18 • Log • Feb. 12 - 25, 2016 • The Log


Orange County Supervisors approve Newport Dunes project amendment


A Holiday Inn Resort and Staybridge Hotel could soon be built at Newport Dunes, thanks to a project amendment recently approved by the Orange County Board of Supervisors.


County staff says waterfront hotel will benefit recreational uses of Newport Harbor.


By Parimal M. Rohit


SANTA ANA — A portion of waterfront land on county-owned tidelands will soon be home to two hotels with 275 rooms. The Orange County Board of


Supervisors unanimously approved a lease amendment to bring new hotel properties to Newport Dunes in Upper Newport Bay. The new transient ven- ues, identified in a county staff report as Holiday Inn Resort and Staybridge Hotel, will be located on 102 acres of Orange County tidelands. Newport Dunes Marina and Waterfront Resort Properties currently lease the recre- ational site in Upper Newport Bay through 2039. Supervisors said the Newport


Dunes project was long overdue and time has finally come for it to be real- ized. Board Vice Chair Michelle Steel


stated the Newport Dunes project, once completed, would financially benefit Orange County. “This is a good project that will


bring economic growth to Orange County,” Steel said. Amenities where the hotel would be built include recreational equipment


rental, a pedestrian prome- nade and guest parking, among other items. County staff stated the hotel venues would be rea- sonably priced. “The development calls for utilizing a single common entry and certain shared common facilities such as food service to cre- ate greater efficiency for the hotel operations, while providing two separate hotel concepts, both repre- senting value-oriented accommodations,” county staff stated in a report to supervisors. “Holiday Inn Resort represents a reason- ably priced hotel product. Likewise, Staybridge repre- sents a value-oriented line,


but with the expectation of a some- what more extended state for guests, consistent with the family orientation for the Newport Dunes location.” Brighton Management LLC will develop both hotels; the development firm is reportedly drafting conceptual plans and moving forward with the


entitlement process. Last month’s lease amendment approval gave Brighton until 2021 to secure entitlements and have construction completed by 2026. The approved lease amendment was necessary to give Brighton enough time to obtain entitlements and gain key project approvals by the city of Newport Beach and California Coastal Commission. Brighton would likely not have been able to move forward with plans had supervisors not approved the lease amendments last month. Orange County and Newport Dunes


entered into an agreement in February 1989 to redevelop the Upper Newport Bay property in three phases. A recre- ational vehicle (RV) park, launch ramp and boat storage facility was devel- oped as part of the first phase; boat slips and a marina center were added during phase two. Phase three called for the develop- ment of a hotel property. If the hotel property is not developed the parcel included in phase three plans would continue being used as dry boat and RV storage area. The marina is home to 440 boat slips and features a seven-lane boat launch ramp.


Mariners Update: Mission Bay buoy relocated


The Mission Bay wave buoy has been relocated 6 miles west of the original location due to frequent ship strikes. The old location was in an area of heavy ship traffic from San Diego to Long Beach, according to the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP).


On Feb. 1, San Diego wave buoys, Point Loma South, Mission Bay West and Torrey Pines Outer,


Mission Bay West Latitude


Longitude


Depth (fathoms) NDBC# CDIP#


32 44’ 0” (N) 117 30’ 0” 315


46258 220


reached more than 19 feet significant wave height (approximately 38 feet peak waves).


The Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) and


CDIP Potential Flooding Index is useful for specific areas of flooding, particularly in Imperial Beach, La Jolla and Cardiff (where the model has undergone extensive validation). Monitor local flooding for the predicted El Niño through the SCCOOS/CDIP Flooding Index: sccoos.org/data/flooding-storm-surge-models/.


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