Big Canyon Country Club Golf Course Renovation
Summary
SCH Number
2025040588
Public Agency
City of Newport Beach
Document Title
Big Canyon Country Club Golf Course Renovation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/10/2025
Document Description
Big Canyon County Club plans to renovate its golf course (1) to fully replace existing irrigation facilities nearing the end of their useful life with a state-of-the-art irrigation system to enable efficient, more targeted irrigation and minimize the potential of overwatering, (2) to correct areas of minor drainage deficiencies, and (3) to update the golf course while the course is closed to play during implementation of the irrigation project.
Contact Information
Name
Liz Westmoreland, AICP
Agency Name
City of Newport Beach
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Jeremy Samson
Agency Name
Big Canyon Country Club
Job Title
General Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Newport Beach
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Big Canyon Drive and Canyon Fairway Drive
Zip
92660
Total Acres
180
Parcel #
442-032-53, 442-032-73, 442-032-78
State Highways
SR-73
Railways
N/A
Airports
John Wayne Airport
Schools
N/A
Waterways
Big Canyon Wash Watershed, Upper Newport Bay
Township
6S
Range
9W,10W
Section
19,24
Base
N/A
Other Location Info
Sections 19, 24, 25, 30
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 2; California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15302: Replacement or Reconstruction
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project involves the replacement of aged irrigation facilities,
correct drainage deficiencies and updating the golf course with no expansion of existing use.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
Notice of Exemption
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