Laguna Beach Planning Commission - September 5, 2018

September 5, 2018

Executive Summary

- The Planning Commission held a regular meeting on September 5, 2018, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Council Chambers, 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA. - Two wireless communications facility applications were withdrawn by the applicants (Items 1 and 2) and required no action from the Commission. - The Commission considered a wireless communications facility proposal at 2900 South Coast Highway with staff recommending approval (Item 3). - The Commission reviewed a significant exterior remodeling and expansion of a Hoag Medical Group office at 364-370 Ocean Avenue with a formula-based business component, with staff recommending design revisions and continuance (Item 4). - The Commission considered a menu modification for a restaurant at 222 Ocean Avenue (previously Taverna) changing from a pizzeria to a coastal Californian restaurant (Item 5). - The Commission reviewed a restoration, monitoring and maintenance plan for The Ranch at Laguna Beach at 31106 Coast Highway, originally approved in April 2018 and appealed to City Council in June 2018 (Item 6). - The Commission received an update on the Downtown Specific Plan with a summary of comments from the August 1, 2018 meeting (Item 7)

Key Decisions

- No decision was required on Items 1 and 2 (Conditional Use Permit 15-2110/Design Review 15-2111 for Regatta Road/Morningside Drive and Conditional Use Permit 15-2113/Design Review for 1054 Flamingo Road) as both wireless facility applications were withdrawn by the applicants. - Staff recommended approval of Conditional Use Permit 15-1367, Planning Commission Design Review 15-1368, Coastal Development Permit 15-1369, and Variance 16-0244 for a wireless communications facility in the public right-of-way adjacent to 2900 South Coast Highway (Item 3). - Staff recommended that the Commission dire