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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020
REGULAR MEETING - 6:30 P.M.
ERIK WEIGAND
Chair
LEE LOWREY
Vice Chair
LAUREN KLEIMAN
Secretary
CURTIS ELLMORE
SARAH KLAUSTERMEIER PETER KOETTING
MARK ROSENE
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 four-year terms. At the table in front are City staff
members who are here to advise the Commission during the meeting. They are:
SEIMONE JURJIS, Community Development Director
JIM CAMPBELL, Deputy Community Development Director
YOLANDA SUMMERHILL, Assistant City Attorney TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer
CLARIVEL RODRIGUEZ, Administrative Support Specialist
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19
On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19.
On March 12, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-25-20, which allows Council Members to attend City
Council meetings telephonically. Please be advised that to minimize the spread of COVID-19, some, or all, of the Newport
Beach City Council Members may attend this meeting telephonically.
Also, please be advised that on March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-29-20, which allows for the
public to participate in any meeting of the City Council telephonically or by other electronic means. Given the health risks
associated with COVID-19, the City of Newport Beach has decided to not have City Council Chambers open to the public
for this meeting. As a member of the public, if you would like to participate in this meeting, you can participate via the following
options:
1. You can submit your questions and comments in writing for Planning Commission consideration by sending them to the
Planning Commissioners at planningcommissioners@newportbeachca.gov. To give the Planning Commission adequate
time to review your questions and comments, please submit your written comments by Wednesday, November 4, 2020,
at 5:00 p.m.
2. In addition, members of the public can participate in this meeting telephonically. Specifically, the meeting will be viewable
on NBTV and live streamed on the City’s website. If you are watching the meeting on NBTV or via the live stream, during
the meeting, phone numbers for the public to call and to comment on specific agenda items will be posted on the screen.
When you call, you will be placed on hold until it is your turn to speak. Please note that only twenty (20) people can
remain on hold at a time. If you call in to speak on an item and the line is busy, please call back after a few moments.
The City will ensure that it allows enough time per item for everyone to call in to comment.
3. If you need special accommodations, you can attend and participate in the meeting by going to the Civic Center
Community Room located at 100 Civic Center Drive where the meeting will be broadcasted, and you can address the
Commission. The room has a limited occupancy of 10 people to ensure proper physical distancing.
Please know that it is important for the City to allow public participation at this meeting. If you are unable to participate in the
meeting via the process set forth above, please contact the Community Development Department at (949-644-3200 or
CDD@newportbeachca.gov) and we will attempt to accommodate you.
The City of Newport Beach thanks you in advance for continuing to take precautions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19
virus.
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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 website at:
http://www.newportbeachca.gov. 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.
Please Note: All mail or written communications (including email) from the public, residents, or applicants regarding an
agenda item must be submitted by 5 p.m. on the business day immediately prior to the meeting. This allows time for
the Planning Commission to adequately consider the submitted correspondence.
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an attendee or a participant of this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the City of
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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 lbrown@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,
Zoning, and Local Coastal Program Amendments are automatically forwarded to the City Council for final action.
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.
Please call 949-270-8165 during the meeting to provide public comments on non-agenda items.
V. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
VI. CONSENT ITEMS
ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF OCTOBER 22, 2020
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Recommended Action: Approve and file
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VII. DISCUSSION ITEMS
ITEM NO. 2 CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE STATUS REPORT
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Summary:
Staff will provide a brief update on upcoming events
VIII. 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. 3 RESIDENCES AT 4400 VON KARMAN (PA2020-061)
Site Location: 4400 Von Karman Avenue
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Summary:
The proposed project includes the development of 312 apartment units, a 284-space free-standing parking
structure, an approximately one-acre public park, and reconfiguration of existing surface parking lots serving
existing office buildings. The project would be located within the Koll Center Newport Professional and Business
Office Site B, generally located between Von Karman Ave. and Birch St. in the vicinity of John Wayne Airport.
Pedestrian walkways and enhanced landscaping will be provided to connect the proposed project, public park
with the existing office park, and the abutting Uptown Newport mixed-use project presently under development.
The application consists of the following components:
• Planned Community Development Plan Amendment No. PD2020-001: An amendment of the Koll Center
Newport Planned Community Development Standards (zoning) for the creation of a residential overlay
zone to allow for residential uses within the Koll Center Newport Professional and Business Office Site B.
• Major Site Development Review No. SD2020-006: A site development review in accordance with the
proposed Koll Center Newport Planned Community amendment and Newport Beach Municipal Code
(NBMC) Section 20.52.80 (Site Development Reviews) for the construction of the project.
• Traffic Study No. TS2020-001: A traffic study pursuant to NBMC Chapter 15.40 (Traffic Phasing
Ordinance).
• Lot Line Adjustment No. LA2020-002: To reconfigure the two underlying parcels that comprise of the project
site in order to facilitate the proposed Project.
• Affordable Housing Implementation Plan No. AH2020-003: A program specifying how the proposed project
would meet the City’s affordable housing requirements, in exchange for a request of a 20 percent increase
in density. The applicant also seeks one development concession related to the number and mix of unit
types pursuant NBMC Chapter 20.32 (Density Bonus) and Government Code Section 65915.
• Development Agreement No. DA2020-002: An agreement between the applicant and the City, which would
provide vested right to develop the proposed project, while also providing negotiated public benefits; and
• Addendum to the 2006 General Plan Update Program Environmental Impact Reports No. ER2020-003:
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the addendum will address reasonably
foreseeable environmental impacts resulting from the proposed development.
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Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find that potential environmental impacts have been previously mitigated through the
implementation of the policies of the General Plan as evaluated in Program Environmental Impact
Report (PEIR) for the 2006 General Plan Update (SCH No. 2006011119); therefore, in
accordance with Section 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines,
an addendum to the previously adopted PEIR is the appropriate environmental documentation
for the project; and
3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2020-040 recommending the City Council adoption of Environmental
Impact Report Addendum No. ER2020-003, and approval of Planned Community
Development Plan Amendment No. PD2020-001, Major Site Development Review No.
PD2020-001, Lot Line Adjustment No. LA2020-002, Affordable Housing Implementation Plan
No. AH2020-003, Traffic Study No. TS2020-001, Development Agreement No. DA2020-002
for Residences at 4400 Von Karman Project located at 4400 Von Karman Avenue (PA2020-
061).
IX. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 4 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
ITEM NO. 5 REPORT BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR REQUEST FOR MATTERS
WHICH A PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE
AGENDA.
ITEM NO. 6 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES
X. ADJOURNMENT