Title
CDM INVESTORS RESIDENCE (PA2022-0148)
Site Location: 2516 and 2518 Bayside Drive
Recommendation
Summary:
A request for a coastal development permit (CDP) to demolish an existing duplex and construct a new three-story, 3,037-square-foot single-unit dwelling with an attached 479-square-foot two-car garage and a 285-square-foot Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU). The applicant also requests a variance from Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) to:
1. Allow a second-floor balcony to encroach 2 feet, 6 inches into the required 5-foot rear setback abutting an undeveloped alley;
2. Allow the construction of walls, planters, and a retaining wall over 8 feet in height within the 5-foot rear alley setback;
The project also includes the removal of landscaping within the adjacent City-owned Bayside Park.
Recommended Actions:
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 Resolution No. PC2026-0021, approving the Coastal Development Permit and Variance filed as PA2022-0148.