Code Amendment (CA) 26-003, Short-Term and Long-Term Lodging Prohibition in All Single-Family Residential Districts
Summary
SCH Number
2026050483
Public Agency
City of San Juan Capistrano
Document Title
Code Amendment (CA) 26-003, Short-Term and Long-Term Lodging Prohibition in All Single-Family Residential Districts
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/13/2026
Document Description
Initiate a study of a proposed Code Amendment, CA 26-003, to amend the City’s Land Use Code and all applicable Land Use Plans to make it explicitly clear that short-term and long-term lodging is prohibited in all Single-Family Residential Districts.
Contact Information
Name
Joel Rojas
Agency Name
City of San Juan Capistrano
Job Title
Development Services Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
San Juan Capistrano
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
32400 Paseo Adelanto
Zip
92675
State Highways
California
Railways
yes
Airports
n/a
Schools
yes
Township
San Ju
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
State code number: 15262
Reasons for Exemption
Planning and feasibility studies are statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, section 15262 – Feasibility & Planning Studies. The proposed General Plan and Code Amendment Initiation is a request for planning studies of a future project. Under this exemption, a project involving only feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions which an agency has not approved, adopted, or funded does not require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration. Here, the action before the City Council merely directs staff to undertake a study to determine the feasibility and potential impacts (including environmental impacts) of a Code Amendment study. Undertaking this study is not a commitment to adopt this or any other Code Amendment and the study itself will not lead directly to the implementation of any specific project. The action taken only directs staff to study and review the potential for a possible amendment to the Land Use Code and any applicable land use plans. Undertaking this study will have no legally binding effect on later activities. As such, this action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to this exemption. Should the proposed study be initiated, all subsequent actions related to the proposed Code Amendment, along with any submitted applications, would be subject to the appropriate CEQA review.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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