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City attorney outlines recent state limits on HOA restrictions and how they interact with planning conditions

Newport Beach Planning Commission · April 2, 2026
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Summary

City Attorney’s Office told the Planning Commission that recent state laws restrict certain CC&R limits (including limits on prohibiting ADUs, EV charging and some commercial restrictions) and that typical city conditions of approval (garage parking, guest parking rules, fire inspections) generally do not conflict with those state laws.

Yolanda Summerh Hill of the City Attorney’s Office briefed the Planning Commission on April 2 about recent state legislation affecting private covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) and how those laws interact with land‑use conditions the city imposes.

Summerh Hill summarized recent bills removing prohibitions in CC&Rs on residential uses of commercial property…

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