Here are some items the Newport Beach...

Here are some items the Newport Beach City Council will consider

tonight.

NO STUDY SESSION

Tonight’s public meeting won’t begin until 7 p.m., as there’s no

study session scheduled for this afternoon.

RECOVERY HOUSES

In response to a series of complaints about noise coming from the

Narcanon residential drug rehab on Balboa Peninsula, council members

tonight will consider what can be done about nuisances caused by

recovery houses. If council members vote yes tonight, it will begin a

process of revising zoning ordinances to give the city more control.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Council members have little to lose and much to gain by voting yes

on tonight’s agenda item. The item would not mean any change would

come, it would just be the first step toward deciding what changes

can be made and whether the city wants to pursue them in the future.

It’s also a safe bet that residents affected by such businesses or

worried about future recovery houses moving into town will have a lot

to say on the subject tonight.

ARCHITECT GOETZ CLIENTS

Former clients of architect Andrew Goetz could get some protection

from the city in light of recent charges that Goetz may have

falsified survey data on various projects. Council members will

consider issuing a “special circumstances variance” for the 30 to 35

homes that may have been built outside city guidelines due to false

survey information.

WHAT TO EXPECT

City Attorney Bob Burnham has drafted the agenda item as a

starting point for council members to discuss their options. The

council could choose instead to require any and all homes out of

compliance to remodel or they could decide to do nothing at all.

SEASHORE DRIVE STORM DRAIN

City Council members will consider how to deal with a delicate

situation involving the California Regional Water Quality Control

Board. The board has been putting pressure on the city to report back

on its efforts to clean up pollution from a storm drain in the

Seashore Drive area into the Santa Ana River.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The city has committed to taking steps to help prevent polluted

runoff in the area. But some worry that this storm drain is being

held to a higher standard than other storm drains throughout the

region.

-- Compiled by June Casagrande