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Home My WebLink About0.2 - Planning Commission Regular MeetingCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 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 Director, Community Development LEONIE MULVIHILL, Assistant City Attorney TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer MARLENE BURNS, Administrative Support Specialist 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: / /www.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, JUNE 5, 2014 REGULAR MEETING — 6:30 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER II. 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 A. STUDY SESSION MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 22, 2014 B. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 22, 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 AT &T MOBILITY- 000323B (PA2013 -182) Site Location: 2350 Bristol Street Summary: Trillium Consulting has submitted an application on behalf of AT &T Mobility requesting a telecommunications (telecom) permit to allow the installation of 12 panel antennas behind architectural screening on the rooftop of an existing three -story office building. The proposed telecom facility support equipment will be screened and housed within an existing utility room on the third floor. The proposed antennas and architectural screening will exceed the 35- foot- height limit by 7 feet 4 inches, requiring a conditional use permit. CEQA Compliance: Staff recommends the Planning Commission find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Section 15303 Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, which allows construction of new, small facilities or structures and installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. _approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2014 -016. 2 of 3 ITEM NO.3 GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT AMENDMENT (PA2013 -098) Site Location: Citywide Summary: The project is an amendment to the City of Newport Beach General Plan Land Use Element, Glossary and Implementation Program (Amendment). The Amendment is intended to shape future development within the City and involves the alteration, intensification, and redistribution of land uses in certain subareas of the City, including major areas such as Newport Center /Fashion Island, Newport Coast, and the area near John Wayne Airport. The Amendment will also include Land Use Element Policy revisions related to land use changes, in support of recent Neighborhood Revitalization efforts and other updates /refinements. Subsequent amendments the Newport Beach Coastal Land Use Plan (LUP), and Zoning Code and Map will be necessary to reflect the amendment to the General Plan. CEQA Compliance: A Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2013101064) has been prepared to evaluate the environmental impacts resulting from the Land Use Element Amendment, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA), as amended (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.), and the State CEQA Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et seq.). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 2. Adopt the resolution recommending City Council certify Supplemental Environmental Impact Report No. ER2014 -002 and approve General Plan Amendment No. GP2013 -001 to amend the Land Use Element. VIII. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 4 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ITEM NO. 5 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT 1. Update on the General Plan /Local Coastal Program Implementation Committee 2. Update on City Council Items 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 IX. ADJOURNMENT 3 of 3