Title
HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM AMENDMENTS (PA2022-0245)
Site Location: Citywide
Recommendation
Summary:
As required by state law, the City adopted the 6th Cycle Housing Element for the 2021-2029 planning period (Housing Element) on September 13, 2022, which was certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development on October 5, 2022.
To implement the Housing Element, the Planning Commission will consider a recommendation to the City Council of the amendments and actions described below which must take effect by the statutory deadline of February 2025:
• General Plan Amendment. Amend the General Plan Land Use Element to support housing production in the focus areas identified by the Housing Element;
• Zoning Code Amendment. Amend Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) to implement the Land Use Element's policy changes by allowing housing development through new Housing Opportunity (HO) Overlay Zoning Districts, establish appropriate development standards, and create objective design and development standards for multi-unit residential and mixed-use development projects; and
• Local Coastal Program Amendment. Amend the Newport Beach Coastal Land Use Plan and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the NBMC to include new Housing Opportunity (HO) Overlay Coastal Zoning Districts to support housing production in the focus areas identified by the Housing Element within the Coastal Zone.
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. PC2024-006 recommending City Council certify the Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) identified by State Clearinghouse Number (SCH No.) 2023060699, including the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), and approve the Housing Element Implementation Program Amendments all collectively referred to as “PA2022-0245”.