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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., or soon thereafter as the matter shall
be heard, a public hearing will be conducted in the City Council Chambers at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach.
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach will consider the following application:
Municipal Code Amendments — The City Council established the Ad Hoc Municipal Code and Council Policy Review
Committee to comprehensively review and amend the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) to reduce regulations,
streamline processes, and generally eliminate outdated information. The City Council directed boards and
commissions, including the Planning Commission, to establish an ad hoc committee to review the NBMC and City Council
Policies within that particular body's area of expertise with recommended revisions. At its August 3, 2023, meeting, the
Planning Commission recommended revisions to Title 19 (Subdivisions), Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) and Title 21
(Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the NBMC in accordance with the Council's direction which include:
• Report of Residential Building Records — Make the existing mandatory process voluntary.
• Tentative Parcel Map Review — Eliminate the public hearing requirements for parcel maps for condominium
purposes.
• Bluff Overlay District — Eliminate conflicting code provisions by deleting the bluff overlay areas in Title 20 that are
included in Title 21.
• Take -Out Service —Fast -Casual — Change threshold for when a fast -casual take-out restaurant with no late hours
requires a minor use permit (discretionary review).
• Conversion or Demolition of Affordable Housing — Eliminate Chapters 20.34 and 21.34 as they are inapplicable
to the City.
At the October 19, 2023, meeting, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the above amendments as
incorporated into Titles 19, 20 and 21. Additionally, the Planning Commission also considered amendments to eliminate
a conflicting provision for reasonable accommodations review authority and elevate review authority to Planning
Commission (MUP to CUP) for alcohol sales with late hours.
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.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that on October 19, 2023, by a vote of (5-0), the Planning Commission of
the City of Newport Beach recommended that the City Council approve the Municipal Code Amendments.
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 prior to, the public hearing. Administrative procedures for appeals are provided in the Newport Beach
Municipal Code Chapter 20.64. The public hearing may be continued to a specific future meeting date, and if such an
action occurs additional public notice of the continuance will not be provided. Prior to the public hearing the agenda, staff
report, and documents may be reviewed at the City Clerk's Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, California,
92660 or at the City of Newport Beach website at www.newportbeachca.gov. 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.
For questions regarding details of the project please contact Jaime Murillo, AICP, Planning Manager, at (949) 644-3209
or jmurillo@newportbeachca.gov.
Project File No.: (PA2022-0219) Activity No.: Code Amendment and Local Coastal
Program Amendment
Location: Citywide Applicant: City of Newport Beach
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interested in the action for which the attached notice was published.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, al 4:00 p.m., or soon thereafter as the
matter shall be heard, a public hearing will be conducted in the City Council Chambers at 100 Civic Center
Drive, Newport Beach. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach will consider the following application:
Municipal Code Amendments -The City Council established the Ad Hoc Municipal Code and Council Policy
Review Committee to comprehensively review and amend the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) to
reduce regulations, streamline processes, and generally eliminate outdated information. The Gay Council
directed boards and commissions, including the Planning Commission, to establish an ad hoc committee
to review the NBMC and City Council Policies within that particular body's area of expertise with recom-
mended revisions. At its August 3,2023, meeting, the Planning Commission recommended revisions toTille
19 (Subdivisions), Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan)
of the NBMC in accordance with the Council's direction which include:
• Report of Residential Building Records- Make the existing mandatory process voluntary.
• Tentative Parcel Map Review- Eliminate the public hearing requirementsfor parcel maps forcendo-
minium purposes.
• Bluff Overlay District- Eliminate conflicting cede provisionsbydeletingthe blulfoverlayareas inTille
20 that are included in Title 21.
• Tako-Out Service —Fast -Casual - Change threshold for when a fast -casual take-out restaurant with
no late hours requires a minor use permit (discretionary review).
• Conversion or Demolition of Affordable Housing - Eliminate Chapters 20.34 and 21.34 as they are
inapplicable to the City.
At the October 19, 2023, meeting, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the above amend-
ments as incorporated into Titles 19, 20 and 21. Additionally, the Planning Commission also considered
amendments to eliminate a conflicting provision for reasonable accommodations review authority and
elevate review authority to Planning Commission (MUP to CUP) for alcohol sales with late hours.
The project is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental quality Act (CEOA)
pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) and Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CE W (California Environmental 0uality
Act) guidelines.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that on October 19, 2023, by avote of (5-0), the Planning Commission
of the Chyof Newport Beach recommended that the City Council approve the Municipal Code Amendments.
All interested parties may appear and present testimony regarding this application. It you challenge this
project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you raised at the public hearing or in writ-
ten correspondence delivered to the City, at, or prior to, the public hearing. Administrative procedures for
appeals are provided in the Newport Beach Municipal Code Chapter 20.64. The public hearing may be
continued to a specific future meeting date, and if such an action occurs additional public notice of the
continuance will not be provided. Prior to the public hearing the agenda, staff report, and documents
may be reviewed at the City Clerk's Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, California, 926W or at
the City of Newport Beach website at www.newportbeachca.gov. Individuals notable to attend the meet-
ing may contact the Planning Division or access the City's website after the meeting to review the action
on this application.
For questions regarding details of the project please contact Jaime Murillo,AICP, Planning Manager, at (949)
644-3209 co imurillednewoortbeachca.aov.
Project File No.: (PA2022-0219) Activity No.: Code Amendment and Local Coastal Program
Amendment
Location: Citywide Applicant: City of Newport Beach
fsl Leilani I. Brown, MMC, City Clerk, City of Newport Beach
7959158 - Newport Harbor News Press Combined With Daily Pilot
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