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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021 REGULAR MEETING - 6:30 P.M. ERIK WEIGAND Chair LEE LOWREY
0BVice Chair
LAUREN KLEIMAN
Secretary 3BCURTIS ELLMORE
4BSARAH KLAUSTERMEIER 5BPETER KOETTING 6BMARK 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:
1BSEIMONE JURJIS, Community Development Director
2BJIM CAMPBELL, Deputy Community Development Director
YOLANDA SUMMERHILL, Assistant City Attorney TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer CLARIVEL RODRIGUEZ, Administrative Support Specialist SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19 On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19. On March 12, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-25-20, which allows Council Members to attend City Council meetings telephonically. Please be advised that to minimize the spread of COVID-19, some, or all, of the Newport Beach City Council Members may attend this meeting telephonically.
Also, please be advised that on March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-29-20, which allows for the
public to participate in any meeting of the City Council telephonically or by other electronic means. Given the health risks associated with COVID-19, the City of Newport Beach has decided to not have City Council Chambers open to the public for this meeting. As a member of the public, if you would like to participate in this meeting, you can participate via the following options: 1. You can submit your questions and comments in writing for Planning Commission consideration by sending them to the Planning Commissioners at planningcommissioners@newportbeachca.gov. To give the Planning Commission adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit your written comments by Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. 2. You can connect with a computer by joining through Zoom. Click on the link below to register for the meeting using a valid email address. You will receive a confirmation email allowing you to join the meeting: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vqNl4ZVMSAOuDyhZv_H9jA. 3. You may connect by Telephone/Audio only by calling: 669-900-9128. The webinar ID is: 971 9011 3590. 4. Attendees must “raise their hand” if they would like to speak during Public Comments. If attending by phone, press *9. Please know that it is important for the City to allow public participation at this meeting. While the City does not expect there to be any changes to the above process for participating in this meeting, if there is a change, the City will post the information as soon as possible to the City’s website. The City of Newport Beach thanks you in advance for continuing to take precautions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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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 website at: http://www.newportbeachca.gov. 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. 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 “raise your hand” during the meeting to provide public comments on non-agenda items. V. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES VI. CONSENT ITEMS ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF DECEMBER 3, 2020 To comment on this item during the meeting, please “raise your hand.” Recommended Action: Approve and file
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VII. DISCUSSION ITEMS ITEM NO. 2 CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE STATUS REPORT To comment on this item during the meeting, please “raise your hand.” Summary:
A brief status report on the update of the General Plan Circulation Element. Recommendation: Receive and file VIII. 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 2510 WEST COAST HIGHWAY MIXED USE PROJECT (PA2019-249) Site Location: 2510 & 2530 West Coast Highway To comment on this item during the meeting, please “raise your hand.”
Summary: The proposed project will replace an existing marine sales facility with a mixed-use development consisting of 35 residential dwelling units, and an 11,266 square-foot boutique auto showroom. The residential component will consist of 10 studio units, 16 one-bedroom units and 9 two-bedroom units.
Three of the units will be set aside for workforce housing and made affordable to low income households. The commercial component of the project will consist of an 8,741 square-foot auto showroom, with a
1,484 square-foot mezzanine and a 750 square-foot office space. Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332 under Class 32 (In-fill Development Projects) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2021-001 approving Coastal Development Permit No.CD2019-062, Conditional Use Permit No. UP2019-054, Site Development Review No. SD2019-003, and County Tentative Parcel Map No NP2020-013. ITEM NO. 4 WESTCLIFF PLAZA PARKING WAIVER (PA2019-266) Site Location: 1000-1150 Irvine Avenue To comment on this item during the meeting, please “raise your hand.”
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Summary:
A conditional use permit for the reduction of 139 on-site parking spaces to accommodate the future construction of 9,641 square feet of new commercial pad for future eating and drinking establishments with up to 2,312 square feet of new outdoor dining area within the Westcliff Plaza shopping center located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Westcliff Drive and Irvine Avenue. Recommended Actions: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. This project is 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, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2021-002 approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2019- 059. ITEM NO. 5 DECARO RESIDENCE (PA2020-072) Site Location: 5406 and 5408 Neptune Avenue To comment on this item during the meeting, please “raise your hand.” Summary: A variance and coastal development permit to allow a 1,732-square-foot addition to an existing 1,989-square-foot duplex and a reduction of the required rear yard setback and third floor stepback. The variance request would allow two deviations: (1) encroachment of 5 feet into the required 10-foot rear setback along River Avenue; and, (2) encroachment of 5 feet into the required 15-foot third floor stepback along River Avenue. Implementation of the project would result in a 29-foot-tall, three-story, 3,153-square-foot duplex with an attached 584-square-foot three-car garage and one tandem carport. With the exception of the requested rear setback and stepback deviations, the project would comply with all other development standards such as floor area, height limits, and setbacks. Recommended Actions: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303, Article 19, of Chapter 3, Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act) 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. PC2021-003 approving Variance No. VA2020-002 and Coastal Development Permit No. CD2020-021.
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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