Laguna Beach Planning Commission - June 17, 2026

June 17, 2026

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach Planning Commission held its June 17, 2026 meeting, approving a temporary construction staging lot for the Fairview-La Brea Underground Utility Assessment District project despite significant neighborhood opposition. - The Commission unanimously approved (5-0) Temporary Use Permit 2026-1174 and Coastal Development Permit 2026-1173 for a four-month staging lot at 326 Hawthorne Road, operated from early July through October 28, 2026. - The staging site will occupy approximately 7,000 square feet of a Christian Science Church parking lot, enclosed within a six-foot-high fence with green privacy screens, operating Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. - Four neighboring residents expressed strong concerns about parking impacts, construction noise, porta-potties, traffic safety, and the burden being placed on a neighborhood outside the assessment district, while the project manager and one resident strongly supported the staging site. - The Commission added a condition requiring that any employee parking overflow must occur in the benefiting assessment district neighborhood rather than on Hawthorne Road or surrounding streets. - The Commission rejected extending the Oc

Key Decisions

- Approved Temporary Use Permit 2026-1174 and Coastal Development Permit 2026-1173 for a construction staging lot at 326 Hawthorne Road (unanimous 5-0 vote). - Approved the consent calendar including minutes from April 15, May 6, May 20, and June 3, 2026 meetings (unanimous 5-0 vote). - Continued Concept Review 2026-1002 for 39 new permanent enclosed lifeguard towers to the July 15, 2026 meeting. - Added a condition requiring employee parking overflow to be directed to the assessment district neighborhood rather than the Hawthorne Road area. - Rejected extending the October 28, 2026 deadline f