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Home My WebLink About0.0_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 REGULAR MEETING - 6:30 P.M. PETER KOETTING Chair ERIK WEIGAND Vice Chair LEE LOWREY Secretary CURTIS ELLMORE SARAH KLAUSTERMEIER LAUREN KLEIMAN MARK ROSENE 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 four-year terms. At the table in front are City staff members who are here to advise the Commission during the meeting. They are: SEIMONE JURJIS, Community Development Director JIM CAMPBELL, Deputy Community Development Director YOLANDA SUMMERHILL, Assistant City Attorney TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer AMANDA LEE, Administrative Support Technician 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. Please Note: All mail or written communications (including email) from the public, residents, or applicants regarding an agenda item must be submitted by 5 p.m. on the business day immediately prior to the meeting. This allows time for the Planning Commission to adequately consider the submitted correspondence. 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 lbrown@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, Zoning, and Local Coastal Program Amendments are automatically forwarded to the City Council for final action. NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 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 NOVEMBER 21, 2019 Recommended Action: Approve and file ITEM NO. 2 MINUTES OF DECEMBER 5, 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. 3 24 HARBOR ISLAND PROPERTY LINE WALL VARIANCE (PA2019-059) Site Location: 24 Harbor Island Summary: A coastal development permit and variance to construct a 120-foot long, 6-foot-tall block wall located along the southeasterly side property line where wall height is limited to 42 inches because the 11.5-foot setback area is regulated as a front setback. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303 under Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and 3.Adopt Resolution No. PC2020-001 approving Coastal Development Permit No. CD2019-021 and Variance No. VA2019-004. Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda JANUARY 23, 2020 ITEM NO. 4 RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS CODE AND LCP AMENDMENTS (PA2019-070) Site Location: Citywide Summary: Amendments to Title 20 (Zoning Code) and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) revising development standards applicable to single- and two- unit residential development. Specifically, the proposed amendments would reduce bulk and mass associated with future residential development as follows: Revisions to Third Floor Standards •Third floor step backs would apply to covered deck areas (currently applies only to enclosed floor area). •Third floor side step backs would apply to lots 30 feet wide or greater (currently applies to lots wider than 30 feet). •Third floor standards would apply to Balboa Island (currently exempt). •Maximum covered third floor area (enclosed or unenclosed) limited to 50 percent of buildable area. Uncovered deck area would remain unrestricted. Clarification of Gross Floor Area •Unfinished attics with a ceiling height of 6 feet or higher would count as floor area (currently only finished attics count). •Covered patios, decks, and balconies above the first floor would count as floor area unless completely open on at least two sides, rather than one side. •Carports only open on one side would count as floor area. Single-Unit and Two-Unit Dwellings in RM Zone •Existing third floor and open space standards applicable to R-1 and R-2 zones would now apply to single- and two-unit dwellings in RM zones. Recommended Action: This item has been removed from the calendar to allow additional legal review of the proposed amendments to ensure compliance with recent changes in State law. VIII.DISCUSSION ITEMS ITEM NO. 5 AB 881 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS) AND SB 330 (HOUSING CRISIS ACT OF 2019) Summary: Staff will provide a presentation. IX.STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 6 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ITEM NO. 7 REPORT BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR REQUEST FOR MATTERS WHICH A PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA. ITEM NO. 8 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES X.ADJOURNMENT