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COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m.
JEFFREY COLE
Chairperson
ROBERT HAWKINS EARL MCDANIEL
SCOTT PEOTTER
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 GINGER VARIN, Planning Commission Secretary
PATRICK ALFORD, Senior Planner TONY BRINE, Principal Civil 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.
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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.
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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
May 17, 2007
REGULAR MEETING
6:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER 6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL:
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Pubic 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 it on the pad 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.)
PUBLIC HEARING
ITEM NO. 1 Minutes dated May 3, 2007.
ACTION: Approve as written and order filed.
ITEM NO. 2. Rick Webster (PA2007 -049)
110 Tustin Avenue
SUMMARY: Request to allow Rolf's Wine to operate a specialty retail wine shop pursuant to
Chapter 20.89 (Alcoholic Beverage Outlets).
ACTION: 1) Conduct public hearing; and
2) Adopt Resolution approving Use Permit No. 2007 -006
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: This project has been determined categorically exempt under the requirements of
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Class 1 (Existing Facilities).
ITEM NO. 3. Advanced Real Estate Services (PA2005 -196)
201 & 207 Carnation Avenue and 101 Bayside Place
SUMMARY: The application would allow the demolition of an existing 14 -unit apartment
building and a single - family home and the construction of a 7- level, 9 -unit multiple -
family residential condominium complex with subterranean parking on a 1.4 acre
site located bayward of the intersection of Ocean Boulevard and Carnation
Avenue. The existing General Plan, Coastal Land Use Plan and Zoning
Designations of a small portion of the site (584 square feet) would be changed to
be consistent with the larger portion of the site (from two- family residential to multi-
family residential). The application includes a tentative tract map for the creation of
9 "airspace" condominium units for individual sale and. The Modification Permit
application requests the encroachment of subterranean portions of the building
within the front and side yard setbacks. Lastly, the Coastal Residential
Development Permit application relates to replacing lost units occupied by low or
moderate- income households. No units meeting this criteria are known to exist
and, therefore, no replacement of affordable housing is required.
ACTION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission, after holding a public hearing
on General Plan Amendment No. 2005 -006, Zone Change No. 2005 -009, Coastal
Land Use Plan Amendment No. 2005 -002, Newport Tract Map No. 2005 -004
(TTM 16882), Modification Permit No. 2005 -087 and Coastal Residential
Development Permit No. 2005 -002,
1) Consider the revised draft MND; and,
2) Adopt resolution recommending City Council adoption of the draft MND and
recommending approval of the project consistent with the predominant line
of existing development as determined by the Planning Commission and
recommending approval of General Plan Amendment No. 2005 -006, Zone
Change No. 2005 -009, Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment No. 2005 -002,
Newport Tract Map No. 2005 -004 (TTM 16882), Modification Permit No.
2005 -087 and Coastal Residential Development Permit No. 2005 -002
(Exhibit #1).
CEQA
COMPLIANCE: A Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared by the City of Newport Beach
in connection with the application noted above. The Mitigated Negative
Declaration states that the subject development will not result in a significant effect
on the environment with implementation of Mitigation Measures.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS:
a) City Council Follow -up
b) Report from Planning Commission's representative to the Economic Development Committ ee
c) Report from the Planning Commission's representative to the General Ptan /Local Coastal
Implementation Committee
d) Report from the Planning Commission's representative to the intensive Residential Occu an
Committee
e) Matters which a Planning Commissioner would like staff to report on at a subsequent meeting