HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD.
Thursday, January 8, 2004
Regular Meeting - 6 :30 p.m.
EARL MCDANIEL
Chairman
MICHAEL TOERGE ED SELICH
JEFFREY COLE
BARRY EATON
STEVE KISER
LARRY TUCKER
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
ROSALINH UNG, Associate Planner
GINGER VARIN, Planning Commission Secretary
RICH EDMONSTON, Transportation &
Development Services Manager
ROBIN CLAUSON, 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:
hftp://www.eity.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, Subdivision, 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 8, 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) 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 adjourned and regular meeting of December 4, 2003.
ACTION: Approve as written and order filed.
HEARING ITEMS:
ITEM NO. 2. Fair Residence (PA2003 -226)
456 Mendoza Terrace
SUBJECT Modification Permit No. 2003 -094
SUMMARY: Appeal of the Modifications Committee's approval of the following encroachments:
1) an exterior staircase and guardrails in the east side yard setback; 2) a second
floor deck in the front yard setback adjacent to De Sola Terrace; 3) a replacement of
an existing concrete block wall in the front setback on Mendoza Terrace; 4) a new
concrete block retaining wall along the west side property line, portions of which will
exceed the height limit; 5) and a new retaining wall and patio in the De Sola Terrace
setback in conjunction with the remodel and addition to the existing single family
residence.
ACTION: Deny the appeal and uphold and affirm the decision of the Modifications Committee
and approve Modification Permit No. 2003 -094.
ALL TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION 1S 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.)
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ITEM NO. 3. The Leo Gugasian Center (PA2003 -174)
900 -1040 W. Coast Highway
SUBJECT: Development Plan No. 2003 -002 & Use Permit No. 2003 -026
SUMMARY: Development Plan and Use Permit for the redevelopment of an existing
commercial center and the construction and operation of a vehicle sales facility.
The application includes a parking modification to reduce the minimum number of
parking spaces, an off -site parking agreement for a shared parking lot on two
adjacent properties, and a request to exceed the base floor area ratio by
approximately 977 square feet.
ACTION: Approve the project subject to the findings and conditions of approval within the
draft resolution.
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) Report from Planning Commission's representative to the Local Coastal Plan Update 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
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