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ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
6:30 p.m.
EARL MCDANIEL
Chairperson
ROBERT HAWKINS SCOTT PEOTTER
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:
DAVID LEPO, Planning Director
LEONIE MULVIHILL, Assistant City Attorney
JAMES CAMPBELL, Principal Planner GAYLENE OLSON, Department Assistant
GREGG RAMIREZ, Senior 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: htto: / /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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effective until 14 days following the date of approval, during which time an appeal may be filed with the City Clerk in
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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, July 29, 2010
ADJOURNED 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 Planning Commission Minutes of Adjourned Special Meeting on July 15, 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 Zoning Code Update (PA2009 -034)
SUMMARY: The City of Newport Beach is considering a comprehensive update of the Zoning
Code for the purpose of implementing the 2006 update of the General Plan. The
Zoning Code is a regulatory document that implements many General Plan polices
related to land use and development.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: Based upon the initial study prepared for the Zoning Code Update and pursuant to
State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15168 and 15162, the proposed Zoning Code
Update is within the scope of activities and impacts identified within the General
Plan 2006 Update Program EIR, with the exception of forest resources and
greenhouse gasses, and that no new effects have been found and no new
mitigation measures are necessary. The initial study has found that the Zoning Code
Update will have no impact to forest resources given that there are not forest
resources within the City of Newport Beach and there will be a less than significant
impact relative upon greenhouse gas emissions. A Negative Declaration (ND) is
proposed relative to forest resources and greenhouse gas emissions.
The ND was completed and circulated for a mandatory 30 -day public- review period
that began on June 20, 2010, and concludes on July 21, 2010.
ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and
2) Adopt Resolution No. _ recommending City Council adoption of Negative
Declaration No. 2010 -005 and Code Amendment CA2009 -001.
H. NEW BUSINESS - None
I. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 3 City Council Follow -up.
ITEM NO. 4 Planning Commission reports.
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