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Home My WebLink Aboutpc agendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD. Thursday, January 4, 2007 Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m. JEFFREY COLE Chairperson ROBERT HAWKINS EARL MCDANIEL SCOTT PEOTTER BARRY EATON MICHAEL TOERGE 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 JAMES CAMPBELL, Senior Planner RICH EDMONSTON, Transportation & Development Services Manager .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:/Aw".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 January 4, 2007 CALL TO ORDER 6:30 p.m. 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. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the regular meeting of December 7, 2006. ACTION: Approve as written and order filed. HEARING ITEMS ALL TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES ON ALL ITEMS. (Red light signifies signifies that the speaker has one minute left for summation.) ITEM NO. 2. Thirty First Street, LLC (PA2006 -031) 407, 409, 411 & 413 31 st Street RECORDED. SPEAKERS MUST LIMIT when three minutes are up; yellow light SUMMARY: Request for a Use Permit to establish a height limit of 31 -feet, exceeding the base height limit of 26 -feet, for the construction of four mixed -use buildings and approval of a commercial floor area ratio (FAR) less than the minimum 0.25 FAR required for mixed use development projects. In addition, the applicant is requesting the approval of a modification permit to allow parking spaces to encroach within the front and rear setbacks and a lot line adjustment to adjust the interior property lines of four lots into four equally sized parcels. These actions have been determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15332 (in -Fill Development Projects) of the Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act. ACTION: Recommend approval of Use Permit No. 2006 -001, Modification Permit No. 2006- 052, Lot Line Adjustment No. 2006 -010 subject to findings and conditions. CEQA COMPLIANCE: This project has been determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to "Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act," Class 32 (In -Fill Development Projects). ITEM NO. 3. Newport Beach Brewing Company (PA2006 -177) 2920 Newport Boulevard SUMMARY: Review and possible modification or revocation of Use Permit No. 3485 issued to the Newport Beach Brewing Company due to alleged violations of conditions. ACTION: Modify Use Permit No. 3485 and recommend approval subject to findings and conditions. CEQA COMPLIANCE: Not defined as a project and, therefore, not subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. ITEM NO. 4. McCloskey Residence (PA2006 -046) 212 Crystal Avenue SUMMARY: Request for a Variance to exceed the 1.5 FAR limitation for a single - family home located in the R1.5 District. ACTION: Recommend approval of Variance No. 2006 -001 subject to findings and conditions. CEQA COMPLIANCE: This project has been determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to "Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act," Class 1 (Existing Facilities). ITEM NO. 5. Zov's Bistro (PA2006 -193) 21123 Newport Coast Drive SUMMARY: Request for a Use Permit to allow an Alcohohlic Beverage Control Type "47" License in conjunction with operation of a restaurant. ACTION: Recommend approval of Use Permit No. 2006 -027 to allow an eating and drinking establishment to have a Type 47 (On -Sale General Eating Place) License, subject to the findings and conditions of approval. CEQA COMPLIANCE: This project has been determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to "Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act," Class 1 (Existing Facilities) ITEM NO. 6. Code Amendment 2006 -008 Appeal Procedures (PA 2006 -257) SUMMARY: Request to amend Title 20 (Zoning Code) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to revise appeal procedures to allow a single City Council Member to appeal decisions of the Zoning Administrator, Planning Director, and Planning Commission. ACTION: Recommend that the City Council adopt Code Amendment 2006 -008 allowing a single City Council Member to appeal decisions of the Zoning Administrator, Planning Director and Planning Commission. CEQA COMPLIANCE: Not defined as a project and, therefore, not subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. DISCUSSION ITEMS ITEM NO. 7. General Plan Implementation (PA2006 -277) Resolution Establishing Interim Development Review SUMMARY: Review of an interim development review process and criteria that will provide a mechanism and procedures for the City to prohibit uses and developments inconsistent with the 2006 General Plan, require compliance with policies of the 2006 General Plan, and consider developments and uses allowed by the 2006 General Plan but inconsistent with the current Zoning Code during the interim period during which the City revises the Zoning Code to implement the 2006 General Plan, The goal of the process is to accommodate quality development and allow opportunities for innovative and high quality urban design. ACTION: Recommend approval of Interim Development Review Requirements and Procedures to the City Council. CEQA COMPLIANCE: Not defined as a project and, therefore, not subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. ITEM NO. 8. General Plan/LCP Implementation Committee Appointments - SUMMARY: At their December 12, 2006 meeting, the City Council unanimously approved the creation of the General Plan /Local Coastal Program Implementation Committee. The Implementation Committee will be comprised of three (3) City Council members and three (3) Planning Commission members. The City Council Resolution (attached) directs the Committee to develop a work plan for and monitor progress on all tasks relating to the implementation of the recently adopted General Plan. ACTION: Appoint three Planning Commissioners to serve on the General Plan/Local Coastal Program Implementation Committee. CEQA COMPLIANCE: Not defined as a project and, therefore, not subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: a) City Council Follow -up — b) Report from Planning Commission's representative to the Economic Development Committee c) Report from the Planning Commission's representative to the Local Coastal Committee d) Matters which a Planning Commissioner would like staff to report on at a subsequent meeting e) Matters which a Planning Commissioner may wish to place on a future agenda for action and staff report 0 Project status g) Requests for excused absences ADJOURNMENT: