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CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
THURSDAY, April 3, 2014
REGULAR MEETING — 6:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Agenda Item No. 12
April 8, 2014
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS
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jurisdiction of the Planning Commission. Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes. Before speaking,
please state your name for the record and print your name on the blue forms provided at the podium.
V. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
VI. CONSENT ITEMS
ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF MARCH 20, 2014
Recommended Action: Approve and file
VII. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
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at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by the City at or before the hearing.
ITEM NO.2 Harbor Day School (PA2013 -212)
Site Location: 3300 and 3443 Pacific View Drive
Summary:
A Use Permit to allow Harbor Day School to increase the school enrollment by 72 students, from 408 to
480; make improvements to the school's existing parking lot; and use a portion of the City's Big Canyon
Reservoir site as an off -site parking lot for traffic queuing and special event parking. There is no
increase in building square footage proposed. The additional students will be accommodated within the
existing facility.
CEQA Compliance:
The project is categorically exempt under Sections 15311 - Class 11 (Accessory Structures) and
15314 - Class 14 (Minor Additions to Schools), of the State CEQA (California Environmental Quality
Act) Guidelines.
Recommended Action
1. Conduct public hearing; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2013 -024
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ITEM NO.3 Echo Beach (formerly Seashore Village) (PA2014 -005)
Site Location: 5515 River Avenue
Summary:
On June 10, 2008, the City Council approved the Seashore Village project, the development of
24 residential condominium units on a 1.49 -acre site located at 5515 River Avenue. The site is
currently developed with a 54 -unit apartment complex that would be demolished to
accommodate the proposed development. Project approvals included the following:
• A tentative tract map to create a 24 -unit condominium subdivision;
• A modification permit to allow encroachments into the required front and side yard
setback areas and a reduction in the required distance between detached buildings;
• A use permit to allow each of the 6 duplex structures to exceed the City's base height
limit; and
• A coastal residential development permit (CRDP) to ensure compliance with
Government Code Section 65590 (Mello Act), which regulates the demolition of low
and moderate income (affordable) dwelling units in the coastal zone.
The applicant is revising the project to: 1) reconfigure the site plan and landscape plan; 2)
eliminate duplex product type; and 3) change the floor plans and architecture to a
contemporary design. The applicant requests the determination that the proposed
modifications are within substantial conformance with the 2008 approval.
CEQA Compliance:
All significant environmental concerns for the proposed project have been addressed in a previously
adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH No. 2008- 021075) and that the City has prepared an
addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration. The proposed project is within the scope of the
previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration considering the addendum. It is the intent of the
City to accept the addendum and supporting documents to the Mitigated Negative Declaration since
no new environmental impacts and no impacts of greater severity would result from approval of the
proposed project. Copies of the previously prepared Mitigated Negative Declaration and supporting
documents are available for public review and inspection at the Planning Division or at the City of
Newport Beach website at www. newportbeachca .gov /cegadocuments.
Recommended Action
1. Conduct public hearing; and
Adopt Resolution No. _ (Attachment No. PC1) finding the modified project to be in
substantial conformance with the project design approved by Tentative Tract Map No.
NT2007 -001 (County Tentative Tract Map No. TTM 17194), Modification Permit No.
MD2007 -044, Use Permit No. UP2007 -011, Coastal Residential Development Permit No.
CR2007 -001 and that the environmental analysis of the modified plans is included in the
Adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH2O08021075) and the Addendum is consistent
with the requirements of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines.
ITEM NO. 4 441 Old Newport Parking Modification (PA2013 -228)
Site Location: 441 Old Newport Boulevard
Summary:
A Modification Permit request to make use of a combination of vehicle lifts, tandem parking spaces,
surface parking spaces and valet parking to accommodate the 56 minimum required parking spaces for
proposed medical offices in an existing office building.
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CEQA Compliance:
The project is categorically exempt under Section 15303, of the State CEQA (California
Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines - Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small
Structures).
Recommended Action:
Conduct a de novo public hearing and uphold or reverse the Zoning Administrator's decision by:
1. Finding that the project is exempt under Section 15303 of the State CEQA (California
Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines — Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small
Structures) and adopt the draft resolution for approval to uphold the Zoning Administrator's
decision and approve Modification Permit No. MD2013 -023 (Attachment No. PC 1); or
2. Adopting the draft resolution for denial to reverse the Zoning Administrator's decision
(Attachment No. PC 2). Find that the project is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15270 of the CEQA Guidelines.
STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 5 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
ITEM NO. 6 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Committee Updates:
1. Land Use Element Amendment Advisory Committee
2. General Plan /Local Coastal Program Implementation Committee
ITEM NO. 7 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MATTERS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION, OR
REPORT
ITEM NO. 8 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES
ADJOURNMENT
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