RESOLUTION NO. 26-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING MASTER TRAFFIC RESOLUTION NO. 1846, MODIFYING ‘NO PARKING AREAS’ ON SOUTH EL CAMINO REAL, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) UNDER CLASS 1 (EXISTING FACILITIES, 14 CCR SECTION 15301) OF THE STATE CEQA GUIDELINES WHEREAS, the City of San Clemente City Council (“City Council”), at its regular meeting of May 6, 2025, approved a construction contract for South El Camino Real Lane Reconfiguration & Buffered Bike Lane Project, City CIP Project No. 11308; and WHEREAS, as part of the approved construction plans, the City has reviewed the parking locations on South El Camino Real from Avenida Mendocino to south City Limit; and WHEREAS, the City desires to improve safety and traffic conditions on South El Camino Real; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the information provided by City staff and any information provided by the public at or before the February 3, 2026 City Council meeting, and City Council now wishes to modify the recommended parking modifications.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. That the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. That based on a review of the record as a whole, the project is hereby determined to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Class 1 (Existing Facilities, 14 CCR section 15301) of the State CEQA Guidelines because it consists of minor alteration of existing public structures, facilities or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use and there is no possibility of a direct or foreseeably indirect effect on the environment.
SECTION 3. That the Master Traffic Resolution No. 1846, Section 23, entitled “No Parking Areas”, is hereby amended by modifying the following subsections to read as follows:
23.e-9 El Camino Real, east side, from Avenida Santa Margarita north 10 feet.
23.e-58 El Camino Real, South, east side, from the northeast curb return of Avenida Lucia in a northerly direction for a distance of 10 feet.
23.e-59 El Camino Real, South, east side, from the northeast curb return of Avenida Pala in a northerly direction for a distance of 10 feet.
23.e-60 El Camino Real, South, east side, from the northeast curb return of Avenida San Diego in a northerly direction for a distance of 10 feet.
23.e-61 El Camino Real, South, east side, from the northeast curb return of Avenida San Fernando in a northerly direction for a distance of 12 feet.
23.e-64 El Camino Real, South, east side, from the point of curb return north of Avenida Dominguez in a northerly direction for a distance of 10 feet.
23.e-65 El Camino Real, South, east side, from the point of curb return south of Avenida Dominguez in a southerly direction for a distance of 50 feet.
23.e-68 El Camino Real, South, east side, from the southeast curb return of Avenida Dolores in a southerly direction for a distance of 50 feet.
23.e-107a El Camino Real, South, east side from the southeast corner of the intersection with Calle Del Comercio for a distance of 50 feet.
SECTION 4. That the Master Traffic Resolution No. 1846, Section 23, entitled “No Parking Areas”, is hereby amended by adding the following subsections to read as follows:
23.e-54a El Camino Real, South, east side, from the northeast curb return at its intersection with Avenida Santa Inez, in a northerly direction for a distance of 10 feet.
23.e-54b El Camino Real, South, east side, from the southeast curb return at its intersection with Avenida Santa Inez, in a southerly direction for a distance of 50 feet.
23.e-61a El Camino Real, South, east side, from the southeast curb return of Avenida San Fernando in a southerly direction for a distance of 50 feet.
23.e-63a El Camino Real, South, east side, from the southeast curb return of its intersection with Avenida Buena Ventura, in a southerly direction for a distance of 50 feet.
23.e-65a El Camino Real, South, east side, from the point of curb return north of Avenida San Dimas in a northerly direction for a distance of 10 feet.
23.e-65b El Camino Real, South, east side, from the point of curb return south of Avenida San Dimas in a southerly direction for a distance of 50 feet.
SECTION 5. 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 February, 2026.
ATTEST:
___________________________ __________________________
City Clerk of the City of Rick Loeffler, Mayor of the City of San Clemente, California 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. 26-27 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the 3rd day of February, 2026, 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 ____________, 2026. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
___________________________
Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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