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General Plan/LCP Implementation Committee Agenda
Newport Beach Civic Center - 100 Civic Center Drive
Corona del Mar Meeting Room (Bay E, First Level, Room 1016)
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Committee Members: Staff Members:
Edward Selich, Council Member (Chair) Kimberly Brandt, Community Development Director
Rush Hill, Mayor Pro Tem Brenda Wisneski, Deputy Community Development Director
Nancy Gardner, Council Member Patrick Alford, Planning Manager
Bradley Hillgren — Planning Commission Chair Leonie Mulvihill, Assistant City Attorney
Fred Ameri — Planning Commissioner Dan Campagnolo, Systems and Administration Manager
Jay Myers — Planning Commissioner
Michael Toerge — At -Large Member
1) CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2) ROLL CALL
3) APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Recommended Action: Approve September 25, 2013 Minutes (attached)
4) CURRENT BUSINESS
A. Welcome Coastal Commission Staff. Introductions of the Committee and visiting Coastal Commission
staff.
Recommended Action: No action required.
B. LCP Certification Overview. A discussion of the key components of the City's Local Coastal Program
certification effort.
1. Implementation Plan
2. Coastal Zone boundary adjustments
3. Coastal bluffs & canyons
4. Schedule
Recommended Action: Provide direction to staff, as necessary.
C. Newport Coast LCP. A discussion on translating the certified Newport Coast Local Coastal Program
from a County to City document.
Recommended Action: Provide direction to staff, as necessary.
5) COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A
FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION. ACTION OR REPORT (NON -DISCUSSION ITEM)
6) PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments are invited on agenda and non -agenda items generally considered to be within the subject
matter jurisdiction of the Committee. Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes. Before speaking, we
invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the record. The Committee has the discretion to extend or
shorten the speakers' time limit on agenda or non -agenda items, provided the time limit adjustment is applied
equally to all speakers.
7) NEXT MEETING
8) ADJOURNMENT
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seventy-two (72) hours in advance of each regular meeting and that the public be allowed to comment on agenda items before the Committee and
items not on the agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee may limit public comments to a reasonable
amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per person.
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Attachment No. 1
Draft Minutes — September 25, 2013
City of Newport Beach
General Plan/LCP Implementation Committee Minutes
Date: September 25, 2013
Location: Newport Beach Civic Center — 100 Civic Center Drive
Newport Coast Meeting Room (Bay E, Second Level, Room 2017)
Members Edward Selich, Council Member (Chair)
Present: Rush Hill, Mayor Pro Tem
Nancy Gardner, Council Member
Bradley Hillgren, Planning Commission Chair
Jay Myers, Planning Commissioner
Michael Toerge, Member At -Large
Members Absent: Fred Ameri, Planning Commissioner
Staff: Kimberly Brandt, Community Development Director
Brenda Wisneski, Deputy Community Development Director
Patrick Alford, Planning Manager
Dan Campagnolo, Systems and Administration Manager
Leonie Mulvihill, Assistant City Attorney
Public: James Mosher
Kathleen Crum
1) CALL MEETING TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 12:35 p.m.
2) ROLL CALL
Members of the Committee, staff, and members of the public introduced themselves. Planning
Commissioner Fred Ameri was absent.
3) APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the July 24, 2013, meeting minutes were approved with a minor amendment.
4) CURRENT BUSINESS
A. Coastal Zone Boundary
Planning Manager Patrick Alford referred to a set of maps depicting the adjustments to the Coastal Zone
boundary that were directed by the Committee. He stated that Systems and Administration Manager Dan
Campagnolo was available to answer any technical questions. Staff responded to questions from Chair
Selich and Mayor Pro Tem Hill regarding Map 3 and Map 1-A, respectively.
Chair Selich invited public comments. Mr. Mosher asked if staff had received any feedback from the
Coastal Commission regarding adjusting the boundary beyond the limits established by the Code of
Regulations. Staff responded that they had not, but found examples where the Coastal Commission had
approved adjustments beyond those limits.
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The Committee approved the adjustments to the Coastal Zone boundary
B. Bluff Regulations
Mr. Alford reported on a September 5, 2013, conference call with Coastal Commission District Director
Teresa Henry regarding the City's Bluff Overlay regulations. He stated that Ms. Henry would like the
maps relate to the Coastal Land Use Plan (CLUP) polices, including how the Predominant Line of
Existing Development was established; differentiate between bluffs subject to marine erosion and those
not subject to marine erosion; and depict the minimum bluff edge setbacks. He stated that Ms. Henry
also believed that Development Area C needed to be more restrictive.
A discussion then ensued on CLUP bluff polices, the Bluff Overlay regulations, and how the Coastal
Commission had reviewed recent City projects on coastal bluffs.
Mr. Alford continued to relay Ms. Henry's comments on Map B-5, the Breakers Drive area. He said that
Ms. Henry believed that in this area development needs to be concentrated either at the base or top of
the bluff, but not both.
A discussion then ensued regarding Evensen Residence and other developments in this area and how
nonconforming structures would be addressed.
Mr. Alford continued, stating that Ms. Henry said that the maps need to include a disclaimer that the
development zones are not guaranteed and that further restrictions may be imposed due to safety issues,
habitat, or changes to site conditions over time. He added that staff only provided the Coastal
Commission with the Bluff Overlay regulations and that the Implementation Plan will need to include
regulations and application requirements relating to erosion, habitat protection, drainage, and water
quality.
The Committee directed staff to prepare draft regulations for the bluffs and canyon areas.
C. Draft Implementation Plan
Mr. Alford went over the draft coastal zoning district chapters that were distributed at the previous
meeting. He noted updates and corrections. He then went over the draft special purpose coastal zoning
districts chapter that was provided in the meeting packet, focusing on the Planned Community (PC)
Coastal Zoning District.
A discussion then ensued on the Castaways Marina and Newport Country Club PC.
The Committee then approved the draft chapters with the revisions noted by staff.
D. October Meeting Topics
The Committee directed to staff to the following topics on the October meeting agenda, which will be
attended by Coastal Commission staff:
1. Scheduling
2. Bluffs and canyons
3. Implementation plan format and content
4. Coastal Zone boundary adjustments
5) PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
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6) COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON
A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON -DISCUSSION ITEM)
The next meeting will be at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2013.
7) ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at approximately 1:45 p.m.
Edward Selich, Chair