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NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, October 26, 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:
GuacAmigos - A Minor Use Permit to reduce the operating hours of an existing restaurant and allow
for live entertainment consisting of a DJ and/or pre-programed amplified music within the interior of the
restaurant. The restaurant provides for the sale and service of alcoholic beverages with an existing Type
47 (On-Sale General – Eating Place) Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License. If approved, this Minor
Use Permit would supersede conditions previously approved with Use Permits No. 3288 and 3627.
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 before, the public hearing. Administrative procedures
for appeals are provided in the Newport Beach Municipal Code Chapter 20.64. 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/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 Kelly Ribuffo, Consultant Planner, at
kribuffo@sagecrestplanning.com, or at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660.
Project File No.: PA2023-0119 Activity Type: Minor Use Permit
Zone: Mixed Use Water (MU-W1) General Plan: Mixed Use Water 1 (MU-W1)
Coastal Land Use Plan: Mixed Use Water
Related (MU-W) Filing Date: July 7, 2023
Location: 2607 West Coast Highway Applicant: Eric Lofgran, Kelly Investment
Group