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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/16/1974COMMISSIONERS m a ^ m m y+ m x i Z A P elk CALL i A Present Absent Motion Ayes Abstain Absent F, -I U F- L-1 L CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH. Regular Planning Commission Meeting Placer City Council Chambers Time: 7:00 P.M. Date: Mav 16. 1974 MINUTES x x x x x x X EX- OFFICIO MEMBERS R. V. Hogan, Community Development Director David R. Baade, Assistant City Attorney Benjamin B. Nolan, City Engineer STAFF MEMBERS James D. Hewicker, Assistant Director - Planning William R. Foley, Senior Planner Tim Cowell, Senior Planner Shirley L. Harbeck, Secretary X Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 2, 1974 X X X X X were approved as written. Commissioner Beckley x abstained as he was absent from the meeting. X Commissioner Hazewinkel stepped down from the dais and abstained from deliberation on Item #1 and Item #2 for reasons as stated at past hearings i.e., his involvement in the possible sale of the hotel. Public hearings were heard concurrently on Item #1 and Item #2, but separate action taken on each item. Item #1 Request to amend the Planned Community Development AMENDMENT Standards for "Newport Place" so as to establish a NO. 429 parking requirement for hotels and motels based on a demonstrated formula. APPROVED Location: The Planned Community of "Newport Place" bounded by MacArthur Boule- vard, Bristol Street, and Birch Street. Zoned P -C Applicant: Emkay Development Co., Newport Beac Page 1. 0 COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH x � T f x'p T `. MINUTES 1 T M." 1[ le7A INDEX Owner: Messenger Hotels, Inc. and the Newport Project, Newport.Beach Item #2 Request to reconsider Use Permit No. 1547 (Amended)USE for the purpose of reviewing and possibly amending "EMIT the offstreet parking requirements for the expand- -N-0-7-13'47 47 ed Sheraton Newport Hotel in "Newport Place ". DED Location: Parcel 1 and Parcel 2 of Parcel Map APPROVED 40 -11 (Resubdivision No. 313), C D - located at 4545 MacArthur Boulevard,TIONTLLY at the southwesterly corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Birch Street in "Newport Place ". Zone: P -C Initiated by: The City of Newport Beach Planning Commission Owners: Messenger Hotels, Inc. and The Newport Project by Emkay, Newport Beach Senior Planner Foley reviewed the staff report with the Planning Commission as well as the result of the parking demand study which was prepared by Governmental Professional Services at the request of the City,of Newport Beach. Based on the result of the study, Staff recommended that 736 parking spaces be provided. However, the Sheraton Hotel and the parking layout indicate that 799 parking spaces can be provided utilizing valet service. Planning Commission reviewed,the report on a page by page basis with Mr. Foley and Mr. Hank Mohle, President of Governmental Professional Services. Results of a survey taken at the Newporter Inn were discussed which included elimination'of park- ing spaces through utilization of same for outdoor equipment display such as that recently observed; the relationship between.number of.guests per car arriving at the hotel and occupancy load of the rooms; the character of the use of the hotel, i,.e. a resort use on weekends as opposed to:commercial and convention use during the week; method in whic Page 2. COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH (1 T a�rAI m Mav lf,_ 107A MINUTES, INDEX the survey was taken; graphs contained in the report entitled "Exhibit A" and "Exhibit B "; number of employees required to handle the various opera - tions of the hotel; and valet service during peak operation of the hotel, including number of persons required to handle the volume efficiently., Planning "Commission compared the food and beverage operation of the Newporter Inn to that projected by the Sheraton Hotel as outlined in "Table 1" of the report. They also discussed the total number of employees needed to operate each hotel including the number of additional employees required for conventions based on whether the configuration was for a banquet, dinner - dance, or auditorium seating. When questioned as to the lack of success in obtaining information from more than one hotel facility, Staff pointed out that the Newporter Inn lies within the City Boundary and was very co- operative when interviewed, whereas the Airporter Inn is located outside the City Limits and had • little to gain. Additional discussion included review of "Table 2" and "Table 3" of the report; data pertaining to the restaurant portion of the required parking and its relationship and applicability to individual restaurants throughout the City; and use of the hotel facilities by persons other than registered guests and scheduled conventions. Public hearings were opened.in connection with Items #1 and #2. Newell Stickler, representative of the Messenger Hotels, appeared before the Planning Commission. to comment and answer questions relative to the multiplicity factor, parking requirements, strip - ing for valet parking, and size of the various conference and meeting rooms. further discussion of parking revealed there was some question as to whether same was adequate, safe, or would present problems in the future. There being no others desiring to appear and be heard, the public hearings were closed. • Staff reviewed the language of the P.-C Text with the Commission both as presently written and as Page 3. COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH y m Z Z a A in � n m o m f s RACAII < T p p p Maw I 107A MINUTES - -- - -- °� , INDEX proposed to be amended. Planning Commission discussed parking which would be required.by the present City Ordinance and the P -C Text and com- pared same with that which would be required under the Amendment and the demonstrated formula. An evaluation revealed that City standards would require less parking than that required under the demonstrated formula standard. Motion X Following discussion, motion was made to adopt -429 Ayes X X X X X Resolution No. 882 recommending to the City Council Abstain X that Amendment No. 429 be approved in order that Absent X parking standards for hotels and motels contained on Page 32 of the "Newport Place" Planned Community Text be amended to read as follows: 6. Hotels and Motels Parking for Hotel and Motel guest rooms; all related restaurants., cocktail lounges, banquet and meeting rooms, retail shops; and all employees shall be based on a demonstrated formula to,be reviewed and approved by the • Planning Commission. The parking formula shall contain the minimum parking which would be required for each of the separate uses evalu- ated independently. Any reductions from this minimum parking requirement must be based on the joint usage of the facilities by hotel or, motel patrons. Review of the parking layout indicated 799 legally striped parking spaces, most of which would require valet service. Motion X Motion was made to amend the offstreet parking UP -1547 Ayes X X X X X requirements of previously approved Use Permit, MENDED Abstain X No. 1547 (Amended) and that Condition No. 3 read Absent X as follows: 3. That.a total of 799 parking spaces be provided for the full hotel and that 531 spaces for Phase I be maintained at all times during the construction of Phase II. In addition to the 531 hotel spaces, 50 additional spaces shall be provided during the construction of Phase • II for construction personnel. Both temporary and final parking layouts shall.be approved by the Traffic Engineer. Page 4. COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH yG1 R' 7 m � i A A P Rall CAII � • Motion Ayes Absent • MINUTES Mav 19 _ 107A ._� .... P1.anning Commission recessed at 9:10 P.M. and' reconvened at 9:20 P.M. Request to amend the Planned Community Development Plan for "Koll Center Newport" so as to (1) elim- INDEXC Item #3 AMENDMENT N0. 430 inate "Service Station Site 2 ", (2) increase the size of "Retail and Service Site 1"; and (3) to APPROVED permit health or athletic clubs and professional or business offices as permitted uses within the retail and service center sites of the Planned Community, and (4) the acceptance of an Environ- mental Document. Location: Tract 7953, bounded by MacArthur Boulevard, Jamboree Road and Campus Drive in "Koll Center Newport ". Zone: P -C Applicant: Koll Center Newport, Newport Beach Owner: Same as Applicant Assistant Community Development Director Hewicker reviewed the request with the Commission and answered questions pertaining to same. Planning Commission discussed the amount of land allocated for laddscaping. Public hearing was opened in connection with this matter. Tim Strader representing the applicant appeared before the Planning Commission and concurred with the staff report. There being no others desiring to appear and be heard, the public hearing was closed. X Motion was made to adopt Resolution No. 883, X X X X X X recommending to the City Council that Amendment X No..430 be approved. Page 5. 0 Motion Ayes Absent 40 COMMISSIONERS T Mav 11; CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH 197& MINUTES Request to amend an existing Off -Site Parking Agreement in conjunction with a five story build- EEMOVED ing located at 3360 Via Lido so as to permi.t the T operation of a restaurant on the fourth floor of the existing structure. Location: Portions of Lo ts 13 and 15 "and Lot URIMAR. 14, Tract 1622, (i.e., Parcel l of Resubdivision No. 433) located at ' 3360 Via Lido, on the northeasterly side of Via Lido, southeasterly of Via Oporto, in the Lido Village Area (i.e. the former Imperial Savings and Loan Building) and por- tions of Lots 22 through 30, Block 530, Lancaster's Addition, located at the southeasterly corner of 32nd Street and Villa Way (i.e., off - site parking area). Zones: C -1 -H (5 story building) and Unclassified (off -site parking area) Applicant: Don Koll Co., Inc.., Newport Beach Owner: Same as Applicant X At the request of the applicant, Planning Commis - X X X X X X sion removed this matter from the calendar. X Item #5 Appeal from the conditions of approval of Modifi- MODIFICA- cation No. 784 so as to allow existing illegal TION 784 construction on the front 12 feet of the building (i:e., West Ocean Front) to remain where the Municipal Code requires additional open space. CONT. TO JUG In addition the application also seeks approval for the construction of a second garage space and second floor room additions to an existing duplex which is nonconforming because it has one garage space where the Municipal Code requires three garage spaces and it is on a site which contains less than the required 2,000 sq. ft. Location: Lot 4, Block 50, Ocean Front Tract, located at 5007 Seashore Drive, on the south side of Seashore Drive, Page 6. COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH K ROLL • CALL Motion Ayes Absent 0 0 MINUTES Mav 7F_ 797d - INDEX between 50th Street and 51st Street in West Newport. Zone: R -2 Applicant: Mr. & Mrs. John Geary, Los Angeles Owner: Same as Applicant Appellant: Same as Applicant X At the request of the applicant, Planning Commission X X X X X X continued this matter to the meeting of June 6, X 1974. Item #6 Request to amend a previously approved use permit USE so as to increase the occupant load of a restau- PERMIT rant (under construction) and the approval of an NO. f709 Off -Site Parking Agreement so as to allow a por- tion of the required off - street parking spaces to APPROVED be provided at an off -site location. CO63- — TIUWLY Location: Parcel 2 of Parcel Map 49 -15 (Resubdivision No. 337) located at 900 Bayside Drive (i.e., restaurant site) and Parcel 4 of Parcel Map 11 -7 (Resubdivision No. 243) (i.e., offsite parking area in the Bayside Shopping Center), on the northerly side of Bayside Drive, westerly of the intersection of Jamboree Road and Marine Avenue. Zone: C -N -H Applicant: Far West Services, Inc., Santa Ana Owner: The Irvine Co., Newport Beach Assistant Community Development Director Hewicker reviewed the staff report and the availability of parking with the Commission. Planning Commission questioned the letter regarding offsite parking in Bayside Shopping Center and Assistant City Attorney Baade advised of the pro - cedures whereby an off -site parking agreement would be required between the parties involved and approved by the City Council. Page 7. COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH yt+" >myo n � • Z A A P ROLL CALL m, Motion Ayes Noes Absent 0 0 MINUTES May 16, 1974 invex Public hearing was opened in connection with this matter. Robert Altivers with Arthur Valdez and Company, representative of the applicant, appeared before the Planning Commission in connection with this request. Discussion by the Commission included occupancy load, actual availability of parking, and.assigned parking as opposed to pool parking. There.being no others desiring to appear and be heard, the public hearing was closed. X Motion was made to approve Use Permit No. 1709 X X X X (Amended) subject to the following conditions: X X X 1. That development shall be in substantial conformance with the approved plot plan and amended floor plans of the Gorda Liz Restaurant. 2. That the occupancy of the restaurant, as determined by the Fire Marshal and the Community Development Department, shall not exceed 270 persons. 3. That a minimum of 16 parking spaces for the restaurant use shall be maintained offsite on the westerly portion of the Bayside Shopping Center site. These spaces shall be secured and maintained thru an offsite parking agree - ment approved by the City Council. 4. That all applicable conditions of approval of Use Permit No. 1709 shall be fulfilled. 5. That The Irvine Company submit to the Depart- ment of Community Development an updated and completely dimensioned parking lot layout for the entire Bayside Shopping Center complex. Item #7 Request to permit a portion of a remodeled single USE family dwelling to exceed the basic height limit PMMIT within the 24/28 Foot Height Limitation District. N0. 1722 Location: Lots 3, 4, 10, and 11, Block C33 of PROCEED - Corona del Mar, located at 2727 INGS 1 MIN - Page 8. ATED COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ➢ m f� m T m ya % Z A F A A CALL p Motion Ayes Absent Moon Ayes Absent MINUTES Mav 16. 1874 INDEX Shell Street, on the southwesterly . side of Shell Street between Fern - leaf Avenue and Goldenrod Avenue in Corona del Mar. Zone: R -1 Applicant: Gordon Harvin Glass AIA, Newport Beach Owner: Fred S. Thomson and Ina J. Thomson, Corona del Mar X At the recommendation of the Staff, Planning X X X X X X Commission terminated the Use Permit proceedings X and the matter was reset for June 6, 1974 as a Variance application. Item #8 Request to permit the construction and operation USE of an automobile sales and service facility in PERMIT the Planned Community of "Newport Place ". .T723 Location: Parcel 1 of Parcel Map 52 -19 APPROVED (Resubdivision No. 380) located at CTNUI- — 848 Dove Street, westerly of Mac SLY Arthur Boulevard and northwesterly of Jamboree Road in "Newport Place" Zone: P -C Applicant: James Parkinson, Newport Beach Owner: Edker Pope, Corona del Mar Planning Commission discussed the matter of light- ing, following which the public hearing was opened in connection with this request. Bill Langston,representing the applicant, appeared before the Planning Commission to advise that two lights would be installed on the property and concurred with the conditions of approval recom- mended by the staff report. There being no others desiring to appear and be heard, the public hearing was closed. X Motion was made to approve Use Permit No. 1723. X X X X N subject to the following conditions: X Page 9. COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH 7 T Z 1 ro p m MINUTES m R CAI m p p Mav 1f. 107A - - - -- - -- "'� "' INDEX 1. That development shall be in substantial con- formance with the approved plot plan and elevations. 2. The automobile service and storage areas shall be enclosed within a masonry wall except for gates which may be of chain link construction. Said wall shall be constructed to a height of eight feet and shall be combined with plant materials selected for their height and spread which will provide and maintain a screen from the adjoining sites to the southeast. 3. That a landscape plan, incorporating the land - scape requirements of the Planned Community Development Standards, shall be approved by the Director of Parks, Beaches and Recreation. All landscaped areas shall be separated from an adjacent vehicular area by a.wall or curb at least six inches higher than the adjacent vehicular way,and shall be equipped with an automatic irrigation system and shall be • permanently maintained. 4. Exterior illumination of the premises shall be permitted subject to standards developed by the Emkay Development Company which set forth criteria as to number, location, height, size, and wattage of each fixture. Said standards shall be reviewed and approved by the Director of Community Development. All fixtures shall be directed and shielded as required to confin any visible light source to the premises. 5. No rotating, flashing, blinking or signing with animation, flags, banners or other atten- tion- attracting devices shall be permitted on a permanent basis. Attention- attracting devic s may be permitted: a. For thirty days, when connected with the official grand opening of.the new dealer- ship. b. For fourteen days each calendar year durin the new car model announcement time. • 6. That a six foot wide P.C.C. sidewalk be con-, structed immediately behind the curb along the Dove Street frontage. 7. That prior to the issuance of building permits Page 10. COMMISSIONERS v m s x a id 0 • £ T A T � A A ROLL CALL Motion Ayes Absent 9 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH MINUTES Mav 16. 1Q74 the applicant shall furnish to the Department of Community Development and shall subsequently record a document which provides a nonexclusive easement for vehicular ingress and egress of tenants, customers and invitees of the owner or respective owners of the subject site and the site adjoining to the north (Parcel 1 and 2, Resubdivision No. 380). Said access shall be provided in the locations illustrated on the site plan and shall be appurtenant to each parcel. At no time shall any wall, fence structure or other improvement be constructed or located on either site which will prevent or unreasonably impair the access between the two parcels. Item #9 Request to permit the construction of a drive -in USE and take -out restaurant in the C -1 -H District. FETM IT NF. T724 Location: Portion of Record of Survey 27 -47, located at 4625 West Coast Highway, REMOVED on the southeasterly corner of West Coast Highway and Balboa Boulevard CAUNDAR in West Newport. Zone: C -1 -H Applicant: Foodmaker, Inc., Vernon Owner: Beeco, Ltd., Santa Ana X At the request of the applicant, Planning Commis - X X X X X X sion removed this matter from the calendar. X Item #10 Request to consider amending porti.ons of District- AMENDMENT N0. 432 ing Maps Nos. 22, 22 -A, and 25, from the Unclassi- fied District to the A -P District. APPROVED Location: The northeasterly corner of Superio Avenue and Hospital Road, across Hospital Road from Versailles-on- the-Bluffs. Zone: Unclassified Initiated by: The City of Newport Beach Page 11. COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH RV CALL Motion Ayes Absent 0 A on Ayes Absent MINUTES May 16. 1974 invMA Owner: Mariner's Savings & Loan Assoc., Newport Beach Staff advised that the purpose of this amendment was to comply with the General Plan and the develop- ment proposed for the property in question. Public hearing was opened in connection with this matter and there being no one desiring to appear and be heard, the public hearing was closed. X Motion was made to recommend to the City Council X X X X X X that Amendment No..432 be approved. X Item Ill Request to consider the adoption of a Noise NOISE Control Ordinance. C NTROL D—Iff WC E Initiated by: The City of Newport Beach CONT. TO Community Development Director Hogan reviewed the UUIFE staff recommendations with the Commission, i.e., (1) that the ordinance be adopted by the City Council and (2) that the City enter into an agree- ment with the County Health Department for enforce- ment of same. Senior Planner Cowell appeared before the Commis - sion and reviewed the proposed ordinance as well as revisions made which differ from that of the County ordinance. Jerry Niesler, Division of Environmental Health, Orange County Health Department, appeared before the Commission to comment on the ordinance as proposed by the City, enforcement problems which may be encountered, and .recommended certain changes to the proposed ordinance.. Planning Commission and Staff discussed the proposed ordinance at length as well as the various recommended changes and potential effects of same. There was also discussion by the Com- mission as to the need for an ordinance of this type and felt that the matter needed further.study and evaluation before any action was taken. X Following discussion, motion was made to continue X X X X X X this matter to the Study Session on June 6, 1974. X Page 12. -COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH v� n m m MINUTES no re„ m P P P Mav 16. 1974 - -" - - INDEX Commissioner Parker stepped down from the dais and refrained from deliberation in connection with Item #12 inasmuch as he has been involved in Chamber of Commerce discussions pertaining to the property in question. Interpretation of General Plan as related to Item #12 proposed location of Chamber of Commerce office building at the corner of Jamboree Road and Santa Barbara Drive. Community Development Director Hogan reviewed this matter with the Commission and advised of the need for an interpretation as outlined in the staff report. Planning Commission discussed the matter and determined that the open space designation should be applied only to the country club, therefore an amendment to the General Plan should be initiated • in order to consider other designations to the property north of the country club,. Setting of the public hearing in connection therewith was combined with Item #13. Commissioner Parker returned to the dais. Proposed Amendments to the General Plan. Item #13 Senior Planner Cowell distributed letters request- ing amendments to the General Plan and reviewed th various requests with the Planning Commission. Motion X Following discussion, motion was made to adopt Ayes X X X X X X Resolution No. 884, setting a public hearing for Absent X June 20, 1974, to consider amendments to the Gener 1 Plan as follows: 1. An amendment to the Circulation Element to change the classification of Bison Avenue between Jamboree and MacArthur Blvd. from a • primary road to a secondary road and /or a relocation of the intersection of Bison Ave. and Jamboree Road, and /or other realignment of the street system in this area. Page 13. COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH q m m 2 f f+ m Z ROOCALL ; A p p Ma 1P_ 1471 MINUTES INDEX 2. An amendment to the Circulation Element to change the classification of Irvine Avenue between 16th Street and Cliff Drive from a primary road to a local street, and to delete the intersection at Irvine and Pacific Coast Highway. 3. An amendment to the Circulation Element to change the classification of 15th Street bey tween Superior Avenue and Balboa Blvd. from a primary road to a secondary road. 4. An amendment to the Residential Growth Element and Land Use Elements to change the designated use of the property commonly known as the "Fun Zone ", at the intersection of Palm Street and Bay Avenue on the Balboa Peninsula, from "multi - family residential" to "retail and service commercial ". 5. An amendment to the Residential Growth and Land Use Elements to change the designated use of the property adjacent to Irvine Avenue • between 15th Street and Laurel Place from "low- density residential" to "two- family residential ". 6. An amendment to the Land Use Element to change the designated use of the property at the southeast corner of Jamboree Road and Santa Barbara Drive from "recreational and environ- mental open space" to either "governmental, educational, and institutional" or "administra- tive, professional, and financial commercial ". Proposed archaeological and paleontological policy Item #14 as proposed by the Commission's Committee on Paleontology. Commissioner Heather requested that this matter be continued to the meeting of June 6, 1974, as problems have arisen from combining the subjects of archaeological and paleontological policy together. She advised that the Committee had reviewed the paleontological aspect but needed more time if the two subjects were to be. combined. Molon X Planning Commission continued this matter to the Ayes X X X X X X meeting of June 6, 1974. Absent X Page 14. COMMISSIONERS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH n MINUTES Qll�rAll 1" P P Ma.i 1Q 1 0 7 A -, "1,, IIVUCR- Resolution of the City of Chino concerning the Item #15 need for state tax relief to implement the con- servation and open space elements of general plan. Motion X Planning Commission removed this matter from the Ayes X X X X X X calendar. Absent X ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: Community Development Director Hogan announced the appointment of Tim Cowell as Advance Planning Administrator to replace Rod Gunn, effective June 1, 1974. Planning Commission held a general discussion relative to Planned Community Text amendments. Me on X There being no further business, motion was made Ayes X X X X X X to adjourn the meeting. Time: 11 :40 P.M. Absent X OS PH ROSENER, JR., Secretar nning Commission City of Newport Beach Page 15.