Laguna Beach Planning Commission Meeting - May 5, 2021

May 5, 2021

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach Planning Commission held its meeting on May 5, 2021, addressing four public hearing items and administrative matters. - The applicant for Temporary Use Permit 21-8951 at 1740 South Coast Highway requested withdrawal of the application, requiring no Planning Commission action. - The Commission reviewed Temporary Use Permit 21-8142 and Coastal Development Permit 21-8973 for renewal of a valet-operated day-use paid parking program at 104 North Coast Highway (Mobil station), previously approved in 2018. - The Commission considered Planning Commission Design Review 21-8883 and Coastal Development Permit 21-8884 for Caltrans pedestrian and ADA improvements along South Coast Highway and Coast Highway from Ruby Street to 7th Avenue, with construction scheduled from January 2022 through June 2024. - The Commission reviewed an after-the-fact Coastal Development Permit 21-8576 for the South Coast Water District's Lift Station No. 2 Force Main Rehabilitation Project, which involved sliplining existing pipes beneath The Ranch at Laguna Beach property along Aliso Creek (completed in October 2019). - All public hearing items except the withdrawn application included Coastal Dev

Key Decisions

- Staff recommended that the Planning Commission approve Temporary Use Permit 21-8142 and Coastal Development Permit 21-8973 for the Mobil station parking program renewal at 104 North Coast Highway. - Staff recommended that the Planning Commission approve Planning Commission Design Review 21-8883 and Coastal Development Permit 21-8884 for the Caltrans pedestrian and ADA improvements project. - Staff recommended that the Planning Commission approve the after-the-fact Coastal Development Permit 21-8576 for the South Coast Water District's completed force main rehabilitation project. - The meetin