Operational Hours / Staff Directory
The Community Development Department and the public counter are located in the Civic Center at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach.
| We can be reached at: |
Department Main Line: (949) 644-3200
(949) 718-1888 Permit Counter (949) 644-3204 Planning and Zoning Information
To Schedule an Inspection:
1. Call the Inspection Request Line at (949) 644-3255 or; 3. For iPermits ONLY, please log onto your online account at www.newportbeachca.gov/onlinepermitting
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| 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 MAY 22 |
TUES MAY 23 |
WED MAY 24 |
THURS MAY 25 |
FRI MAY 26 |
| Engineer Meeting 4-5 |
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| Eric Skarin | AM B/U | AM B/U | PC | AM | OFF |
| Ramin Taghinezhad | PM B/U | PC | AM | PC | OFF |
| Dustin Horney | PM | PC | PM B/U | PM | OFF |
| Zhao Zhang |
AM | PM B/U | PM | AM B/U | OFF |
| Alex Liu | OFF | AM | AM B/U | PC | AM |
| Kenneth Huang | OFF | PM | PC | PM B/U | PM |
| Oliver Daluz | 7:30-12:30 | 7:30 - 12:30 | 7:30-12:30 | 7:30-12:30 |
OFF |
| Sergio Gutierrez | OFF | 7:30-12:30 | 7:30-12:30 | OFF | OFF |
| Fire Prevention |
7:30-12 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 |
N/A |
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)
| ENGINEER |
MON MAY 29 |
TUES MAY 30 |
WED MAY 31 |
THURS JUNE 1 |
FRI JUNE 2 |
| Eric Skarin | HOLIDAY | AM | PC | AM | OFF |
| Ramin Taghinezhad | HOLIDAY | PM | AM | AM B/U | OFF |
| DustIn Horney | HOLIDAY | PC | AM B/U | PM | OFF |
| Zhao Zhang | HOLIDAY | PC | PM | PC | PM B/U |
| Alex Liu |
HOLIDAY | AM B/U | PM B/U | PC | AM |
| Kenneth Huang | HOLIDAY | PM B/U | PC | PM B/U | PM |
| Oliver Daluz (EMP)* | HOLIDAY | 7:30-12:30 |
7:30-12:30 | 7:30-12:30 | OFF |
|
Sergio Gutierrez (CEG)* |
HOLIDAY | 7:30-12:30 | 7:30-12:30 | OFF | OFF |
| Fire Prevention | HOLIDAY | 7:30-12 Appt only after 1 PM |
7:30-12 Appt only after 1 PM |
7:30-12 Appt only after 1 PM |
N/A |
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
| Community Development Staff | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Seimone Jurjis, Community Development Director | 949-644-3200 | sjurjis@newportbeachca.gov |
| ADMINISTRATION | Phone | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Campagnolo, Systems & Administration Manager | 949-644-3231 | dcampagnolo@newportbeachca.gov | |
| Clarivel Rodriguez, Administrative Assistant | 949-644-3232 | crodriguez@newportbeachca.gov | |
| Vacant , Department Assistant | 949-644-3201 | ||
| Amanda Lee, Records Specialist | 949-718-1865 | alee@newportbeachca.gov | |
| Savannah Martinez, Department Assistant | 949 644-3293 | smartinez@newportbeachca.gov | |
| Brittany Ramirez, Management Analyst | 949-644-3239 | bramirez@newportbeachca.gov | |
| Debi Schank, Administrative Assistant | 949-644-3284 | dschank@newportbeachca.gov | |
| Susan Yamada, Department Assistant | 949-644-3280 | syamada@newportbeachca.gov | |
| Tiana Fain, Intern | 949 644-3200 | tfain@newportbeachca.gov | |
| Andrew Janey, Intern | 949-644-3200 | ajaney@newportbeachca.gov | |
| Nick Dildine, Intern | 949-644-3200 | ndildine@newportbeachca.gov | |
| Tak Wong, Intern | 949-644-3215 | twong@newportbeachca.gov | |
| BUILDING Permit Technicians (Public Counter) | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| VACANT, Permit Technician | 949-644-3289 | |
| Raul Cortez, Department Assistant | 949-644-3290 | rcortez@newportbeachca.gov |
| Stacy Kirk, Permit Technician II | 949 644-3287 | skirk@newportbeachca.gov |
| Ben Jen, Permit Technician II | 949-644-3274 | bjen@newportbeachca.gov |
| Judi Igasaki, Permit Counter Supervisor | 949-644-3291 | jigasaki@newportbeachca.gov |
| Savanah Reyes, Permit Technician II |
949-644-3269 | sreyes@newportbeachca.gov |
| Ryan Tolentino, Permit Technician II | 949-644-3287 | rtolentino@newportbeachca.gov |
| building plan check Weekly Engineer's Counter Schedule | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
|
Tonee Thai P.E., Deputy Community Development Director / Chief Building Official |
949-718-1867 | tthai@newportbeachca.gov |
| Dan Aquino, P.E., Sr. Civil Engineer | 949-644-3292 | daquino@newportbeachca.gov |
|
Oliver Daluz, Plans Examiner, EMP |
949-644-3271 | odaluz@newportbeachca.gov |
| Sergio Gutierrez, P.G., C.E.G., Certified Engineer Geologist | 949-644-3213 | sgutierrez@newportbeachca.gov |
| Dustin Horney, P.E. Civil Engineer | 949-644-3277 | dhorney@newportbeachca.gov |
| Ken Huang, P.E., Acting Principal Engineer | 949-644-3285 | khuang@newportbeachca.gov |
| Melissa Kubischta, S.E., Principal Engineer | 949-644-3278 | mkubischta@newportbeachca.gov |
| Alex Liu, P.E., Civil Engineer | 949-644-3202 | aliu@newportbeachca.gov |
|
Eric Skarin, S.E., Sr. Civil Engineer |
949-644-3270 | eskarin@newportbeachca.gov |
| Ramin Taghinezhad, PhD, P.E., Sr. Civil Engineer | 949-644-3281 | rtaghinezhad@newportbeachca.gov |
| Zhao Zhang, S.E., Civil Engineer | 949-644-3279 | zzhang@newportbeachca.gov |
| building Inspectors - SEE inspector area map (pdf) | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Vacant, Building Inspector | 949-644-3263 | |
| Steve Lane, Principal Building Inspector | 949-644-3264 | slane@newportbeachca.gov |
| Rick LaBare, Sr. Building Inspector | 949-644-3261 | rlabare@newportbeachca.gov |
| Jaime Molina, Building Inspector II | 949-644-3379 | jmolina@newportbeachca.gov |
| David Reed, Building Inspector II | 949-644-3252 | dreed@newportbeachca.gov |
| Richard Ortiz, Contract Building Inspector | 949-644-3260 | rortiz@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 |
| Jason Rudenick, Building Inspector II | 949-644-3262 | jrudenick@newportbeachca.gov |
| Life Safety Services | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| James Gillespie, Acting Fire Marshal | 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 |
| Jon Reid, Life Safety Specialist II | 949-644-3107 | jreid@newportbeachca.gov |
| Raymi Wun, Life Safety Specialist II | 949-644-3110 | rwun@newportbeachca.gov |
| CODE ENFORCEMENT (SEE AREA MAP ) | PHONE | |
|---|---|---|
| John Murray, Code Enforcement Supervisor | 949-270-8137 | jmurray@newportbeachca.gov |
|
Monique Navarrete, Senior Code Enforcement Officer |
949-644-3257 | mnavarrete@newportbeachca.gov |
| Jonathan Munoz, Code Enforcement Officer I | 949-644-3220 | jmunoz@newportbeachca.gov |
| Aydee Inzunza, Code Enforcement Officer | 949-644-3230 | ainzunza@newportbeachca.gov |
| Planning | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| James Campbell, Deputy Director, Community Development | 949-644-3210 | jcampbell@newportbeachca.gov |
| Jaime Murillo, Principal Planner | 949-644-3209 | jmurillo@newportbeachca.gov |
| Ben Zdeba, Principal Planner | 949-644-3253 | bzdeba@newportbeachca.gov |
| Chelsea Crager, Senior Planner | 949-644-3227 | ccrager@newportbeachca.gov |
| Liz Westmoreland, Senior Planner | 949-644-3234 | lwestmoreland@newportbeachca.gov |
| David Lee, Associate Planner | 949-644-3225 | dlee@newportbeachca.gov |
| Melinda Whelan, Assistant Planner |
949-644-3221 | mwhelan@newportbeachca.gov |
| Joselyn Perez, Assistant Planner | 949-644-3312 | jperez@newportbeachca.gov |
| Jenny Tran, Assistant Planner | 949-644-3212 | jtran@newportbeachca.gov |
| Afshin Atapour, Assistant Planner | 949-644-3237 | aatapour@newportbeachca.gov |
| VACANT, Planning Technician | 949-644-3235 |
| Real Property and Asset management | PHONE | |
|---|---|---|
|
Lauren Whitlinger, Real Property Administrator |
949-644-3236 | lwooding@newportbeachca.gov |
| Carrera Mullinax, Management Analyst | 949-644-3206 | cmullinax@newportbeachca.gov |