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Memorandum
Received After Agenda Printed
Agenda Item No. 10
07 -22 -14
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
To: City Council
From: Kim Brandt, Community Development Director
Date: July 22, 2014
Re: General Plan Land Use Element Amendment — Additional Information
Subsequent to the publication and distribution of the staff report, staff has further reviewed the
proposed Land Use Policy 7.13. 11 Corona del Mar Traffic By -Pass Plan. As you know, this
policy was recommended for consideration by the City Council at the July 8, 2014 Council
meeting.
Staff is recommending the following changes to the policy (shown in underlines and strike-
outs) in order to clarify that City Council shall consider the By -Pass Plan and the plan will only
be approved and implemented if it is determined to be consistent with the City's Circulation
Element. The proposed modifications are as follows:
"Land Use Policy 7.13.11 Corona del Mar Traffic By -Pass Plan
ksplemeat Analyze a Corona del Mar traffic by -pass plan to divert vehicular traffic and limit traffic
congestion in the Corona del Mar area. The by -pass plan shall, among other things, identify traffic
measures that divert traffic on surface streets. such as new signaae, and be implemented onlv if it is
determined to be consistent with the City's Circulation Element. The by- pass -plan shall be
considered aeereve4 by the City Council and implemented Vientee prior to the issuance of the first certificate
of occupancy for any project that uses any or all of the 500,000 SF of office, 50,000 SF of regional
commercial, and/or 500 dwelling units identified in Table LU2 (Anomaly Location 84). (Imp 16.2y
Staff will also present this revised information as part of tonight's presentation.