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Resident urges Newport Beach to broaden public notices for land‑use hearings
Summary
At the Jan. 28 Newport Beach City Council meeting, resident Jim Mosher urged the city to expand how it notifies the public about land‑use hearings, citing a recent Planning Commission item that he said raised substantial height increases in Newport Center and was not widely noticed.
Jim Mosher, a Newport Beach resident, told the City Council on Jan. 28 that the city should improve how it alerts the public to hearings when land‑use changes may affect them. Mosher singled out a recent Planning Commission agenda item he said sought height increases in Newport Center, including a proposed 50‑foot height opposite the council chamber on Avocado and an adjacent proposal for residential towers of 270 feet.
Mosher said the city currently “defaults to the state requirement, which is to mail notice to properties within 300 feet of those being changed,” and that peer cities use broader standards. He also…
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