HomeMy WebLinkAbout0.0_AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m.
SCOTT PEOTTER
Chairperson
ROBERT HAWKINS
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 GINGER VARIN, Planning Commission Secretary
PATRICK ALFORD, Planning Manager TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer
AARON C. HARP, 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.city.newport-beach.ca.us/.
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 Ginger Varin, Planning Commission Secretary at (949) 644 -3232,
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, Resubdivision, and Modification
applications do not become effective until 14 days after the date of approval, during which time an
appeal may be filed with the City Council. 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, February 19, 2009
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
Blvd., during normal business hours.
ITEM NO.1 Minutes of January 8, 2009
ACTION: Approve and file.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
ITEM NO. 2 Seaward Road (PA2009 -008)
494, 496, and 498 Seaward Road
SUMMARY: The application is for a coastal residential development permit (CRDP) to allow the
demolition of a triplex in the Coastal Zone. Pursuant to the Mello Act and Chapter
20.86 of the Municipal Code, a CRDP is required for the demolition of three or
more dwelling units in one structure in the Coastal Zone.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15302 of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines — Class 2 (Replacement or
Reconstruction).
ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and,
2) Adopt resolution approving Coastal Residential Permit No. CR2009 -001
ITEM NO. 3 McKeehan Residence (PA2008 -193)
16 Bay Island
SUMMARY: The applicant requests Planning Commission approval for an existing single - family
dwelling to exceed the 24 -foot height limitation in association with a remodel and
addition. The application is filed in accordance with the develoment regulations of
Use Permit No. 3618 to implement a Planned Residential Development (PRD)
Overlay on Bay Island.
ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and,
2) Adopt resolution approving Planning Activity No. PA2008 -193
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: This project has been determined to be categorically exempt under the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act under Class 1 (Existing
Facilities).
ITEM NO. 4 Richard Moriarty (PA2008 -207)
2128 Mesa Drive
SUMMARY: The applicant requests a parcel map to combine existing portions of lots and
parcels into a single parcel of land for single - family development. The applicant
has appealed the decision of the Zoning Administrator to the Planning
Commission in order to remove conditions requiring the establishment and
improvement of an ingress /egress access easement to the property and Coastal
Commission approval prior to the recordation of the Parcel Map.
ACTION: 1) Conduct a de novo hearing; and
2) Adopt resolution denying the appeal and upholding and affirming the
decision of the Zoning Administrator and approving Parcel Map No. 2008-
024.
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: This project has been determined to be categorically exempt under the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act under Class 15 (Minor
Land Divisions).
NEW BUSINESS
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: