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Home My WebLink About0.0_AGENDA CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS— 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017 REGULAR MEETING -6:30 P.M. KORY KRAMER Chair PETER KOETTING PETER ZAK Vice Chair Secretary BILL DUNLAP BRADLEY HILLGREN RAYMOND LAWLER ERIK WEIGAND Planning Commissioners are citizens of Newport Beach who volunteer to serve on the Planning Commission. They were appointed by the City Council by majority vote for 4-year terms. At the table in front are City staff members who are here to advise the Commission during the meeting. They are: BRENDA WISNESKI, Deputy Community Development Director MICHAEL TORRES, Assistant City Attorney TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer JENNIFER BIDDLE, Administrative Support Specialist NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Regular meetings of the Planning Commission are held on the Thursdays preceding second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. The agendas, minutes, and staff reports are available on the City's web site at: http://www.newportbeachca.gov and for public inspection in the Community Development Department, Planning Division located at 100 Civic Center Drive, during normal business hours. If you have any questions or require copies of any of the staff reports or other documentation, please contact the Community Development Department, Planning Division staff at(949) 644-3200. This Commission is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act requires that the Commission's agenda be posted at least 72 hours in advance of each meeting and that the public be allowed to comment on agenda items before the Commission and items not on the agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. The Commission may limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per person. All testimony given before the Planning Commission is recorded. It is the intention of the City of Newport Beach to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant of this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the City of Newport Beach will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact Leilani Brown, City Clerk,at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible (949-644-3005 or Ibrown@newportbeachca.gov). APPEAL PERIOD: Use Permit, Variance, Site Plan Review, and Modification Permit applications do not become effective until 14 days following the date of approval, during which time an appeal may be filed with the City Clerk in accordance with the provisions of the Newport Beach Municipal Code. Tentative Tract Map, Tentative Parcel Map, Lot Merger, and Lot Line Adjustment applications do not become effective until 10 days following the date of approval, during which time an appeal may be filed with the City Clerk in accordance with the provisions of the Newport Beach Municipal Code. General Plan and Zoning Amendments are automatically forwarded to the City Council forfinal action. 1 of 3 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017 REGULAR MEETING–6:30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public comments are invited on non-agenda items generally considered to be within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Planning Commission. Speakers must limit comments to three (3)minutes. Before speaking,please state your name for the record and print your name on the blue forms provided at the podium. V. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES VI. CONSENT ITEMS ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF APRIL 20,2017 Recommended Action: Approve and file VII. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes on all items. Before speaking, please state your name for the record and print your name on the blue forms provided at the podium. If in the future, you wish to challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues, which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by the City at or before the hearing. ITEM NO. 2 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE(PA2017-069) Site Location: Citywide Summary: Amendments to the Zoning Code and Local Coastal Program revising the City's regulations pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) to conform with Government Code Section 65852.2, as amended effective January 1, 2017. Specifically, the amendment would establish regulations permitting the development of accessory dwelling units in single-family residential zoning districts. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15282(h) of the CEQA Guidelines, which states that "the adoption of an ordinance regarding second units in a single-family or multifamily zone by a city or county to implement the provisions of Sections 65852.1 and 65852.2 of the Government Code' relating to"granny"housing and"second unit ordinances'are exempt from the requirements of CEQA; 3. Adopt Resolution No._recommending the City Council approve Zoning Code Amendment CA2017-003 modifying regulations pertaining to accessory dwelling units; and 4. Adopt Resolution No. — recommending the City Council authorize staff to submit Local Coastal Program Amendment No.LC2017-003 to the California Coastal Commission. 2of3 Planning Commission May 4, 2017 ITEM NO. 3 LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENTS (PA2017-047, PA2017-046 & PA2013-057) Site Location: Citywide Summary: Implementation Plan Clean-up (PA2017-047ILC2017-002) — Amendments to: 1) add Local Coastal Program (LCP) Implementation Plan (IP) Section 21.26.055(V) to establish land use and property development regulations for the Lido Villas Planned Community; 2) IP Section 21.30.075(B)(4)(b)to add exceptions to landscape maintenance standards during water supply shortages; 3) IP Section 21.38.040(G)(1) to permit expansion of nonconforming residential structures up to 75 percent with a coastal development permit; 4) IP Section 21.52.090 to clarify regulations relating to modifications and variances;5)Coastal Land Use Plan Policy 4.4.2-1 and IP Section 21.30.060 to clarify exceptions to height limits; 6) add IP Section 21.62.050 to allow the Community Development Director to waive the public hearing requirement for coastal development permits involving minor development; and 7) IP Chapter 21.64 to clarify procedures relating to appeals and calls for review. Balboa Village Parking Management Overlay District(PA2017-046ILC2017-001)—Amendment to IP Section 21.28.030 and the Coastal Zoning Map to establish the Balboa Village Parking Management Overlay. The Overlay District modifies parking requirements of most commercial uses and allows shared use of existing commercial parking spaces along with other parking management provisions. The Overlay District was incorporated within the Zoning Code in 2015 and the proposed LCP amendment would establish the same regulations within the recently approved LCP. Oceanfront Encroachment Program (PA2013-057ILC2013-002)—Amendments to Coastal Land Use Plan Policy 3.13 and IP Appendix C to establish an encroachment program for East Oceanfront. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Determine the actions to adopt the amendments related to the LCP Cleanup and the East Oceanfront Encroachment Program are statutorily exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15265(a) (1) of the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, and Chapter 3 of the Coastal Act; 3. Determine the action to adopt the Balboa Village Parking Management Overlay District amendment categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) and 15303 (New Construction) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3; and 4. Adopt Resolution No. _ recommending to the City Council approval of LC2017-002, LC2017-001 and LC2013-002. VIII. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 4 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ITEM NO. 5 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT 1. Update on City Council Items ITEM NO. 6 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MATTERS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION,ACTION, OR REPORT ITEM NO. 7 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES IX. ADJOURNMENT 3of3