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ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 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
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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
bzedeba@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 May 15, 20251.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
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IV. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM(S)
2.Zak Residence Modification Permit (PA2025-0051)
Site Location: 34 Castaways North
Project Summary
A modification permit to allow an addition to an existing single-unit dwelling that is
greater than 10% of the existing square footage. The existing single-unit dwelling
is nonconforming due to the dimensions of the existing garage. Title 20 (Planning
and Zoning) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) limits additions to a
maximum of 10% of the existing gross floor area when a residence has
nonconforming parking. The addition includes 390 square feet on the first floor
and 710 square feet on the second floor (1,100 square feet total), which is a 24%
addition. The addition otherwise complies with all applicable development
standards and no other deviations are requested.
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 Modification
Permit filed as PA2025-0051.
Evans Residence Modification Permit (PA2024-0222)
Site Location: 1801 Port Taggart Place
3.
Project Summary
A modification permit to allow an addition to an existing 2,930-square-foot
single-unit dwelling that is greater than 10% of the existing square footage. The
existing single-unit dwelling is nonconforming due to the dimensions of the
existing garage. Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) of the Newport Beach Municipal
Code (NBMC) limits additions to a maximum of 10% of the existing gross floor
area when a residence has nonconforming parking. The total addition includes
409 square feet, which is 14% addition. The addition otherwise complies with all
applicable development standards and no other deviations 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 Conversions of
Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations,
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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 Modification
Permit filed as PA2024-0222.
Eleve Longevity Lounge Minor Use Permit (PA2025-0022)
Site Location: 2901 West Coast Highway, Suite 100
4.
Project Summary
A request for a minor use permit to allow the operation of a health and wellness
lounge within a 3,726 square-foot tenant space within an existing office building.
The project includes a proposed waiting area, eight therapy rooms, an office, a
changing room, and two restrooms. The health and wellness lounge will offer
services that include red light beds, saunas, cryotherapy, salt room, and
intravenous therapy. The requested hours of operation are 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday and 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Late-hour
operations (after 11:00 p.m.) are not proposed.
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 PA2025-0022.
Nardolillo Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2024-0204)
Site Location: 5109 Seashore Drive
5.
Project Summary
A request for a coastal development permit (CDP) to demolish an existing
single-unit dwelling and construct a new three-story, 1,973-square-foot, single-unit
dwelling with a 433-square-foot attached two-car garage. The project also
includes appurtenances such as walls and hardscape. The project complies with
all development standards and no deviations from the Newport Beach Municipal
Code 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,
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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 PA2024-0204.
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