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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, NOVEMBER 21, 2019 REGULAR MEETING -6:30 P.M. PETER KOETTING Chair ERIK WEIGAND LEE LOWREY Vice Chair Secretary CURTIS ELLMORE SARAH KLAUSTERMEIER LAUREN KLEIMAN 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 4-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 AMANDA LEE, Administrative Support Technician 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: httl)://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. 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. 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, NOVEMBER 21, 2019 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 OCTOBER 17, 2019 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 NEWPORT AUTO CENTER CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVIEW(PA2017-097) Site Location: 445 East Coast Highway and 1131 Back Bay Drive Summary: A one-year review of Conditional Use Permit No.UP2017-014,which authorized vehicle sales and service at the existing Newport Auto Center. Included in the discussion is off-site parking for employees of the at the Newport Dunes Resort property located at 1131 Back Bay Drive. The purpose of this review is to determine compliance with the conditions of approval of the conditional use permit. Recommended Action: 1. Receive public comments; and 2. Direct the Applicant to apply for a Limited Term Permit by December 21, 2019, and an amendment to Conditional Use Permit No. UP2017-014 by February 28, 2020. 2 of 4 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda November 21, 2019 ITEM NO. 3 APPEAL OF SHEEHY RESIDENCE CDP (PA2017-179) Site Location: 2495 Ocean Boulevard Summary: An appeal of the Zoning Administrator's July 11, 2019, decision to approve Coastal Development Permit No. CD2017-076 authorizing the demolition of an existing single-family residence and detached one-car garage, and the construction of a new 6,630-square-foot, single-family residence with an attached 656- square-foot, three-car garage. The proposed development also includes accessory elements such as walls, fences, patios, hardscape, swimming pool, drainage devices and landscaping. The proposed project complies with all applicable development standards and no deviations are requested. The appeal was filed by a neighboring resident and property owner. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a de novo public hearing; 2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303-Class 3(New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures)of the State CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act)Guidelines,because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2019-032, overturning the Zoning Administrator's approval and approving Coastal Development Permit No. CD2017-076. ITEM NO. 4 COTTAGE PRESERVATION CODE AND LCP AMENDMENTS (PA2019-181) Site Location: Citywide Summary: Amendments to the Local Coastal Program (Coastal Land Use Plan and Implementation Plan), Newport Beach Municipal Code Title 20 (Planning and Zoning), and Title 15 (Building and Construction) to incentivize the preservation of cottages. Specifically, the amendments would allow larger additions of up to fifty (50) percent of the existing floor area of a residential development that is nonconforming due to parking when the project would result in the preservation of the cottage character of the development and a building envelope representative of traditional development patterns in the City. Eligible projects would also receive relief from a building code valuation threshold, which requires building code compliance as new construction. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21065 of CEQA and State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060 (c)(2), 15060 (c)(3), and 15378. The proposed action is also exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; 3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2019-033 recommending the City Council approve Code Amendment No. CA2019-006; and 4. Adopt Resolution No. PC2019-034 recommending the City Council authorize staff to submit Local Coastal Program Amendment No. LC2019-004 to the California Coastal Commission. 3 of 4 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda November 21, 2019 Vill. DISCUSSION ITEMS ITEM NO. 5 REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT (RHNA) Summary: Staff will provide a presentation regarding the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) process. The presentation will include the regional determination made by the State Department of Housing and Community Development and current draft allocation for the City recently identified by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). IX. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS ITEM NO. 6 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION ITEM NO. 7 REPORT BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR REQUEST FOR MATTERS WHICH A PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM NO. 8 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES X. ADJOURNMENT 4 of 4