HomeMy WebLinkAbout0.0_Agenda (2)REVISED PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m.
EARL MCDANIEL
Chairperson
ROBERT HAWKINS FRED AMERI
CHARLES UNSWORTH
BARRY EATON
MICHAEL TOERGE
BRADLEY HILLGREN
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:
JAMES CAMPBELL, Acting Planning Director
PATRICK ALFORD, Planning Manager
GREGG RAMIREZ, Senior Planner
MARLENE BURNS, Administrative Assistant
LEONIE MULVIHILL, Assistant City Attorney
TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer
JAIME MURILLO, Associate Planner
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 Planning Department 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.
This committee 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 either three (3) or five (5) minutes per person.
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respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is
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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.
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,
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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, March 17, 2011
REGULAR MEETING
6:30 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 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 17, 2011
ACTION: Approve and file.
ITEM NO.2 Minutes of March 3, 2011
ACTION: Approve and file.
G. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS — None.
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 Planning Department located at 3300 Newport
Boulevard, during normal business hours.
H. NEW BUSINESS
ITEM NO. 3 Minimum Side Setback Determination (PA2011 -013)
Broadmoor Pacific View Planned Community
SUMMARY: Staff is seeking a determination from the Planning Commission regarding the Acting
Deputy Director's decision on the application of side setbacks within the Broadmoor
Pacific View Planned Community District.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the
activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines,
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for
resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
ACTION: 1) Affirm the determination of the Acting Deputy Director on the application of side
setbacks within the Broadmoor Pacific View Planned Community District.
ITEM NO. 4 Zoning Code Implementation — Discussion Items
• Review Authority for Alcohol Sales
• In -Lieu Parking
• Planning Commission Appeals
SUMMARY: At the request of the Planning commission, this item has been placed on the agenda
to give the Commission the opportunity to discuss the changes in the updated
zoning code related to the alcohol sales and in -lieu parking fees.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the
activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines,
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for
resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
I. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 5 Planning Director's report.
ITEM NO. 6 Planning Commission reports.
ITEM NO. 7 Announcements on matters that Commission members would like placed on a future
agenda for discussion, action, or report.
ITEM NO. 8 Request for excused absences.
ADJOURNMENT