Title
FORD ROAD TOWNHOMES (PA2025-0049)
Site Location: The unaddressed property abutting 1650 Ford Road (APN 458-361-10) identified as Site ID No. 141 in the Housing Element Sits Inventory and 1650 Ford Road (APN 458-361-02)
Recommendation
Summary:
A request to authorize the development of a for-sale residential townhome community with 27 units on an undeveloped and unaddressed property near the southeast corner of the MacArthur Boulevard and Bonita Canyon Drive intersection, northeast of the parking lot for the Bonita Canyon Sports Park and west of the AT&T facility. The proposed development includes a mix of two-, three, and four-bedroom units ranging from 1,916 to 2,989 square feet, each with an attached two-car garage. Units would be distributed within four detached, four-story buildings with a maximum structure height of 47 feet and 11 inches, above the established grade. The development will provide 13 visitor parking spaces and a variety of private resident-serving amenities. Offsite improvements include the installation of a gate restricting access to the neighboring AT&T property and the relocation of an existing wireless telecommunications monopole onto the neighboring AT&T property. Lastly, the project includes subdividing the project site and reconfiguring the lot line between the project site and the AT&T property. The following approvals are required:
• 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 an increase in maximum structure height pursuant to Section 20.30.060 (Height Limits and Exceptions) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) and deviations from specific multi-unit objective design standards pursuant to Section 20.48.185 (Multi-Unit Objective Design Standards) of the NBMC.
• Vesting Tentative Tract Map: Requested to adjust the easterly property line between the project site and the AT&T property, to create individual parcels for conveyance purposes, and to 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 CEQA Guidelines because the Project is consistent with the previously certified Program Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2023060699): and
3. Adopt Resolution NO. PC2025-012, approving the Major Site Development Review and Vesting Tentative Tract Map filed as PA2025-0049.