As part of Schmitz & Associates ongoing due diligence monitoring the Santa Monica Mountains (SMM) North area plan, we have gathered the following relevant notes for your review. Current Status: The Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning (LADRP) are currently in the draft process of the plan (to be completed in the Spring/Summer of […]

ACCOLADES FOR THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SCHMITZ AND ASSOCIATES  Chair Kinesy of the California Coastal Commission offered high praise for a number of recent projects that we (Schmitz and Associates) obtained successful approval for.  These approvals required significant efforts by our team and were completed in a collaborative effort with the City of […]

Commission Approves Dredging Project, Eelgrass Plan Newport Beach Independent Online Posted On 19 Jun 2015 By : Sara Hall The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved two Newport Beach dredging related items and the city’s Eelgrass Protection and Mitigation Plan during their meeting last week. The city applied for a Coastal Development Permit and Federal Consistency […]

Crews are hard at work completing underground utility work and various buildings that will be a part of the new Marina Park. In the photo below, you can see the entrance to the park- lined with palm trees and the stand-alone lighthouse feature really starting to take shape. As functional as it is fun, visitors […]

On behalf of David Webb, Director of Public Works- Good Afternoon Mayor, Councilmembers and other Interested Parties, Here we are at the beginning of December with the Boat Parade, Christmas and the New Year just about here.  Time is sure flying by with a lot getting done as can be seen in this update of […]