HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Thursday, March 30, 2023 - 10:00 AM
Zoning Administrator Members:
Benjamin M. Zdeba, AICP, Zoning Administrator
The City of Newport Beach will conduct the Zoning Administrator meeting 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 connect with a computer by joining through Zoom. Click the link below to register for the meeting using a
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3.Attendees must "raise their hand" if they would like to speak during Public Comments. If attending by phone, press
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The agenda will be posted at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of each regular meeting and the public will be
allowed to comment on agenda items before the Zoning Administrator, as well as 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.
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.
Please Note: All mail or written communications (including email) from the public, residents, or applicants regarding an
agenda item must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. on the business day immediately prior to the meeting. This allows time for
the Zoning Administrator to adequately consider the submitted correspondence. Comments can be emailed to
CDD@newportbeachca.gov, and all emails will be made part of the record.
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 Benjamin M. Zdeba, AICP, 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 949-644-3253 or bzdeba@newportbeachca.gov.
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.
I.CALL MEETING TO ORDER
II.REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
III.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Draft Minutes of March 16, 20231.
1.Approve and File
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IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Restoration Hardware Lot Line Adjustment (PA2023-0002)
Site Location: 1101 Newport Center Drive
2.
Project Summary
A request for a lot line adjustment to accommodate the new expanded building
footprint for Restoration Hardware in Fashion Island. The expanded footprint was
approved on August 5, 2022 under permit number XC2022-1892, and included the
larger building footprint that extends past the existing lot line into the landscaped
common area owned by the Irvine Company. A lot line adjustment is required to
accommodate the approved expanded commercial building.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15305 under Class 5 (Minor Alterations in Land Use
Limitations) 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 the Lot Line
Adjustment (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Gross Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2022-0281)
Site Location: 2508 Marino Drive
3.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit to demolish an existing single-unit residence and
construct a 6,248-square-foot, two (2)-story, single-unit residence with an attached
722-square-foot three (3)-car garage. The project includes landscape, hardscape,
pool and subsurface drainage facilities all within the confines of private property. The
project complies with all development standards and no deviations from the Newport
Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) are requested.
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;
3.The exceptions to this categorical exemption under Section 15300.2 of the
CEQA Guidelines are not applicable. The Project location does not impact an
environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern, does not result in
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cumulative impacts, does not have a significant effect on the environment due to
unusual circumstances, does not damage scenic resources within a state scenic
highway, is not a hazardous waste site, and is not identified as a historical
resource; and
4.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Coastal
Development Permit (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Rainbow Inc. Body Piercings Minor Use Permit (PA2023-0007)
Site Location: 3800 East Coast Highway
4.
Project Summary
A request for a minor use permit to operate a body piercing studio (Personal
Services, Restricted land use) in conjunction with a jewelry retail store. The project
involves the occupancy of an approximately 395-square-foot commercial suite with
one (1) chair and one (1) employee for the body piercings that will be performed in a
separate closed room. The proposed hours of operation are 10:00 am to 10:00 pm,
daily. No construction is proposed.
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 the Minor Use
Permit (Attachment No. ZA 1).
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