Title
Newport Center Monument Signs Modification Permit No.
MD2019-007 and Coastal Development Permit No. CD2019-070
(PA2019-209)
Site Location: 1401 and 1402 Newport Center Drive
Recommendation
Project Summary
The applicant requests a modification permit and coastal development permit to amend previously approved Modification Permit No. MD2011-018 for two freestanding, double-faced signs located at the northeast and northwest corners of the intersection of East Coast Highway and Newport Center Drive. The amended Modification Permit would allow an increased maximum sign height of 10 feet, 3 inches and maximum width of 13 feet, 9 inches. The amended Modification Permit would also allow an increased maximum sign area of 93 square feet. Each sign is located on a separate parcel, 1401 and 1402 Newport Center Drive. 1402 Newport Center Drive is located within the Coastal Zone and requires a coastal development permit that includes a variance to the 6-foot maximum height allowance and a modification to the 75-square-foot maximum sign area allowance for a monument sign in Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan). This Modification Permit will supersede and replace Modification Permit No. MD2011-018.
Recommended Action
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15311 under Class 11 (Accessory Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, 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. CD2019-070 and Modification Permit No. MD2019-007.