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HEARING OFFICER AGENDA
100 Civic Center Drive, Balboa Conference Room (Bay B-2nd Floor)
Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 10:00 AM
Hearing Officer Members:
William B. Conners, Hearing Officer
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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.
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I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
II. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Balboa Realty Abatement Extension (PA2019-186)
Site Location: 813 East Balboa Boulevard
1.
Project Summary
Request for extension of the required Abatement Period specified by Newport
Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) Section 20.38.100 (Abatement Periods). The
property is located in the Two-Unit Residential (R-2) Zoning District and is developed
with an existing 2,613-square-foot nonresidential building. The previously approved
abatement extension authorizes nonresidential uses to remain until November 30,
2021. The property owner intends to remodel and reinvest in the existing building
and requests to allow the existing nonresidential use to continue to November 30,
2031, without abatement.
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,
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because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and
3.Adopt Resolution No. HO2020-001 for the property located at 813 East Balboa
Boulevard, approving the Abatement Period Extension for an additional ten years to
November 30, 2031(Attachment No. HO 1).
ITEM NO. 1 STAFF REPORT
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