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ORDINANCE NO. 2025-05
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORONADO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
CORONADO MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 2, CHAPTER
2.46 (DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION) AND
CHAPTER 2.66 (PLANNING COMMISSION), AND
AMENDING TITLE 80, CHAPTER 80 (DESIGN
REVIEW)
WHEREAS, at its meeting of November 19, 2024, the City Council of the City of Coronado approved the consolidation of the Design Review Commission and the Planning Commission into a single body that would convene on a monthly basis and operate under the title of “Planning Commission;” and
WHEREAS, the City Council provided additional direction to City staff at its meeting of April 1, 2025, regarding the specific membership composition, qualifications, and appointment process for this consolidated commission; and
WHEREAS, references to the Design Review Commission appear throughout the Coronado Municipal Code, most notably in Title 2 and Title 80, which now require amendments to reflect the commission consolidation; and
WHEREAS, the consolidation of these commissions necessitates comprehensive updates to the Municipal Code to ensure clarity, eliminate redundancies, and establish consistent guidelines for the new consolidated body; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to institute revisions to the Coronado Municipal Code contained herein to increase efficiency and clarity, reflect changes to the consolidated commissions contemplated herein, and move forward with the evolution of the City’s commission structure.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Coronado, California, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. All of the above statements are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. Title 2, Chapter 2.46 of the Coronado Municipal Code shall be stricken and reserved for future use.
Section 3. Title 2, Chapter 2.66 of the Coronado Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: See Exhibit A, attached hereto.
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Section 4. Title 80 of the Coronado Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: See Exhibit B, attached hereto.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Chapter, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases of this Chapter, or its application to any other person or circumstance. The City Council declares that it would have adopted each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases hereof be declared invalid or unenforceable.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption. Within fifteen (15) days after its adoption, the City Clerk of the City of Coronado shall cause this ordinance published pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 36933.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Coronado, California, on May 6, 2025; and
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Coronado at a regular meeting thereof this May 20, 2025, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
JOHN D. DUNCAN, Mayor of the
City of Coronado, California
ATTEST:
KELSEA HOLIAN, City Clerk of the
City of Coronado, California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO :
ss. CITY OF CORONADO )
I, Kelsea Holian, City Clerk of the City of Coronado, hereby certify that the foregoing ORDINANCE NO. 2025-05 passed at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Coronado held on May 20, 2025, after having been read at the regular meeting of said City Council held on May 6, 2025.
KELSEA HOLIAN, City Clerk of the
City of Coronado, California
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-05
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Exhibit A
Chapter 2.66
Planning Commission
2.66.010 Planning Commission Established
There is hereby established the Planning Commission which, in addition to the duties and responsibilities enumerated herein and throughout the City’s municipal code, shall assume all duties and responsibilities previously assigned to the Design Review Commission.
2.66.020 Membership
A. During the transition period following the consolidation of the Design Review Commission and Planning Commission, the Planning Commission may consist of up to seven members, comprised of the members of both the former Design Review Commission and the current Planning Commission who choose to continue service. Through attrition, the membership shall be ultimately reduced to five members.
B. Three members of the Commission are preferred to be professionals in some field of design, planning, or commercial property management within the City so long as no direct conflicts of interest exist between the role of a commissioner and their professional position.
2.66.030 Meetings
A. The Planning Commission shall hold regular meetings in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, on the second Tuesday of each month, commencing at 3:00 p.m.
2.33.040 Duties
B. Further, the Planning Commission shall study and report to the City Council upon any matter referred to it by the City Council and shall keep the City Council currently advised of all matters pending, and shall furnish any specific information, reports or materials which the City Council may request.
C. The Planning Commission duties include considering and making determinations on all applications submitted pursuant to the design review process as established in this code.
D. The Planning Commission may review proposed specific plans used to implement the City's General Plan, from the standpoint of the environmental design review process, and may prepare and recommend to the City Council a "design element" to be included in the General Plan.
E. The City Council may, from time to time, assign other duties and responsibilities to the Planning Commission as the City Council sees fit.
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Exhibit B
Title 80
Design Review
80.00.020 Jurisdiction
No building permit or occupancy permit shall be issued or given unless and until the proposed construction, exterior alteration, exterior remodeling, relocation or exterior repainting has been referred to the Planning Commission for review as heretofore established, and a final disposition made by the Commission or, on appeal, by the City Council as hereafter provided.
80.00.030 Scope of Authority
H. Any matter referred to the Planning Commission by the City Council consistent with the purposes of this chapter;
I. Any matter referred to the Planning Commission by the Community Development Department as provided in CMC 86.56.820, Vacant premises; M. Single-family or duplex development in the R-1A and R-1A Subzones, R-1B and R-4 Zones when the property owner has voluntary elected Planning Commission approval for a floor area ratio design feature bonus point in accordance with CMC 86.08.035, 86.09.050,
86.10.035 and the Orange Avenue Corridor Specific Plan Chapter V.B.13, respectively; N. Any building with one or more “structural nonconformity” or “floor area ratio nonconformity” that is proposed to be enlarged by 150 percent or greater of the existing building gross floor area without correcting the nonconformities and the property owner has voluntary elected Planning Commission approval in accordance with CMC 86.50.105(B).
80.00.032 Design review exemption
A resource that has been designated as a historic resource by the City and listed on the historic resource inventory shall be exempt from the Planning Commission process.
80.00.035 Previously approved design and color schemes
Design review shall not be required for maintenance and repair of any improvement previously reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission when such work will not result in a change of color or design, unless such approval was expressly conditioned otherwise, and when such work is not otherwise in conflict with existing ordinances.
80.00.037 Predesign meetings
Predesign meetings are recommended with a Planning Commission subcommittee prior to formal design review submittal.
80.00.040 Procedure
E. The decision of the Planning Commission is final unless appealed as provided for in CMC
80.00.140.
80.00.045 Hotels and motels in the Orange Avenue Corridor Specific Plan Attachment 1
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Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, an application for design review involving the establishment, or expansion by more than 1,000 square feet of floor area, of a hotel or motel in the Orange Avenue Corridor Specific Plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval. The decision of the Planning Commission is final unless appealed to the City Council.
80.00.050 Approval criteria
The Planning Commission may approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove any project or item under its review authority after considering whether the criteria are complied with. Projects located in Commercial and R-4 (Multiple-Family Residential) Zones shall also comply with the design criteria, contained in CMC Title 88, of the Orange Avenue Corridor Specific Plan. These criteria are not intended to restrict imagination, innovation, or variety, but rather to assist in focusing on design principles that can result in creative solutions to assist in promoting the purpose of this chapter. The issuance of a building permit or occupancy permit by the Community Development Department in any matter subject to the Commission’s scope of authority shall be subject to the Commission’s actions on the project or item.
80.00.075 Findings for denial for commercial development B. The Planning Commission shall deny the application for a design review permit for property in the Central Commercial, Limited Commercial, or Hotel-Motel Zones if one or more of the following is found:
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80.00.113 Formula fast food restaurants
C. The Planning Commission shall deny the application for a design review permit if one or more of the following is found:
80.00.115 Satellite antennas
F. Upon the acceptance of an application, the Community Development Department shall cause the application to be set for a public hearing before the Planning Commission no less than 14 days nor more than 60 days from the date of acceptance.
G. Notice shall be mailed to all owners of property within 100 feet of the site of the proposed project, as shown in the latest tax rolls.
80.00.140 Appeals
Any person may appeal a decision of the Planning Commission to the City Council by filing with the City Clerk a written notice of appeal within 10 calendar days after a decision of the Commission in accordance with Chapter 1.12 CMC.
80.00.160 Expiration of design review approval
Unless extended pursuant to this provision, approval of a design review application shall expire if substantial work on the project has not commenced within three years of the date of final City approval. The Director of Community Development, upon a written request of the applicant, may grant an extension of an approval up to an additional year. The Planning Commission, upon a written request of the applicant, may grant or extend an approval for a determinant period greater than what would otherwise be allowed, if the Commission’s motion or resolution incorporates a finding of the ongoing nature of the project, and specifically states the duration of the approval.