City Seeks Input on Plan to Govern San Clemente's Future

The city of San Clemente Thursday night will take public comments on the environmental report for its new general plan, set for adoption later this year.

The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers, 100 Avenida Presidio.

The package of zoning rules and land use decisions will govern the city's development for at least the next decade.

The following is the description of the plan from the city of San Clemente:

The proposed project is a new San Clemente “Centennial” General Plan that meets California Code requirements for a general plan, a Strategic Implementation Program that implements the goals and policies of the General Plan, a Climate Action Plan, and the San Clemente Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. The proposed General Plan revises the 1993 General Plan land use map, elements required by the State of California, and optional elements. The exception is the Housing Element, which was adopted separately in July 2011.

The San Clemente Centennial General Plan would allow development of up to 3,585 additional dwellings and up to 2,981,980 additional square feet of non-residential floor area, for totals of up to 29,567 residential dwelling units, 4,428,332 square feet of retail use, 8,834,477 square feet of office use, 2,981,980 square feet of industrial use, and 1,894,695 square feet institutional use.

Proposed changes in land use and/or land use intensity are located predominantly in eight (8) “focus areas:” Camino de Estrella/Camino de Los Mares, Rancho San Clemente Business Park, Los Molinos, North Beach/North El Camino Real, Del Mar/T-Zone, Pier Bowl, South El Camino Real Area (West of Interstate 5), and South El Camino Real (East of Interstate 5).

A Program EIR will be prepared to evaluate the project’s potential environmental impacts and to analyze project alternatives. The topic areas to be discussed in the EIR are Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use and Planning, Noise, Population and Housing, Public Services, Transportation/Traffic, and Utilities and Service Systems impacts.

The Initial Study is available for public review during regular business hours at the City of San Clemente Planning Department listed above. The Initial Study can be viewed on the City of San Clemente website at the following address (URL): http://san-clemente.org.