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Home My WebLink About0.0 - AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 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 19, 2014 REGULAR MEETING — 6:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER Il. 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 JUNE 5, 2014 B. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE 5, 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.2 108 11T" SETBACK DETERMINATION (PA2014 -070) Site Location: 108 11" Street Summary: A request for alternative setback areas due to the existing orientation of the lot and development limitations created by the required setbacks. Specifically, the request is to reduce the front setback area abutting 11" Street from 20 feet to 3 feet, the rear setback area abutting 1045 West Balboa Boulevard from 10 feet to 3 feet, and the side setback area abutting the alley from 4 feet to 0 feet. The applicant would maintain the 4 -foot side setback area abutting 1051 West Balboa Boulevard. In addition, the request includes reorientation of the third floor setbacks. CEQA Compliance: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15305, of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines — Class 5 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations). The proposed project will alter the required setback areas, but will not result in any physical change to the lot or existing structure, or any changes in land use or density. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. approving Staff Approval No. SA2014 -011. 2of3 Mill IX. ITEM NO. 3 WESTCLIFF DRIVE MEDICAL OFFICES (PA2013 -154) Site Location: 2011, 2043, 2121, and 2131 Westcliff Drive Summary: A Site Development Review application for the construction of two buildings and a three -level parking structure, as well as an addition to an existing building. The proposal includes the demolition of 25,339 square feet of building area. The proposed project would result in four buildings totaling 73,722 square feet. The total amount of off - street parking would be 382 spaces. The request also includes a Traffic Study pursuant to the City's Traffic Phasing Ordinance and a Lot Merger application to combine two lots into a single lot for the commercial development. CEQA Compliance: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission find that the project is categorically exempt under Section 15332, of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines – Class 32 (In -Fill Development Projects). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. — approving Site Development Review No. SD2013 -003, Traffic Study No. TS2014 -001, and Lot Merger No. LM2013 -005. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO.4 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION III:lPj12[*1I&�0I*YVJ172IIwd11= 74116l;jdd4zNo1]INx9[ +]:76444901:41 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 ADJOURNMENT 3of3