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Home My WebLink AboutPC AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD. Thursday, November 3, 2005 Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m. MICHAEL TOERGE Chairman JEFFREY COLE LARRY TUCKER ROBERT HAWKINS BARRY EATON EARL MCDANIEL MICHAEL HENN 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 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:/twww.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 Permits, Variances, Site Plan Reviews, Subdivision Maps, and Modification Permit 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 November 3, 2005 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 16) 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 October 20, 2005. ACTION: Approve as written and order filed. HEARING ITEMS: ITEM NO.2. SUBJECT: Bayside Residential Planned Community (PA2004 -072) 919 Bayside Drive SUMMARY: The project involves the redevelopment of the Newport Marina Apartment complex located at 919 Bayside Drive. The existing 64 -unit apartment complex, located on approximately 3.92 acres, will be demolished and replaced with a 17 -unit, gated residential community. The tentative tract map proposes to establish 17 individual residential lots for custom home construction, 1 common recreational lot with possibly a pool and shade structure, 2 landscape /open space lots. Private streets are proposed. A request to re -zone the site from MFR (Multi - Family Residential) to PC (Planned Community) is sought, which is accompanied with Planned Community Development Plan text that will establish development and use standards for the proposed project 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 fight signifies that the speaker has one minute left for summation.) A Coastal Residential Development Permit is required to ensure compliance with the Government Code Section 65590 (Mello Act) and the Housing Element of the General Plan. The project includes the demolition of existing structures, grading, installation of utilities, private streets, landscaping, site lighting, site walls, storm water improvements, public access easements and upgrades to the public right of way adjacent to the project site. ACTION: Adopt a resolution recommending approval of Code Amendment No. 2005 -007, Use Permit No. 2005 -026, Tract Map No. 2004 -001 (TTM No. 15323) and Coastal Residential Development No. 2005 -001 to the City Council. ITEM NO. 3. SUBJECT John Walter Velardo (PA2004 -274) 3809 Channel Place SUMMARY: Request a Variance to the maximum allowable floor area and minimum required open space for the construction of a 988 sq. ft. residence on a 1,034 sq. ft. lot. The .application also requests a Modification Permit to allow the proposed residence to encroach within the front, side and rear setbacks. ACTION: Conduct a public hearing and approve, deny or modify the proposed project. ITEM NOA. SUBJECT: Brookfield Homes (PA2004 -251) 1301 Quail Street SUMMARY: Brookfield Homes plans to construct 86 multi - family residential condominium units within 7 buildings that will be 45 feet in height with floor plans ranging from 900- 1,950 square feet on a 3.7 -acre site located at the southeast comer of the intersection of Spruce Street and Quail Street in the Airport Area. A General Plan Amendment is proposed that would change the land use designation of the property from Retail & Service Commercial to Multi - Family Residential. An amendment of the Newport Place Planned Community is sought to change the use of the site from a 304 unit extended stay hotel to multi - family housing. The changes to the Planned Community district regulations will establish use and development regulations for the proposed condominium project. A tentative tract Map is also sought that would subdivide the lot to establish 86 condominium units. ACTION: Conduct a public hearing, provide direction to staff, and continue to November 17, 2005. ITEM NO.5. SUBJECT: Lennar Homes (PA2004 -169) 900 Newport Center Drive SUMMARY: Lennar Homes proposes to construct 79 residential condominiums on a 4.25 acre site presently developed with tennis courts operated by the adjacent Newport Beach Marriott Hotel. The applicant proposes to construct three buildings that are approximately 65 feet in height. The requested applications would change the General Plan and Local Coastal Land Use Plan land use designations from commercial to Multiple Family Residential. The existing APF zoning is also proposed to be changed to PC (Planned Community) and a Planned Community Development Plan text that would establish use and development regulations is proposed. Implementation of the project also requires a Traffic Study pursuant to the Traffic Phasing Ordinance, Tentative Parcel and Tract Maps for subdivision purposes, and a Coastal Residential Development Permit regarding the provision of affordable housing in accordance with the Zoning Code and Housing Element of the General Plan. ACTION: Adopt a resolution recommending approval of General Plan Amendment No. 2004 - 005, Local Coastal Plan Land Use Plan Amendment No. 2005 -001, Planned Community Development Plan No. 2005 -003, Tentative Parcel Map No. 2005 -014, Tentative Tract Map No. 2004 -004 (16774), Traffic Study No. 2005 -002, and Coastal Residential Development No. 2005 -004 to the City Council. 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) Report from Planning Commission's representative to the Zoning Committee - f) Matters which a Planning Commissioner would like staff to report on at a subsequent meeting - g) Matters which a Planning Commissioner may wish to place on a future agenda for action and staff report - h) Project status — i) Requests for excused absences - ADJOURNMENT: