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The Newport Mooring Association is dedicated to Preserving Affordable Harbor Access by advocating for Fair Mooring Rates and Equitable Terms.

Key Issues Facing Mooring Holders - January 2025

• On February 5, 2025, The Coastal Commission will be voting on the City of Newport Beach's proposal to reconfigure Mooring Field C in Newport Harbor. This pilot plan includes converting single-row moorings to double-row moorings, which will push moorings, and boats, much closer together.  The application before the Commission also requests permission to replace existing mooring tackle with helical anchors. The NMA opposes this potentially dangerous plan that does not have the benefit of a thorough engineering analysis to determine if this unusual configuration is safe for mariners and boats. 
• Threat to Low-Cost Mooring Permits: Resolution 2024-47, passed by the Newport Beach City Council on July 9, 2025 but currently on hold, seeks to convert low-cost mooring permits into short-term, high- cost, city-owned licenses, jeopardizing the long-standing system that provides affordable harbor access for permittees. NMA opposes the conversion of low-cost moorings to high-cost City licenses.
• Loss of Transferability: If enacted, the resolution would strip mooring holders of their right to transfer their moorings within four years, significantly devaluing mooring permits and undermining permittee rights.
• Rate Structure Discrepancy Under Review: The State Lands Commission (SLC) is examining Newport's mooring rates, with the SLC Executive Officer noting a stark discrepancy between mooring fees and other harbor rates, emphasizing the need for equitable pricing.