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ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Thursday, April 27, 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
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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.
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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 April 13, 20231.
1.Approve and File
IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
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Fowlkes Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2022-0311)
Site Location: 2722 Bay Shore Drive
2.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit (CDP) to allow the demolition of an existing single-unit
dwelling and the construction of a new two (2)-story, 3,998-square-foot, single-unit
residence including a 632-square-foot three (3)-car garage. The project
implementation includes repairing, reinforcing, and raising the existing bulkhead. It
complies with all applicable development standards and no deviations are
requested. The CDP includes hardscape, walls, landscaping, and drainage facilities.
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 a Coastal
Development Permit (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Hawkes Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2022-0309)
Site Location: 1007 Mariners Drive
3.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit to allow the demolition of an existing single-unit
dwelling and construction of a new 5,557 square-foot one (1)-story single-unit
dwelling with a 2,139 square-foot basement and 851 square-foot three (3)-car
garage. The project also includes covered porches, a detached 526 square-foot
cabana with a kitchen, bar, and bathroom, an in-ground pool, landscaping,
hardscaping, and site walls. The subject property is within the Bluff Overlay (Upper
Newport Bay Bluffs) and is subject to marine erosion. The project complies with all
applicable development standards including the Bluff Overlay and no deviations are
required.
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
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3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Coastal
Development Permit (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Jacob Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2022-0262)
Site Location: 213 and 215 East Edgewater Avenue
4.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit to demolish an existing two (2)-unit residence and
construct a new 1,332-square-foot, three (3)-story single-unit residence with an
attached 525-square-foot accessory dwelling unit and 411-square-foot, two (2)-car
garage. The project includes landscape, hardscape, spa and subsurface drainage
facilities all within the confines of private property. The project complies with all
development standards and no deviations from the municipal code are requested.
Recommended Action
1.Continue this item to the May, 11, 2023, Zoning Administrator meeting.
Forgues Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2022-057)
Site Location: 101 Shorecliff Road
5.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit (CDP) to allow the removal of existing hardscape and
construction of a new 203-square-foot, detached covered accessory structure
(cabana), with associated hardscape, within area 'B' of the Bluff Overlay District. A
coastal development permit is required due to the project’s proximity to the coastal
bluff. No changes are proposed to the existing single-unit dwelling on the property.
The project complies with all development standards including the Bluff Overlay,
height, setbacks, and lot coverage limits and no deviations are requested. All
improvements authorized by this CDP will be located on private property.
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 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Gelato Del Mar Minor Use Permit (PA2023-0035)
Site Location: 3500 East Coast Highway, Suite 130
6.
Project Summary
A minor use permit application for a take-out service, limited eating and drinking
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establishment with no seating. The applicant proposes to convert an existing
610-square-foot vacant suite into a gelato shop. No late hours (after 11:00 p.m.) or
alcohol sales are proposed as part of this application. A maximum of four (4)
employees would be on duty per shift.
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 a 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