City Council

16.\nOrdinance Nos. 2025-32 and 2025-33: Amending Titles 20 and 21 of the\nNewport Beach Municipal Code Establishing the Special Flood Hazard Area\n(VE) Overlay (PA2018-075)\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), 15060(c)(3), and 15305 under Class 5\n(Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations) of the CEQA Guidelines because it\nhas no potential to have a significant effect on the environment;\nc) Waive full reading, direct City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance\nNo. 2025-32, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach,\nCalifornia, Adopting Revisions to Zoning Code Amendment (PA2018-075)\nAmending Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) of the City of Newport Beach Municipal\nCode to Establish the Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay for Consistency with\nthe California Coastal Commission's Modifications (PA2018-075), and pass to\nsecond reading on October 28, 2025; and\nd) Waive full reading, direct City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance\nNo. 2025-33, An Ordinance of The City Council of the City of Newport Beach,\nCalifornia, Approving an Amendment to Title 21 (Local Coastal Program\nImplementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code, as Modified by the\nCalifornia Coastal Commission, to Establish the Special Flood Hazard Area\nOverlay (PA2018-075), and pass to second reading on October 28, 2025.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A - Ordinance No. 2025-32 (Title 20)\nAttachment B - Ordinance No. 2025-33 (Title 21)\nAttachment C - Resolution No. 2023-37\nAttachment D - Ordinance No. 2023-10\nAttachment E - City Council Staff Report dated June 13, 2023 (without\nattachments)\nAttachment F - Coastal Commission Approval Letter and Suggested\nModifications\nAttachment G - Redline-Strikeout Version of Title 21 Code Amendment