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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0.0_Agenda CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022 REGULAR MEETING - 6:30 P.M. LEE LOWREY Chair LAUREN KLEIMAN Vice Chair CURTIS ELLMORE Secretary SARAH KLAUSTERMEIER PETER KOETTING MARK ROSENE ERIK WEIGAND 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 four-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 CLARIVEL RODRIGUEZ, Administrative Assistant 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 website 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. Please Note: You can submit your questions and comments in writing for the Planning Commission to consider by mailing or delivering them to the City of Newport Beach Planning Commission at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach CA, 92660. Alternatively, you can send them by electronic mail directly to Commissioners at planningcommissioners@newportbeachca.gov. Each Commissioner and staff will receive your message directly. Pursuant to Planning Commission procedures, please submit your written comments no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday the day before the meeting in order to give Commissioners adequate time to review your submission. 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 lbrown@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, Zoning, and Local Coastal Program 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, APRIL 21, 2022 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 MARCH 17, 2022 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 TENNIS CLUBHOUSE GRILL APPEAL (PA2021-210) Site Location: 1602 East Coast Highway, 5 and 11 Clubhouse Drive Summary: An appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision on December 16, 2021, to approve a minor use permit for an alcohol license within the existing lounge area of the Tennis Clubhouse. The applicant requests a Type 41 (On-Sale Beer & Wine – Eating Place) Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License. The business will offer packaged food, light meals, and snacks as an accessory concession to the recreational tennis club. The concession space would primarily serve members and guests of the Tennis Club. No construction, late hours (after 11:00 p.m.), live entertainment, or dancing are proposed. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to pursuant to Section 15301 under Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2022-006 affirming, in part the decision of the Zoning Administrator and approving with modifications Minor Use Permit No. UP2021-033 with the attached Findings and Conditions (Attachment No. PC 1). Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda April 21, 2022 2 of 3 ITEM NO. 3 PARK NEWPORT ROCK FALL MITIGATION (PA2021-099) Site Location: 5000 Park Newport Drive Summary: Request for a coastal development permit to allow for the installation of rock fall mitigation consisting of anchored mesh, K-rail barriers, and temporary tarps in select locations to prevent rock fall and landslide debris from impacting Back Bay Drive below the Park Newport community. The project also includes the installation of solider piles supporting two existing residential structures (Building 4 & Unit 4830) within Park Newport to mitigate against landslide risk. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to pursuant to Section 15269 (c) (the activity is necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency) and section 15301 under Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; 3. Waive City Council Policy L-6, Encroachments in Public Rights-of-Way, to retain existing non- compliant private improvements within the Back Bay Drive public right-of-way consisting of three sections of temporary k-rail that encroach in excess of 1-foot into the 40-foot wide Back Bay Drive public right-of-way or taller than 36-inches in height; and 4. Adopt Resolution No. PC2022-007 approving Coastal Development Permit No. CD2021-001 (Attachment No. PC 1). VIII. STUDY SESSION ITEM NO. 4 SENATE BILL 9 OVERVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION (PA2021-277) Site Location: Citywide Summary: Staff will provide the Planning Commission a presentation and discussion regarding proposed amendments to Titles 19 (Subdivisions) and 20 (Planning and Zoning) implementing Senate Bill No. 9 (SB 9). Effective on January 1, 2022, SB 9 enacted changes to state law that generally allow ministerial subdivisions and the construction of up to two units for lots that are designated for single-family use. Recommended Action: Review and provide input and direction to staff. 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 – Adjourn Meeting to May 12, 2022.