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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CENTRAL LIBRARY — 1000 AVOCADO AVENUE Thursday, April 8, 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 MAKANA NOVA, Assistant Planner FERN NUENO, Assistant Planner RUBY GARCIAMAY, Department Assistant TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer MICHAEL TORRES, Deputy City Attorney CHRIS SAVAN, Planning Technician 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 Central Library -1000 Avocado Avenue Thursday, April 8, 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 March 18, 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 Newport Auto Center Renovation (PA2010 -012) 445 E. Coast Highway SUMMARY: The application consists of a use permit amendment to allow the addition of 4,998 square feet to existing showroom areas, a new service canopy, and changes to the building fagade of the Newport Auto Center. CEQA COMPLIANCE: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15303, of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines - Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures). ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. approving Amendment No. 2 to Use Permit No. UP3660 subject to the Findings and Conditions included as Exhibit "A" of the draft resolution. ITEM NO. 3 Pita Pit Restaurant (PA2009 -160) 3305 Newport Boulevard, Unit E SUMMARY: A use permit to extend the hours of operation on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 11:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., and an outdoor dining permit to allow two tables, with two seats each, within the public right -of -way. CEQA COMPLIANCE: The project is 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. denying Use Permit No. UP2009 -040 and approving Outdoor Dining Permit No. OD2009 -005 with the attached findings and conditions. H. NEW BUSINESS ITEM NO. 4 Balboa Island Village Inn (PA2009 -014) 127 Marine Avenue SUMMARY: A one -year review will be conducted for Use Permit No. UP2009 -002. The Use Permit was approved on March 19, 2009 to allow the existing full service restaurant to convert dining room seating into bar seating and to allow continued alcoholic beverage sales. CEQA COMPLIANCE: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301, of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines - Class 1 (Existing Facilities). ACTION: 1) Receive public comments; and 2) Receive and file I. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 5 ITEM NO. 6 ITEM NO. 7 ITEM NO. 8 ITEM NO. 9 ADJOURNMENT Location of upcoming Planning Commission meetings. 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.