STATE OF CALIFORNIA - NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., GOVERNOR CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION South Coast Area Office 200 Oceangate, Suite 1000 Long Beach, CA 90802-4302 (562) 590-5071 Th19a CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE LCP AMENDMENT NO. 1-16 (LCP-5-SCL-16-0012-1 COMPREHENSIVE LUP UPDATE) DECEMBER 14, 2017 EXHIBITS Exhibit 1 – Suggested Modifications Exhibit 2 – City of San Clemente Land Use Plan (LUP) Submittal Exhibit 3 – LUP Reference Table Exhibit 4 –General Plan Changes Map Book and Index CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM LAND USE PLAN February 2, 2016 Exhibit 1 Staff Suggested Modifications Page 1 of 274 LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM LAND USE PLAN CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE Community Development Department 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100 San Clemente, CA 92673 (949) 361-6100 Exhibit 1 Staff Suggested Modifications Page 2 of 274 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1.1 The Coastal Act 1.2 Local Coastal Program 1.2.1 Local Coastal Program Components 1.2.2 General Goals and Objectives 1.2.3 Coastal Development Permit Authority 1.3 How to Use This Plan CHAPTER 2: Land Use 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Coastal Act Policies 2.3. Land Use Designations 2.3.1. Land Use Designations 2.3.2. City Overlays 2.3.3. Focus Areas and Marblehead Costal Plan Area 2.4. Land Use and New Development Policies 2.4.1. Residential Development Policy 2.4.2. Commercial Development Policy 2.4.3. Mixed Use Development Policies 2.4.4. Industrial Development Policies 2.4.5. Open Space Development Policies 2.4.6. Public Development Policies 2.4.7. Visitor Serving Land Use Development Policies 2.4.8. Conservation and Sustainability 2.4.9. Focus Areas and Marblehead Coastal Area CHAPTER 3: Public Access and Recreation 3.1. Introduction 3.1.1. Mobility 3.1.2. Shoreline Access 3.1.3. California Coastal Trail 3.1.4. Recreational Opportunities and Amenities 3.2. Coastal Act Policies 3.3. Goals & Policies 3.3.1. Mobility 3.3.2. Shoreline Access 3.3.3. California Coastal Trail Exhibit 1 Staff Suggested Modifications Page 3 of 274 3.3.4. Recreational Opportunities and Amenities CHAPTER 4: Marine and Land Resources 4.1. Introduction 4.1.1. Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas 4.1.2. Marine Environment 4.1.3. Water Quality 4.1.4. Coastal Canyons and Bluffs 4.2. Coastal Act Policies 4.3. Goals & Policies 4.3.1. Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas 4.3.2. Marine Resources 4.3.3. Wetlands 4.3.4. Water Quality 4.3.5. Other Biological Resources CHAPTER 5: Hazards & Shoreline/Bluff/Canyon Development 5.1. Introduction 5.1.1. Coastal Bluffs and Coastal Canyons 5.2. Coastal Act Policies 5.3. Goals & Policies 5.3.1. Coastal Bluff and Shoreline Development 5.3.2. Coastal Canyon Development 5.3.3. Hazard Area Development 5.3.4. Sand Replenishment/Beach Management 5.3.5. Sea Level Rise 5.3.6. Development in Flood Hazard Areas 5.3.7. Emergency CDP Actions CHAPTER 6: Visual and Historic Resources 6.1. Introduction 6.1.1. Historic and Cultural Resources 6.1.2. Community Character 6.1.3. Bulk and Height Limits 6.1.4. Paleontological and Archaeological Resources 6.2. Coastal Act Policies 6.3. Goals & Policies 6.3.1. Viewpoints & Scenic Corridors 6.3.2. Historic and Cultural Resources Exhibit 1 Staff Suggested Modifications Page 4 of 274 CHAPTER 7: Definitions LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1: Land Use Plan Organization Matrix Table 2-1: Coastal Land Use Designations Table 2-2: Hotels, Motels and Inns within the Coastal Zone Table 3-1: Beach Access, Amenities, and Parking LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1: Coastal Zone Boundaries Figures 2-1a-d: Coastal Land Use Map Figures 2-1e-f: Land Use Coastal Zone Overlays Figure 2-2: Focus Area Locations Map Figure 3-1: Road, Bus, and Rail Routes Figure 3-2: Bike and Pedestrian Trails Figure 3-3: Coastal Access Points Figure 3-4: Poche Figure 3-5: North Beach Figure 3-6: Dije Court Figure 3-7: El Portal Figure 3-8: Mariposa Figure 3-9: Linda Lane Park Figure 3-10: Corto Park Figure 3-11: Municipal Pier Figure 3-12: Trafalgar Canyon Figure 3-13: T-Street Exhibit 1 Staff Suggested Modifications Page 5 of 274 Figure 3-14: Boca Del Canon Figure 3-15: Lost Winds Figure 3-16: Riviera Figure 3-17: Montalvo Figure 3-18: Avenida Calafia Figure 3-19: San Clemente State Beach Figure 3-20: Avenida de las Palmeras Figure 3-21: Calle Ariana Figure 3-22: Pochè Public and Private Beach Areas Figure 4-1: Coastal Canyons General Location Map Figure 4-2a-d: Potential Habitat Study Areas Figure 4-3: Coastal Reefs Figure 4-4 Watershed and Outfall Locations Figure 6-1: Public View Corridors Figure 6-2: Scenic Roadway Corridors Figure 7-1: Coastal Canyon and Bluff Graphic APPENDICES Appendix A: Biological Inventory Appendix B: Beach Amenities Appendix C: Overnight Accommodations Maps Appendix D: Affordable Overnight Accommodations Analysis Exhibit 1 Staff Suggested Modifications Page 6 of 274 Plain Text and Plain Bold Text Headings= City proposed LUP language Underlined Text = CCC Suggested Modification, Inserted Language StrikeOut Text = CCC Suggested Modification, Deleted Language CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION San Clemente’s coastline provides many benefits. It is the main influence on the community’s identity and beach culture, it creates a desirable climate and living environment, it provides stunning scenery and recreational opportunities, it attracts tourists and businesses, and provides diverse marine and shore habitats that are home to many plant and animal species. San Clemente is unique as it is one of the last small town beach communities in southern California. Coastline protection and land use often involve competing interests and needs. These interests must be carefully balanced to ensure long-term protection of San Clemente’s unique coastal resources and character. 1.1 The Coastal Act In October 1972, the United States Congress passed Title 16 U.S.C. 1451-1464, which established a federal coastal zone management policy and created a federal coastal zone. By that legislation, the Congress declared a national interest in the effective management, beneficial use, protection and development of the coastal zone in order to balance the nation’s natural, environmental and aesthetic resource needs with commercial-economic growth. The Congress found and declared that it was a national policy “to encourage and assist the states to exercise effectively their responsibilities in the coastal zone through the development and implementation of management programs to achieve wise use of the land and water resources of the coastal zone giving full consideration to ecological, cultural, historic, and aesthetic values as well as to the need for economic development (16 U.S.C. 1452b)”. As a result of that federal enactment, coastal states were provided a policy and source of funding for the implementation of federal goals. The California Coastal Zone Conservation Act of 1972 (Proposition 20) was a temporary measure passed by the voters of the State as a ballot initiative. It set up temporary regional coastal commissions with permit authority and a directive to prepare a comprehensive coastal plan. The coastal commissions under Proposition 20 lacked the authority to implement the Coastal Plan but were required to submit the Plan to the legislature for “adoption and implementation”. The California Coastal Act of 1976 is the enacting law approved by the State Legislature which succeeds the California Coastal Zone Conservation Act of 1972. The Coastal Act established a State Commission and multiple regional commissions (though these regional commissions have since been abolished) to provide for comprehensive regulation and planning of responsible development along the entirety of the California coast a different set of policies, a different boundary line, and different permitting procedures than Proposition 20. Further, it provides for the transfer of permitting authority, form with certain limitations reserved for the State to local Exhibit 1 Staff Suggested Modifications Page 7 of 274 governments upon through adoption and certification of a Local Coastal Program by the local government and certification thereof by the California Coastal Commission. 1.2 Local Coastal Program Land use planning and development standards in the City of San Clemente’s coastal zone are governed by this Local Coastal Program (LCP), which in turn must be consistent with the policies and standards found within the California Coastal Act of 1976 as amended and contained in the California Public Resources Code (Section 30000 et seq.). The Coastal Act directs “[each] local government lying, in whole or in part, within the coastal zone” to prepare an Local Coastal Program (LCP) for its portion of the California coastal zone (Public Resources Code Section 30500(a)). The purpose of the LCP is to carry out the resource protection policies of the California Coastal Act of 1976 within the City of San Clemente. The LCP is a comprehensive long- term planning blueprint governing development in the City of San Clemente’s coastal zone. The coastal zone is a distinct geographic area of land and water defined by the California Coastal Act that extends along the coastline. The approximate boundaries of the City’s coastal zone are depicted in Figure 1-1, Coastal Zone Boundaries. “Development” includes construction of physical improvements, as well as changes in the use of land or water, as specifically defined within Chapter 7 (Definitions) herein. Any activity that meets the definition of development within the coastal zone requires a Coastal Development Permit unless the development is categorically excluded, exempt, or permit