HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD.
Thursday, February 17, 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:
http:lhvww.c7ity.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
February 17, 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 1 B) 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 comefiorward 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 January 20, 2004.
ACTION: Approve as written and order filed.
ITEM NO. 2.
SUBJECT: St. Andrews Presbyterian Church (PA2002 -265)
ACTION: Adoption of two resolutions reflecting the recommendations of approval of the St.
Andrews Presbyterian Church Expansion project and the certification of the EIR.
HEARING ITEMS:
ITEM NO. 3.
SUBJECT Ellis Residence (PA2004 -265)
308 Evening Canyon Road
SUMMARY: Appeal of the Modifications Committee's approval to allow structural footings that
encroach 12 inches into the required 6 -foot side yard; a basement- access stairway
that encroaches 2 feet into the required 6 -foot side yard setback; and a 3 -foot -high
protective guardrail and retaining walls that are more than 3 three feet tall to be
located within the 25 -foot front yard setback in conjunction with the construction of a
new single - family residence.
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.)
ACTION: The appellant has withdrawn this appeal. Remove from calendar.
ITEM NO. 4.
SUBJECT: Civic Plaza Sign Regulation Amendment
Civic Plaza, 1 Civic Plaza
SUMMARY: A request to amend the Civic Plaza Planned Community (PC -19) Text to modify
the existing sign regulations relating to project identification signs by changing the
size, location, number, and the inclusion of tenant names.
ACTION: Staff recommends approval of Code Amendment No. 2004 -013 subject to the
findings included within the attached draft resolution.
ITEM NO. 6.
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: Staff requests that this item be continued to March 3, 2005.
ITEM NO..
SUBJECT: Discussion of the Zoning Code Revision project directed by City Council.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS:
a) City Council Follow -up -
b) Oral 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) 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 -
f) Status Reports on Planning Commission requests -
g) Project status -
h) Requests for excused absences -
ADJOURNMENT