City Council

A. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION INITIATING A ZONING AMENDMENT TO TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE TO MAKE CHANGES TO DESIGN REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE PROCESSES AND CHANGES TO CLEANUP, CLARIFY, AND STREAMLINE STANDARDS AND PROCESSES, AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (Agendized by Councilmemember Cabral, with the support of Councilmember Wu and Mayor Knoblock at the April 1, 2025 City Council meeting.) Staff Recommendation 1. Make no changes to current Design Review Subcommittee (DRSC) processes (Alternative 1). 2. Adopt Resolution No. 25-60, striking the language as proposed in Attachment 1, and initiating a Zoning Amendment to proceed with code cleanups and batch amendments described in this Administrative Report and dated May 20, 2025. 3. Find that initiation of a zoning amendment is not a project and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).