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San Clemente commission narrowly backs changes to SB 9/SB 450 zoning amendments, rejects discretionary review
Summary
After extended debate about state law constraints, parking, timing and design control, the Planning Commission voted 4–3 to recommend the urban lot‑split and two‑unit zoning amendment to council with two textual changes (clarify 24‑month map timing and replace "dumpsters" language) and without adding a discretionary review pathway.
The San Clemente Planning Commission on March 4 recommended that the City Council adopt updated standards for urban lot splits and two‑unit projects intended to align local code with SB 9 and SB 450, but the recommendation came after a split vote over whether the commission should preserve a discretionary hearing path for applicants who narrowly miss objective standards.
Staff presenter Araceli Arcello summarized changes to the subdivision (Title 16) and zoning (Title 17) chapters modeled on state amendments: reductions in some subdivision-size thresholds, updated unit‑size maximums tied to ADU standards (e.g., increases to 850 square feet for one‑bed/studio and 1,000 square feet for…
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