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Home My WebLink AboutPC AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD. Thursday, February 20, 2003 Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m. STEVEN KISER Chairman EARL MCDANIEL ANNE GIFFORD SHANT AGAJANIAN MICHAEL TOERGE EDWARD SELICH 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: SHARON WOOD, Assistant City Manager PATRICIA TEMPLE, Planning Director JAMES CAMPBELL, Senior 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: http://www_city.newport- beach.ca.usl. 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 20, 2003 CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL: MINUTES: 6:30 p.m. January 23, 2003 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 and address for the record. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES: HEARING ITEMS: ITEM NO. 1. SUBJECT: Balboa Inn Expansion - (PA 2002 -236) 707 E. Ocean Front SUMMARY: Amendment to Use Permit No. 3683 to increase the height limit for an elevator tower (34 feet) and several architectural features (32 feet), increase the bulk of the approved project to accommodate the new elevator tower and to make other architectural and design changes. ACTION: Continue to March 6, 2003. 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. 2. SUBJECT: McDonald's Corporation - (PA2001 -155) 700 West Coast Highway SUMMARY: Use Permit and Development Plan to redevelop the existing McDonald's restaurant in the Mariner's Mile area. The existing 3,045 sq. ft. restaurant will be demolished and a new 3,113 sq. ft. restaurant building will be constructed with a reconfigured drive -thru. The application also requests a modification of required parking. ACTION: Continue to March 6, 2003. ITEM NO. 3. SUBJECT: Me and My EV - (PA2002 -245). $636 Newport Boulevard SUMMARY: Request for a Use Permit to establish a Vehicle Sales and Rental Dealership (Limited) specializing in the sale and rental of low speed electric vehicles. The application also includes a request to modify the number of required on -site parking spaces. Finally, the project also includes a request for a Modification Permit to allow tandem parking,on commerically zoned property. ACTION: Adopt Resolution No._ approving Use Permit No. 2002 -051 and Modification Permit No. 2003 -023 subject to revised findings and conditions of approval. ITEM NO. 4. SUBJECT: Bayview Affordable Senior Housing - (PA2002 -246) 1121 Backbay Drive SUMMARY: Bayview Senior Affordable Housing Project, consisting of 150 units on approximately 5 acres. The Use Permit will establish the development standards under the provisions of the Bayview Landing. Planned Community (PC -39) regulations, and will establish a height limit. The Site Plan Review will establish the grade of the site for the purposes of measuring building height. The Lot Line Adjustment will adjust the boundary between the site and the proposed park site to the south. A Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for the project. Use Permit No. 2003 - 003 /Site Plan Review No. 2003 -001 /Lot Line Adjustment No. 2003 -011 ACTION: Adopt Resolution No._ approving Use Permit No. 2003 -003, Site Plan Review No. 2003 -001 and Lot Line Adjustment No. 2003 -011 subject to the findings and conditions of approval. 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. 5. SUBJECT: Thai Del Mar - (PA2003 -002) 2754 East Coast Highway SUMMARY: Request to amend Use Permit No. 3153 to allow a change in operational characteristics from a take -out restaurant to a full service, small scale restaurant and to permit the addition of customer seating which is prohibited by the existing Use Permit. ACTION: Adopt Resolution No._ approving Use Permit No. 3153 subject to revised findings and conditions of approval. ITEM NO. 6. SUBJECT: Tony Roma's and Bennigan's - (PA's 2002 -237 and 238) 2901 West Coast Highway SUMMARY: Request for two Use Permits to allow two Eating and Drinking Establishments and to authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages for on -site consumption pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Outlet Ordinance (ABO). The applications also include a request to modify required parking by reducing the total parking spaces provided. ACTION: Adopt Resolution No._ approving Use Permit Nos. 2002 -048 and 049 subject to revised findings and conditions of approval. 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 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.)