HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210218_PC_Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. or soon thereafter as the matter shall be heard, a public hearing will be conducted online via Zoom. The Planning Commission of the City of
Newport Beach will consider the following application:
Benihana Dining Room Expansion - An expansion of an existing 8,260-square-foot restaurant to include an
additional 615-square-foot dining room. This expansion requests the modification of the required parking rate on site, from one space per 40 square feet of net public area to one space per 50 square feet of net public area. The restaurant proposes to continue an existing Type 47 (On-Sale General Eating Place) Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License. No late hours or live entertainment are proposed.
The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301 – Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the State CEQA
(California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines.
All interested parties may appear and present testimony in regard to this application. If you challenge this project
in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City, at, or prior to, the public hearing. Administrative procedures for appeals are provided in the Newport Beach Municipal Code Chapter 20.64. The application may be continued to a specific future meeting date, and if such an action occurs, additional public notice of the continuance will not be
provided.
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19
Given the Declaration of a State Emergency and Proclamation of Local Emergency related to COVID-19, we recommend that you submit your questions and comments in writing for Planning Commission consideration by sending them to the Community Development Department at PlanningCommissioners@newportbeachca.gov. To give the Planning Commission adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit your
written comments by Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. Please review the Planning Commission
Agenda for participation instructions. The Agenda, staff report and corresponding documents will be posted to the City’s website at www.newportbeachca.gov/planningcommission, by end of business day on Friday, February 12, 2021. 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. If you are unable to participate in the meeting via the process set forth in the agenda, please contact the Planning Division at 949-644-3200 or CDD@newportbeachca.gov and our staff will attempt to accommodate you.
For questions regarding this public hearing item please contact David Lee, Associate Planner, at 949-644-3225, dlee@newportbeachca.gov, 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660.
Project File No.: PA2019-258 Activity No.: UP2019-055
Zone: PC-11 (Newport Place) General Plan: CG (General Commercial)
Location: 4250 Birch Street Applicant: Tanaka Riley Architects, Inc.
Lauren Kleiman, Secretary, Planning Commission, City of Newport Beach