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Newport Beach council rescinds general plan amendment after referendum petition qualifies
Summary
After volunteers gathered sufficient signatures to qualify a referendum on the Snug Harbor Surf Park general plan amendment, the council accepted the certification and voted to rescind the amendment rather than place it on the ballot; vote carried 6–0 with one abstention.
Newport Beach — The City Council on Jan. 27 accepted certification that a referendum petition challenging a general plan amendment for the Snug Harbor Surf Park project contained the required number of valid signatures and then voted to rescind the amendment rather than send the question to voters.
Clerk briefed the council that the Orange County Registrar of Voters confirmed the petition met the signature threshold after volunteers collected more than the required signatures. The general plan amendment had increased the allowable…
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