NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON DECEMBER 6, 2022 A PUBLIC HEARING
WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING:
Housing Element Rezoning Program – Zoning Code Amendments to be Consistent with State Housing Laws
A public hearing for the City Council to consider a recommendation of the Planning Commission to adopt the proposed ordinances listed below, which amend various provisions of the San Clemente Municipal Code (“SCMC”) to effectuate revisions contemplated by the City’s Sixth Cycle Housing Element. The proposed ordinances subject to the public hearing are as follows:
• An ordinance amending SCMC Section 17.24.070 regarding density bonuses and other affordable housing incentives required by state law. This ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to sections 15358, 15305, and 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3).
• An ordinance amending SCMC Section 17.56.100 to comply with AB 139 regarding parking requirements for emergency shelters. This ordinance does not qualify as a “project” under CEQA (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15378(a)) and, in the alternative, is exempt from CEQA pursuant to section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
• An ordinance updating SCMC Section 17.28.270 regarding accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units to comply with recent changes in state laws. This ordinance is exempt from CEQA under California Public Resources Code section 21080.17.
• An ordinance amending various sections of the SCMC to ensure consistency with state law regarding low barrier navigation centers. This ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3) and 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
• An ordinance amending various provisions of the SCMC to ensure consistency with state law regarding supportive and transitional housing. This ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3) and15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
• An ordinance amending various provisions of the SCMC regarding residential care facilities. This ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3) and15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines
These applications are on file at the City of San Clemente Community Development Department, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California, and are available for public inspection and comment by contacting the Community Development Department at (949) 361-6190. If you challenge these projects in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearings described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Clemente at, or prior to, the public hearings.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said public hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 7:30 P.M. at the San Clemente City Council Chambers, 910 Calle Negocio, 2nd Floor, San Clemente, California. All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing or by written communication to the City Council to express their opinion for or against the project.
Laura Campagnolo
Legislative Administrator
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