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ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 10:00 AM
Zoning Administrator Members:
Matthew Schneider, Zoning Administrator
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19
On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19.
Related to the State of Emergency, Governor Newsom issued Executive Orders N-08-21 and N-29-20, which allow staff and
members of the public to participate in the Zoning Administrator meetings by electronic means. The City of Newport
Beach will conduct the Zoning Administrator via Zoom. As a member of the public, if you would like to participate in this
meeting, you can participate via the following options:
1. 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 at CDD@newportbeachca.gov by Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 12:00
p.m. to give the Zoning Administrator time to consider your comments. All emails will be made part of the record.
2. You can connect with a computer by joining through Zoom. Click the link below to register for the meeting using a
valid email address. You will receive a confirmation email allowing you to join the meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QBJqVaelTVuEZwS8g_TSUg.
3. You may connect by Telephone/Audio Only by calling: 669-900-9128. The webinar ID is 873 1800 4045#.
4. Attendees must "raise their hand" if they would like to speak during Public Comments. If attending by phone, press
*9.
Please know that it is important for the City to allow public participation at this meeting. While the City does not expect
there to be 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.
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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 Zoning Administrator may limit public
comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per person.
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 Matthew Schneider, Zoning Administrator, at
least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your needs and to determine if accommodation is
feasible at 949-644-3219 or mschneider@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.
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 July 15, 20211.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
1572 East Ocean Front L.L.C. Residence Coastal Development Permit No.
CD2021-016 (PA2021-084)
Site Location: 1572 East Ocean Front
2.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit to allow the demolition of an existing single-unit
residence and the construction of a new three (3)-story, 3,728-square-foot,
single-unit residence with a 709-square-foot attached 3-car garage. The proposed
development also includes additional appurtenances such as walls, fences, patios,
hardscape, drainage devices, and landscaping.
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, 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. CD2021-016.
Rosen Residence Coastal Development Permit No. CD2021-021
(PA2021-110)
Site Location: 3906 River Avenue
3.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit to allow the demolition of an existing single-family
residence and construction of a 2,667-square-foot, three-story, single-family
residence with an attached 550-square-foot three-car garage. The project includes
landscape, hardscape, drainage, and accessory structures all within the confines of
the property. The project also includes a reinforced bulkhead with cap for coastal
hazards protection. The project complies with all development standards and no
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deviations are requested.
The subject property is bisected by the coastal permit jurisdiction boundary, resulting
in a portion of the single-family residence, front patio accessory improvements, and
the bulkhead improvements within California Coastal Commission’s permit
jurisdiction. This Coastal Development Permit is intended to cover portions of the
project within the City’s permit authority as designated in the Local Coastal Program
(Title 21 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code).
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, 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. CD2021-021.
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.
VI.ADJOURNMENT