RESOLUTION NO. 25-158
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE REFERRING PUBLIC HEARING PROJECT 25-343, THE LODGE HOTEL AT 401 W. AVENIDA VISTA HERMOSA, TO THE DESIGN REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE FOR DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS RELATED TO LIGHT AND NOISE WHEREAS, on June 23, 1998, the City Council certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Marblehead Coastal Specific Plan (MCSP) (State Clearing House [SCH] No. 1995091037); and WHEREAS, on August 5, 1998, the City Council approved General Plan Amendment 95-01, Specific Plan 95-02, Tentative Tract Map (TTM) 8817, Site Plan Permit (SPP) 97-16, and a Development Agreement; and WHEREAS, on July 7, 1999, the City Council approved Site Plan Permit 99-16, Conditional Use Permit 99-17, and Sign Exception Permit 99-18, revising the commercial portion of the project to consist of 700,140 gross square feet of commercial uses, including 443,860 SF of specialty retail, 176,232 SF of entertainment, and 80,048 SF of general retail; and WHEREAS, on April 9, 2003, the California Coastal Commission (CCC) conditionally approved the Marblehead Coastal project, acknowledging that most, but not all, of the property lies within the Coastal Zone. Land outside of the Coastal Zone, including the subject site, does not fall under CCC jurisdiction. The plan approved by the CCC incorporated requirements that preserved additional environmentally sensitive habitat areas, set development back from preserved areas, required substantial restoration and enhancement of degraded open space, reduced the number of residential lots from 424 to 313, and approved 141,500 square feet of commercial space within the Coastal Zone; and WHEREAS, on September 16, 2003, the City Council approved an Amendment to TTM 8817 to reconcile differences between the CCC approval and the City’s prior approval; and WHEREAS, on July 20, 2004, the City Council adopted Resolution 04-61, which certified Addendum No. 5 to the MCSP Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) and approved an amendment to commercial Site Plan Permit 99-16, to include the addition of a hotel and conference center; and WHEREAS, the City approved a substantial conformance plan set in January of 2019 (B19-099) for a four-story hotel and conference center comprising 133,515 square feet with 130 guest rooms, a conference center, lobby restaurant, and outdoor pool, with a total parking demand of 309 spaces; and WHEREAS, on June 25, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution 25-085, which, among other things, directed staff to initiate an amendment to the MCSP and carry out required environmental review to establish additional height allowances for the hotel building on the Outlets property consistent with height allowances for other landmark structures, including the theater building; and WHEREAS, the Design Review Subcommittee reviewed the 2004 project between November 24, 2003, and June 7, 2004; and subsequently reviewed the amended project proposal on June 10, 2020; and WHEREAS, on September 16, 2025, the City Council introduced Ordinance No. 1795 (Ordinance) to certify Addendum No. 6 to the Marblehead Coastal Specific Plan Final EIR (SCH No. 1995091037) and to amend Section 502 (V)(D) within the Marblehead Coastal Specific Plan (MCSP) to effectuate the Project and the City Council’s directives on the same; and WHEREAS, also on September 16, 2025, the City Council of the City of San Clemente held a duly noticed public hearing and adopted Resolution 25-137 to approve Public Hearing Project (PHP) 25-343 to amend Commercial Site Plan Permit (SPP) 99-16 and Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 99-17 to modify the previously approved height of the hotel, from 45 feet up to 62 feet, at 401 W. Ave Vista Hermosa to incorporate a roof top restaurant with outdoor dining; and WHEREAS, on October 21, 2025, the City Council considered referring the item to the Design Review Subcommittee for the purpose of advising the applicant on design recommendations to improve compliance with the objective lighting and noise standards of the San Clemente Municipal Code through their development of construction plans, consistent with SCMC Section 17.24.130 and Chapter 8.48.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds that all of the facts in the Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated fully herein and adopted as findings of the City Council.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby refers the project to the DRSC for review and recommendations on improving and ensuring compliance with SCMC Section 17.24.130 and Chapter 8.48.
SECTION 3. 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 ____________________, _______.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Steve Knoblock, Mayor of the
San Clemente, California City of San 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. 25-158 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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