HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-122 - Initiating Amendments to the General Plan, Coastal Land Use Plan of the Local Coastal Program, and Titles 19 (Subdivisions), 20 (Planning and Zoning), and 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code RelateRESOLUTION NO. 2021-122
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING
AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN, COASTAL
LAND USE PLAN OF THE LOCAL COASTAL
PROGRAM, AND TITLES 19 (SUBDIVISIONS), 20
(PLANNING AND ZONING), AND 21 (LOCAL COASTAL
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN) OF THE
NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO
THE CITY'S IMPLEMENTATION OF SENATE BILL NO. 9
WHEREAS, City Council Policy K-1 (General Plan and Local Coastal Program)
requires amendments to the City of Newport Beach ("City") General Plan and certified
Local Coastal Program ("LCP"), including Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation
Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code ("NBMC") to be initiated by the City Council;
WHEREAS, Section 20.66.020 (Initiation of Amendment) of the NBMC provides
that the City Council may initiate an amendment to Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) with or
without a recommendation from the Planning Commission;
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed and
approved Senate Bill No. 9 ("SB 9") which goes into effect on January 1, 2022;
WHEREAS, SB 9 allows for ministerial approval of two dwelling units on single-
family zoned parcels; and
WHEREAS, in order to implement SB 9, amendments to the Land Use Element of
the General Plan, Coastal Land Use Plan of the LCP, and Titles 19 (Subdivisions), 20
(Planning and Zoning) and 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the NBMC
may be required.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby initiate amendments to the General Plan,
Coastal Land Use Plan of the LCP, and Titles 19 (Subdivisions), 20 (Planning and Zoning)
and 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the NBMC to consider including
objective design standards and other parameters necessary to best implement SB 9.
Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Resolution No. 2021-122
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Section 3: 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 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is exempt from
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant
to Section 15262 of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14,
Division 6, Chapter 3, because it involves feasibility or planning studies for possible future
actions, which the agency, board, or commission has not approved or adopted.
Section 5: 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 30th day of November, 2021.
ATTEST:
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Aar n C. Harp
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
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. 2021-122 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 301h day of November, 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 Noah Blom,
Council Member Joy Brenner, Council Member Diane Dixon, Council Member
Duffy Duffield, Council Member Will O'Neill
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 1St day of December, 2021.
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Leilani I. brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California