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Council approves revised Acacia Atrium medical‑office condominium conversion with reduced parking waiver and valet contingency
Summary
The Newport Beach City Council approved an appeal for the Acacia Atrium project (20280 and 20312 Acacia St.), accepting a revised plan that cut medical office area, reduced the parking waiver from 22.8% to 14.2%, and required a valet contingency; Mayor Protan Blum recused from the vote.
The Newport Beach City Council voted April 14 to approve revised entitlements for the Acacia Atrium Medical Condominium Conversion at 20280 and 20312 Acacia Street after the applicant reduced the amount of medical office space and added a valet contingency to address parking concerns.
Oscar Orosco, planning division, told the council the original proposal converted the three‑story, roughly 27,000‑square‑foot building to 100% medical office, which generated a parking requirement of 140 spaces against 108 existing spaces and prompted a 32‑space (22.8%) waiver request. The planning commission denied that proposal on Nov. 20, 2025, citing parking, enforcement, contingency planning and precedent concerns, Orosco said.
The applicant…
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