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For area residents still clamoring toreceive a COVID-19 vaccine, good newsarrived this week as White House offi-cials announced a partnership with6,500 pharmacies nationwide wouldmake 1 million doses available at localretailers, including in Orange County.

Pharmacy retailer CVS announced itwould begin offering doses in limitedquantities at 100 locations across Cali-fornia beginning Feb. 11, including New-port Beach, Huntington Beach andIrvine.

CVS Health spokeswoman MonicaPrinzing confirmed eligible customerscould begin signing up as soon as Feb.10 to receive one of 81,900 doses madeavailable throughout the state throughthe federal pharmacy partnership pro-gram.

Though Prinzing would not clarifywhich specific stores would receivedoses, she said more locations and ap-pointments will come online as suppliesbecame available. State criteria will de-termine an individual’s eligibility, andpatients are asked to register in advanceat CVS.com, through the CVS Pharmacysmartphone app or by calling (800) 746-7287.

White House COVID-19 coordinatorJeff Zients told reporters Tuesday sup-plies would be limited at first but as-sured the program could eventuallyscale up to include as many as 40,000pharmacies.

“This will provide the public withconvenient and trusted places to getvaccinated in their communities,”Zients said. “This initial phase will getmore shots in arms and ensure that

Vaccinecomingto areaRX storesWhite House officialsannounce plan to ship amillion doses to 6,500pharmacies nationwide,including in Orange County.BY SARA CARDINE

See Vaccine, page A4

An Anaheim man has pleaded guiltyto the physical assault of a child in Mar-ina Park in Newport Beach in 2019.

Bruce Michael Navarro, 30, enteredhis plea Jan. 29 to one felony count ofassault with force likely to produce greatbodily injury, one felony count of childabuse and endangerment, and one mis-demeanor count of battery on a peaceofficer or emergency personnel.

Orange County district attorney’s of-fice spokeswoman Kimberly Edds saidthe incident occurred in May 2019 when

Anaheimmanpleads guiltyto assault ofchild in N.B.BY LILLY NGUYEN

See Assault, page A2

Aaron Davis was 20 years old in 2005and trying to figure out his future, when afamily friend suggested he check out theFire Explorers, a program that gives youngadults a window into a career in firefight-ing.

Davis had just moved from the Portlandarea to Long Beach and was consideringmusic therapy as a possible avenue. Butthat one piece of friendly advice eventuallybrought him to Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue’sExplorer Post 400.

For years, the nationally recognizedprogram has offered youth ages 16 to 21the opportunity to visit the city’s six firestations, join in on biweekly meetings withfire and rescue personnel and determinewhether they might want to pursue a simi-lar path for themselves.

A young Davis knew instantly this waswhat he wanted to do with his life.

“That was kind of my first glimpse intofire services,” recalled Davis, now a 35-year-old married father of two. “Once Ifound the fire service, or it found me, that’swhere my passion and all my energy

ended up going.”After that, Davis got busy. He worked as

a reserve firefighter with the cities of Ana-heim and Orange, where he learned moreabout mapping and fire prevention. Hebecame certified as an emergency medicaltechnician (EMT) in 2007 and, one yearlater, graduated from the Fire Academy atSanta Ana College.

There was something compelling abouta profession that centered around every-one working together to simply help others

Scott Smeltzer | Staff Photographer

NEWLY PROMOTED Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue Capt. Aaron Davis stands outside the city’s Fire Station No. 6 on Wednesday.

An early spark heats upAaron Davis was 20 years old when he was inspired to enter the Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue FireExplorers program. Fifteen years later, Davis is a newly promoted captain at CMFD’s Station No. 6.

BY SARA CARDINE

See Spark, page A3

Before the most recent stateeffort to ease restrictions onthe building of accessorydwelling units on residentiallots as a means of addressingCalifornia’s housing shortage,Costa Mesa took a literal inter-pretation on “granny flats.”

Historically, such structurescould only be occupied by in-dividuals 62 years of age andolder. Other accessory struc-tures built on a property, suchas detached bonus rooms,were allowed by right or with apermit so long as they con-tained a bathroom.

But all that is about tochange. Costa Mesa City Coun-cil members Tuesday consid-ered a new citywide ordinancethat would condone a much

wider range of ADUs, partly tobring the city in compliancewith a host of new state man-dates but also to begin ad-dressing the city’s own obliga-tion to increase its housingstock and improve affordabili-ty.

City officials passed a tem-porary urgency ordinance inDec. 2019, after a series of statehousing laws were passed re-quiring cities relax or eliminatedevelopment standards forADUs, to buy time while plan-ners drafted new regulations.

Brought to Costa Mesa’sPlanning Commission in Julyand further refined in themonths that followed, the newordinance came to councilTuesday for an initial airing. It

C.M. green-lights ‘granny flat’ expansionas city looks to meet housing mandate

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THE CITY OF Costa Mesa is considering regulations for accessorydwelling units, such as the one seen here in 2019 designed byL.A.-area firm Bunch Designs, that would loosen restrictions onwhere and how the structures could be built.

BY SARA CARDINE

See Housing, page A4

The Huntington Beach Cultur-al Cinema Showcase returns thisweekend with a group of interna-tional and domestic films fromand inspired by Africans, AfricanAmerican and Black filmmakers.

The virtual event starts on Fri-day at 6 p.m. and continuesthrough Sunday, when there willbe a live question-and-answerpanel from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

The showcase is free, but regis-tration is required ateventbrite.com/e/hb-cultural-cinema-showcase-black-history-month-heritage-cycle-tickets-137837374297. Prior to a viewer’sselected screenings, a link will besent that will allow them towatch the films included withinthe viewing block

This month’s Cultural CinemaShowcase is held in February inhonor of Black History Month.The Huntington Beach HumanRelations Task Force also holdsshowcases each year in honor ofAsian Pacific Heritage Month

(May), National Hispanic-LatinxHeritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct.15) and Native American-FirstNations Heritage Month (Novem-ber).

The films, many of which are10 minutes or less, include cate-gories like narrative, documenta-ry, animation, web/new media/experimental and super shorts.The international films viewingblock debuts Friday at 6 p.m.,with domestic films on Saturdayat 6 p.m. and high commenda-tion films on Sunday starting at11 a.m.

“The showcase is a great op-portunity to use the arts as abridge to promote human dignityand facilitate engaging conversa-tions in Huntington Beach andworldwide,” said Vashia “V.C.”Rhone, human relations taskforce chair. “We’re thrilled to seemany local and internationalviewers have registered. We’realso honored to welcome Acade-my Award honoree Charles Bur-nett to our panel discussion aswe celebrate the contributions of

African Americans during BlackHistory Month and fulfill ourmission to celebrate diversitythrough education and under-standing.”

Burnett, who was awardedwith an honorary GovernorsAward Oscar in 2017, will be onthe panel to discuss “After the

LockDown: Black Hollywood,” anepisode of the nine-part docu-series that he directed.

The Zoom filmmaker panel in-cludes people like Stacey Larkins,who directed “Jabari Keating”; Jo-se Guerrero, the director of“Komi’s Blue Joy”; Aisha Rison,the director of “Girls Like Me: A

self/love story” and Julie Boehm,director of “Ureka.”

For a list of films and guests forthe panel, visit the HuntingtonBeach Cultural Cinema Showcasewebsite.

Virtual H.B. Cultural Cinema Showcase to feature Black films

Screencapby Matt Szabo

"CASSIDY BLUES,"directed by RichardCorso, is one of thefilms that will beshown this weekendat the HuntingtonBeach CulturalCinema Showcase.

BYMATT SZABO

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THE LAGUNA BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a PublicHearing to consider: Conditional Use Permit 21-8176, an amendmentto Conditional Use Permit 08-26, and Variance 21-8177 to converta portion of an existing gallery space located at 435 Ocean Avenue(Peter Blake Gallery) into a residential unit. The variance is requiredto not provide covered parking and to locate mixed-use residentialfloor area on the ground floor. SAID PUBLIC HEARING to be held:Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 6:00 P.M. For additional information,contact Scott Drapkin, Planning Manager, at (949) 467-0362 orsdrapkin@lagunabeachcity.net and/or Anders Lasater, Architect at(949) 497-1827 or anders@anderslasaterarchitects.com. PlanningCommissioners may also be contacted to discuss issues and questionsabout the proposed project. A listing of the Planning Commissioners andtheir contact information is available in City Hall and on the City’s websiteat www.lagunabeachcity.net. The application may be examined on theCity’s website at the following link (available the Saturday before thepublic hearing): http://www.lagunabeachcity.net/cityhall/citygov/cityclerk/mam.htm. Click on the Planning Commission Agenda (located to theright of the Planning Commission hearing date/time) under the UpcomingEvents section and then click on the specific agenda item. The CouncilChambers will not be open to the public. However, comments may bemade via teleconferencing during the Public Hearing, or in writing/email.It is recommended that written correspondence be delivered/emailedto City Hall preferably at least 2 days before the hearing. Commentsmay be made via teleconferencing during the Public Hearing from acomputer, iPad or smart phone via Zoom URL: https://lagunabeachcity.zoom.us/j/99405314155 or join by phone by calling (669) 900-9128 andenter Webinar ID: 99405314155. If, in the future, you wish to challengethe subject in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you(or someone else) raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice,or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at,or prior to the Public Hearing. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section15303(C) - New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures,the project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 3 categoricalexemption because the proposed action consists of the conversionof an existing small structure from retail gallery to mixed-useretail gallery, and residential where only minor modifications aremade to the exterior of the structure, therefore, this exemptionapplies. Marc Wiener, AICP, Director of Community Development.

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a family was on an outingwith their then-22-month-old son when an intoxi-cated Navarro punched thechild in the face unpro-voked.

A civil lawsuit filedagainst Navarro in OrangeCounty Superior Court inJuly last year alleges thatthe impact was “so severeand substantial that it lifted[the victim] off his feet andcaused him to fly throughthe air to the ground, there-by inflicting bodily harm.”

The complaint adds thatthe victim “suffered phys-ical injuries to his face, in-

cluding a contusion to hisupper lip, a laceration of hisinner cheek and lacerationsto both his upper and lowerlips.”

Navarro has been sen-tenced to two years of for-mal probation and 364 daysin county jail. Navarro willalso pay restitution, accord-ing to court documents. Heis currently out on a bail of$100,000.

Edds said in an emailThursday that Navarroenrolled and completedsubstance abuse treatmentprior to entering his guiltyplea and enrolled in addi-tional programming.

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In-person permit andplanning services willagain be open to the pub-lic in Newport Beach,starting Monday.

Newport Beach CityHall last closed in earlyJanuary as cases surged tonew heights and city staffsaid it would remainclosed through the end ofthe month. This will bethe third time that it hasreopened after initiallyshutting down at the on-set of the pandemic inMarch of last year andagain in July in responseto a similar surge.

As of Thursday after-noon, there had been atotal of 3,381 cases of thenovel coronavirus and 55deaths reported in thecity of Newport Beach.

Members of the publicwill be able to return toCity Hall, with social dis-tancing measures and

mandatory face coveringsin place, to submit appli-cations for planning,building, public works orfire permits and planchecks. Additionally, thecity’s cashier’s office willbe open for in-persontransactions.

Also returning are allwinter outdoor recreationprograms next week. Allindoor classes remainsuspended until furthernotice and all communitycenters remain closed tothe public. This will notaffect the ActiveKids andMarina Park Preschoolchildcare programs,parks, trails or sportscourts which all remainopen.

Residents are still en-couraged to use phone,email or other web serv-ices to minimize exposurewhenever possible.

N.B. City Hall toresume someservices, againBY LILLY NGUYEN

lilly.nguyen@latimes.comTwitter: @lillibirds

The Huntington BeachCity Council voted 5-2 onMonday night to stay in theOrange County Power Au-thority, a CommunityChoice Energy programthat will allow electricity tobe procured by residentsthrough a local governmententity rather than a tradi-tional supplier such asSouthern California Edison.

Council members MikePosey, Barbara Delgleize,Dan Kalmick, Natalie Moserand Mayor Kim Carr votedto stay in the OrangeCounty Power Authority,while Mayor Pro Tem TitoOrtiz and Councilman ErikPeterson voted against it.

Huntington Beach will beone of the initial cities inOrange County to back theCCE, which is being cham-pioned and funded initiallyby the city of Irvine, and assuch is classified as a foun-ding partner. The CityCouncil voted to join theOrange County Power Au-thority during a specialmeeting on Dec. 10, namingPosey as a board member.The other cities involved in-clude Fullerton, Buena Park

and Lake Forest."[We have] five cities, and

I know that Brian [Probol-sky], our CEO, is workingon four or five other cities,”Posey said during Mondaynight’s meeting. “I can alsotell you that both Brian andI have had Zoom meetingswith very large energyusers. We’re working onreeling a few of our first big

customers. There’s somepositive news coming.”

City Manager Oliver Chisaid during a presentationMonday that the city hasbeen working with MRWConsulting, whose analysishas shown that the OCPAimplementation plan issound and was developedusing reasonable and con-servative assumptions.

Electricity cost savings inthe OCPA are expected tobe smaller in the first two tothree years of operation butgrow over time, with arange of one to three centsper kilowatt hour less thanEdison, Chi said. However,he noted that there is cur-rently volatility in the elec-

H.B. to stay in Orange County Power Authority

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HUNTINGTON BEACHwill continue as a member of the Orange County Power Authority.

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in need, and that ethoswould remain a motivatingfactor during his years ofwork and preparation.

As a reserve firefighter inSanta Ana, Davis got hisfirst taste of working in firesuppression. Throughoutthis rigorous period, heworked full time at anarchitecture firm. Whenev-er he wasn’t on the clock,he was working or studyingin the public safety field.

That single-minded

focus served him well. InMarch 2009, he tested forand was selected to serveas a firefighter with CostaMesa Fire & Rescue, thesame department he’d first“explored” as a youth.

And, last month, after 12years working with thedepartment as a firefighter/EMT, a paramedic and anengineer, Davis, who nowlives in Orange County, waspromoted to the rank ofcaptain, one of 19 depart-ment-wide.

“Capt. Davis has clearlydemonstrated his ability tomake sound decisions,

effectively lead others andprovide a strong commandpresence,” Costa Mesa FireChief Dan Stefano said in arelease issued Tuesday.“[He] is a progressive andmindful leader, and there isno question that he will bea highly valued addition toCosta Mesa Fire & Rescue’sleadership team.”

Davis’ first day of work inthe new position at CostaMesa’s Fire Station No. 6was Jan. 18. But his longand steady ascent into aleadership position hasbeen a journey filled withhighlights and accomplish-

ments along the way.Now, he thinks of what

advice he’d give his youngerself, fresh out of the FireExplorer program.

“I would tell that kid it’sworth it,” Davis said. “It is alot of hard work — andthere’s still a lot of work tobe done — but you eat theelephant one bite at atime.”

To learn more about FireExplorers, visit cmfd.comand click on the “Explorers”tab.

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COSTAMESA Fire & Rescue Capt. Aaron Davis’ firefightingcareer was sparked by the city’s Fire Explorer Program.

trical market that could disruptthose projections.

Customers may opt out of theCCE and move back to Edison ifthey aren’t satisfied.

“I think it’s really importantthat we engage the communitythrough town halls, social media,text messaging — use every toolin the toolbox to let people knowthat this is coming,” Carr said. “Ifthey do want to opt out, we can.”

SURF CITY EXTENDSOUTDOOR DINING HOURS

Huntington Beach has ex-tended its outdoor dining hourson Main Street since the state’sstay-at-home order was lifted.

Prior to the stay-at-home order,outdoor dining closed at 10 p.m.,but outdoor dining is now openuntil 11 p.m. on Sunday throughThursday nights and until mid-night on Fridays and Saturdays.

Chi said the city worked withdowntown businesses and theHuntington Beach Police Depart-ment to extend the hours.

“This is a welcome change,”Posey said. “As we know, most of[the downtown restaurants] hadpermits that would allow them tooperate until midnight, and evensome until 2 a.m. When we im-plemented the outdoor diningprogram, those hours were cutback to 9 p.m., then there was alittle bit of an extension to 10 p.m.But what we’ve found downtownis mostly families and couples ...keeping them open later is goingto help contribute to their longev-ity and their fiscal stability.”

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While the coronaviruspandemic has presenteda significant roadblock forteams looking to get backon the court, severalwomen’s basketball play-ers from local junior col-leges stepped up to thechallenge in the class-room.

Golden West Collegeand Orange Coast Collegecombined to put six play-ers on the CaliforniaCommunity CollegeWomen’s BasketballCoaches Assn.’s AcademicAll-State Team for the2020-21 school year.

The Rustlers were oneof 14 teams to have atleast four players earn theacademic honor. TheGolden West group wasmade up of four fresh-men in Maria Dublevska(3.90 GPA), Liliana Par-reno (3.84), Reyna Mc-Morris (3.61) and NeylinZecua (3.61).

Zecua attended LosAmigos High School inFountain Valley, whileMcMorris (Godinez) andParreno (Rancho Alami-tos) also went to OrangeCounty high schools.

McMorris provided 5.5points and 4.3 rebounds

per game for the Rustlersas a freshman.

Golden West women’sbasketball coach BarryMigliorini said that underthe direction of Tim Mc-Grath, the president ofthe college, and athleticdirector Danny Johnson,the college seeks to foster“a culture where athleticsuccess is not enough.They must also succeedin the classroom, whichwill set them up for suc-cess in later life.”

There were 116 playersfrom 41 junior collegesacross the state that wererecognized for their aca-demic achievement. Thestandard to be includedamong the list of hon-orees included competingin their sport for a year attheir college, amassing atleast 24 units of creditand maintaining a gradepoint average of 3.5 orbetter.

Orange Coast Collegehad freshmen Lea Adame(3.71, Temecula GreatOak) and GracelynnFigueroa (3.64, Mater Dei)on the all-state academicroster.

Adame led the Piratesin scoring at 13.5 pointsper game, adding aver-ages of 7.8 rebounds, 1.6

blocked shots and 1.1steals during the 2019-2020 season.

“It’s a huge honor forboth Lea and Gracelynn,”Orange Coast coachSamantha Doucette said.“Both were captains forus last year and showedup every day ready towork hard. Obviously,

they worked hard in otheraspects, as well … I am soproud.”

Doucette said that Ad-ame has committed toplay at Life Pacific Uni-versity.

“It set a huge standard,and that precedent hastrickled down throughour whole team,”

Doucette said of her play-ers making the academicall-state team. “We killedit in the classroom thisfall. Lea had a 4.0 andGracelynn a 3.6. If we hada season, they’d get thehonor again.”

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GOLDENWEST, ORANGE COASTPLAYERS EARN ACADEMIC HONOR

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GOLDENWEST COLLEGEwomen’s basketball players, from left, Reyna McMorris,Neylin Zecua and Lili Parreno are California Community College Women’s BasketballCoaches Assn. Academic All-State Team honorees.

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THE LAGUNA BEACH CITY COUNCIL will hold a Public Hearingto consider: General Plan Amendment 21-8118 amending theLandscape and Scenic Highway Element Topic 6 – Fire Safety,Zoning Ordinance Amendment 20-6662, Local Coastal ProgramAmendment 20-6663, amending Chapter 25, Sections 25.05.040(B)(1) & (2) and (C)(4) and 25.15.004(A)(7) of the Laguna BeachMunicipal Code related to fuel modification and fire safety.Specifically, the amendments expand certain fuel modificationrequirements of the Fuel Modification Zone to the Very HighFire Hazard Severity Zone. The Planning Commission hasreviewed and unanimously recommended approval of all draftamendments. SAID PUBLIC HEARING to be held: Tuesday, February23, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. For additional information, contact MarcWiener, Director of Community Development, at (949) 497-0361or email to mwiener@lagunabeachcity.net. City Council Membersmay also be contacted to discuss issues and questions about theproposed application. A listing of the City Council Members andtheir contact information is available at City Hall and on theCity’s website (lagunabeachcity.net). At this time, the City CouncilChambers will not be open to the public. However, comments maybe made via teleconferencing during the hearing or in writingprior to the hearing, when emailed, mailed, or hand-deliveredto the City Clerk’s office. Written correspondence should bedelivered to City Hall by noon the day before the hearing; however,in order to allow sufficient time for Councilmembers and staffto review and consider your comments, it is recommended thatcomments be submitted to the City Clerk’s office at least two daysbefore the hearing. Procedures for participating in the virtualmeeting are on the City’s website linked to the meeting agenda.If, in the future, you wish to challenge the subject in court, you may belimited to raising only those issues you (or someone else) raised at thePublic Meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondencedelivered to the City Council at, or prior to the Public Meeting. Theproposed General Plan, Municipal Code and Local CoastalProgram Amendments have been determined to be an exemptedproject pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15061(b)(3) in that the proposed amendments are notanticipated to result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirectphysical change causing a significant effect on the environment.The subject amendments bring the City into better alignment with theState’s wildland-urban interface fire prevention regulations and currentFire Department review practices,will not substantially affect,potentiallysubstantially affect, or change the City’s land, air, water, minerals, flora,fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historical or aesthetic resourcesas all potential changes have been thoroughly considered and willprotect the environment by minimizing potential spread of wildfire.Ann Marie McKay, City Clerk

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LAGUNA BEACH PLANNING COMMISSIONTHE LAGUNA BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a virtual Public Hearing toconsider: Conditional Use Permit 20-6317 (amending Conditional Use Permit 11-01), Planning Commission Design Review 19-5506, Coastal Development Permit19-5507, and Variance 19-5505 to remodel an existing hotel/resort complex withrestaurants and conference facilities at 647 S. Coast Highway (Pacific Edge Hotel)and 610-668 Sleepy Hollow Lane (Driftwood and the Deck Restaurants) (Parcels644-021-01, 644-022-02, 644-022-17, 644-022-04, 644-021-03, 644-021-04, 644-022-06, 644-022-07, 644-021-05). The project includes remodeling nine existingbuildings, the relocation of a pool and spa/lounge area, a new subsurface parkinggarage (Seas Building), the construction of a new hotel building, restriping of theparking areas, a new porte-cochere, roadway improvements along Sleepy HollowLane, new office areas, new conference room area, a new café with outdoor dining,new air conditioning, and new landscaping. Overall, the project will provide for 25additional hotel rooms (156 total). A Conditional Use Permit amendment is requestedto expand the hotel, to allow more than a 20% parking reduction for the ancillaryuses at the hotel, to allow outdoor dining, and to modify the valet plan. A Varianceis requested to construct a new elevator to meet Fire Code access requirements thatwill exceed the maximum building height [LBMC 25.21.006(D)(2)] (Reef Building).Several properties which comprise the resort are currently legal, nonconformingwith respect to building height restrictions and/or setback requirements (front, rear,and side yards). The property is required to be staked with story poles at least 21calendar days prior to the hearing. SAID PUBLIC HEARING to be held: Wednesday,February 17, 2021 at 6:00 P.M. For additional information, contact Anthony Viera,Associate Planner, at (949) 497-0398 or aviera@lagunabeachcity.net and/or MorrisSkenderian, Architect at (949) 497-3374 or morris@msaarchitects.com. PlanningCommissioners may also be contacted to discuss issues and questions about theproposed project. A listing of the Planning Commissioners and their contact infor-mation is available in City Hall and on the City’s website at www.lagunabeachcity.net.The application may be examined on the City’s website at the following link (availablethe Saturday before the public hearing): http://www.lagunabeachcity.net/cityhall/citygov/cityclerk/mam.htm. Click on the Planning Commission Agenda (located tothe right of the Planning Commission hearing date/time) under the Upcoming Eventssection and then click on the specific agenda item. The Council Chambers will not beopen to the public. However, comments may be made via teleconferencing during thePublic Hearing, or in writing/email. It is recommended that written correspondence bedelivered/emailed to City Hall preferably at least 2 days before the hearing. Commentsmay be made via teleconferencing during the Public Hearing from a computer, iPador smart phone via Zoom URL: https://lagunabeachcity.zoom.us/j/99405314155 orjoin by phone by calling (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 99405314155. If, inthe future, you wish to challenge the subject in court, you may be limited to raisingonly those issues you (or someone else) raised at the Public Hearing described inthis notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at,or prior to the Public Hearing. An Initial Study with a determination of a MitigatedNegative Declaration has been prepared for this project pursuant to the Provisionsof the California Environmental Quality Act. The public review and comment periodconcerning this environmental document is from October 28, 2020 through November30, 2020. This project is located within the City of Laguna Beach Coastal Zone. ACoastal Development Permit was requested on December 24, 2019, and constitutesdevelopment appealable to the California Coastal Commission.Marc Wiener, AICP,Director of Community Development

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THE LAGUNA BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a virtual Public Hearingto consider: Planning Commission Design Review 21-8133 and Variance21-8134 to construct a new elevator enclosure and accessibility rampfor the existing rooftop deck at 400 South Coast Highway (the HeislerBuilding). A variance is requested to exceed the maximum buildingheight. The property is required to be staked with story poles at least21 calendar days prior to the hearing. SAID PUBLIC HEARING to be held:Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 6:00 P.M. For additional information,contact Martina Caron, Senior Planner, at (949) 464-6629 or mcaron@laguanbeachcity.net and/or Marshall Ininns, Architect at (949) 376-1794or marshall@midgarchitects.com. Planning Commissioners may also becontacted to discuss issues and questions about the proposed project. A listingof the Planning Commissioners and their contact information is available in CityHall and on the City’s website at www.lagunabeachcity.net. The applicationmay be examined on the City’s website at the following link (available theSaturday before the public hearing): http://www.lagunabeachcity.net/cityhall/citygov/cityclerk/mam.htm. Click on the Planning Commission Agenda(located to the right of the Planning Commission hearing date/time) underthe Upcoming Events section and then click on the specific agenda item. TheCouncil Chambers will not be open to the public. However, comments may bemade via teleconferencing during the Public Hearing, or in writing/email. It isrecommended that written correspondence be delivered/emailed to City Hallpreferably at least 2 days before the hearing. Comments may be made viateleconferencing during the Public Hearing from a computer, iPad or smartphone via Zoom URL: https://lagunabeachcity.zoom.us/j/99405314155 or joinby phone by calling (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 99405314155.If, in the future, you wish to challenge the subject in court, you may belimited to raising only those issues you (or someone else) raised at the PublicHearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered tothe Planning Commission at, or prior to the Public Hearing. This proposalis exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental QualityAct (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19 (Categorical Exemptions), Sections15301 (a) (Existing Facilities- Interior Or Exterior Alterations) and 15331(Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation). The proposed projectis exempt from the Coastal Development Permit requirements pursuantto Municipal Code Chapter 25.07 and is appealable to the CoastalCommission. Marc Wiener, AICP, Director of Community Development

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pharmacies have the infra-structure to scale up when[the supply] is increased inthe months ahead.”

Costa Mesa City ManagerLori Ann Farrell Harrisondiscussed the pharmacypartnership in a city coun-cil meeting Tuesday eve-ning, updating the publicon various measures beingundertaken to widen vac-cine distribution.

“Please avail yourself ofyour pharmacy. Registeronto CVS or to Walgreensor Rite Aid, whicheverpharmacy you use” shesaid. “These are all going tobe used as additional chan-nels through the UnitedStates government to getvaccines out to you.”

Farrell Harrison saidHoag Hospital in NewportBeach and MemorialCareOrange County Hospital inFountain Valley were plan-ning to redeploy physiciansand nurses, previously bur-dened by a surge ofCOVID-19 patients, to par-ticipate at a greater level inhospital-affiliated vaccina-tion efforts.

In Costa Mesa, city offi-cials are preparing for theeventuality of opening athird county super point-of-dispensing site at the O.C.fairgrounds, while a smallervaccine clinic for preregis-tered seniors will take placeSunday at the Costa MesaSenior Center, thanks to apartnership with Hoag.

“Please rest assured that

every effort is being madeto try to expedite vaccinesas much as possible,” Far-rell Harrison told the pub-lic.

Meanwhile, OrangeCounty Health Care Agencyofficials on Thursday re-corded 602 new co-ronavirus infections, bring-ing the cumulative total to235,310 cases. With another50 deaths reported, thecountywide fatality raterose to 3,249.

Area hospitals reported1,238 residents were beingtreated for COVID-19, with365 in intensive care unitsrepresenting 29.5% of thehospitalized population.

The county’s seven-dayaverage of new cases standsat 39 per 100,000 residents.Another 17,063 tests re-ported Thursday brings thecumulative number of testsissued to 2,733,220 and ac-counts for a seven-day av-erage testing positivity rateof 10.9%.

Here are the latest cumu-lative coronavirus casecounts and COVID-19deaths for select cities inOrange County:

• Santa Ana: 42,484 cases;572 deaths

• Anaheim: 39,292 cases;600 deaths

• Huntington Beach:9,605 cases; 153 deaths

• Costa Mesa: 8,235 cases;89 deaths

• Irvine: 9,476 cases; 54deaths

• Newport Beach: 3,381cases; 55 deaths

• Fountain Valley: 3,177cases; 52 deaths

• Laguna Beach: 740

cases; fewer than fivedeaths

Here are the case countsby age group, followed bydeaths:

• 0 to 17: 24,053 cases;one death

• 18 to 24: 32,627 cases;six deaths

• 25 to 34: 47,264 cases;35 deaths

• 35 to 44: 36,843 cases;72 deaths

• 45 to 54: 37,792 cases;212 deaths

• 55 to 64: 29,487 cases;430 deaths

• 65 to 74: 14,726 cases;626 deaths

• 75 to 84: 7,371 cases;767 deaths

• 85 and older: 4,993cases; 1,100 deaths

Updated figures areposted daily at oc-covid19.ochealthinfo.com/coronavirus-in-oc. Informa-tion on the COVID-19 vac-cine in Orange County canbe found at oc-covid19.ochealthinfo.com/covid-19-vaccine-resources.

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CUSTOMERSWALK intoCVS pharmacy in NewportBeach on Thursday.

attempts to establish astandard for how park im-pact fees might be leviedand includes specificationspertaining to size, heightand setbacks.

“It was important for usto ensure we would havestandards that wouldmaintain the accessory na-ture of ADUs as much aspossible,” said Jennifer Le,the city’s economic and de-velopment services direc-tor. “Otherwise, you wouldappear to have a duplex ora triplex.”

The ordinance distin-guishes between ADUs —which may be attached to a

primary dwelling (and builtup to 1,000 square feet) ordetached (up to 1,200square feet) — and junioraccessory dwelling units(JADUs), when a portion ofthe primary residence isconverted into a semi-in-dependent dwelling. Suchunits are capped at 500square feet.

State laws undo lot-sizerequirements and permitowners of single-family res-idences to build at leastone ADU and one JADU ona property, while multifam-ily properties may build upto two detached units nolarger than 800 square feetin size.

Frontyard setbacks mustbe maintained at 20 feet.Rear and interior side set-

backs must be at least 4feet from a property line,while a 10-foot side setbackis required for an exteriorlot line.

Single-story units mustbe under 16 feet high, whiletwo-story units can be builtup to 27 feet and mustmaintain at least 20 feet ofspace to the front and rearlines of a property, with afurther 5-foot recess of thesecond story in front tominimize mass.

Council members dis-cussed recommendationsput forth by the planningcommission, which ad-vised all efforts be made toencourage ADU buildingamong property owners.

A former commissionerwho joined the council fol-

lowing the Nov. 3 election,Jeff Harlan said it was im-portant for the city to em-ploy all mechanisms to in-crease housing.

“Given the current stateof affairs with the housingsituation, I think ADUs aregoing to play some role,but I don’t know how largein Costa Mesa,” Harlansaid.

Costa Mesa currently isrequired by the state toplan and zone for an addi-tional 11,733 residentialunits by 2029, and acces-sory dwelling units may ac-count for a portion of thatobligation. Since the cityfirst created ADU guide-lines in 2017, however, only40 applications have comein with just 14 projects built

so far.While some cities previ-

ously attempted to estab-lish parking requirementsfor newly built units, statemandates waive restric-tions for areas within half amile of a transit route,which applies to 90% ofCosta Mesa properties.Council members wentone step further Tuesday,opting to forego parking re-quirements for all ADUs.

Councilman Don Harperdid not favor loosening re-strictions for accessoryunits, saying they had thepotential to change thecharacter of the neighbor-hoods they’re built in. Hesaid the state’s impositionon cities in the matter wasunfair.

“The [long-term] impactcan be significant, becausewhat you’re allowing for isa neighborhood to doubleits population,” he said.“And that doubles thestrain on traffic, parking,sewer, water, electricity andparks — everything aroundthat neighborhood.”

With Katrina Foley ab-staining (as she is currentlybuilding an ADU on herown property), councilmembers supported thenew ordinance in a 5-1vote, with Harper castingthe lone dissenting vote.The matter will return for asecond reading at a futuremeeting.

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