File #: 25-0974    Version: 1
Status: Public Hearing
File created: 7/22/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/26/2025 Final action:
Title: Ordinance No. 2025-20 and Resolution No. 2025-54 Amending Title 20 (Zoning Code) and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Updating ADU and JADU Standards (PA2025-0093)
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment A - Ordinance No. 2025-20, 3. Attachment B - Resolution No. 2025-54, 4. Attachment C - HCD Review Letter Dated October 1, 2024, 5. Attachment D - July 17, 2025 Planning Commission Staff Report (Without Attachments), 6. Attachment E - July 17, 2025 Planning Commission Minutes, 7. Attachment F - HCD Comment Summary, 8. Attachment G – NBMC Title 20 (Planning and Zoning), proposed redlined code changes, 9. Attachment H – NBMC Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan), proposed redlined code changes, 10. Attachment I – Existing ADU Ordinance Summary Matrix, 11. Attachment J - Proposed ADU Ordinance Summary Matrix, 12. On the Agenda

Title

Ordinance No. 2025-20 and Resolution No. 2025-54 Amending Title 20 (Zoning Code) and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Updating ADU and JADU Standards (PA2025-0093)

Recommendation

a)                     Conduct a public hearing;

b)                     Find this project statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15282(h) of the CEQA Guidelines, which states that the adoption of an ordinance regarding second units to implement the provisions of Sections 66310 through 66342 of the Government Code are exempt from the requirements of CEQA and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15265(a)(1), local governments are exempt from the requirements of CEQA in connection with the adoption of a Local Coastal Program;

c)                     Waive full reading, direct the City Clerk to read by title only, and introduce Ordinance No. 2025-20, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Section 20.48.200 (Accessory Dwelling Units) of the City of Newport Beach Municipal Code Related to Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (PA2025-0093), and pass to second reading on September 9, 2025; and

d)                     Adopt Resolution No. 2025-54, 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 Section 21.48.200 (Accessory Dwelling Units) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Related to Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (PA2025-0093).