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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 21, 2016 REGULAR MEETING —6:30 p.m. KORY KRAMER Chair PETER KOETTING PETER ZAK Vice Chair Secretary BILL DUNLAP BRADLEY HILLGREN RAYMOND LAWLER ERIK WEIGAND 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: KIM BRANDT 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(brown@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 21, 2016 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 JULY 11,2016 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 TROESH RESIDENCE APPEAL(PA2015-122) Site Location: 336 Catalina Drive and 333 La Jolla Drive Summary: An appeal of the Planning Commission's decision to deny Modification Permit No. MD2015-008 and Variance No. VA2015-003. On December 17, 2015, by a vote of 5-2, the Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach denied the following requests in conjunction with a proposed 4,451- square-foot detached single-unit dwelling: • Modification Permit—to allow an addition greater than 10 percent (of the existing on-site floor area) on property with nonconforming parking. A separate detached dwelling fronts Catalina Drive and has nonconforming parking. The interior width of the existing two-car garage is narrower than the minimum requirement. • Variance—to allow a retaining wall and guardrail to exceed the 42-inch height limit in the 5-foot front setback adjacent to La Jolla Drive. Since filing the appeal January 4, 2016, the appellant revised the project design in response to comments raised by the Planning Commission and the public. On June 14, 2016, the City Council referred the revised project back to the Planning Commission for further consideration pursuant to Section 20.64.030.D.2 of the Zoning Code. After the Planning Commission reconsiders the project, the City Council will take final action at a date to be determined. 2of4 Planning Commission July 21, 2016 CEQA Compliance: The project is categorically exempt under Section 15303, of the State CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines - Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures). Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing;and 2. Adopt Resolution No. recommending the City Council uphold the December 17, 2015, decision of the Planning Commission and deny Modification No. MD2015-008 and Variance No. VA2015-003 with the attached Findings and Conditions; or 3. Adopt Resolution No. recommending the City Council reverse the December 17, 2015, decision of the Planning Commission and approve Modification Permit No. MD2015-008 and Variance No. VA2015-003 with the attached Findings and Conditions. ITEM NO. 3 150 NEWPORT CENTER (PA2014-213) Site Location: 150 Newport Center Drive Summary: The proposed project consists of the demolition of an existing 8,500-square-foot car-wash, convenience market, and gas station to accommodate the development of a 7-story 49-unit residential condominium building with three levels of subterranean parking. The applicant, Newport Center Anacapa Associates, LLC, requests following approvals from the City of Newport Beach: • General Plan Amendment - to change the land use category from CO-R (Regional Commercial Office) to RM (Multi-Unit Residential) and establish an anomaly (Table LU2) designation for 49 dwelling units. • Zoning Code Amendment - to change the Zoning District designation from OR (Office Regional Commercial)to PC(Planned Community District)over the entire site. • Planned Community Development Plan - to establish a planned community development plan (PC) over the entire project site that includes development and design standards for 49 residential condominium units. The request also includes a City Council waiver of the minimum site area of 10 acres. A height limit of 75 feet 6 inches with mechanical appurtenances up to 83 feet 6 inches was discussed in the EIR although a reduced height is also considered. • Site Development Review-to allow the construction of 49 multi-family dwelling units. • Tentative Tract Map-to establish a 49-unit residential condominium tract on a 1.3 acre site. • Development Agreement - review of a proposed development agreement that would provide public benefits should the project be approved. • Environmental Impact Report (EIR) - to address reasonably foreseeable environmental impacts resulting from the legislative and project specific discretionary approvals, the City has determined that an Initial Study and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) are warranted for this project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA). CEQA Compliance: An Environmental Impact Report, SCH No. 2016011032, has been prepared in connection with the application noted above. It is the present intention of the City to accept the Environmental Impact Report and supporting documents. The City has prepared the draft EIR, which was distributed for public comment beginning May 13, 2016 through June 27, 2016. Copies of the Environmental Impact Report and supporting documents are available for public review and inspection at the Planning Division or at the City of Newport Beach website at www.newoortbeachca.gov/cegadocuments. 3of4 Planning Commission July 21, 2016 Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; and 2. Discuss the proposed residential land use, relevant General Plan Policies, Planned Community waiver of the 10 acre minimum, and project height. Planning staff believes the proposed residential land use and Planned Community waiver of the 10 acre minimum are appropriate for this location. A reduced project height is recommended at 55 feet to the top of roof(61-ft with appurtenances); and 3. Continue the item to the August 4, 2016, Planning Commission Meeting for further discussion. VIII. CONTINUED BUSINESS ITEM NO. 4 WEST NEWPORT MESA STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN (PA2015-138) Site Location: West Newport Mesa Summary: The City seeks to foster the implementation of a cohesive character for West Newport Mesa neighborhood through streetscape improvements corresponding with public and private development projects. CEQA Compliance: This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. The adoption of a master plan does not authorize any specific development or project and would only provide non-regulatory design guidance for future projects that would be subject to CEQA. Recommended Action: 1. Provide a public forum to review and comment on the draft master plan; and 2. Recommend adoption of the West Newport Streetscape Master Plan to the City Council. 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 4 of 4