HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 10:00 AM
Zoning Administrator Members:
Jaime Murillo, Zoning Administrator
The City of Newport Beach will conduct the Zoning Administrator 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:
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The agenda will be posted at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of each regular meeting and the public will be
allowed to comment on agenda items before the Zoning Administrator, as well as 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.
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.
Please Note: All mail or written communications (including email) from the public, residents, or applicants regarding an
agenda item must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. on the business day immediately prior to the meeting. This allows time for
the Zoning Administrator to adequately consider the submitted correspondence. Comments can be emailed to
CDD@newportbeachca.gov, and all emails will be made part of the record.
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.
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.
I.CALL MEETING TO ORDER
II.REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
III.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Draft Minutes of August 25, 20221.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
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IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
521 Iris Partners, LLC Tentative Parcel Map No. NP2022-004 (PA2022-032)
Site Location: 521 and 521 ½ Iris Avenue
2.
Project Summary
A request for a tentative parcel map of a two-unit condominium. The existing duplex
is proposed to be demolished and a new duplex will be constructed. No waivers of
Title 19 (Subdivisions) are proposed. The Tentative Parcel Map would allow each
unit to be sold individually.
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 No. NP2022-004.
Breakers Drive Lot Line Adjustment No. LA2022-001 (PA2022-083)
Site Location: 3150 and 3200 Breakers Drive
3.
Project Summary
A request to adjust the interior lot line between two contiguous single-family
residential properties. Approximately 48 square feet of land will be taken from 3150
Breakers Drive to be added to the adjacent parcel at 3200 Breakers Drive. There
will be no net change in the number of parcels.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15305 under Class 5 (Minor Alterations in Land Use
Limitations) 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 Line
Adjustment No. LA2022-001.
Del Mar Roasters Minor Use Permit No. UP2022-009 (PA2022-086)
Site Location: 3348 East Coast Highway
4.
Project Summary
A minor use permit to allow the establishment of an 836-square-foot coffee shop
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(take-out service, limited use) with 187 square feet of the customer seating area (six
seats maximum), a roaster area, and a kitchen. As proposed, there will be no alcohol
sales and service and no late hours (beyond 11 p.m.).
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. UP2022-009.
Seaward Road, LLC Lot Merger No. LM2022-001 (PA2022-096)
Site Location: 564 Seaward Road
5.
Project Summary
A lot merger to combine two parcels held in common by removing the lot line that
separates them to allow for future improvements across the existing interior property
line. The application also includes a request to waive the requirement to file a parcel
map. The front property is developed with a single-family home, while to rear lot is
undeveloped and currently acts as a backyard for the home on the front property.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15305 under Class 5 (Minor Alterations in Land Use
Limitations) 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.
LM2022-001.
CR Family Trust Residence Coastal Development Permit No. CD2022-029
(PA2022-116)
Site Location: 5007 Seashore Drive
6.
Project Summary
A request for a coastal development permit (CDP) to allow the demolition of an
existing nonconforming duplex and the construction of a new three (3)-story,
2,056-square-foot, single-unit residence with a 365-square-foot attached accessory
dwelling unit (ADU). The proposed development includes an attached 479.5
square-foot-two (2)-car garage. The proposed development complies with all
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applicable development standards and no deviations are requested. All proposed
development reviewed under this CDP application is within the confines of private
property. Any future patio encroachments into the West Ocean Front public beach
would require a separate review and a permit from the California Coastal
Commission.
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
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Coastal
Development Permit No. CD2022-029.
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