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ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 10:00 AM
Zoning Administrator Members:
Benjamin M. Zdeba, AICP, 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 Benjamin M. Zdeba, AICP, 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 949-644-3253 or bzdeba@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 April 27, 20231.
1.Approve and File
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IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Jacob Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2022-0262)
Site Location: 213 and 215 East Edgewater Avenue
2.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit to demolish an existing two (2)-unit residence and
construct a new 1,332-square-foot, three (3)-story single-unit residence with an
attached 525-square-foot accessory dwelling unit and 411-square-foot, two (2)-car
garage. The project includes landscape, hardscape, spa and subsurface drainage
facilities all within the confines of private property. The project complies with all
development standards and no deviations from the municipal code are requested.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
under 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;
3.The exceptions to this categorical exemption under Section 15300.2 of the
CEQA Guidelines are not applicable. The Project location does not impact an
environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern, does not result in
cumulative impacts, does not have a significant effect on the environment due to
unusual circumstances, does not damage scenic resources within a state scenic
highway, is not a hazardous waste site, and is not identified as a historical
resource; and
4.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Coastal
Development Permit No. PA2022-0262 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
895 Dove Comprehensive Sign Program Amendment and Modification
Permit (PA2022-0273)
Site Location: 895 Dove Street
3.
Project Summary
An amendment to an existing sign program for a multi-tenant office building in
Newport Place. The proposed updates to the sign program include an increase to
the number of identification monument signs in addition to the existing allowed wall
signs, eyebrow signs and monument sign. The proposed monument signs require
the approval of a modification permit to exceed the height limit by more than 20
percent for monument signs within the Newport Place Planned Community. If
approved, this comprehensive sign program and modification permit would
supersede Modification Permit No. 5025.
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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 15311 under Class 11 (Accessory Structures) of the CEQA
Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the
environment; and
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Comprehensive
Sign Program and Modification Permit (PA2022-0273) (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Chhatrisa Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2022-0261)
Site Location: 1233 Blue Gum Lane
4.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit to construct a 1,000-square-foot, two (2)-bedroom
accessory dwelling unit (ADU) above an existing two (2)-car garage. The project
includes a 229 square-foot addition to the existing 487-square-foot garage and an
interior remodel to the existing 2,551-square-foot dwelling unit. The project also
includes additional appurtenances such as site walls, trash enclosure, and an
exterior staircase. The project complies with all development standards and no
deviations from the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) 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
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving the Coastal
Development Permit (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Antepara Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2022-0290)
Site Location: 604 Via Lido Nord
5.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit (CDP) to allow the demolition of an existing single-unit
dwelling and construction of a new 3,168-square-foot, two (2)-story single-unit
dwelling with an attached 510-square-foot, two (2)-car garage. The project also
includes the installation of landscaping, hardscaping, drainage, site walls, patio
improvements, and a reinforced bulkhead cap for protection against coastal
hazards. The design complies with all applicable development standards and no
deviations are requested. All improvements authorized by this CDP will be located
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on private property.
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 the Coastal
Development Permit (Attachment No. ZA 1).
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