HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-24 - Amending Title 20 of the Municipal Code so as to Regulate the Operation of Short Term Lodging Units Within Residential Zones. (Planning Commission Amendment No.757)•
ORDINANCE NO. 92 -24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AMENDING TITLE 20 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
SO AS TO REGULATE THE OPERATION OF
SHORT TERM LODGING UNITS WITHIN RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
(PLANNING COMMISSION AMENDMENT NO.757)
WHEREAS, Section 20.84.010 of the Municipal Code of the City of Newport Beach
provides that Title 20 (the Zoning Code) may be amended by changing provisions whenever
the public necessity and convenience and the public welfare require such amendment; and
WHEREAS, Title 20 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code does not regulate the
operation of short term lodging in residential zones; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach is largely a tourist destination, with
numerous lodging units that are frequently rented for short terms during the summer
months; and
WHEREAS, the influx of tourists in short term rental units results in many large
• parties and gatherings, often resulting in undesirable disturbances, making it necessary to
establish a provision for increased control of short term lodging units; and
WHEREAS, The Police Department frequently responds to complaints of noise,
disturbances and illegal activity at short term lodging units; and
WHEREAS, most of the short term lodging occurs in residential zones, creating
disturbances and adverse impacts on homeowners and long term residents; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed extensive evidence and documentation
attesting to the need for regulation and control of short term lodging units in residential
zones; and
WHEREAS, the project has been reviewed and it has been determined that it is
categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act
• under Class 5 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 20.84.30, the Planning Commission has held a duly
noticed public hearing to consider Amendment No. 757 to Title 20 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve
Amendment No. 757 to Title 20 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code adding Section
20.10.022; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 20.84.050, the City Council has held a duly noticed
public hearing to consider Amendment No. 757 to Title 20 of the Newport Beach Municipal
Code.
• NOW, THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Newport Beach does hereby
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 20.10.022 of the Municipal Code is hereby added to read
as follows:
20.10.022 SHORT TERM LODGING PERMITTED. Any dwelling unit
otherwise permitted by this Title may be used for short term lodging purposes as defined
in Chapter 5.95 of the Municipal Code subject to the securing of:
• A. A Business License pursuant to Chapter 5.04 of the Municipal Code.
B. A Transient Occupancy Registration Certificate pursuant to Section 3.16.060
of the Municipal Code.
C. A Short Term Lodging Permit pursuant to Chapter 5.95 of the Municipal
Code.
SECTION 2. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the
passage of this Ordinance. This Ordinance shall be published once in the official newspaper
of the City, and the same shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of its
• adoption.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the 11th day of May, 1992, and adopted on
the 26th day of May, 1992, by the following vote, to wit:
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• ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS WATT, TURNER,
SANSONE, HART, COX, PUMMER
NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE
ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE
ABSTAINED COUNCILMEMBER HEDGES
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