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Home My WebLink About05 - Planning Commission Agenda - 09-18-2003CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. 5 September 23, 2003 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Planning Department Patricia L. Temple, Planning Director SUBJECT: Planning Commission Agenda — September 18, 2003 Report of the actions of the Planning Commission Meeting: Item 1, regarding minutes of September 4, 2003, was approved. (All Ayes) Item 2, regarding General Plan Initiations (GPI 2003 -006 and GPI 2003 -007) and initiation of Code Amendment (CA2003 -008), was approved. (6 Ayes, 1 No) Item 3, regarding Velardo Variance No. and Modification, 3809 Channel Place (PA2003 -048), was removed from calendar. (All Ayes) Item 4, regarding Yuki Sushi Corporation, 3601 Jamboree Road (PA2003 -163), was approved. (All Ayes) Item 5, regarding Tabak Variance, 3431 Ocean Boulevard (PA2003 -180), Variance No. 2003- 005 was denied (6 Ayes, 1 No) and an amendment to Modification No. 2002 -049 was approved. (6 Ayes, 1 No) Prepared by: Ginger rin, Planning Commission Secretary Submitted by: AA Patricia L. Temple Planning Director September 23, 2003 Agenda Item No. 5 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD. Thursday, September 18, 2003 Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m. EARL MCDANIEL Chairman MICHAEL TOERGE ED SELICH JEFFREY COLE BARRY EATON STEVE KISER LARRYTUCKER 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: PATRICIA TEMPLE, Planning Director JAMES CAMPBELL, Senior Planner GINGER VARIN, Planning Commission Secretary RICH EDMONSTON, Transportation & Development Services Manager ROBIN CLAUSON, Assistant City Attorney 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. Staff reports or other written documentation have been prepared for each item of business listed on the agenda. If you have any questions or require copies of any of the staff reports or other documentation please contact the Planning Department staff at (949) 644 -3200. The agendas, minutes and staff reports are also available on the City's web site. The address is: http://www.city.newport-beach.ca.us/. 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 at 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 Ginger Varin, Planning Commission Secretary at (949) 644 -3232, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible. APPEAL PERIOD: Use Permit, Variance, Site Plan Review, Resubdivision, and Modification applications do not become effective until 14 days after the date of approval, during which time an appeal may be filed with the City Council. General Plan and Zoning Amendments are automatically forwarded to the City Council for final action. 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. NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Council Chambers - 3300 Newport Boulevard September 18, 2003 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 and address for the record. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES: CONSENT CALENDAR Notice to the Public All matter(s) listed under CONSENT CALENDAR (Item 1 and 1 B) 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 adjourned and regular meeting of September 4, 2003. ACTION: Approve as written and order filed. ITEM NO. 2. SUBJECT: General Plan Amendment Initiations ACTION: Adopt Resolution recommending initiation of the General Plan Amendments (GPI 2003 -006 and GPI 2003 -007) to the City Council and initiate Code Amendment (CA2003 -008) HEARING ITEMS: ITEM NO. 3 SUBJECT: Velardo Variance and Modification (PA2003 -048) 3809 Channel Place SUMMARY: Request for a Variance to allow a proposed single - family residence to exceed the established floor area limit and a Modification Permit to allow the proposed residence to encroach within the front, side and rear setbacks. ACTION: Remove from calendar. 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. 4 SUBJECT: Yuki Sushi Corporation 3601 Jamboree Road, Suite 15B. SUMMARY: Request for a Use Permit to establish a full - service, small scale eating and drinking eastablishment with beer and wine sales for on -site consumption (Type 41 ABC License) at an existing restaurant that is permitted to operate under an existing Specialty Food Permit. ACTION: Approve Use Permit No. 2003 -024 subject to findings and conditions. ITEM NO. 5 SUBJECT: Tabak Variance (PA2003 -180) SUMMARY: Request for a Variance to exceed the maximum building height and an amendment to a previously- approved Modification Permit to allow a portion of the structure to encroach into the front yard setback in order to construct a new single - family residence. ACTION: Deny Variance No. 2003 -005 and approve Amendment to Modification No. 2002- 049 subject to the findings and conditions. 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) Report from Planning Commission's representative to the Local Coastal Plan Update Committee - e) Matters which a Planning Commissioner would like staff to report on at a subsequent meeting - f) Matters which a Planning Commissioner may wish to place on a future agenda for action and staff report - g) Status Reports on Planning Commission requests - h) Project status - i) Requests for excused absences - ADJOURNMENT