 -32
Amendment No. 827
Ordinance No. 2007 -20
PC Resolution No. 1739
Amendment No. PD2007- 003(PA200.7 -151)
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
The Block 500 Planned Community District for the City of Newport Beach is a part of the Newport
Center Development, and has been developed in accordance with the Newport Beach General Plan.
The purpose of this PC (Planned Community) District is to provide a method whereby property may be
classified and developed for commercial activity, professional and business offices. The specifications of
this district are intended to provide land use and development standards supportive of the development
contained herein while insuring compliance with the intent of all applicable regulatory codes.
Whenever the regulations contained herein conflict with the regulations of the Newport Beach Municipal
Code, the regulations contained herein shall take precedence. The Municipal Code shall regulate this
development when such regulations are not provided within these district regulations. All development
within the Planned Community District boundaries shall comply with all provisions of the Uniform
Building Code and various mechanical codes related thereto.
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Figure 1— Land Use Designations
SECTION I. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Block 500
1. Proiect Area
Net Acreage 4.37
2. Percentage of Site Coverage
a. Building Footprint 20% maximum
b. Landscape 30 %m1 n1 mum
3. Maximum building floor area will not exceed 97,400 square fleet.
4. The square footage of individual building sites is subject to adjustment as long as the limitations
on total development are not violated. Any adjustment in the square footages for each building
site shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Director.
SECTION H. GENERAL NOTES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION
1. Grading within the Planned Community area will be pemritted upon seeing of a grading
permit.
2. Water within the Planned Community area will be fimrished by the City of Newport Beach.
3. Sewage disposal facilities within the Planned Community will be provided by the City of
Newport Beach and Orange County Sanitation District No. 5.
4. The subject property is within the City of Newport Beach. The Developer will provide the
necessary flood protection facilities under the jurisdiction of the City of Newport Beach.
5. Erosion control provisions shall be carried out during construction activities on all areas of the
Planned Community in a manner meeting the approval of the Director of Planning.
6. Except as otherwise stated in this Ordinance, the requirements of the Newport Beach Zoning
Code shall apply.
The contents of this text notwithstanding, no construction shall be proposed within the
boundaries of this Planned Community District except that which shall comply with all
provisions of Newport Beach's Uniform Building Code and the various mechanical codes related
thereto.
7. Parking lot lighting for new construction shall be subject to the review and approval of the
Planning Director. Parking lot lighting shall be designed in a manner so as to minimi impacts
on adjacent residential areas.
8. All mechanical appurtenances on building roof tops and utility vaults shall be screened from
street level view in a manner meeting the approval of the Planning Department.
9. Prior to the issuance of new grading permits the site shall be examined to determine the existence
and extent of archaeological and paleontological resources in accordance with City Council
Policies K4 and K -5.
10. Prior to issuance of new grading permits the on -site parking, vehicular circulation and pedestrian
circulation systems shall be reviewed and approved by the City Traffic Engineer.
11. The intersection at new private streets and drives shall be designed to provide sight distance as
specified in drawing No. STD- 110 -L of the City Public Works design criteria unless otherwise
approved by the City Traffic Engineer. Slopes landscape, walls and other obstructions shall be
considered in the sight distance requirements. Landscaping within the sight line shall not exceed
thirty inches in height. The sight distance requirement may be modified at non - critical locations,
subject to approval of the City Traffic Engineer.
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SECTION M. DEFINITIONS
Advertising Surface of a Sian
The total area of the face of the sign structure, excluding supports.
Area of Elevation
Total height and length of a building as projected to a vertical plane.
Setbacks from Street Comers
Setbacks from street comers shall be established as that point of intersection of the required setback lines
from access streets, prolonged to point of intersection.
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SECTION IV. BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL AND COMMERCIAL
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
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INTENT
The intent of this district is to permit the location of a combination of business and professional
office uses, and light general commercial activities engaged in the sale of products to the general
public.
PERMITTED USES
Permitted uses shall include offices, light general commercial and medical/dental offices.
BUILDING LOCATION
All buildings shall be located within the boundaries of the district and in compliance with sight
distance as established in City Standard Drawing No. 110 -L.
BUILDING HEIGHT
All buildings and appurtenant structures shall be limited to a maximum height of 375 feet.
PARIONG
Adequate off - street parking shall be provided to accommodate all parldng needs for the site.
Required off - street parking shall be provided within the Block 500 P.C. District area, unless
otherwise approved by the P. C. through an off -site parking agreement:
General office use: 1 space per 375 square feet of net floor area
Medical office use: 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Other permitted uses: As set forth in the Newport Beach Municipal Code.
Future conversion of general office floor area to medical office shall be contingent on the
provision of the above required parking.
All landscaping referred to in this section shall be maintained in a neat and orderly fashion.
1. Screening
Areas used for parking shall be screened from view or have the view interrupted by
landscaping, and/or fencing from access streets, and adjacent properties.
Plant materials used for screening purposes shall consist of lineal or grouped *masses of
shrubs and/or trees.
2. Parking Areas
Trees, equal in number to one (1) per each five (5) parking stalls shall be provided in the
parking area
G. LOADING AREAS
1. Street side loading shall be allowed providing the loading dock is screened from view
from adjacent streets.
H. STORAGE AREAS
1. All outdoor storage shall be visually screened from access streets, and adjacent property..
Said screening shall form a complete opaque screen.
2. No storage shall be permitted between a frontage street and the building line.
I. REFUSE COLLECTION AREAS
All outdoor refuse collection areas shall be visually screened from access streets, and
adjacent property. Said screening shall farm a complete opaque screen.
2. No refuse collection area shall be permitted between a frontage street and the building
line.
3. Screen areas shall not interfere with the required sigbt distance per City Standard
Drawing No. 110-L.
J. TELEPHONE AND ELECTRICAL SERVICE
All "on site" electrical lines (excluding transmission lines) and telephone lines shall be placed
underground. Transformer, terminal equipment, detector checks and fire service facilities shall
be visually screened from view from streets and adjacent properties, and shall meet the
requirements of City Standard Drawing No. 110 -L.
IG SIGNS
1. General Sign Standards
All permanent and temporary signs must be consistent with the provisions of these
regulations or be approved by the City of Newport Beach and The Irvine Company.
Signs must consist of individual fabricated letters; or routed -out letters in an opaque
background. Enclosed sign, box or "can" signs are not acceptable on buildings.
Signs, including all signs visible from the exterior of any building, may be lighted, but no
sign or any other contrivance shall be devised or constructed so as to rotate, gyrate, blink,
or move in any animated fashion.
3. Building Identification Signs
Building identification signs may only be located at the ground floor level of 567 San
Nicholas Drive; 18 inches max. logo/letter height; 2 locations *nax *num
4. Tenant Identification Signs
The following types of tenant identification sign are permitted:
Signs on buildings, restricted as follows:
567 San Nicholas Drive
No tenant signs are permitted on the building
Low -rise single- tenant buildings and low -rise buildings with exterior doors
used by more than one tenant
Max. one (1) sign per major tenant per building elevation, up to a maximum of
two (2) major tenant signs per building, but not located at the same building
comer; 24 inches max. letter/logo height; 30 feet max. length; (at 2161 San
Joaquin Hills Road, 28 inches max. letter/logo height)
Max. one (1) sign per minor tenant per building elevation, up to a maximum of
two (2) signs per building, but not located at the same building comer; 12 inches
max. letter/logo height; 15 feet max. length
Multi- tenant low -rise buildings with exterior doors for the exclusive use of
individual tenants
Major tenant: max. two (2) signs per building: max. one (1) sign facing
perimeter of Block 500, 24 inches max. letter/logo height, 20 feet max. length;
and max. one (1) sign facing the parking lot, 12 inches max. letter/logo height,
15 feet max. length
Minor tenants: max. one (1) sign per tenant per building elevation, up to a
maximum of two (2) signs per tenant; 12 inches max. letter/logo height; 15 feet
max. length
Sign copy shall be restricted to identification of the person, firm, company, or
corporation operating the use conducted on the site. Tenant signage exceeding the
above standards shall be limited to the interior of buildings located within a common
entryway or lobby area
5. Building Address Signs
Building address signs may be located at one or more of the following locations:
On a free- standing monument sign at 1601 Avocado Avenue; 8 inches, max.
number height
On a free- standing monument sign at 1605 Avocado Avenue; 8 inches, max.
number height
On a building; 24 inches, max. number height
Primary building address numbers shall be visible from the street (and/or pedestrian
walkways in the case of necessity), and be located on the building so that they are visible
from adjacent frontage roads and designated parking areas. Secondary address signs
may be located where logical for on -site orientation.
All address signs shall have a consistent color, design, and material for any given
building. A single letter style is recommended.
6. Other Signs
Advisory signs are permitted in the parking lot; 48 inches, max. height.
Temporary Signs
The following guidelines are intended to produce consistent sign design for temporary
signs within Newport Center. Temporary signs are to identify a future site or project; or
a facility under development or offered for lease.
Information on this sign is limited to:
For Sale, For Lease, Future Home of, Building/Project Name, etc.
Type of Name of Development
Type and Area of Space Available
Major Tenant or Developer
Financial Institution
General Contractor
Architect
Leasing Agent
Occupancy Date
Phone Number
Irvine Company or Irvine Company Project Name and Logo
Maximumnumber:
One (1) temporary sign is permitted on a site for each frontage
street, up to two (2) signs per building, but not at the same
corner of the building.
Type:
Single- or double -faced ground signs or wall signs.
Location:
If ground signs, they may be parallel or perpendicular to the
roadway. If wall signs, they must be located below the sill of
second floor windows.
Design:
Rectangular shape. Rigid, permanent material; not fabric.
Mounting technique: Flush with building: entirely on glass or entirely on a wall
surface; not overlapping glass or wall surface.
Required color: White copy on colored background; or colored copy on white
background; or a combination of the above.
Longevity: Signs may exist from the time of lease or sale of the parcel until
the construction and/or leasing of the facility is complete.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
ordinance, being Ordinance No. 2007 -20 as duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the
City Council of said City at a special meeting of said Council, duly held on the 18th day of December
2007, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Henn, Curry, Rosansky, Webb, Daigle, Gardner, Mayor Selich
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 19th day of December 2007.
(Seal)
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City Clerk
City of Newport Beach, California
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA 1
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LAVONNE M. HARKLESS, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 2007 -20 has been duly and regularly published according to law and the
order of the City Council of said City and that same was so published in The Daily Pilot, a daily
newspaper of general circulation on the following date, to wit: December 22, 2007.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this day of a r
2008.
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City Clerk
City of Newport Beach, California