HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2023-0116_20231019_PC_Public NoticeNOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. or soon thereafter as the matter shall be heard, a public hearing will be conducted in the Council Chambers at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach. The Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach will consider the following application:
Municipal Code Amendments Related to Short Term Lodging - Amendments to Chapter 5.95 (Short
Term Lodging Permit), Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation
Plan) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code that include the following:
•Establishing regulations permitting short term lodging within the MU-W2 (Mixed-Use Water) andMU-CV/15th Street (Mixed-Use Cannery Village and 15th Street) zoning districts;
•Changing the maximum cap of short term lodging permits from 1,550 permits Citywide to: 1) 1,475permits in residential districts; and 2) 75 permits within the MU-W2 and MU-CV/15th Street zoningdistricts;
•Correcting an inconsistency in the definition and use of short term lodging and bed and breakfast inn
to mean a rental of 30 days or less; and
•Revisions related to violations, suspensions, revocations, and permit closures.
The project is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) and Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA (California Environmental
Quality Act) guidelines.
All interested parties may appear and present testimony regarding this application. If you challenge this
project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City, at, or before, the public hearing. Administrative procedures for appeals are provided in the Newport Beach Municipal Code Chapters 20.64 and 21.64 The application may be continued to a specific future meeting date; if such an action occurs, additional public notice of the
continuance will not be provided.
The agenda, staff report, and corresponding documents will be available by end of business day on the
Friday preceding the public hearing and may be reviewed at the Community Development Department Permit Center (Bay C-1st Floor), at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 or the City of Newport Beach website at www.newportbeachca.gov/planningcommission. Individuals not able to attend the meeting may contact the Planning Division or access the City’s website after the meeting to review the action on this
application. All mail or written communications (including email) from the public, residents, or applicants
regarding an agenda item must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the business day immediately before the meeting. This allows time for the Planning Commission to adequately consider the submitted correspondence.
For questions regarding this public hearing item please contact Jaime Murillo, AICP, Planning Manager, at (949) 644-3209 or jmurillo@newportbeachca.gov, at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660.
Project File No.: PA2023-0116 Activity: Code Amendment and Local Coastal
Program Amendment
Location: Citywide Applicant: City of Newport Beach
Tristan Harris, Secretary, Planning Commission, City of Newport Beach