HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 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.
The agendas, minutes, and staff reports are available on the City's website at: 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
Minutes will not be heard at this meeting
IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEM(S)
February 1, 2024
Page 2
Zoning Administrator Meeting
Genesis Automobile Minor Use Permit, Minor Site Development Review,
Modification Permit and Tentative Parcel Map (PA2023-0094)
Site Location: 320, 400, 410, 500, and 600 West Coast Highway
1.
Project Summary
A minor use permit, minor site development review, modification permit and
tentative parcel map to allow the demolition of the existing on-site structures, and
the construction and operation of an automobile dealership. The proposed
automobile dealership consists of an approximately 19,952 square foot two-story
building that includes a showroom, sales office, storage area, electric vehicle (EV)
lab, and employee areas. Parking is provided within a surface parking lot and
at-grade parking structure at the rear of the property. The request includes a
modification permit to allow a 6-inch encroachment of the structure in the 5-foot
rear setback. The project also includes a parcel map to merge 11 underlying legal
lots into one lot. Lastly, the project includes improvements to the Coast Highway
right-of-way.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15332 under Class 32 (In-Fill Development Projects) and
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, Minor Site Development Review, Modification Permit and Tentative
Parcel Map filed as PA2023-0094 (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