Attachment A
Resolution Initiating Amendments to Title 20
(Planning and Zoning) and Title 21
(Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan)
RESOLUTION NO. 20 26-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA , INITIATIN G
AMENDMENT S TO TITLE 20 ( PLANNING AND ZONING )
AND TITLE 21 ( LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN) OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO AUTHORIZE THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO EXCLUDE
UTILITY AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ROOMS
FROM FLOOR AREA RATIO CALCULATIONS (PA2026 -
0159)
WHEREAS, Section 200 of the City Charter, of the City of Newport Beach (“City”), vests the City Council with the authority to make and enforce all laws, rules and regulations with respect to municipal affairs subject only to the restrictions and limitations contained in the City Charter and the State Constitution, and the power to exercise, or act pursuant to any and all rights, powers, and privileges or procedures granted or prescribed by any law of the State of California;
WHEREAS, Section 20.66.020 (Initiation of Amendment) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (“NBMC”) provides that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach (“City Council”) may initiate an amendment to Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) with or without a recommendation from the Planning Commission;
WHEREAS, City Council Policy K -1 (General Plan and Local Coastal Program ) requires amendments to the City ’s certified Local Coastal Program as implemented by and codified in NBMC Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) to be initiated by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Title 20 and Title 21 of the NBMC to authorize the Community Development Director (“Director”) to exclude up to ten percent (10%) of utility and mechanical equipment rooms from floor area ratio calculations.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows:
Section 1: The City Council hereby initiates amendments to Title 20 (Planning and Zoning) and Title 21 (Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan) of the NBMC to authorize the Community Development Director to exclude up to ten percent (10%) of utility and mechanical equipment rooms from floor area ratio calculations.
Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Resolution No. 2026-
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), pursuant to Section 15262 of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it involves feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions which the agency, board, or commission has not approved or adopted.
Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 25th day of August, 2026.
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Aaro
City A
Lauren Kleiman
Mayor