Title
Ordinance No. 2026-18: Amendment to Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) to Revise Setback Map No. S-11C (PA2026-0016)
Recommendation
a) Conduct a public hearing;
b) Find the Amendment is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) because it has no potential for resulting in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. Find the Amendment is otherwise exempt from environmental review under CEQA pursuant to Section 15305, Class 5 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment and the exceptions to this exemption under Section 15300.2 are not applicable; and
c) Introduce Ordinance No. 2026-18, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Approving an Amendment to Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Revise Setback Map No. S-11C Reducing the Front Setback to 10 Feet for the Properties Located at 1641, 1647, and 1653 Reef View Circle (PA2026-0016), and pass to second reading on November 10, 2026.