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Project description: the proposal would create 74 commercial suites across 11 buildings (flex industrial, light manufacturing and professional office), an amenity hub with gym and shower, shared conference rooms and outdoor tenant spaces, 487 parking spaces, and a master sign program that includes a monument sign at the entrance and smaller tenant signage. One building (Building 1) is proposed to host a commercial‑recreation use (examples referenced include martial arts or fitness studios); staff included conditions limiting the recreation use to that single building and prohibiting on‑site drop‑off queuing without a separate permit.

Planning staff summarized design and environmental review: the applicant responded to design‑review subcommittee comments with additional landscaping, materials refinements and revised signage that staff found consistent with the hillside development policies and the specific plan; the project provides 31% landscaping (minimum 15% required) and fits under the specific plan FAR limits. Staff recommended no further environmental review under CEQA, finding the project consistent with the Rancho San Clemente Specific Plan and relying on prior programmatic environmental review, subject to standard conditions and mitigation measures where applicable.

During public comment a local commercial broker, Rob Johnston, said demand for small business suites is high, described the development’s planned amenities for tenants and supported the project. Applicant representatives explained they plan a long‑term hold of the asset and intend to operate the suites as leasable units rather than sell them immediately. Commissioners discussed signage area limits, hours and noise enforcement, parking management, the trip‑reduction / transportation demand management requirements, how to prevent residential use of the suites, and finalizing condition language. The commission asked staff to finalize changes to specific conditions and to include a red‑lined list of condition edits for City Council review.

Action and next steps: the Planning Commission voted to recommend City Council approve the development permit, conditional use permit, discretionary sign permit and tentative tract map, while directing staff to incorporate narrowly specified edits to conditions (time extension for entitlements, TDM / parking provisions, signage caps, and a refinement to a tree/utility easement condition). The recommendation will be forwarded to City Council, which has final approval authority for tentative tract maps and the final entitlements. Staff noted the project is subject to the Rancho San Clemente Specific Plan standards and applicable impact fees (Regional Circulation Financing Program) and will be required to complete standard permitting, utility and construction review before building permits are issued.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission Meeting, August 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning Commission voted Aug. 20 to recommend City Council approve the Luminar Business Park, an 11‑building flex/industrial complex within the Rancho San Clemente Specific Plan, subject to staff conditions and a small set of clarified edits.","taxTitle","San Clemente City, Orange County, California","taxId",4846,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6484610,"Planning Commission approves recommendation for Hansen Hotel at 1801 N. El Camino Real",3750,3426000,7176000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5611847-de10abbd9ee71d9314814db2b4acd11f&start=3426&end=7176","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5611847-de10abbd9ee71d9314814db2b4acd11f/thumbnail_3426000.jpg","/articles/6484610/San-Clemente-City/Orange-County/California/Planning-Commission-approves-recommendation-for-Hansen-Hotel-at-1801-N-El-Camino-Real","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6484610-9e1026bcb7a472d25e01d08cc22dd012/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158653&Signature=MDi-ovQXvdoiZvrirpV8j0waZu4t30XFk8RTaOwzRkCUSSq8emMfL4~Gy5TkvrPPyCquHE~YFOKK9fN0SaPRsenAd2rYxYyGnCECn~imbTNZl1fIu60xhpkHjtPMJaHY3~ao5JFx-kVXqFj~~6vO8Q3yhxrhjF8hzDkE1sVpGaPdfE6Bx0QZwrwVED61mPoT7h0SNwEAScF50Ax1rAzMzE5PrwlNW8j5uXA4fcROn3S-EiukT3bYi663HO17RncywOBAbLeH7j1t2oQQ~hp70UnjnsOFuMH6zTGBtUkQEgKKskXJtPTedvSESNIwjuiOt12veiMQ7WZS5ajqSYxvYg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Commission voted on Aug. 20 to approve staff’s recommendation and forward the Hansen Hotel project at 1801 North El Camino Real to City Council with findings and CEQA documentation.

Project summary: the application proposes a 61‑room boutique hotel with a rooftop restaurant and terrace, two ground‑level cafés, guest amenities and two subterranean parking levels providing 104 spaces (three spaces more than required by code). As part of pre‑application coordination with the California Coastal Commission, the applicant increased the room count and committed 25% of rooms (16 rooms) as affordable overnight accommodations and reduced building mass along the Avenue To Pico scenic corridor to preserve public ocean views.

Staff described design changes made after the design‑review subcommittee and Coastal Commission input: one‑ to two‑story frontage along Avenue To Pico with three‑story massing moved to the rear of the site; landscape and public‑facing terrace elements to create new public viewpoints; and a loading pocket and trash staging area with mechanized handling from subterranean storage. An acoustical study accompanying the proposal showed predicted ambient levels below the city noise thresholds at identified sensitive receptors when amplified background music is used at the rooftop restaurant.

A representative of Unite Here Local 11 spoke during public comment with questions about habitat and CEQA review; staff and the city attorney explained the project qualifies for the Class 32 infill categorical exemption and that the project is also less intensive than a previously approved mitigated negative declaration from 1998, and that consultants performed biological and noise reviews. The Commission discussed policy issues including coastal view protections, the proposed affordable‑overnight accommodations, noise hours and enforcement, parking, pedestrian access, and loading. Commissioners praised the project design and the applicant’s responsiveness to prior comments.

The commission moved, seconded and voted in favor of the staff resolution adopting the CEQA determinations and approving the requested development permit and conditional‑use permit subject to the staff conditions. The project is subject to a 10‑day appeal period and will be considered by City Council as the final decision authority.","The Planning Commission voted to approve the Hansen Hotel project — a 61‑room boutique hotel with a rooftop restaurant and 25% affordable overnight accommodations — and recommended final approvals and CEQA determinations to City Council. Staff and the applicant incorporated Coastal Commission feedback on views and affordability before the vote.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6484615,"Commission denies red‑curb request at Calle De So To/Calle Niña after neighborhood opposition",1439,1799000,3238000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5611847-de10abbd9ee71d9314814db2b4acd11f&start=1799&end=3238","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5611847-de10abbd9ee71d9314814db2b4acd11f/thumbnail_1799000.jpg","/articles/6484615/San-Clemente-City/Orange-County/California/Commission-denies-redcurb-request-at-Calle-De-So-ToCalle-Niña-after-neighborhood-opposition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6484615-b61f85b17bf9bfde69735fcf017c3b2b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158653&Signature=Bhk874y6oCEmZWm8xvHAm28knnokEMy5J65P9m2YpppsXzQwNRimcVtiQdPhaB0h27exhDYhDBBm~F-V14rjWH5wK51SbNf0UMTZKlZiDKwqvDbCaeKd-DZHExLYgHoDUqZUvgjbYzshW7fRyYzBoc3gO~v4CcigvjrQXNPbs9iKFKAB-xBRhZUh47eEDnxrxNI8vTKl~OvOsFrwcJPjUrxrSrmfi-E6muyWGXt3N4vGtGQs8fGQT5qjmD7yDe9lU9TGYtU-AWdaGqEf~loaiI1Lx-yZqfFXqk8Q1IxDZ2biNh5S1FF59FVQTVWP5hDxRkSEnNQsx2h2diOH0lPjtA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Commission on Aug. 20 voted to recommend against forwarding a staff proposal to add red curb at the intersection of Calle De So To and Calle Niña, after neighbors objected to losing parking near a narrow residential street.

Staff presented a traffic analysis showing constrained sight lines when large vehicles park near the intersection and noted 6 letters in opposition citing parking loss. The project area already includes a stretch of parking limited by a curve; staff said roughly 35 linear feet of the pole‑to‑pole curb would be the practical area affected, although state law (AB 413) now prohibits parking within 20 feet of many intersections regardless of curb paint.

A resident who lives at 502 Calle De So To spoke against the red curb at the public hearing, saying she has lived on the street for decades, has not observed accidents and that the change would push parking to other neighbors’ houses. Commissioners discussed enforcement of the 20‑foot daylighting requirement, the narrowness of the street where parking occurs on both sides, and tradeoffs between sight‑line improvements and loss of parking. Several commissioners urged enforcement of the new daylighting law as an alternative to permanently painting curb.

On the motion to deny staff’s recommendation to install red curb as proposed, the commission voted unanimously to not recommend the red‑curb installation to City Council.","The Planning Commission declined to recommend a red‑curb installation at the Calle De So To and Calle Niña intersection after public opposition and commissioners’ concern about losing parking and applying the new statewide daylighting law uniformly.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6484620,"Planning Commission backs red-curb swap at 2470 S. Ola Vista, sends recommendation to council",999,777000,1776000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5611847-de10abbd9ee71d9314814db2b4acd11f&start=777&end=1776","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5611847-de10abbd9ee71d9314814db2b4acd11f/thumbnail_777000.jpg","/articles/6484620/San-Clemente-City/Orange-County/California/Planning-Commission-backs-red-curb-swap-at-2470-S-Ola-Vista-sends-recommendation-to-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6484620-1fce25e6968412c87b82d532b73a00b7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158653&Signature=ihccTUYJmFABw2zLGRuS3Orc1RBv91zA1D9SwY0vemxShEn~Pj-Es9mWzUEboWgAiZexxJLYn6jPIV5hf2mQ3abFcxTLb8vYQ568PTmCrxTQb1eFMrn2uNBJDFw4vqJ9m5NaUosdUdrVQGAngMduwO-L2eE6MaMuOjhr58hCyOy-8KClxB3diTl6fIKVGnmzzawbg638Vh7fKgxGj45JUPNHebThSslNDePgBTsW4rdsMrhmznsRriYaY6~FzrqDDNKC0~xCoDbOsilcYKXeb7a~h53Pe7LCK4RrAHu5dWphy-HR4XyViy-hHOKSt91yaXG2fddrbQyWNlSNuDvLwA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Commission voted on Aug. 20 to recommend that City Council approve a staff proposal to shift a zone of red curb at 2470 South Ola Vista to the opposite side of the driveway to improve visibility for a single property owner.

Staff said the change is a swap rather than a net loss of parking: moving red curb three spaces on the west side of a driveway and creating four red‑curbed spaces on the east side results in one additional usable parking stall for the immediate block. City engineers described the site as a curving collector street with a bike lane used by many riders and noted the driveway owner has limited backing distance, creating sight‑line concerns when cars park adjacent to the approach.

Commissioners who inspected the site during the day generally agreed the new layout improves the resident’s sight lines while preserving on‑street parking. No members of the public submitted comments on the item. Planning staff recommended the Commission find the item exempt from CEQA and forward a recommendation of approval to council for final codification of the red curb.

On the motion to recommend approval to City Council, the commission voted in favor with one commissioner recorded in opposition. The recommendation will go to the City Council for final action.","The San Clemente Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council approve a staff proposal to relocate existing red curb at 2470 South Ola Vista to the opposite side of a private driveway to improve driveway sight lines; commissioners noted the trade preserves parking and addresses a unique sight‑line issue on a curved collector street.","actionData","errors"]

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