Title
2350 BRISTOL STREET DRIVEWAY ACCESS (PA2025-0112)
Site Location: 2350 Bristol Street
Recommendation
Summary:
In accordance with Section 20.54.070 (Changes to an Approved Project) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC), the applicant requests a staff approval to allow employee and delivery vehicles to use the existing rear driveway on Zenith Avenue, finding the operation consistent with the original entitlements for the commercial office building, as issued by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on August 20, 1986 (Use Permit No. UP 86-21P and Site Development Permit No. SP 86-52P). Pursuant to Section 20.12.020 (Rules of Interpretation) of the NBMC, the Community Development Director is referring this decision to the Planning Commission to allow for additional notice and engagement of the affected surrounding property owners.
Recommended Actions:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 18, Section 15270 (Projects Which Are Disapproved) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and
3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2026-008 denying the Staff Approval filed as PA2025-0112.