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HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at 6:00 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:
Newport Village Planned Community Development Plan Amendment (PA2023-0122) – A request to amend the Newport Village Planned Community (PC-27) Development Plan to modify the definitions and the allowed uses of the area designated as Area 5 (Retail). The following list highlights the requested changes:
• Within definitions, amend “Gross Floor Area” and “Restaurant” to be consistent with the definitions provided in Chapter 20.70.020 (Definitions) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC);
• Update subsection A (Permitted Uses) to allow the same uses of the General Commercial (CG) Zoning District, subject to the same permitting requirements, as provided in Table 2-5 (Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements) of Chapter 20.20 (Commercial Zoning Districts Land Uses and Permit Requirements) of the NBMC;
• Strike and remove the entirety of Subsection B (“Site Plan Review Required”);
• Strike and remove the entirety of Subsection C (“Uses Requiring a Use Permit”); and
• Revise the Development Standards subsection to incorporate the update to the definition of Gross Floor Area.
The amendment is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 21065 of the California Public Resources Code and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 (CEQA Guidelines). The proposed action is also exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects, which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The Amendment would update definitions and allowed uses for consistency with the NBMC. Any future development project, in accordance with the updated allowed uses, will be subject to subsequent action in order to implement and does not authorize new development that would directly result in physical change to the environment.
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 Chapter 20.64 (Appeals) of the NBMC. 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, CA 92660 or at 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 prior to the meeting. This allows time for the Planning Commission 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.
Project File No.: PA2023-0122 Activity: Planned Community Development Plan Amendment
Zone: Newport Village Planned Community (PC-27) General Plan: General Commercial (CG)
Location: 800 – 984 Avocado Avenue Applicant: CAA Planning
Tristan Harris, Secretary, Planning Commission, City of Newport Beach