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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter as the matter shall be heard, a public hearing will be conducted online via Zoom. The Zoning Administrator of the City of Newport Beach will consider the following application:
Casablanca The Restaurant – A request to allow a Type 41 (On-Sale Beer and Wine – Eating Place) Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License and limited live entertainment for an existing restaurant space that is currently vacant. No physical alterations are proposed to the space and no late hours (after 11:00 p.m.) are requested. The current Use Permit, UP2016-047, would be
superseded if the request is approved and implemented. In accordance with Newport Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.25 (Operator License), the Applicant must also obtain an Operator’s License from the Chief of Police, as they intend to offer alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in combination with live entertainment.
The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301 under Class 1 (Existing Facilities), 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 prior to, the public hearing. Administrative procedures for appeals are provided in the Newport Beach Municipal Code Chapter 20.64 (Appeals). 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. 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, California, CA 92660 or the City of Newport Beach website at www.newportbeachca.gov/zoningadministrator. Please review the Zoning Administrator Agenda for Zoom participation instructions. 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 12:00 p.m. on the business day immediately before the meeting. This allows time for the Zoning Administrator to adequately consider the submitted correspondence.
For questions regarding this public hearing item please contact Joselyn Perez, Associate Planner at 949-644-3312, jperez@newportbeachca.gov, 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660.
NOTICE OF POLICE DEPARTMENT DECISION NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pending approval of the Minor Use Permit mentioned above, an Operator License application is scheduled for review by the Chief of Police of the City of Newport Beach on or after the Friday, March 31, 2023. The Chief of Police of the City of Newport Beach will consider the following application: Casablanca The Restaurant Operator License – A request for the issuance of an operator license under Chapter 5.25 (Operator License for Establishments Offering Alcoholic Beverages for On-Site Consumption in Combination with Late Hours, Entertainment, and/or Dance) to allow Casablanca The Restaurant to operate a food service eating and drinking establishment with a Type 41 (On Sale Beer and Wine Eating Place) Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license, live entertainment, and an outdoor dining patio. The Operator License is required in conjunction with a request for a Minor Use Permit (PA2022-0208) scheduled for review by the Zoning Administrator on March 16, 2023. The project is categorically exempt under Section 15301 under Class 1 (Existing Facilities), of the State CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines. All interested parties may submit written comments regarding the requested Operator License to Civilian Investigator, Wendy Joe, at 870 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California, 92660. Comments will be accepted until Thursday, March 30, 2023. If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raising only the issues you or someone else raised in written correspondence delivered to the City, on, or before, the date of the decision. The draft action letter and project file may be reviewed at the Community Development Department Permit Center (Bay C-1st Floor), at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660. For questions regarding details of the Operator License please contact Civilian Investigator, Wendy Joe, Special Investigations Unit at 949-644-3705 or by email at wjoe@nbpd.org.
Project File No.: PA2022-0208 Activities: Minor Use Permit and Operator License
Zone: Commercial Visitor-Serving (CV) General Plan: Visitor Serving Commercial (CV)
Location: 6800 West Coast Highway Applicant: Abder Amokrane of Casablanca The Restaurant