HomeMy WebLinkAbout20200319_PC_Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. or soon thereafter as the matter
shall be heard, a public hearing will be conducted in the Council Chambers at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport
Beach. The Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach will consider the following application:
The Crab Cooker Signage and Encroachments - A request to establish a comprehensive sign program for the
reconstructed The Crab Cooker restaurant building. The applicant proposes to replace most of the signage that
was existing prior to demolition. This proposal requires approval of a modification permit to allow an increase in
maximum cumulative sign area over what is allowed by the Zoning Code. The previously existing rooftop “Don’t
Look Up Here” fish-shaped sign is proposed to be refurbished, reinstalled and designated as a heritage sign.
Also included in the request is a waiver of City Council Policy L-6 to install private improvements within the
Newport Boulevard and 22nd Street public rights-of-way consisting of the replacement of previously existing
benches and refurbishment of an existing freestanding clock. All other proposed encroachments are consistent
with Policy L-6.
This project is categorically exempt pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Sections 15303 and
15311, Article 19 of Chapter 3, Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
under Classes 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) and 11 (Accessory Structures).
All interested parties may appear and present testimony in regard to this application. If you challenge this project
in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you raised at the public hearing or in written
correspondence delivered to the City, at, or prior to, the public hearing. Administrative procedures for appeals are
provided in the Newport Beach Municipal Code Chapter 20.64 (Appeals). The application may be continued to a
specific future meeting date, and if such an action occurs, additional public notice of the continuance will not be
provided.
The agenda, staff report, and corresponding documents will be available by end of business day on the Friday
preceding the public hearing, and may be reviewed at the Community Development Department Permit Center
(Bay C-1st Floor), at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 or at the City of Newport Beach website
at www.newportbeachca.gov/planningcommission. Individuals not able to attend the meeting may contact the
Planning Division or access the City’s website after the meeting to review the action on this application. 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.
For questions regarding this public hearing item please contact Benjamin M. Zdeba, AICP, Senior Planner, at
949-644-3253, bzdeba@newportbeachca.gov.
Project File No.: PA2019-126 Activity Nos.: CS2019-006, MD2020-003, and
N2019-0361
Zone: Mixed-Use Water Related (MU-W2) General Plan: Mixed Use Water Related (MU-W2)
Location: 2200 Newport Boulevard Applicant: Crab Cooker Restaurant
Lee Lowrey, Secretary, Planning Commission, City of Newport Beach