HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
100 Civic Center Drive, Council Chambers
Thursday, June 11, 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, June 10, 2020 at
9:00 a.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 May 28, 2020
To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165.
1.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
English Residence Addition Modification Permit No. MD2020-002
(PA2020-015)
Site Location: 1731 Centella Place
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2.
Project Summary
A request for a modification permit to allow an addition to an existing single -family
residence with a garage that is considered legal nonconforming due to its interior
dimensions. The existing garage provides the minimum required depth of 20 feet;
however, the existing width is substandard at 17 feet whereas the requirement is 20
feet. The Modification Permit is necessary because the applicant proposes to add
more than 10 percent of the existing square footage without altering the garage for
compliance. The proposed addition is 690 square feet and results in a total of 2,338
square feet for the residence (including the garage).
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, 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 Modification Permit
No. MD2020-002.
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AT&T Small Cell SLC4735 Minor Use Permit No. UP2019-027 (PA2019-108)
Site Location: Public right-of-way, City streetlight number SLC4735, center
median of Avocado Avenue at the intersection of Kewamee Drive and
Avocado Avenue
To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165.
3.
Project Summary
A minor use permit to allow the installation of a small cell wireless facility on a
City-owned streetlight pole. Project implementation will be fully contained within the
public right-of-way in a median on Avocado Avenue near Kewamee Drive. The
project includes the following: (1) Removal and replacement of an existing City
streetlight; (2) Installation of a small cell wireless facility that consists of four remote
radio units, a raycap disconnect, and an omni -directional antenna within a 12-inch
diameter screening shroud. This equipment would be fixed to the top of the replaced
streetlight pole for a maximum height of 27 feet, 5 inches; and (3) Establishment of
support equipment in an adjacent below grade vault.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Sections 15302 and 15303 under Class 2 (Replacement or
Reconstruction) and Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small
Structures), respectively, 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 to the Class 3 exemption
under Section 15300.2 do not apply; and
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Minor Use Permit
No. UP2019-027.
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.
Please call 949-270-8165 during the meeting to provide public comments on non-agenda items.
VI.ADJOURNMENT