Title
Brighton Road Investments LLC Residence Coastal Development Permit and Modification Permit (PA2025-0048)
Site Location: 1530 Galaxy Drive
Recommendation
Project Summary
A request for a coastal development permit (CDP) to authorize the construction of a 1,243-square-foot addition to an existing 3,326-square-foot one-story single-unit dwelling and attached 748-square-foot three-car garage. The addition includes a 683-square-foot detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU), along with landscaping, hardscape, and drainage facilities.
A modification permit is also required to allow the reconstruction of the existing driveway leading to the three-car garage. The existing and proposed driveway is 29 feet, 6 inches wide, which exceeds the maximum permitted width of 25 feet for a three-car garage under Subsection 20.40.090(A)(3)(c) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code. Aside from the driveway width, the project complies with all applicable development standards, and no other deviations 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 Coastal Development Permit No. PA2025-0048 (Attachment No. ZA 1).