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Home My WebLink About0.0_AGENDA CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS— 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 REGULAR MEETING -6:30 P.M. KORY KRAMER Chair PETER KOETTING PETER ZAK Vice Chair Secretary BILL DUNLAP BRADLEY HILLGREN RAYMOND LAWLER ERIK WEIGAND 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: BRENDA WISNESKI, Deputy Community Development Director MICHAEL TORRES, Assistant City Attorney TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer JENNIFER BIDDLE, 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.newportbeachca.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. 1 of 4 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 REGULAR MEETING—6:30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER II. 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 NOVEMBER 17,2016 Recommended Action: Approve and file VII. 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. ITEM NO. 2 DAVIS MODIFICATION PERMIT (PA2016-180) Site Location: 2912 Broad Street Summary: A modification permit to allow an addition of approximately 68 percent to an existing nonconforming single-unit residence, where the Zoning Code limits additions to 50 percent of the existing gross floor area. The easterly side of the existing residence encroaches 1-foot-2-inches into the required 4-foot side yard setback. The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing nonconforming storage garage and replace it with a conforming two-car garage, as well as construct a new master bedroom suite and kitchen on the first floor. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and 3. Adopt Resolution No._approving Modification Permit No. MD2016-016. 2of4 Planning Commission December 8, 2016 ITEM NO. 3 JAN'S HEALTH BAR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (PA2016-141) Site Location: 3021 E. Coast Highway#A Summary: A conditional use permit to establish a 1,243-square-foot restaurant, Jan's Health Bar, with 410 square feet of net public area in a vacant space within a shopping center. Proposed hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. There will be no alcohol, live enterainment, or dancing.Also included is a request to waive four parking spaces. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2016-037. ITEM NO. 4 THE VILLAS AT FASHION ISLAND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT(PA2016-179) Site Location: 4200 and 7120 San Joaquin Plaza Summary: A conditional use permit for a cafe with a Type 41 (On Sale Beer and Wine) and a poolside lounge with a Type 57 (Special On Sale General) Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license at the Villas Fashion Island, a residential apartment complex. The cafe is located near the center of the residential development and is open to the public with proposed hours of operation of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., daily. The poolside lounge is open to members and their guests only and has proposed hours of operation of 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., daily,with alcohol service 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. There will be no live entertainment or dancing. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303 (New Construction of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the new structures consist of less than 2,500 square feet; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2016-045. VIII. CONTINUED BUSINESS ITEM NO. 5 NEWPORT BEACH SUSTAINABILITY PLAN (PA2016-120) Site Location: Citywide Summary: The City Council has requested that the Planning Commission review and comment on a proposed sustainability plan. Recommended Action: 1. Review and discuss the Sustainability Plan; and 2. Direct staff to report any comments and/or recommendations to the City Council. 3of4 Planning Commission December 8, 2016 IX. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 6 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ITEM NO. 7 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT 1. Update on the General Plan/Local Coastal Program Implementation Committee 2. Update on City Council Items ITEM NO. 8 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MATTERS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION, OR REPORT ITEM NO. 9 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES X. ADJOURNMENT 4of4