Title
Ordinances Nos. 2025-15 and 2025-16: Newport Beach Municipal Code Amendments Related to Short Term Lodging (PA2023-0116)
Recommendation
a) Find the amendments exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, which states that an activity is not subject to CEQA if “[t]he activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment”;
b) Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2025-15, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Approving a Code Amendment to Chapter 5.95 (Short Term Lodging Permit) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Ensure Consistency with the Local Coastal Program Amendment Related to Short Term Lodging (PA2023-0116), and
c) Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2025-16, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Approving a Local Coastal Plan Amendment Amending Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code as Modified by the California Coastal Commission Related to Short Term Lodging (PA2023-0116).