HomeMy WebLinkAbout0.0_AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Regular Meeting — 6:30 p.m.
MICHAEL TOERGE
Chair
BRADLEY HILLGREN FRED AMERI
Vice Chair Secretary
TIM BROWN
KORY KRAMER
JAY MYERS
LARRYTUCKER
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:
KIMBERLY BRANDT, Community Development Director
BRENDA WISNESKI, Deputy Community
Development Director
LEONIE MULVIHILL, Assistant City Attorney TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer
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NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
Council Chambers - 3300 Newport Boulevard
Thursday, March 22, 2012
REGULAR MEETING
6:30 p.m.
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. ROLL CALL
D. 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 tablet provided at the podium.
E. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
F. CONSENT ITEMS
ITEM NO. 1 Minutes of March 8, 2012, Study Session
ACTION: Approve and file.
ITEM NO. 2 Minutes of March 8, 2012
ACTION: Approve and file.
G. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
ALL TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS RECORDED. SPEAKERS MUST LIMIT
REMARKS TO THREE (3) MINUTES ON ALL ITEMS. (Red light signifies when three (3) minutes are up, yellow
light signifies that the speaker has one (1) minute left for summation.) Please print only your name on the pad that is
provided at the podium.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will
be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, Planning Division located at
3300 Newport Boulevard, during normal business hours.
ITEM NO. 3 2808 and 2812 Ocean Boulevard Lot Merger - (PA2011 -141)
2808 and 2812 Ocean Boulevard Lot Merger
SUMMARY: At the direction of the City Council, the Planning Commission will reconsider Lot Merger
Application No.LM2011 -002 to merge 2808 and 2812 Ocean Boulevard. The Commission
will review alternative development standards proposed by the applicant to be applied to
development of the property. After review, the Planning Commission will make a
recommendation to the City Council to either deny or approve the lot merger application.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: This project is categorically exempt under Section 15305 (Class 5 - Minor Alterations in
Land Use Limitations), of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Implementing
Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment. Class
5 exempts projects which consist of minor alterations in land use limitations in areas with an
average slope of less than 20 percent, which do not result in any changes in land use or
density, including minor lot line adjustments not resulting in the creation of any new parcel.
This project is consistent with these requirements.
ACTION: 1) Conduct a public hearing; and
2) Recommend the City Council either approve or deny Lot Merger No. LM2011- 002
No._by adopting:
• Draft Resolution for Denial (Attachment No. PC 1); or
• Draft Resolution for Approval (Attachment No. PC 2), which includes Exhibit "A" Findings and Conditions,
and waiver of the requirement to file a parcel map.
ITEM NO.4 Newport Banning Ranch - (PA2008 -114)
5200 West Coast Highway
SUMMARY: A proposed planned community on a 401.1 acre project site for development of 1,375
residential dwelling units, a 75 -room resort inn and ancillary resort uses, 75,000 square feet of
commercial uses, approximately 51.4 acres of parklands, and approximately 252.3 acres of
permanent open space.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) SCH No. 2009031061 to evaluate the environmental
impacts resulting from the proposed project. The EIR has been prepared in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA), as amended (Public Resources Code
Section 21000 et seq.), and the State CEQA Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA (California
Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et seq.).
1) ACTION: 1) Receive staff report focused in Environmental Impact Report;
2) Conduct a public hearing; and
3) Continue public hearing to April 5, 2012.
H. NEW BUSINESS
I. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 5 Community Development Director's report.
ITEM NO. 6 Announcements on matters that Commission members would like placed on a future agenda
for discussion, action, or report.
ITEM NO. 7 Request for excused absences.
ADJOURNMENT