Includes amendments through May 6, 2003
Resolution CC# 93- 32
Adopted May 6, 1993
Includes amendments through May 6, 2003
T H E C I T Y O F S A N C L E M E N T E G E N E R A L P L A N
THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
City Council
Joe Anderson
Truman Benedict – Mayor
Scott Diehl
Candace Haggard
Tom Lorch
Planning Commission
Steve Apodaca
Bob Burleson
Lew Elia
George Key
John Tengdin – Chairperson
General Plan Advisory Committee
Steve Apodaca – Chairperson
Tom Davis
Mary Jo Doherty
Lew Elia
Kevin Evans
Candace Haggard
Lorna Hendricks
Jim Hill
Greg Hulsizer
Mary LaHusen
Wes Landen
Jamie Lewis
Carolyn McOwen
Ricardo Nicol
E. Dorothy Prohaska – Vice Chairperson
Bill Roberts
Lincoln Rosay
Mark Schmitt
C. L. “ Curly” Snider
Gary W. Wiggle
Evelyn Winkel
City Staff
Michael Parness, City Manager
James S. Holloway, Community Development Director
James R. Barnes, City Planner
Catherine O’Hara, Senior Planner/ Project Manager
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CONSULTANT TEAM
Envicom Corporation ( Primary Consultant)
Joe Johns President
Elwood C. Tescher Principal Urban Planner/ Urban Designer
Lisa M. Picard Project Planner/ Urban Designer
Andrew J. Petrow Project Planner
Joseph H. McDougall Project Planner
Daniel Kleiser Senior Environmental Scientist
Geoffrey Reilly Environmental Scientist
Kurtis Steinert Biologist/ Environmental Scientist
Carl Wishner Senior Biologist
Kenneth Wilson Senior Geologist, P. E.
Diane Youngs Word Processing Coordinator
Terri Easter Word Processing
Brenda Housego Word Processing
The Natelson Company, Incorporated. ( Economic Analysis)
Jay Natelson President
Anita Kramer Vice President
Austin- Foust Associates, Incorporated. ( Transportation and Circulation)
Terry Austin Principal Transportation Engineer
Denise Gemma Principal Transportation Planner
Shelly Byrd Transportation Planner
Gerald Gast and Associates. ( Urban Design Element)
Gerald Gast Principal
Daniel Hillmer Principal
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
City Council Resolution No. 93- 32
San Clemente Vision i
Introduction 1
CHAPTER ONE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
1.0 Land Use 1- 1
2.0 Urban Design 2- 1
3.0 Economic Development 3- 1
CHAPTER TWO
INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
4.0 Circulation 4- 1
5.0 Scenic Highways 5- 1
6.0 Utilities 6- 1
a. Water Supply
b. Sewage Collection System
c. Storm Drainage
d Solid Waste
7.0 Public Facilities and Services 7- 1
a. Police
b. Fire/ Emergency Medical Services ( EMS)
c. Marine Safety
d Education
e. Civic Institutions and Cultural Facilities
f. Library Service
g. Human Services and Facilities
h. Governmental, Administrative and Capital Facilities
8.0 Parks and Recreation 8- 1
9.0 Growth Management 9- 1
CHAPTER THREE
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
10.0 Natural and Historic/ Cultural Resources 10- 1
a. Biological Resources/ Habitat
b. Aesthetic
c. Topography
d. Archaeological Resources
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e. Cultural Resources
f. Soil Resources
g. Mineral Resources
h. Air Quality
11.0 Energy Conservation 11- 1
CHAPTER FOUR
HAZARDS
12.0 Geologic, Seismic, and Soils Hazards 12- 1
13.0 Natural Hazards 13- 1
a. Flooding
b. Tsunami and Tidal/ Marine Hazards
14.0 Noise 14- 1
15.0 Hazardous Materials and Uses 15- 1
16.0 Nuclear 16- 1
Index
The Housing and Coastal Elements are provided under a separate cover.
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LIST OF FIGURES
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1 Planned Communities / Specific Plans …...….................................................................. 7
2 Regional Location.…….................................................................................................. 10
3 City Limits...……........................................................................................................... 11
4 Existing and Proposed Sphere of Influence( SOI) Area …............................................. 12
1- 1 Downtown San Clemente............................................................................................ 1- 38
1- 2 North Beach ................................................................................................................ 1- 41
1- 3 Pier Bowl .................................................................................................................... 1- 44
1- 4 Casa Romantica Permitted Development Heights ...................................................... 1- 47
1- 5 San Clemente High School Site: Regional Center....................................................... 1- 52
1- 6 Rancho San Clemente Town Center…........................................................................ 1- 55
1- 7 North El Camino Real Corridor ................................................................................. 1- 58
1- 8( a) South El Camino Real Corridor - Segment A............................................................. 1- 58
1- 8( b) South El Camino Real Corridor - Segment B............................................................. 1- 59
1- 8( c) South El Camino Real Corridor - Segment C............................................................. 1- 59
1- 9 Existing Civic Center Site .......................................................................................... 1- 62
1- 10 Hospital Site ............................................................................................................... 1- 63
1- 11 Shore Cliffs Golf Course............................................................................................. 1- 66
1- 12 Marblehead Coastal .................................................................................................... 1- 67
2- 1 Downtown Business District....................................................................................... 2- 16
2- 2 North Beach Recreation and Entertainment Focus...................................................... 2- 18
2- 3 El Camino Real Pedestrian Districts ........................................................................... 2- 24
2- 4 El Camino Real Mixed Pedestrian Automobile Districts ............................................ 2- 25
2- 5 El Camino Real South at Interstate 5 ........................................................................... 2- 26
2- 6 Pacific Coast Highway ................................................................................................. 2- 27
2- 7 San Clemente's Districts................................................................................................ 2- 29
4- 1 Typical Cross- sections ................................................................................................. 4- 14
4- 2 Circulation Plan ............................................................................................................ 4- 19
4- 3 Existing Transit System ............................................................................................... 4- 20
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4- 4 Existing Bikeway System............................................................................................. 4- 21
4- 5 Planned Bikeway System ............................................................................................ 4- 23
5- 1 Scenic Corridor Hierarchy ............................................................................................. 5- 5
8- 1 Existing Parks and Beaches............................................................................................ 8- 6
8- 2 Planned Parks and Recreational Facilities ..................................................................... 8- 7
8- 3 Open Space Plan........................................................................................................... 8- 11
9- 1 Open Space Sub- area Boundary Map........................................................................... 9- 17
10- 1 Biological Resource Map............................................................................................. 10- 6
10- 2 Ridgelines................................................................................................................... 10- 16
12- 1 Geologic Hazards Map ................................................................................................ 12- 5
12- 2 Critical, Sensitive, and High Occupancy Facilities....................................................... 12- 9
13- 1 Flooding and Marine Hazards ...................................................................................... 13- 5
14- 1 Existing Noise Contours ............................................................................................... 14- 5
14- 2 Projected Future Noise Conours ................................................................................... 14- 6
14- 3 Noise Sensitive Land Uses and Residential Areas
within the Future 65dB contour ...................................................................................... 14- 8
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LIST OF TABLES
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1 Per Capita Income Comparisons: 1980- 1990:
State of California, Five County Region,
Orange County, and City of San Clemente ……............................................................ 14
2 Age Distribution of Population, San Clemente, 1980– 2000 ………............................... 15
1- 1 General Plan Buildout ……............................................................................................ 1- 9
1- 2 Estimated General Plan Buildout Sphere Of Influence ............................................... 1- 10
1- 3 Land Use Plan Classification ........................................................................................ 1- 15
4- 1 Circulation System Performance Criteria .................................................................... 4- 16
4- 2 Standards for Roadway Level Of Service ................................................................... 4- 18
8- 1 City Parks and Recreational Facilities ........................................................................... 8- 5
10- 1 Sensitive Biological Resources ................................................................................. 10- 10