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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT
Agenda Item No. 19
May 23, 2006
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Planning Department
Patricia Temple, Planning Director
949 -644 -3228; ptemple @city.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: Planning Commission Agenda for May 18, 2006
Report of the actions of the Planning Commission Regular Meeting:
Item 1: The minutes of May 4, 2006 were approved as corrected. (6 Ayes, 1 Abstain)
Item 2: Yu -Chien Liao (PA2005 -292)
15 Vista Tramonto
• Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's denial of a Modification Permit to construct a
wrought iron gate (8 -feet tall), combination block wall and wrought iron fence
(overall 6- to 7 -feet tall) and related pilasters (7 -feet tall) that will encroach 7 feet
into the required 10 -foot front yard setback where the Zoning Code limits that height
to a maximum of 3 -feet 6- inches. The applicant requested this item be continued
until June 22, 2006. The Commission continued the item until August10, 2006. (All
Ayes)
Item 3: General Plan Update
Land Use and Circulation Elements, Implementation Program and Draft EIR.
The Planning Commission focused their discussion on the Land Use Element, and
concentrated on the building density and intensity limits for the Balboa Peninsula,
Balboa Village, West Newport Highway and Corona del Mar. Public comments
were received on the Balboa Peninsula and Corona del Mar areas, as well as a
small commercial area at 15"' Street on the Peninsula. The Commission provided
direction to staff for the five areas, which are fully reported in the staff report
prepared for agenda item number 18. The Commission also commenced
preliminary deliberations on the Implementation Program. The public hearing was
then adjourned to June 1, 2006. (All Ayes)
Submitted by:
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Patricia L. Temple, Plan ding Director
Agenda Item No. 19
May 23, 2006
NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
Council Chambers - 3300 Newport Boulevard
May 18, 2006
CALL TO ORDER 6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL:
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 3- minutes. Before speaking, please state
your name for the record.
REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES:
CONSENT CALENDAR
Notice to the Public
All matter(s) listed under CONSENT CALENDAR (Item 1 and 1B) 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.
Members of the public who wish to discuss a Consent Calendar item should come forward to the lectern
upon invitation by the Chairman, state their name and Consent Calendar Item number.
ITEM NO. 1. Minutes of the regular meeting of May 4, 2006,
ACTION: Approve as written and order filed.
HEARING ITEMS:
ITEM NO. 2. Yu -Chien Liao (PA2005 -292)
15 Vista Tramonto
SUMMARY: Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's denial of a Modification Permit to construct a
wrought iron gate (6 -feet tall), combination block wall and wrought iron fence (overall
6- to 7 -feet tall) and related pilasters (7 -feet tall) that will encroach 7 feet into the
required 10 -foot front yard setback where the Zoning Code limits that height to a
maximum of 3-feet 6- inches.
ACTION: Deny the appeal and up hold and affirm the decision of the Zoning Administrator
to deny Modification Permit No. MD2005 -135.
ALL TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS TAPE RECORDED.
SPEAKERS MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES ON ALL ITEMS. (Red light signifies when
three minutes are up; yellow light signifies that the speaker has one minute left for summation.)
ITEM NO. 3. General Plan Update
SUMMARY: Land Use and Circulation Elements, Implementation Program and Draft EIR.
ACTION: Receive public comments on the referenced elements and Implementation Program
of the Draft General Plan and Draft EIR; provide direction to staff on revisions to the
referenced Elements of the Draft General Plan; and continue public hearing to June
8, 2006.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS:
a) City Council Follow -up -
b) 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) Matters which a Planning Commissioner would like staff to report on at a subsequent meeting -
e) Matters which a Planning Commissioner may wish to place on a future agenda for action and staff
report -
f) Project status —
g) Requests for excused absences -
ADJOURNMENT: