Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Measure M Habitat Conservation Sites
OCTA seeks to build an inventory of potential habitat conservation sites that may be eligible for future funding through OCTA’s freeway mitigation and resource protection program, which is part of the Renewed Measure M sales and use tax.
2009 Jan
2009 Feb
2009 Apr
2009 Jul
2009 Aug
2009 Oct
Proposed Plan includes:
1,375 residential dwelling units
75,000 sq ft of commercial uses
75-room resort hotel
51.4 gross acres for parks
2011 Jul
Banning Ranch Conservancy files petition in Superior Court – Sunset Ridge Park Project
Petition filed against City of Newport Beach City Council for Sunset Ridge Park Project approval and for an inadequate and inaccurate Environmental Impact Report and Project Description, resulting in improper segmentation of environmental review and impacts to environmentally sensitive habitat areas (ESHA).
2010 Apr
Sunset Ridge Park Project
Mowing and Removal of Vegetation on Banning Ranch
City of Newport Beach – Newport Banning Ranch Project Application
2011 Aug
2011 Sep
Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on the Newport Banning Ranch Project
September 9, 2011
Draft EIR and Exhibits
Draft EIR Appendices
2011 Sep
Caltrans review and comment on DEIR for the Banning Ranch Project.
Caltrans Letter of Comment to NBR for the Banning Ranch Project
Sunset Ridge Park Project – Coastal Commission Staff Report
Staff recommends denial of Sunset Ridge Park Project.
2011 Oct
Agency and City Responses to Banning Ranch Project
City of Newport Beach to Coastal Commission re vegetation maintenance (fuel modification) on Banning Ranch
Banning Ranch Conservancy letter to Coastal Commission re Scheduling of Hearing on Sunset Ridge <link to Sunset Ridge Docs>
Sunset Ridge
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – Technical Assistance – Revised Sunset Ridge Project 4-27-12
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – Illegal Mowing on Sunset Ridge 4-9-13
2012 Mar
US Army Corps of Engineers – Southern Marsh and Seminiuk Slough
2012 Apr
Sunset Ridge Park Project
Approximately 18.9 acres, adjacent to the Banning Ranch property, the City proposes to build an active and passive park that would include baseball and soccer fields, a playground and parking area.
Sunset Ridge Park Project EIR
Sunset Ridge Park – Coastal Commission
Sunset Ridge Park – Legal Action
City of Newport Beach approves the Newport Banning Ranch project – 7-23-12
California Coastal Commission approves CDP for Sunset Ridge Park Project – 8-9-12
California Coastal Commission – Newport Banning Ranch Project Application
Coastal Development Permit (CDP) Application to the Coastal Commission – 2-1-13
Attachments
06 – Property Owners Occupant List
14 – Planned Community Development Plan
16 – Costa Mesa Traffic Agreement
17 – Regional Local and Site Vicinity
19 – Newport Beach – General Plan Design
21 – County of Orange Land Use Design
22 – Resolution Exemption 1973
23 – NBR Historical Aerials 1927-2011
24 – Existing Oil Facilities & Unfrastructure
25a – Existing Topological Conditions
26 – Map 1 Recognized Environmental Conditions (REC) and Potential Environmental Concern (PEC)
26 – Map 2 Oil Field Abandoned and Remedial Staging Map
Development Plans
Open Space Parks & Trails
2-2 Parklands Project Development Plan (PDP)
2-4 Central Vommunity Park PDP
2-8 Nature Center/Vernal Pool Interpretive Area PDP
2-10 Master & Trails Coastal Areas
2-11 Multi-Use Trail Cross Section
2-12 Lowland Multi-Use Trail Cross Section
2-13 South Arroyo Multi-Use Trail Cross Section
2-14 Bluff Park Pedestrian Trail Cross Section
2-15 Bluff Toe Multi-Use Trail Cross Section
Residential MU – Commercial & Visitor Serving Development
3-1 Villages & Colonies Development Plan
3-3 South Family Village Development Edfge Section
3-4 Traditional Homes South Bluff Park Typical Plans & Elevations (TP&E)
3-8 North Family Village Development Edge Section
3-9 Traditional Homes Scenic Drive TP&E
3-14 Urban Colony SPA12b Concept Development Plan
3-15 Urban Colony Concept Edge Section
3-16 Urban Flats Concept Plans & Elevations
3-17 Resort Colony SPA13a Concept Development Plan
Grading & Drainage
4-5 Bluffs & Slope Restoration
4-7 Water Quality Management Plan
Circulation & Parking
5-1 Master Roadway Plan Key Map
5-2 Pacific Coast Highway Pedestrian Bridge
5-3 Section A-A, B-B and P-P Bluff Road & North Bluff Road
5-4 Sections Q-Q & R-R North Bluff Road
5-5 Sections J-J & M-M North Bluff Road
5-6 Sections C-C, D-D and E-E 15th, 16th and 17th Streets
5-8 19th Street North Bluff Road Entry and Offsite
5-9 Sections G-G and H-H Resort Colony Road Scenic Drive
5-10 Sections F-F, I-I and N-N Typical Local Roads and Private Alley
5-11 Traffic Calming Design Features
5-12 15th Street Entry Offsite
5-13 16th Street Entry Offsite
5-15 West Coast Highway & Bluff Road Entry Intersection
5-16 Sections K-K and L-L West Coast Highway
Landscape & Design
6-2 Community Landscapes Zone Map
6-4 Bluff Road – PCH Resort Colony Street Scape
6-5 North Bluff Road & 17th Street Street Scape
6-6 North Bluff Road & 17th & 19th Street Scape
6-7 Section C-C 15th Street Scape
6-8 Section D-D 16th Street Scaoe
6-9 Section E-E 17th Street Scape
6-10 Section G-G Resort Colony Street Scape
6-11 Section H-H Scenic Drive Street Scape
6-12 Section I-I Local Street Scape
6-14 Street Signal Light Fixture
6-16 Block Wall Open Space Fence Details
6-18 Community Monument Concept
6-20 Community Transition/Interface Key
6-21 Section A-A Open Space South Bluff & PCH Lido Interface
6-22 Section B-B Open Space South Bluff & Newport Shores Interface
6-23 Section C-C Open Space North Bluff & Newport Shores Interface
6-24 Section D-D South Community Park & Newport Crest Interface
6-25 Section E1-E1 & E2-E2 South Community Park – Bluff Road & Newport Crest Interface
6-26 Section F-F Central Community Park & Newport Crest Interface
6-27 Section G-G North Community Park & Carden School Interface
6-28 Section H-H Consolidated Oil Facilities & North Bluff Park – Family Village Interface
6-29 Section I-I Urban Colony & Newport Mesa School District Property
6-30 Section J-J Urban Colony & Mesa West Bluff
6-31 Section K-K Open Space & California Seabreeze Interface
Infrastructure & Utilities
Conceptual Sequencing
Technical Studies – Biological Resources Reports
Focused Burrowing Owl (BUOW) Surveys on Banning Ranch
Final Cumulative Fairy Shrimp Report – 1-29-13
NBR Grasslands Assessment and Vegetation Mapping Report – 2-1-13
Pacific Pocket Mouse Assessment for Banning Ranch – 10-25-12
Technical Studies – Geotechnical Reports
CCC Notice of Incomplete Application
2013 Feb
Coastal Commission Notice of Violation – Removal of major vegetation
Notice of Violation – Removal of major vegetation from Banning Ranch 5-18-12
2012 Jun
Hamilton Biological letter to Coastal Commission – Biological Issues on Sunset Ridge.
Removal of ESHA on Sunset Ridge site
Biological issues and removal of Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area (ESHA) on Sunset Ridge
Application filed with the Coastal Commission and Notices of Incomplete Application
In February 2013, Newport Banning Ranch (NBR) filed for a Coastal Development Permit with the California Coastal Commission (CCC). The CCC issued a Notice of Incomplete Application (NOIA) for information, surveys and studies missing from the application. NBR re-submitted the response applications, to which a NOIA was issued. This continued for 8 rounds from 2013 to 2015 before the final resubmittal was accepted as complete in April 2015.
Application Resubmittal – 11-8-13
NOIA – 12-6-13
Application Resubmittal – 1-10-14
NBR CDP Application Resubmittal – 1-10-14
Constraints Exhibits
All Constraints – All Special Status Birds
Constraints After Oilfield Abandonment and Soil Remediation
Constraints Oilfield Abandonment and Soil Remediation Area
Constraints Project Impacts After Oilfield Abandonment and Soil Remediation
Protected Enhanced and Established Vegetation Communities After HCCMP Implementation
Attachments
01. Habitat Conservation and Conceptual Mitigation Plan (HCCMP)
02. 2001 RWQCB Cleanup and Abatement
03. 2001 Environmental Assessment
04. Letter from City of Newport Beach
05. Adjacent Uses and Densities
06. Coastal Act Consistency Analysis
07. USFWS Medak Correspondence
10. City of Newport Beach Approvals
12. Newport Banning Land Trust Letter and Memorandum of Understanding
NOIA – 2-7-14
Application Resubmittal – 5-6-14
NBR Application Submittal No 5-13-032 – 5-5-14
Application No 5-13-032 Exhibits
Application No 5-13-032 Attachment A & B
Application No 5-13-032 Attachment C
Application No 5-13-032 Attachment D Pt 1 of 2
Application No 5-13-032 Attachment D Pt 2 of 2
NOIA – 6-5-14
Application Resubmittal – 10-30-14
NOIA – 11-26-14
Application Resubmittal – 3-5-15
Attachment 4 Remedial Action Plan
Attachment 5 2001 Cleanup Level Reference
Attachment 6 US EPA Citizens Guide to Bioremediation
Exhibit 3A Oil Field Operations
NBR Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
Ref 2 – Phase I ESA_10 October 1993
Ref 6 – EA Report_November 2001
Ref 7 – Cement Returns EA and RAP_ 1 July 2002
Ref 8 – Lowland Stock EA and RAP_2 December 2002
Ref 9 – Free Product EA and RAP_2 December 2002
Ref 10 – Cement Returns RA Progress_4 December 2002
Ref 11 – Surface Water Sam-pling Table 1_3 March 2003
South Village Commercial Floor Plans
Urban Colony Commercial Floor Plans
Urban Colony Community Ammenities Floor Plans
Urban Colony Recreation Center Floor Plans
Urban Colony Residential Floor Plans
Water Quality Exhibit Comm Resort Revised
NOIA – 4-3-15
Application Resubmittal – 4-8-15
Revised Project Description 4-8-15
2001 GLA Newport Banning Ranch_BRC 39 Dry Season Survey
Dry Season Fairy Shrimp ERS 2012
Application accepted as incomplete 4-29-15
Application Resubmittal – 5-17-13
Attachments
Oil Operators Application for Exemption based on Vested Rights
NBR Abandonment Remediation – Alternative Project Impacts
NBR Alternative Impact Mitigation Tables
CA Code of Regulations Title 14 – Regulations Codes – Best Practices
1986 CDP E-85-1 Issues to WNOC
Armstrong Petroleum 1990 Response to Commission
City Council Staff Report Funding Feasibility
NBR Willing Buyer Letter to BRC
Resource Constraints Plan with OASR Exemption PPF
Resource Constraints Plan with OASR Exemption Alt PF
Grasslands Assessment and Vegetation Mapping Report 2013
Grasslands Assessment and Vegetation Mapping Report 2013 Appdx A
Grasslands Assessment and Vegetation Mapping Report 2013 Appdx B&C
Grasslands Assessment and Vegetation Mapping Report 2013 Appdx D P 1-83
Grasslands Assessment and Vegetation Mapping Report 2013 Appdx D 83-166
Grasslands Assessment and Vegetation Mapping Report 2013 Appdx E&F
Existing Proposal Watershed Map
Slope Analysis Bluff Delineation Map
Existing Proposed Hydrology Map
CCC Notice of Incomplete Application
Application Resubmittal – 7-8-13
NOIA – 8-7-13
California Coastal Commission Strategic Plan 2013-02018
The California Coastal Commission has protected critical open space and resource areas that provide public access near dense urban areas have been protected, including in the Santa Monica Mountains, along Bolsa Chica and the Newport Coast, and around the lagoons in San Diego County. The Strategic Plan is to strengthen the Agency’s implementation of the Coastal Act.
2013 Apr
2013 Nov
Newport Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD)
NMUSD CDP Application on fence
Memorandum of Understanding – NMUSD and NBR LLC
The City of Newport Beach approves the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the NBR project proposal. The Banning Ranch Conservancy (BRC) litigates, claiming that the City of Newport Beach’s approval of the EIR did not comport with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
In November, the Orange County Superior Court rules on Banning Ranch Conservancy vs the City of Newport Beach, deciding in favor of the BRC. In December, the City of Newport Beach appeals the Superior Court’s ruling.
2014 Jan
2014 Jun
Coastal Commission Conflict Resolution Letter to Manatt, Phelps & Phillip
2014 Jul
West Newport Oil Co. – Demurrer against Coastal Commission
Horizontal Development LLC and West Newport Oil Company files Demurer against the California Coastal Commission.
WNOC Summons and Complaint against CCC
CCC Demurrer Request for Judicial Notice
CCC Answer to Horizontal Development Complaint for Declaratory Relief
2014 Aug
Coastal Commission Hearing 3-12-15
Unpermitted development and development in noncompliance the terms of a previously-issued permit, in the form of: drilling and operation of new wells; removal of major vegetation; grading; installation of pads and wells; construction of structures, roads and pipelines; placement of solid material; discharge or disposal of any dredged material or any liquid waste; removing, mining, or extraction of material; and change in intensity of use of the land.
2015 Mar
Coastal Commission Newport Mesa Unified School District CDP Application – Fence 3-12-15
After-the-fact approval for construction of a 2,046 foot long, 6 foot high chain link fence near the property line.
Staff Recommendation: Denial
NMUSD Wetlands – Terry Welsh 11-30-13
Habitat Assessment for Fencing Project 7-7-14
Hamilton Biological Letter – Banning Ranch Fence 2-23-15
Fencing Options E104_20160908 9-9-15
NMUSD Biological Constraints Analysis – 7-2/8-16
Potential Vernal Pool located on Newport – Terry Welsh 4-23-17
NBR Revised Project Description
Revised Project Description 4-8-15
Application Submittal Letter – 4-5-15
2015 Apr
Evaluation of Banning Ranch “paper” water – 9-25-15 – David Coffin
Water Supply Assessment Report – Sep 2010
2015 Sep
Coastal Commission Hearing – 10-7-15
Staff Recommendation – denial of project. Application was withdrawn by applicant.
Staff Report W9b-10-2015
Staff Report W9b-10-2015 & Appendices A, B, C, D
Staff Report W9b-10-2015 Exhibits 1 – 7
Staff Report W9b-10-2015 Exhibits 8 – 11
Staff Report W9b-10-2015 Exhibit 12
Staff Report W9b-10-2015 Exhibits 13 – 22
Staff Report Addendum
Addendum to Staff Report W9b-10-2015-a1 and Exhibits
Addendum to Staff Report W9b-10-2015-a1 Letters and ExParte
Banning Ranch Conservancy Briefing Book for NBR Application 5-13-032
Pollution Issues at Banning Ranch
2015 Oct
2016 Jan
Horizontal Development LLC Oil Operations
Coastal Development Permit Application and Notice of Incomplete Application
Coastal Commission considers firing Executive Director Charles Lester
LA Times Coastal Commission members consider firing executive director, Jan 20, 2016
2016 Mar
2016 Feb
February Coastal Commission Hearing – POSTPONED
March Coastal Commission Hearing – POSTPONED
Horizontal Development LLC-WNOC CDP Application 9-15-1649
CCC Notice of Incomplete Application to Horizontal-WNOC Application 10-2015
Horizontal Response to CCC NOIA 4-15-2016
Newport Banning Ranch Net Oil Sand Study
Coastal Commission Hearing
Application withdrawn, immediately resubmitted and accepted. Staff Recommendation – 55 acres. NBR opposed.
NBR Project Transmittal 7-11-16
Attachment 3 – PF & CCC Staff Recommendation ESHA
Attachment 4 – Site Conditions & CCC Staff Recommended ESHA
2016 May
2016 Aug
2016 Sep
Coastal Commission Hearing
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
W14d-9-2016-a1 – Exhibits1 – 2
W14d-9-2016-a2 – Exhibits 3 – 12
W14d-9-2016-a5 – Exhibits 13c – 21
W14d-9-2016-a8 – Appendix E 1 – 2
W14d-9-2016-a10 – Appendix E 3 – 4 – Appendix F
Hamilton Biological Letter – 9-6-16
Letter to CCC on Burrowing Owls
Coast Law Group Letter to CCC (CERF & BRC) – 9-6-16
CERF & BRC Comments App. No. 5-15-2097 Newport Banning Ranch
Briefing Book – Newport Banning Ranch 9-7-2016
Commissioners DENIED project by a vote of 9-1
2016 Oct
California Department of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) Notice of Violation filed against Armstrong Petroleum 10-21-16. Lease Inspection.
Armstrong Petroleum Co Violation Letter Draft 2016 RL Version
2017 Jan
Hearing before the California Supreme Court
Revised Findings Leter to CCC 2-3-17
Commissioner Comments to 9-7-16 Hearing
NBR – Letter to Chair Bochco, Commissioners (Revised Findings)
March 30, 2017
The Supreme Court justices unanimously rule that the City of Newport Beach failed to follow CEQA in approving the EIR for NBR’s Newport Banning Ranch proposed project. The Appellate decision is reversed. The result is that the City of Newport Beach must vacate their approval of the EIR for the project.
LA Times, Newport Beach improperly approved Banning Ranch project, Supreme Court Rules
Maura Dolan and Bettina Boxall, Mar 30, 2017
Supreme Court Decision 2017-s227473, Corrigan, J.
California Supreme Court CEQA requies study potential impacts, ESHA, April 4, 2017
2017 Mar
2017 Aug
NBR Files 1st Amended Petition against California Coastal Commission
Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Inverse Condemnation – 11-21-16
LA Times
A Good Day for the Coastal Commission Sept 8, 2016
Steve Lopez
A Good Day for the Coastal Commission
OC Register
Banning Ranch Project denied by Coastal Commission, ending 20-year battle – for now Sept 8, 2016
Lauren Williams
The Orange Coast River Park
Photos of the Tour
Tour of Banning Ranch 6-10-14
The Coastal Commission organized a field trip to Banning Ranchm using three tour busses to ferry people onto the property, with three stops.
Stop No. 1
Stop No 2
Stop No 3
Notice of Preparation
This Notice of Preparation is to notify Responsible Agencies that the Lead Agency, the City of Newport Beach, plans to prepar a Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Newport Banning Ranch Project.
NBR Notice of Public Scoping Meeting
The City of Newport Beach is preparing a Program Environmental Impact Report for the Banning Ranch Project to assess the potential environmental affects associated with the development of the 401-acre Project Site.
Orange County Water District – Groundwater Management Plan
The OCW District implements a comprehensive program to manage the groundwater basin to assure a safe and sustainable supply. The Groundwater Management Plan 2009 Update documents the objectives, operations, and programs aimed at accomplishing the District’s mission.
Groundwater Management Plan – OCWD 2009
Water Supply Assessment – Sept 2010
Draft Remedial Plan
This document describes the scope of oil field remediation and field remediation work on the Banning Ranch property if proposed development is approved.
Sunset Ridge Park Project – Draft Environmental Impact Report
The City’s proposed park would include one baseball field and two soccer fields, a playground and picnic area, a memorial garden and an overlook with seating and shade structure, pedestrian paths, restroom facilities and parking.
Coastal Commission Notice of Violation – Removal of Major Vegetation on Sunset Ridge
NBR has removed (mowed) major vegetation in Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas (ESHA) without obtaining a coastal development permit, in violation of the Coastal Act.
Notice of Violation – Unpermitted Development & Removal of Vegetation 4-14-11
Newport Banning Ranch Planned Community Development Plan
The Development Plan includes land use district designations for open space, park and recreation, visitor-serving resort, residential, commercial and mixed use residential/commercial uses for the Project Site
NBR Planned Community Development Plan
Newport Banning Ranch Master Development Plan
Establishes a master plan for land use and the design criteria that includes general street layouts and infrastructure, grading concept and development plans for residential, visitor serving report park and commercial land use.
Chapter 2 – Existing Conditions
Chapter 3 – Land Use and Development Plans
Chapter 4 – Trails and Coastal Areas
Chapter 5 – Landscape Master Plan
Chapter 6 – Architecture Design Guidelines
Chapter 7 – Landform Restoration and Grading
Chapter 8 – Master Roadway and Infrastructure
Sewer Water Facilities Plan – June 2011
Newport Banning Ranch Development Agreement 7-11-2002
Agreement between City of Newport Beach and Aera Energy LLC and Cherokee Newport Beach LLC.
Newport Banning Ranch Affordable Housing Implementation Plan – July 2012
Newport Banning Ranch Fiscal Analysis – May 2012
Revised Development Plan
895 residential units
75-room resort hotel
20-bed hostel
45,100 sq. ft. commercial/retail space
Seismic Faultlines of the Newport-Inglewood Fault
Faultlines mapped in the Newport Banning Ranch Area
2014 Mar
Special Status Species
