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Home My WebLink About00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA ***UPDATED LOCATION*** Zoom Meeting Thursday, August 27, 2020 - 10:00 AM Zoning Administrator Members: Jaime Murillo, Zoning Administrator SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19 On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19. On March 12, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-25-20, which allows staff to attend Zoning Administrator meetings by electronic means. Please be advised that to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the Zoning Administrator may attend this meeting either electronically or telephonically. Also, please be advised that on March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-29-20, which allows for the public to participate in any meeting of the Zoning Administrator telephonically or by other electronic means. Given the health risks associated with COVID-19, the City of Newport Beach will conduct this meeting via Zoom. As a member of the public, if you would like to participate in this meeting, you can participate via the following options: 1. 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 at CDD@newportbeachca.gov by Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. to give the Zoning Administrator time to consider your comments. All emails will be made part of the record. 2. You can connect with a computer by joining through Zoom. Click the link below to register for the meeting using a valid email address. You will receive a confirmation email allowing you to join the meeting : https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WYaBmRWFQhSMqT6dIgwAQw. 3. You may connect by Telephone/Audio Only by calling: 669-900-9128. The meeting ID is 967 9598 6107. 4. Attendees must "raise their hand" if they would like to speak during Public Comments. If attending by phone, press *9. Please know that it is important for the City to allow public participation at this meeting. While the City does not expect there to be any changes to the above process for participating in this meeting, if there is a change, the City will post the information as soon as possible to the City’s website.The City of Newport Beach thanks you in advance for continuing to take precautions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************* 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. 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. August 27, 2020 Page 2 Zoning Administrator Meeting I.CALL MEETING TO ORDER II.REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES III.APPROVAL OF MINUTES Draft Minutes of August 13, 20201. Recommended Action 1.Approve and File IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS AT&T Small Cell SLC0902 Coastal Development Permit No. CD2020-119 (PA2019-113) Site Location: Public right-of-way, City streetlight number SLC0902, at the northwestern corner of 38th Street and Lake Avenue 2. Project Summary A coastal development permit (CDP) 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. A minor use permit (UP2019-032) for this project was previously reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator on May 28, 2020. Since that approval, it has been determined that a CDP is also required. 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 Coastal Development Permit No. CD2020-119. August 27, 2020 Page 3 Zoning Administrator Meeting AT&T Small Cell SLC4653 Coastal Development Permit No. CD2020-118 (PA2019-115) Site Location: Public right-of-way, City streetlight number SLC4653, on the north side of Bayside Drive, approximately 900 feet northwest of El Paseo Drive 3. Project Summary A coastal development permit (CDP) 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 Bayside Drive 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 antenna screening shroud. This equipment would be fixed to the top of the replaced streetlight pole for a maximum height of 27 feet, 5 inches. Support equipment will be in an adjacent below grade vault. A minor use permit (UP2019-034) for this project was previously reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator on April 16, 2020. Since that approval, it has been determined that a CDP is also required. 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 Coastal Development Permit No. CD2020-118. 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