HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2022-132_20230223_PC_Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. or soon thereafter as the matter shall be heard, a public hearing will be conducted in the Council Chambers at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach. The Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach will consider the following application:
Sit Means Sit for Dogs Commercial Kennel - The applicant requests a conditional use permit to establish
an accessory commercial kennel operation in conjunction with an existing single-family residence. The
existing single-family residence is currently being remodeled and would be occupied by the manager of the site. The project includes construction of a new 1,000-square-foot garage and storage structure; an approximately 833-square-foot kennel structure including 16kennels, exterior grass training area, grooming space, food preparation area, and restroom; and a new parking area with three uncovered parking spaces
including one accessible space. The kennel would be operated as a board and train facility with a maximum
of 16 dogs at one time. The project includes a lot merger of two contiguous lots, 1662 Orchard Drive and the unaddressed adjacent parcel (APN 439 251 10). The lots are under common ownership and historically have been used as one property.
The project is categorically exempt under Section 15303 under Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) and Section 15315 under Class 15 (Minor Land Divisions) of the State CEQA
(California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines.
All interested parties may appear and present testimony regarding 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 before, the public hearing. Administrative procedures for appeals are provided in the Newport Beach Municipal Code Chapter 20.64 and 19.12.060. The application may be continued to a specific future meeting date; if such an action occurs, additional public notice of the
continuance will not be provided.
The agenda, staff report, and corresponding documents will be available by end of business day on the
Friday preceding the public hearing and may be reviewed at the Community Development Department Permit Center (Bay C-1st Floor), at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 or the City of Newport Beach website at www.newportbeachca.gov/planningcommission. Individuals not able to attend the meeting may contact the Planning Division or access the City’s website after the meeting to review the action on this
application. All mail or written communications (including email) from the public, residents, or applicants
regarding an agenda item must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the business day immediately before the meeting. This allows time for the Planning Commission to adequately consider the submitted correspondence.
For questions regarding this public hearing item please contact Melinda Whelan, Assistant Planner, at 949-644-3221 or mwhelan@newportbeachca.gov , at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660.
Project File No.: PA2022-132 Activity: Lot Merger and Conditional Use Permit
Zone: SP-7/RK (Santa Ana Heights Specific Plan
Area- Residential Kennel District)
General Plan: RS-D (Single-Unit Residential
Detached)
Location: 1662 Orchard Drive Applicant: Hunt Enterprises Coastal, LLC Dba
Sit Means Sit
Sarah Klaustermeier, Secretary, Planning Commission, City of Newport Beach