HomeMy WebLinkAbout0.0_AGENDACITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017
REGULAR MEETING - 6:30 P.M.
PETER KOETTING
Chair
PETER ZAK ERIK WEIGAND
Vice Chair Secretary
BILL DUNLAP
LAUREN KLEIMAN
KORY KRAMER
LEE LOWREY
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:
SEIMONE JURJIS, 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.
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NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017
REGULAR MEETING — 6:30 P.M.
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 JUNE 8, 2017
Recommended Action: Approve and file
ITEM NO.2 MINUTES OF AUGUST 17, 2017
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. 3 PACIFICA CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL -ORANGE COUNTY (PA2017-066)
Site Location: 883 W. 15th Street and 1499 Monrovia Avenue
Summary:
Use Permit to allow Pacifica Christian School located at 883 W 15th Street to increase the enrollment by
60 students, from 125 to 185 and an increase of staff/administration from 15 to 18 employees. The
additional students and staff will be accommodated within the existing school facility. Use Permit also
includes an off-site parking for 25 parking spaces located at 1499 Monrovia Avenue property. The total
combined parking at both locations would be 65 spaces.
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and 15311, Class 11 (Accessory Structures) 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. UP2017-008.
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ITEM NO.4 NEWPORT AUTO CENTER OFF-SITE PARKING (PA2017-097 and PA2016-164)
Site Location: 445 East Coast Highway; 1131 Back Bay Drive; 101 Bayside Drive
Summary:
Request to amend Conditional Use Permit UP3660 to allow off-site employee parking for 75 vehicles at
the Newport Dunes Resort parking lot (1131 Back Bay Drive). The automotive dealership would utilize
shuttles to transport employees to and from the off-site parking area. Two employee spaces would be
retained on-site. The Applicant also requests a limited term permit to allow temporary vehicle storage of
up to 300 inventory vehicles at the Newport Dunes Resort parking lot (101 Bayside Drive) for up to one
year. No test drives, car washing, vehicle repair, sales, orother activities would occur at the vehicle storage
or employee parking sites. No construction is proposed.
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
Section 153011 and Section 15304 under Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and Class 4 (Minor
Alterations to Land) 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. UP2017-014 and Limited
Term Permit No. XP2016-009.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
ITEM NO. 5 INITIATE CODE AMENDEMENT TO ALLOW CRAFT BREWERY AMENDMENT
(PA2017-181)
Site Location: Industrial Zoned Property
Summary:
Initiation of a Zoning Code Amendment to allow breweries with tasting rooms subject to discretionary
review in the Industrial (IG) zone. The Planning Commission may initiate a Zoning Code amendment
pursuant to Section 20.66.020 of the Municipal Code. Once initiated, the amendment will be prepared with
subsequent public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council.
Recommended Action:
1. Initiate an amendment to the Zoning Code to allow breweries with tasting rooms subject to
discretionary review.
IX. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 6 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
ITEM NO. 7 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT
1. Update on City Council Items
2. Status of the General Plan Update Process
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
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