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NEWPORT BEACH ZONING ADMINISTRATOR MINUTES
100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2020
REGULAR MEETING – 10:00 A.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER – The meeting was called to order at 10:02 a.m.
Staff Present: Jaime Murillo, Zoning Administrator
Joselyn Perez, Assistant Planner
II. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
Staff requested Item Number 3 be continued to June 25, 2020.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF MAY 28, 2020
Action: Approved as amended
IV. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
ITEM NO. 2 English Residence Addition Modification Permit No. MD2020-002 (PA2020-015)
Site Location: 1731 Centella Place Council District 3
Joselyn Perez, Assistant Planner, began by making a correction to the staff report and resolution regarding the
existing and proposed square footage of the single-family residence. Ms. Perez then provided a brief project
description stating that the site is zoned R-1-10000 and is developed with a single-family home. The residence
was built in the 1950s with a garage with interior clear dimensions that measure 17 feet wide by 20 feet deep.
While the house was built in conformance with the development standards at the time, the current development
standards require a garage with interior clear dimensions of 20 feet wide by 20 feet deep, making the parking
provided for the home legal nonconforming due to dimensions. The applicant is proposing a 690-square-foot
addition and a modification permit is required, as structures with nonconforming parking are limited to additions
of up to 10 percent of the existing residence. The addition will provide more room for the family while allowing
for existing obstructions in the garage to be relocated. This would make the existing nonconforming garage
more functional and will restore it back to its permitted use as dedicated parking area. Modifying the garage
walls, which are not within the area of the proposed construction, would require reframing the entire garage
and would significantly increase the scope of the project and the cost while providing negligible benefit.
Additionally, the exterior wall of the garage is already located within the side setback area and moving it further
into the setback would not be allowed.
Zoning Administrator Murillo commented that in addition to the two-car garage, the property has a driveway
that can accommodate parking for two cars and requested that fact to be added to the draft resolution under
Finding E. He then added a condition of approval that each parking spot within the garage be permanently
available and maintained for parking purposes as well as the interior dimensions of 17 feet wide by 20 feet
deep shall be kept clear of obstructions, including cabinetry or similar which may impact the ability to adequately
park two vehicles.
Applicant Jeff English stated that he had reviewed the draft resolution and agrees with all the required
conditions, including the one added by the Zoning Administrator.
The Zoning Administrator opened the public hearing. Seeing that no one from the public wished to comment,
the public hearing was closed.
Action: Approved as amended
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
NEWPORT BEACH ZONING ADMINISTRATOR 06/11/2020
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ITEM NO. 3 AT&T Small Cell SLC4735 Minor Use Permit No. UP2019-027 (PA2019-108)
Site Location: Public right-of-way, City streetlight number SLC4735, center median of
Avocado Avenue at the intersection of Kewamee Drive and Avocado Avenue
Council District 6
Action: Continued to the June 25, 2020, Zoning Administrator meeting.
V. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
None.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
The hearing was adjourned at 10:11 a.m.
The agenda for the Zoning Administrator Hearing was posted on June 5, 2020, at 3:10 p.m. on the
digital display board located inside the vestibule of the Council Chambers at 100 Civic Center
Drive and on the City’s website on June 5, 2020, at 3:00 p.m.
Jaime Murillo
Zoning Administrator