Title
RESIDENCES AT 1600 DOVE STREET (PA2022-0297)
Site Location: 1600 Dove Street
Recommendation
Summary:
The Applicant is requesting approval of the following entitlements for the future development of a multi-unit residential project consisting of up to 282 dwelling units at 1600 Dove Street (Project):
• General Plan Amendment (GPA) - A request to add 49 dwelling units above the current General Plan allowance for the Airport Area, and amend Anomaly 12 of the General Plan Table LU2 (Anomaly Locations) allocating the 49 residential dwelling to the Property;
• Affordable Housing Implementation Plan (AHIP) - A plan specifying how the Project would meet the City’s affordable housing requirements, in exchange for a request of 50% increase in density including a request for three development standard waivers related to height, park dedication requirement, and overall residential density along with two development concessions related to the payment of partial park in-lieu fees and mix of affordable units pursuant to Chapter 20.32 (Density Bonus) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) and Government Code Section 65915 et seq. (“State 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;
• Addendum to the 2006 General Plan Update Program Environmental Impact Report (Addendum No. 9) - Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Addendum addresses reasonably foreseeable environmental impacts resulting from the Project; and
• Traffic Study - A traffic study pursuant to Chapter 15.40 (Traffic Phasing Ordinance) of the NBMC.
The Project would require a future Site Development Review approval prior to building permit issuance as no specific design for the Project is included.
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find that potential environmental impacts have been previously mitigated through the implementation of the policies of the General Plan as evaluated in Program Environmental Impact Report for the 2006 General Plan Update (SCH No. 2006011119), and the City of Newport Beach Housing Element Initial Study/Negative Declaration (collectively, the PEIR); therefore, in accordance with Section 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, an addendum to the previously adopted PEIR is the appropriate environmental documentation for the Project; and
3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2024-008 recommending the City Council adoption of Environmental Impact Report Addendum No. 9, and approval of General Plan Amendment, Affordable Housing Implementation Plan, Traffic Study, and Development Agreement, for the project located at 1600 Dove Street (PA2022-0297).