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Home My WebLink About08/19/2010CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Planning Commission Minutes August 19, 2010 Regular Meeting — 6:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners Eaton, Unsworth, McDaniel, Ameri, and Toerge — present Commissioners Hawkins and Hillgren- excused STAFF PRESENT: James Campbell, Principal Planner Leonie Mulvihill, Assistant City Attorney Gregg Ramirez, Senior Planner Janet Brown, Associate Planner Gaylene Olson, Department Assistant POSTING OF THE AGENDA: The Planning Commission Agenda was posted on August 13, 2010. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES: None CONSENT ITEMS SUBJECT: MINUTES of the regular meeting of July 29, 2010. ITEM NO. 1 Motion was made by Commissioner Eaton, seconded by Commissioner Approved Unsworth, to approve the minutes as filed. Motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Eaton, Unsworth, McDaniel, and Toerge Abstained: Amen I Excused: Hawkins and Hillgren SUBJECT: MINUTES of the regular meeting of August 5, 2010. ITEM NO. 2 Motion was made by Commissioner Unsworth, seconded by Commissioner Approved Ameri, to approve the minutes as corrected. Motion carried with the following vote: NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 08/19/2010 SUBJECT: Voyer Modification Permit Resolution No. 1813 ITEM NO. 3 Motion was made by Commissioner Unsworth, seconded by Commissioner Approved Ameri, to acknowledge that the resolution was consistent with the The applicant proposes development of a new three -story office building. The Commissions action from July 27, 2010. following approvals are requested or required in order to implement the project Motion carried with the following vote: as proposed: Ayes: Eaton, Unsworth, McDaniel, Ameri, and Toerge Excused: Hawkins and Hillgren (Airport Area) of the General Plan Land Use Element by 11,544 CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS SUBJECT: PRIES Office Building B - PA2007 -213 ITEM NO. 4 4300 Von Karman Avenue PA2007 -213 The applicant proposes development of a new three -story office building. The Approved following approvals are requested or required in order to implement the project as proposed: 1. A General Plan Amendment to increase the maximum allowable development limit in Anomaly Location #2 in Statistical Area L4 (Airport Area) of the General Plan Land Use Element by 11,544 gross square feet. 2. An amendment to the Koll Center Newport (PC -15) Planned Community text to allow an increase to the Allowable Building Area for Professional & Business Office Site B by 9,917 net square feet. 3. A tentative parcel map is proposed to subdivide the existing 55,779- square -foot parcel of land into two separate parcels. 4. An exception to the Koll Center Newport Planned Community General Development standards which require a minimum site of area of not less than 30,000 square feet, and a change in the off - street parking requirement of one space for each 225 square feet to one space for each 250 square feet of net floor area. Janet Brown, Associate Planner, gave a brief PowerPoint presentation. Public comment was opened. Comments were given by the following: Julian Freeman, Attorney at Palmieri, Tyler, Wiener, Wilhelm Waldron LLP Public comment was closed. Page 2 of 5 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 08/19/2010 Motion made by Commissioner Toerge, seconded by Commissioner Eaton, to adopt a resolution, after debate and amendment, as follows: recommending City Council adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration, including the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; approve General Plan Amendment No. GP2007 -009 ; approve Planned Community Development Plan Amendment No. PD2007 -006; approve Tentative Parcel Map No. NP2010 -006, subject to findings and conditions; and approve the requested exceptions to the Koll Center Newport Planned Community General Development standards relative to minimum site area and off - street parking requirements; modify Section 2 of the Resolution to add the following as No. 3, An Errata to the MND, dated August 13, 2010, was prepared which clarifies and augments data in the document, and supports the conclusions reached in the draft MND. Consistent with CEQA Guidelines section 15073.5(c)(4), recirculation of the MND is not required when new information is added to the document which merely clarifies, amplifies, or makes insignificant modifications to the MND.'; Per changes received from staff at meeting, modify Section 4 to add the following as Item 3, "The Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach does hereby recommend that the City Council approve an exception to the Koll Center Newport Planned Community General Development standards which require a minimum site of area of not less than 30,000 square feet, and approve a change in the off - street parking requirement of one space for each 225 square feet to one space for each 250 square feet of net floor area.'; delete the following from Item 5 (previously Item 4), "subject to the conditions set forth in Exhibit "E. , add the following as Item 6, "The Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach does here recommend that the City Council approve the PRES Office Building B Project subject to the Conditions of Approval set forth herein in Exhibit "E." Conditions of Approval (revised) add the following to Item 1, "and /or the City's related California Environmental Quality Act determinations, the certification of the mitigated Negative Declaration and /or the adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring Programs for the project. " Motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Eaton, Unsworth, McDaniel, Ameri, and Toerge, Noes: None Excused: Hawkins and Hill ren PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS SUBJECT: Coastal Land Use Plan Consistency Amendments - (PA2010 -052) ITEM NO.5 PA2010 -052 A. General Plan Amendment No. GP2010 -001 6306 - 6310 W. Coast Hwy — Statistical Area 131 Approved B. General Plan Amendment No. GP2010 -004 1221 W. Coast Hwy& 2300 W. Coast Hwy — Statistical Area H4 Page 3 of 5 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 08/19/2010 C. General Plan Amendment No. GP2010 -005 2102 W. Ocean Front, 2306 W. Ocean Front, 3366 Via Lido, and Lido Peninsula (including Shipyard Way, Anchorage Way, The Rhine, Anza St, Beach Dr, Cabrillo St, Nomad St, Drake St, El Paseo St, Bolivar St, Fremont St, and Channel Road) D. General Plan Amendment No. GP2010 -006 500 -514 West Balboa Blvd E. General Plan Amendment No. GP2010 -007 600 E. Bay Ave, 600 Edgewater PI, 105 Main Street, 707 E. Ocean Front F. General Plan Amendment No. GP2010 -008 1901 -1911 Bayside Drive The proposed amendment of the Land Use Element (LUE) of the General Plan is sponsored by the City and would make the LUE consistent with the Coastal Land Use Plan previously approved by the City Council. Jim Campbell, Principal Planner, gave a brief presentation. Public comment was opened. Public comment was closed. Motion made by Commissioner Toerge, seconded by Commissioner Eaton, to adopt a resolution, after debate, as follows: recommending City Council adoption of General Plan Amendment No. GP2010 -001, General Plan Amendment No. GP2010 -004, General Plan Amendment No. GP2010 -005, General Plan Amendment No. GP2010 -006, General Plan Amendment No. GP2010 -007, and General Plan Amendment No. GP2010 -008. Motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Eaton, Unsworth, McDaniel, Ameri, and Toerge, Noes: None Excused: Hawkins and Hill ren NEW BUSINESS None STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS City Council Follow -up — Mr. Campbell will address this item at the next meeting, ITEM NO. 6 as he did not attend the last City Council meeting. Planning Commission reports — Commissioner Eaton reported that the Fair ITEM NO. 7 Share Update was discussed at the GP /LCP Implementation Committee on August 11, 2010. Page 4 of 5 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 08/19/2010 Announcements on matters that Commission members would like placed on a ITEM NO. 8 future agenda for discussion, action, or report. — Commissioner Toerge requested more detailed minutes in the future. Commissioners Eaton and Unsworth agreed with Commissioner Toerge. Mr. Campbell indicated that staff will look at the issue and if staff resources were available in the future, staff would add additional detail. Mr. Campbell also noted that "verbatim style' would not be to ADJOURNMENT: 7:18 p.m. MICHAEL TOERGE, SECRETARY CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION Page 5 of 5