Public hearing for a coastal development permit to demolish and construct a new dwelling.

CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, March 26, 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:

Emami Residence - A coastal development permit (CDP) to authorize the demolition of an existing single-unit dwelling with an attached garage and the construction of a new, two-story, 4,638-square-foot, single-unit dwelling with a 767-square-foot, attached two-car garage. The project also includes the construction of additional appurtenances such as walls, fences, patios, hardscape, drainage devices, and landscaping. The project complies with all applicable development standards and no deviations are requested. All improvements authorized by the CDP are within private property.

The project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15303 under Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the State CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines.

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 or before the public hearing. 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. Administrative procedures for appeals are provided in the Newport Beach Municipal Code Chapter 21.64 (Appeals and Calls for Review). A fee is not required to appeal any final action on a coastal development permit to the Planning Commission. 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.gov/zoningadministrator. 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 before the meeting. This allows time for the Zoning Administrator to adequately consider the submitted correspondence.

For questions regarding this public hearing item please contact Daniel Kopshever, Assistant Planner, at 949-644-3235 or dkopshever@newportbeachca.gov, at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660.

Project File No.:	Activity:
PA2025-0173	Coastal Development
	Permit

Zone:	General Plan:
Multiple Residential	Multiple Residential
(RM)	(RM)

Coastal Land Use Plan:	Filing Date:
Multiple-Unit Residential	September 15, 2025
– (30.0 – 39.9 DU/AC) (RM-E)

Location:	Applicant:
355 Via Lido Soud	Brittany Oakes,
	Brandon Architects