City Council

24.\nOrdinances Nos. 2025-15 and 2025-16: Newport Beach\nAmendments Related to Short Term Lodging (PA2023-0116)\nMunicipal\nCode\na) Conduct a public hearing;\nb) Find this project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of\nRegulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, which states that an activity is not\nsubject to CEQA if “[t]he activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable\nindirect physical change in the environment”;\nc) Waive full reading, direct the City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance\nNo. 2025-15, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,\nCalifornia, Approving a Code Amendment to Chapter 5.95 (Short Term Lodging\nPermit) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Ensure Consistency with the\nLocal Coastal Program Amendment Related to Short Term Lodging (PA20230116), and pass to second reading on August 26, 2025; and\nd) Waive full reading, direct the City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance\nNo. 2025-16, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,\nCalifornia, Approving a Local Coastal Plan Amendment Amending Title 21 (Local\nCoastal Program Implementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code as\nModified by the California Coastal Commission Related to Short Term Lodging\n(PA2023-0116), and pass to second reading on August 26, 2025.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Ordinance No. 2025-15 (Chapter 5.95)\nAttachment B - Ordinance No. 2025-16 (Title 21 Amendment)\nAttachment C - Ordinance No. 2023-23\nAttachment D - Resolution No. 2023-83\nAttachment E - November 28, 2023 City Council Staff Report\nAttachment F - MU-W2 and MU-CV/15th Street Zoning Districts Map\nAttachment G - Coastal Commission Approval Letter and Suggested Modifications\nAttachment H - Underline/Strikeout Version of Amendments