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Home My WebLink About0.0 - Agenda Planning Commission - January 22, 2015 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS— 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015 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 MICHAEL TORRES, Assistant City Attorney TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer JENNIFER BIDDLE, 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:/fwww.newl)ortbeachca.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 Planning Commission - January 22, 2015 NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS— 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015 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 fomes provided at the podium. V. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES VI. CONSENT ITEMS ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF DECEMBER 18, 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 2727 SHELL STREET SENIOR DWELLING AMENDMENT (PA2014-192) 2727 Shell Street Summary: A request to amend an existing use permit to reflect updated Zoning Code requirements for an existing senior accessory dwelling unit. The requested changes include lowering the age requirement from 60 years of age or older to 55 years of age or older and deleting a condition that requires an independently accessible garage space. Should this request be approved, Use Permit No. 3331 will be superseded and will become null and void. CEQA Compliance: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301, of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines—Class 1 (Existing Facilities). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 2. Adopt Resolution No._approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2014-041. ITEM NO. 3 ORANGE COUNTY VAN RENTAL CUP (PA2014-185) 20042 Cypress Street Summary: A conditional use permit to establish a small-scale vehicle rentals facility operating primarily as an administrative office with limited on-site vehicle storage.The proposed facility will operate from 8:00 a.m. 2 of 4 Planning Commission - January 22, 2015 to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Sunday. There will be no on-site vehicle maintenance, repairs, and/or washing. CEQA Compliance: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301, of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines—Class 1 (Existing Facilities). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2014-040. ITEM NO. 4 SESSIONS SANDWICHES ABC LICENSE (PA2014-153) 2823 Newport Boulevard Summary: A request to add a Type 41 (On-Sale Beer and Wine for Bona Fide Public Eating Place) Alcohol Beverage Control License to an existing food service, eating and drinking establishment (Sessions Sandwiches). The establishment operates under Minor Use Permit No. UP2013-012 which limits net public area to 523 square feet, and hours of operation between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m, daily. No other operational changes are requested or proposed. If approved, this Minor Use Permit would supersede Minor Use Permit No. UP2013-012. CEQA Compliance: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301, of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines—Class 1 (Existing Facilities). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct public hearing; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. denying Minor Use Permit No. UP2014-050. ITEM NO. 5 BALBOA ISLAND RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM PROHIBITION CODE AMENDMENT (PA2014-170) Balboa Island/Little Balboa Island Summary: An amendment to the Zoning Code (Title 20) to prohibit residential condominium projects in the R-BI Zoning District on Balboa Island and Little Balboa Island. 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). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct public hearing; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. recommending City Council approval of Code Amendment CA2014-007. VIII. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 6 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION 3of4 Planning Commission - January 22, 2015 ITEM NO. 7 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT 1. Update on the General Plan/Local Coastal Program Implementation Committee 2. Update on City Council Items ITEM NO. 8 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MATTERS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION, OR REPORT ITEM NO. 9 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES IX. ADJOURNMENT 4 of 4