San Clemente
City Council
8A. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A CHANGE OR REVOCATION OF AN
APPROVED WEEKLY “CARS AND COFFEE” EVENT UNDER CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT 22-328, PURSUANT TO SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION 17.12.175 AND TO CONSIDER WHETHER THE PROJECT IS
CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
Public Hearing to consider a change or revocation of an approved
weekly “Cars and Coffee” event under Conditional Use Permit 22-
328, pursuant to San Clemente Municipal Code Section
17.12.175 - City Initiated Changes or Revocation of Approved
Applications.
The City Council will also consider whether the project is
Categorically Exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15301, Class 1(e) (14 CCR §15301, Existing Facilities).
Staff Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 26-01, which will:
1. Find the modification to Conditional Use Permit 22-238 categorically exempt
from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1(e) (14 CCR §15301,
Existing Facilities).
2. Maintain the effectiveness of Conditional Use Permit 22-238 and add the
following conditions of approval:
A. The event operator shall enter into a private contract with San Clemente
Police Services (OCSD) to provide two (2) Deputies at 6 hours each who
would be assigned to patrol the public right-of-way around the Cars and
Coffee event, including the hour before and the hour after the end of the
event. Such contract shall be maintained for all “Cars and Coffee”
events.
B. Motorcycles shall not be permitted within the Cars and Coffee event area.
The event organizers and Outlets property management shall be
responsible to ensure compliance with this condition.
C. By April 20, 2026, the event operator and/or property owner shall be
responsible for the installation of two (2) Automatic License Plate Reader
(ALPR) cameras at both entrances/exits to the Outlets property along
Avenida Vista Hermosa (four (4) ALPR cameras in total), in a manner
recommended by San Clemente Police Services (OCSD) and providing
network access to those ALPR cameras to OCSD.