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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012
REGULAR MEETING — 6:30 p.m.
MICHAEL TOERGE
Chair
BRADLEY HILLGREN FRED AMERI
Vice Chair Secretary
TIM BROWN
KORY KRAMER
JAY MYERS
LARRY TUCKER
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
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012
REGULAR MEETING — 6:30 p.m.
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. (Red light signifies when three (3)
minutes are up; yellow light signifies that the speaker has one (1) minute left for summation.) 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 JUNE 7. 2012
Recommended Action: Approve and file
VII. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Speakers must limit comments 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.) 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 NEWPORT BANNING RANCH - (PA2008 -114)
Site Location: 5200 West Coast Highway
Summary:
A proposed planned community on a 401.1 - gross -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 gross acres of parklands, and approximately 252.3 gross 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 f3or Implementation of CEQA (California Code of Regulations, Title 14,
Section 15000 et seq.).
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct continued public hearing;
2. Adopt Resolution No. _ recommending to the City Council certification of
Environmental Impact Report No. ER2009 -002 (SCH No. 2009031061);
3. Adopt Resolution No. _ recommending to the City Council approval of General Plan
Amendment No. GP2008 -008, Code Amendment No. CA2008 -004, Planned
Community Development Plan No. PC2008 -002, Master Development Plan No.
VIII.
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MP2008 -001, Tentative Tract Map No. NT2008 -003, Affordable Housing
Implementation Plan No. AH2O08 -001, and Traffic Study No. TS2008 -002 and
recommending to the City Council the adoption of a Statement of Overriding
Considerations; and
4. Adopt Resolution No. _ recommending to the City Council approval of Development
Agreement (DA2008 -003).
OTHER BUSINESS
ITEM NO. 3 REVIEW OF RULES OF PROCEDURES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION (PA2012 -065)
Site Location: N/A
Summary:
On May 3, 2012, the Planning Commission directed staff to draft amendments to certain sections of the
RULES OF PROCEDURES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION (Procedures) for the Commission's
consideration on June 21, 2012.
In accordance with Section XV, the Planning Commission may propose to amend or add to the
Procedures at a regular meeting. The Procedures require written notice of the proposed amendment(s)
or addition(s) to be filed with the Ex- Officio Secretary, prior to the Planning Commission taking final
action on any proposed changes.
CEQA Compliance:
Revising the Planning Commission Rules of Procedures is not considered a "project" as defined by the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that this action has no potential to result in direct or
indirect physical change to the environment.
Recommended Action:
Review and modify, if necessary, the proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedures of the
Planning Commission for final action on July 5, 2012.
STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 4 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT
ITEM NO. 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MATTERS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD
LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION, OR REPORT.
ITEM NO. 6 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES
ADJOURNMENT