HomeMy WebLinkAbout18 - Certification of Referendum Petition approving a General Plan Amendment for the Snug Harbor Surf Park Project - PowerPointCERTIFICATION OF REFERENDUM PETITION ON RESOLUTION NO.
2025-71 APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE SNUG
HARBOR SURF PARK PROJECT LOCATED AT 3100 I RVI N E AVENUE,
NEWPORT BEACH, CA AND CONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL ACTION
OPTIONS
January 27, 2026
City Council
• On October 28, 2025, the Newport Beach City Council approved
the redevelopment of a portion of the privately owned Newport
Beach Golf Course to allow construction of the Snug Harbor Surf
Park
•As part of the approval, the City Council adopted Resolution 2025-
71, amending the City 5 s General Plan to increase the allowable
development limit on the site from 20,000 square feet to 59,772
square feet
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• On December 4, 2025, Newport Beach resident Steven Vickers
filed a referendum petition challenging the General Plan
amendment to increase the allowable development limit.
•The Referendum only challenged the increase in allowable density
approved by Resolution No. 2025-71 and does not challenge the
other resolutions and approvals adopted by the City Council in
connection with the project.
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• On November 20, 2026, the Orange County Registrar of Voters
confirmed that the petition contained the required number of valid
signatures of City electors to qualify the referendum for placement
on a ballot and certified the results.
Council Actions:
1.) Accept the certification of the Orange County Registrar of Voters
as to the verification of signatures of the Referendum Petition
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1. Adopt a Resolution repealing Resolution No. 2025-71, which
approved a General Plan Amendment for the Snug Harbor Surf
Park Project;
2. Submit the initiative to the voters at either:
a. The next General Municipal Election - November 3, 2026, or
b. A Special Election ordered for that purpose to be held not less
than 88 days after the order or more than 103 days and measure
could be consolidated with June 2, 2026, Statewide Primary Election.
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1. Repeal Resolution 2025-71 — No Cost
2. Consolidating with the General Municipal
Election of November 3, 2026
Cost: $8,500 — $175000
or June 2, 2026 Special Election
Cost: $11
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