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Home My WebLink About12 - Planning Commission Agenda and Action ReportSEW P0_ u rte-_ s c q<� Fo FzN�P TO: FROM: CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH City Council Staff Report September 22, 2020 Agenda Item No. 12 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, jcampbell@newportbeachca.gov PHONE: 949-644-3210 TITLE: Planning Commission Agenda Report for September 17, 2020 ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF JULY 23, 2020 SUMMARY: Draft minutes from the July 23, 2020, meeting of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission considered the draft minutes and suggested edits from a member of the public. The amended minutes were approved by the following vote. AYES: Ellmore, Klaustermeier, Kleiman, Koetting Lowrey, Rosene, and Weigand NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ACTION: Approved as amended PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: ITEM NO. 2 BROCKHAUS RESIDENCE ADDITION (PA2020-116) Site Location: 1521 Sylvia Lane SUMMARY: A request for a variance to allow portions of a 1,538 -square -foot addition to an existing single -story 1,742 -square -foot residence and two -car garage to encroach up to 1.2 feet into the required 6 -foot side setbacks on each side of the property. The residence is nonconforming as it is built with 4.8- and 4.9 -foot side setbacks and the proposed addition will remain in line with the existing structure. This item was removed from calendar due to a noticing issue. Future consideration of the application will require future notice. ACTION: None 12-1 Planning Commission Agenda Report for September 17, 2020 September 22, 2020 Page 2 ITEM NO. 3 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 to reduce bulk and mass associated with future residential development. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and acted to recommend City Council approval of the amendment as presented by the following vote: AYES: Klaustermeier, Kleiman, Koetting, Rosene, and Weigand NOES: Ellmore and Lowrey ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ACTION: Recommend approval NEW BUSINESS: ITEM NO. 4 CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE Site Location: Citywide SUMMARY: The City is presently evaluating and updating its General Plan with a focus on the Housing, Land Use, and Circulation Elements in addition to environmental justice policies. The agenda item was a discussion of the Planning Commission's anticipated role with the update of the Circulation Element. The Planning Commission received a presentation from staff and took public comments. The Commission also discussed future outreach efforts, planned future study sessions, and considered identifying a Commissioner to participate with Housing Element Update Advisory Committee discussions. ACTION: None 12-2 September 22, 2020 Agenda Item No. 12 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 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. Please call 949-270-8165 during the meeting to provide public comments on non -agenda items. V. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES VI. CONSENT ITEMS ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF JULY 23, 2020 To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165. 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 BROCKHAUS RESIDENCE ADDITION (PA2020-116) Site Location: 1521 Sylvia Lane To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165. Summary: A request for a variance to allow portions of a 1,538 -square -foot addition to an existing single -story 1,742 -square -foot residence and two -car garage to encroach up to 1.2 feet into the required 6 -foot side setbacks on each side of the property. The residence is nonconforming as it is built with 4.8- and 4.9 - foot side setbacks and the proposed addition will remain in line with the existing structure. Recommended Action: No action as this item has been removed from calendar. Future consideration of this project will require new notice. 1 of 3 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 17, 2020 ITEM NO. 3. RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS CODE AND LCP AMENDMENTS (PA2019-070) Site Location: Citywide To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165. 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. This item was continued from the May 7, 2020, Planning Commission hearing. 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). • Maximum covered third floor area (enclosed or unenclosed) limited to 50 percent of buildable area. Uncovered deck area would remain unrestricted. • Third floor step back standards (front and rear) would apply to 25 -foot wide or less lots zoned R- 2 (currently exempt). • Third floor step back standards (front, rear, and sides) would apply to single- and two -unit dwellings in Multiple Residential (RM) zone (currently exempt). 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 the R -BI Zone Third floor and open volume standards applicable to R-1 and R-2 zones would now apply to single - and two -unit dwellings in Two -Unit Residential, Balboa Island (R -BI) zone. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21065 of CEQA and State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060 (c)(2), 15060 (c)(3), and 15378. The proposed action is also exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2020-031 recommending the City Council approve Amendment No. CA2019-004; and of the proposed amendments to the City Council; and 4. Adopt Resolution No. PC2020-032 recommending the City Council authorize staff to submit Local Coastal Program Amendment No. LC2019-006 to the California Coastal Commission. 2 of 3 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 17, 2020 VIII. NEW BUSINESS ITEM NO. 4 CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE Site Location: Citywide To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165. Summary: The City is presently evaluating and updating its General Plan with a focus on the Housing, Land Use, and Circulation Elements in addition to environmental justice policies. The agenda item is a discussion of the Planning Commission's role with the Circulation Element update. Recommended Action: 1. Review and provide input to staff; 2. Determine this activity is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and 3. Consider the appointment, at this meeting or a future meeting, of a Planning Commissioner to work with Outreach Subcommittee of the Housing Element Update Advisory Committee. IX. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 5 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ITEM NO. 6 REPORT BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR REQUEST FOR MATTERS WHICH A PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA. ITEM NO. 7 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES X. ADJOURNMENT 3 of 3