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LAWYERS
23 CORPORATE PLAZA
SUITE 230
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA 92660
TELEPHONE (949) 640-0500
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REFER TO FILE:
120607.01
July 3, 2012
VIA EMAIL
Janet Johnson Brown
Associate Planner
Community Development Department
Planning Division
3300 Newport Blvd., Bldg. C
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Re: Earl’s Landing Mixed Use Project
2751 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach
2801 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach
Dear Ms. Brown:
It was a pleasure talking to you earlier today regarding the above project. Please
allow this letter to confirm that the applicant for the above project remains Earl’s
Partners, LLC, however, there is currently pending with the California Secretary of State,
an amendment to the Articles of Organization of Earl’s Partners, LLC to change its name
to GP’s Landing, LLC. Once the name change has been effected, I will notify you and
provide you with a copy of the amendment. Also, as I discussed with you, the ownership
of Earl’s Partners, LLC has changed in the past couple of weeks; Tod Ridgeway and Ron
Soderling are no longer partners and the sole remaining partner is GEP Enterprises / Gary
Primm.
Mr. Primm, members of his team and I will be meeting in the coming weeks with
the project architect and engineers to evaluate the mixed used project as presently
designed. As I mentioned, I will also be meeting with you and other members of the City
staff to understand how the City views the project from the stand point of consistency
with the General Plan, Zoning ordinances, and the City’s Coastal Land Use Plan. As a
result of these meetings, the applicant may choose to move forward with the current
design; redesign the project; or withdraw the project entirely. Because of the uncertainty
with respect to this matter, I requested and you agreed to a sixty (60) day extension
Janet Johnson Brown
July 3, 2012
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relating to the expiration of the application under Subsection 20.50.060.A.4 of the City’s
zoning code, thus until September 6, 2012, at which point we hope to be able to have
made a decision regarding the pending application.
Thank you for the extension. I will look forward to meeting with you in the
coming weeks to discuss the project. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to
telephone me.
Very truly yours,
MCGEE & ASSOCIATES
JAMES F. MCGEE
JFM:cv
cc: Gary Primm (email)
Christian Bakewell (email)
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