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City Council Staff Report
Agenda Item No. 10
February 11, 2014
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Community Development Department
Kimberly Brandt, AICP, Director
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PREPARED BY: Brenda Wisneski, Deputy Director Community Development
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APPROVED:
TITLE: Planning Commission Agenda Report for February 6, 2014
ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF JANUARY 23, 2014
The minutes were amended and approved (4 ayes).
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS:
Ameri, Brown, Hillgren and Kramer
None
Lawler, Myers, and Tucker
None
ITEM NO. 2 1000 HALYARD MEMORY CARE FACILITY (PA2013 -195)
Site Location: 1000 Halyard
SUMMARY: A conditional use permit and site development review request for a new
approximately 19,200- square -foot, two -story convalescent facility. The
convalescent facility would be in the form of a memory care facility licensed by
the state with 42 beds occupied by residents that are considered non -
ambulatory. Access to the site will be taken from Halyard, which is a private
easement. The project would occupy two building sites that are currently vacant
and used as boat storage. The request also includes a lot merger to merge the
two sites into one parcel for the development and a Variance for a fence to be 6
feet high where the Zoning Code limits the height to 42 inches.
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Assistant Planner Melinda Whelan gave a presentation summarizing the
applicants' requests. Discussion focused on various aspects of the project,
primarily related to the private access easement on Halyard.
The Planning Commission approved the project as amended (4 ayes).
AYES:
Ameri, Brown, Hillgren and Kramer
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Lawler, Myers, and Tucker
ABSTAIN:
None
ITEM NO. 3 ACACIA STREET LABORATORY (PA2013 -247)
Site Location: 20377 Acacia Street, Suite 200
SUMMARY: The applicant proposes a urinalysis laboratory on the second floor of an existing
two -story office building. A conditional use permit is required to allow the
laboratory use.
Permit Technician Jason Van Patten gave a presentation summarizing the
applicants' request. The Planning Commission approved the project as
recommended (4 ayes).
AYES:
Ameri, Brown, Hillgren and Kramer
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Lawler, Myers, and Tucker
ABSTAIN:
None
ITEM NO. 4 UPTOWN NEWPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
AMENDMENT (PA2014 -011)
Site Location: 4311 & 4321 Jamboree Road, NIS of Jamboree Road,
between Birch Street and MacArthur Boulevard
SUMMARY: Uptown Newport LP requests an amendment of an approved Affordable Housing
Implementation Plan (AHIP) that is part of the Uptown Newport Planned
Community. The Uptown Newport Planned Community consists of a mix of 1,244
residential units, retail service commercial and public parks on a 25 -acre site
located northwest of the intersection of Jamboree Road and Fairchild Road. The
proposed amendment would modify the timing of constructing the affordable
housing units to allow all of the affordable housing units to be constructed in the
first phase of construction. The Planning Commission will make a
recommendation to the City Council for future action on this application.
Principal Planner Jim Campbell gave a presentation summarizing the applicants'
request.
The Planning Commission voted to recommend to the City Council approval of
the request (4 ayes).
AYES: Ameri, Brown, Hillgren and Kramer
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NOES: None
ABSENT: Lawler, Myers, and Tucker
ABSTAIN: None
STUDY SESSION:
ITEM NO. 5 LIDO MARINA VILLAGE STUDY SESSION (PA2014 -002)
Site Location: 3600 -3700 Newport Boulevard, 3400 -3444 Via Lido and 3400-
3505 Via Oporto
SUMMARY: The applicant, DJM Capital, shall present the proposed renovations for Lido
Marina Village. Lido Marina Village is approximate 5.6 acre retail, office, and
marina site on the Balboa Peninsula bounded to the south by Via Lido, to the
west by Newport Boulevard, and to the north and east by Newport Harbor. The
project consists of exterior fagade and signage improvements to existing
buildings, interior tenant improvements, modification to the adjacent rights -of -way
along Via Oporto and Central Avenue, and reconfiguration of the marina.
Consideration of discretionary applications will not occur at this meeting, but will
occur at future, noticed public meetings. The study session will be informational
only and no decisions will be made at this meeting.
Submitted by:
Assistant Planner Makana Nova introduced the applicant and stated the purpose
of the presentation was to introduce the Planning Commission to the project. No
formal action was required.
P, Deputy Director