HomeMy WebLinkAbout0.0_AGENDACITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2018
REGULAR MEETING -4:00 P.M.
PETER KOETTING
Chair
PETER ZAK ERIK WEIGAND
Vice Chair Secretary
BILL DUNLAP
LAUREN KLEIMAN
KORY KRAMER
LEE LOWREY
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:
SEIMONE JURJIS, Community Development Director
JIM CAMPBELL, Deputy Community Development Director
MICHAEL TORRES, Assistant City Attorney TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer
BRITTANY RAMIREZ, Administrative Support Specialist
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. The agendas, minutes, and staff reports are available on the City's web site at:
http://www.newporibeachca.gov and for public inspection in the Community Development Department, Planning
Division located at 100 Civic Center Drive, during normal business hours. If you have any questions or require copies
of any of the staff reports or other documentation, please contact the Community Development Department, Planning
Division staff at (949) 644-3200.
This Commission is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act requires that the
Commission's agenda be posted at least 72 hours in advance of each meeting and that the public be allowed to
comment on agenda items before the Commission and items not on the agenda but are within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the Commission. The Commission may limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally
three (3) minutes per person. All testimony given before the Planning Commission is recorded.
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 of 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 Leilani Brown,
City Clerk, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation
is feasible (949-644-3005 or (brown@newportbeachca.gov).
APPEAL PERIOD: Use Permit, Variance, Site Plan Review, and Modification Permit applications do not become
effective until 14 days following the date of approval, during which time an appeal may be filed with the City Clerk in
accordance with the provisions of the Newport Beach Municipal Code. Tentative Tract Map, Tentative Parcel Map, Lot
Merger, and Lot Line Adjustment applications do not become effective until 10 days following the date of approval,
during which time an appeal may be filed with the City Clerk in accordance with the provisions of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code. General Plan and Zoning Amendments are automatically forwarded to the City Council for final action.
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NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2018
REGULAR MEETING — 4:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
It. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. 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.
V. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
VI. CONSENT ITEMS
ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF APRIL 5, 2018
Recommended Action: Approve and file
VII. CONTINUED BUSINESS:
ITEM NO. 2 AGAPE ART COLLECTIVE (PA2017-232)
Site Location: 365 Old Newport Boulevard
Summary:
A minor use permit to allow the establishment of a tattoo studio (Personal Services, Restricted Land Use),
in conjunction with an artist's studio, within an existing commercial tenant space. This item was continued
from the April 5, 2018, Planning Commission meeting.
Recommended Actions:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
Section 15301 under Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no
potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and
3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2018-016 approving Minor Use Permit No. UP2017-031.
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.
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ITEM NO. 3 VERIZON AND AT&T MONOPOLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (PA2018-010)
Site Location: 1600 Newport Center Drive
Summary:
Conditional use permit (CUP) and a coastal development permit (CDP) to construct two, 43 -foot -tall, slim
line monopoles (i.e., antennas located within pole) to accommodate twelve, six -foot -tall antennas for
Verizon Wireless and AT&T. The telecom facility support equipment will be ground -mounted and enclosed
within a new 450 -square -foot enclosure. The two monopoles would exceed the 32 -foot height limit by 11
feet.
Recommended Actions:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines,
because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and
Adopt Resolution No. PC2018-017 approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2018-005 and
Coastal Development Permit No. CD2018-004.
ITEM NO. 4 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE (PA2018-099)
Site Location: Citywide
Summary:
Initiation of amendments to the Zoning Code and Local Coastal Program revising the City's regulations
pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) to conform with Government Code Section 65852.2, as
effective January 1, 2018. Specifically, the proposed amendments would update regulations related to
the development of ADUs as new construction in single-family residential zoning districts, or as
conversions of existing floor area within single-family residences in all residential zoning districts.
Recommended Actions:
1. Take public comment;
2. Determine this action 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; and
3. Initiate an amendment to Section 20.48.200 and other affected sections of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code to appropriately reflect recent legislation affecting the development of
Accessory Dwelling Units.
IX. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 5 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
ITEM NO. 6 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT
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
X. ADJOURNMENT
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