Title
Ordinance No. 2025-4: Amending the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Update Administrative Procedures Related to Good Cause Determinations and the Extension of Deadlines for Short-Term Lodging Permits
Recommendation
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and
b) Waive full reading, direct the City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance No. 2025-4, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Section 1.08.120 (Definitions) of Title 1 (General Provisions), Section 5.95.042 (Maximum Number of Permits), Section 5.95.043 (Transfer of Permit), and Section 5.95.065 (Suspensions and Revocations) of Chapter 5.95 (Short-Term Lodging Permit) of Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Update Administrative Procedures Related to Good Cause Determinations and the Extension of Deadlines, and pass to second reading on March 25, 2025.