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The Community Development Department and the public counter are located in the Civic Center at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach.

 

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We can be reached at:

Department Main Line: (949) 644-3200

 

(949) 718-1888 Permit Counter

(949) 644-3204 Planning and Zoning Information
(949) 644-3215 Code Enforcement

 

To Schedule an Inspection:

 

1. Call the Inspection Request Line at (949) 644-3255 or;
2. Click here to schedule an Inspection online

3. For iPermits ONLY, please log onto your online account at www.newportbeachca.gov/onlinepermitting

 
Online Information Request System: Quest
Our business hours are:
General Administration: 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM / Monday - Thursday
7:30 AM to 4:30 PM / Friday
Counter hours: 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM / Monday - Thursday
7:30 AM to 4:30 PM / Friday
Permit Issuance &
Plan Check Submittal:		 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM / Monday - Friday
Residential Building
Inspector hours:		 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM / Monday - Thursday
7:30 AM to 4:30 PM / Alternating Fridays
Inspection hours: 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM / Monday - Friday
Inspectors available: 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM and 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Allowable Construction Hours
per NBMC, Section 10-28 		7:00 AM to 6:30 PM / Monday - Friday
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM / Saturday
No Construction Work on Sundays or Federal Holidays

    

ENGINEERS COUNTER SCHEDULE   

               
ENGINEER MON
NOV 23		 TUES
NOV 24		 WED
NOV 25		 THURS
NOV 26		 FRI
NOV 27
        Engineer's
Meeting 4-5 pm		  
Eric Skarin OUT OUT OUT HOLIDAY HOLIDAY
Soon Cho COUNTER PM COUNTER PM LBU HOLIDAY HOLIDAY
Stefan Chiose OFF OFF OFF HOLIDAY HOLIDAY
Dan Aquino
 COUNTER AM LBU COUNTER PM HOLIDAY HOLIDAY
Melissa Kubischta
 LBU LBU COUNTER AM HOLIDAY HOLIDAY
Yoko Tanaka OFF COUNTER AM LBU HOLIDAY HOLIDAY
Kenneth Huang OFF OFF OFF HOLIDAY HOLIDAY
Sergio Gutierrez (CEG)** 7:30-12
1-3**		 7:30-12
1-3**		 7:30-12
1-3**		 HOLIDAY HOLIDAY
Ben Ellingson (EMP)* 8-2 8-2
 8-2  HOLIDAY HOLIDAY
Fire Prevention
  (Staff Meetings Mondays
   @ 7:30-8:30)		 8:30-12
Appt only
after 1 PM
 7:30-12
Appt only
after 1 PM		 7:30-12
Appt only
after 1 PM		 HOLIDAY HOLIDAY

      APC = Appointment Plan Check
      PC = back office plan check
      AM Counter hours: 7:30 - 12:30, PM Counter hours: 12:30 - 5:30 (Friday PM Counter Hours: 12:30-4:30)
      LBU = Counter coverage during lunch & back-up
      AM engineer lunch is 12:30-1:30, & PM engineer lunch is 11:30-12:30
     *EMP (Electrical, Mechanical, & Plumbing Plans Examiner)
   **CEG (Certified Engineer Geologist) Available 1-3 pm by appointment (Mon - Thurs), Friday is by appointment

ENGINEER MON
NOV 30		 TUES
DEC 1		 WED
DEC 2		 THURS
DEC 3		 FRI
DEC 4
           
Eric Skarin COUNTER AM PC LBU LBU OFF
Soon Cho PC
 COUNTER PM LBU  PC OFF
Stefan Chiose LBU LBU COUNTER PM PC OFF
Dan Aquino
 LBU PC COUNTER AM   PC COUNTER AM
Melissa Kubischta
  PC LBU PC COUNTER AM LBU
Yoko Tanaka COUNTER PM PC PC COUNTER PM LBU
Kenneth Huang PC COUNTER AM PC LBU COUNTER PM
Ben Ellingson. (EMP)* 8-2  8-2 8-2 8-2 APPT ONLY

Sergio Gutierrez (CEG) *

 7:30-12
1-3**		 7:30-12
1-3**		 7:30-12
1-3**		 7:30-12
1-3**		 APPT ONLY
Fire Prevention
  (Staff Meeting Mondays
    @ 7:30 AM-8:30 AM)		 8:30-12
APPT ONLY
AFTER 1 PM
 7:30-12
APPT ONLY
AFTER 1 PM		 7:30-12
APPT ONLY
AFTER 1 PM		 7:30-12
APPT ONLY
AFTER 1 PM		 APPT ONLY

      APC = Appointment Plan Check
      PC = Back office plan check
      AM Counter hours: 7:30 - 12:30, PM Counter hours: 12:30 - 5:30 (Friday PM Counter Hours: 12:30-4:30)
      LBU = Counter coverage during lunch & back-up
      AM Engineer lunch is 12:30-1:30, & PM engineer lunch is 11:30-12:30
     *EMP = Electrical, Mechanical, & Plumbing Plans Examiner
   **CEG (Certified Engineer Geologist) Available 1-3 pm by appointment (Mon - Thurs), Friday is by appointment

Community Development Staff Phone E-mail
Seimone Jurjis, Community Development Director 949-644-3200 sjurjis@newportbeachca.gov
   

      

ADMINISTRATION Phone E-mail
Dan Campagnolo, Systems & Administration Manager 949-644-3231 dcampagnolo@newportbeachca.gov
Clarivel Rodriguez, Administrative Support Specialist 949-644-3232 crodriguez@newportbeachca.gov
Ketshy Palencia, Administrative Technician 949-644-3201 kpalencia@newportbeachca.gov
Lanny Krage, Records Specialist 949-644-3293 lkrage@newportbeachca.gov
Amanda Lee, Administrative Technician 949-718-1865 alee@newportbeachca.gov
Brittany Ramirez, Administrative Analyst 949-644-3239 bramirez@newportbeachca.gov
Debi Schank, Administrative Support Specialist 949-644-3284 dschank@newportbeachca.gov
Susan Yamada, Administrative Technician 949-644-3280 syamada@newportbeachca.gov
Ayla Guernon, Student Aide 949-644-3200 aguernon@newportbeachca.gov
Savannah Martinez, Student Aide 949-644-3200 smartinez@newportbeachca.gov
Gianni Genteel, Student Aide 949-644-3200 ggenteel@newportbeachca.gov
Caitlyn Curley, Student Aide 949-644-3200 ccurley@newportbeachca.gov

 

BUILDING Permit Technicians (Public Counter) Phone E-mail
Susan McCourt, Permit Counter Supervisor 949-644-3289 smccourt@newportbeachca.gov
Heather Eusebio, Department Assistant 949-644-3290 heusebio@newportbeachca.gov 
Cara Eng, Permit Specialist II 949 644-3251 ceng@newportbeachca.gov
Jamie Harris, Permit Specialist II 949-644-3274 jharris@newportbeachca.gov
Judi Igasaki, Permit Specialist II 949-644-3291 jigasaki@newportbeachca.gov
Savanah Melo, Permit Specialist I
 949-644-3269 smelo@newportbeachca.gov
Jessica Sanchez, Permit Specialist II 949-644-3287 jsanchez@newportbeachca.gov

    

building plan check  Weekly Engineer's Counter Schedule Phone E-mail

Samir Ghosn, P.E., Deputy Community Development Director / Chief Building Official

 949-644-3277 sghosn@newportbeachca.gov
Dan Aquino, P.E., Civil Engineer 949-644-3292  daquino@newportbeachca.gov 
Stefan Chiose, P.E., Civil Engineer
949-644-3207 schiose@newportbeachca.gov

Soon Cho, P.E., Sr. Civil Engineer 

949-644-3281 scho@newportbeachca.gov

Ben Ellingson, Plans Examiner, Elect., Mech., Plumbing 

949-644-3271 bellingson@newportbeachca.gov
Sergio Gutierrez, P.G., C.E.G., Certified Engineer Geologist (Contract) 949-644-3213 sgutierrez@newportbeachca.gov
Ken Huang, P.E., Sr. Civil Engineer 949-644-3285 khuang@newportbeachca.gov

Dan Kennedy, Architect, Principal Engineer / Plan Review

949-644-3279 dkennedy@newportbeachca.gov
Melissa Kubischta, S.E., Civil Engineer  949-644-3278  mkubischta@newportbeachca.gov

Eric Skarin, S.E., Sr. Civil Engineer 

949-644-3270 eskarin@newportbeachca.gov
Yoko Tanaka, S.E., Civil Engineer 949-644-3202  ytanaka@newportbeachca.gov

Tonee Thai, P.E., Principal Engineer / Customer Service

 949-718-1867 tthai@newportbeachca.gov

  

building Inspectors - SEE inspector area map (pdf) Phone E-mail
Bruno Bomis, Part-time Building Inspector II 949-644-3262  bbomis@newportbeachca.gov 
Gersh, David, Contract Building Inspector  949-644-3263  dgersh@newportbeachca.gov 
Steve Lane, Principal Building Inspector 949-644-3264 slane@newportbeachca.gov
Rick La Bare, Building Inspector II 949-644-3261 rlabare@newportbeachca.gov
David Reed, Building Inspector II 949-644-3252 dreed@newportbeachca.gov 
Rocha, Alex, Contract Building Inspector  949-644-3260  arocha@newportbeachca.gov 
Chris Sanchez, Principal Building Inspector 949-644-3266 csanchez@newportbeachca.gov
Chad Shelton, Building Inspector II 949-644-3295     cshelton@newportbeachca.gov 
Marshall Shelton, Sr. Building Inspector 949-644-3267 mshelton@newportbeachca.gov
Bill Tuman, Building Inspector II 949-644-3272 btuman@newportbeachca.gov 

  

Life Safety Services Phone E-mail
Kevin Bass, Fire Marshal 949-644-3108 kbass@newportbeachca.gov 
Susan Guzzetta, Life Safety Specialist III 949-644-3107 sguzzetta@newportbeachca.gov
James Gillespie, Life Safety Specialist II 949-644-3354 jgillespie@newportbeachca.gov 
Nadine Morris, Life Safety Specialist II 949-644-3105 nmorris@newportbeachca.gov
Michael Pasmant, Part-time Life Safety Specialist I 949-644-3111  mpasmant@newportbeachca.gov 
Raymi Wun, Life Safety Specialist II 949-644-3110 rwun@newportbeachca.gov

CODE ENFORCEMENT    (SEE AREA MAP ) PHONE E-MAIL

Brian Contino, Code Enforcement Officer II

 949-644-3257 bcontino@newportbeachca.gov
John Murray, Code Enforcement Officer II 949-270-8137 jmurray@newportbeachca.gov
Jonathan Munoz, Code Enforcement Officer I 949-644-3220 jmunoz@newportbeachca.gov
Vacant, Code Enforcement Trainee - PT 949-644-3286

 

Planning Phone E-mail
James Campbell, Deputy Director, Community Development 949-644-3210 jcampbell@newportbeachca.gov
Jaime Murillo, Principal Planner 949-644-3209 jmurillo@newportbeachca.gov
Matthew Schneider,  Principal Planner 949-644-3219 mschneider@newportbeachca.gov
Makana Nova, Senior Planner 949-644-3249 mnova@newportbeachca.gov
Ben Zdeba, Senior Planner 949-644-3253 bzdeba@newportbeachca.gov
Chelsea Crager, Associate Planner 949-644-3227 ccrager@newportbeachca.gov 
Liz Westmoreland, Associate Planner 949-644-3234 lwestmoreland@newportbeachca.gov
Melinda Whelan, Assistant Planner 949-644-3221 mwhelan@newportbeachca.gov  
David Lee, Associate Planner 949-644-3225 dlee@newportbeachca.gov
Joselyn Perez, Assistant Planner 949-644-3312 jperez@newportbeachca.gov
Patrick Achis, Assistant Planner 949-644-3237 pachis@newportbeachca.gov
Afshin Atapour, Planning Technician  949-644-3212 aatapour@newportbeachca.gov
Victoria Kim, Planning Technician  949-644-3235 vkim@newportbeachca.gov

   

Real Property and Asset management PHONE E-MAIL

Lauren Whitlinger, Real Property Administrator

 949-644-3236 lwooding@newportbeachca.gov 
Fauna Shrago, Administrative Analyst P/T 949-644-3206 fshrago@newportbeachca.gov