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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, APRIL 9, 2015 REGULAR MEETING—6:30 p.m. LARRY TUCKER 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://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, APRIL 9, 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 forms provided at the podium. V. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES VI. CONSENT ITEMS ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF MARCH 19, 2015 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 HEIGHT OVERLAY DISTRICT ZONING CODE AMENDMENT (PA2015-047) Properties zoned Multiple Residential in Statistical Area A2 in West Newport Mesa Summary: A City initiated Zoning Code Amendment to establish a Height Overlay District to allow increased residential building height in the Multiple Residential (RM) Zoning District within Statistical Area A2 in West Newport Mesa in conjunction with the provision of enhanced project design and amenities. CEQA Compliance: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15305, of the State CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines - Class 5 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. recommending City Council approval of Code Amendment No. CA2015-004. ITEM NO. 3 COASTAL LAND USE PLAN AND CITY COUNCIL POLICY L-12 AMENDMENT: OCEANFRONT ENCROACHMENT PROGRAM (PA2013-057) APN 048-310-01 consisting of unimproved right-of-way extending west of E Street to Channel Road Summary: Amendment of Coastal Land Use Plan Section 3.1.3 and City Council Policy L-12 to allow specified encroachments within the E Street to Channel Road encroachment zone, defined as the unimproved 2of3 right-of-way area 15-feet oceanward of the properties located on East Ocean Front between E Street and Channel Road. CEQA Compliance: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section 152265 of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because CEQA does not apply the adoption of a local coastal program by a local government in accordance with the California Coastal Act. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. recommending the City Council adopt the Coastal Land Use Plan amendment No. LC2013-002 establishing an Encroachment Permit Program for East Oceanfront. VIII. STUDY SESSION ITEM NO.4 LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (PA2013-001) Citywide Summary: Study session to discuss the Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan. CEQA Compliance: This item is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects, which have potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA (CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)). Recommended Action: 1. No formal action will be taken. Review and discuss the proposed Implementation Plan. IX. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 5 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ITEM NO. 6 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT 1. Update on the General Plan/Local Coastal Program Implementation Committee 2. Update on City Council Items ITEM NO. 7 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MATTERS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION, OR REPORT ITEM NO. 8 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES X. ADJOURNMENT 3of3