HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
100 Civic Center Drive, Council Chambers
Thursday, April 30, 2020 - 10:00 AM
Zoning Administrator Members:
Jaime Murillo, Zoning Administrator
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19
Given the health risks associated with COVID-19, the City of Newport Beach has decided to proceed with the hearing
while strictly adhering to social distancing guidelines. To this end, the meeting will be conducted in the Civic Center
Community Room with the large wall openings open. Applicants, the public, and staff will be required to maintain a
minimum of 10 feet separation and only 10 people will be permitted in the Community Room at a time. Based on recent
guidelines from the OC Health Agency, face coverings are strongly recommended. If you choose not to attend this
meeting in person, you can participate via the following options:
1.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. You can call at 949-270-8165 and you will be able to
participate in the hearing with others that use this method. 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.
2.You can submit your questions and comments in writing for the Zoning Administrator to consider. Please send
them by email to the Community Development Department CDD@newportbeachca.gov by Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at
5:00 p.m. to give the Zoning Administrator time to consider your comments. All emails will be made part of the record.
Special Accommodations: 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 our staff will attempt to
accommodate you. The City remains committed to holding public meetings in a transparent manner, with public
participation, ensuring City business continues in this challenging environment. 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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The Zoning Administrator meeting is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act requires
that the Zoning Administrator agenda be posted at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of each regular meeting and
that the public be allowed to comment on agenda items before the Zoning Administrator and items not on the agenda
but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Zoning Administrator. The Chair may limit public comments to a
reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per person.
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
Zoning Administrator to adequately consider the submitted correspondence.
The City of Newport Beach’s goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an
attendee or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, we will
attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact Jaime Murillo, Zoning Administrator, at least
forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is
feasible at (949) 644-3209 or jmurillo@newportbeachca.gov.
NOTICE REGARDING PRESENTATIONS REQUIRING USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT
Any presentation requiring the use of the City of Newport Beach’s equipment must be submitted to the Community
Development Department 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
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.
T h e a g e n d a s , m i n u t e s , a n d s t a f f r e p o r t s a r e a v a i l a b l e o n t h e C i t y ' s w e b s i t e a t :
www.newportbeachca.gov/zoningadministrator 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.
APPEAL PERIOD: An appeal may be filed with the Director of Community Development or City Clerk, as applicable, within
fourteen (14) days following the date the action or decision was rendered unless a different period of time is specified
by the Municipal Code (e.g., Title 19 allows ten (10) day appeal period for tentative parcel and tract maps, lot line
adjustments, or lot mergers). For additional information on filing an appeal, contact the Planning Division at (949)
644-3200.
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I.CALL MEETING TO ORDER
II.REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
III.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Draft Minutes of April 16, 20201.
To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
OC Chief Auto Vehicle Storage Limited Term Permit No. XP2020-002
(PA2019-239)
Site Location: 2302 Bristol Street
2.
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Project Summary
A Limited Term Permit (greater than 90 days) to allow the temporary use of a vacant
gravel lot for vehicle storage. Approximately 14 vehicles maximum would be stored
on the site. Employees would access the site as necessary to retrieve vehicles for
off-site sales between the hours of 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., daily. No test drives, car
washing, vehicle repair, sales, or other activities would occur at or from the vehicle
storage site. The vehicles to be parked on the site include new or previously owned
vehicles awaiting transportation and there will be no damaged or wrecked vehicles
parked or stored at the site.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15304 under Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land) of the
CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the
environment; and
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3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Limited Term
Permit No. XP2020-002.
Bluffs Center Pylon Sign Comprehensive Sign Program No. CS2020-004 and
Modification Permit No. MD2020-006 (PA2020-040)
Site Location: 1300 Bison Avenue
3.
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Project Summary
An amendment to the Bluffs Retail Center ’s comprehensive sign program to replace
an existing monument sign with a pylon sign. Included is a modification permit
request to allow increases of the sign ’s width up to 8 feet, 1 inch and area up to 120
square feet. If approved, this Comprehensive Sign Program and Modification Permit
would supersede Comprehensive Sign Program No. CS2013-002 and Modification
Permit No. MD2013-006 (PA2013-055).
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15311 under Class 11 (Accessory Structures) of the CEQA
Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment and the
exceptions under Section 15300.2 do not apply; and
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Comprehensive
Sign Program No. CS2020-004 and Modification Permit No. MD2020-006.
Sailhouse Development Residence Coastal Development Permit No.
CD2020-010 (PA2020-034)
Site Location: 2642 Crestview Drive
4.
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Project Summary
A coastal development permit to allow the demolition of an existing single -family
residence and the construction of a new three -story, 3,868-square-foot, single-family
residence with an attached, 635-square-foot, two-car garage. The project also
includes additional appurtenances such as site walls, fences, patios, drainage
devices, and landscaping. The design complies with all applicable development
standards, including height, setbacks, and floor area limit, and no deviations are
requested.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
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pursuant to Section 15303 under Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of
Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations Title
14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potential to have a significant effect
on the environment; and
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Coastal
Development Permit No. CD2020-010.
Bogh Residence Coastal Development Permit No. CD2020-015 and
Modification Permit No. MD2020-004 (PA2020-025)
Site Location: 43 Balboa Coves
5.
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Project Summary
A coastal development permit and modification permit to demolish an existing
single-family residence and construct a new three -story, 3,821-square-foot,
single-family residence with an attached 697-square-foot, two-car garage. The
project includes accessory structures such as walls, patios, drainage and
landscaping improvements. The project also includes reinforcement and raising of
an existing bulkhead for coastal hazards protection. A modification permit is
requested for a corner of the new structure to encroach a maximum of 18 inches into
the required waterfront setback. The proposed residence complies with all other
applicable development standards including height, parking and floor area limits.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15303 under Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of
Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a
significant effect on the environment; and
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Coastal
Development Permit No. CD2020-015 and Modification Permit No. MD2020-
004.
Faerber Residence Coastal Development Permit No. CD2020-013
(PA2020-029)
Site Location: 405 Cortes Circle
6.
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Project Summary
A request for a coastal development permit to enclose two existing 65-square-foot
decks on the main and lower floor levels to enlarge two existing adjacent bedrooms .
The existing legal nonconforming development predates the City's Local Coastal
Program and adopted Canyon Overlay District, and the existing decks extend
beyond the currently applicable Canyon Stringline. The proposed project complies
with all other applicable development standards and no new development is
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proposed beyond the existing structural footprint.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15301 under Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA
Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the
environment; and
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Coastal
Development Permit No. CD2020-013.
Bragg Redevelopment and Lot Merger No. LM2019-006 and CDP No.
CD2019-068 (PA2019-250)
Site Location: 107 and 109 Via Yella
7.
To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165.
Project Summary
A request for a lot merger and waiver of the parcel map requirement to allow two lots
under common ownership to be combined into a single parcel for future residential
development purposes. The project includes a request for a coastal development
permit to allow the demolition of the existing single -family residence at 109 Via Yella
and a 2,521-square-foot, two-story addition and alteration to the existing
single-family residence at 107 Via Yella. The lot merger application also requires
approval of a coastal development permit pursuant to Title 21 Local Coastal
Program Implementation Plan in the Municpal Code.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Sections 15303 and 15315 under Class 3 (New Construction and
Conversion of Small Structures) and Class 15 (Minor Land Divisions),
respectively, of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a
significant effect on the environment; and
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Modification Permit
No. LM2019-006 and Coastal Development Permit No.CD2019-068.
V.PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Public comments are invited on agenda and non-agenda items generally considered to be
within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Zoning Administrator. Speakers must limit
comments to three (3) minutes. Before speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your
name for the record. The Zoning Administrator has the discretion to extend or shorten the
speakers’ time limit on agenda or non-agenda items, provided the time limit adjustment is
applied equally to all speakers. As a courtesy, please turn cell phones off or set them in the
silent mode.
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Please call 949-270-8165 during the meeting to provide public comments on non-agenda
items.
VI.ADJOURNMENT