HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-24 - Reestablishing the Ad Hoc Committee on Short Term LodgingRESOLUTION NO. 2021-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
REESTABLISHING THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON
SHORT TERM LODGING
WHEREAS, Short Term Lodging is currently defined under Section 5.95.010
(Definitions) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code ("NBMC") as a dwelling unit that is
rented or leased as a single housekeeping unit for a period of thirty (30) consecutive
calendar days or less;
WHEREAS, in July 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-69
forming the Ad Hoc Committee on Short Term Lodging, comprised of three (3) Council
Members, to review and determine whether provisions of the Short Term Lodging
ordinance set forth in Chapter 5.95 (Short Term Lodging Permit) of the NBMC ("Short
Term Lodging Ordinance") should be modified and to make a recommendation to the
entire City Council in regards thereto;
WHEREAS, Section 2 of Resolution No. 2019-69 set the expiration of the Ad Hoc
Committee on Short Term Lodging to expire automatically upon its recommendation to
the City Council of proposed changes to the Short Term Lodging Ordinance;
WHEREAS, at the February 11, 2020 meeting, the City Council gave first reading
to Ordinance No. 2020-8 updating the Short Term Lodging Ordinance based, in part, upon
recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Short Term Lodging, therefore, the
committee automatically terminated on that date;
WHEREAS, at the February 25, 2020 meeting, the City Council gave direction to
further study Short Term Lodging issues and expressed a desire to. reestablish the Ad
Hoc Committee on Short Term Lodging;
WHEREAS, at the March 10, 2020 meeting, the City Council adopted Resolution
No. 2020-23 extending the Ad Hoc Committee on Short Term Lodging to June 30, 2021,
unless terminated sooner by the City Council;
WHEREAS, at the June 23, 2020 meeting, the City Council adopted Ordinance
No. 2020-15 amending Section 3.16.060 and Chapter 5.95 (Short Term Lodging Permit)
of the NBMC relating to Short Term Lodging; and
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WHEREAS, the Ad Hoc Committee on Short Term Lodging would like to continue
to further study Short Term Lodging issues related to enforcement and regulation on
Newport Island and desires to reestablish and extend the Ad Hoc Committee on Short
Term Lodging.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows
Section 1: The City Council hereby rescinds Resolution No. 2020-23 and
reestablishes the Ad Hoc Committee on Short Term Lodging, comprised of Council
Members Diane Dixon, Joy Brenner, and Duffy Duffield. The purpose and responsibility
of the Ad Hoc Committee on Short Term Lodging shall be to review, determine and make
recommendations to the entire City Council regarding proposed revisions to the NBMC
related to Short Term Lodging enforcement and regulation on Newport Island.
Section 2: The Ad Hoc Committee on Short Term Lodging shall be an advisory
committee and shall expire on June 30, 2022 unless terminated sooner by the entire City
Council.
Section 3: The Ad Hoc Committee on Short Term Lodging shall not be subject
to the Brown Act; however, the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Committee on Short Term
Lodging shall be considered at a noticed and public hearing by the entire City Council.
Section 4: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 5: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 6: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution 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)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
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Section 7: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 23rd day of March, 2021.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OF E
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City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2021-24 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 23,d day of March, 2021, and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Brad Avery, Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Muldoon, Council Member Joy Brenner,
Council Member Diane Dixon, Council Member Will O'Neill
NAYS: Council Member Noah Blom
ABSENT: Council Member Duffy Duffield
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 24th day of March, 2021.
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California