HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD.
Thursday, May 8, 2003
Regular Meeting - 6:30 pan.
STEVEN KISER
Chairman
EARL MCDANIEL ANNE GIFFORD
SHANT AGAJANIAN
MICHAEL TOERGE
EDWARD SELICH
LARRY TUCKER
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:
PATRICIA TEMPLE, Planning Director GINGER VARIN, Planning Commission Secretary
JAMES CAMPBELL, Senior Planner RICH EDMONSTON, Transportation &
Development Services Manager
ROBIN CLAUSON, 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
May 8, 2003
CALL TO ORDER 6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL:
MINUTES:
April 17, 2003
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 and address for the record.
REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES:
HEARING ITEMS:
ITEM NO. 1.
SUBJECT: Islands Restaurant (PA2003 -007)
1380 Bison Avenue
SUMMARY: Request for a Use Permit for an Eating and Drinking Establishment and
pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Outlet Ordinance (ABO) to authorize the
sale of alcoholic beverages (Type 47: beer, wine & spirits) at a proposed
restaurant to be located within The Bluffs Retail Center
ACTION: Hold a public hearing and approve the requested Use Permit No. 2003 -011
(PA2002 -007) subject to the findings and conditions of approval within the
draft resolution.
ITEM NO. 2.
SUBJECT: Abbondanza Pizza Co. (PA2003 -074)
514 W. Balboa Boulevard
SUMMARY. Request to amend Use Permit 2002 -014 to authorize the sale of alcoholic
beverages (Type 41: beer and wine) for on -site consumption in accordance
with the Alcoholic Beverage Outlet Ordinance (ABO), and to permit the
increase in seating from 20 to 38 seats in an existing full service, small scale
restaurant. The request includes a waiver of off - street parking requirements
associated with the increase in seating.
ACTION: Hold a public hearing and approve the requested Use Permit No. 2002 -014
(PA2003 -074) subject to the findings and conditions of approval within the
draft resolution.
ALL TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS TAPE 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.)
ITEM NO. 3.
SUBJECT: John Crider (PA2002 -235)
107 101h Street
SUMMARY: Request for a Variance to allow a proposed single - family residence to exceed the
established floor area limit and to provide less than the minimum required open
space. Included is a request for a Modification Permit to encroach into the
required 20- foot front yard setback adjacent to 10th Street; encroach into the
required 10 -foot rear yard setback; and permit a carport and garage that do not
meet the minimum interior dimensions required by the Municipal Code.
ACTION: Hold a public hearing and approve the requested Variance No. 2002 -008 and
Modification Permit No. 2003 -049 (PA2002 -235) subject to the findings and
conditions of approval within the draft resolution.
ITEM NO. 4.
SUBJECT: Mosun of Newport Beach (PA2002 -193)
4647 MacArthur Blvd.
SUMMARY: Request to permit two new restaurants with alcoholic beverage service and a
night club /multiple use venue with alcoholic beverage service and live
entertainment. Also included in the application is a request to waive a portion of
the required off - street parking.
ACTION: Hold a public hearing and approve the requested Use Permit No. 2002 -040
(PA2002 -193) subject to the findings and conditions of approval within the
draft resolution.
ITEM NO. 5.
SUBJECT: Discussion of Agenda — Addition of Consent Calendar
ACTION: Give direction to staff on whether to add a consent calendar to the Planning
Commission Agenda.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS:
a) City Council Follow -up -
b) Oral report from Planning Commission's representative to the Economic Development Committee -
c) Report from Planning Commission's representatives to the General Plan Update Committee -
d) Report from Planning Commission's representative to the Local Coastal Plan Update 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) Status Reports on Planning Commission requests -
h) Project status — Review of draft LCP by Planning Commission
i) Requests for excused absences -
ADJOURNMENT