HomeMy WebLinkAbout0.2 - Planning Commission Regular Meeting AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014
REGULAR MEETING — 6:30 p.m.
BRADLEY HILLGREN
Chair
LARRY TUCKER KORY KRAMER
Vice Chair Secretary
FRED AMERI
TIM BROWN
RAYMOND LAWLER
JAY MYERS
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:
KIMBERLY BRANDT, Community Development Director
BRENDA WISNESKI, Deputy Community
Development Director
LEONIE MULVIHILL, Assistant City Attorney TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer
MARLENE BURNS, Administrative Assistant
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. The agendas, minutes, and staff reports are available on the City's web site at:
http: / /www.newportbeachca.gov and for public inspection in the Community Development Department, Planning
Division located at 100 Civic Center Drive, during normal business hours. If you have any questions or require copies
of any of the staff reports or other documentation, please contact the Community Development Department, Planning
Division staff at (949) 644 -3200.
This Commission is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act requires that the
Commission's agenda be posted at least 72 hours in advance of each meeting and that the public be allowed to
comment on agenda items before the Commission and items not on the agenda but are within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the Commission. The Commission may limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time,
generally three (3) minutes per person. All testimony given before the Planning Commission is recorded.
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 of 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
Leilani Brown, City Clerk, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine
if accommodation is feasible (949- 644 -3005 or Ibrown @newportbeachca.gov).
APPEAL PERIOD: Use Permit, Variance, Site Plan Review, and Modification Permit applications do not become
effective until 14 days following the date of approval, during which time an appeal may be filed with the City Clerk in
accordance with the provisions of the Newport Beach Municipal Code. Tentative Tract Map, Tentative Parcel Map,
Lot Merger, and Lot Line Adjustment applications do not become effective until 10 days following the date of
approval, during which time an appeal may be filed with the City Clerk in accordance with the provisions of the
Newport Beach Municipal Code. General Plan and Zoning Amendments are automatically forwarded to the City
Council for final action.
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NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014
REGULAR MEETING — 6:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. 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 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
A. STUDY SESSION MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 8, 2014
B. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 8, 2014
Recommended Action: Approve and file
ITEM NO.2 MEMO TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING VEHICLE LIFTS
Recommended Action: Review and Authorize Transmittal to the City Council.
VII. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes on all items. Before speaking, please state your name for
the record and print your name on the blue forms provided at the podium.
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.
ITEM NO. 3 PETERS RESIDENCE VARIANCE (PA2014 -036)
Site Location: 3000 Breakers Drive
Summary:
A variance to establish site specific setbacks in accordance with Section 20.30.110.0 (Alternative
Setback Area Location), to establish buildable area, and to provide relief from the required interior
garage dimensions and third floor area and location standards for the construction of a new single -
family residence.
CEQA Compliance:
The project categorically is exempt under Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Guidelines - Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the
implementing Guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act. The Class 3 exemption
includes the construction of one single - family residence. The project is a new single - family residence
and is located on a previously developed site with no environmentally significant resources present.
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct public hearing; and
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2. Adopt Resolution No. approving Variance No. VA2014 -003 (PA2014 -036).
ITEM NO.4 PARK AVENUE CAFE (PA2014 -047)
Site Location: 501 Park Avenue
Summary:
A request for a conditional use permit to waive the parking spaces required in association with the
expansion of an existing restaurant. The restaurant proposes to expand its operations within the
existing structure, utilizing a suite previously occupied by another use. No additional square footage to
the existing structure is proposed.
CEQA Compliance:
The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301, of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Guidelines - Class 1 (Existing Facilities). The Class 1 exemption includes the operation,
repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private
structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no
expansion of use. The proposed project involves the minor alteration of an existing structure and
negligible expansion of an existing use.
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct public hearing; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2014 -009 subject to
the conditions of approval provided in the draft resolution.
STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 5 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
ITEM NO. 6 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT
1. Update on the 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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