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Home My WebLink About0.0 - Agenda CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS— 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 REGULAR MEETING —6:30 p.m. LARRYTUCKER Chair KORY KRAMER JAY MYERS Vice Chair Secretary TIM BROWN BRADLEY HILLGREN PETER KOETTING RAYMOND LAWLER 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 BRITTANY RAMIREZ, Administrative Technician 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, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 REGULAR MEETING—6:30 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER ll. 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 SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 Recommended Action: Approve and file VII. STUDY SESSION ITEM ITEM NO. 2 BALBOA VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT PLANS—PA2014-141 Site Location: Balboa Village between Adams Street and A Street Summary: Update of the Balboa Village Design Guidelines (Guidelines) to assist in the efforts to revitalize Balboa Village. Other improvement efforts include a Wayfinding Sign Program and Streetscape Improvement Plan. CEQA Compliance: The proposed action is not defined as a project and does not require environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it involves general policy and procedure making activities not associated with a project and does not have the potential for resulting in a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (Section 153478 of the CEQA Guidelines). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct study session to review and provide feedback on the Guidelines; and 2. Direct Staff to schedule public hearing on October 2, 2014 for the Planning Commission to consider the Guidelines. VIII. CONTINUED BUSINESS ITEM NO.3 BALBOA VILLAGE PARKING MANAGEMENT—PA2014-016 Site Location: Balboa Village between Adams Street and A Street Summary: Code Amendment for the approval of a Parking Management Plan and Parking Management Overlay District for Balboa Village that would; 1) eliminate required, off-street parking spaces for most commercial uses, 2) maintain existing off-street parking facilities, 3) promote the shared use of parking facilities, 4) suspend existing and future in-lieu parking fees, and 5) establish a voluntary employee parking program. 2 of 3 CEQA Compliance: The amendment does not directly authorize development and does not change or modify the intensity of use of any property or the maximum allowed development of any affected lots. Modified or new parking signs and modified meters will be the only direct physical change to the environment. These minor structures would be exempt pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) and Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures). An indirect result of the amendment will be the possibility that property owners or businesses within the affected area may choose to change uses or propose minor additions to existing buildings. These changes would be subject to existing zoning regulations that limit the size and use consistent with the General Plan. Therefore, any potential indirect physical change resulting from this project would be within the scope of development currently allowed, and limited, by the General Plan. Changes in use would be subject to CEQA review on a project-by-project basis and would be would be exempt pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) and Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 2. Adopt the Resolution recommending City Council adoption of Code Amendment No. CA2014-001 creating the Balboa Village Parking Management Overlay District. IX. 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 X. ADJOURNMENT 3of3