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Home My WebLink About09 - Planning Commission Agenda and Action ReportTO: FROM CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH City Council Staff Report February 26, 2019 Agenda Item No. 9 HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Seimone Jurjis, Community Development Director - 949-644-3232, sjurjis@newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Jim Campbell, Deputy Community Development Director, icam pbelI(a-).newportbeachca.gov PHONE: 949-644-3210 TITLE: Planning Commission Agenda Report for February 21, 2019 ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF JANUARY 31, 2019 SUMMARY: Draft minutes from the January 31, 2019 meeting of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission considered the draft minutes and suggested amendments to the minutes. Public comments were received and the amended minutes were approved by the following vote. AYES: Koetting, Lowrey and Weigand NOES: None ABSENT: Kleiman, Kramer and Zak ABSTAIN: Ellmore ACTION: Approved as amended. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: ITEM NO. 2 NEWPORT CROSSINGS MIXED USE PROJECT (PA2017-107) Site Location: 1701 Corinthian Way SUMMARY: The project would redevelop the existing 58,277 -square -foot commercial center known as MacArthur Square with a mixed-use development consisting of 350 residential dwelling units, 7,500 square feet of commercial floor area, and a 0.5 -acre public park. The following actions and applications are requested or required in order to implement the project as proposed: • Certification of Environmental Impact Report No. ER2017-001; and 9-1 Planning Commission Agenda Report for February 21, 2019 February 26, 2019 Page 2 Site Development Review No. SD2017-004 authorizing the construction of the mixed-use building; and • Lot Line Adjustment No. LA2018-004 to reconfigure the three underlying parcels to accommodate the proposed project; and Affordable Housing Implementation Plan No. AH2018-001 specifying how the proposed project would meet the City's affordable housing requirements, pursuant to the Residential Overlay of the Newport Place Planned Community and density bonus and incentives/concessions pursuant to Chapter 20.32 (Density Bonus) of the City's Municipal Code and Government Code Section 65915 (Density Bonus Law). The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and received public comments. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Planning Commission certified the environmental impact report and approved the project, as recommended, with changes to one condition related to park hours and restroom availability. AYES: Ellmore, Koetting, Lowrey and Weigand NOES: None ABSENT: Kleiman, Kramer and Zak ABSTAIN: None ACTION: Approve as amended. ITEM NO. 3 LCP AMENDMENT BALBOA VILLAGE PARKING OVERLAY (PA2017-046) Site Location: SUMMARY: Local Coastal Program Amendment (Amendment) to establish the Balboa Village Parking Management Overlay District within the Implementation Plan of the certified Local Coastal Program (LCP). The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and received public comments. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Planning Commission adopted a resolution recommending City Council approval and submittal of the proposed amendment to the California Coastal Commission. AYES: Ellmore, Koetting, Lowrey and Weigand NOES: None ABSENT: Kleiman, Kramer and Zak ABSTAIN: None ACTION: Recommend City Council approval. 9-2 February 26, 2019 Agenda Item No. 9 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 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 JANUARY 31, 2019 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 Newport Crossings Mixed Use Project (PA2017-107) Site Location: 1701 Corinthian Way Summary: Development of a mixed-use residential project consisting of 350 residential dwelling units, 7,500 square feet of commercial space, and a 0.5 -acre public park. An existing commercial center called MacArthur Square that is located on the 5.7 -acre project site would be demolished. Project implementation requires the approval of the following applications: Site Development Review, Lot Line Adjustment, and an Affordable Housing Implementation Plan (AHIP). The AHIP illustrates compliance with affordable housing requirements of the Residential Overlay of the Newport Place Planned Community and density bonus allowances of the City Zoning Code and state law. A total of 78 units will be allocated for lower-income households. The AHIP includes a request for one development concession related to the bedroom mix of the affordable units and a development waiver of the 55 -foot building height limit to allow a height of 77 feet 9 inches to accommodate the parapet, roof -top mechanical equipment, elevator shafts, emergency staircase, rooftop terrace, and a portion of the parking garage. A Draft Environmental Impact Report has been prepared for the project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Adopt resolution No. PC2019-004 certifying Environmental Impact Report No. ER2017-001, making facts and findings, and approving a mitigation monitoring and reporting program for the Newport Crossing Mixed -Use Project (SCH No. 2017101067); and 1 of 2 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2019-005 approving Site Development Review No. SD2017-004, Lot Line Adjustment No. LA2018-004, and Affordable Housing Implementation Plan No. AH2O18- 001, subject to conditions of approval. ITEM NO. 3 Balboa Village Parking Management Overlay District (PA2017-046) Site Location: All properties in Balboa Village on the Balboa Peninsula between Adams Street and A Street Summary: An amendment to Section 21.28.030 of the City of Newport certified Local Coastal Program (LCP) Implementation Plan to add new Subsection 21.28.030.E incorporating the Balboa Village Parking Management Overlay District (PM -1). The PM -1 District identifies existing and planned parking facilities and establishes parking programs to adequately serve the parking needs for Balboa Village. Additionally, the PM -1 District establishes modified parking requirements for properties that differ from the basic requirements of Chapter 21.40 of the certified LCP Implementation Plan. District PM -1 applies to all properties located within Balboa Village between the Pacific Ocean, A Street, Newport Bay, and Adams Street. The amendment includes adding the "PM -1" overlay designator to the Coastal Zoning Map and Map PM -1 to Chapter 21.80 (Maps). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find the action statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15265(a)(1) of the California Code of Regulations, Title14, and Chapter 3 of the Coastal Act, Section 15265(a)(1), which exempts local governments from the requirements of preparing an environmental impact report or otherwise complying with CEQA in connection with the adoption of a Local Coastal Program; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2019-006: A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach Recommending to the City Council of the City of Newport Beach Submittal of Local Coastal Program Amendment No. LC2017-001 to the California Coastal Commission. VIII. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 4 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ITEM NO. 5 REPORT BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR REQUEST FOR MATTERS WHICH A PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA. ITEM NO. 6 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES IX. ADJOURNMENT 2 of 2