City Council

B. INTRODUCTION (FIRST READING) OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING\nZONING AMENDMENT ZA24-193 TO TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE SAN\nCLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 17.26 OBJECTIVE\nDESIGN STANDARDS FOR MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND\nRESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT, AMENDING SECTION\n17.32.030 RESIDENTIAL ZONE USES, AMENDING SECTION 17.36.020\nCOMMERCIAL ZONE USES, AMENDING SECTION 17.40.030 MIXED-USE\nZONE USES, AND AMENDING SECTION 17.56.090 HOUSING OVERLAY TO\nADD CERTAIN SITES PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED IN THE HOUSING\nELEMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA HOUSING LAWS AND\nTHE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE’S CERTIFIED HOUSING ELEMENT; AND\nFINDING THAT THE ZONING AMENDMENT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PER\nTHE COMMUNITY PLAN EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO PUBLIC RESOURCES\nCODE SECTION 21083.3 AND CEQA GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15183,\n15060(C) AND 15061(B)(3)\nPublic Hearing for the City Council to consider an Ordinance approving\nZoning Amendment ZA24-193 to Title 17 (Zoning) of the San Clemente\nMunicipal Code to add Chapter 17.26 Objective Design Standards for\nMulti-Family Residential and Residential Mixed-Use Development,\namending Section 17.32.030 Residential Zone Uses, Amending Section\n17.36.020 Commercial Zone Uses, Amending Section 17.40.030\nMixed-Use Zone Uses, and Amending Section 17.56.090 Housing\nOverlay to add certain sites previously identified in the Housing Element,\nin accordance with California housing laws and the City of San\nClemente’s certified Housing Element; and finding that the zoning\namendment is exempt from CEQA per the Community Plan exemption\npursuant to PRC Sec. 21083.3 and Guidelines Sections 15183, 15060(C)\nand 15061(B)(3).\nStaff Recommendation\n1. Determine that the zoning amendment is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) per the Community Plan exemption\npursuant to the Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21083.3 and CEQA\nGuidelines Sections 15183, 15060(C) and 15061(B)(3).\n2. Introduce and conduct the first reading of Ordinance No. 1784 entitled AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE,\nCALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING AMENDMENT ZA24-193 TO TITLE 17\n(ZONING) OF THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD\nCHAPTER 17.26 OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR MULTI-FAMILY\nRESIDENTIAL AND RESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT,\nAMENDING SECTION 17.32.030 RESIDENTIAL ZONE USES, AMENDING\nSECTION 17.36.020 COMMERCIAL ZONE USES, AMENDING SECTION\n17.40.030 MIXED-USE ZONE USES, AND AMENDING SECTION 17.56.090\nHOUSING OVERLAY TO ADD CERTAIN SITES PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED\nIN THE HOUSING ELEMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA\nHOUSING LAWS AND THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE’S CERTIFIED\nHOUSING ELEMENT; AND FINDING THAT THE ZONING AMENDMENT IS\nEXEMPT FROM CEQA PER THE COMMUNITY PLAN EXEMPTION\nPURSUANT TO PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21083.3 AND\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTIONS\n15183, 15060(C) AND 15061(B)(3).