HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Wednesday, November 26, 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.
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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 November 13, 20251.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
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Draft Minutes of November 13, 2025
1a_Additional Materials Received_Staff_Draft Minutes of November 13
1a_Additional Materials Received_Mosher_Draft Minutes of November 13
IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEM(S)
Hale Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2024-0238)
Site Location: 1402 & 1402 ½ West Ocean Front
2.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit (CDP) to demolish a two-unit dwelling and construct a
new 3,709-square-foot, three-story, two-unit dwelling with two attached single-car
garages totaling 502 square feet and two carport spaces. The project includes
landscape, hardscape, drainage, and accessory structures. The project complies
with all development standards and no deviations are requested. All improvements
authorized by this CDP will be located on 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 the Coastal
Development Permit filed as PA2024-0238 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
ITEM NO. 2 STAFF REPORT
Sjodin Residence Addition Modification Permit (PA2025-0137)
Site Location: 1977 Port Seabourne Way
3.
Project Summary
The applicant proposes a 358-square-foot addition (17%) to an existing
nonconforming single-unit residence where the Zoning Code limits additions to 10%
of the existing gross floor area when the required parking dimensions are not
provided. The Property currently provides interior garage dimensions of 19 feet 4
inches in width and 20 feet in depth. Given that the Property’s lot width exceeds 40
feet, the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) requires a minimum interior
garage dimension of 20 feet in width by 20 feet in depth for the two-car garage.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
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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 Modification Permit
No. PA2025-0137 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
ITEM NO. 3 STAFF REPORT
Vive Spa Minor Use Permit (PA2025-0167)
Site Location: 410 West Coast Highway Suite E
4.
Project Summary
A request for a minor use permit to allow the operation of a massage establishment
within an existing multi-tenant commercial building. The establishment is located
within a 325-square-foot suite and is proposing to operate daily with no late hours
(after 11:00 p.m.). No alteration or improvement to the existing suite are 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 Minor use permit
No. PA2025-0167 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
ITEM NO. 4 STAFF REPORT
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