Title
1300 DOVE TOWNHOMES (PA2025-0170)
Site Location: 1200 and 1300 Dove Street and 4041 MacArthur Boulevard
Recommendation
Summary:
A request to authorize the development of a 132-unit, for-sale, residential townhome community including 7 units affordable to very low-income households on an existing office site. The proposed development includes the demolition of two existing office buildings and an existing parking structure and the construction of two-, three- and four-bedroom townhomes ranging from 1,251 to 2,562 square feet. The development includes a two-car garage for each unit and 40 uncovered guest parking spaces for a total of 304 on-site parking spaces. The 132 units will be distributed within 36 buildings, with units arranged in two- and eight-unit buildings. The buildings have a maximum structure height ranging from approximately 37 to 47 feet above established grade. The development will provide resident-serving amenities, including outdoor courtyards with barbeque, a pizza oven, covered seating, a fire pit, and a game lawn. Additionally, a publicly accessible pedest “strada” improved with landscaping and seating areas is proposed along the MacArthur Boulevard frontage. Onsite and offsite public improvements such as updating the storm drain, sidewalks, and driveways are included in project implementation (Project). To implement the Project, the request requires the following approvals from the City:
• Zoning Code Amendment - An amendment to Section 20.80.025 (Housing Opportunity Overlay Zoning Districts Maps) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) to include the Project Site in the Housing Opportunity Sites Overlay in the HO-1- Airport Area Environs Map;
• Major Site Development Review (SDR) - A major site development review in accordance with Section 20.52.080 (Site Development Reviews) of the NBMC for five or more units with a tentative tract map;
• Vesting Tentative Tract Map (VTTM) - A vesting tentative tract map to allow for an airspace subdivision of the individual residential units on a 6.5-acre parcel, pursuant to Chapter 19.12 (Tentative Map Review) of the NBMC;
• Affordable Housing Implementation Plan (AHIP) - A plan specifying how the Project would meet the City’s affordable housing requirements pursuant to Chapter 20.32 (Density Bonus) of the NBMC and Government Code Section 65915 (Density Bonus Law);
• Development Agreement (DA) - A Development Agreement between the Applicant and the City, pursuant to Section 15.45.020 (Development Agreement Required) of the NBMC, which would provide the Applicant with the vested right to develop the Project for a term of 10 years and to provide negotiated public benefits to the City; and
• Addendum to the Newport Beach General Plan Housing Implementation Program EIR (Addendum No. 1) - Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Addendum addresses reasonably foreseeable environmental impacts resulting from the Project.
Recommended Actions:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Adopt Resolution No. PC2026-018 (Attachment No. PC 1) recommending City Council approval of the Addendum No. 1 to the Certified Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report for the City of Newport Beach Housing Implementation Program (SCH No. 2023060699), Zoning Code Amendment, Major Site Development Review, Vesting Tentative Tract Map, Affordable Housing Implementation Plan, and Development Agreement for the 1300 Dove Townhomes Project located at 1200 and 1300 Dove Street and 4041 MacArthur Boulevard (PA2025-0170).