HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Thursday, October 16, 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
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
Draft Minutes of September 25, 20251.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEM(S)
Gray Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2025-0193)
Site Location: 1245 Blue Gum Lane
2.
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Project Summary
A coastal development permit (CDP) to allow for the construction of a
668-square-foot first floor addition to an existing single-unit residence. The project
includes landscape, hardscape, and subsurface drainage facilities all within the
confines of private property. The project complies with all development standards
and no deviations from the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) are
requested. The project requires a CDP as the property is within the coastal zone
and located between the sea and the first public road paralleing the sea.
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 1,
because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment;
and
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Coastal
Development Permit No. PA2025-0193.
Foreman Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2025-0089)
Site Location: 836 Via Lido Nord
3.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit (CDP) to authorize the demolition of an existing
single-unit dwelling with garage and the construction of a new, two-story, 3,689
square foot single unit dwelling with a 513-square-foot attached two-car garage.
The project also includes the construction of additional appurtenances such as
walls, fences, patios, hardscape, drainage devices, and landscaping. The project
complies with all applicable development standards and no deviations are
requested. All improvements authorized by the CDP are within 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 Coastal
Development Permit filed as PA2025-0089.
O’Brien Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2025-0116)4.
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Site Location: 1624 West Ocean Front
Project Summary
A coastal development permit (CDP) to demolish an existing 3,049 square-foot
duplex and construct a new three-story 2,738-square-foot single unit dwelling with
a 485-square-foot two-car garage and a 928-square-foot attached accessory
dwelling unit (ADU). The project also includes the installation of landscaping,
hardscaping, and site walls. The project complies with all applicable development
standards, and no deviations are requested. All improvements authorized by the
CDP are within 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 Coastal
Development Permit No. PA2025-0116.
Chaupain Bakery Minor Use Permit and Staff Approval (PA2025-0073)
Site Location: 2622 San Miguel Drive
5.
Project Summary
A request for a minor use permit to allow an existing restaurant within the
Newport Hills Shopping Center to add a Type 41 (On-Sale Beer and Wine -
Eating Place) California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) License.
The restaurant’s daily hours of operation will be reduced from 6:00 a.m. and
12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., thereby eliminating late-hour operations
(i.e., after 11:00 p.m.). No physical alterations to the restaurant are proposed. The
project also includes a request to waive away a portion of the required on-site
parking spaces for the shopping center. Approval of this project will supersede
Use Permit No. UP2001-002.
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 Minor Use
Permit and Staff Approval , collectively filed as PA2025-0073.
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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