Title
NEWPORT IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER (PA2024-0070)
Site Location: 3300 Irvine Avenue
Recommendation
Summary:
A request to remodel an existing, three-story, office building and convert the land use from professional office to medical office. To partially accommodate the increased parking demand, the existing surface parking lot will be restriped and a three-level parking structure with solar canopy will be constructed. The following approvals are required to implement the project as proposed:
• Major Site Development Review: To allow an increase in building height in accordance Section 20.52.080 (Site Development Reviews) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) for the new architectural features (i.e., parapets) which are proposed for 41 feet 6 inches above existing grade and 45 feet above existing grade, where the base height limit permits a maximum of 32 feet
• Staff Approval: To waive 61 of the 392 required parking spaces, or 15.5% of the parking requirement, in accordance with Section 20.40.110(D) (Adjustments to Off-Street Parking Requirements) of the NBMC; an
• Traffic Study: To consider the projected 1,496 net increase in average daily vehicle trips, pursuant to Section 15.40.030(A) (Traffic Phasing Ordinance) of the NBMC.
Recommended Actions:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332 under Class 32 (In-Fill Development Projects) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and
3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2025-003, approving the Site Development Review, Staff Approval, and Traffic Study filed as PA2024-0070.