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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda-PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD. Thursday, March 4, 2010 Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m. ROBERT HAWKINS Chairperson SCOTT PEOTTER EARL MCDANIEL 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 RUBY GARCIAMAY, Department Assistant MAKANA NOVA, Assistant Planner TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer RUSSELL BUNIM, Assistant Planner LEONIE MULVIHILL, Assistant City Attorney 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, March 4, 2010 REGULAR MEETING 6:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL 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. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES: 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. 1 Minutes of January 21, 2010 ACTION: Approve and file. ITEM NO.2 Minutes of February 4, 2010 ACTION: Approve and file. PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM NO. 3 Beauchamp General Plan Amendment and Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment (PA2009 -067) 2000 -2016 East Balboa Boulevard SUMMARY: The application consists of a General Plan Amendment and Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment to change the land use designations from PR (Parks and Recreation) to RS -D (Single Unit Residential Detached) and RSD -B (Single Unit Residential Detached), respectively. The property is currently used as a private tennis club and the Amendments would allow residential redevelopment of up to five dwelling units. CEQA COMPLIANCE: On the basis of the Initial Study, City staff has concluded that the project would not have a significant impact on the environment and has therefore recommended adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MIND). The MIND reflects the independent judgment of City staff and recognizes project design features, previous environmental evaluations, and standard construction and engineering practices, requiring review and reevaluation of future projects as contributing to avoidance of potential impacts. The project site does not include any sites on an Environmental Protection Agency hazardous waste site list pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. The MND was completed and circulated for a mandatory 30 -day public- review period that began on January 12, 2010 and concluded on February 10, 2010. ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. recommending City Council approve General Plan Amendment No. GP2009 -001 and Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment No. LC2009 -001 and adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ND2010 -001, subject to the conditions in the attached resolution (Attachment No. PC 1). ITEM NO.4 Rose Bakery Cafe (PA2009 -148) 3536 East Coast Hwy SUMMARY: The application consists of a use permit that would supersede Planning Director's Use Permit No. 29 and allows for the following: 1) Change the restaurant land use classification from full - service, small -scale to full- service, high- turnover; and 2) Enlarge the outdoor dining area. The application also includes an off -site parking agreement for 15 parking spaces at a property located at 409 Orchid Avenue, which is necessary to satisfy the code - required parking for the expanded use. CEQA COMPLIANCE: The project qualifies for a categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the California Environmental Quality Act. The project consists of expanding an outdoor dining area for an existing eating and drinking establishment and only minor modifications are being made. ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. approving Use Permit No. UP2009 -035 and Off -Site Parking Agreement No. OP2010 -001 (Attachment No. PC 1) ITEM NO. 5 ITEM NO. 6 ITEM NO. 7 ITEM NO. 8 ITEM No. 9 ADJOURNMENT NEW BUSINESS General Plan Annual Progress Report including Housing Element Report (PA2007 -195) 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.