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HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, September 17, 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:
Brockhaus Residence Addition - A request for a variance to allow portions of a 1,538-square-foot addition to an existing single-story 1,742-square-foot residence and two-car garage to encroach up to 1.2 feet into the required 6-foot side setbacks on each side of the property. The residence is nonconforming as it is built with 4.8- and 4.9-foot side setbacks and the proposed addition will remain in line with the existing structure.
The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301 – Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the State CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines.
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. 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.
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19 Given the Declaration of a State Emergency and Proclamation of Local Emergency related to COVID-19, we
recommend that you submit your questions and comments in writing for Planning Commission consideration by sending them to the Community Development Department at PlanningCommissioners@newportbeachca.gov. To give the Planning Commission adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit your written comments by Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. In addition, members of the public will have the ability to participate in this meeting telephonically.
Please review the Planning Commission Agenda for further instructions. The Agenda, staff report and corresponding documents will be posted to the City’s website at www.newportbeachca.gov/planningcommission, by end of business day on Friday, September 11, 2020. While the City does not expect any changes to the above process for participating in this meeting, if there is a change, the City will post the information as soon as possible to the City’s website. The City of Newport Beach
thanks you in advance for continuing to take precautions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. If you are unable to participate in the meeting via the process set forth in the agenda, please contact the Planning Division at 949-644-3200 or CDD@newportbeachca.gov and our staff will attempt to accommodate you.
For questions regarding this public hearing item please contact Liane Schuller, Planning Consultant, at lschuller@newportbeachca.gov or 949-644-3200.
Project File No.: PA2020-116 Activity No.: VA2020-003
Zone: R-1-6,000 (Single-Unit Residential) General Plan: RS-D (Single-Unit Residential Detached)
Location: 1521 Sylvia Lane Applicant: Ralf Brockhaus
Lauren Kleiman, Secretary, Planning Commission, City of Newport Beach