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Councilmember raises design-review concerns; planning commissioners defend subcommittee role
Summary
Councilmember Victor Cabral asked the Planning Commission to review the design review subcommittee’s function after council discussion; commissioners and staff said design review provides informal, early design feedback, while staff will study options to speed permitting and reduce duplication.
Councilmember Victor Cabral raised concerns about potential duplication and delays caused by the City of San Clemente’s Design Review Subcommittee during an April 2 Planning Commission meeting, asking staff to examine whether projects can avoid multiple reviews.
Cabral told commissioners he and others had received complaints that applicants must "have two bites at the apple"—first at design review and again at the Planning Commission—and that staff member Adam Atagmian was asked to study options. "We're trying to get a sense of the problem," Cabral said, inviting commissioners to give input to the review process.
Several commissioners defended the subcommittee as an efficiency and applicant-support…
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