HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Agenda (2)PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD.
Thursday, March 6, 2003
Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.nL
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:llwww.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 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 6, 2003
CALL TO ORDER 6:30 p.m
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL:
February 20, 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:
ITEM NO. 1.
HEARING ITEMS•
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: Adopt Resolution No._ approving the requested amendment to Use Permit
No. 3683 subject to revised findings and conditions of approval.
ITEM NO. 2.
SUBJECT: General Plan Initiation (PA2003 -050)
813 East Balboa Boulevard
SUMMARY- Request to initiate a General Plan Amendment change the land use
designation on a single lot from Retail and Service Commercial to Two Family
Residential.
ACTION: Recommend that the City Council approve General Plan Initiation No. 2003-
002.
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: Code Amendment Initiation (PA2003-054)
City of Newport Beach
SUMMARY: Initiation of an amendment to Title 20 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code
to amend Chapter 20.85 (Accessory Dwelling Units) to be compliant with
Assembly Bill No. 1866, Chapter 1062, Statutes 2002.
ACTION: Adopt Resolution of Intent.
ITEM NO. 4.
SUBJECT: General Plan Update Visioning Statement
SUMMARY: Commission review of draft Vision Statement
ACTION: The Planning Commission is requested to review the proposed Vision
Statement and to recommend to the City Council whether or not to adopt or
endorse it.
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 -
t) 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