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Council Chambers - 3300 Newport Boulevard
April 8, 2004 @ 6:30 p.m.
Agenda Item No. 17
April 13, 2004
CALL TO ORDER 6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL:
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CONSENT CALENDAR
Notice to the Public
All matter(s) listed under CONSENT CALENDAR (Item 1 and 16) is considered by the Commission to be
routine and will all 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.
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upon invitation by the Chairman, state their name and Consent Calendar Item number.
• ITEM NO. 1.
SUBJECT: Minutes of the adjourned and regular meeting of March 18, 2004.
ACTION: Approve as written and order filed.
ITEM NO. 2.
SUBJECT: General Plan Initiation No. 2004 -001
Vacant site at northerly corner of San Miguel Drive and MacArthur Boulevard
ACTION: As directed by Housing Element Program 3.2.3, adopt Resolution recommending
the City Council adopt General Plan Initiation 2004 -001, Planned Community
Development Plan Amendment No. 2004 -001 (PA2004 -041).
ITEM NO. 3.
SUBJECT: General Plan Amendment Initiation No. 2004 -002 (PA2004 -061)
Newport Sports Museum located at 100 Newport Center Drive
ACTION: Adopt Resolution recommending the City Council adopt General Plan Amendment
Initiation 2004 -002 (PA2004 -0).
ITEM NO. 4.
SUBJECT: Initiation of an amendment to Corporate Plaza Planned Community District
Regulations (PA2004 -064)
. ACTION: Adopt Resolution recommending the initiation of an amendment to the Corporate
Plaza Planned Community District Regulations.
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LIMIT REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES ON ALL ITEMS. (Red light signifies when three minutes are up; yellow
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HEARING ITEMS:
ITEM NO. 5.
SUBJECT Traffic Study No. 2003 -005 (PA2003 -301)
401 Old Newport Blvd.
SUMMARY: The applicant requests approval of a traffic study for the construction of a 16,500
square foot, two -story office building at the northwest corner of Old Newport
Boulevard and Hospital Road. Presently improved with a 4,782 square foot, two -
story commercial building, the property is zoned SP -9 (Old Newport) District and
has General Plan Land Use designation of Retail & Service Commercial.
ACTION: Approve Traffic Study No. 2003 -005 subject to the findings and conditions of
approval included within the attached draft resolution.
ITEM NO. 6.
SUBJECT: Newport Technology Center
Traffic Study No. 2003 -001 (PA2003 -122)
SUMMARY: An amendment to Use Permit No. 3679 and Traffic Study pursuant to the Traffic
Phasing Ordinance (TPO) for a possible increase in the amount of general office
uses within the Newport Technology Center.
ACTION: Remove from calendar and re- notice for April 22, 2004.
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
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 17
April 13, 2004
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Planning Department
Patricia L. Temple, Planning Director
SUBJECT: Planning Commission Agenda —April 8, 2004
Report of the actions of the Planning Commission Meeting:
Item 1: The minutes of March18, 2004 were amended and approved. (6 Ayes, 1
Absent)
Item 2: General Plan Initiation No. 2004 -001 for a vacant site at the northerly corner
of San Miguel Drive and MacArthur Boulevard was recommended for
initiation and is automatically forwarded to City Council. (6 Ayes, 1 Absent)
This proposed General Plan Amendment is an action to implement an
adopted Housing Element program by designating the site for residential
uses.
Item 3: General Plan Amendment Initiation No. 2004 -002 (PA2004 -061) for 100
Newport Center Drive was recommended for initiation and is automatically
forwarded to City Council. (6 Ayes, 1 Absent)
This proposed General Plan Amendment would, if approved, add 1,500
square feet to Block 100 of Newport Center to allow an expansion of the
Newport Sports Museum.
Item 4: An amendment to the Corporate Plaza Planned Community District
Regulations (PA2004 -064) was initiated. (6 Ayes, 1 Absent)
This amendment will correct formatting errors in the text, as well as address
the siting of medical office uses within the planned community.
Item 5: Traffic Study No. 2003 -005 (PA2003 -301) for 401 Old Newport Boulevard
was approved and is subject to appeal or call up by the City Council. (6
Ayes, 1 Absent)
This project is the construction of a new general and medical office building
on the site currently occupied by the Orange Coast Association of Realtors.
The Commission did not express any concerns regarding the project, and
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noted that the project did not include any floor area, building bulk or parking
waivers.
Item 6: Traffic Study No. 2003 -001 (PA2003 -122) for the Newport Technology
Center was removed from calendar and will be rescheduled to May 6, 2004.
(6 Ayes, 1 Absent)
Submitted and prepared by:
Patricia L. Temple
Planning Director