Title
Proposed Amendments to Title 17 - 17.01 - Definition of Terms; 17.40 - Commercial Live Aboards; 17.20.020 Vessel Operations; and 17.25.020 - Anchorage, Berthing and Mooring Regulations
Recommendation
During the past year the Harbor Commission has reviewed, solicited public input and recommended changes to Title 17 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (the Harbor Code) to the City Council.
On January 28, 2020, the City Council adopted these proposed changes to Title 17 as recommended. As part of that action, City Council requested the Harbor Commission return to City Council with additional recommendations associated with requirements for live-aboard boaters with vessels in commercial marinas.
Unrelated to the live-aboard related recommendations, staff is also requesting the Harbor Commission consider a recommended set of clarifications to Title 17, associated with use of the in-harbor public anchorage.
Recommendation:
1) Find this action exempt from 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) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and
2) Approve the recommended changes to Title 17 - 17.01 - Definition of Terms; 17.40 - Commercial Live Aboards; 17.20.020 Vessel Operations; and 17.25.020 - Anchorage, Berthing and Mooring Regulations and forward to City Council for their consideration.