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City Council Staff Report
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October 14, 2014
Agenda Item No. 9
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Community Development Department
Kimberly Brandt, AICP, Director
949 - 644 -3226, kbrandt(obnewportbeachca.gov
Brenda Wisneski, Deputy Community Development Director
949 - 644 - 3297, bwisneski(a�newportbeachca.gov
Planning Commission Agenda Report for October 02, 2014
ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
The minutes were amended and approved (4 ayes, 3 abstention).
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS:
Brown, Koetting, Myers, and Tucker
None
None
Hillgren, Lawler, Kramer
ITEM NO. 2 Balboa Marina West MIND (PA2012 -103)
Site Location: 151 and 201 Coast Hwy E
SUMMARY: On the basis of the Initial Study, City staff has concluded that the Balboa Marina
West Project would not have a significant unavoidable impact on the environment
and has therefore recommended preparation of a Mitigated Negative Declaration
(MND). The Balboa Marina West Project is a proposal to construct a new public
boat dock in Lower Newport Bay and improve and expand the existing Balboa
Marina. The new public dock would include a gangway and 12 public boat slips
including 8 new slips and 4 slips that would be relocated to the public dock from the
existing private Balboa Marina. In the private Balboa Marina, 24 private boat slips
and a new gangway are proposed. In the land -side area of the marina, the Project
proposes to demolish the existing Balboa Marina parking lot and a 1,200 SF
building located at 201 East Coast Highway. In their place, a reconfigured parking
lot and 19,400 SF marine commercial building is proposed to house a yacht
brokerage office, public restrooms, and a restaurant.
CEQA COMPLIANCE: See Summary above.
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City Council Staff Report
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Planning Program Manager, Patrick Alford, gave a presentation summarizing the
MND process. Consultant, Tracy Zinn, provided an overview of the impacts and
mitigation measures, and detailed comments received and their responses.
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the Mitigated Negative
Declaration (7 ayes).
AYES: Brown, Hillgren, Koetting, Kramer, Lawler, Myers, and Tucker
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ITEM NO. 3 Balboa Village Design Guidelines Update (PA2014 -141)
Site Location: Balboa Village between Adams Street and A Street
SUMMARY: The Balboa Village Design Guidelines were adopted in 2002. An update to the
Guidelines is proposed to make them more user - friendly and to provide examples of
fagade improvements.
CEQA COMPLIANCE: The proposed action is not defined as a project and does not require
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
because it involves general policy and procedure making activities not associated
with a project and does not have the potential for resulting in a direct physical
change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change
in the environment (Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines). The adoption of
design guidelines does not authorize any specific development or project and
would only provide non - regulatory design guidance for future projects that would
be subject to CEQA.
Deputy Community Development Director, Brenda Wisneski, provided a staff
report, and discussion ensued requesting additional changes to the document.
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend to the City Council
approval of the update to the Guidelines (7 ayes).
AYES:
Brown, Hillgren, Koetting. Kramer, Lawler, Myers, and Tucker
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
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