HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
SANTA ANA HEIGHTS FIRE STATION No. 7
20401 Acacia Street, Newport Beach
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Regular Meeting — 7:00 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
PATRICK ALFORD, Planning Manager
JAMES CAMPBELL, Principal Planner
ROSALINH UNG, Associate Planner
GAYLENE OLSON, Department Assistant
TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer
MICHAEL TORRES, Deputy City Attorney
RUSSELL BUNIM, Assistant Planner
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NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
SANTA ANA HEIGHTS FIRE STATION No. 7
20401 Acacia Street, Newport Beach
Thursday, April 22, 2010
REGULAR MEETING
7:00 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 8, 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: The application consists of a code amendment to change a front -yard setback
established on Districting Map No. 24 from 38 feet to 20 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).
ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and
2) Establish a setback requirement for the subject lot and adopt Resolution No.
recommending City Council adoption of Code Amendment No. CA2010-
002 (Attachment No. PC1) to revise Districting Map No. 24; or
3) Deny the code amendment.
ITEM NO. 3 Coastline Community College Learning Center - (PA2009 -072)
1505 -1535 Monrovia Avenue
SUMMARY: Coast Community College District (CCCD) will be constructing a 3 -story, 68,800 -
square -foot higher- education learning center. A tentative parcel map approval
pursuant to Title 19 (Subdivision Code) and a traffic study pursuant to Title 19
(Subdivision Code) are required.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: An Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) have been prepared by
Michael Brandman Associates in compliance with the Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and City Council Policy K -3. The Draft MND
was circulated for public comment from July 17 to August 6, 2009. CCCD, serving
as the lead agency, adopted the MND on August 19, 2009.
An addendum to the MND for the inclusion of newly acquired property was prepared
and approved by CCCD on December 16, 2009. The environmental documents
prepared and approved for the Learning Center are therefore in compliance with the
provisions of CEQA.
ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and
2) Adopt Resolution No. _ to:
a. Approve Tentative Parcel Map No. NP2009 -004;
b. Find that, based on the weight of the evidence in the administrative
record, Traffic Study No. TS2009 -002 prepared for the Learning Center
is consistent with requirements of the Traffic Phasing Ordinance.
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 May 6, 2010
I. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 5 Location of upcoming Planning Commission meetings.
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. 9 Request for excused absences.
ADJOURNMENT