HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m.
EARL MCDANIEL
Chairperson
ROBERT HAWKINS
CHARLES UNSWORTH
BARRY EATON
FRED AMERI
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:
JAMES CAMPBELL, Acting Planning Director
PATRICK ALFORD, Planning Manager
JAIME MURILLO, Associate Planner
RUSSELL BUNIM, Assistant Planner
LEONIE MULVIHILL, Assistant City Attorney
TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer
ROSALINH UNG, Associate Planner
RUBY GARCIAMAY, Department Assistant
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NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
Council Chambers — 3300 Newport Boulevard
Thursday, September 9, 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 August 19, 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 Hakone Japanese Restaurant- (PA2010 -084)
211 Marine Avenue
SUMMARY: A use permit request to change an existing take -out restaurant to a full - service, small -
scale restaurant and to allow beer and wine service.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: This project has been reviewed, and it has been determined to be 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. _ approving Use Permit No. UP2010 -016
(Attachment No. PC 1).
ITEM NO. 3 San Miguel Court Subdivision - (PA2010 -027)
1691 San Miguel Drive
SUMMARY: The project includes a tract map subdivision and grade determination for the
development of four single -unit dwellings on a 0.75 -acre site.
541
COMPLIANCE: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15332, of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines - Class 32 (In -Fill Development).
Attachment No. PC 4 describes the conditions that must be met in using this
exemption.
ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and
2) Adopt Resolution No. _ approving Tentative Tract Map No. NT2010 -001
(TTM No. 17355) including the determination that the finished grades shown on
the tentative map would be used for the purpose of measuring structure height
(Attachment No. PC 1).
ITEM NO. 4 Airport Business Area Integrated Conceptual Development Plan
(PA2007 -170 & PA2008 -063)
SUMMARY: An integrated conceptual development plan (ICDP) associated with a portion of the
Airport Area that is generally bounded by MacArthur Blvd, Jamboree Road and Birch
Street. This ICDP is required by General Plan Policy - LU 6.15.11 prior to the
development of residential land uses in this portion of the Airport Area.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: Consideration of the Integrated Conceptual Development Plan requires no further
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. On the basis of substantial evidence in the light of the whole
record, staff has determined 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.
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) Receive public comments; and
2) Adopt Resolution No. _ (Attachment PC -1), recommending that the City
Council approve the Airport Business Area Integrated Conceptual
Development Plan (Development Plan Nos. DP 2007 -002 & 2008 -003).
H. NEW BUSINESS
I. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 5 City Council Follow -up.
ITEM NO. 6 Planning Commission reports.
ITEM NO. 7 Announcements on matters that Commission members would like placed on a future
agenda for discussion, action, or report.
ITEM NO. 8 Request for excused absences.
ADJOURNMENT