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Home My WebLink About07 - Planning Commission Agenda and Action ReportSEW PpRr CITY OF z NEWPORT BEACH City Council Staff Report December 8, 2020 Agenda Item No. 7 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 December 3, 2020 CONSENT ITEMS: ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 19, 2020 SUMMARY: Draft minutes from the November 19, 2020, meeting of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission considered the draft minutes and suggested edits from a member of the public. The amended minutes were approved by the following vote. AYES: Ellmore, Klaustermeier, Kleiman, Koetting Lowrey, Rosene, and Weigand NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ACTION: Approved as amended. DISCUSSION ITEMS: ITEM NO. 2 CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE STATUS REPORT SUMMARY: Staff provided a brief oral presentation and recap of the November 23, 2020, virtual community workshop. Chair Weigand noted that he reviewed the video and indicated he was encouraged by the discourse. Commission Koetting reported that he too watched the video and he summarized key points. Both Commissioners encouraged other Commissioners to participate in future workshops to be prepared for future meetings. Staff noted that there will be two additional virtual workshops on December 151h and 16th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. that will allow additional opportunities for discussion and comment (Attachment). Additionally, more information can be found at www.Newporttogether.com. ACTION: Receive and file. 7-1 Planning Commission Agenda Report for December 3, 2020 December 8, 2020 Page 2 PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: ITEM NO. 3 SHORT-TERM LODGING ON NEWPORT ISLAND LCP AMENDMENT (PA2020-326) Site Location: Newport Island SUMMARY: Amendment to the Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan to update coastal zoning regulations prohibiting the issuance of new short-term lodging permits on any property located on Newport Island. Any existing short-term lodging unit located on Newport Island will be permitted to remain provided it is located on an owner -occupied parcel and managed by the owner of the owner -occupied unit within one-year of the effective date of the ordinance adopting the amendment. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and recommends against the proposed amendment by the vote below. An alternative recommendation to approve the amendment without requiring owner occupancy was not supported. AYES: Ellmore, Klaustermeier, Kleiman, Koetting, Lowrey, and Rosene NOES: Weigand ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ACTION: Denied as proposed. 7-2 Circulation Element Focus N�ewport, Igether. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU! JOIN US TO EXPLORE THEMES CURRENTLY GUIDING THE MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH! The themes in the existing Newport Beach General Plan Circulation Element help guide the movement of goods and people throughout the City. The City wants to hear what is important to YOU about circulation in the City as we update the Circulation Element. To allow for more detailed discussion, themes will be discussed across two separate workshops, and community members will have the chance to identify any major themes or concepts that are missing. To learn more and register for these workshops visit: www.NewportTogether.com KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR I MORE INFORMATION ON A CIRCULATION ELEMENT VISIONING WORKSHOP IN JANUARY 2021 December 8, 2020 Agenda Item No. 7 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 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 NOVEMBER 19, 2020 To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165. Recommended Action: Approve and file VII. DISCUSSION ITEMS ITEM NO. 2 CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE STATUS REPORT To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165. Summary: Staff will provide a brief oral presentation focusing recent workshops and future efforts. 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. 1 of 2 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda December 3, 2020 ITEM NO. 3 SHORT-TERM LODGING ON NEWPORT ISLAND LCP AMENDMENT (PA2020-326) Site Location: Newport Island To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165. Summary: Amendment to the Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan to update coastal zoning regulations prohibiting the issuance of new short-term lodging permits on any property located on Newport Island. Any existing short-term lodging unit located on Newport Island will be permitted to remain provided it is located on an owner -occupied parcel and managed by the owner of the owner -occupied unit within one- year of the effective date of the ordinance adopting the amendment. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project 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 have a significant effect on the environment; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2020-044, recommending the City Council authorize submittal of Local Coastal Program Amendment No. LC2020-008 to the California Coastal Commission to amend Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code amending coastal zoning regulations for the operation of short-term lodging on Newport Island (PA2020-326) (Attachment No. PC 1). IX. 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 X. ADJOURNMENT 2 of 2