HomeMy WebLinkAbout0.0_AGENDAPublic Hearing Item No. 5 may not be appealed to the California Coastal Commission and is only appealable to the City Council. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2022 REGULAR MEETING - 6:30 P.M. LEE LOWREY Chair LAUREN KLEIMAN
0BVice Chair CURTIS ELLMORE Secretary
3BSARAH KLAUSTERMEIER 4BPETER KOETTING 5BMARK ROSENE 6BERIK 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:
1BSEIMONE JURJIS, Community Development Director
2BJIM 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.
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NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, MAY 12, 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 APRIL 21, 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 NEWPORT BEACH TENNIS CLUB DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT EXTENSION (PA2022-038) Site Location: 1602 East Coast Highway Summary:
The City and Golf Realty Fund, Managing Owner (“GRF”), entered into a Development Agreement (“Agreement”) in 2012 to ensure the orderly redevelopment of the Newport Beach Tennis Club site over time with a replacement tennis facility, visitor accommodations, and 5 single-family homes (“Approved Project”). The term of the Agreement is 10 years and it will expire on September 23, 2022, if no action is
taken. The Agreement provides GRF the vested right to implement the Approved Project provided it is incompliance with the approved entitlements and development standards specified in the Newport Beach Country Club Planned Community for the Tennis Club site. The Agreement also requires GRF to provide certain public benefits. GRF requests a 10-year extension. Recommended Action: Continue to the May 26, 2022, special Planning Commission Meeting.
ITEM NO. 3 JULIETTE’S CAFÉ AND MARKET (PA2022-018) Site Location: 1501 Westcliff Drive Summary: A conditional use permit to establish a 3,584-square foot retail and food service, no late hours with a Type
41 (On-Sale Beer and Wine) Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license (“Project”) within a vacant tenant space previously occupied by a retail bank. The Project will include 530 square feet of interior net public area and a 1,200-square-foot outdoor patio area. There are no late hours (after 11:00 p.m.) and no dancing or live entertainment area proposed. The application also includes a request to reduce the code
required parking by 20 parking spaces.
Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda May 12, 2022
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Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303 under Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and
3. Approve Adopt Resolution No. PC2022-009 approving Use Permit No. UP2022-003 (Attachment No. PC 1).
ITEM NO. 4 AMORE FOR DOGS (PA2021-217) Site Location: 20332 Riverside Drive Summary: A minor use permit request to establish a small-scale dog rescue operation (i.e., an “accessory
commercial kennel”) in conjunction with an existing single-family residence. The scope of work would include the following: (1) Demolishing existing detached accessory kennels; (2) Installing seven 60-
square-foot prefabricated kennels (totaling 420 square feet); (3) Remodeling an existing detached 504-square-foot dog wash and laundry building; and (4) Remodeling an existing 1,312-square-foot single-
family residence and office area. Also included is a request to reduce the required off-street parking for both the residential and commercial uses. Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Title
14 of the California Code of Regulations (Section 15303, Article 19 of Chapter 3, Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act) under Class 3 (New Construction or
Conversion of Small Structures) and that the exceptions to the Class 3 exemption do not apply; and
3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2022-010 approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2021-034
(Attachment No. PC 1).
ITEM NO. 5 RITZ-CARLTON RESIDENCES (PA2021-296) Site Location: 900 Newport Center Drive Summary: Request for a coastal development permit, vesting tentative tract map, modification permit, conditional use permit and site development review to convert up to 30% of the hotel rooms at the VEA Newport Beach, (formerly the Marriott Resort and Spa) into hotel branded residences pursuant to City Council
Policy K-4 and Director’s Determination No. DD2021-001. The new 22-story building would include up to 159 units and provide amenities including a spa, pool, event lawn and gym/fitness center. A new 5-level,
408-space subterranean parking structure would be constructed beneath the new residential building. A new 6-level (4-levels below ground & 2-levels above ground) 400-parking space parking structure will replace the existing hotel parking structure in substantially the same location and continue to serve the VEA Newport Beach hotel. This item may not be appealed to the California Coastal Commission and is
only appealable to the City Council.
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Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find that potential environmental impacts have been previously mitigated through the implementation of the policies of the General Plan as evaluated in Program Environmental Impact Report for the 2006 General Plan Update (SCH No. 2006011119) (“PEIR”); therefore, in accordance with Section 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines, an addendum to the previously certified PEIR is the appropriate environmental
documentation for the project; and 3. Approve The Ritz-Carlton Residences Project (PA2021-296) finding that the Project is eligible for accessory residential uses pursuant to Director’s Determination No. DD2021-001 and City
Council Policy K-4, and adopt Resolution No. PC2022-011 (Attachment No. PC 1) approving Environmental Impact Report Addendum No. 6 (ER2022-002), Major Site Development
Review No. SD2021-005, Modification Permit No. MD2022-001, Conditional Use Permit No. UP2021-053, Coastal Development Permit No. CD2021-077, and Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. NT2021-003 (PA2021-296). ITEM NO. 6 SENATE BILL 9 IMPLEMENTATION CODE AMENDMENT (PA2021-277) Site Location: Citywide Summary:
Senate Bill 9 Implementation Code Amendment - Amendments to Title 19 (Subdivisions) and Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) establishing regulations to implement Government Code Sections 65852.21 and
66411.7 that went into effect on January 1, 2022. Specifically, the amendment would allow ministerial subdivisions and the construction of up to two units for lots that are designated for single-family use. Recommended Action: Continue to the May 26, 2022, special Planning Commission Meeting. VIII. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 7 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ITEM NO. 8 REPORT BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR REQUEST FOR MATTERS WHICH A PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM NO. 9 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES IX. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn to May 26, 2022