Community Development Department
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
100 Civic Center Drive
Newport Beach, California 92660
949 644-3200
newportbeachca.gov/communitydevelopment
Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Jaime Murillo, Community Development Director
Date: June 22, 2026
Re: Agenda Item No. 22: Revision to Draft General Plan Policy LU 28.1 (Airport Compatibility)
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To ensure clear consistency between the Noise Element, Land Use Element, and the currently adopted Zoning Code, City staff recommends the following revision be made to draft Land Use Element Policy LU 28.1 (Airport Compatibility) , shown in redline-strikethrough format.
Policy LU-28.1: Airport Compatibility (adapted from Policy LU 6.15.3). Require that all development be constructed in conformance with the height restrictions set forth by the Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Aviation Regulations Part 77, and California Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics and that residential development be allowed only on parcels not wholly within noise levels of less than the John Wayne Airport 65 A -weighted decibels (dBA) Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) noise contour area, as shown in Figure N-3, 2014 Settlement Agreement Airport Noise Contours, of the Noise Element of the General Plan, unless and until the City determines, based on substantial evidence, that the sites wholly within the 65 dBA CNEL noise contour shown in Figure N -3 are needed for the City to satisfy its 6th Cycle Regional House Needs Assessment mandate. Non -residential uses are, however, encouraged on parcels located wholly within the 65 dBA CNEL contour area. (Imp. 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 14.3)