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Home My WebLink About0.0 - AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014 REGULAR MEETING — 6:30 p.m. BRADLEY HILLGREN Chair LARRY TUCKER KORY KRAMER Vice Chair Secretary TIM BROWN PETER KOETTING 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 4 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014 REGULAR MEETING — 6:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL IV. RECOGNITION OF FRED AMERI FOR HIS DEDICATION AND YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION V. ELECTION OF OFFICERS ITEM NO. 1 a. The Commission will elect officers to serve for the year. • Chair • Vice Chair • Secretary b. Appoint three Commissioners to the General Plan /LCP Committee • Chair to appoint one additional member, and confirm or replace existing appointments. VI. 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. VII. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES VIII. CONSENT ITEMS ITEM NO.2 MINUTES OF JUNE 19, 2014 Recommended Action: Approve and file IX. 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. 3 THE FRANCESCON RESIDENCE VARIANCE (PA2014 -084) Site Location: 7 Harbor Island Summary: A variance to allow a new single - family development to encroach up to 12.9 feet into the 19 -foot setback along the easterly side of the property. The applicant also requests to exceed the allowed floor area limitation (7,040 sq. ft.) by 1,497 sq. ft. for a total of 8,537 sq. ft. CEQA Compliance: The project categorically is exempt under Section 15303 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines - Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the implementing Guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act. The Class 3 exemption 2of4 includes the construction of one single - family residence. The project is a new single - family residence and is located on a previously developed site with no environmentally significant resources present. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. _ approving Variance No. VA2014 -004. ITEM NO.4 YACHT TRUANT GARAGE SETBACK (PA2014 -086) Site Location: 909 Yacht Truant Summary: A request to modify the garage setback on the final setback map for Tract 9260 for 1909 Yacht Truant. The approved setbacks are 30 feet for the house and 20 feet for the garage. The applicant requests to change the garage setback to a varied setback between 5 feet and 10 feet. 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). Class 5 exempts minor alterations in land use limitations in areas with an average slope of less than 20 percent, which do not result in any changes in land use or density. The proposed project will alter the required setbacks, 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 -012 requiring a 3 -foot to 5- foot garage setback ITEM NO. 5 CORONA DEL MAR PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN (PA2013 -157) Site Location: Corona del Mar Summary: Review of the Corona del Mar Parking Management Plan ( "Plan ") that was developed to evaluate and better manage parking in Corona del Mar and to make parking more convenient for residents, businesses, and visitors. The Plan includes an analysis of the existing conditions in Corona del Mar, current and future parking demand, and potential parking strategies. Should the Plan be approved by the Planning Commission and City Council, the specific parking strategies would be further refined and reviewed at future public hearings as required. CEQA Compliance: The Corona del Mar Parking Management Plan is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because the Plan only identifies possible future actions and has no legally binding effect. Therefore, adoption of the Plan itself has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment. Implementation of future actions identified in the Plan may require environmental review prior to adoption if those possible future actions are defined as a project pursuant to CEQA and could result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 3 of 4 2. Find the Corona del Mar Parking Management Plan is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA') pursuant to Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3; and 3. Forward the Corona del Mar Parking Management Plan to City Council for adoption. ITEM NO.6 LIDO HOUSE HOTEL (PA2013 -217) AND FORMER CITY HALL COMPLEX AMENDMENTS (PA2012 -031) Site Location: 3300 Newport Boulevard and 475 32nd Street Summary: Amendments of the General Plan, Coastal Land Use Plan, and Zoning Code to change the land use designation and zoning of the former City Hall site from Public Facilities to Mixed -Use and a Site Development Review, Conditional Use Permit, and Traffic Study for the development and operation of an upscale, 130 -room hotel. CEQA Compliance: The Lido House Hotel Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH# 2013111022) was prepared to evaluate the environmental impacts resulting from the proposed project, 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.) which concluded that the proposed project would not result in any significant and unavoidable impacts and all potential impacts would be reduced to a less than significant level with the incorporation of several mitigation measures identified in the Draft EIR. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Adopt the attached resolution recommending City Council certification of the Lido House Hotel Environmental Impact Report No. ER2014 -003 (SCH# 2013111022) in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act; and Adopt the attached resolution recommending City Council approval of General Plan Amendment No. GP2012 -002, Coastal Land Use Plan Amendment No. LC2012 -001, Zoning Code Amendment No. CA2012 -003, Site Development Review No. SD2014 -001, Conditional Use Permit No. UP2014 -001, and Traffic Study No. TS2014 -005. X. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 7 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ITEM NO. 8 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT 1. Update on the General Plan /Local Coastal Program Implementation Committee 2. Update on City Council Items ITEM NO. 9 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MATTERS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION, OR REPORT ITEM NO. 10 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES XI. ADJOURNMENT 4 of 4