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HomeMy WebLinkAbout13 - PC Action Report4 SEW FpRr j ,,T �,_ Cq4 FORH P CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH City Council Staff Report Agenda Item No. 13 August 13, 2013 HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Community Development Department Kimberly Brandt, AICP, Director 949 - 644 -3226, kbrandt(d,)newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Brenda Wisneski, Deputy Director Community Development 949 - 644 -3297; bwisneski(ailnewportbeachca.gov APPROVED: D. ytj TITLE: Planning Commission Agenda Report for August 8, 2013 ITEM NO. 1 ELECTION OF OFFICERS a. The Commission elected the following officers to serve for the year. • Chair— Bradley Hillgren • Vice Chair — Larry Tucker • Secretary — Kory Kramer b. Appointment to the General Plan /LCP Committee • Chair to appoint one additional member, and confirm existing appointments • This item was deferred to the next Planning Commission meeting to allow the Chair to discuss the interest of the other Commissioners ITEM NO.2 MINUTES OF JUNE 20, 2013 The minutes were amended and approved (5 ayes, 1 abstention, 1 excused). AYES: Ameri, Brown, Hillgren, Myers, and Tucker NOES: None ABSENT: Lawler ABSTAIN: Kramer PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: ITEM NO. 3 TANNIR RESIDENCE (PA2013 -110) Site Location: 3235 Ocean Boulevard City Council Staff Report August 13, 2013 Page 2 SUMMARY: The applicant proposes to construct a 3- level, single - family residence with a Variance to allow: a. the lower level of the residence to encroach 10 feet into the required 10- foot front yard setback; and b. a portion of the new staircase and its railings located along the east property line to exceed the 6 -foot height limit by 3 feet, for a total height of 9 feet. Associate Planner Rosalinh Ling gave a presentation summarizing the applicants' requests. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the project with the recommended changes to the conditions proposed by staff (6 ayes, 1 excused). AYES: Ameri, Brown, Hillgren, Kramer, Myers, and Tucker NOES: None ABSENT: Lawler ABSTAIN: None ITEM NO. 4 SCHULEIN PARKING USE PERMIT AND VARIANCE (PA2013 -090) Site Location: 2828 East Coast Highway SUMMARY: The applicant proposes to demolish the existing building and construct a two -unit commercial building with a surface parking lot with nine spaces. The applicant requests a Conditional Use Permit to establish a Parking Management Plan to reduce the required off - street parking by two parking spaces (11 required, 9 proposed), and a Variance to allow the parking spaces to encroach 1 -foot into the required 5 -foot alley setback and for more than 10 -feet of the alley right -of- way to be used to accommodate the required drive aisle width. Submitted by: Associate Planner Fern Nueno gave a presentation summarizing the applicants' requests. The project architect presented detail regarding the architecture and proposed building materials. Following discussion, a condition of approval was developed referencing these materials to ensure that the final development included quality materials. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the project with the recommended changes to the conditions (6 ayes, 1 excused). AYES: Ameri, Brown, Hillgren, Kramer, Myers, and Tucker NOES: None ABSENT: Lawler ABSTAIN: None , Deputy Director