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Home My WebLink AboutPC AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD. Thursday, March 3, 2005 Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m. LARRY TUCKER Chairman MICHAEL TOERGE ED SELICH JEFFREY COLE BARRY EATON EARL MCDANIEL ROBERT HAWKINS 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: PATRICIA TEMPLE, Planning Director JAMES CAMPBELL, Senior Planner GINGER VARIN, Planning Commission Secretary RICH EDMONSTON, Transportation & Development Services Manager ROBIN CLAUSON, 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: hftp:/fwww.cky.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 March 3, 2004 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: CONSENT CALENDAR Notice to the Public All matter(s) listed under CONSENT CALENDAR (Item 1 and 113) is considered by the Commission to be routine and will all be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. The Planning Commission Members have received detailed staff reports on each of the items recommending an action. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the Commission votes on the motion unless members of the Commission, staff or the public request specific items to be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Members of the public who wish to discuss a Consent Calendar item should come forward to the lectern upon invitation by the Chairman, state their name and Consent Calendar Item number. ITEM NO. 1. SUBJECT: Minutes of the regular meeting of February 17, 2004. ACTION: Approve as written and order filed. HEARING ITEMS: ITEM NO. 2. SUBJECT Anthony's River Boat Restaurant 151 W. Coast Highway SUMMARY: On June 7, 2001, Anthony's Riverboat Restaurant received approval of Use Permit No. 3684 that authorized the use of third level of the Pride of Newport for banquet events. This approval is subject to specific limitations of regarding activities and hours of operation on the exterior decks. The Planning Commission also required that the operation be reviewed for the effectiveness of and compliance with conditions of approval. ACTION: Receive public testimony and take appropriate action. ALL TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS TAPE 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.) ITEM NO. 3. SUBJECT: City of Newport Beach SUMMARY: Amendments to the Housing Element of the Newport Beach General Plan to eliminate discrepancies and insure consistency within the text, clarify existing policies and affordability standards, and include additional provisions to promote the achievement of the City's housing goals. These amendments include: 1) Amend Housing Program 1.2.1 to provide consistent dates for the annual reporting of the Housing Element and General Plan. 2) Amend Housing Program 2.1.1 to correct an erroneous reference to the Municipal Code. 3) Expand Housing Program 2.2.1 to include provisions for the production of housing affordable to moderate - income households. 4) Provide consistency within the Housing Element when defining affordable income categories, and amend the affordability standards to be consistent with the standards used by the State Department of Housing and Community Development and Office of the Attorney General. ACTION: Adopt resolution recommending approval of General Plan Amendment No. 2004 -010 to the City Council. ITEM NO. 4. SUBJECT: Rudy's Pub and Grill (PA2004 -273) 3110 Newport Boulevard SUMMARY: Request to permit additions and alterations to an existing eating and drinking establishment. The applicant proposes to add a retractable roof over a portion of the building, an exterior patio adjacent to Newport Boulevard and second floor office space. The Modification Permit request is to permit alterations of portions of the first floor and the new second floor office space that encroach 4 feet into the required 10 -foot alley setback. ACTION: Approve Use Permit No. 2004 -049 and Modification Permit No. 2004 -089, subject to the findings and conditions of approval. ITEM NO. S. SUBJECT: Chris Brigandi 500 31 st Street SUMMARY: The applicant requests the establishment of a height limit in excess of the 26- foot base limit pursuant to Section 20.65.055 of the Municipal Code. The applicant proposes to construct a mixed use building with an average roof height of 30 feet and 9 inches and a peak height of 32 feet approximately. ACTION: Approve Use Permit No. 2005-001 subject to the findings and conditions of approval included within the attached resolution. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: a) City Council Follow -up - b) Report from Planning Commission's representative to the Economic Development Committee- c) Report from Planning Commission's representatives to the General Plan Update Committee — d) Report from Planning Commission's representative to the Local Coastal Plan Certification Committee - e) Matters which a Planning Commissioner would like staff to report on at a subsequent meeting f) Matters which a Planning Commissioner may wish to place on a future agenda for action and staff report - g) Status Reports on Planning Commission requests - h) Project status — i) Requests for excused absences - ADJOURNMENT