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City Council Staff Report
Agenda Item No. 13
August 13, 2013
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Community Development Department
Kimberly Brandt, AICP, Director
949 - 644 -3226, kbrandt(d,)newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Brenda Wisneski, Deputy Director Community Development
949 - 644 -3297; bwisneski(ailnewportbeachca.gov
APPROVED: D. ytj
TITLE: Planning Commission Agenda Report for August 8, 2013
ITEM NO. 1 ELECTION OF OFFICERS
a. The Commission elected the following officers to serve for the year.
• Chair— Bradley Hillgren
• Vice Chair — Larry Tucker
• Secretary — Kory Kramer
b. Appointment to the General Plan /LCP Committee
• Chair to appoint one additional member, and confirm existing
appointments
• This item was deferred to the next Planning Commission meeting to
allow the Chair to discuss the interest of the other Commissioners
ITEM NO.2 MINUTES OF JUNE 20, 2013
The minutes were amended and approved (5 ayes, 1 abstention, 1 excused).
AYES:
Ameri, Brown, Hillgren, Myers, and Tucker
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Lawler
ABSTAIN:
Kramer
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS:
ITEM NO. 3 TANNIR RESIDENCE (PA2013 -110)
Site Location: 3235 Ocean Boulevard
City Council Staff Report August 13, 2013
Page 2
SUMMARY: The applicant proposes to construct a 3- level, single - family residence with a
Variance to allow:
a. the lower level of the residence to encroach 10 feet into the required 10-
foot front yard setback; and
b. a portion of the new staircase and its railings located along the east
property line to exceed the 6 -foot height limit by 3 feet, for a total height of
9 feet.
Associate Planner Rosalinh Ling gave a presentation summarizing the
applicants' requests.
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the project with the
recommended changes to the conditions proposed by staff (6 ayes, 1 excused).
AYES:
Ameri, Brown, Hillgren, Kramer, Myers, and Tucker
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Lawler
ABSTAIN:
None
ITEM NO. 4 SCHULEIN PARKING USE PERMIT AND VARIANCE (PA2013 -090)
Site Location: 2828 East Coast Highway
SUMMARY: The applicant proposes to demolish the existing building and construct a two -unit
commercial building with a surface parking lot with nine spaces. The applicant
requests a Conditional Use Permit to establish a Parking Management Plan to
reduce the required off - street parking by two parking spaces (11 required, 9
proposed), and a Variance to allow the parking spaces to encroach 1 -foot into
the required 5 -foot alley setback and for more than 10 -feet of the alley right -of-
way to be used to accommodate the required drive aisle width.
Submitted by:
Associate Planner Fern Nueno gave a presentation summarizing the applicants'
requests. The project architect presented detail regarding the architecture and
proposed building materials. Following discussion, a condition of approval was
developed referencing these materials to ensure that the final development
included quality materials.
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the project with the
recommended changes to the conditions (6 ayes, 1 excused).
AYES:
Ameri, Brown, Hillgren, Kramer, Myers, and Tucker
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Lawler
ABSTAIN:
None
, Deputy Director