HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m.
EARL MCDANIEL
Chairperson
ROBERT HAWKINS
CHARLES UNSWORTH
BARRY EATON
FRED AMERI
MICHAEL TOERGE
BRADLEY HILLGREN
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 4 -year terms. At the
table in front are City staff members who are here to advise the Commission during the meeting.
They are:
JAMES CAMPBELL, Acting Planning Director
PATRICK ALFORD, Planning Manager
JAY GARCIA, Senior Planner
LEONIE MULVIHILL, Assistant City Attorney
TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer
RUBY GARCIAMAY, Department Assistant
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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of each month at 6:30 p.m. Staff reports or other written documentation have been prepared for each item of
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documentation, please contact the Planning Department staff at (949) 644 -3200. The agendas, minutes and staff
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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 either three (3) or five (5) minutes per person.
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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
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Newport Beach Municipal Code. General Plan and Zoning Amendments are automatically forwarded to the City
Council for final action.
NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
Council Chambers — 3300 Newport Boulevard
Thursday, October 21, 2010
REGULAR MEETING
6:30 p.m.
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. ROLL CALL
D. 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 3 minutes. Before
speaking, please state your name for the record and print your name on the tablet provided at the
podium.
E. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
F. CONSENT ITEMS
ITEM NO. 1 Minutes of October 7, 2010
ACTION: Approve and file.
G. CURRENT BUSINESS
ITEM NO. 2 Discussion of land use and development issues with the City of Newport Beach Harbor
Commission
H. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
ALL TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS RECORDED. SPEAKERS
MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES ON ALL ITEMS. (Red light signifies when three minutes
are up; yellow light signifies that the speaker has one minute left for summation.) Please print only your
name on the pad that is provided at the podium.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any item on this
agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Planning Department located at 3300 Newport
Boulevard, during normal business hours.
ITEM NO. 3 El Ranchito Restaurant Expansion — PA2010 -121
2515 East Coast Highway
SUMMARY: An amendment to Use Permit 3072 (formerly Use Permit 1417), which established the
existing full service restaurant with alcoholic beverage service. The following changes
to the operational characteristics are proposed: 1) to expand the restaurant into the
neighboring vacant tenant space to accommodate new restroom facilities (404 sq ft);
an employee service hallway (70 sq ft) and a take -out counter with customer waiting
and retail area (566 sq ft); 2) to increase the opening hours on Saturdays and Sundays
to 9 a.m. (two, and one and one half hours earlier, respectively); and Monday through
Friday to 10 a.m. (one hour earlier). The closing hours will not be altered and are
currently Midnight Sunday to Thursday nights; and 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday
nights; and 3) to change conditions of approval that require valet parking during
evening hours, to allow the use of valet parking services on an as- needed basis (to
accommodate special events and holiday peak use); and 4) restatement of conditions
of approval regarding the existing waiver of a portion of the parking requirement.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301, of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines - Class 1 (Existing Facilities).
ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and
2) Adopt Resolution No. _ approving Use Permit No. UP2010 -025 (Attachment
No. PC 1), subject to the attached Findings and Conditions.
I. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 4 City Council Follow -up.
ITEM NO. 5 Planning Commission reports.
ITEM NO. 6 Announcements on matters that Commission members would like placed on a future
agenda for discussion, action, or report.
ITEM NO. 7 Request for excused absences.
ADJOURNMENT