Newport Beach Development Approval Could Set Precedent
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. The Newport Beach City Council approved a controversial mixed-use development along the Mariner’s Mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway [PCH] that it’s been grappling with for months, potentially setting a new precedent for developers taking advantage of California’s latest housing laws.
The council on July 27 held its fourth public hearing to review a February planning commission decision to approve the project at 2510 W. Coast Highway, submitted by landowner Mark Moshayedi.
The initial public hearing in April 2020 resulted in the council voting to continue the item to accommodate the developer’s request to modify the project to address concerns by the council and the public. Concerns were primarily voiced by the Coalition to Protect Mariner’s Mile, an organized group of area business owners and residents.
Development in Mariners Mile inches along with Newport Planning Commission approvals
A view of Mariners Mile looking south along Pacific Coast Highway.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)
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A proposed mixed-use project on Mariners Mile moved closer to fruition after receiving a round of permit approvals from the Newport Beach Planning Commission on Thursday, to the dismay of some concerned residents.
Mariners Mile is a 1.3-mile-long stretch of Pacific Coast Highway between Newport Boulevard and Dover Drive.
The commission approved on a 5-1 vote a resolution that includes a coastal development permit, conditional use permit, site development review and a tentative parcel map. Planning Commission Chair Erik Weigand dissented and Commissioner Lauren Kleiman was absent.