Title
Ordinance No. 2026-06: Amending Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) and Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) for Tobacco Retailer Businesses and Cigar Lounges
Recommendation
a) Conduct a public hearing;
b) Find this project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21080.17 of the Public Resources Code and pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects, which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment; and
c) Introduce Ordinance No. 2026-06, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Adding Chapter 5.55 (Tobacco Retailer Businesses) to Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) and Amending Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Related to Operation of New Tobacco Retailer Businesses and the Relocation or Physical Expansion of Existing Tobacco Retailer Businesses, Also Known as Smoke Shops, and pass to second reading on June 9, 2026.