RESOLUTION NO. 24-144
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, TO INITIATE AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ENHANCE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS RELATED TO VISITOR-SERVING COMMERCIAL USES, INCLUDING ROOF-TOP DECKS, AND OTHER ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS OF THE GENERAL PLAN WHEREAS, San Clemente’s land development regulations, specified in the San Clemente Municipal Code, Chapter 17, Zoning, govern the use and development standards applicable within certain zones, including areas regulated by the City’s various specific plans, and are designed to achieve the goals of future development described in the City’s General Plan; and WHEREAS, the goals of the City’s General Plan include the preservation and enhancement of existing residential neighborhoods, the preservation of the City’s historic resources, encouraging vibrant and distinct commercial and mixed-use areas, architectural consistency and compatibility of in-fill development within existing developed areas, among others; and WHEREAS, the City’s General Plan includes Economic Development Policy ED-3.03, Fiscal Benefits, which states: “We continuously seek ways to increase the net fiscal benefits from tourism and to efficiently allocate revenues to implement the economic development strategy”; and WHEREAS, the City’s General Plan includes Economic Development Policy ED-4.05, Marblehead Coastal, states: “We require initiatives, investments, and development approvals for the Marblehead Coastal commercial area to contribute to the vision of the area as the primary shopping destination for regional and national chain retailers with lodging and restaurants that attract local and regional shoppers. If the Marblehead Coastal Development Plan is not realized by the expiration date specified in the Development Agreement, the City will initiate a new planning process for the area.” While the Development Agreement remains vested, this area’s development has been halted by changing economic conditions, which are determined to require new initiatives to achieve the General Plan’s unmet goals; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to better incentivize certain visitor-serving, commercial projects to achieve the City’s economic development goals by enhancing development standards related to visitor-serving commercial uses, including roof-top decks, and other accessory structures.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and incorporated fully herein.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby directs staff to initiate an ordinance to amend the San Clemente Municipal Code to establish enhanced development standards related to visitor-serving commercial uses, including roof-top decks, and other accessory structures, to encourage development that supports the economic development goals of the General Plan in certain areas that can be demonstrated to have a low-impact on residential neighborhoods, in a fashion similar to that provided in Attachment 2 of the Agenda Report, entitled, “CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO INITIATE A ZONING AMENDMENT TO THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ENHANCE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS RELATED TO VISITOR-SERVING COMMERCIAL USES, INCLUDING ROOF-TOP DECKS, AND OTHER ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS OF THE GENERAL PLAN,” dated September 17, 2024.
Section 3. That the City Council hereby directs staff conduct the appropriate environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Section 4. That the City Council hereby authorizes and directs staff to make a supplemental appropriation to General Fund account #001-433-43890 for $55,000 to cover the costs for staff and legal counsel review, and processing of required CEQA analysis.
Section 5. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _____ day of ____________________, 2024.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of San
San Clemente, California Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 24-144 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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