HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 10:00 AM
Zoning Administrator Members:
Benjamin M. Zdeba, AICP, Zoning Administrator
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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.
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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
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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 November 30, 20231.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
December 14, 2023
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IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEM(S)
Social Pies Restaurant Minor Use Permit (PA2023-0112)
Site Location: 106 Main Street
2.
Project Summary
A request for a minor use permit to allow a food service, eating and drinking
establishment to upgrade a Type 41 (On-Sale Beer and Wine - Eating Place)
Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license to a Type 47 (On-Sale General - Eating
Place) ABC license. A minor interior remodel is proposed that includes the addition
of a bar top seating arrangement on the first floor of the restaurant. There is no new
floor area, change to net public area, or late hours (after 11:00 p.m.) proposed. If
approved this minor use permit will supersede existing Use Permit No. UP1865.
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 filed as PA2023-0112 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Azelart Residence Lot Merger (PA2023-0168)
Site Location: 2319 Heather Lane
3.
Project Summary
A lot merger application for two parcels under common ownership by removing the
lot line that separates the front and rear lots, to allow for future improvements across
the existing interior property line. The front lot is developed with a single -family home,
while the rear lot is undeveloped with the exception of accessory structures such as
planters and fencing. This undeveloped area currently acts as a backyard for the
home.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15315 under Class 15 (Minor Land Divisions) 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 Lot Merger
PA2023-0168 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
December 14, 2023
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Andry Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2023-0150)
Site Location: 31 Beacon Bay
4.
A coastal development permit (CDP) to allow the demolition of an existing two-story
residential single unit dwelling and the construction of a new 3,662 square foot
three-story residential dwelling unit with a 649 square-foot attached garage, and a
703 square foot internal Accessory Dwelling Unit. The project complies with all
applicable development standards and no deviations are requested. The proposed
development includes additional appurtenances such as walls, fences, patios,
hardscape, drainage devices, and landscaping. 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 the Coastal
Development Permit filed as PA2023-0140 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Mendes Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2023-0025)
Site Location: 208 Via Lido Nord
5.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit (CDP) to allow the demolition of an existing single-unit
dwelling and construction of a new, 2,503-square-foot, two-story single-unit dwelling
and an attached 422-square-foot two-car garage. The project includes reinforcement
and raising of the existing bulkhead. The project also includes landscaping,
hardscaping, and site walls. The project complies with all applicable development
standards 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 the Coastal
Development Permit filed as PA2023-0025 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
December 14, 2023
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Griley Residence Coastal Development Permit and Tentative Parcel Map
(PA2023-0125)
Site Location: 2592 Arbor Drive and 2596 Crestview Drive
6.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit (CDP) and tentative parcel map to allow the
demolition of two existing single-unit dwellings and the construction of two, new,
single-unit dwellings. A new 534-square-foot, one-story single-unit dwelling and an
attached 437-square-foot garage will be constructed at 2592 Arbor Drive, and a new
2,569-square-foot, two-story single-unit dwelling and an attached 576-square-foot
garage will be constructed at 2596 Crestview Drive. The project also includes
landscaping, hardscaping, and site walls. The proposed new construction complies
with all applicable development standards. The tentative parcel map will adjust the
location of the property line between the two properties and includes a request for a
deviation from the design standards of Title 19 (Subdivisions) for lot width. 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 the coastal
development permit and tentative parcel map (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 [Board/Committee/Commission]. 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 [Board/Committee/Commission] 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
December 14, 2023, Zoning Administrator Agenda Comments
Comments submitted by: Jim Mosher ( jimmosher@yahoo.com ), 2210 Private Road, Newport Beach 92660
(949-548-6229)
Item V. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
As of December 13, 2023, thirteen days after the November 30, 2023, Zoning Administrator
hearing, it appears no resulting resolutions have been publicly posted to the resolution archive.
There also is no posted recording of the meeting.
For items like November 30’s No. 3 (PA2023-0140), where the recently-posted draft minutes
indicate extensive changes were made to the facts and findings for approval, this makes public
review of what was decided, and on what grounds, for the possibility of appeal within the 14-day
deadline, extremely and unnecessarily difficult.
Zoning Administrator - DECEMBER 14, 2023
Item No. Va Additional Materials Received
Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items