The Log
By: Ambrosia Brody
NEWPORT BEACH — The Newport Beach Dock Owners Association — a group of citizens and business owners behind the Stop the Dock Tax campaign, who filed a lawsuit against the city of Newport Beach on Feb. 12 — withdrew its request for a temporary restraining order that was intended to prevent the city from collecting permit fees on private docks from tidelands users on April 24, officials report.
In a hearing in Orange County Superior Court, a judge confirmed that the city can collect permit fees on private docks and impose interest penalties upon any late payments.
