HomeMy WebLinkAbout0.0_Agenda (2)PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m.
ROBERT HAWKINS
Chairperson
SCOTT PEOTTER
CHARLES UNSWORTH
BARRY EATON
EARL MCDANIEL
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:
DAVID LEPO, Planning Director GINGER VARIN, Planning Commission Secretary
PATRICK ALFORD, Planning Manager TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer
MICHAEL TORRES, Deputy City Attorney
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. Staff reports or other written documentation have been prepared
for each item of business listed on the agenda. If you have any questions or require copies of any of the
staff reports or other documentation, please contact the Planning Department staff at (949) 644 -3200.
The agendas, minutes and staff reports are also available on the City's web site. The address is:
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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 at 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 Ginger Varin, Planning Commission Secretary at (949) 644 -3232,
at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if
accommodation is feasible.
APPEAL PERIOD: Use Permit, Variance, Site Plan Review, Resubdivision, and Modification
applications do not become effective until 14 days after the date of approval, during which time an
appeal may be filed with the City Council. General Plan and Zoning Amendments are automatically
forwarded to the City Council for final action.
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.
NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
Council Chambers - 3300 Newport Boulevard
Thursday, September 17, 2009
REGULAR MEETING
6:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
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.
REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES:
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
Blvd., during normal business hours.
ITEM NO.1 Minutes of August 20, 2009
ACTION: Approve and file.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
ITEM NO.2 Port Restaurant & Bar (PA2009 -080)
440 Heliotrope Avenue
SUMMARY: An amendment to Use Permit No. 1566 to allow the following changes in the
operational characteristics of the existing restaurant: 1) Expand the existing hours
of operation by extending the closing time to 1:00 a.m., and providing lunch
service (11:00 am to 1:00 am, daily); and 2) Introduction of live entertainment and
dancing. The application also includes an off -site parking agreement to allow the
continued use of 40 off -site parking spaces on property located at 2865 E. Coast
Highway.
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 denying an amendment to Use Permit No. 1566 and
denying Off -Site Parking Agreement No. OP 2009-003. (Attachment No.
PC 1)
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM NO.3 Goldring Residence (PA2009 -070)
309 Lindo Avenue
SUMMARY: The application is for a proposed single -unit dwelling with the following
deviations from the Zoning Code requirements: 1) A request for a variance to
exceed the maximum floor area limit by approximately 400 square feet and a
waiver of the open space requirement. 2) A modification permit to allow the
dwelling to encroach 10 inches into the required 3 -foot side yard setback and
1 foot into the required 10 -foot front yard setback. 3) A use permit to exceed
the 24 -foot height limit by approximately 3 feet with the midpoint of the
proposed pitched roof.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15302, of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines - Class 2 (Replacement or
Reconstruction).
ACTION: 1) Conduct a public hearing; and
2) Adopt a resolution disapproving Variance No. VA2009 -001,
Modification Permit No. MD2009 -021, and Use Permit No. UP2009-
029 (Attachment PC 1).
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
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