Title
Ordinance No. 2026-07: Updating Titles 20 (Planning and Zoning) and 13 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Property) Related to Personal Wireless Service Facilities and Resolution No. 2026-41: Authorizing the Submission of a Local Coastal Program Amendment
Recommendation
a) Conduct a public hearing;
b) Find the introduction and adoption of this ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), 15303, and 15378, of the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 (CEQA Guidelines).The proposed amendments are also exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 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;
c) Introduce Ordinance No. 2026-07, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Adding Chapter 13.22 (Personal Wireless Service Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way) and Amending Chapter 20.49 (Personal Wireless Service Facilities) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Related to Telecommunication Facilities, and pass to second reading on June 23, 2026; and
d) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-41, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Authorizing Submittal of a Local Coastal Program Amendment to the California Coastal Commission to Amend Chapter 21.49 (Personal Wireless Service Facilities) in Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Related to Telecommunication Facilities.