Title
ARC CARNE & CANTINA RESTAURANT (PA2025-0057)
Site Location: 2902 West Coast Highway, Unit A
Recommendation
Summary:
A request to convert a portion of an existing commercial shell building into a three-story eating and drinking establishment (i.e., a “restaurant”) with a rooftop outdoor dining area above. As proposed, the restaurant will operate with late hours (after 11:00 p.m.) between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight), daily, and a Type 47 (On-Sale General - Eating Place) Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) license. The project requires the following approvals from the City:
• Conditional Use Permit (CUP): A conditional use permit to authorize the establishment and operation of a restaurant with late hours and off-site parking;
• Operator License: An operator license from the Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD) pursuant to Chapter 5.25 (Operator License for Establishments Offering Alcoholic Beverages for On-Site Consumption in Combination with Late Hours, Entertainment, and/or Dance) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) to allow alcoholic beverage service in combination with late hours;
· Major Site Development Review (SDR): A site development review in accordance with Section 20.30.060(C)(2)(c) (Height Limits and Exceptions) of the NBMC to allow an increase in height within the Shoreline Height Limit Area up to 35 feet for a flat roof and 40 feet for a sloped roof. The project proposes flat elements up to 34 feet and sloped elements up to 35 feet;
· Coastal Development Permit (CDP): A coastal development permit to authorize the conversion of a retail shell building into a restaurant, construction of a third-floor addition with a rooftop dining area, increase in height within the Shoreline Height Limit Area in accordance with Section 21.30.060(C)(2)(c) (Height Limits and Exceptions) of the NBMC, and off-site parking; and
· Traffic Study: A traffic study pursuant to Chapter 15.40 (Traffic Phasing Ordinance) of the NBMC as the project will g...
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