HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
100 Civic Center Drive, Council Chambers
Thursday, August 13, 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 City Council
Chambers. The applicant(s) and the public can participate in person in the Civic Center Community Room, which will
have the large walls open. They will be required to maintain a minimum of 6 feet separation and only 10 people will be
permitted in the Room at a time. Based on recent guidelines from the OC Health Agency, face coverings are required. If
you choose not to attend this meeting in person, you can participate via the following option:
1.You can submit your questions and comments in writing for the Zoning Administrator to consider. Please send
them to the Community Development Department (CDD@newportbeachca.gov) by Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 12:00
p.m. to give the Zoning Administrator time to consider your comments. All written communication will be made part of
the record.
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 Zoning Administrator may limit public
comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per person.
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 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 July 30, 20201.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Daniels Residential Condominiums Tentative Parcel Map No. NP2020-009
and Coastal Development Permit No. CD2020-061 (PA2020-120)
Site Location: 1313 West Bay Avenue
2.
Project Summary
A request for a tentative parcel map and coastal development permit for
condominium purposes. An existing single -family residence and detached two -car
garage have been demolished and a new residential duplex is under construction
pursuant to Zoning and Building Code requirements and a categorical exclusion .
Approval of the Tentative Parcel Map will allow each unit to be sold individually. No
waivers of Title 19 (Subdivisions) are proposed. The Tentative Parcel Map also
requires the approval of a coastal development permit (CDP) pursuant to Newport
Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation
Plan).
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. NP2020-009 and Coastal Development Permit No. CD2020-
061.
AT&T Small Cell SLC4735 Minor Use Permit No. UP2019-027 and Coastal
Development Permit No. CD2020-101 (PA2019-108)
Site Location: Public right-of-way, City streetlight number SLC4735, center
median of Avocado Avenue at the intersection Kewamee Drive and Avocado
Avenue
3.
Project Summary
A minor use permit (MUP) and coastal development permit (CDP) to allow the
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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 in a median on
Avocado Avenue near Kewamee Drive. The project 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, 5 inches; and (3) Establishment of support equipment below grade.
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. UP2019-027 and Coastal Development Permit No. CD2020-101.
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