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City Council Staff Report
June 10, 2014
Agenda Item No. 11.
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Community Development Department
Kimberly Brandt, AICP, Director
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TITLE: Planning Commission Agenda Report for June 5, 2014
STUDY SESSION MEETING
ITEM NO. 1 LIDO HOUSE HOTEL (PA2013 -217) AND CITY HALL REUSE AMENDMENTS
(PA2012 -031)
Site Location: 3300 Newport Boulevard and 475 32nd Street
SUMMARY: The Lido House Hotel project consists of amendments to the General Plan,
Coastal Land Use Plan, and Zoning Code to change the land use designation
and zoning of the former City Hall Complex from Public Facilities to Mixed -Use
and a Site Development Review and Conditional Use Permit for the development
and operation of a 130 -room hotel. The project also includes changes to the
configuration of 32nd Street and Via Oporto.
Link to June 5, 2014, Planning Commission Study Session Agenda:
Principal Planner James Campbell and the applicant provided an overview of the
proposed project. The public also provided testimony to the Planning
Commission. The application is scheduled for a public hearing before the
Planning Commission on July 17, 2014.
REGULAR MEETING:
ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES
A. STUDY SESSION MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 22, 2014
The minutes were amended and approved (4 ayes, 1 abstention, 2 excused).
AYES:
Ameri, Kramer, Myers, and Tucker
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Brown and Lawler
ABSTAIN:
Hillgren
City Council Staff Report June 10, 2014
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B. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 22, 2014
The minutes were amended and approved (4 ayes, 1 abstention, 2 excused).
AYES:
Amen, Kramer, Myers, and Tucker
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Brown and Lawler
ABSTAIN:
Hillgren
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS:
ITEM NO. 2 AT &T MOBILITY- 000323B (PA2013 -182)
Site Location: 2350 Bristol Street
SUMMARY: Trillium Consulting has submitted an application on behalf of AT &T Mobility
requesting a telecommunications (telecom) permit to allow the installation of 12
panel antennas behind architectural screening on the rooftop of an existing three -
story office building. The proposed telecom facility support equipment will be
screened and housed within an existing utility room on the third floor. The
proposed antennas and architectural screening will exceed the 35- foot - height
limit by 7 feet 4 inches, requiring a conditional use permit.
CEQA COMPLIANCE: Staff recommended the Planning Commission find this project exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Section 15303 Class
3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines,
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, which allows construction of
new, small facilities or structures and installation of small new equipment and
facilities in small structures.
Contract Planner Debbie Drasler gave a presentation summarizing the
applicant's request and staffs recommendation to approve the proposed project.
At the conclusion of the public hearing, the Planning Commission approved the
project as recommended (5 ayes, 2 excused).
AYES:
Ameri, Hillgren, Kramer, Myers, and Tucker
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Brown and Lawler
ABSTAIN:
None
City Council Staff Report June 10, 2014
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ITEM NO. 3 GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT AMENDMENT (PA2013 -098)
Site Location: Citywide
SUMMARY: The project is an amendment to the City of Newport Beach General Plan Land Use
Element, Glossary and Implementation Program (Amendment). The Amendment is
intended to shape future development within the City and involves the alteration,
intensification, and redistribution of land uses in certain subareas of the City,
including major areas such as Newport Center /Fashion Island, Newport Coast, and
the area near John Wayne Airport. The Amendment will also include Land Use
Element Policy revisions related to land use changes, in support of recent
Neighborhood Revitalization efforts and other updates /refinements. Subsequent
amendments to the Newport Beach Coastal Land Use Plan (LUP), and Zoning
Code and Map will be necessary to reflect the amendment to the General Plan.
CEQA COMPLIANCE: A Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2013101064) has
been prepared to evaluate the environmental impacts resulting from the Land Use
Element Amendment, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act
of 1970 (CEQA), as amended (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.), and
the State CEQA Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA (California Code of
Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et seq.).
After introductory comments by the Commission and staff regarding the
Amendment process to date, the public hearing was opened.
Following public testimony, the public hearing was closed. The Commission
began deliberations regarding the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact
Report, and proposed amendments to the Land Use Element land use map and
anomaly table, text, policies, glossary, and implementation programs.
At the conclusion of their deliberations, the Planning Commission recommended
to the City Council approval of the requested Amendment with modifications.
Specifically, the Planning Commission recommended deletion of the Lyon
Communities and Hangars land use changes in the Airport Area, as well as
additional minor modifications to select policies, the glossary, and text in the
Land Use Element; an addition to the Statement of Overriding Considerations
was also recommended. (4 ayes, 1 abstention, 2 excused).
AYES: Ameri, Hillgren, Kramer, and Tucker
NOES: None
ABSENT: Brown and Lawler
ABSTAIN: Myers