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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 - Planning Commission Action ReportF SEW POQT O d U �� IS C'9Q FOM1N`' TO: CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH City Council Staff Report Agenda Item No. 14 November 22, 2011 HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Community Development Department Kimberly Brandt, AICP, Director 949 - 644 -3226, kbrandt(a)newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Ames Campbell, POQcipal Planner APPROVED: TITLE: PWning Comrffission Agenda Report for November 17, 2011 Item No. 1 Minutes of November 3, 2011 The minutes were amended and approved (6 ayes, 0 noes). Item No.2 Newport Beach Country Club - Golf Realty Fund (PA2005 -140) 1600 and 1602 East Coast Highway Summary: Commissioner Myers recused himself from the hearing on the application due to an economic interest. Director Brandt provided an overview of the application and its relationship with application submitted by the Newport Beach Country Club, Inc. (Agenda Item No. 3) Principal Planner James Campbell provided the Commission a report highlighting staff's recommendation to: 1) adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration, 2) adopt the draft Planned Community Development Plan prepared by Staff, 3) approve the Transfer of Development for the proposed hotel rooms, 4) approve the Vesting Tentative Tract Map, and 5) approve the Limited Term Permit and Site Development Review for the tennis club site only. The applicant's request for the Site Development Review for the golf club would be reserved for future consideration. Staff also summarized the terms of the draft development agreement and noted staffs recommendation to adopt the proposed draft. The applicant provided the Commission with a presentation and indicated his acceptance of staff's recommendations with the exception of the Site Development Review as it relates to the golf club site. The applicant requested Item No.3 Summary: Planning Commission Agenda Report for November 17, 2011 November 22, 2011 Page 2 approval of a "white hole' plan for the golf club that would include the applicant's overall site plan, parking lot plan, entry drive but leave the golf clubhouse as a white hole where potentially the larger NBCC, Inc. clubhouse could be developed. A representative of Host Hotels indicated their desire to convert the tennis courts that are being removed to hotel rooms rather than approving a transfer of development. A representative of NBCC, Inc. indicated that the site plan, specifically the parking lot plan without the frontage road, would not be acceptable to NBCC, Inc. Commissioner Hawkins expressed concerns about the Mitigated Negative Declaration and that he does not support its adoption. The Commission voted to recommend adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration. The Commission considered the issue of converting tennis courts to hotel rooms and agreed that the conversion could be found consistent with the General Plan policy to encourage additional hotel accommodations and neighborhood revitalization efforts. The Commission adopted a resolution recommending the following by the vote below: 1. Adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration; 2. Adoption of the Planned Community Development Plan as prepared by staff; 3. Approval of the Vesting Tentative Tract Map as proposed by the applicant; 4. Conversion of 17 tennis courts to 27 hotel rooms; 5. Approval of the Site Development Review and Limited Term Permit for the tennis club site; and 6. Adoption of the draft Development Agreement. AYES: Amen, Hillgren, Kramer, and Toerge NOES: Hawkins ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. Newport Beach Country Club — Newport Beach Country Club, Inc. (PA2008 -152) 1600 East Coast Highway Commissioner Myers recused himself from the hearing on the application due to an economic interest. Principal Planner James Campbell provided the Commission a report highlighting staffs recommendation to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration, adoption of the requested General Plan Amendment, an amendment draft Planned Planning Commission Agenda Report for November 17, 2011 November 22, 2011 Page 3 Community Development Plan prepared by Staff, and the approval of the Limited Term Permit and Site Development Review for the golf club site. Staff also summarized the terms of the draft development agreement and noted staffs recommendation to adopt the proposed draft. Staff highlighted the proposed change to the proposed frontage access road and the increased landscape buffer along Coast Highway noting that should it be approved, the access driveway width needs to be increased to a minimum of 20 feet for safety. The applicant and their representative provided the Commission a presentation highlighting the change to the frontage road (reduced width and exit only), additional landscaping along Coast Highway and the use of bollards within the median of the proposed entry driveway to prohibit entry to the frontage access roadway. They indicated their support for staffs recommendation. A representative of Armstrong Nursery explained the importance of retaining the frontage access road to his business and that an exit only restriction is acceptable. The applicant for the Golf Realty Fund application expressed his desire to modify the site plan to incorporate his parking lot design without the frontage road. The Commission adopted a resolution recommending the following by the vote below: 1. Adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration; 2. Adoption of the requested General Plan Amendment; 3. Adoption of an amendment to the Planned Community Development Plan as prepared by staff; 4. Approval of the Site Development Review and Limited Term Permit as requested by the applicant to include the frontage road; and 5. Adoption of the draft Development Agreement. AYES: Amen, Hillgren, and Toerge NOES: Kramer, Hawkins ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.