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Commission recommends reduced for‑sale inclusionary requirement in Newport Place, adds moderate‑income option
Summary
The Planning Commission voted March 19 to recommend City Council approve an amendment lowering the inclusionary requirement for for‑sale housing in the Newport Place/airport overlay from 15% to 6% (low/very‑low) and to add an alternate 8% option for moderate‑income units; staff relied on a Kaiser Marston feasibility study and the measure moves to council for final action.
The Newport Beach Planning Commission voted March 19 to recommend that City Council approve a community‑plan amendment for the Newport Place (airport) area that would lower the inclusionary requirement for for‑sale housing from 15% to 6% for low‑ and very‑low‑income households and to allow an alternative compliance option of 8% at the moderate‑income level.
Staff explained the amendment was initiated by the City Council and supported by a financial-feasibility analysis prepared by Kaiser Marston Associates. The consultant’s addendum assessing for‑sale housing concluded that a…
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