Calendar

Note: In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), many City meetings have been cancelled. See the City webpage for updates.

Listed below are upcoming SPON-relevant events and activities expected in the next few weeks. Additional events can be found on the City’s online calendar and their agendas posting page (for best results on that page, select “All Years” and “All Meeting Bodies” — past City meeting materials are eventually moved to the “Archived Meetings” pages).

City Manager Grace Leung’s The Week in Review, posted each Friday, also provides descriptions of upcoming City events, not all of which are listed here.

Items listed below for which notice has not yet been posted on the City website are based on “tentative agendas” distributed at some meetings and while they may happen, they sometimes don’t.

For past events and months, visit our YTD Listing.

July 2020

July 8 @ 9:00 a.m. – California Coastal Commission
(virtual meeting – see agenda for details)

Agenda here
- As item 14b, the Commission will be considering a request to redevelop the commercial marina adjacent to the Bayshores community (south of the Newport Bay Bridge and opposite the former Reuben E. Lee site). A portion of the new design will accommodate larger boats than previously (up to 80 feet).
- As Item 14c, it will be considering a County proposal to install educational and no-trespassing signage at the Santa Ana River mouth, where dog walking and other activities have threatened wildlife.

July 9 @ 6:30 pm – Planning Commission
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

Agenda here (when available, generally on Friday before meeting)
- 1-year extension of Hoag Development Agreement due to COVID-19 (PA2020-065)
- Appeal of Zoning Administrator’s approval of ATT “small cell” wireless installation on City streetlight at the northwestern corner of Balboa Boulevard and 30th Street (PA2019-111) – rescheduled from June 4
- General Plan Amendment, variance, and Conditional Use Permit for automated car wash at Shell service station 1600 Jamboree (PA2016-093) — continued from June 18

July 14 – City Council Meeting
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

Agenda, when published, available here (usually by 4:00 pm on Thursday before meeting)
Insider’s Guide : City Manager’s preview of agenda items
- 4:00 pm: Study Session (tentative)
  - Items to be announced
- 7:00 pm: City Council Regular Meeting (tentative)
  - Community Development Block Grant Economic Development Program

July 15 @ 5:00 pm – SPON Board Meeting (telephonic)
Details available on request.

July 15 @ 6:00 pm – Housing Element Update Advisory Committee meeting
City Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

(This meeting will likely be broadcast on NBTV and live streamed on the City website. Those interested can phone in comments during the meeting, and can also observe and comment from the Community Room adjacent to Council Chambers)

Look for agenda here
- This will be the second meeting of the Housing Element Update Advisory Committee,
- The committee consists of nine citizen volunteers with expertise in real estate and land use (plus the Mayor), appointed by the City Council to oversee the Housing Action Plan portion of the larger General Plan Update.
- In response to a state mandate, they are tasked with finding, and recommending, by October, locations where 4,832 new housing units could be built in Newport Beach between 2021 and 2029.
- Topics are expected to include the “project description” necessary for preparing the Environmental Impact Report, the “substantial evidence” standard needed for identifying future housing sites and the public outreach effort.

July 16 @ 10:00 am – Zoning Administrator hearing
Corona del Mar Conference Room, Bay 1E (in City Hall @ 100 Civic Center Drive)
(There will also be limited seating for in-person participation)

Agenda, when published, available here
- 109 and 111 Bayside Place Slope Restoration (PA2020-064)

July 16 @ 5:00 pm – Orange County Airport Land Use Commission
JWA Eddie Martin Administration Building (3160 Airway Avenue, Costa Mesa)

Look for agenda here
- The ALUC will be considering the “Newport Airport Village” proposal recommended for approval at the City Planning Commission’s June 4 meeting. The proposal would change land use designations for the northerly portion of the “Campus Tract,” generally bounded Birch Street, Campus Drive, MacArthur Blvd. and the extension of Corinthian Way, including adding a 444-unit residential development. If the ALUC finds the proposal inconsistent with airport planning, a super-majority of the City Council can override their decision.

July 23 @ 6:30 pm – Planning Commission
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

Agenda here (when available, generally on Friday before meeting)
- Short Term Lodging ordinance update
- Residential Design Standards amendment (Title 20 & 21)
- General Industrial Zone Amendment

July 28 – City Council Meeting
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

Agenda, when published, available here (usually by 4:00 pm on Thursday before meeting)
Insider’s Guide : City Manager’s preview of agenda items
- 4:00 pm: Study Session (tentative)
  - Items to be announced
- 7:00 pm: City Council Regular Meeting (tentative)
  - Code and LCP Clean-Up Amendments (PA2019-055)
  - Hoag Hospital 1-year Development Agreement extension due to COVID-19
  - Uptown Newport EIR Addendum for Hazmat Mitigation Measure Change (PA2020-003)

August 2020

August 19 @ 5:00 pm – SPON Board Meeting (telephonic)
Details available on request.

August 20 @ 6:30 pm – Planning Commission
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

Agenda here (when available, generally on Friday before meeting)
- 76 Station convenience store CUP/CDP at 2201 E. Coast Hwy. (PA2019-027)

August 25 – City Council Meeting
Civic Center – Council Chambers (100 Civic Center Drive)

Agenda, when published, available here (usually by 4:00 pm on Thursday before meeting)
Insider’s Guide : City Manager’s preview of agenda items
- 4:00 pm: Study Session (tentative)
  - Items to be announced
- 7:00 pm: City Council Regular Meeting (tentative)
  - General Plan Amendment, Variance, and Conditional Use Permit for automated car wash at 1600 Jamboree (PA2016-093)

September 2020

September 16 @ 5:00 pm – SPON Board Meeting (telephonic)
Details available on request.

September 16 @ 2:00-3:00 pm – John Wayne Airport Quarterly Noise Meeting
JWA Eddie Martin Admin. Bldg. (3160 Airway Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626)

There is no advance agenda for these meetings, but they offer a chance to talk with JWA Access and Noise staff about the state-required quarterly Noise Abatement Reports and other JWA issues.

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