RESOLUTION NO. 2026-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING
THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF BACK BAY DRIVE,
THE 100 BLOCK OF ORANGE STREET FROM TRAFFIC
OFF OF PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, SAN JOAQUIN
HILLS ROAD BETWEEN BACK BAY DRIVE AND THE
ENTRANCE TO THE PARK NEWPORT APARTMENT
COMPLEX, AND VIA MALAGA BETWEEN VIA OPORTO
AND VIA LIDO
WHEREAS, each year,during theJuly4thHolidayperiod,thousands of persons visitoceanfront beaches between the Santa Ana River and the West Jetty; WHEREAS, thislarge influxof visitorscan create severe trafficcongestion in West Newport, on the Balboa Peninsula,and on San Joaquin HillsRoad inthe area of Back Bay Drive;
WHEREAS, during the July 4th Holiday period,trafifcon streetsinthe areas of West Newport, and the Balboa Peninsula can resultinlittleor no vehicularflowwithmany vehiclesnot promptly moving when an opportunityarisesto do so; WHEREAS, during theJuly4thHolidayperiod,visitorsmay use public streetsto celebrate the occasion, and pedestrian and bicycletrafficon streetsmay resultin a de factoparade which makes vehicularuse unsafe to those using the streets; WHEREAS, thistrafifccongestion,combined withthe largenumber ofvisitorsand a related increase in criminal conduct places a significantdemand on scarious police resources. The City routinely contracts with several other agencies to provide supplemental law enforcement servicesduring theJuly4th Holidayperiodto enable the Newport Beach PoliceDepartment to respond to emergencies and maintainpublicsafety.
The temporary streetclosuresauthorizedby thisresolutionwillallowthe Newport Beach PoliceDepartment to more effectivelyprovidepoliceand emergency servicesinthe West Newport area;
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WHEREAS, the July 4th Holiday period bringswith itan increasedthreatoffire (due toillegalfireworks),and much higherthannormal incidenceofmedicalemergencies.
The Cityroutinelyenliststheaidofneighboringcitiestoprovidesupplementalfiresupport serviceto enable the Newport Beach FireDepartment torespond tomedicalemergencies and suppress firesas necessary. In the absence of the temporary streetclosures authorizedby thisresolution,the Newport Beach FireDepartment might not be able to travelto or from the scene of medical or fireemergencies in the oceanfront and other areas; and
WHEREAS, the Vehicle Code of the State of Californiapermits the temporary closureof any streetwhen the CityCouncil determines thatclosureisnecessary forthe safetyand protectionof persons using thatportionofthe streetduringclosure.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Cityof Newport Beach resolvesas follows:
Section 1: The City Council hereby determines thatthe closures authorized by thisresolutionare necessary to protectboth the individualsusing the streetand those visitorsand residentsin need of emergency policeand fireservicesduring the July 4th holiday period.
Section 2: Pursuant to the provisionsof Division11, Chapter 1,Article3 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California(Section 21100 et seq.),the CityCouncil of the Cityof Newport Beach hereby authorizesany peace officertotemporarilycloseor divert trafficincluding,but not limitedto,vehicles,bicyclesand/or pedestriansfrom allor a portionof the followingstreetswhen, in the opinion of that peace officer,littleor no vehicularflow isoccurring and a significantnumber of vehiclesare not promptly moving when an opportunityarisesto do so or closure isnecessary to provideforthe safetyand protectionof persons using the streetforcelebrations,parades,specialevents,or similar activities:
A. Back Bay Drive;
B. The 100 block of Orange Streetfrom trafficoffof PacificCoast Highway; C. San Joaquin HillsRoad between Back Bay Drive and the entrance to the Park Newport Apartment complex; and
D. Via Malaga between Via Oporto and Via Lido.
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Section 3: The authorityof a peace officerpursuant to this resolutionto temporarilyclose or diverttrafifc,includingbut not limitedto,vehicles,bicyclesand/or pedestriansfrom the streetsand areas listedabove islimitedtotheperiodfrom 5:00p.m. on July3,2026,to6:00a.m.on July5,2026.
Section 4: The authorityof a peace officerpursuant tothisresolutionshallbe in additionto allother authoritythat may be pursued by thatpeace ofifcerto temporarily close or diverttraffic,and that use of the authoritypursuant to thisresolutionshallbe at the sole discretionof thatpeace officer.
Section 5: The recitalsprovided inthisresolutionare trueand correctand are incorporatedintothe operativepartofthisresolution.
Section 6: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolutionis,forany reason, held to be invalidor unconstitutional,such decisionshallnot affectthe validityor constitutionalityof the remaining portionsofthisresolution.The City Council hereby declaresthatitwould have passed thisresolution,and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespectiveof the factthatany one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalidor unconstitutional.
Section 7: The CityCouncilfindsthe adoptionofthisresolutionisnotsubjectto the CaliforniaEnvironmental QualityAct ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections15060(c)(2)(the activitywillnot resultina director reasonablyforeseeableindirectphysicalchange inthe environment)and 15060(c)(3)(theactivityisnot a projectas definedinSection15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, CaliforniaCode of Regulations, Title14, Division6, Chapter 3, because ithas no potentialforresultinginphysicalchange tothe environment,directlyor indirectly.
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Section 8: This resolutionshalltake effectimmediately upon itsadoption by the CityCouncil,and the CityClerk shallcertifythe vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED thisgthday ofJune, 2026.
Lauren Kleiman
Mayor
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway
CityClerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY TTORNEY'S OFFICE
AaronC.Harp `CityAttorney