Title
Ordinance Nos. 2025-32 and 2025-33: Amending Titles 20 and 21 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Establishing the Special Flood Hazard Area (VE) Overlay (PA2018-075)
Recommendation
a) Conduct a public hearing;
b) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15305 under 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;
c) Waive full reading, direct City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance No. 2025-32, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Adopting Revisions to Zoning Code Amendment (PA2018-075) Amending Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) of the City of Newport Beach Municipal Code to Establish the Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay for Consistency with the California Coastal Commission's Modifications (PA2018-075), and pass to second reading on October 28, 2025; and
d) Waive full reading, direct City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance No. 2025-33, 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 Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay (PA2018-075), and pass to second reading on October 28, 2025.