City Council

8A. PUBLIC HEARING TO INTRODUCE (FIRST READING) OF ORDINANCE NO. 1803 TO AMEND VARIOUS PORTIONS OF SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL, TITLE 12 - STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND PUBLIC SPACES, TITLE 16 - SUBDIVISIONS, AND TITLE 17 - ZONING ORDINANCE, FOR STREAMLINING AND CLEANUP PURPOSES, AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT Continued public hearing to consider amendments to the City of San Clemente Municipal Code Title 2, Title 12, and Title 17, to streamline review processes for various types of projects, and be consistent with State Law, and clarify code sections. This includes a reworked Zoning Administrator review process that allows the City Planner to make decisions if a notice of future decision is sent to property owners within 300 feet of a site and there is not a request a hearing. The City Council will also consider whether the zoning amendments are not a “project” as defined by the State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(2) and 15378(b)(5), because the revisions relate to the ongoing administrative or discretionary activities and organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore do not constitute a “project” as defined by the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., title 14, § 15000 et seq.). Recommended Action 1. Opening the public hearing to receive and consider public comment, and close the public hearing following the public portion of the hearing. 2. Introduce, and conduct a first reading of Ordinance No. 1803 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING AMENDMENT 25-547 AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS AND TABLES OF TITLE 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL, TITLE 12 - STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND PUBLIC SPACES, TITLE 16 - SUBDIVISIONS, AND TITLE 17 - ZONING OF THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE; TO STREAMLINE REVIEW PROCESSES FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF PROJECTS, AND CLARIFY CODE SECTIONS; AND FINDING THIS ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) UNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15378(B)(2) AND 15378(B)(5). 3. Provide direction to staff on code amendments related to Temporary Parklet Dining and streamlining the grading permit review process.