Title
Valencia Residence Modification Permit (PA2025-0012)
Site Location: 10 Whitesands Drive
Recommendation
Project Summary
A request for a modification permit to allow the construction of retaining walls at a maximum height of 17 feet when measured at the base of the wall (finished grade) where the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) limits the height to 8 feet. The retaining walls will allow the applicant to excavate the sloping hillside in the rear of the property for future development of accessory structures.
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 Modification Permit filed as PA2025-0012 (Attachment No. ZA 1).