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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2022
REGULAR MEETING - 6:30 P.M.
LAUREN KLEIMAN
Chair
CURTIS ELLMORE
Vice Chair
MARK ROSENE
Secretary
TRISTAN HARRIS SARAH KLAUSTERMEIER
LEE LOWREY
ERIK WEIGAND
Planning Commissioners are citizens of Newport Beach who volunteer to serve on the Planning Commission.
They were appointed by the City Council by majority vote for four-year terms. At the table in front are City staff
members who are here to advise the Commission during the meeting. They are:
SEIMONE JURJIS, Community Development Director
JIM CAMPBELL, Deputy Community Development Director
YOLANDA SUMMERHILL, Assistant City Attorney TONY BRINE, City Traffic Engineer
CLARIVEL RODRIGUEZ, Administrative Assistant
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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda
November 3, 2022
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NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2022
REGULAR MEETING – 6:30 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments are invited on non-agenda items generally considered to be within the subject matter jurisdiction
of the Planning Commission. Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes. Before speaking, please state
your name for the record and print your name on the blue forms provided at the podium.
V. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES
VI. CONSENT ITEMS
ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF OCTOBER 20, 2022
Recommended Action: Approve and file
VII. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
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the record and print your name on the blue forms provided at the podium.
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
ITEM NO. 2 EL RANCHITO OUTDOOR DINING PATIO EXPANSION (PA2021-219)
Site Location: 2800, 2806, 2812, and 2814 Newport Boulevard
Summary:
A conditional use permit, lot merger, and coastal development permit for a 950-square-foot expansion of
an existing 355-square-foot outdoor dining patio that serves an existing restaurant. Since the expansion
involves the construction of additional patio area over the interior property line between 2800 and 2806
Newport Boulevard, a lot merger is requested. Additionally, an off-site parking agreement is requested
between the restaurant and 2812 and 2814 Newport Boulevard to provide 12 additional parking spaces.
There are no changes to the interior floor plan of the restaurant. The current Type 47 (On-Sale General –
Eating Place) ABC License would be maintained, and there would be no extension of operating hours. If
approved, this Conditional Use Permit would supersede Use Permit No. UP1757.
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing; and
2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
Section 15301 under Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and Section 15303 under Class 3 (New
Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no
potential to have a significant effect on the environment and the exceptions to the Class 3 do not
apply; and
3. Adopt Resolution PC2022-028 approving the Conditional Use Permit, Lot Merger, and Coastal
Development Permit, referred to as PA2021-219 (Attachment No. PC 1)
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ITEM NO. 3 MORFONTAINE HOLDINGS, LLC RESIDENCE (PA2022-123)
Site Location: 18 HARBOR ISLAND
Summary:
The applicant requests a coastal development permit to allow the construction of a detached patio cover
measuring approximately 17 feet 6 inches in height and approximately 450 square feet in area. The
applicant requests approval of a variance to allow the structure to encroach approximately 24 feet and 3
inches into the waterside front setback area on the north side of the property facing Newport Harbor.
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, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment and the
exceptions to the Class 3 Exemption do not apply; and
3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2022-029 approving the described Coastal Development Permit and
Variance (Attachment No. PC 1).
VIII. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER ITEMS
ITEM NO. 4 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
ITEM NO. 5 REPORT BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR REQUEST FOR MATTERS
WHICH A PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE
AGENDA
ITEM NO. 6 REQUESTS FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES
IX. ADJOURNMENT