HomeMy WebLinkAbout0.0_AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Regular Meeting — 4:00 p.m.
MICHAEL TOERGE
Vice Chair
CHARLES UNSWORTH
Chair
ROBERT HAWKINS
FRED AMERI
KORY KRAMER
JAY MYERS
BRADLEY HILLGREN
Secretary
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
JAMES CAMPBELL, Principal Planner LEONIE MULVIHILL, Assistant City Attorney
GREGG RAMIREZ, Senior Planner TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer
MARLENE BURNS, Administrative Assistant ROSALINH UNG, Associate Planner
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NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
Council Chambers — 3300 Newport Boulevard
Thursday, August 4, 2011
REGULAR MEETING
4:00 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 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 July 21, 2011
ACTION: Approve and file.
G. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
ALL TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS RECORDED. SPEAKERS
MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES ON ALL ITEMS. (Red light signifies when three minutes
are up; yellow light signifies that the speaker has one 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. 2 Newport Beach Country Club — Golf Realty Fund (PA2005 -140)
1600 & 1602 E. Coast Highway
SUMMARY: Golf Realty Fund, the land owner, proposes a Planned Community Development
Plan (PCDP) for the redevelopment of the existing private golf course clubhouse,
parking lot, and tennis club. Additionally, the PCDP provides for five (5) single -unit
residential dwellings "Villas" and 27 short -term lodging units 'Bungalows'. The
following approvals are requested or required in order to implement the project as
proposed:
• A Planned Community Development Plan adoption to provide zoning development
standards and design guidelines for the golf course and tennis club and their ancillary
uses, pursuant to Chapter 20.63 of the Municipal Code.
• Transfer of Development Rights to transfer 27 hotel units from Anomaly No. 43 (Newport
Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa site) to Anomaly No. 46 (the Tennis Club site), pursuant to
General Plan Land Use Policies LU4.3 and LU6.14.3.
A Development Agreement pursuant to Section 15.45.020.A.2.c of the Municipal Code
and General Plan Land Use Policy LU6.14.8.
A Tentative Vesting Tract Map pursuant to Title 19 of the Municipal Code to create
separate lots for five (5) single -unit residential dwellings, 27 hotel units, lettered lots for
common areas and a private street on the tennis club site.
A Temporary Structures Use Permit to allow temporary use of structures during
construction pursuant to Section 20.60.015 of the Municipal Code.
The application was deemed complete on November 5, 2009, and pursuant to
Ordinance No. 2010 -21 the application is being considered and evaluated pursuant to
the Zoning Code in effect prior to November 25, 2010.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: An Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) have been prepared by
Keeton Kreitzer Consulting in compliance with the Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and City Council Policy K -3 (Attachment PC5).
The MND indicated that the potential adverse environmental impacts of the project,
in terms of Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, Noise, and Transportation/Traffic
could be mitigated to below levels of significance. The Draft MND was circulated for
public comment from September 20 to October 19, 2010. Comments were received
and the consultant and staff have prepared written responses (Attachment PC6).
The mitigation measures, standard conditions, and project design features have
been incorporated in the draft MND and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program (MMRP) for the Planning Commission consideration.
ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and
2) Consider applicant's request and potential alternatives;
3) Provide appropriate direction to Planning staff; and
4) Continue the application to October 20, 2011.
ITEM NO. 3 Newport Beach Country Club — International Bay Clubs (PA2008 -152)
1600 E. Coast Highway
SUMMARY: The International Bay Clubs, Inc. (IBC) operates the Newport Beach Country Club
clubhouse and golf course and leases the property from Golf Realty Fund, the
property owner. As a long term lease holder, IBC proposes to redevelop the existing
golf clubhouse. The following approvals are requested or required in order to
implement the project as proposed:
• A General Plan Amendment to increase the allowable development limit in Anomaly No.
74 in Statistical Area L1 (Newport Center /Fashion Island) of the General Plan Land Use
Element by 21,000 gross square feet (from 35,000 square feet to 56,000 square feet).
• A Planned Community Development Plan (PCDP) adoption to provide zoning
development standards and design guidelines for the golf course and its ancillary uses,
pursuant to Chapter 20.35 of the Municipal Code (Attachment PC1).
• A Development Agreement pursuant to Section 15.45.020.A.2.c of the Municipal Code.
• A Temporary Structure Use Permit to allow the temporary use of structures during the
clubhouse reconstruction, pursuant to Section 20.60.015 of the Municipal Code.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: An Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) have been prepared by
Keeton Kreitzer Consulting in compliance with the Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and City Council Policy K -3 (Attachment PC4).
The MND indicated that the potential adverse environmental impacts to the project,
in terms of Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, Noise, and Transportation/Traffic
could be mitigated to below levels of significance. The MND also includes, as a part
of the cumulative analysis, the future foreseeable project to redevelop the Tennis
Club site proposed by Golf Realty Fund (GRF). The mitigation measures (MMs) and
standard conditions (SCs) have been incorporated in the draft MND and Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for the Planning Commission
consideration. The Draft MND was circulated for public comment from October 7,
2010, to November 8, 2010. Comments were received and the consultant and staff
have prepared written responses (Attachment PC5). The mitigation measures,
standard conditions, and project design features have been incorporated in the draft
MND and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for the Planning
Commission consideration.
ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing;
2) Consider applicant's request and potential alternatives;
3) Provide appropriate direction to Planning staff; and
4) Continue the application to October 20, 2011, if applicable.
H. NEW BUSINESS
I. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 4 Community Development Director's report.
ITEM NO. 5 Announcements on matters that Commission members would like placed on a future
agenda for discussion, action, or report.
ITEM NO. 6 Request for excused absences.
ADJOURNMENT