HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m.
ROBERT HAWKINS
Chairperson
SCOTT PEOTTER
CHARLES UNSWORTH
BARRY EATON
EARL MCDANIEL
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:
DAVID LEPO, Planning Director
PATRICK ALFORD, Planning Manager
RUSSELL BUNIM, Assistant Planner
MAKANA NOVA, Assistant Planner
LEONIE MULVIHILL, Assistant City Attorney
ROSALINH UNG, Associate Planner
TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer
GAYLENE OLSON, Department Assistant
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NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
REGULAR MEETING
6:30 p.m.
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. ROLL CALL
D. ELECTION OF OFFICERS The commission will elect officers to serve for the year.
E. 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.
F. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
G. CONSENT ITEMS
ITEM NO. 1 Minutes of July 13, 2010
ACTION: Approve and file.
H. 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 Planning Department located at 3300 Newport
Boulevard, during normal business hours.
ITEM NO.2 Airport Business Area Integrated Conceptual Development Plan
(PA2008 -063 and PA2007 -170)
4343 Von Karman Ave, 4311 and 4321 Jamboree Rd
SUMMARY: The proposed Airport Business Area Integrated Conceptual Development Plan is
intended to implement General Plan Land Use Policy LU 6.15.11 (Conceptual
Development Plan Area), which requires a single conceptual development plan for that
portion of the Airport Area that is generally bounded by MacArthur Blvd, Jamboree
Road and Birch Street, prior to residential development in the area. The proposed
General Plan Amendment is a minor change in policy language allowing new
neighborhood parks provided for infill residential development in the Conceptual
Development Plan Area with one public street frontage with public parking.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: The consideration of the Integrated Conceptual Development Plan and General
Plan amendment is exempt from environmental review under Public Resources
Code Section 21094. The Plan implements the General Plan's requirement for a
conceptual development plan to be adopted prior to any residential development
being permitted within the Conceptual Development Plan Area, and is consistent
with General Plan policies, in particular the policies pertaining to development in the
Airport Area and the Conceptual Development Plan Area. Staff has prepared an
Initial Study (Attachment PC 5) and determined, on the basis of substantial evidence
in the light of the whole record, that the residential development included in the
ICDP is consistent with that evaluated in the General Plan Environmental Impact
Report (EIR, SCH No. 2006011119), certified on July 25, 2006.
The General Plan Amendment is a minor change in policy language. The
amendment does not make a change to the amount of parkland required, and meets
the intent of the original policy to provide parks that are visible and accessible to
residents of the new residential development and the general public. This change
does not affect any of the environmental impacts analyzed in the General Plan EIR.
No additional environmental review is required pursuant to Public Resources Code
Section 21166 because no substantial changes to the General Plan are proposed
which would require revisions to the General Plan EIR; no substantial changes have
occurred with respect to the circumstances under with the project is being
undertaken which would require revisions to the General Plan EIR; and no new
information, which was not known and could not have been known at the time the
General Plan EIR was certified, has become available.
ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and
2) Adopt Resolution No. 2010 - (Attachment PC 1), recommending that the
City Council approve General Plan Amendment No. GP2010 -002; and
3) Adopt Resolution No. 2010 -_ (Attachment PC 2), recommending that the
City Council approve the Airport Business Area Integrated Conceptual
Development Plan (Development Plan Nos. DP 2007 -002 & 2008 -003).
ITEM NO. 3 Via Lido Interim Study (PA2010 -081)
3388 Via Lido
SUMMARY: The application consists of a Zoning Code amendment to apply the Interim Study
(IS) Overlay Zoning designation to the subject property and approval of a Study
Plan to allow the renovation of an existing 5 -story office building for a mixed -use
project consisting of two floors of commercial office use and two residential dwelling
units located on the upper three floors.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301, of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines - Class 1 (Existing Facilities).
ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and
2) Adopt Resolution No. recommending City Council adoption of Code
Amendment No. CA2010 -006 (Attachment No. PC 1).
ITEM NO. 4 Newport Commerce Plaza (PA2010 -007)
1800 Quail Street
SUMMARY: The application is for an amendment to the Newport Place Planned Community
Development Plan to change the land use designation in Industrial Site No. 4 from
"industrial" to "office' and to change the on -site parking requirement ratio.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15305, of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines - Class 5 (Minor Alterations in Land
Use Limitations). The project is simply an administrative action for consistency
between the Zoning Code and General Plan land use designation.
ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and
2) Adopt Resolution No. recommending City Council adoption of Planned
Community Development Plan Amendment No. PD2010 -02 (Attachment No.
PC1) to change the land use designation of Industrial Site No. 4 from
"industrial" to `office" and to change the on -site parking requirement ratio.
ITEM NO. 5 Voyer Modification Appeal (PA2010 -043)
20442 Santa Ana Avenue
SUMMARY: The application is an appeal by the applicant of the Zoning Administrator's decision to
approve a modification permit to allow a residential building to encroach 10 feet into
the 25 -foot rear yard setback. The applicant is requesting a 15 -foot encroachment.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301, of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines - Class 1 (Existing Facilities).
ACTION: 1) Conduct a de novo hearing; and
2) Deny the appeal and approve Modification No. MD2010 -007 with a 10 -foot
encroachment or approve the appeal and approve Modification No. MD2010-
007 with a 15 -foot encroachment.
I. NEW BUSINESS
ITEM NO. 6 City Council Follow -up.
ITEM NO. 7 Planning Commission reports.
ITEM NO. 8 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.
ADJOURNMENT