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Home My WebLink About0.0 - AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014 REGULAR MEETING — 6:30 p.m. BRADLEY HILLGREN Chair LARRY TUCKER KORY KRAMER Vice Chair Secretary FRED AMERI TIM BROWN RAYMOND LAWLER JAY MYERS 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: KIMBERLY BRANDT, Community Development Director BRENDA WISNESKI, Deputy Community Development Director LEONIE MULVIHILL, Assistant City Attorney TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer MARLENE BURNS, Administrative Assistant 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. The agendas, minutes, and staff reports are available on the City's web site at: http: /fwwvv.newportbeachca.gov and for public inspection in the Community Development Department, Planning Division located at 100 Civic Center Drive, during normal business hours. If you have any questions or require copies of any of the staff reports or other documentation, please contact the Community Development Department, Planning Division staff at (949) 644 -3200. This Commission is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act requires that the Commission's agenda be posted at least 72 hours in advance of each meeting and that the public be allowed to comment on agenda items before the Commission and items not on the agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. The Commission may limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per person. All testimony given before the Planning Commission is recorded. 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 of 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 Leilani Brown, City Clerk, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible (949- 644 -3005 or Ibrown @newportbeachca.gov). APPEAL PERIOD: Use Permit, Variance, Site Plan Review, and Modification Permit applications do not become effective until 14 days following the date of approval, during which time an appeal may be filed with the City Clerk in accordance with the provisions of the Newport Beach Municipal Code. Tentative Tract Map, Tentative Parcel Map, Lot Merger, and Lot Line Adjustment applications do not become effective until 10 days following the date of approval, during which time an appeal may be filed with the City Clerk in accordance with the provisions of the Newport Beach Municipal Code. General Plan and Zoning Amendments are automatically forwarded to the City Council for final action. 1 of 3 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014 REGULAR MEETING — 6:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER 11. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL IV. 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 three (3) minutes. Before speaking, please state your name for the record and print your name on the blue forms provided at the podium. V. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES VI. CONSENT ITEMS ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 6, 2014 Recommended Action: Approve and file VII. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes on all items. Before speaking, please state your name for the record and print your name on the blue forms provided at the podium. 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. ITEM NO.2 191 RIVERSIDE LAND USE AND ZONING AMENDMENTS (PA2013 -210) Site Location: 191 Riverside Avenue Summary: Amendments to the General Plan and Coastal Land Use Plan to change the land use category from Public Facilities (PF) to Mixed -Use Horizontal (MU -H1) and an amendment to the Zoning Code to change the zoning from Public Facilities (PF) to Mixed -Use Mariners Mile (MU -MM). CEQA Compliance: An Initial Study /Negative Declaration (ND2013 -003) was prepared, in accordance with the implementing guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and City Council Policy K -3. The Negative Declaration (ND) does not identify any component of the proposed project that would result in a "potentially significant impact' on the environment per CEQA guidelines. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct public hearing; and 2. Adopt a resolution recommending to City Council adoption of Negative Declaration ND2013- 003 (SCH No. 2014011028) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and City Council approval of Code Amendment No. CA2013 -007, General Plan Amendment No. GP2013 -002 and Local Coastal Plan Amendment LC2013 -003. 2 of 3 VIII. IPA X. CURRENT BUSINESS ITEM NO. 3 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL STATUS REPORT INCLUDING HOUSING ELEMENT (PA2007 -195) Site Location: City -wide Summary: Review of the progress in implementing the General Plan and Housing Element in accordance with Government Code Section 65400. CEQA Compliance: The General Plan Status Report, including the Housing Element Report, is not subject to CEQA, as the actions are not a project as defined in Section 15378(b) (2) of the Public Resources Code. Recommended Action: 1. Review and comment; and 2. Forward to City Council for review and authorize submittal to the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS I1:1dJI! lox, ! PJ [01N]!I&IZAZ1*Is]0M IN] :1:L\I[*] III:11rJI!P1L�9I0L4I4[11!I Iva 17= 74110 79dd4Zlra]I:7x01N]N":44I0l :AI Committee Updates: 1. Land Use Element Amendment Advisory Committee 2. General Plan /Local Coastal Program Implementation Committee ITEM NO. 6 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MATTERS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION, OR REPORT ITEM NO. 7 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES ADJOURNMENT 3of3