HomeMy WebLinkAbout00_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AGENDA
ZOOM
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 10:00 AM
Zoning Administrator Members:
Benjamin M. Zdeba, AICP, Zoning Administrator
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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.
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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 January 16, 20251.
Recommended Action
1.Approve and File
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IV.PUBLIC HEARING ITEM(S)
Mario’s Butchery Minor Use Permit (PA2024-0185)
Site Location: 1000 Bristol Street North (Suites 29 and 30)
2.
Project Summary
A minor use permit to allow the expansion of an existing Take-Out service --
Fast-Casual establishment within an existing commercial shopping center. The
project would allow the existing business to expand into the adjacent suite. No late
hours (after 11:00 p.m.) or alcohol service is requested as part of the application. If
approved, this minor use permit would supersede Specialty Food Service Permit
No. SF0023 and Outdoor Dining Permit No. OD0063.
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) 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 approving Minor
Use Permit filed as PA2024-0185 and superseding Specialty Food Service
Permit No. SF0023 and Outdoor Dining Permit No. 0063 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Sixt Rent a Car LLC Car Wash Limited Term Permit (PA2024-0209)
Site Location: 4200 Birch Street
3.
Project Summary
A request for a 12-month duration limited term permit to allow the operation of a
handwash-only car wash facility to exclusively serve Sixt Rent a Car LLC fleet
vehicles. Fleet vehicles will be driven from John Wayne Airport to the project site
after customer use and will be washed, vacuumed, and returned to John Wayne
Airport. Proposed operating hours are from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM, Monday through
Sunday. The project does not propose any new construction, overnight vehicle
storage, or any public car washing services.
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) 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 Limited Term
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Permit filed as PA2024-0209 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Clarke Residence Coastal Development Permit (PA2024-0118)
Site Location: 127 Harbor Island Road
4.
Project Summary
A request for a coastal development permit (CDP) to allow the demolition of an
existing single-unit dwelling and the construction of a new, 6,869-square-foot,
two-story, single-unit dwelling with 971-square-feet of attached garages. The existing
bulkhead protecting the project site will be raised to a height of 12.80 North
American Veritcal Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). The project also includes
landscaping, hardscaping, and site walls. The project complies with all development
standards and no deviations from the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) are
requested. All improvements authorized by this CDP will be located 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
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving the Coastal
Development Permit filed as PA2024-0118 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian CareMar Medical Building Coastal
Development Permit (PA2024-0188)
Site Location: 3900 West Coast Highway (Lower Campus)
5.
Project Summary
A request for a coastal development permit (CDP) to construct a new two-story,
28,323-square-foot medical building with outdoor patios and associated on-site
improvements at an existing surface parking lot in the Lower Campus of the hospital,
adjacent to West Coast Highway. The first floor is 15,466-square-feet and will
support a 28-bed short stay residential care program that operates 24 hours, seven
days a week, where patients can stay up to 45 days. The second floor is
12,198-square-feet and will support six outpatient therapy group classrooms, up to
86 patients per day, and will operate from Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00
p.m. The project complies with all development standards and no deviations from the
Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) or Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Planned Community (PC-38) are requested.
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Recommended Action
1.Conduct a public hearing;
2.Find that all potential environmental effects for the Project have been adequately
addressed in the previously certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)
No. 142 and Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) (SCH
No.19910071003), and the City of Newport Beach intends to use said
documents for the approval of the Project;
3.Adopt Draft Zoning Administrator Resolution No. _ approving Coastal
Development Permit No. PA2024-0188 (Attachment No. ZA 1).
Cappy’s Café Minor Use Permit, Coastal Development Permit, and Lot
Merger (PA2023-0191)
Site Location: 5930 West Coast Highway and 205, 206, and 207 60th Street
6.
Project Summary
A request for a minor use permit and coastal development permit to remove an
existing temporary outdoor dining patio and construct a permanent 440-square-foot
outdoor dining patio for an existing restaurant. The existing restaurant has a Type 47
(On-Sale General Eating Place) Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License and
provides live entertainment, which would continue as part of the project. No changes
to the operational characteristics of the existing restaurant are requested and no late
hours (i.e. after 11:00 p.m.) are proposed. Additionally, the applicant is requesting a
lot merger to merge three underlying legal lots into one lot. If approved, this Minor
Use Permit would supersede Use Permit No. UP1980, Use Permit No. UP862, and
Accessory Outdoor Dining Permit No. 25.
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 Section 15315
under Class 15 (Minor Land Divisions) 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 Minor Use
Permit, Coastal Development Permit, and Lot Merger filed as PA2023-0191
(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
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silent mode.
VI.ADJOURNMENT