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HEARING OFFICER AGENDA
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RN'100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach Conference Room (Bay B-1)
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - 10:30 AM
Hearing Officer Members:
Edward Johnson, Hearing Officer
The Hearing Officer meeting is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act requires that the
Hearing Officer's agenda be posted at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of each regular hearing and that the public
be allowed to comment on agenda items before the Hearing Officer and items not on the agenda but are within the
subject matter jurisdiction of the Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer may limit public comments to a reasonable amount
of time, generally three (3) minutes per person.
It is the intention of the City of Newport Beach to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") in all respects.
If, as an attendee or a participant at this hearing, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the
City of Newport Beach will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact the Community
Development Department at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the hearing to inform us of your particular needs and to
determine if accommodation is feasible at 949-644-3200.
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.
The agendas, minutes, and staff reports are available on the City's web site at: www.newportbeachca.gov/hearingofficer
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.
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
11. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
1. Moore Hedge Height Reasonable Accommodation No. RA2019-001
(PA2019-050)
Site Location: 101 Via Undine
Project Summary
A reasonable accommodation application to allow a hedge along the perimeter of a
front yard setback area to exceed the maximum height limit of 42 inches. The hedge
is currently trimmed at the allowed maximum height and the requested
accommodation would allow the hedge to be grown to a maximum height of 6.5 feet.
The additional hedge height is requested to provide privacy of the front yard area on
the subject property for an individual with a disability.
Recommended Action
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15303 - Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small
Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a
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significant effect on the environment; and
3. Adopt Draft Hearing Officer Resolution No. _ approving Reasonable
Accommodation No. RA2019-001.
III. 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 Hearing Officer. 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 Hearing Officer 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.
IV. ADJOURNMENT