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Home My WebLink About19 - Planning Commission Agenda - 11-18-040 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. 19 November 23, 2004 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Planning Department Patricia Temple, Planning Director SUBJECT: Planning Commission Agenda— November 18, 2004 Report of the actions of the Planning Commission Meeting: Item 1: The minutes of November 4, 2004 were approved. (6 Ayes, 1 Abstain) Item 2: Gates Residence Appeal PA2004 -208 505 J. Street Appeal of the determination of compliance with the provisions of Chapter • 20.65 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (Building Height) by the Planning Director related to the approval of a plan revision for a project at 505 J Street. The appeal contests the correctness of that determination. This item was continued to December 9, 2004 at the request of staff. (All Ayes) Item 3: Cendant Car Rental Group This item was a use determination related to the possible relocation of an existing office and automobile support facility from 848 Dove Street to 2101 Dove Street. The existing site is designated Retail and Service Commercial and the proposed site is designated Administrative, Professional and Financial Commercial by the General Plan. These two designations have different permitted land uses, and staff requested a determination as to whether the use being relocated was consistent with the APF designation. The Commission determined that the use was consistent based upon the estimate that approximately two- thirds of the gross revenue from the business would be attributed to the office uses on the site. (All Ayes) Item 4: Amendment of the Santa Ana Heights Specific Area Plan Amend Chapter 20.44 (Specific Plan District #7 — Santa Ana Heights) to • be consistent with Chapter 20.85 (Accessory Dwelling Units) was recommended for approval, and is automatically forwarded to City Council and will be heard December 14, 2004. (All Ayes) Planning: shared- planningcommission- pcagendarpt Planning Commission Agenda November 18, 2004 Page 2 • This is a housekeeping amendment to the Santa Ana Heights Specific Plan to make the processing requirement for granny units the same as in the City's Municipal Code, and the item was approved with no comments. Item 5: St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Expansion (PA2002 -265) Request for a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change and Use Permit for the replacement and construction of additional buildings and a below grade parking garage. This item was continued to December 9, 2004. (All Ayes) This was the fourth meeting at which this application was discussed by the Planning Commission. The discussion focused on four major areas: adequacy of the final "Response to Comments" on the Draft Environmental Impact Report, the operating conditions for the church, the size of the expansion, and the requirement to attain a parking agreement with Newport Mesa Unified School District at Newport Harbor High School. The following direction was given to staff: 1. Response to Comments: The Commission reviewed the final response • to a comment received on the EIR and found that the response was adequate and that there was no evidence that any issues were raised that would require recirculation of the EIR. 2. Operating Conditions: The Commission solicited extensive input from both Church and neighborhood representatives in each of the areas of operating conditions, then gave staff the following direction on the major issues: a. There must be a total of 600 parking spaces provided between the church site and the high school site (off of 15th Street). b. Occupancy would be limited to 1,500 when all the parking is available to the church, and 700 when only the on -site parking is available. c. Occupancy in the evening hours is limited to 1,300 on Wednesday, 1,200 on two other days, and 750 the remaining four days (one of which must be Sunday). d. There will a number of "Special Occupancy Days" established, based on information to be provided by the Church, on which these occupancies will not apply. e. The hours of operation are 7AM to 10PM, daily, with the exception that the Youth and Family Center may remain open • until 11 PM on Friday and Saturday. f. The approved Parking Management Plan must be implemented when occupancy exceeds 800. g. No outside use of the gymnasium. • i .,1 Planning Commission Agenda November 18, 2004 Page 3 h. Staff is to develop a monitoring and reporting requirement, which will be provided to the City on a quarterly basis. Size of Expansion: A majority of Commissioners would approve 21,741 square feet if in association with the suggested operating conditions. Off Site Parking: A project which includes an agreement with the School District for the 15th Street parking lot at Newport Harbor High School is the preferred option. The agreement must be executed before any permits are issued. Item 6: Medical and Dental Office Parking Requirements (PA2004 -007) This item was not discussed due to the lateness of the hour and was continued to January 6, 2005. (All Ayes) Patricia Temple, Planning Director • Agenda Item No. 19 November 23, 2004 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Council Chambers - 3300 Newport Boulevard November 18, 2004 CALL TO ORDER 6:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL: 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 3- minutes. Before speaking, please state your name for the record. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES: CONSENT CALENDAR Notice to the Public All matter(s) listed under CONSENT CALENDAR (Item 1) is considered by the Commission to be routine and will all be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. The Planning Commission Members have received detailed staff reports on each of the items recommending an action. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the Commission votes on the motion unless members of the Commission, staff or the public request specific items to be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Members of the public who wish to discuss a Consent Calendar item should come forward to the lectern upon invitation by the Chairman, state their name and Consent Calendar Item number. ITEM NO. 1. SUBJECT: Minutes of the regular meeting of November 4, 2004. ACTION: Approve as written and order filed. HEARING ITEMS: ITEM NO. 2. SUBJECT Gates Residence Appeal (PA2004 -208) 505 J. Street SUMMARY: Appeal of the determination of compliance with the provisions of Chapter 20.65 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (Building Height) by the Planning Director related to the approval of a plan revision for a project at 505 J Street. The appeal contests the correctness of that determination. * ACTION: Staff requests that this item be continued to December 9, 2004. ALL TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS TAPE RECORDED. SPEAKERS MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES ON ALL ITEMS. (Red light signifies when three minutes are up; yellow light signifies that the speaker has one minute left for summation.) ITEM NO. 3 SUBJECT: Cendant Car Rental Group 2101 Dove Street SUMMARY: Discussion on use determination for offices and vehicle rental facility. ACTION: Determine that the suggested office use would be the principal use, and the vehicle rental use would be ancillary. ITEM NO. 4 SUBJECT_ Amendment of the Santa Ana Heights Specific Area Plan SUMMARY: Amend Chapter 20.44 (Specific Plan District #7 — Santa Ana Heights) to be consistent with Chapter 20.85 (Accessory Dwelling Units). ACTION: Adopt resolution recommending approval of Code Amendment No. 2004 -009 to the City Council. ITEM NO. 5 St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Expansion (PA2002 -265) 600 St. Andrews Road SUMMARY: Request for a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change and Use Permit for the replacement and construction of additional buildings and a below grade parking garage. The General Plan Amendment involves an increase the maximum allowable building area with no change to the existing land use designation. The Zone Change would change the zoning district from R -2 & R -1 to GEIF to be consistent with the existing General Plan, Land Use Element designation. The Use Permit involves the alteration of existing buildings, replacement of the existing fellowship hall and classroom building and the construction of a new multi - purpose gymnasium and youth center. ACTION: Continue this item to December 9, 2004. ITEM NO.6 SUBJECT: Medical and Dental Office Parking Requirements SUMMARY: Proposed amendment to Section 20.66.030 of the Municipal Code (Off Street parking and loading spaces required) to increase the number of parking spaces required for medical and dental office uses beyond the existing 1 parking space per each 250 square feet. APPLICATION: Adopt the resolution recommending 1 parking space provided for each 200 square feet of gross floor area used for medical or dental office uses. Code Amendment No. 2004 -004 (PA2004 -007) ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: a) City Council Follow -up - b) Oral report from Planning Commission's representative to the Economic Development Committee - c) Report from Planning Commission's representatives to the General Plan Update Committee - d) Matters which a Planning Commissioner would like staff to report on at a subsequent meeting - e) Matters which a Planning Commissioner may wish to place on a future agenda for action and staff report - f) Status Reports on Planning Commission requests - g) Project status - h) Requests for excused absences - ADJOURNMENT 0 Pi