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DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
NEWPORT BANNING RANCH PROJECT
Notice is hereby given that the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2009031061) for
the proposed Newport Banning Ranch Project is available for public review and comment pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Draft EIR addresses the environmental effects associated with
implementation of the Newport Banning Ranch Project.
Project Location: The Project site is approximately 401 acres. Approximately 40 acres of the Project site are
located within the incorporated boundary of the City of Newport Beach, and approximately 361 acres are in
unincorporated Orange County within the City's Sphere of Influence. The entire site is within the Coastal Zone, as
established by the California Coastal Act.
Project Description: The Project would allow for the development of the approximately 401.1 -acre site with 1,375
residential dwelling units (du); 75,000 square feet (sf) of commercial uses, a 75 -room resort inn with ancillary resort
uses, and approximately 51.4 gross acres for active and passive park uses including a 26.8 - gross -acre public
Community Park. Approximately 252.3 gross acres (approximately 63 percent) would be retained in permanent
open space. The Project site's existing surface oil production activities located throughout the site would be
consolidated into approximately 16.5 acres. The remaining surface oil production facilities would be abandoned /re-
abandoned, remediated for development, and /or remediated and restored as natural open space. The proposed
Project includes the development of a vehicular and a non - vehicular circulation system for automobiles, bicycles,
and pedestrians, including a pedestrian and bicycle bridge from the Project site across West Coast Highway.
Project approvals required from the City include a General Plan Circulation Element Amendment, Pre - zoning, Zone
Change, Planned Community Development Plan, Master Development Plan, Tentative Tract Map, Development
Agreement, and Affordable Housing Implementation Plan. The Project would also require a Coastal Development
Permit from the California Coastal Commission.
The Draft EIR examines the potential impacts generated by the proposed Project in relation to the following CEQA
Checklist categories: aesthetics and visual resources, land use and planning programs, geology and soils,
hydrology and water quality, population, housing, and employment, transportation and circulation, air quality, green
house gas emissions, noise, biological resources, cultural and paleontological resources, recreation and trails,
hazards and hazardous materials, public services, utilities, and alternatives.
The City of Newport Beach is the Lead Agency for this Draft EIR. Copies of the Draft EIR and technical appendices
are available for public review at the following locations:
• City of Newport Beach, Community Development Department, 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach,
California 92658
• City of Newport Beach, Central Branch, 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach, California 92660
• City of Newport Beach, Balboa Branch, 100 East Balboa Boulevard, Newport Beach, California, 92661
• City of Newport Beach, Mariners Branch, 1300 Irvine Avenue, Newport Beach, California 92660
• City of Newport Beach, Corona del Mar Branch, 420 Marigold Avenue, Corona del Mar, California 92625
• City Website - http: / /www.newportbeachca.gov
All interested parties are invited to submit written comments pertaining to the Draft EIR. The comment period for
the Draft EIR will be 60 days beginning September 9, 2011 and ending November 8, 2011. Your comments should
be sent at the earliest possible date, but must arrive no later than 5:00 PM on November 8, 2011. Please direct any
questions regarding the Draft EIR to Patrick J. Alford at (949) 644 -3235 or email at palford @newportbeachca.gov.
Written comments should be sent to:
Patrick J. Alford, Planning Manager
City of Newport Beach, Community Development Department
3300 Newport Boulevard
P.O. Box 1768
Newport Beach, California 92658 -8915
If e-mail comments are submitted with attachments, it is recommended that the attachments be delivered in writing
to the address specified above. The virus protection measures and variety of formats for attachments can limit the
ability for the attachments to be delivered.
Patrick J. Alford, Planning Manager Date
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
P. O. BOX 1768
NEWPORT BEACH, CA
92658 -8915
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