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HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at 6:30 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 application:
Residential Design Standards Code and LCP Amendments – Amendments to Title 20 (Zoning Code) and Title 21 (Local Coastal
Program Implementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) revising development standards applicable to single- and
two-unit residential development. Specifically, the proposed amendments would reduce bulk and mass associated with future residential
development as follows:
Revisions to Third Floor Standards
• Third floor step backs would apply to covered deck areas (currently applies only to enclosed floor area).
• Third floor side step backs would apply to lots 30 feet wide or greater (currently applies to lots wider than 30 feet).
• Third floor standards would apply to Balboa Island (currently exempt).
• Maximum covered third floor area (enclosed or unenclosed) limited to 50 percent of buildable area. Uncovered deck area
would remain unrestricted.
Clarification of Gross Floor Area
• Unfinished attics with a ceiling height of 6 feet or higher would count as floor area (currently only finished attics count).
• Covered patios, decks, and balconies above the first floor would count as floor area unless completely open on at least two
sides, rather than one side.
• Carports only open on one side would count as floor area.
Single-Unit and Two-Unit Dwellings in RM Zone
• Existing third floor and open space standards applicable to R-1 and R-2 zones would now apply to single- and two-unit
dwellings in RM zones.
Pursuant to the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the amendments are statutorily
exempt from the CEQA in accordance with Section 21065 of CEQA and State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3),
and 15378. The proposed action is also exempt from the CEQA pursuant to State 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.
All interested parties may appear and present testimony in regard to 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 the Newport Beach Municipal Code Chapter 21.64. 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 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 Jaime Murillo, Principal Planner, at 949-644-3209,
jmurillo@newportbeachca.gov.
Project File No.: PA2019-070 Activity No.: CA2019-004 and LC2019-006
Zone: Various General Plan: Various
Coastal Land Use Plan: Various Filing Date: May 14, 2019
Location: Citywide Applicant: City of Newport Beach
Lee Lowrey, Secretary, Planning Commission, City of Newport Beach