HomeMy WebLinkAbout1.0_AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Regular Meeting — 7:00 p.m.
MICHAEL TOERGE
Chair
BRADLEY HILLGREN FRED AMERI
Vice Chair Secretary
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. 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 Community Development Department, Planning Division staff at (949) 644-
3200. The agendas, minutes, and staff reports are also available on the City's web site at:
http://www.newportbeachca.gov.
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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 either three (3) or five (5) minutes per person.
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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,
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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
Council Chambers - 3300 Newport Boulevard
Thursday, February 23, 2012
REGULAR MEETING
7:00 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 February 9, 2012, Study Session
ACTION: Approve and file.
ITEM NO. 2 Minutes of February 9, 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 Zoning Code Amendment Height of Fences, Hedges, Walls, and Retaining Walls (PA2012 -018)
SUMMARY: The City of Newport Beach is considering an amendment to Section 20.30.040 (Fences,
Hedges, Walls, and Retaining Walls) and Section 20.30.060 (Height Limits and Exceptions)
to modify the method by which the height of fences, hedges, walls and retaining walls are
measured. Other sections may be modified to ensure consistency of regulations. The
proposed amendment will affect regulations that affect all property within the City. Staff
recommends that this item be continued to March 8, 2012.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: All significant environmental concerns for the proposed project have been addressed in a
previously certified environmental document (Initial Study /Negative Declaration for the Zoning
Code Update), and that the City of Newport Beach intends to use said document for the above
noted project, and further that there are or no new mitigation measures that should be
considered in conjunction with said project. Copies of the Initial Study /Negative Declaration for
the Zoning Code Update are available for public review and inspection at the City of Newport
Beach Planning Division or on the City's website.
ACTION: Continue the item to the March 8, 2012, Planning Commission meeting
H. NEW BUSINESS
ITEM NO. 4 General Plan Annual Status Report including Housing Element Report (PA2007 -195)
SUMMARY: Government Code Section 65400 mandates that the City prepare an annual report on the
status of the General Plan and the progress of implementation. The General Plan Annual
Status Report including Housing Element Report includes the requirements pursuant to
Government Code Section 65400(B) and Government Code Sections 65583 and 65584,
relating to the implementation of the Housing Element of the General Plan. The report will be
submitted to the City Council and a copy is required to be sent to the Office of Planning and
Research (OPR) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
CEQA
COMPLIANCE:
The Report is not subject to CEQA, as the actions are not a project as defined in Section
15378(b) (2) of the Public Resources Code.
ACTION:
Receive and file.
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.
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