Laguna Beach Design Review Board Meeting - July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020

Executive Summary

- The Heritage Committee met on August 17, 2020, via Zoom due to COVID-19 protocols, conducting a brief meeting focused on one primary agenda item. - The committee reviewed and approved the meeting minutes from the July 20, 2020 Heritage Committee meeting. - The main discussion item was a design review for the Hall Residence at 483 Linden Street, a K-rated property on the City's Historic Register. - The Hall Residence project involves additions to both the principal dwelling and a detached accessory dwelling unit, plus a pool, landscaping, and a building height exception for an elevator shaft. - A variance was requested to allow an existing non-permitted trellis/pergola to encroach into the required side setback. - The Heritage Committee's role was to review the project and provide a recommendation to the Design Review Board. - A Secretary of Interior's Standards (SOIS) compliance report prepared by Historic Resources Group (HRG) was included with the project plans for committee review. - The meeting agenda included standard provisions for public communications and staff/committee member reports.

Key Decisions

- Approval of the minutes from the July 20, 2020 Heritage Committee meeting. - Review and recommendation to the Design Review Board regarding the Hall Residence project at 483 Linden Street (specific vote outcome not provided in the agenda document).