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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_Agenda_PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD. Thursday, May 20, 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 RUBY GARCIAMAY, Department Assistant TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer LEONIE MULVIHILL, Acting City Attorney MELINDA WHELAN, Assistant Planner JAMES CAMPBELL, Principal 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. The address is: http://www.newportbeachca.gov. It is the intention of the City of Newport Beach to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the City of Newport Beach will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact the Planning Department at (949) 644 -3200, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible. 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, Lot Merger, and Lot Line Adjustment applications do not become effective until 10 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. General Plan and Zoning Amendments are automatically forwarded to the City Council for final action. If in the future, you wish to challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be 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. NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Council Chambers - 3300 Newport Boulevard Thursday, May 20, 2010 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 April 22, 2010 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 Planning Department located at 3300 Newport Boulevard, during normal business hours. ITEM NO.2 D'Ambrosia Residence (PA2010 -017) 1500 Serenade Terrace SUMMARY: A code amendment to change the front -yard setback established on Districting Map No. 24 from 38 feet to 16 feet. 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 involves a change in setback established on a Districting Map, which is consistent with this exemption. ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. recommending City Council adoption of Code Amendment No. CA2010 -002 (Attachment No. PC1) to revise Districting Map No. 24 to establish a 16 -foot front -yard setback at 1500 Serenade Terrace. ITEM NO. 3 Cliff Drive Appeal (PA2009 -149) 2949 Cliff Drive SUMMARY: An appeal of the Zoning Administrator's decision to deny Modification Permit No. MD2009 -030. Modification Permit No. MD2009 -030 would have allowed the following encroachments into required setbacks: up to 1 foot into the 4 -foot side yard setback for a 10- foot -10- inch -high portion of an outdoor room; up to 5 feet 4 inches into the 10 -foot rear yard setback for an 11- foot -3- inch -high portion of an outdoor room; and 5 feet 4 inches into the 10 -foot rear yard setback for a 14- foot -3- inch -high exterior fireplace. CEQA COMPLIANCE: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301, of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines - Class 1 (Existing Facilities). The accessory structures are alterations that involve no expansion of use. ACTION: 1) Conduct a de novo hearing; and 2) Deny the appeal and uphold and affirm the decision of the Zoning Administrator and deny Modification No. 2009 -030, subject to the findings included within the attached draft resolution (Attachment No. PC1). H. NEW BUSINESS ITEM NO. 4 Newport Bay Marina (PA2001 -210) 2300 Newport Boulevard SUMMARY: Review and approval of a Construction Traffic Management and Control Plan and a Parking Management Plan for the Newport Bay Marina project. ACTION: 1) Continue this hearing to June 17, 2010 I. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 5 ITEM NO. 6 ITEM NO. 7 ITEM NO. 8 ITEM NO. 9 ADJOURNMENT Irvine Terrace Front Yard Setbacks City Council Follow -up. Planning Commission reports. Announcements on matters that Commission members would like placed on a future agenda for discussion, action, or report. Request for excused absences.