Title
Multiple Vessel Mooring System - Review and Approve Design Specification Program
Recommendation
The Multiple Vessel Mooring System (MVMS) allows multiple vessels to be secured to a floating platform which is secured to a single anchor mooring system in Newport Harbor. The MVMS program has existed for many years, and the Harbor Commission subcommittee was directed to establish design standards and specifications to support the program. The subcommittee recommends the Harbor Commission review and approve the specifications, then recommend they be forwarded to the City Council for approval.
Recommendation:
1) Find the Project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3; and
2) Approve the Multiple Vessel Mooring System (1) design specifications within the Harbor Design Criteria, (2) updates to the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) Sections 17.01.030(J)(11) and 17.60.040(B)(c), and (3) updates to the Offshore Mooring Specifications for the weights and chains, and recommend that they be forwarded to the City Council for review and approval.