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Home My WebLink About0.0_AGENDACITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 REGULAR MEETING - 6:30 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 YOLANDA SUMMERHILL, Assistant 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: htto://www.newoortbeachca.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. Please Note: All mail or written communications (including email) from the public, residents, or applicants regarding an agenda item must be submitted by 5 p.m. on the business day immediately prior to the meeting. This allows time for the Planning Commission to adequately consider the submitted correspondence. 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 3 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 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 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 JANUARY 31, 2019 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 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 following applications: Site Development Review, Lot Line Adjustment, and an Affordable Housing Implementation Plan (AHIP). The AHIP illustrates compliance with affordable housing requirements of the Residential Overlay of the Newport Place Planned Community and density bonus allowances of the City Zoning Code and state law. A total of 78 units will be allocated for lower-income households. The AHIP includes a request for one development concession related to the bedroom mix of the affordable units and a development waiver of the 55 -foot building height limit to allow a height of 77 feet 9 inches to accommodate the parapet, roof -top mechanical equipment, elevator shafts, emergency staircase, rooftop terrace, and a portion of the parking garage. A Draft Environmental Impact Report has been prepared for the project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Adopt resolution No. PC2019-004 certifying Environmental Impact Report No. ER2017-001, making facts and findings, and approving a mitigation monitoring and reporting program for the Newport Crossing Mixed -Use Project (SCH No. 2017101067); and 2 of 3 Planning Commission - February 21, 2019 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2019-005 approving Site Development Review No. SD2017-004, Lot Line Adjustment No. LA2018-004, and Affordable Housing Implementation Plan No. AH2018- 001, subject to conditions of approval. ITEM NO. 3 Balboa Village Parking Management Overlay District (PA2017-046) Site Location: All properties in Balboa Village on the Balboa Peninsula between Adams Street and A Street Summary: An amendment to Section 21.28.030 of the City of Newport certified Local Coastal Program (LCP) Implementation Plan to add new Subsection 21.28.030.E incorporating the Balboa Village Parking Management Overlay District (PM -1). The PM -1 District identifies existing and planned parking facilities and establishes parking programs to adequately serve the parking needs for Balboa Village. Additionally, the PM -1 District establishes modified parking requirements for properties that differ from the basic requirements of Chapter 21.40 of the certified LCP Implementation Plan. District PM -1 applies to all properties located within Balboa Village between the Pacific Ocean, A Street, Newport Bay, and Adams Street. The amendment includes adding the "PM -1" overlay designator to the Coastal Zoning Map and Map PM -1 to Chapter 21.80 (Maps). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find the action statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15265(a)(1) of the California Code of Regulations, Title14, and Chapter 3 of the Coastal Act, Section 15265(a)(1), which exempts local governments from the requirements of preparing an environmental impact report or otherwise complying with CEQA in connection with the adoption of a Local Coastal Program; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2019-006: A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach Recommending to the City Council of the City of Newport Beach Submittal of Local Coastal Program Amendment No. LC2017-001 to the California Coastal Commission. VIII. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 4 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ITEM NO. 5 REPORT BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR REQUEST FOR MATTERS WHICH A PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA. ITEM NO. 6 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES IX. ADJOURNMENT 3of3