Repeal of City Council Resolution 2025-71
Summary
SCH Number
2026011002
Public Agency
City of Newport Beach
Document Title
Repeal of City Council Resolution 2025-71
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/29/2026
Document Description
On October 28, 2025, the Newport Beach City Council approved the redevelopment of a portion of the privately owned Newport Beach Golf Course to allow construction of the Snug Harbor Surf Park, a surf-oriented outdoor commercial recreational facility. As part of that approval, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-71, amending the City’s General Plan to increase the allowable development limit on the site from 20,000 square feet to 59,772 square feet. Pursuant to California Elections Code section 9241, on January 27, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-07, repealing Resolution No. 2025-71.
Contact Information
Name
Jaime Murillo
Agency Name
City of Newport Beach
Job Title
Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Newport Beach
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Irvine Avenue and Mesa Drive
Zip
92660
Total Acres
15.38
Parcel #
119-200-41
State Highways
SR-73, SR-55, I-405
Airports
John Wayne Airport
Schools
Back Bay High School, Newport Montessori, Lindbergh School
Waterways
Newport Bay, San Diego Creek, Santa Ana-Delhi Channel
Township
6
Range
10W
Section
00
Base
SBPM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code Section 21080 and Sections 15060(c)(1), (2) and (3) and 15378(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15060(c)(1) & (2), an activity is no subject to CEQA if (1) The activity does not involve the exercise of discretionary powers by a public agency; or (2) the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. The City Council’s adoption of Resolution No. 2026-07 repealing Resolution No. 2025-71 pursuant to Elections Code §9241 is not a “project” under CEQA because it does not approve, fund, or authorize any development or construction and will not cause a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change to the environment. The action rescinds a prior General Plan amendment and reinstates the previously applicable 20,000 square-foot development limit on the site.
Pursuant to Pub. Res. Code §21080(b)(1) and (5) a project that a public agency rejects or disapproves is not subject to CEQA. The action rescinds a prior General Plan amendment and reinstates the previously applicable 20,000-square-foot development limit on the site. The repeal of Resolution No. 2025-71 is a legislative action implementing a certified referendum and does not commit the City to a specific project or authorize any physical change to the environment; therefore, CEQA does not apply.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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