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Home My WebLink AboutAgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD. Thursday, June 19, 2008 Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m. ROBERT HAWKINS Chairperson JEFFREY COLE SCOTT PEOTTER BARRY EATON EARL MCDANIEL MICHAEL TOERGE BRADLEY HILLGREN 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 4 -year terms. At the table in front are City staff members who are here to advise the Commission during the meeting. They are: DAVID LEPO, Planning Director GINGER VARIN, Planning Commission Secretary PATRICK ALFORD, Planning Manager TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer AARON C. HARP, Assistant City Attorney 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. Staff reports or other written documentation have been prepared for each item of business listed on the agenda. If you have any questions or require copies of any of the staff reports or other documentation, please contact the Planning Department staff at (949) 644 -3200. The agendas, minutes and staff reports are also available on the City's web site. The address is: hftp://www.city.newport-beach.ca.us/. 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 at 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 Ginger Varin, Planning Commission Secretary at (949) 644 -3232, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible. APPEAL PERIOD: Use Permit, Variance, Site Plan Review, Resubdivision, and Modification applications do not become effective until 14 days after the date of approval, during which time an appeal may be filed with the City Council. General Plan and Zoning Amendments are automatically forwarded to the City Council for final action. 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. NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Council Chambers - 3300 Newport Boulevard June 19, 2008 REGULAR MEETING 6:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL 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 3 minutes. Before speaking, please state your name for the record and print your name on the tablet provided at the podium. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES: ALL TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS RECORDED. SPEAKERS MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES ON ALL ITEMS. (Red light signifies when three minutes are up; yellow light signifies that the speaker has one minute left for summation.) Please print only your name on the pad that is provided at the podium. ITEM NO. 1 Minutes dated April 17, 2008 ACTION: Approve as written and order filed. ITEM NO. 2 Minutes dated June 5, 2008 ACTION: Approve as written and order filed. OLD BUSINESS ITEM NO. 3 Fury Rok & Rol Sushi Lounge (PA2005 -087) 4221 Dolphin Striker Way SUMMARY: Update on the revocation of Use Permit No. 3162 and Use Permit No. 2005 -018 ACTION: Staff recommends this item be continued to July 17, 2008. CEQA COMPLIANCE: The proposed project has been reviewed and it has been determined that it is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act under Class 21 (Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies). Any writings or documents provided to a majority of thePlanning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Planning Department located at3300 Newport Blvd., during normal business hours. PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM NO. 4 Housing Element (PA2008 -078) SUMMARY: The Housing Element contains goals, polices and programs related to the development, maintenance and improvement of the City's housing stock. Additionally, it includes identification of the adopted Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA), housing opportunities and constraints with particular attention given to providing housing for people at all income levels. ACTION: Discuss draft Housing Element and provide comments and recommend any changes to the City Council. CEQA COMPLIANCE: This hearing is informational only and no action is to be taken at this time. Prior to formal adoption, CEQA documents will be prepared and required hearings held. ITEM NO. 5 Santa Barbara Condominiums (PA2004 -169) 900 Newport Center Drive SUMMARY: Lennar Homes proposes to enter into a development agreement with the City of Newport Beach for the previously approved development of 79 residential condominiums on a 4.25 acre site presently developed with tennis courts operated by the adjacent Newport Beach Marriott Hotel. ACTION: Staff requests this item be continued to July 17, 2008 as the Lennar Homes of California, Inc. have announced that they have assigned their interest in the Santa Barbara Condominiums project to Scala Real Estate Partners. CEQA COMPLIANCE: A Negative Declaration has been prepared by the City of Newport Beach that states the subject development will not result in a significant effect on the environment. ITEM NO. 6 Powers Residence (PA2007 -176) 2223 Pacific Drive SUMMARY: Modification Permit to exceed the three -foot height limitation in the front yard setback to allow for a vehicular- bridge driveway, for guard - railings associated with the vehicular -bridge driveway, and for walls located at the side property lines. ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; 2) Deny Modification Permit No. MD2008 -020 with the findings in the attached resolution. 3) Provide direction to the Planning Department on the proposed project's consistency with the Residential Design Criteria (Ordinance No. 2007 -3) and General Plan and Coastal Land Use Plan (CLUP) policies. CEQA COMPLIANCE: The project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15332 (In -Fill Development Projects) of the Implementing Guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). ITEM NO. 7 AERIE Project (PA2005 -196) 201 -205 & 207 Carnation Avenue & 101 Bayside Place SUMMARY: Adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration and project approval, which is an 8 -unit condominium building located on the comer of Ocean Boulevard and Carnation Avenue. ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and 2) Adopt resolution recommending City Council adopt the MND and approval of the project (Exhibit #1) CEQA COMPLIANCE: The Mitigated Negative Declaration states that the subject development will not result in a significant impact on the environment. NEW BUSINESS ITEM NO.8 General Plan Progress Report (PA2007 -195) SUMMARY: Consideration of the General Plan Annual Progress Report. ACTION: Review, provide comment, and direct staff to submit the General Plan Annual Progress Report to City Council, Office of Planning and Research (OPR), and Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). CEQA COMPLIANCE: Not subject to CEQA, as the actions is not a project as defined in Section 15378(b) (2) of the Public Resources Code. ITEM NO. 9 City Council Follow -up. ITEM NO. 10 Planning Commission reports. ITEM NO. 11 Announcements on matters that Commission members would like placed on a future agenda for discussion, action, or report. ADJOURNMENT: