Laguna Beach Administrative Design Review Meeting - August 4, 2021

August 4, 2021

Executive Summary

- The Administrative Design Review meeting on August 4, 2021, conducted as a telephonic meeting, reviewed three residential design review applications. - All three projects received approval, with one receiving conditional approval requiring modifications. - The applications included a roof material change from terra cotta tile to standing seam metal, installation of a new above-ground spa, and exterior facade material change from stucco to vertical board and batten. - All projects qualified for CEQA categorical exemptions under Sections 15301 and 15303. - No public comments were recorded in the meeting minutes. - The meeting followed COVID-19 protocols allowing residents to participate remotely via Zoom or phone. - Staff planners Daniel Latham and Eloise Yang processed the applications for properties in the R-1 (Residential Low Density) and R-2 (Residential Medium Density) zones.

Key Decisions

- Approved Design Review 21-9535 for Roberto Jimenez at 1356 Coral Drive to change a terra cotta tile roof to a standing seam metal roof in the R-1 zone. - Approved Design Review 21-9487 for Jacqueline Budidharma (representing Jacobs) at 3098 Zell Drive for a new above-ground spa installation. - Conditionally approved Design Review 21-9557 for Stephen Simmonds at 252 Grandview Street for exterior material change from stucco to vertical board and batten, with the condition that the new facade material must wrap from the front of the building's face to a minimum of four feet on each side. - Gran