CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
DESIGN REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Subcommittee Members Present: Chair M. Steven Camp, Vice Chair Cameron Cosgrove and Member Scott McKhann
Subcommittee Members Absent: None.
Staff Present: Christopher Wright, Senior Planner
David Carrillo, Lead Project Planner
Chair Camp called to order the Design Review Sub-Committee (DRSC) meeting for the City of San Clemente on September 9, 2026.
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Receive and File Minutes from the July 29, 2026 Cultural Heritage Subcommittee Meeting
There being no changes, the July 29, 2026 Cultural Heritage Subcommittee Minutes were received and filed.
2. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
A. Development Permit (DP) 26-304, Tentative Parcel Map (TPM) 26-305, Gregory Fourplex, 139 Avenida Florencia
A request for feedback on a project’s consistency with Objective Design Standards that apply to housing projects qualifying for ministerial review under State law. The project consists of a four-story, four-unit residential condominium building on a vacant portion of a through lot developed with a four-unit residential building.
Lead Project Planner Carrillo summarized the staff report and provided a presentation. A copy is available by contacting the Planning Division.
Larry Culbertson, Historical Society Board Member, expressed general support of the project and concern about no parking requirements under State Law.
The Design Review Subcommittee, either individually or collectively, made the following recommendations:
• Provide visuals showing the project site and neighboring buildings for context.
• Consider scale, massing, and foundational landscaping to achieve good architecture.
• Apply architectural techniques and principles used on sample buildings shared at the meeting.
• Rafter tails should appear traditional, consistent with design standards as staff recommends.
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Design Review Subcommittee Meeting Minutes September 9, 2026 Page 2 • Consider making windows more vertically oriented, possibly by adding a stucco divider between window area.
• Simplify the building form with less plane breaks and details (especially repeating roof eyebrow elements) on the lower floors for less interrupted wall mass to appear more supportive of upper floors.
The Subcommittee supports the project applicant continuing to work with staff for compliance with the Objective Design Standards.
3. NEW BUSINESS
None
4. OLD BUSINESS
None
5. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
None.
6. ADJOURNMENT
It was moved to adjourn the meeting to the Design Review Subcommittee meeting on September 23, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., San Clemente City Hall, First Floor Community Room, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA.
Respectfully submitted,
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Cameron Cosgrove, Chair
Attest:
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Christopher Wright, Senior Planner
DRAFT