Title
Ordinance No. 2026-5: Amending Title 21 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code, and Resolution No. 2026-30: Implementing the Housing Element and Establishing the Housing Opportunity (HO) Overlay Coastal Zoning District (PA2022-0245)
Recommendation
a) Conduct a public hearing;
b) Find that all potential environmental effects for the amendment have been adequately addressed in the previously certified Final Program Environmental Impact Report identified by State Clearinghouse Number 2023060699, and the City Council of the City of Newport Beach intends to use said document for the approval of the Local Coastal Program Amendment;
c) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-30, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Approving an Amendment to the Coastal Land Use Plan, as Modified by the California Coastal Commission, to Incorporate Updates for Consistency with the Adopted and Certified 6th Cycle Housing Element (PA2022-0245); and
d) Introduce Ordinance No. 2026-05, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Approving an Amendment to Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code, as Modified by the California Coastal Commission, to Establish the Housing Opportunity (HO) Overlay Coastal Zoning District (PA2022-0245 & PA2024-0205), and pass to second reading on June 9, 2026.