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Home My WebLink About0.0_AGENDACITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 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 Ibrown @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 3 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 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 MAY 17, 2018 Recommended Action: Approve and file VII. CONTINUED BUSINESS ITEM NO. 2 AGAPE ART COLLECTIVE (PA2017-232) Site Location: 365 Old Newport Boulevard Summary: A minor use permit to allow the establishment of a tattoo studio (Personal Services, Restricted Land Use), in conjunction with an artist's studio, within an existing commercial tenant space. This item was continued from the May 17, 2018, Planning Commission meeting to allow for further consideration. Recommended Actions: 1. 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. PC2018-018 approving Minor Use Permit No. UP2017-031. 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. 2 of 3 Planning Commission - June 21, 2018 ITEM NO. 3 MARINER SQUARE RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS (PA2017-248) Site Location: 1244 Irvine Avenue Summary: Planned Development Permit and Tentative Tract Map that would authorize the demolition of an existing 114 -unit apartment complex and all related improvements on a 5.76 -acre site and the construction of a 92 -unit residential condominium development including private streets and common open space. The proposed development complies with development standards including height, site coverage, and parking requirements. One deviation is requested at the front setback along Irvine Avenue to allow portions of the second and third stories of ten units to encroach two feet into the required 20 -foot front setback along Irvine Avenue. Recommended Actions: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15302 under Class 2 (Replacement of Reconstruction) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2018-019 approving Planned Development Permit No. PL2018-001 and Tentative Tract Map NT2017-005. IX. NEW BUSINESS ITEM NO. 4 REVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL L -POLICIES Site Location: Citywide Summary: On August 8, 2017, the City Council directed the Planning Commission to review the Public Works/Traffic/Utilities City Council Policies (also known as the L -Policies) and return with recommendations to the City Council for consideration. The Planning Commission appointed an ad hoc subcommittee to review the 28 current L -Policies and return with a recommendation for revisions, additions, and deletions. The Planning Commission ad hoc subcommittee members recommend approving the proposed changes to the L -Policies. Recommended Actions: 1. Determine that the action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; 2. Recommend the City Council approve the changes to the City Council L -Policies. X. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 5 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ITEM NO. 6 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT Update on City Council Items ITEM NO.7 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MATTERS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION, OR REPORT ITEM NO. 8 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES XI. ADJOURNMENT 3of3