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Home My WebLink About08 - Planning Commission Agenda and Action ReportJuly 12, 2016 Agenda Item No. 8 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE MONDAY, JULY 11, 2016 REGULAR MEETING — 6:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL IV. ELECTION OF OFFICERS ITEM NO. 1 ELECTION OF OFFICERS 1. The Commission will elect officers to serve for the year • Chair • Vice Chair • Secretary Appoint three Commissioners to the General Plan/LCP Committee • Chair to appoint one additional member, and confirm or replace existing appointments o Existing Appointments: ➢ Kory Kramer ➢ Peter Koetting ➢ Brad Hillgren V. 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 three (3) minutes. Before speaking, please state your name for the record and print your name on the blue forms provided at the podium. VI. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES VII. CONSENT ITEMS ITEM NO.2 MINUTES OF JUNE 23, 2016 Recommended Action: Approve and file VIII. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes on all items. Before speaking, please state your name for the record and print your name on the blue forms provided at the podium. 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. ITEM NO. 3 THE CANNERY (PA2015-201) Site Location: 3010 Lafayette Avenue, Cannery Village Summary: The applicant proposes to convert a 249 -square -foot portion of dining area at the first floor to a bar area. A total of 272 seats would remain for patrons of the restaurant. The interior net public area at the first floor would decrease by 95 square feet to accommodate the improvements. The change in 1 of 2 F -*5 operational characteristics requires an amendment to Use Permit No. 1521. No other changes are proposed. CEQA Compliance: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301 Existing Facilities, of the State CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines — on the basis that the proposal is to modify the floor plan of an existing restaurant. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2016-032. IX. NEW BUSINESS ITEM NO.4 CODE AMENDMENT FOR SETBACK MAPS S -3A AND S-313 (PA2016-066) Site Location: 203 Via Ithaca, 300, 328, 332, 335, 408, 412, 416 Piazza Lido Summary: Initiation of a Zoning Code amendment to correct setbacks at eight properties on Lido Isle. During the 2010 Zoning Code update, the City inadvertently labeled eight properties incorrectly on Setback Maps S -3A and S-313. The purpose of the amendment is to correct the mapping errors. CEQA Compliance: The Planning Commission's initiation of a zoning amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment. This meeting will not take final action on the amendment, and the initiation of the amendment does not have any legally binding effect upon future consideration of the amendment itself. The City will conduct an environmental review prior to the consideration and potential approval of the amendment. Recommended Action: 1. Initiate an amendment to Setback Maps S -3A and S-313 to correct setbacks for eight properties on Lido Isle, consistent with historic maps. X. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 5 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ITEM NO. 6 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT 1. Update on the General Plan/Local Coastal Program Implementation Committee 2. Update on City Council Items ITEM NO. 7 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MATTERS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION, OR REPORT ITEM NO. 8 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES XI. ADJOURNMENT 2 of 2 F3a P0 CITY OF s NEWPORT BEACH FOP, City Council Staff Report July 12, 2016 Agenda Item No. 8 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Kimberly Brandt, Community Development Director - 949-644-3232, kbrandt@newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Brenda Wisneski, Deputy Community Development Director — bwisneski@newportbeachca.gov PHONE: 949-644-3297 TITLE: Planning Commission Agenda Report for July 11, 2016 ITEM NO. 1 ELECTION OF OFFICERS 1. The Commission elected officers to serve for the year: • Chair — Kory Kramer • Vice Chair — Peter Koetting • Secretary — Peter Zak 2. Chair appointed three Commissioners to the General Plan/LCP Committee: ➢ Kory Kramer ➢ Peter Koetting ➢ Brad Hillgren ITEM NO.2 MINUTES OF JUNE 23, 2016 The minutes were amended and approved. AYES: Hillgren, Koetting, Kramer, Lawler, Zak, and Weigand NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Dunlap PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: ITEM NO. 3 THE CANNERY (PA2015-201) Site Location: 3010 Lafayette Avenue, Cannery Village Summary: The applicant proposes to convert a 249 -square -foot portion of dining area at the first floor to a bar area. A total of 272 seats would remain for patrons of the restaurant. The interior net public area at the first floor would decrease by 95 square feet to accommodate the improvements. The change in operational characteristics requires an amendment to Use Permit No. 1521. No other changes are proposed. Planning Commission Agenda Report July 12, 2016 Page 2 CEQA Compliance: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301 Existing Facilities, of the State CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines — on the basis that the proposal is to modify the floor plan of an existing restaurant. The Planning Commission voted to approve with amendments to the conditions of approval. AYES: Dunlap, Hillgren, Koetting, Kramer, Lawler, Zak, and Weigand NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None NEW BUSINESS: ITEM NO. 4 CODE AMENDMENT FOR SETBACK MAPS S -3A AND S-3113 (PA2016-066) Site Location: 203 Via Ithaca, 300, 328, 332, 335, 408, 412, 416 Piazza Lido SUMMARY: Initiation of a Zoning Code amendment to correct setbacks at eight properties on Lido Isle. During the 2010 Zoning Code update, the City inadvertently labeled eight properties incorrectly on Setback Maps S -3A and S-313. The purpose of the amendment is to correct the mapping errors. CEQA Compliance: The Planning Commission's initiation of a zoning amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment. This meeting will not take final action on the amendment, and the initiation of the amendment does not have any legally binding effect upon future consideration of the amendment itself. The City will conduct an environmental review prior to the consideration and potential approval of the amendment. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to initiate the amendment. AYES: Dunlap, Hillgren, Koetting, Kramer, Lawler, Zak, and Weigand NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None