Planning commission denies Acacia Atria medical‑office condominium conversion over parking waiver

The Newport Beach Planning Commission denied a proposal to convert an existing 27,931‑square‑foot office building at 20280 and 20312 Acacia Street into 12 medical office condominiums (project PA2024‑0236) at its Nov. 20, 2025 meeting, citing an insufficient parking mitigation plan and concern about setting a precedent for other nearby conversions.

Staff presentation and project basics: Oscar Orozco of the Planning Division summarized the request, which would convert the existing two‑story office into 12 condominium units for medical offices. The site currently provides 109 parking spaces; a full medical conversion would require 140 spaces, creating a shortfall of 32 spaces (about 22.9%). The applicant sought a waiver of those 32 spaces and provided a parking demand study prepared by Michael Baker International and a traffic analysis by Gandini Group. Staff said the project triggers the city’s traffic phasing ordinance (the application would add roughly 703 average daily trips) and recommended the commission find the project CEQA‑exempt and adopt a resolution with a limited…