Public hearing for a modification permit for a residential addition.

CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, March 
12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter as the matter 
shall be heard, a public hearing will be conducted online 
via Zoom. The Zoning Administrator of the City of 
Newport Beach will consider the following application:
Manson Residence - A modification permit to allow an 
addition to an existing single-unit dwelling that is 
greater than 10% of the existing square footage within a 
10-year period. The existing single-unit dwelling consists 
of 3,790 square feet and is nonconforming due to the 
dimensions of the existing garage. Title 20 (Planning and 
Zoning) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) 
limits additions to a maximum of 10% of the existing 
gross floor area within a 10-year period when a 
residence has nonconforming parking. The proposed 
addition includes 235 square feet (6.8% addition), and in 
2019 an addition was approved for 340 square feet, 
resulting in a total addition of approximately 16.6 
percent within a 10-year period. The addition otherwise 
complies with all applicable development standards, 
and no other deviations are requested.
The project is categorically exempt under Section 
15303, of the State CEQA (California Environmental 
Quality Act) Guidelines under Class 3 (New 
Construction or Conversion of Small Structures).
All interested parties may appear and present testimony 
in regard to 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 prior to, the 
public hearing. Administrative procedures for appeals 
are provided in the Newport Beach Municipal Code 
Chapter 20.64. The application may be continued to a 
specific future meeting date, and 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.gov/zoningadministra 
tor. Please review the Zoning Administrator Agenda 
for Zoom participation instructions. 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 12:00 p.m. on the business day 
immediately prior to the meeting. This allows time for 
the Zoning Administrator to adequately consider the 
submitted correspondence.
For questions regarding this public hearing item please 
contact Oscar Orozco, Associate Planner, at (949) 644-
3219, oorozco@newportbeachca.gov.
Project File No.:   Activity:
PA2025-0205                             Modification Permit
Zone: R-1 (Single-   General Plan: RS-D (Single        
Unit Residential)                       Unit Residential Detached)
Coastal Land Use Plan:  RSD-B (Single Unit Residen-
tial Detached) – (6.0 – 9.9 DU/AC)
Location:                                      Applicant: Benson Design
2612 Circle Drive                   and Architecture