Here are some items the Planning Commission...
Here are some items the Planning Commission will consider tonight.
WINERY PRODUCTION
AND SALES
To keep up a steady production level despite uncertain crop
yields, the Newport Beach Vineyards and Winery needs to truck in more
grapes. Richard Moriarty, owner of the Santa Ana Heights wine
production facility, grows grapes on site but sometimes needs to
import them to supplement his own crops.
When the city Planning Director told him that processing imported
grapes wasn’t allowed under his existing permit, Moriarty appealed to
the Planning Commission. He also wants to sell wine at farmer’s
markets and online; now he sells to local restaurants and some
stores.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Staff members recommend allowing Moriarty to import grapes, as
long as it’s less than half his total production. They also said
permitting sales off site, including online, likely won’t cause any
concerns for neighbors.
OCEAN BOULEVARD HEIGHT LIMIT
Corona del Mar homeowners Doug and Sandi Jackson are building a
new bluff-side home on Ocean Boulevard, where buildings on the slope
below the street may not exceed the height of the street’s curb. The
city zoning code limits building height on Ocean Boulevard to protect
the public’s ocean view there.
The Jacksons want permission to build a garage that’s 2 1/2 feet
higher than the curb so they can make their driveway less steeply
sloped. An earlier design for the home, presented in 2001, showed the
same garage, but the commission required the garage to be lowered for
the plan to be approved.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Planning staff members are recommending denial of the request, and
the commission and City Council in the past have relied on the curb
height limit on Ocean Boulevard to keep houses from blocking public
views.
If the request is denied, however, the homeowners could appeal to
the council.
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