Title
RESIDENCES AT 1400 BRISTOL STREET (PA2022-0296)
Site Location: 1400 and 1420 Bristol Street (North)
Recommendation
Summary:
The Applicant is requesting approval for the demolition of two existing office buildings and the development of 229 apartment units atop a 422-space parking structure and a pedestrian bridge that extends from the proposed project over the Spruce Street right-of-way to the approved residential apartment project at 1300 Bristol Street (Project). The following approvals are requested to implement the Project as proposed:
· General Plan Amendment (GPA) - A request to change the existing General Plan land use designation of subject property from General Commercial Office (CO-G) to Mixed Use Horizontal 2 (MU-H2) and add 64 dwelling units to Anomaly 16 of the General Plan Table LU2 (Anomaly Locations) to accommodate the Project;
· Planned Community Development Plan Amendment - An amendment to the Newport Place Planned Community (PC-11) Development Plan (PC Text) to include the project site within the Residential Overlay;
· Major Site Development Review - A site development review in accordance with the Newport Place Planned Community and Section 20.52.80 (Site Development Reviews) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC), for the construction of the Project;
· Affordable Housing Implementation Plan - A plan specifying how the Project would meet the City’s affordable housing requirements, in exchange for a request of 50% increase in density. The Applicant seeks six development standard waivers related to park land dedication, building setbacks, building height, private open space for each residential unit, common open space for the entire Project, and overall residential project density pursuant to Chapter 20.32 (Density Bonus) of the NBMC and Government Code Section 65915 (Density Bonus Law), and two development concessions related to the mix of affordable units and partial park in-lieu fee payment, pursuant to Chapter 20.32 (Density...
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