HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
100 Civic Center Drive, Council Chambers
Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 10:00 AM
Zoning Administrator Members:
Jaime Murillo, Zoning Administrator
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19
Given the health risks associated with COVID-19, the City of Newport Beach has decided to proceed with the hearing
while strictly adhering to social distancing guidelines. To this end, the meeting will be conducted in the Civic Center
Community Room with the large wall openings open. Applicants, the public, and staff will be required to maintain a
minimum of 10 feet separation and only 10 people will be permitted in the Community Room at a time. Based on recent
guidelines from the OC Health Agency, face coverings are strongly recommended. If you choose not to attend this
meeting in person, you can participate via the following options:
1.Members of the public can participate in this meeting telephonically. Specifically, the meeting will be viewable on
NBTV and live streamed on the City’s website. If you are watching the meeting on NBTV or via the live stream, during the
meeting, phone numbers for the public to call and to comment on specific agenda items will be posted on the screen.
When you call, you will be placed on hold until it is your turn to speak. You can call at 949-270-8165 and you will be able to
participate in the hearing with others that use this method. Please note that only twenty (20) people can remain on hold
at a time. If you call in to speak on an item and the line is busy, please call back after a few moments. The City will
ensure that it allows enough time per item for everyone to call in to comment.
2.You can submit your questions and comments in writing for the Zoning Administrator to consider. Please send
them by email to the Community Development Department CDD@newportbeachca.gov by Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at
9:00 a.m. to give the Zoning Administrator time to consider your comments. All emails will be made part of the record.
Special Accommodations: If you are unable to participate in the meeting via the process set forth above, please contact
the Community Development Department at (949) 644-3200 or CDD@newportbeachca.gov and our staff will attempt to
accommodate you. The City remains committed to holding public meetings in a transparent manner, with public
participation, ensuring City business continues in this challenging environment. The City of Newport Beach thanks you in
advance for continuing to take precautions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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The Zoning Administrator meeting is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act requires
that the Zoning Administrator agenda be posted at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of each regular meeting and
that the public be allowed to comment on agenda items before the Zoning Administrator and items not on the agenda
but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Zoning Administrator. The Chair may limit public comments to a
reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per person.
Please Note: All mail or written communications (including email) from the public, residents, or applicants regarding an
agenda item must be submitted by 5 p.m. on the business day immediately prior to the meeting. This allows time for the
Zoning Administrator to adequately consider the submitted correspondence.
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 Jaime Murillo, Zoning Administrator, at least
forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is
feasible at (949) 644-3209 or jmurillo@newportbeachca.gov.
NOTICE REGARDING PRESENTATIONS REQUIRING USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT
Any presentation requiring the use of the City of Newport Beach’s equipment must be submitted to the Community
Development Department 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
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.
T h e a g e n d a s , m i n u t e s , a n d s t a f f r e p o r t s a r e a v a i l a b l e o n t h e C i t y ' s w e b s i t e a t :
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.
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.
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I.CALL MEETING TO ORDER
II.REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
III.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Draft Minutes of May 14, 20201.
To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Youssef Land Eight, LLC Condominiums Tentative Parcel Map No.
NP2020-002 (PA2020-039)
Site Location: 612 and 612 1/2 Goldenrod Avenue
2.
To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165.
Project Summary
A request for a tentative parcel map for two -unit condominium purposes. An existing
duplex has been demolished and a new duplex is currently under construction. The
Tentative Parcel Map would allow each unit to be sold individually. No waivers of Title
19 (Subdivisions) are proposed.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15315 under Class 15 (Minor Land Divisions) 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 Tentative Parcel
Map Permit No. NP2020-002.
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AT&T Small Cell SLC0902 Minor Use Permit No. UP2019-032 (PA2019-113)
Site Location: Public right-of-way, City streetlight number SLC0902, at the
northwestern corner of 38th Street and Lake Avenue
3.
To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165.
Project Summary
A request for a minor use permit to allow the installation of a small cell wireless
facility on a City-owned streetlight pole. Project implementation will be fully contained
within the public right -of-way on 38th Street and includes the following: (1) Removal
and replacement of an existing City streetlight; (2) Installation of a small cell wireless
facility that consists of four remote radio units, a raycap disconnect, and an
omni-directional antenna within a 12-inch diameter screening shroud. This
equipment would be fixed to the top of the replaced streetlight pole for a maximum
height of 27 feet, 6 inches; and (3) Establishment of supporting equipment in an
adjacent below grade vault.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Sections 15302 and 15303 under Class 2 (Replacement or
Reconstruction) and Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small
Structures), respectively, of the state CEQA (California Environmental Quality
Act) 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 the
exceptions to the Class 3 exemption under Section 15300.2 do not apply; and
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Minor Use Permit
No. UP2019-032.
Stewart Residence Coastal Development Permit No. CD2019-057
(PA2019-224)
Site Location: 320 Alvarado Place
4.
To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165.
Project Summary
A request for a coastal development permit to replace an existing flat roof with a
sloped roof and to remodel an existing non -conforming two-unit residence. The
height of the existing structure will increase by approximately 6 feet (30 percent). The
project complies with maximum height standards and no additional square footage
is proposed. The existing duplex is non -conforming because it is a two -unit dwelling
located in the R-1 zoning district and only provides two parking spaces where two
are required per dwelling unit.
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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 Coastal
Development Permit No. CD2019-057.
La Plante Family Trust Mixed-Use Remodel and Addition Coastal
Development Permit No. CD2019-072 (PA2019-260)
Site Location: 112 Agate Avenue
5.
To comment on this item during the meeting, please call 949-270-8165.
Project Summary
A request for a coastal development permit (CDP) to allow the renovation of an
existing nonconforming mixed -use building. The project generally includes installing
small landscape planters on the ground floor level, reconfiguring and refreshing the
existing commercial storefront, remodeling the residential second floor, and
constructing a third -story addition with a roof deck. The project would result in a net
addition of 65 square feet of residential floor area bringing the total gross floor area
of the building to 3,158 square feet. The CDP is required since the project will
increase the height of the existing structure by more than 10 percent.
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 Coastal
Development Permit No. CD2019-072.
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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.
Please call 949-270-8165 during the meeting to provide public comments on non-agenda
items.
VI.ADJOURNMENT