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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD. Thursday, April 3, 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://www.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 April 3, 2003 CALL TO ORDER 6:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL: MINUTES: March 6, 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. HEARING ITEMS: ITEM NO. 1. 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: Remove from calendar. ITEM NO. 2. 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: Approve the requested amendment to Use Permit No. 3153 (PA2003 -002) based on the findings and conditions of approval within the draft resolution presented at the previous meeting. 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: Zoning Code Amendment (PA2003 -054) Citywide SUMMARY: This amendment to Chapter 20.85 (Accessory Dwelling Units) would make the existing Use Permit requirement for a granny unit subject to the approval by the Planning Director. ACTION: Recommend to the City Council approval of Code Amendment No. 2003 -001 by adopting the draft resolution attached to the staff report. ITEM NO. 4. SUBJECT: Peter and Theresa Castleton 1112 Dolphin Terrace SUMMARY: Appeal filed by Peter and Theresa Castleton of the approval of Modification Permit No. 2003 -012 allowing the construction of a privacy wall to encroach within the the required front yard and side yard setback. ACTION: Uphold and affirm the decision of the Modifications Committee t o approve Modification Permit No. 2003 -012. ITEM NO. 5. SUBJECT: General Plan Amendment (PA2002 -244) 129 Agate Avenue SUMMARY: Request to amend the General Plan and Local Coastal Program land use designations from Retail and Service Commercial (Residential) to Two- Family Residential, amend the Zoning Code to change the Zoning District from Retail and Service Commercial (RSC -R) to Restricted Two - Family Residential (R- 1.5). The application also requests approval of a parcel map that would create two parcels out of the three existing lots for the future construction of up to four dwelling units. ACTION: Take one the following actions: Recommend approval of the applications to the City Council by adopting the draft resolution attached to the staff report; or 2. Defer consideration of the applications until after the General Plan update process is concluded, which in this case, staff would recommend removing the item from calendar; or 3. Deny the request. ITEM NO. 6. Ensign Residence (PA2003 -006) 3415 Ocean Blvd. SUMMARY: Request for a Variance to allow portions of a new single - family residence to exceed the 24 -foot height limit. The application also includes a request for a modification permit to allow subterranean portions of 3 floors of the new residence to encroach into the required 10 -foot front yard setback. The applicant does not request to exceed the top of curb height of Ocean Boulevard. ACTION: Approve Variance No. 2003 -001 and Modification Permit No. 2003 -004 (PA2003 -006) based on the findings and conditions of approval included 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 - 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