RESOLUTION NO. 2025-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR
AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON, FEBRUARY 24, 2026, TO
SUBMIT TO THE VOTERS AN INITIATIVE MEASURE
PROPOSING TO AMEND THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF
THE CITY’S GENERAL PLAN, AND REQUESTING THE
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICIAL TO
RENDER SERVICES RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF
A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, Section 1003 of the Charter of the Cityof Newport Beach (“Charter”) states that the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California(“Elections Code”), as the same now existor hereaftermay be amended, which governs initiatives, shall apply to the use thereof in the City of Newport Beach (“City”)so far as such provisions of the Elections Code are not in conflictwith the provisions of the Charter; WHEREAS, on April30, 2025, pursuant to ElectionsCode Section 9202, the City was served with a Notice of Intention to Circulate Petition,a Proponent’s Signed Statement, and a copy of a proposed initiativetitledthe Responsible Housing Initiative (“Initiative”);
WHEREAS, on May 15, 2025, pursuant to ElectionsCode Section 9203, the City Attorney prepared a summary of the initiativewith the following ballottitle:“Initiativeto Provide Affordable Housing for 2,900 Extremely Low-, Very Low-, Low- and Moderate- Income Households”;
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2025, certificationwas presented to the City Council that not less than ten percent of the registered voters of the City signed the petitionforthe Initiative;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code Section 9215, ifan initiativepetition is signed by not less than ten percent of the registeredvoters of a city,the cityshalleither adopt the proposed initiative,submit the proposed initiativeto the voters at a regular of special election,or order a report pursuant to ElectionsCode Section 9212; WHEREAS, pursuant to ElectionsCode Section 1405(b),a special electioncalled forthe purpose of submitting an initiativeto the voters must occur not less than 88 days nor more than 103 days afterthe order of the election;and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Charter Sections 1001, 1002 and 1003 and Elections Code Sections 9215 and 1405(b),the CityCouncil ofthe City of Newport Beach desires to calland give noticeof a Special Municipal Electionto be held on February 24, 2026, for the purpose of submittingto the registeredvoters of the City of Newport Beach an initiativeproposing to amend the Land Use Element of the City’sGeneral Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, the CityCouncil of the CityOf Newport Beach, California, does resolve, declare, determine and order as follows:
Pursuant to Charter Sections, 1001, 1002 and 1003 and Elections Code Sections 9215 and 1405(b),there ishereby calledand ordered to be held in the Cityof Newport Beach, California,on February 24, 2026, a Special Municipal Electionfor the purpose of submittingtothe registeredvotersof the Cityof Newport Beach an initiative measure proposing to amend the Land Use Element of the City’sGeneral Plan, as provided for in thisresolution.
Section 1:
Section 2: The City Council does hereby order submitted to the registered voters of the City of Newport Beach at the Special Municipal Election on February 24, 2026, the following question:
MEASURE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH GENERAL PLAN -
AMENDMENT
Yes
Shall the measure to amend the City of Newport Beach’s
General Plan Land Use Element allowing 2,900 new affordable housing units(2,160 reserved forextremely low-,very low-, and low-income households; and 740 for moderate-income
households) with densitiesof 20 - 50 dwelling units per acre, plus State of Californiaallowed housing density bonuses, in Dover/Westcliff (174), Newport Center (870), West Newport Mesa (406),AirportArea (929), and Coyote Canyon (521), be adopted?
No
The text of the Initiativeand proposed amendment to the Land Use Element (Policy LU 4.4) of the City’sGeneral Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by thisreference.
Section 3:
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Section 4;
(50% +1) of the votes cast.
The vote requirement for the ballotmeasure to pass is a majority Section 5:
required by law.
The ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as The City hereby requests, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10002, that the Orange County Board of Supervisors authorize the Orange County Elections Official to render full election services to the City for the holding of a Special Municipal Electioninthe Cityof Newport Beach on February 24, 2026, forthe purpose of submitting to the registered voters of the City of Newport Beach an initiativemeasure proposing to amend the Land Use Element of the City’sGeneral Plan.
Section 6:
Section?: The City recognizes that costs willbe incurred by the County of Orange by reason of rendering special electionservices to the City,and the City agrees to reimburse the County of Orange forsuch costs.
The City Clerk isauthorized, instructed,and directedto contract with the County of Orange to procure and furnishany and allservices, officialballots,notices, printed matter and allsupplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary to properly and lawfullyconduct the election.
Section 8:
The precincts,ballotdrop box locationsand hours of operations,vote center locationsand hours of operations,vote-by-mailprocedures and timing,the election officers,and allother services, staff,and procedures for the Special Municipal Election shallbe as established by the County of Orange in compliance with the Elections Code of the State of California.
Section 9:
Section 10: In allparticularsnot recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law forholding municipal elections.
Section 11: Notice of the time and place of holding the electionisgiven and the City Clerk isauthorized,instructed,and directedto give furtheror additional noticeof the election, the time, and in the form, and manner as required by law.
Section 12: The City Clerk shall certifyto the passage and adoption of this resolutionand enter itintothe book of originalresolutions.
Section 13: The CityCouncil authorizesthe CityClerk to administer said election and allreasonable and actual election expenses shall be paid by the City of Newport Beach upon presentation of a properly submitted bill.
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Section 14: The Orange County Elections Officialis hereby authorized to canvass the returnsof the Special Municipal Election.
Section 15: The City Clerk shall receive the canvass from the Orange County Elections Officialas itpertains to the Initiativeand shalltimely certifythe resultsto the City Council in accordance with law.
Section 16: Ifthe voters approve the Initiative,the amendment to the Land Use Element of the Genera! Plan shallbe adopted as of the date that the vote isdeclared by the City Council and shallgo into effect10 days afterthat date in accordance with ElectionsCode Section 9217, or as otherwise requiredby law.
Section 17: The City Clerk shall deliver certifiedcopies of this resolution, including thetext ofthe initiativeattached hereto as Exhibit 1, to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Orange County and the Orange County Registrar of Voters.
Section 18: The recitalsprovided in this resolutionare true and correct and are incorporated intothe operative part of thisresolution.
Section 19: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolutionis,forany reason, held to be invalidor unconstitutional, such decision shall not affectthe validityor constitutionalityof the remaining portionsof thisresolution.The City Council hereby declares that itwould have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespectiveof the factthat any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 20: The City Council findsthe adoption of thisresolutionisnot subjectto the CaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1) because submission to the voters of a voter-sponsored initiativeisa ministerialduty required by ElectionsCode Section 9215, and istherefore not subject to CEQA pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(1) (the activitydoes not involve the exercise of discretionary powers by a public agency), 15060(c)(3) (the activityis not a project as defined in Section 15378), and 15060(c)(2) (the activitywill not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) of the CEQA Guidelines, CaliforniaCode of Regulations, Title14, Division6, Chapter 3. 17-30
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Section 21: This resolutionshalltake effectimmediatelyupon itsadoption by the CityCouncil,and the CityClerk shallcertifythe vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this18th day of November, 2025.
Joe Stapleton
Mayor
ATTEST:
Lena Shum\A/ay
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY/\TTORNEY’S OFFICE
Aaron C. Harp
City Attorney
Attachment; Exhibit1 - Responsible Housing Initiative
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Exhibit 1
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INITIATIVE MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE VOTERS The PeopleoftheCityofNewport Beach do herebyordainas follows:
Section 1. Title
This initiativemeasure shallbe known as the"Responsible Housing Initiative”(the"Initiative”).
Section 2. Purpose and Findings.
Purpose. ThisInitiativeseeksto balanceresponsibleurban development with protecting theenvironment,public healthand safety,and thequalityof lifefortheresidentsand businesses oftheCityofNewportBeach (the'‘City”).ThisInitiativeamends theCity’sGeneralPlantoallow for more residentialhousing in a manner that fullysatisfies,but does not unduly exceed,the requirementsof Californiahousinglaws,includingtheStateHousing Element Law and Housing AccountabilityAct.
Findings.The residentsof the City findthatthisInitiativepromotesthepublicinterestin lightof itsPurposeand thefollowingfactsand circumstances:
1. InNovember 2000,CityresidentsvotedtoapprovetheGreenlightInitiative,which added Section423 totheNewport Beach CityCharter.Section423 preventstheNewport Beach City Council from amending the City’sGeneral Plan to significantlyincreaseallowed developmentwithoutfirstsecuringapprovalfrom City residents.Section 423 specifically requires,among otherthings,thatany amendment to the City’sGeneralPlan allowingforthe developmentof more than 100 dwellingunitsmust be approved by a majorityvote in a City election.
A.
B.
When theCitywas preparingits2021 - 2029 6thCycleHousing Element (the “HousingElement”)inresponsetoStatelaw,theCityrepeatedlyassuredthecommunity itwould allownew developmentonlytoextentrequiredby Statelaw. Under Statelaw,theCitywas asked to updateitsHousing Element to allow for 4,845 new dwellingunitsat varyinglevelsof affordability(e.g.,low income,moderateincome). This iscommonly referredto as the City’s RegionalHousingNeeds Allocationor “RHNA.”
InSeptember2022,theCityadoptedtheHousingElement.That Housing Element specifiedthatimplementationof the Housing Element “willrequirea companion Land Use Element amendment that willbe subjectto a vote ofthe electoratepursuantto CharterSection 423.” In October 2022, the CaliforniaDepartment of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) reviewedtheCity’sHousing Elementand informedtheCitythatitmust implement all programsidentifiedintheHousingElement,including“Initiatinga BallotMeasure for aCharter Section 423 Vote.”
2. 3.
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Between October 2022 and April 2024, City officialsand staff worked to implementtheHousing Element. The Citystated thatsuch implementationwould require several major landuseapprovals,includingsignificantamendments to theLand Use Element of theCity’s GeneralPlan, theCity’sZoning Ordinance,and theCity’sLocal CoastalProgram.These approvals were referredtocollectivelyas the“Housing Element ImplementationProgram Amendments.”
4. Throughout the processto implement the Housing Element,the City consistently toldresidentsthey would have an opportunityto voteon proposed amendments to the Land Use Element,as requiredby Section423. Priorto July2024, the Cityneversuggestedto votersthat theNewport Beach CityCouncil(“CityCouncil”)would not send this issue to a vote under Charter Section 423.
5. In April2024,theHousing Element ImplementationProgram Amendments were presentedto theNewport Beach PlanningCommission for review and recommendation. The PlanningCommissionrecommended approvaloftheHousingElement ImplementationProgram Amendments. The Resolutionadopted by the PlanningCommission stated thatfinaladoption would “requirea majority vote oftheelectorate”underSection 423. (ResolutionNo. PC2024- 006.)
6. The Housing Element ImplementationProgram Amendments presentedto the PlanningCommission proposed allowingfordevelopmentof at least8,174 new dwelling units.
That proposalreflecteda 68% increaseabove theRHNA requirement,or 3,329excessdwelling units.
7. 8. On July 23, 2024, the City Council held a meeting purportingto approve the proposedHousing ElementImplementationProgram Amendments and purportingto authorizea dramaticincreaseinthe scale,heightand densityof residentialdevelopmentinNewport Beach.
The CityCouncilalsopurportedtoadoptproposedamendments to the Land Use Element. Those purportedamendments includetheadditionof PolicyLU 4.4,which isintended to exceed the City’sRHNA throughtheadoptionof Housing Opportunity(HO) OverlayZoning Districtsand otherlandusepolicies.Localvoters did notapproveofany ofthosepurportedamendments.
9. Duringthatsame July23 meeting,theCityCouncilassertedwithoutlegalsupport that aCharter Section423 voteon theproposedLand Use Element amendments was purportedly “precluded”by State law.
10. On September 24, 2024, the City Council adopted— again, without voter approval—OrdinanceNo. 2024-16,which purportsto amend the City’sZoning Code and associatedmaps toadd HO Overlay ZoningDistricts.These HO Overlay Zoning Districtsalone purporttoallowformore thaneightthousandadditionaldwellingunitstobe developedthroughout six largeareasofNewport Beach.
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11. The decisionto adopt any major amendment authorizingthousands of additional dwellingunitsbelongstothe voters,not theCityCouncil.
UnlikeNewport Beach, the City of Yorba Linda chose to honor its local voter approvalrequirementswhen adoptingitsHousingElement implementationstrategy.InNovember 2024, Yorba Linda votersoverwhelming approved Measure JJ,a measure the Yorba Linda City Council placed on the ballotin June 2024 to comply with Yorba Linda’s "Right-to-Vote Amendment” (Measure B). Under Measure JJ,Yorba Linda willsatisfyitsRHNA of 2,415 units by relyingon pipelineprojects(181 units)and underutilizedsites(569 units),and then rezoning specificpropertiestoaccommodate additionalunits(1,747 units).In total,Yorba Linda plansto accommodate 2,497 unitsthrough itsHousing Element and associatedimplementationprogram.
This willresultinno more than 82 unitsbeyond what Statelaw requires,or an approximatelythree percent(3%) increaseabove Yorba Linda'sRHNA of 2,415units.
12. Like theapproachtakenby theCity ofYorba Linda,this Initiative would allow the Cityto achievehousingobjectiveswhileensuringthelocalcommunity has a voiceinmajor land use decisions.
13. The table below shows how this Initiative would meet the requirementsof State14. law.
Extremely
Low /
Very Low
Income
Above
Moderate
Income
Low
Income
Moderate
Income Total
1,456 930 1,050 1,409 4,845Total RHNA
2,386 1,050 1,409 4,845Total RHNA
PipelineUnits' 348 0 2,597 2,945
240Accessory Dwelling Units(ADUs) 163 72 5
5^ Cycle Sites 287 40 3270
359 2,642 3,512Subtotal 512
0 2,566Remaining RHNA (Net RHNA) 1,875 691
AirportEnvironsOverlay-
West Newport Mesa Overlay-
929692 237 0
104 0 406302
Dover-WestcliffOverlay- 174130 44 0
Newport CenterOverlay- 870222 0648
Coyote Canyon Overlay-
Total Rezone
521388 133 0
0 2,9002,160 740
2,642 6412Total Development Capacity 2,671 ,099
285 49 1,233 1,567Surplus(units)
Surplus(%) (RHNA buffer) 32%12% 5% 88%
Notes:
Totalunitsinprojectsthatreceivedentitlementsfrom theCitybeforeDecember 2024. - FiguresintheTotalcolumn representthe■'DevelopmentLimir foreach overlayzone. 1 j
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Amendment to the CityofNewport Beach Genera! Plan.
The votersherebyamend and readoptPolicyLU 4.4oftheLand Use Element (Chapter3) of the CityofNewportBeach General Planasfollows(new languageto beinsertedintotheGeneralPlan isshown as underlinedtext:languageshown in regularor bold (notunderlined)type reflectsthe existingGeneralPlantextand isprovidedforinformational/referencepurposesonly):
Section 3.
LU 4.4 Rezoning to Accommodate Housing Opportunities
Accommodate housingopportunitiesthroughthe adoptionof housing opportunity overlayzoningdistrictsorotherlanduseregulatorypolicy.
The followingareasareintendedto be consistentwiththe Housing Element'sfocus areas.Propertieswithin eachoverlaydistrictshouldinclude,but arenot limitedto,sites identifiedintheHousing Element;however, notallsitesmust be included, and other sitesoradjustmentsmay be identifiedinthefuturethroughrezoningunlessprecluded by statelaw. The goal is to ensure an adequatenumber of sitesCitywide to accommodatethe City'soverallallocationoftheRegionalHousing Needs Assessment:
■ AirportEnvirons:theintentistosupporta densitybetween 20 and 50 dwelling unitspergrossacretoaccommodate up to2,577929 totaldwellingunitswithinthe area,
at least692 unitsmust be affordable to “low income” households, as those terms are All dwelling units must be affordable to “moderate income” households, and defined in Government Code 65582.
■ West Newport Mesa: the intentisto supporta densitybetween 20 and 50 dwellingunitspergrossacretoaccommodate up to 1,107406 totaldwellingunits within the area,
households, and at least302 unitsmust be affordableto "low income'' households, as those terms are defined in Government Code 65582.
All dwelling units must be affordable to “moderate income ■ Newport Center:the intentistosupporta densitybetween 20 and 50 dwelling unitspergrossacretoaccommodateup to2,139870 totaldwellingunitswithinthe All dwelling unitsmust be affordable to "moderate income” households, andarea, at least648 unitsmust be affordableto “low income” households, as those terms are defined in Government Code 65582.
■ Dover /Westcliff:the intentistosupporta densitybetween 20 and 50 dwelling unitspergrossacretoaccommodateup to#24-174 totaldwellingunitswithinthe All dwelling unitsmust be affordableto "moderate income” households, and at least130 unitsmust be affordableto “low income” households, as those terms are defined in Government Code 65582.
area.
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■ Coyote Canyon: the intentistoallow a densitybetween20 and 60 ^ dwelling unitsper grossacreof viablelandto accommodate up to l,§-^0521 totaldwelling units within the area. All dwelling units must be affordable to “moderate income” households, and at least 388 units must be affordable to ''low income” households, as those terms are defined in Government Code 65582.
The maximum number of dwelling units for each focus area set forth above shall serve astheDevelopmentLimitforeachoverlaydistrict.The Development Limitsshallnot include density bonus units. Once the maximum number of unitshave been approved undertheapplicablefocusarea'sDevelopment Limit,no housingopportunityoverlay zoningdistrictor otherlanduse regulatorypoliciesor programs developedpursuantto thisPolicyfLU 4A) shallbe availablefor futuredevelopment in that focus area unless Cityvotersapprovea furthermajoramendment totheGeneral Plan.
Implementation of this Initiative.
This Initiativeisconsideredadopted and effectiveupon theearliestdate legally possibleaftertheelectionsofficialcertifiesthevote ontheInitiativeby thevotersoftheCity(the '‘EffectiveDate”).Upon theEffectiveDateofthisInitiative,theCityisdirectedtopromptlytake allappropriateactionsneededtoimplementthisInitiative,including but notlimitedtotakingany administrativestepsnecessarytoupdate any and allCityordinances,codes,maps, figures,and any otherdocumentsmaintainedby theCityso theyconform tothelegislativepoliciessetforth inthisInitiative.Such administrativesteps shallinclude,but notbe limitedto,amending Section
20.28.050oftheCityof Newport Beach Zoning Code to be consistent with this Initiative.
Upon theEffectiveDate ofthisInitiative,theGeneralPlanprovisionsof Section3 ofthisInitiativeareherebyinsertedintotheGeneralPlan;exceptthatifthefouramendments of any mandatoryelementof theGeneralPlanpermittedby Statelaw forany calendar yearhave alreadybeen utilizedintheyearinwhich thisInitiativebecomes effective,the General Plan amendments set forth in thisInitiativeshallbe the firstamendments inserted into the General Plan on January1 of the nextyear.The City may reorganize,renumber, and/or reformat the GeneralPlanprovisionssetforthin Section3 of thisInitiative,providedthat thefulltextis inserted into the General Plan Land Use Element without alteration.
Section 4.
A.
B.
The General Plan in effecton the date of filingof the Notice of Intention to CirculatePetition (“FilingDate”),and theGeneralPlan as amended by thisInitiative,comprise an integrated,internallyconsistentand compatiblestatementof policiesforthe City.To ensure that theCity’sGeneralPlanremainsan integrated,internallyconsistent,and compatiblestatement ofpoliciesfor the City,anyprovisionoftheGeneralPlanthatisadoptedbetweentheFilingDate and the Effective Date of the General Plan amendment adoptedby thisInitiativeshall,to the extentthatsuch interim-enactedprovisionisinconsistentwith or would diminish,render invalid, defeat, orimpairtheGeneralPlanamendment adoptedby thisInitiative,be amended as soon as possibleand in themanner and time requiredby Statelaw to ensure consistencywith this C.
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Initiative.
Effect of Other Measures on the Same Ballot.Section 5.
Ifthis Initiativeand another measure on the same subjectmatterappearon thesame ballot, and a majority ofthevotersvoteinfavorof bothmeasures but this Initiativereceives more votes than the othermeasure, thisInitiativealone shallbecome valid,bindingand adoptedinitsentirety, and the other measure shall be null and void in itsentirety.Ifa majority oftlievotersvoteinfavor of both measures but thisInitiativereceives lessvotesthantheothermeasure,onlythoseprovisions of the other measure that are in direct and irreconcilable conflictwith the provisions ofthis Initiative shallcontrol,and allotherprovisionsof thisInitiative shallbecome valid,bindingand adopted.The votersexpresslydeclarethistobe theirintent,regardlessof any contrarylanguage inany otherballotmeasure.
Interpretation,Severability,and LegalDefense.
This Initiativemust be interpretedso as tobe consistentwith all federal and State laws,rules,and regulations.Ifany section,sub-section,sentence,clause,phrase,part,or portion of thisInitiativeisheld to be invalidor unconstitutionalby a finaljudgment ofa courtofcompetent jurisdiction,suchdecisiondoesnotaffect thevalidityoftheremainingportionsofthisInitiative.
The votersdeclarethat thisInitiative,and each section,sub-section,sentence,clause,phrase,part, orportionthereof,would have beenadoptedorpassedirrespectiveofthefactthatany one or more sections,sub-sections,sentences,clauses,phrases,parts,orportionsarefoundtobe invalid.Ifany provisionofthisInitiativeisheldinvalidasappliedtoany personorcircumstance,suchinvalidity does not affectany applicationof thisInitiativethatcan be giveneffectwithoutthe invalid application.
Section 6.
A.
Ifany portionof thisInitiativeisheld by a courtof competent jurisdictionto be invalid,we thePeopleoftheCityofNewport Beach indicateour strongdesirethat;(i)theNewport Beach CityCounciluse itsbesteffortstosustainand re-enactthatportion,and (ii)theNewport Beach CityCouncilimplementthisInitiativeby takingallstepspossibletocureany inadequacies deficienciesidentifiedby thecourtina manner consistentwiththeexpressand impliedintent of thisInitiative,includingadoptingor reenactingany suchportionina manner consistentwith this Initiative.
B.
or
This Initiativemust be broadlyconstruedin orderto achievethepurposesstated above. It is the intentof the votersthatthe provisionsof thisInitiativebe interpretedor implementedby theCityand othersina manner thatfacilitatesthe purpose setforthin this Initiative.
C.
The PeopleoftheCityofNewportBeachdesirethatthis amendment to the General Plan,ifapprovedby thevotersand thereafterchallengedin court,be defended by the City.The People,by approvingthisGeneralPlanamendment,herebydeclarethat theproponent(s)of this D.
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General Plan amendment have a directand personalstakeindefendingitfrom constitutionalor statutorychallengesto itsvalidity orimplementation.In the event the City failsto defend this General Plan amendment, or the City failsto appeal an adverse judgment against its constitutionality,statutorypermissibilityor implementation,in whole or in part,inany courtof law,theproponentsshallbe entitledtoasserttheirdirectpersonalstakeby defendingitsvalidity and implementationin any courtof law'and shallbe empowered by the People throughthis measure toact asagents ofthe People.
Section 7. Amendment or Repeal.
General Plan PolicyLU 4.4 asamended by thisInitiativecan be amended or repealedonlyby a majorityofthevotersof theCityvotinginan electionheld in accordancewith applicableState and Citylaw^ For theavoidanceof doubt,thisSectiononly limits thepower to amend General Plan PolicyLU 4.4and does not limitthepower oftheCityto amend or repealotherportionsof theCity ofNewport Beach GeneralPlan ina manner that is consistent with this Initiative.
Section 8. Judicial Enforcement.
Any aggrieved personshallhavethe righttobringan actiontoenjoinanyviolationofthisInitiative to enforcethedutiesimposed on theCityby thisInitiative.The proponentsof thisInitiative may defendtheprovisions ofthisInitiativeinany litigationbroughttochallengetheInitiative. or
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