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Home My WebLink About11 - Planning Commission Agenda - 11-20-03C� CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. 11 November 25, 2003 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Planning Department Patricia L. Temple, Planning Director SUBJECT: Planning Commission Agenda —November 20, 2003 Report of the actions of the Planning Commission Meeting: Item 1, regarding minutes of November 6, 2003, was approved. (All Ayes) Item 2, regarding Conexant Sign, 4000 MacArthur Boulevard Modification Permit No. 2003 -097 (PA 2003 -232), was denied and the decision of the Modification Committee was • overturned. (4Ayes, 3 Noes) Item 3, regarding Mariposa Restaurant at Neiman - Marcus, 601 Newport Center Drive, Use Permit No. 2003 -009 (PA2003 -229), was approved. (All Ayes) • Item 4, regarding Landmark Buildings, General Plan Amendment No. 2003 -003 and Local Coastal Program Amendment No. 2003 -005 and Code Amendment No. 2003 -009 (PA2003 -212), was recommended for approval to the City Council. (All Ayes) Item 5, regarding Area 7 Annexation, General Plan Amendment No. 2003 -005 and Code Amendment No. 2003 -006, and Emerson Street area General Plan Amendment No. 2003- 006 and Code Amendment No. 2003 -007 (PA2003 -149), was recommended for approval to the City Council. (All Ayes) Prepared by: /1 va finger arin, Planning Commission Secretary Submitted by: Patricia L. Temple Planning Director November 25, 2003 Agenda Item No. II NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Council Chambers - 3300 Newport Boulevard November 20, 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 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 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 6, 2003. ACTION: Approve as written and order filed. HEARING ITEMS: ITEM NO. 2. SUBJECT Conexant Sign, call for review (PA2003 -232) 4000 MacArthur Boulevard SUMMARY: Permit the installation of a fifth tenant identification wall sign that is approximately 387 square feet in area. The Koll Center Planned Community District Regulations limit walls signs to 200 square feet in area per sign, and to two facades per building. ACTION: Uphold and affirm the decision of the Modifications Committee MD2003 -097. 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: Mariposa Restaurant at Neiman - Marcus (PA2003 -229) 601 Newport Center Drive SUMMARY: Request for a Use Permit pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Outlet Ordinance (ABO), to upgrade the existing license for the premises from Type 41 (On -Sale Beer and Wine Eating Place) to Type 47 (On -Sale General Eating Place) License. The new restaurant (Mariposa) with the proposed license, will replace the existing restaurant (Zodiac) which currently operates with a Type 41 License. ACTION: Approve Use Permit No. 2003 -039 to allow an eating and drinking establishment within Neiman - Marcus to operate under a Type 47 (On -Sale General Eating Place) License, subject to the findings and conditions of approval within the draft resolution. ITEM NO. 4. SUBJECT: Landmark Buildings (PA2003 -212) Continued from 11/06/2003 707 East Balboa Boulevard SUMMARY: Request for a General Plan Amendment to the Land Use Element and Local Coastal Program to change the intensity limit for 707 East Balboa Boulevard from a floor area ratio to one based on the number of seats and a Code Amendment to Title 20 of the Municipal Code to add a specific height limitation for landmark buildings. ACTION: Adopt resolution recommending City Council approval General Plan Amendment No. 2003 -003 and Local Coastal Program Amendment No. 2003 -005 and Code Amendment No. 2003 -009. ITEM NO. 5. SUBJECT: Area 7 Annexation (PA2003 -149) Continued from 10/23/2003 SUMMARY: A General Plan amendment and pre- zoning for the territory knows as 'Area 7', including West Santa Ana Heights, the Santa Ana Country Club, and the area south of Mesa Drive and the Emerson Street Area. ACTION: Adopt resolution recommending City Council approval, modification, or disapproval of the General Plan (GP2003 -005 and CA 2003 -006) and prezoning amendments (GP2003 -006 and CA2003 -007) described in this report. 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