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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, JULY 23, 2015 REGULAR MEETING —6:30 p.m. VACANT Chair KORY KRAMER VACANT Vice Chair Secretary TIM BROWN BRADLEY HILLGREN PETER KOETTING RAYMOND LAWLER ERIK WEIGAND PETER ZAK 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 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, JULY 23, 2015 REGULAR MEETING—6:30 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL IV. RECOGNITION OF JAY MYERS 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 18, 2015 Recommended Action: Approve and file ITEM NO. 3 MINUTES OF JULY 9, 2015 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.4 VERIZON WIRELESS FACILITY(PA2014-125) Site Location: 1501 Superior Avenue Summary: A Conditional Use Permit to allow 12, eight-foot antennas, one microwave dish, 12 RRU's, and support equipment cabinets behind a new 12-foot tall parapet screen wall on the roof of an existing office building. The new parapet screen wall would exceed the maximum height limits of 50 feet by 5 feet. The 2of3 Planning Commission - July 23, 2015 proposed support equipment will include three equipment cabinets, two battery cabinets, three fiber demarcation boxes, two GPS antennas, and one generator all within the existing office building. CEQA Compliance: The project is categorically exempt under Sections 15301 and 15303, of the State CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines - Class 1 (Existing Facilities)and Class 3 (New Construction). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. approving Conditional Use Permit No. UP2014-033. X. 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 3. Review of City's Residential Building Reports 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 Xl. ADJOURNMENT 3of3