HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD.
Thursday, June 19, 2003
Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m.
EARL MGI)ADTIEZ ANNF, GIFFORD
EDWARD SELICH
MICHAEL TOERGE LARRY TUCKER'
Planning .Commissioners are dtizeas 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 memberawho are' here to advise the Commission during the meeting.. .They]
PATRICIA TEMPLE, Planning Director GINGER VARIN, Planning Commission Secretary
JAMES CAMPBELL, Senior Planner RICH EDMONSTON, Transportation &
Development Services Manager :.
ROBIN CLAUSONi 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 monih'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
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minutes and staff reports are also available on the City's meb site. The address is: http://www,city newport-
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all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting; :you will need special assistance beyond what
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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
June 19, 2003
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 matteriurisdiction of the Planning Commission
— Speakers must Emit comments to Xmiuutes. .Before speaking, please
state your name and address for the record
REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES:
CONSENT CALENDAR
Notice to the Public
All matter(s) listed under CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 1 -2) are 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. Minutes of the adjourned and regular meeting of June 6, 2003.
ACTION: Approve as written and order filed.
ITEM NO. 2. General Plan Initiation
SUMMARY: Initiation of amendments to the General Plan and the Zoning Code relating to the
annexation of West Santa Ana Heights.
ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2003 -_ recommending initiation of a General Plan
amendment (GPI 2003 -004) to the City Council and initiating code amendment (CA
2003 -006).
ALL TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSIONIS TAPE RECORDED. SPEAKERS
MUST LIMIT REMA71K5 TO THREE MINUTES ONALL ITEMS. (Red light signifies when three minutes
are up,• yellow light signihes that the speaker has one minute left for summation.)
NEARING ITEMS:
ITEM NO. 3.
SUBJECT: Senk Residence (PA2003 -091)
207 Evening Canyon
SUMMARY: Appeal of the approval of Modification Permit No. 2003 -038 for the
construction of a new, single - family dwelling with an entry trellis structure that
will encroach 4 feet into the 15 -foot front yard setback and a second floor planter
box to encroach 2 -feet 6- inches into the 15 -foot front yard setback
ACTION: Uphold, modify or reverse the decision of the Modifications Committee for
Modification Permit No. 2003 -038
ITEM NO. 4.
SUBJECT: Legere General Plan Amendment (PA2003 -099)
813 East Balboa Boulevard
SUMMARY: Request for a General Plan Amendment and Local Coastal Program to change
the land use designation on a single lot from Retail and Service Commercial to
Two family Residential and a Code Amendment to change the zoning
designation of the subject property from Specific Plan No. 8 (RSC) to Specific
Plan No. 8 ( R -2).
ACTION: Recommend approval of the applications to the City Council by adopting the
attached draft resolution for General Plan Amendment 2003 -003, Local Coastal
Program Amendment No. 2003 -002 and Code Amendment No. 2003 -005
ITEM NO. 5.
SUBJECT: I Housing Element (PA2003 -130)
SUMMARY: In accordance with the State of California General Plan and Zoning Laws, the
City of Newport Beach has prepared a Draft Housing Element. The Element is
.an update and re- format of the existing Housing Element and includes updated
Regional Housing Needs Assessment figures as mandated by State Law.
ACTION: Recommend City Council approval of the Housing Element. General Plan
Amendment 2003 -004 (PA2003 -130) and certification of the proposed Negative
Declaration.
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