City Council

16.\nOrdinance 2025-11: Amending Section 9.04.470 (Local Agency Very High\nFire Hazard Severity Zone) To Adopt the 2025 Moderate, High, and Very High\nFire Hazard Severity Zones, As Designated By The California Department of\nForestry and Fire Protection and Pursuant to California Government Code\nSection 51178\na) Conduct a public hearing;\nb) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines\nbecause this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or\nindirectly; and\nc) Waive full reading, direct the City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance\nNo. 2025-11, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,\nCalifornia, Amending Section 9.04.470 (Local Agency Very High Fire Hazard\nSeverity Zone) To Adopt the 2025 Moderate, High, and Very High Fire Hazard\nSeverity Zones, As Designated By The California Department of Forestry And Fire\nProtection And Pursuant to California Government Code Section 51178; and pass\nto a second reading on July 22, 2025.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map\nAttachment B - Ordinance No. 2025-11