Title
Ordinance No. 2023-2: A Code Amendment Updating Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations to Implement Council Policy K-4 and to Comply with State Law (PA2021-113)
Recommendation
a) Conduct a public hearing;
b) Find this project statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15282(h) of the CEQA Guidelines, which states that the adoption of an ordinance regarding second units to implement the provisions of Sections 65852.1 and 65852.2 of the Government Code are exempt from the requirements of CEQA;
c) Waive full reading, direct the City Clerk to read by title only, introduce Ordinance No. 2023-2, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Adopting Code Amendment No. CA2021-005 Amending Section 20.48.200 (Accessory Dwelling Units) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Implement Council Policy K-4 (Reducing the Barriers to the Creation of Housing) and New State Law Requirements Related to Accessory Dwelling Units (PA2021-113), and pass to second reading on February 14, 2023; and
d) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-8, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Authorizing Submittal of Local Coastal Program Amendment No. LC2021-003 to the California Coastal Commission to Amend Section 21.48.200 (Accessory Dwelling Units) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Implement Council Policy K-4 (Reducing the Barriers to the Creation of Housing) and New State Law Requirements Related to Accessory Dwelling Units (PA2019-248).