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Home My WebLink Aboutpc agendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD. Thursday, July 19, 2007 Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m. JEFFREY COLE Chairperson ROBERT HAWKINS EARL MCDANIEL SCOTT PEOTTER BARRY EATON 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, Senior Planner TONY BRINE, Principal Civil Engineer AARON C. HARP, Assistant 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: http://www.city.newport-beach.ca.us/. 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 July 19, 2007 REGULAR MEETING 6:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL ELECTION OF OFFICERS PRESENTATION PUBLIC COMMENTS Public comments are invited on non - agenda items generally considered to be within the subject matter jurlsdiction 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. HEARING ITEMS ITEM NO. 1 Minutes dated June 21. 2007. ACTION: Approve as written and order filed. ITEM NO. 2. Code Amendment 2007 -005 SUMMARY: Proposed amendment of Title 20 (Zoning Code) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to revise definitions, land use classifications, and regulations relating to group occupancies and short-term lodgings. ACTION: Continue this item to August 23, 2007. CEQA COMPLIANCE: This project has been determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to "Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act," Class ITEM NO. 3. Let's Roll - PA2006 -227 SUMMARY: Request for a Use Permit approval to allow the operation of limousine and exotic car rental service. The operation also includes detailing, storage, 24 -hr dispatch and chauffer service. ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and 2) Adopt Resolution approving UP2006 -028 CEQA COMPLIANCE: This project has been determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to "Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act," Class ITEM NO. 4. Lamborghini - PA2006 -203 2244 Coast Hwy W SUMMARY: Request for a Use Permit request to establish a new Lamborghini automobile dealership. The request also includes the approval of a comprehensive Sign Program and approval of a Development Plan Review ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and 2) Adopt Resolution approving UP2006 -024 CEQA COMPLIANCE: This project has been determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to "Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act," Class ITEM NO. 5. General Plan Corrections and Revisions — Land Use Element SUMMARY: Affirmation of corrections of errors of fact, language consistency between elements and policies, calculations, andlor scribe errors to General Plan tent, exhibits, and figures, as authorized by City Council Resolution 2006 -76. ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and 2) Adopt Resolution affirming the identified corrections and revisions. CEQA COMPLIANCE: The General Plan EIR covers these corrections. The EIR is available for review at the Planning Department. DISCUSSION — RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM NO. 6. Arches Grill 508 29t' Street SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 20.60.015 (Temporary Structures and Uses) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code, the Planning Director has authorized the temporary use of an existing eating and drinking establishment for a period not to exceed 90 days. The action specifically allows the existing eating and drinking establishment to continue operating under the conditions of approval of Use Permit No. 3611 with an exception that would allow a temporary expansion in the hours of operation to accommodate weekday lunch service. ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and 2) Adopt Resolution approving Planning Director's Determination (Use Permit No. 3611) CEQA COMPLIANCE: This project has been determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to "Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act," Class ADDITIONAL BUSINESS a) City Council Follow -up b) Report from Planning Commission's representative to the Economic Development Committee C) d) Report from the Planning Commission's representative to the Intensive Residential Occupant Committee e) Matters which a Planning Commissioner would like staff to report on at a subsequent meeting f) Matters which a Planning Commissioner may wish to place on a future agenda for action and staff report g) Project status h) Requests for excused absences ADJOURNMENT: