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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018
REGULAR MEETING -4:00 P.M.
PETER ZAK
Chair
ERIK WEIGAND LEE LOWREY
Vice Chair Secretary
CURTIS ELLMORE
LAUREN KLEIMAN
PETER KOETTING
KORY KRAMER
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
ARMEEN KOMEILI, City Attorney TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer
TIFFANY LIPPMAN, 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.
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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, DECEMBER 6, 2018
REGULAR MEETING — 4:00 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 matterjurisdiction
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 8, 2018
Recommended Action: Approve and file
VII. STUDY SESSION
ITEM NO. 2 Newport Crossings Mixed Use Project (PA2017-107)
Site Location: 1701 Corinthian Way
Summary:
Development of a mixed-use residential project consisting of 350 residential dwelling units,
7,500 square feet of commercial space, and a 0.5 -acre public park. An existing commercial
center called MacArthur Square that is located on the 5.7 -acre project site would be demolished.
Project implementation requires the approval of the Site Development Review, Lot Line
Adjustment and Affordable Housing Implementation Plan.
VIII. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS:
ITEM NO. 3 E Art Gallery (PA2018-177)
Site Location: 2721 East Coast Highway, Suite 104
Summary:
A request for a minor use permit to operate a tattoo studio (Personal Services, Restricted land
use) and art gallery with art classes, within an existing commercial tenant space. Proposed
hours of operation would be 10:00 a.m. to 8:00, p.m., daily.
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. PC2018-032 approving Minor Use Permit No. UP2018-014.
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ITEM NO. 4 Harbor Pointe Senior Living (PA2015-210)
Site Location: 101 Bayview Place
Summary:
The applicant proposes to demolish an existing 8,800 -square -foot restaurant building (Kitayama) and
construct a new 120 -bed Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (i.e., senior assisted living and
memory care). The new facility would be approximately 85,000 square feet with three stories above
a subterranean parking garage. The project site is 1.5 acres and is located at the comer of Bayview
Place and Bristol Street. In order to implement the project, the applicant requests the following
approvals from the City of Newport Beach:
• General Plan Amendment (GPA) — To change the land use designation for the property from
General Commercial Office (CO -G) to Private Institutions (PI) and to amend Anomaly No. 22 to
replace the existing allowed development limits of 8,000 square feet for restaurant use or 70,000
square feet for office use with 85,000 square feet for a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly
(RCFE).
• Planned Community Development Plan Amendment (Zoning) — To change the land use
allowances and development standards for Area 5 of the Bayview Planned Community (PC -32)
Zoning District to accommodate the proposed RCFE use.
• Major Site Development Review — To ensure the site is developed in accordance with the
General Plan and applicable planned community and zoning code development standards and
regulations pursuant to Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) Section 20.52.080 (Site
Development Reviews).
• Conditional Use Permit — To allow the operation of a 120 -bed RCFE.
• Development Agreement — A development agreement providing development rights in
exchange for public benefits.
• Environmental Impact Report (EIR) — To identify and mitigate reasonably foreseeable
environmental impacts resulting from project approval pursuant to the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA).
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Adopt Resolution No. PC2018-033 and attached Exhibits recommending the City Council:
a. Certify Environmental Impact Report No. ER2018-001; and
b. Approve General Plan Amendment No. GP2015-004, Planned Community
Development Plan Amendment No. PD2015-005, Major Site Development
Review No. SD2015-007, Conditional Use Permit No. UP2015-047, and
Development Agreement No. DA2018-006.
IX. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 5 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
ITEM NO. 6 REPORT BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR REQUEST FOR MATTERS
WHICH A PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE
AGENDA.
ITEM NO. 7 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES
X. ADJOURNMENT
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