Plan to Shape San Clemente for Decades Under Discussion

The San Clemente General Plan, a package of zoning ordinances that will shape the face of the city for the next decade, will be under discussion Tuesday in a joint meeting of the City Council and its advisory commissions.

The plan, last updated in 1992, includes rules for land use, architectural design, infrastructure, community services, housing and commercial development and city demographics. Goals for determining the look, feel and scenic views of the city will be included in the plan.

The rules will affect thousands of people in San Clemente in some way--from applicants for low-income housing and English-language learners to commercial developers and business owners.

In the exhaustive series of public meetings and workshops leading up to the update, which council members say they plan to approve this fall,

The meeting will be held in the second-floor conference room at the city's satellite offices at 910 Calle Negocio at 7 p.m.