Title
MONROVIA TOWNHOMES (PA2025-0062)
Site Location: 1580-1598 Monrovia Avenue and 865-899 West 16th Street
Recommendation
Summary:
A request to authorize the development of a for-sale residential townhome community with 89 dwelling units on a 4.34-acre property at the southeast corner of Monrovia Avenue and West 16th Street. The development includes four single-unit residences, 17 duplex buildings, and 51 attached townhome-style dwelling units ranging in size from approximately 2,000 gross square feet to 3,000 gross square feet. The single-unit and duplex buildings are located on the southern half of the site and will be a maximum of four stories, with a height up to 47 feet, 8 inches above finish grade. Townhome style units are located on the northern half of the site and will be a maximum of three stories, with a height up to 38 feet, 8 inches above finish grade. Private resident-serving amenities include a community pool and pedestrian walking paths with picnic tables and benches. Each unit will have an attached two-car garage with an additional 47 uncovered parking spaces distributed throughout the site for a total of 225 parking spaces. Vehicle access to the site is provided through two driveways on Monrovia Avenue and one driveway on 16th Street. The following approvals are required to implement the project:
Major Site Development Review: Required for any project proposing five or more residential units with a tract map. The Major Site Development Review additionally allows for deviations from specific multi-unit objective design standards pursuant to Section 20.48.185 (Multi-Unit Objective Design Standards) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC); and
Vesting Tentative Tract Map: Requested to merge two properties to create a single building site and allow for an airspace subdivision of the individual residential units for individual sale (i.e., for condominium purposes).
Recommended Actions:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find that this project is not subject to further environmental review pursuant to Section 21083.3 of the California Public Resources Code (PRC) and Section 15183 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines because the Project is consistent with the previously certified Program Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2023060699); and
3. Adopt Resolution NO. PC2025-020, approving the Major Site Development Review and Vesting Tentative Tract Map filed as PA2025-0062.