HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Thursday, October 12, 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:
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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 September 28, 20231.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
October 12, 2023
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IV.PUBLIC HEARING(S)
Roger’s Gardens Gallery Minor Use Permit (PA2023-0048)
Site Location: 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road
2.
Project Summary
A request for a minor use permit to add a Type 20 (Off-Sale Beer & Wine) and a
Type 86 (Instructional Tasting) Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license to the retail
component of an existing plant nursery. The ABC licenses would allow the Applicant
to sell beer and wine for off-site consumption and host approximately two (2) tastings
per month. There are no late hours (after 11:00 p.m.) proposed for the nursery or
retail shop. No construction is proposed as both the sales and tastings will take
place within existing facilities. In addition to the existing nursery and retail shop, the
project site is also developed with a restaurant. The restaurant, known as The
Farmhouse, is permitted under Minor Use Permit No. UP2014-049 and carries its
own established Type 47 (On-Sale General) ABC license, which restricts alcohol
sales and consumption within the perimeter of the restaurant. The restaurant is
operated separately, and no changes are proposed to the existing restaurant or
UP2014-049.
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.
The NOW Massage Minor Use Permit (PA2023-0114)
Site Location: 2600 East Coast Highway, Suite 120
3.
Project Summary
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.
Recommended Action
October 12, 2023
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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
filed as PA2023-0114.
Haronian Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2023-0051)
Site Location: 413 Via Lido Soud, Unit A-C
4.
Project Summary
A Coastal Development Permit (CDP) to allow the demolition of an approximately
3,920 square-foot existing triplex (3-units) and construct a new 3,463 square-foot,
two (2)-story duplex with an open roof top deck, an attached 801 square-foot four (4)
-car garage, and a 228 square-foot Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). The project
includes landscape, hardscape, 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; and
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Coastal
Development Permit (PA2023-0051).
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