HomeMy WebLinkAbout0.0_AGENDACITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 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
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. The agendas, minutes, and staff reports are available on the City's web site at:
http: / /www.newportbeachca.gov and for public inspection in the Community Development Department, Planning
Division located at 3300 Newport Boulevard, during normal business hours. If you have any questions or require
copies of any of the staff reports or other documentation, please contact the Community Development Department,
Planning Division staff at (949) 644 -3200.
This Commission is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act requires that the
Commission's agenda be posted at least 72 hours in advance of each meeting and that the public be allowed to
comment on agenda items before the Commission and items not on the agenda but are within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the Commission. The Commission may limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time,
generally three (3) minutes per person. All testimony given before the Planning Commission is recorded.
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 of 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
Leilani Brown, City Clerk, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine
if accommodation is feasible (949- 644 -3005 or Ibrown @newportbeachca.gov).
APPEAL PERIOD: Use Permit, Variance, Site Plan Review, and Modification Permit applications do not become
effective until 14 days following the date of approval, during which time an appeal may be filed with the City Clerk in
accordance with the provisions of the Newport Beach Municipal Code. Tentative Tract Map, Tentative Parcel Map,
Lot Merger, and Lot Line Adjustment applications do not become effective until 10 days following the date of
approval, during which time an appeal may be filed with the City Clerk in accordance with the provisions of the
Newport Beach Municipal Code. General Plan and Zoning Amendments are automatically forwarded to the City
Council for final action.
NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2012
REGULAR MEETING — 6:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
11. 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 JULY 19, 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 Bristol Chevron Service Station (PA2012 -073)
Site Location: 2121 Bristol Street
Summary:
Amend the existing use permit to construct the following: a 2,945- square -foot convenience store, two
side -by -side automated car wash bays, and a new canopy with five new dispensers. Demolition would
include three service bays, a snack shop, existing canopy and six dispensers, and an automated car
wash. The existing underground storage tanks and the Healy clean air system will remain. Also included
in the request is a Type 20 (Off Sale Beer & Wine) ABC license.
CEQA Compliance:
The project is categorically exempt under Section 15332, of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Guidelines - Class 32 (In -fill Projects).
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct public hearing; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. _ approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2012 -012 subject to
the conditions of approval included in Exhibit "A" of the draft resolution.
ITEM NO. 3 St. Matthew's Preschool Capacity Increase (PA2012 -081)
Site Location: 2300 Ford Road
Summary:
An amendment to Use Permit No. UP3633 to increase the maximum number of children allowed at the
existing church preschool from 60 to 76 children. The existing church facility contains a parish hall,
administration offices, and preschool classrooms. No square footage increase is proposed. The
additional students will be accommodated in the existing Sunday School classrooms located in the
administration office building.
CEQA Compliance:
The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301, of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Guidelines - Class 1 (Existing Facilities).
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct public hearing; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2012 -013 subject to
the conditions of approval included in Exhibit "A" of the draft resolution.
VIII. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
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ITEM NO. 5 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT
ITEM NO. 6 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MATTERS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION, OR
REPORT.
ITEM NO. 7 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES
IX. ADJOURNMENT
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