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Agenda Item No. 27
May 24, i-9-99
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
ARTS & CULTURAL - LIBRARY RECREATION - SENIORS
To: Mayor & Members of City Council
From: LaDonna Kienitz, Community Services Director /City Librarian
Re: Beach Volleyball Court at 2406 W. Oceanfront
The City Council, at the meeting of May 10, requested that a review of the current beach
volleyball court at 2406 W. Oceanfront be placed on the Council agenda.
RECOMMENDATION
a) Make no changes to the current placement of the beach volleyball courts, including
the court at 2406 W. Oceanfront.
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b) Retain the court at 2406 W. Oceanfront and install an additional beach volleyball
court at the previously authorized site at 20 Street.
or
C) Remove the beach volleyball court at 2406 W. Oceanfront and install a beach
volleyball court at 26th Street.
BACKGROUND
City Council Authorization of the Volleyball Courts
City Council approval of volleyball courts on public beaches was originally undertaken in
a Council resolution in 1982. The resolution authorized specific and established
regulations for controlling the locations, installation and maintenance of the courts. It was
subsequently revised in 1987. The current revision is Council Resolution No. 92 -93,
approved August 24, 1992.
There are 67 authorized courts located along the City's six and a half -mile coastline. The
authorized list includes courts at 24th Street, 26th Street, and 28th Street. However, historical
aerial photos indicate that the court at 26th Street has never been installed. These same
photos clearly show courts at the 24th and 28th street locations.
Resolution 92 -93 also states, "no volleyball courts shall be installed within fifty feet (50') of
a property line or sidewalk." The courts at 24th Street and 28th Street are each 50' from the
boardwalk.
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Court at 2406 W. Oceanfront
In September 1998, the Community Services Department received a request from Charles
Hartwell, tenant at 2408 W. Oceanfront, requesting removal of the volleyball court at
2406 W. Oceanfront. The application for removal did not notice the property owners
within 100 feet of the volleyball court, a requirement of the resolution. The Community
Services Department assisted the applicant by noticing all property owners within 200 feet
of the volleyball court. The response from the owners within 100 feet, including the
owner of Mr. Hartwell's residence at 2408 W. Oceanfront, indicated that the court should
not be removed. Applicant Hartwell was notified by letter stating that his request was
denied, and that he had the right to appeal the decision to the Parks, Beaches and
Recreation Commission.
Mr. Hartwell spoke during Public Comments at the Parks, Beaches and Recreation
Commission meeting on December 8, 1998, and requested that the removal of the
volleyball court be included on the following agenda. At the Parks, Beaches and
Recreation Commission meeting of January 5, 1999, Commissioners reviewed Mr.
Hartwell's request. After review and public input, the Commission voted 7 -0 to retain the
volleyball court.
On January 7, 1999, Mr. Hartwell, resubmitted an application for removal of the volleyball
court at 2406 W. Oceanfront and included in his application a letter from Rene Barge, the
owner of Mr. Hartwell's residence, endorsing the application. Staff posted the required 30-
day notice at the volleyball court, announcing the public hearing on March 2, 1999, at the
Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission meeting. At the March 2 meeting, after review
and public input, the Commission voted 7 -0 to retain the volleyball court at the present
site.
An informational report on the placement and use of the volleyball courts on the beach
was requested by the City Council and placed on the April 26 agenda. There was no
public discussion at that meeting.
Authorized Court at 26'h Street
Placement of a beach volleyball court at the authorized 26'h Street site could result in
similar local opposition. In 1998, sand berms built to combat the heavy storms impeded on
the 2406 W. Oceanfront court. During this period a court was installed at 26'h Street.
After the berms were removed, a resident complaint resulted in the relocation of the court
on 26'h Street to the original location at 2406 W. Oceanfront. Except for that brief period,
there has not been a court at 26'h Street for at least 15 years. Minimal street parking could
add to the possible impact at this site.
Activitv at the 2406 W. Oceanfront Site
Staff contacted other City departments for records of activities on the 2400 block of W.
Oceanfront. Police Department reports indicate that there were fifteen calls from residents
in the 2400 block of Oceanfront during the last 12 months. Twelve of the calls are
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. identified and do not involve volleyball play. There is no specific information available in
the record on the subject of the three other calls. These calls did occur during daytime
hours, but it is not possible to identify whether they are volleyball related.
Marine Division staff state that on weekends during the summer months the level of
volleyball play at this court draws spectators. There is an ongoing concern of maintaining
access to the beach from the west -end of the parking lot. Marine staff have and will
continue to mitigate impact on this beach access point by utilizing cones or temporary
fencing. During weekdays and non - summer months use of the volleyball court has no
effect on the safety of the beach access.
In response to the concerns of the residents in the area, Community Services staff have
monitored the court on a regular and frequent basis since December 1998. During the
cooler months, the courts are not used as often as in good weather months. Currently, the
courts are primarily used on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. During one site visit
by staff, a discussion between players and a concerned resident resulted in a commitment
by the players to work with the residents to lessen the impact of their presence at this
court. There are no organized games or tournaments held at this site.
Attachments: 1. Resolution 92 -93
2. Sketch Map
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RESOLUTION NO. 92 -93
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS
CONTROLLING THE INSTALLING AND MAINTENANCE OF
VOLLEYBALL PLAYING AREAS ON THE PUBLIC BEACHES
IN THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AND RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. 88 -14.
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 88 -14, which was adopted on
FL-bruary 22, 1988, sets forth the existing regulations for the
installation and maintenance of volleyball courts on public beaches
in the City; and
WHEREAS, the Newport Beach Parks, Beaches and Recreation
Commission has made certain recommendations that said regulations
be revised and updated; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the
recommendations of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission and
wishes to establish these recommendations as the regulations for
the installation and maintenance of volleyball playing areas on the
oublic beaches in Newport Beach.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Newport Beach that the following are hereby established as
the regulations for the installation and maintenance of volleyball
playing areas on the public beaches in the City of Newport Beach.
1. The public ocean front and bay beaches shall be
divided into five (5) volleyball playing zones which are identified
as follows:
"ONE ONE shall be the area between the Santa Ana
Ri:ec and Orange Avenue;
ZONE T%JO shall be the area between Orange Avenue and
rnr. !!f,woort Pier;
ZONE THREE shall be the area between the Newport
Via•.' and the West Jetty;
'LO11F LgE shall be the main beach at Corona del liar
t•,ca udach;
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ZONE 2LVE Sha'.! bu .1 the pabliC be ac':es f 'On tLrg cr t`.3
hers O Ae'+port Bay.
2. Jo volleyball courts shall be installed within ri%ty feet
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(50') of a private property line or sidewalk in any of the five (5)
volleyball playing zones established herein unless authorized by
the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission as an exception.
Volleyball nets shall be installed perpendicular to the ocean
e::cept at Corona del :tar Beach which shall have eight (8) parallel
courts ar.d two (2) perpendicular courts.
]. Tandem volleyball courts shall have a minimum of twelve
:eet (121) of spacing separating the center posts in all zones.
4. A permanent tournament location shall be established and
maintained at Corona del Mar Sate Beach. A total of ten (10)
permanent courts shall be maintained at the Corona del Mar s_te.
5. volleyball courts are authorized at the locations
described on Exhibit "A" hereto and incorporated herein by
reference and said courts shall be inspected and maintained by the
Par", Beaches and Recreation Department. The Department shall
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v_sually inspect all courts each March and September and report the
results and any necessary corrective actions to the Parks, Beaches
and Recreation Commission.
5. Applications for installation of additional permanent
courts shall be submitted for approval by the Parks, Beaches and
RerreatLOn Commission. Application forms are available from the
Parks, Beaches and Recreation Department and shall include a map
ded written acknowledgment or proof of attempt to notify by
"CUttLfLULI maL1 the proLturty crdnurs within one hnndrCll fuut (IOU')
in either direction of the proposed locatLOn.
7. ApplicatLOns for removal or relocation Of c'.:LstLng
por:uanent courts iihall he .;ublaLtted fcc approval by tha Par }:s,
i ;c,:(:hes and Recreation COIninL55'.On. App!LCation fours are aviiiIable
. —:::I the Parks, Beaches and RecrdYt_un I :e',,a t :tment and sha lL 1. ^.ClUd2
.. :adp and wrLtten acknowledgment or proof Ot attempt to not: f-.1 by
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,ctLfied ma L1 the property owners within One hundred Civet ;!c;o')
;n-2L Cher direction of the existing locatLOn. Following comol =lion
_. the aoplicatLOn and itS sub:nlss LOn LO tire Parks, beaches and
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;It,-l'aatLon Department, the location will be ,ostr� thirty (30) days
Ln a.:vance wit`i a notice of the proposed removal.
A. [Ion - authorised courts will be removed by the Parks. .
;leaches and Recreation Department.
9. Maintenance and installation of volleyball courts shall
be by the Packs. Beaches and Recreation L•epartmeat. Poles shall be
Approved. supplied• installed and maintained by the City of Newport
Beach.
10. The Parks. Beaches and Recreation Commission has final
autljcrity on installation, relocation or removal. Applications
will be based on Eactors which may affect the proposed or existing
court location, including parking• beach maintenance, marine
safety• proximity to existing volleyball courts, restroom and the
ovucill needs of the general community or other considerations as
deemed necessary by the Parks. Beaches and Recreation Commission.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT. Resoluticn 88 -14 is hereby
rescinded. •
ADOPTED THIS 24th day of - August
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