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Home My WebLink AboutSS3 - Newport Banning Ranch Draft Environmental Impact Report Review Processa�W�Rr CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Cq�F00.H�P City Council Staff Report Agenda Item No. SS 3 September 13, 2011 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Community Development Department Kimberly Brandt, AICP, Director 949 - 644 -3226, kbrandt @newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Patrick J. Alford, Planning Manager APPROVED: O. Y TITLE: Newport Banning Ranch Draft Environmental Impact Report Review Process ABSTRACT: A presentation on the process for providing the public opportunities to review and comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Report prepared for the proposed Newport Banning Ranch project. RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: There is no fiscal impact related to this item. Funding for the Environmental Impact Report is provided by the applicant. DISCUSSION: Introduction Newport Banning Ranch is a proposed 401 -acre planned community located in the western -most area of the community. Approximately 40 acres of the project site are located in the City and approximately 361 acres are located in unincorporated Orange County within the City's Sphere of Influence. The proposed project consists of 1,375 residential dwelling units, 75,000 square feet of commercial uses, and a 75 -room resort inn. Approximately 51.4 acres are proposed for active and passive park uses, including two public community parks. Approximately 252.3 acres are proposed for natural 1 Newport Banning Ranch Draft Environmental Impact Report Review Process September 13, 2011 Page 2 resources protection in the form of open space, including 16.5 acres that would be used for interim oil operations. The City as Lead Agency The City of Newport Beach is the public agency that has the principal responsibility for taking discretionary actions on project. As the lead agency, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires the City to consider the information contained in an environmental impact report (EIR) prior to any decision to approve or deny the project. The Review Process Prior Public Review /Comment Opportunities A notice of preparation (NOP) was prepared and distributed to affected agencies and interested parties for a 30 -day public review period beginning March 18, 2009. The NOP described the project and identified all potential environmental effects that were expected to be addressed in the EIR. Agencies and the public were invited to review and comment on the NOP. The review and comment period closed on April 17, 2009. The City received comments from 20 state, regional, and local agencies and special districts, 13 organizations, 1 business, and 41 members of the public. During the NOP review period, two scoping meetings were held on April 2, 2009, to solicit additional suggestions on the content of the EIR. One scoping meeting was held for agencies and one meeting for the general public. Attendees were provided an opportunity to identify verbally or in writing the issues they felt should be addressed in this EIR. The City received comments from six parties at the agency scoping meeting and 24 comments from individuals at the general public scoping meeting. Review of the DEIR The public review and comment period for the DEIR began on September 9, 2011, and will end on November 8, 2011. Reviewers of the DEIR are being given a 60 -day review period, instead of the normal 45 -day review period, to prepare written comments on the draft document. Notice of availability of the DEIR was given by the following methods: • Distribution of the Notice of Completion and /or the DEIR to Responsible and Trustee Agencies, other affected agencies, surrounding jurisdictions, interested parties, and other parties who requested a notice and /or copy. • Publication of the Notice of Completion in the Daily Pilot and the Orange County Register. 2 Newport Banning Ranch Draft Environmental Impact Report Review Process September 13, 2011 Page 3 • Distribution to subscribers of the City's Select Alerts and RSS News Feeds • Posting of the Notice of Completion at City Hall and with the County Clerk. During the public review period, the DEIR (including the technical appendices) is available for review at the Community Development Department. Additionally, copies of the DEIR and technical appendices (the latter on CDs) are available at the reference desk of each branch of the Newport Beach Public Library. The DEIR, technical appendices, and other related documents can also be accessed at the City's website: http://www.newportbeachca.gov. Environmental Quality Affairs Citizens Advisory Committee On August 9, 2011, the City Council directed the Environmental Quality Affairs Citizens Advisory Committee (EQAC) to review and submit comments on the DEIR. The Committee formed a subcommittee to prepare comments on the DEIR, which will be reviewed and approved by the Committee as a whole at their October 17, 2011 meeting. Submittal of Comments Written comments regarding the DEIR should be submitted to City of Newport Beach Community Development Department, Planning Division 3300 Newport Boulevard P.O. Box 1768 Newport Beach, California 92658 -8915 Contact: Patrick Alford, Planning Manager (949) 644 -3235 palfordn newportbeachca.gov Response to Comments Upon completion of the public review period, the City will prepare written responses to the issues that were raised in written and oral comments on the DEIR, and will provide these responses to commenting agencies and other parties prior to final action on the project. Public Hearings The comments and associated responses will be included in the Final EIR for the Planning Commission and City Council to consider prior to certification of the EIR as final and complete. The Planning Commission public hearings on the project and DEIR 3 Newport Banning Ranch Draft Environmental Impact Report Review Process September 13, 2011 Page 4 are tentatively scheduled to begin in January 2012. City Council public hearings are tentatively scheduled for March 2012. NOTICING: The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item). Submitted by: Kimberly Brandt, AJCR ° Community Develo ent Director Attachments: A. Map of Surrounding Land Uses B. Newport Banning Ranch Master Development Plan 4 City Council Attachment A Map of Surrounding Land Uses 5 0 D N X E 3 2 a LEGEND Newport Beach Residential Neighborhoods i lO Newport Shores 4 L +, Lido Sands 51fdIC fR REi '�.W= 13 I a ;r (�xc{ti O West Newport Beach 1 r Newport Island Incorporated Newport Beach Townhouse t Q n�i Ob Balboa Coves LSD 1 O Newport Crest Q 14' -,_ ',- - SO Seawind Newport Y { '•. ! k O Newport Knolls 10 park Lido l + 11 Versailles Villa Balboa I Newport Terrace W+ Al I Costa Mesa Residential Neighborhoods - + ® 14 California Seabreeze `i l -r3 �nl 10 7 8 11 �Y \� 12 1 y ` 5 6 Source: FORMA 2011 Surrounding Land Uses Exhibit 3 -5 Newport Banning Ranch EIR N WAE 66 TGi ry C O N S U L T I N G s (072511 JCD) R: ProlectslNe portU015 \Graphics \EIR\Ex3- 5_SLU.p 2 City Council Attachment B Newport Banning Ranch Master Development Plan 9 10 A Q Z Q Q ti Z INC co ACOE Wetlands Restoration Area 9 9 2a 2a 2a 6b I— - - —I Project Site Boundary OPEN SPACE PRESERVE Upland Open Space Habitat Conservation, Restoration, and Mitigation Areas Lowland Open Space Habitat Conservation, Restoration, and Mitigation Areas Public Interpretive Trails _ Drainage Management Areas Consolidated Oil Sites (Interim Use) _ Oil Site Buffers PARKLANDS _ Public Community Park Public Bluff Park Public Interpretive Parks VILLAGES AND COLONIES North and South Family Villages Urban Colony Resort Colony ./� Pedestrian Pasco ROADWAYS Public Roads Private Roads/Alleys Top of Edge of Bluff 60 Foot Setback from Top of Edge of Bluff for Habitable Structures B PACII I C OCEAN 2b N r 0 d, °o 19th Street 9 1g 8th Street e r/ 1 f ab d Urban Colony � �f 'Q 1e 0C, > > a a m d > O L C a I� I 17th Street / I Ic 9b Z' 0b lob 7I 1 Newhall Street � r North Family Village 1:1 0a . 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Box 1768 Beach, California 92658 -8915