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June 23, 2020
Agenda Item No. 15
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Seimone Jurjis, Community Development Director - 949-644-3232,
sjurjis@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Jim Campbell, Deputy Community Development Director,
jcampbell@newportbeachca.gov
PHONE: 949-644-3210
TITLE: Planning Commission Agenda Report for June 18, 2020
ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF JUNE 4, 2020
SUMMARY: Draft minutes from the June 4, 2020, meeting of the Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission approved the draft minutes and suggested edits by the
following vote:
AYES:
Ellmore, Klaustermeier, Kleiman, Koetting, and Weigand
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Rosene
ABSTAIN:
Lowrey
ACTION: Approved as amended.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS:
ITEM NO. 2 BAJA SHARKEEZ REMODEL (PA2017-255)
Site Location: 110 AND 144 MCFADDEN PLACE
SUMMARY: A conditional use permit and coastal development permit to allow modifications to an
existing food service eating and drinking establishment, Baja Sharkeez, with late
hours of operation with a Type 47 (On Sale General Eating Place) Alcoholic Beverage
Control license. The existing and adjacent restaurant space at 110 McFadden
(formerly Sol Grill) would be remodeled to serve as a new dining area for the existing
Baja Sharkeez restaurant at 114 McFadden Place. The gross floor area of the
buildings will not increase. The applicant requests a change to the hours of operation
to allow breakfast service starting at 9 a.m. The project includes a continuation of
historical parking waivers.
The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and approved the project
as recommended with several modifications to the conditions by the following vote:
AYES:
Ellmore, Klaustermeier, Kleiman, Koetting, Lowrey, and Weigand
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Rosene
ABSTAIN:
None
ACTION: Approved as amended.
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ITEM NO. 3 SHELL SERVICE STATION CAR WASH ADDITION (PA2016-093)
Site Location: 1600 Jamboree Road
SUMMARY: A general plan amendment and conditional use permit to construct an automated
car wash in conjunction with an existing service station. A general plan amendment
is requested to increase the maximum floor area limit for the site by 1,100 square
feet to accommodate the proposed car wash. A conditional use permit is requested
to allow the addition of the proposed car wash. This item was continued from the
November 8, 2018, Planning Commission hearing.
The Planning Commission opened the public hearing and continued the item to
the July 9, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES:
Ellmore, Klaustermeier, Kleiman, Koetting, Lowrey, and Weigand
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Rosene
ABSTAIN:
None
ACTION: Item continued to the July 9, 2020, Planning Commission meeting.
ITEM NO. 4 FIRE STATION NO. 2 (PA2019-098)
Site Location: 2807 Newport Boulevard
SUMMARY: Site development review and coastal development permit to allow the construction of
a new, replacement fire station, including accessory structures and paved parking.
The project includes a waiver of the minimum amount of parking lot landscaping and
an increase in height of the building up to a height of 32 feet for flat roofs and 34 feet
10 inches for sloped roofs. The project will consist of a two-story, 7,084- square -foot
fire station building, including a 4,316 -square -foot apparatus bay, a separate 147 -
square -foot public restroom building, and 10 surface parking spaces behind security
gates. Associated with the project is the restriping of existing public parking spaces
along 28th Street. The proposed project will replace Fire Station No. 2 currently
operating at 475 32nd Street.
The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and approved the project
as recommended, including eliminating one condition of approval, by the following
vote:
AYES:
Ellmore, Klaustermeier, Kleiman, Koetting, Lowrey, and Weigand
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Rosene
ABSTAIN:
None
ACTION: Approved as amended.
ITEM NO. 5 ZONING CODE AND LCP AMENDMENTS RELATED TO CORRECTIONS,
CLARIFICATIONS, AND INCONSISTENCIES (PA2019-055)
Site Location: Citywide
SUMMARY: Amendments to Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program
Implementation Plan) to provide code clarification and corrections, and to resolve
inconsistencies between the Zoning Code and the Local Coastal Program
Implementation Plan. The amendments relate to minimum lot size and dimensions,
overlay zoning districts, and public hearing notification requirements.
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The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and took the recommended
actions to recommend approval of the proposed amendments by the following
vote:
AYES:
Ellmore, Klaustermeier, Kleiman, Koetting, Lowrey, and Weigand
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Rosene
ABSTAIN:
None
ACTION: Recommend City Council adoption.
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Agenda Item No. 15
NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020
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.
Please call 949-270-8165 during the meeting to provide public comments on non -agenda items.
V. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
VI. CONSENT ITEMS
ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF JUNE 4, 2020
To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165.
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 BAJA SHARKEEZ REMODEL (PA2017-255)
Site Location: 110 And 114 McFadden Place
To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165.
Summary:
A conditional use permit and coastal development permit to allow modifications to an existing food service
eating and drinking establishment, Baja Sharkeez, with late hours of operation with a a Type 47 (On Sale
General Eating Place) Alcoholic Beverage Control license. The existing and adjacent restaurant space at
110 McFadden (formerly Sol Grill) would be remodeled to serve as a new dining area for the existing Baja
Sharkeez restaurant at 114 McFadden Place. The gross floor area of the buildings will not increase. The
applicant requests a change to the hours of operation to allow breakfast service starting at 9 a.m. The
project includes a continuation of historical parking waivers.
Recommended Action:
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
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3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2020-021 approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2017-034 and
Coastal Development Permit No. CD2019-054.
ITEM NO. 3 SHELL SERVICE STATION CAR WASH ADDITION (PA2016-093)
Site Location: 1600 Jamboree Road
To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165.
Summary:
A general plan amendment and conditional use permit to construct an automated car wash in conjunction
with an existing service station. A general plan amendment is requested to increase the maximum floor
area limit for the site by 1,100 square feet to accommodate the proposed car wash. A conditional use permit
is requested to allow the addition of the proposed car wash. This item was continued from the November 8,
2018, Planning Commission hearing.
Recommended Action:
1. Continue this item to July 9, 2020, at the request of the applicant.
ITEM NO. 4 FIRE STATION NO. 2 (PA2019-098)
Site Location: 2807 Newport Boulevard
To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165.
Summary:
Site development review and coastal development permit to allow the construction of a new, replacement
fire station, including accessory structures and paved parking. The project includes a waiver of the minimum
amount of parking lot landscaping and an increase in height of the building up to a height of 32 feet for flat
roofs and 34 feet 10 inches for sloped roofs. The project will consist of a two-story, 7,084 -square -foot fire
station building, including a 4,316 -square -foot apparatus bay, a separate 147 -square -foot public restroom
building, and 10 surface parking spaces behind security gates. Associated with the project is the restriping
of existing public parking spaces alon 28th Street. The proposed project will replace Fire Station No. 2
currently operating at 475 32nd Street.
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section
15332 under Class 32 (In -Fall Development) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential
to have a significant impact on the environment; and
3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2020-023 approving Coastal Development Permit No. CD2019-039
and Site Development Review No. SD2019-002.
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ITEM NO. 5 ZONING CODE AND LCP AMENDMENTS RELATED TO CORRECTIONS, CLARIFICATIONS,
AND INCONSISTENCIES (PA2019-055)
Site Location: Citywide
To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165.
Summary:
Amendments to Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan)
to provide code clarification and corrections, and to resolve inconsistencies between the Zoning Code and
the Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan. The amendments relate to minimum lot size and
dimensions, overlay zoning districts, and public hearing notification requirements.
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant
to Section 21065 of CEQA and State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3) and
15378. The proposed action is also exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section
15061(b)(3) because it has no potential to a have a significant effect on the environment;
3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2020-024 recommending the City Council approve Code Amendment
No. CA2019-001; and
4. Adopt Resolution No. PC2020-025 recommending the City Council authorize staff to submit
Local Coastal Program Amendment No. LC2019-001 to the California Coastal Commission.
VIII. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 6 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
ITEM NO. 7 REPORT BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR REQUEST FOR MATTERS
WHICH A PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE
AGENDA.
ITEM NO. 8 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES
IX. ADJOURNMENT
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