Title
Ordinance No. 2025-26: Adding Chapter 6.30 Prohibition of Sale and Distribution of Flavored Tobacco Products
Recommendation
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;
b) Waive full reading, direct the City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance No. 2025-26, An Ordinance of the City Council of Newport Beach, California, Amending Chapter 6.25 (Regulation of Smoking in Public Areas) and Adding Chapter 6.30 (Prohibition of Sale and Distribution of Flavored Tobacco Products) to Title 6 (Health and Sanitation) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code, Relating to Smoking and Tobacco Sales and pass to a second reading on October 14, 2025.