Public hearing for proposed residential development at Newport Center Drive.

LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, March 05, 2026, at 6:00 
p.m. or soon thereafter as the matter shall be heard, a public hearing will 
be conducted in the Council Chambers at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport 
Beach. The Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach will 
consider the following application:
300 Newport Center Drive Condominiums – A request to demolish all 
improvements on a 4.17-acre site, including an existing movie theater 
(Regal Edwards Big Newport) and a health/fitness facility (Body Design), to 
allow for the construction of two 22-story residential buildings 
(approximately 270 feet high) consisting of 150 condominium units, on-
site amenities, for-sale home offices, retail/café space, and approximately 
343 off-street parking spaces. The non-residential home office spaces 
would be sold individually to owners of the residential condominium 
units. Each residential building is nearly identical and is connected 
through a podium that contains the home offices, retail/café, amenities, 
parking, and building support facilities. The project includes publicly 
accessible open space (PAOS) that is provided in courtyards accessible via 
8-foot-wide walkways along the public right-of-way. The project includes 
private residential amenities such as pools, exercise facilities, and 
entertainment spaces. Vehicular access to the site is through a driveway 
on Newport Center Drive, which leads to a guardhouse and motorized 
gate restricting access to the motor court and valet drop off. The project 
as proposed requires the following approvals:
    • Major Site Development Review to allow a new residential 
development with five or more units and a tentative tract map, and to 
waive certain requirements of the Multi-Unit Objective Design Standards; 
    • Conditional Use Permit to waive all of the required off-street 
parking spaces for the proposed home office and retail/café components. 
If approved, this Conditional Use Permit would supersede Use Permit filed 
as PA2016-020; and
    • Vesting Tentative Tract Map to consolidate four lots into one 
parcel and to allow for an airspace subdivision of the individual residential 
units and nonresidential units for condominium purposes.
The project is consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act 
(CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183, which provides an exemption for 
projects that are consistent with the development density established by 
existing zoning, community plan, or general plan policies for which an 
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was certified. The City's Housing 
Implementation Program Final Program EIR (State Clearinghouse SCH 
Number 2023060699) was certified by the City Council on July 23, 2024. 
Copies of the previously prepared environmental document are available 
for public review and inspection at the Planning Division or the City of 
Newport Beach
website at www.newportbeachca.gov/ceqa.
All interested parties may appear and present testimony regarding this 
application. If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to 
raising only those issues you raised at the public hearing or in written 
correspondence delivered to the City, at, or before, the public hearing. 
Administrative procedures for appeals are provided in the Newport Beach 
Municipal Code Chapter 20.64 (Appeals) and Section 19.12.050 (Review of 
Tentative Tract Maps). The application may be continued to a specific 
future meeting date; if such an action occurs, additional public notice of 
the continuance will not be provided.
The agenda, staff report, and corresponding documents will be available 
by end of business day on the Friday preceding the public hearing and 
may be reviewed at the Community Development Department Permit 
Center (Bay C-1st Floor), at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 
92660 or the City of Newport Beach website at: 
www.newportbeachca.govplanningcommission.
Individuals not able to attend the meeting may contact the Planning 
Division or access the City's website after the meeting to review the action 
on this application. All mail or written communications (including email) 
from the public, residents, or applicants regarding an agenda item must 
be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the business day immediately before the 
meeting. This allows time for the Planning Commission to adequately 
consider the submitted correspondence.
For questions regarding this public hearing item please contact Liz 
Westmoreland, AICP, Principal Planner, at 
lwestmoreland@newportbeachca.gov or 949-644-3234, at 100 Civic 
Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA  92660.
Zone: Office – Regional (OR)
Overlay Zoning District: Housing Opportunity (HO) Overlay, HO-4
(Newport Center Area) Subarea
Location: 210 and 300 Newport Center Drive and Unaddressed Parcels 
Identified as Accessor Parcel Numbers 442-091-12 and 442-161-16
Activities: Major Site Development Review, Vesting Tentative Tract Map, 
and Conditional Use Permit  
General Plan: Regional Commercial Office (CO-R)
Applicant: City of Newport Beach
Jon Langford, Secretary,
Planning Commission,
City of Newport Beach