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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 - Planning Commission Agenda and Action ReportTO: FROM CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH City Council Staff Report October 10, 2017 Agenda Item No. 11 HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Seimone Jurjis, Community Development Director - 949-644-3232, sjurjis@newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Jennifer Biddle, Administrative Support Specialist, jbiddle@newportbeachca.gov PHONE: 949-644-3232 TITLE: Planning Commission Agenda Report for October 5, 2017 ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF JUNE 8, 2017 The minutes were amended and approved. AYES: Dunlap, Koetting, Kramer, Weigand NOES: None ABSENT: Kleiman ABSTAIN: Lowrey, Zak ITEM NO. 2 MINUTES OF AUGUST 17, 2017 The minutes were amended and approved. AYES: Dunlap, Koetting, Kramer, Lowrey, Weigand, Zak NOES: None ABSENT: Kleiman ABSTAIN: None PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: ITEM NO. 3 PACIFICA CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL -ORANGE COUNTY (PA2017-066) Site Location: 883 W. 15th Street and 1499 Monrovia Avenue SUMMARY: Use Permit to allow Pacifica Christian School located at 883 W 15th Street to increase the enrollment by 60 students, from 125 to 185 and an increase of staff/administration from 15 to 18 employees. The additional students and staff will be accommodated within the existing school facility. Use Permit also includes an off-site parking for 25 parking spaces located at 1499 Monrovia Avenue property. The total combined parking at both locations would be 65 spaces. The Planning Commission voted to approve the project. AYES: Dunlap, Koetting, Kramer, Lowrey, Weigand, Zak NOES: None ABSENT: Kleiman ABSTAIN: None Planning Commission Agenda Report for October 5, 2017 October 10, 2017 Page 2 ITEM NO. 4 NEWPORT AUTO CENTER OFF-SITE PARKING (PA2017-097 and PA2016-164) Site Location: 445 East Coast Highway; 1131 Back Bay Drive; 101 Bayside Drive SUMMARY: Request to amend Conditional Use Permit UP3660 to allow off-site employee parking for 75 vehicles at the Newport Dunes Resort parking lot (1131 Back Bay Drive). The automotive dealership would utilize shuttles to transport employees to and from the off-site parking area. Two employee spaces would be retained on-site. The Applicant also requests a limited term permit to allow temporary vehicle storage of up to 300 inventory vehicles at the Newport Dunes Resort parking lot (101 Bayside Drive) for up to one year. No test drives, car washing, vehicle repair, sales, or other activities would occur at the vehicle storage or employee parking sites. No construction is proposed. At the request of staff, the Planning Commission continued the item to October 19, 2017. AYES: Dunlap, Koetting, Kramer, Lowrey, Weigand, Zak NOES: None ABSENT: Kleiman ABSTAIN: None NEW BUSINESS: ITEM NO. 5 INITIATE CODE AMENDEMENT TO ALLOW CRAFT BREWERY AMENDMENT (PA2017-181) Site Location: Industrial Zoned Property SUMMARY: Initiation of a Zoning Code Amendment to allow breweries with tasting rooms subject to discretionary review in the Industrial (IG) zone. The Planning Commission may initiate a Zoning Code amendment pursuant to Section 20.66.020 of the Municipal Code. Once initiated, the amendment will be prepared with subsequent public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council. The Planning Commission received the presentation for the project and recommended staff move forward with the process and include wineries and distilleries. AYES: Dunlap, Koetting, Kramer, Lowrey, Weigand, Zak NOES: None ABSENT: Kleiman ABSTAIN: None October 10, 2017 Agenda Item No. 11 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 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 JUNE 8, 2017 Recommended Action: Approve and file ITEM NO. 2 MINUTES OF AUGUST 17, 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. 3 PACIFICA CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL -ORANGE COUNTY (PA2017-066) Site Location: 883 W. 15th Street and 1499 Monrovia Avenue Summary: Use Permit to allow Pacifica Christian School located at 883 W 15th Street to increase the enrollment by 60 students, from 125 to 185 and an increase of staff/administration from 15 to 18 employees. The additional students and staff will be accommodated within the existing school facility. Use Permit also includes an off-site parking for 25 parking spaces located at 1499 Monrovia Avenue property. The total combined parking at both locations would be 65 spaces. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and 15311, Class 11 (Accessory Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. _approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2017-008. 1 of 2 VIII IX. X. ITEM NO.4 NEWPORT AUTO CENTER OFF-SITE PARKING (PA2017-097 and PA2016-164) Site Location: 445 East Coast Highway; 1131 Back Bay Drive; 101 Bayside Drive Summary: Request to amend Conditional Use Permit UP3660 to allow off-site employee parking for 75 vehicles at the Newport Dunes Resort parking lot (1131 Back Bay Drive). The automotive dealership would utilize shuttles to transport employees to and from the off-site parking area. Two employee spaces would be retained on-site. The Applicant also requests a limited term permit to allow temporary vehicle storage of up to 300 inventory vehicles at the Newport Dunes Resort parking lot (101 Bayside Drive) for up to one year. No test drives, car washing, vehicle repair, sales, or other activities would occur at the vehicle storage or employee parking sites. No construction is proposed. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 153011 and Section 15304 under Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2017-014 and Limited Term Permit No. XP2016-009. NEW BUSINESS ITEM NO. 5 INITIATE CODE AMENDEMENT TO ALLOW CRAFT BREWERY AMENDMENT (PA2017-181) Site Location: Industrial Zoned Property Summary: Initiation of a Zoning Code Amendment to allow breweries with tasting rooms subject to discretionary review in the Industrial (IG) zone. The Planning Commission may initiate a Zoning Code amendment pursuant to Section 20.66.020 of the Municipal Code. Once initiated, the amendment will be prepared with subsequent public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council. Recommended Action: 1. Initiate an amendment to the Zoning Code to allow breweries with tasting rooms subject to discretionary review. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 6 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ITEM NO. 7 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT 1. Update on City Council Items 2. Status of the General Plan Update Process ITEM NO. 8 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MATTERS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION, OR REPORT ITEM NO. 9 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES ADJOURNMENT 2 of 2