City Council

23.\nInitiation of Zoning Code and Local Coastal Program Amendments Related\nto Smoke Shops, Smoking Lounges, and\nOther Tobacco-Related\nBusinesses and Establishing a Temporary Moratorium of Tobacco Retailer\nBusinesses\na) Determine this action is exempt from environmental review under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15262, Section 15060(c)(2),\nSection 15060(c)(3), Section 15305, and Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA\nGuidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3;\nb) Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-31, An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the\nCity of Newport Beach, California, Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on the\nEstablishment and Operation of New Tobacco Retailer Businesses and the\nRelocation or Physical Expansion of Existing Tobacco Retailer Businesses, Also\nKnown as Smoke Shops; and\nc) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-64, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNewport Beach, California, Initiating Amendments to Title 20 (Planning and\nZoning) and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the Newport\nBeach Municipal Code Pertaining to Smoke Shops, Smoking Lounges, and Other\nTobacco-Related Businesses (PA2025-0171).\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Ordinance No. 2025-31: Urgency Ordinance for Moratorium\nAttachment B - Resolution No. 2025-64: Initiation of Amendments