HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Thursday, January 16, 2025 - 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
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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.
The agendas, minutes, and staff reports are available on the City's website at: 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 December 12, 20241.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
January 16, 2025
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IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEM(S)
The Place Limited Term Permit (PA2023-0230)
Site Location: 2920 East Coast Highway
2.
Project Summary
A request for a Limited Term Permit to allow a maximum 500-square-foot,
temporary, outdoor dining area for up to a six-month term (January 16, 2025,
through July 16, 2025). The outdoor dining area was originally authorized through
Limited Term Permit No. PA2022-119. No permament construction is proposed.
Recommended Action
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) and 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. ZA2025-_ approving a
Limited Term Permit filed as PA2023-0230 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Helmsman Ale House Limited Term Permit and Coastal Development Permit
(PA2023-0227)
Site Location: 2920 Newport Boulevard, Suite D
3.
Project Summary
A Limited Term Permit and Coastal Development Permit to allow a maximum
1,000-square-foot, temporary outdoor dining area for up to a six-month term
(January 16, 2025, through July 16, 2025). The outdoor dining area was originally
authorized through Emergency Temporary Use Permit No. UP2020-029 and
Emergency Coastal Development Permit No. CD2020-021 (PA2020-102) and has
been reauthorized through subsequent modifications and permit extensions. No
permament construction is proposed.
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15302 under Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and 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 a Limited Term
January 16, 2025
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Permit and Coastal Development Permit filed as PA2023-0227.
Placentia Avenue Apartments Minor Site Development Review and
Affordable Housing Implementation Plan (PA2023-0053)
Site Location: 1526 Placentia Avenue
4.
Project Summary
The applicant is requesting an approval of Minor Site Development Review (SDR)
for the demolition of an existing commercial building with surface parking and the
construction of 11 apartment units atop of a 24-space parking structure and
Affordable Housing Implementation Plan (AHIP) specifying how the proposed
development would meet the City’s affordable housing requirements, in exchange
for a request of 46.25% increase in density (Project).
Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15332 under Class 32 (In-fill Development Projects) 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. _ (Attachment No. ZA 1),
approving Site Development Review and Affordable Housing Implementation
Plan filed as PA2023-0053.
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