Laguna Beach Administrative Design Review - November 16, 2022

November 16, 2022

Executive Summary

- The Administrative Design Review Board held a telephonic meeting on November 16, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. to review two residential design modification projects. - Both projects received administrative approval for modifications to previously approved plans in residential zones. - The first project at 31521 Mar Vista Avenue involved landscape plan revisions and received neighbor approval. - The second project at 21 N Stonington Road in the Three Arch Bay zone involved exterior modifications including door and window changes, deck and railing replacements with glass panels, roof changes to standing seam metal and asphalt, new stone veneer on a site wall, and new exterior lighting. - Planning Technician Daniel Latham served as city staff for both applications. - Both projects were granted categorical exemptions under CEQA Section 15301. - The meeting followed COVID-19 telephonic participation procedures, allowing public comment via Zoom or telephone.

Key Decisions

- Design Review 22-2044 for 31521 Mar Vista Avenue was approved for modifications to a prior approval, including revisions to the approved landscape plan. - Design Review 22-2066 for 21 N Stonington Road was approved for modifications to a prior approval, including door and window changes, deck and railing replacements with glass panels, roof changes to standing seam metal and asphalt, new stone veneer on a site wall, and new exterior lighting. - Both projects received categorical exemptions under CEQA Section 15301.