San Clemente
City Council
10E. CONSIDERATION TO INTRODUCE (FIRST READING) AN ORDINANCE, AND
ADOPT AN URGENCY ORDINANCE, TO MODIFY AND STANDARDIZE THE
PARKING TIME LIMITS ON PORTIONS OF AVENIDA DEL MAR, NORTH &
SOUTH EL CAMINO REAL, NORTH & SOUTH OLA VISTA, AND THE CITY
OWNED PARKING LOT LOCATED AT THE SAN CLEMENTE LIBRARY AND
COMMUNITY CENTER, WITH AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 28 OF THE
CITY’S TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, AND FINDING THE ORDINANCES
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
(Agendized by Mayor Loeffler, with the support of Councilmember Enmeier, and
Mayor Pro Tem Knoblock at the March 17, 2026 City Council meeting.)
Recommended Action
1. Consider introduction and conduct a first reading, by title only, of
Ordinance No. 1806 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE AMENDING SECTION 28 OF THE
CODIFICATION OF THE TRAFFIC REGULATIONS OF SAN CLEMENTE,
CALIFORNIA TO REPEAL AND REPLACE CERTAIN TIME LIMITATIONS
FOR PARKING ON PORTIONS OF AVENIDA DEL MAR, NORTH & SOUTH
EL CAMINO REAL, NORTH & SOUTH OLA VISTA, AND THE CITY
OWNED PARKING LOT AT THE SAN CLEMENTE LIBRARY/ COMMUNITY
CENTER, AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) UNDER CLASS 1 (EXISTING
FACILITIES, 14 CCR SECTION 15301) OF THE STATE CEQA
GUIDELINES.
2. Find that immediate action and implementation of an Urgency Ordinance
is necessary to preserve the public peace, health, and safety by improving
parking availability and access in high-demand coastal and commercial
areas during peak seasonal activity, and introduce, and adopt, by at least
4/5ths vote, Urgency Ordinance No. 1807 entitled AN URGENCY
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
AMENDING SECTION 28 OF THE CODIFICATION OF THE TRAFFIC
REGULATIONS OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA TO REPEAL AND
REPLACE CERTAIN TIME LIMITATIONS FOR PARKING ON PORTIONS
OF AVENIDA DEL MAR, NORTH & SOUTH EL CAMINO REAL, NORTH &
SOUTH OLA VISTA, AND THE CITY OWNED PARKING LOT AT THE SAN
CLEMENTE LIBRARY/COMMUNITY CENTER, AND FINDING THE ACTION
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
(CEQA) UNDER CLASS 1 (EXISTING FACILITIES, 14 CCR SECTION
15301) OF THE STATE CEQA GUIDELINES.