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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 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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Planning Division staff at (949) 644 -3200.
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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.
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NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 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 SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Recommended Action: Approve and file
VII. STUDY SESSION ITEM
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.
ITEM NO.2 Uptown Newport Project (PA2011 -134)
Site Location: 4311 — 4321 Jamboree Road
Summary:
The study session will be dedicated to discussing the project and the Draft Environmental Impact
Report. The proposed Uptown Newport Project would remove existing office and industrial uses in two
phases and construct a mixed -use community consisting of 1,244 residential units, 11,500 square feet
of neighborhood- serving retail space, and approximately two acres of park space. Residential product
types would be for sale and rental with a mix of townhomes, and mid- and high -rise condominiums. Of
the 1,224 housing units, 184 units would be set aside for affordable housing. Proposed buildings would
range from 30 feet to 75 feet in height, with several residential towers up to 150 feet high. The 25.05 -
acre project site is within the Airport Business Area of the City of Newport Beach and located on the
north side of Jamboree Road, at 4311 -4321 Jamboree Road, which is west of MacArthur Boulevard and
east of Birch Street. Project approval requires a Planned Community Development Plan amendment
and adoption, Tentative Tract Map, Development Agreement, Traffic Study, Affordable Housing
Implementation Plan, Phasing Plan and Design Guidelines.
Recommended Action: None
The Planning Commission will take no action on this study session item.
VIII. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 3 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
ITEM NO.4 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT
IX.
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