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Home My WebLink About0.0_Agenda CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 REGULAR MEETING - 6:30 P.M. CURTIS ELLMORE Chair MARK ROSENE Vice Chair SARAH KLAUSTERMEIER Secretary TRISTAN HARRIS LEE LOWREY VACANT VACANT 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 BRAD SOMMERS, 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. Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda January 19, 2023 2 of 3 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 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 JANUARY 5, 2023 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 RICHARDSON RESIDENCE VARIANCE (PA2021-119) Site Location: 361 Newport Glen Court Summary: A request to construct an addition of approximately 665 square feet to an existing 3,740-square-foot single-family residence that would encroach up to 10 feet into the required 20-foot rear setback. The proposed addition would be constructed within the footprint of an existing raised deck. The project complies with all other development standards such as lot coverage, height, and parking, and no other deviations are requested. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 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 3. Adopt Resolution PC2023-006 approving PA2021-119 for a variance to construct a residential addition. Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda January 19, 2023 3 of 3 ITEM NO. 3 DAY RESIDENCE (PA2020-350) Site Location: 704 East Ocean Front, Units A and B Summary: A request for a coastal development permit to demolish an existing two (2)-story duplex and construct a new three (3)-story 2,972-square-foot duplex with an attached 397-square-foot two (2)-car garage and a two (2)-car carport. Additionally, the applicant requests the following deviations from the residential development standards of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC): a. Variance: Request to encroach three (3) feet into the required 3-foot right side setback area; and b. Major Site Development Review: Request to increase the allowed height from a base height limit of 24 feet for flat roofs and 29 feet for sloping roofs to a maximum height limit of 28 feet for flat roofs and 33 feet for sloping roofs. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303 under Class 4 (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. Adopt Resolution PC2023-007 approving PA2020-350 for a variance, major site development review, and coastal development permit to construct a duplex. 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