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NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter
as the matter shall be heard, a public hearing will be conducted online via Zoom. The Zoning
Administrator of the City of Newport Beach will consider the following application:
The NOW Massage – A request for a minor use permit to allow the operation of a massage
establishment within an existing tenant space. The project involves the occupancy of an approximately
2,000 square-foot commercial suite with eight (8) individual massage rooms, a transition room, a lobby,
and reception area. The project also includes an office, break room, and storage closet for employee
use. The proposed business would operate daily and no late hours are proposed (after 11:00pm).
Included is a request to modify the parking rate for massage and to waive location restrictions
associated with massage establishments.
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 regarding 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.
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/zoningadministrator. Please review the Zoning
Administrator Agenda for Zoom participation instructions. 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 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.
For questions regarding this public hearing item please contact Jenny Tran, Assistant Planner at 949-
644-3212 or jtran@newportbeachca.gov, 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660.
Project File No.: PA2023-0114 Activity: Minor Use Permit
Zone: CC (Commercial Corridor) General Plan: CC (Corridor Commercial)
Location: 2600 East Coast Highway, Suite 120 Applicant: Commercial Architecture