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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
Planning Commission, Public Hearing
December 5, 2024
Jenny Tran, Associate Planner
949-644-3212,jtran@newportbeachca.gov
Planning Commission - December 5, 2024 Item No. 2a - Additional Materials Presented at the Meeting by Staff Uchi Sushi (PA2024-0068)
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PROJECT LOCATION
Subject Property
2510 W Coast Hwy
Off-Site Parking
Location
2436 W Coast Hwy
Planning Commission - December 5, 2024 Item No. 2a - Additional Materials Presented at the Meeting by Staff Uchi Sushi (PA2024-0068)
BACKGROUND
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February 2021
Approval for mixed-
use development for
multi-family residential
and commercial office
building
March 2023
Convert the office
building to a
grocery store
February 2024
Building permit issued
Under construction,
anticipated for
completion in 2026
Planning Commission - December 5, 2024 Item No. 2a - Additional Materials Presented at the Meeting by Staff Uchi Sushi (PA2024-0068)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
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•Conditional Use Permit
•New fine-dining restaurant
•Type 47 (On-Sale General – Eating Place) ABC License
•Off-Site Parking
•No late hours, live entertainment/dancing, or outdoor dining
•Coastal Development Permit
•Intensification of use in the coastal zone
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PARKING
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•1 parking space per 30-50 SF net public area
•Restaurant NPA is 2,400 SF
•48 parking spaces required (1/50 SF NPA)
•Determined through a Parking Evaluation
•16 parking spaces on-site, 32 parking spaces off-site (all valet)
Planning Commission - December 5, 2024 Item No. 2a - Additional Materials Presented at the Meeting by Staff Uchi Sushi (PA2024-0068)
ON-SITE PARKING
Queuing Spaces
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•32 of the 38 parking spaces
dedicated for Uchi
Restaurant
•Restaurant hours will not
conflict with uses on
property
•On-site parking will be used
first to allow for vehicles to
exit the property
OFF-SITE PARKING (2436 W COAST HWY)
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VALET SERVICE AND OFF-SITE PARKING
Subject Property
(under construction)
Off-Site Parking Lot
Planning Commission - December 5, 2024 Item No. 2a - Additional Materials Presented at the Meeting by Staff Uchi Sushi (PA2024-0068)
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
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•16 parking spaces shall be maintained on-site and 32 parking spaces maintained off-site (2436 West Coast Highway).
•A parking agreement shall be recorded for the off-site parking.
•Valet operations and vehicle queueing are prohibited from impacting any public right-of-way.
•The hours of operation shall be between 5:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., daily.
•Approval does not permit the premises to operate as a bar, tavern, cocktail lounge or nightclub as defined by the NBMC.
•No live entertainment or dancing.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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•Conduct a public hearing
•Find this project exempt from CEQA under
Class 1 of the CEQA guidelines
•Adopt Resolution No. PC2024-026 approving the Conditional Use Permit and Coastal
Development Permit
Planning Commission - December 5, 2024 Item No. 2a - Additional Materials Presented at the Meeting by Staff Uchi Sushi (PA2024-0068)
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
Jenny Tran, Associate Planner
949-644-3212, jtran@newportbeachca.gov
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Planning Commission - December 5, 2024 Item No. 2a - Additional Materials Presented at the Meeting by Staff Uchi Sushi (PA2024-0068)