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Council initiates gateway overlay study to spur targeted redevelopment, accepts planning grant
Summary
The council voted to initiate a general-plan and zoning amendment to create a 'gateway overlay'—a tool that would allow site-specific incentives in exchange for defined community benefits at key city entry points; staff will return with parcel-level maps and an environmental review.
The City Council on Jan. 14 voted to begin a study and code process to create a ‘‘gateway overlay’’ intended to encourage redevelopment at key entry points to San Clemente. The initiative would allow the city to consider discretionary incentives — such as expedited processing, targeted fee reductions or limited increases in height or setbacks — when projects provide measurable public benefits such as increased public access, new transit stops, added public open space, low‑income housing units or improved shoreline access.
The process approved by council is an initiation step: staff…
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