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April 24, 2018
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Mulvey, Jennifer
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Subject: FW: Statement- Please distribute for City Council Meeting and Enter Into the Public
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Attachments: City of Newport Beach- Statement to City Council for the Public record re Residential
Overdevelopment and Impacts 4-24-18.docx
From: Denys Oberman
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Subject: Statement- Please distribute for City Council Meeting and Enter Into the Public Record
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Re. City of Newport Beach:
Statement to City Council April 24,2018 -Please Enter Into the Public Record –
"MAXIMING PROPERTY VALUES------ AT WHOSE EXPENSE...."
The City, and particularly our City Council, has repeatedly proclaimed its philosophy of,
Protecting Individual Property Rights, and allowing people to maximize the Value of
their property.
In the name of this philosophy, the City has repeatedly "relaxed" its review of proposed
development , with perpetual approval of Variances and failure to fulfill its obligations
under the General and Local Coastal Plans. Over the past several years, the City has
allowed basic residential zoning standards and regulations to morph to the detriment of
our residential neighborhood character and integrity. Combined with inadequate
permitting and building review and inspection , this has resulted in Property Damage
and Diminution of Value to surrounding neighbors.
Examples include: height regulations/restrictions; setback requirements; and structural
review.
Residential developers, large and small, have learned how to, and been allowed
to,game the system.The Game:
• Submit plans for structures over 2 times the scale and weight of those currently
on sites
• Submitting and securing approvals, permits based on one sets of permits.
• Later, submitting Piecemeal plans to permit additional structures; revise scale
,add items with impact on site footprint and integrity, such as detention ponds; 3rd
stories; 102 ft long x 6 ft high concrete walls; features with gas lines;
relocating proposed structures to reduce setbacks.
• Through perpetual "relaxations" of codes and irresponsible granting of variances,
structures being permitted and built that are Too Big for the Property—site
characteristics and surrounding conditions.
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The City does not regularly validate that property lines are fully surveyed and
marked with Surveyor tags, or that the combined structures are in conformance
with requirements to maintain stability and integrity of subject and surrounding
sites.
These practices have resulted in significant damage to property integrity ,and
diminution of Value of surrounding residences.
Here are some Real Life Examples, reported in our informal survey of several hundred
residents seeking relief from the City, and you can judge for yourselves. What if YOU
experienced:
• Loss of Views
• Loss of Natural light and Air Flow
• Loss of Privacy
• Taking of your Land
• Loss of your side setbacks constraining /eliminating safe ingress, egress and
rendering your property Non -conforming
• Cracking of your homes' foundations
• Buckling and cracking of exterior and interior walkways and stone
• Destruction of your trees and plants
• Light Trespass making it impossible to sleep
To its Residents and Constituents, The City says:
"It's your problem" OR,
"We don't have the money/staff for required Inspections"
We say: It is OUR PROBLEM.
Monetary claims and damages alone do not restore the integrity of our neighborhoods
or the peaceful, safe enjoyment of our homes.
If the City does not modify its policy and practice, Our Residential Neighborhoods are
soon to irrevocably become an unsafe, unpleasant lineup of Commercial -like uses for
the remainder of our Lives—this is NOT our Vision of Newport Beach!
PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR CONSITUENTS AND ACT NOW:
• Just say NO to oversized development which requires compromise of our zoning
and building standards for feasibility
• Require that plans include ALL structures. prior to approval to transition to
building phase
• Property lines to be fully surveyed with each corner tagged by PLS, and require
property owners/their agents to obtain full consent of surrounding neighbors as to
those property lines/boundaries
• Geotechnical/structural inspection a site within 1 year of proposed development.
• Proper notice and approval of Coastal zone requirements through public process
PRIOR to initiating construction
This is one of a series of Commentaries to address this issue.
Thank you for your consideration.
Denys H. Oberman
Resident and Stakeholder
West Oceanfront
Cc: SPON, CDM Residents Association, Central Penninsula Community Association,
West Newport Community Association, Lido Community Association, L. Klein, L.
Curran, D. Sherbeck, R. Lovell, S. Haskell, J. Thompson, R. Fessler, J. Watt, D. Krauss,
T. Stoaks, F. Levine, J. Brenner