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ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Thursday, October 26, 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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3.Attendees must "raise their hand" if they would like to speak during Public Comments. If attending by phone, press
*9.
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 October 12, 20231.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
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IV.PUBLIC HEARING(S)
Annual Review of North Newport Center Development Agreement
(PA2023-0189)
Site Location: 1101 Newport Center Drive
2.
Project Summary
An annual review of Development Agreement No. DA2007-002 for North Newport
Center, pursuant to Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) Section 15.45.080
(Periodic Review) and California Government Code Section 65865.1. The
Development Agreement executed in 2008 and amended in 2012, vested
development rights for regional commercial, office, mixed-use, and residential uses
in North Newport Center and required public benefit contributions to the City. The
Zoning Administrator will review Irvine Company’s good faith compliance with the
provisions of the Development Agreement between January 2022 and December
2022. North Newport Center includes the following sub-areas: Fashion Island; Block
100, Block 400, Block 500, Block 600, and Block 800 of Newport Center Drive; and
San Joaquin Plaza.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find the review exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15321 (Class 21 - Enforcement Actions by Regulatory
Agencies) 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.Find that the applicant has demonstrated good faith compliance with the terms of
the Zoning Implementation and Public Benefit Agreement; and
4.Receive and file the North Newport Center Zoning Implementation and Public
Benefit Agreement Annual Report Year 2022 (Attachment No. ZA 2).
GuacAmigos Minor Use Permit (PA2023-0119)
Site Location: 2607 West Coast Highway
3.
Project Summary
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.
Recommended Action
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1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15301 under Class 1 (Existing Facilities) 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 Minor Use Permit
(Attachment No. ZA 1).
Nibeel Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2023-0111)
Site Location: 206 and 206 ½ Grand Canal
4.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit (CDP) to allow the demolition of an existing duplex
and construction of a new 2,614 square-foot three (3)-story single-unit dwelling, a
286 square-foot junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU), and an attached 441
square-foot two (2)-car garage. The project also includes landscaping, hardscaping,
and site walls. The project complies with all applicable development standards and
no deviations 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 filed as PA2023-0111 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Irwin Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2023-0123)
Site Location: 7 Beacon Bay
5.
Project Summary
A coastal development permit to allow the demolition of an existing single-unit
residence and the construction of a new, three-story, 3,978-square-foot, 29-foot-tall
single-unit residence including a 617-square-foot, 3-car garage. The proposed
development includes additional appurtenances such as walls, fences, patios,
hardscape, drainage devices, and landscaping.
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
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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 Coastal
Development Permit filed as PA2023-0123 (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