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Home My WebLink About0.0_AGENDACITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2018 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 JIM CAMPBELL, Deputy Community Development Director MICHAEL TORRES, Assistant City Attorney TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer BRITTANY RAMIREZ, 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, MARCH 22, 2018 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 MARCH 8, 2018 Recommended Action: Approve and file VII. STUDY SESSION ITEMS ITEM NO. 2 STAFF PRESENTATION: WEBSITE RESOURCES AND STAYING INFORMED Summary: A brief staff presentation on using the City's News Alerts and other online features to keep informed on current planning applications. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a study session VIII. 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 AGAPE ART COLLECTIVE (PA2017-232) Site Location: 365 Old Newport Boulevard Summary: A request for a minor use permit to operate a tattoo studio (Personal Services, Restricted land use) and artist's studio within an existing commercial tenant space. Recommended Action: Conduct a public hearing; 2of4 IX. X. Planning Commission - March 22, 2018 2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 under Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2018-011 approving Minor Use Permit No. UP2017-031. CONTINUED BUSINESS: ITEM NO. 4 TACO BELL CANTINA CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (PA2017-198) Site Location: 2121 West Balboa Boulevard Summary: A conditional use permit (CUP) to allow a food service, eating and drinking establishment, Taco Bell Cantina, with late hours (6 a.m to 2 a.m), and a Type 41 (On -Sale Beer and Wine) Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license in a tenant space historically occupied by Original Pizza. Currently a legal nonconforming restaurant use with a Type 40 (On -Sale Beer Only) is allowed to operate with no limitation of business hours. Taco Bell Cantina opened in mid-December and is currently open Sunday - Thursday 7 a.m. to 2 a.m and Friday -Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 a.m. The floor plan includes a dining room with 32 seats. If approved, the restaurant as proposed requires the owner/operator to obtain an Operator License through the City because of the issuance of a new conditional use permit for a restaurant with alcohol sales operating after 11 p.m., pursuant to Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) 5.25. Recommended Action: Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 under Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2018-012 approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2017-028 (Attachment No. PC 1). ITEM NO. 5 CRAFT BREWERY ORDINANCE (PA2017-181) Site Location: Citywide Summary: An amendment to the Zoning Code revising the City's regulations related to alcoholic beverage manufacturing. Specifically, the amendment would establish regulations permitting alcoholic beverage manufacturing with tasting rooms in the Industrial Zoning District. Recommended Action: Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15305 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations), because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2018-010 recommending the City Council approve Zoning Code Amendment CA2017-004. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 6 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION 3 of 4 Planning Commission - March 22, 2018 ITEM NO. 7 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT 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 XI. ADJOURNMENT 4 of 4