HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 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, June 23, 2021 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://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5Ylq-gJCQvelYHzr2FIuvg.
3. You may connect by Telephone/Audio Only by calling: 669-900-9128. The webinar ID is 891 5822 1846#.
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.
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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.
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 June 10, 20211.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Guldjian New Office Building Lot Merger No LM2021-001 and Minor Use
Permit No. UP2021-002 (PA2021-002)
Site Location: 2122 and 2132 Orchard Drive
2.
Project Summary
A request for a lot merger and minor use permit to merge two contiguous existing
lots and construct an approximately 9,500-squre-foot, two-story office building. The
proposed project includes 43 parking spaces in an on-site surface parking lot and
two new driveways, one on Orchard Drive and one on Birch Street. The office
development will include landscaping, a small outdoor seating area and screened
roof-top mechanical equipment. Project implementation includes the demolition of
two, nonconforming single-family dwellings and garages.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15303 under Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of
Small Structures) and 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 Lot Merger No
LM2021-001 and Minor Use Permit No. UP2021-002.
J’Dermé Minor Use Permit No. UP2021-004 (PA2021-011)
Site Location: 3412 Via Oporto, Suite 203
3.
Project Summary
A request for a minor use permit to establish a personal image and lifestyle
consulting business within a 940-square-foot tenant space of an existing commercial
office building. The Minor Use Permit is required because a portion of the tenant
space would be used for aesthetic treatment (i.e., Botox injections), which is
considered a Personal Services, Restricted land use.
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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 Minor Use Permit
No. UP2021-004.
908 NB Property Management LLC. Residence Coastal Development Permit
No. CD2021-003 (PA2021-013)
Site Location: 908 West Ocean Front
4.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit to allow the demolition of an existing single-family
residence and the construction of a new, approximately 5,248-square-foot,
three-story residence including an attached three-car garage. The project also
includes additional appurtenances such as landscaping, hardscaping, and drainage .
The design complies with all applicable development standards and no deviations
are requested.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15303 under Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of
Small Structures) 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 the exceptions to this exemption do not apply; and
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Coastal
Development Permit No. CD2021-003.
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