Laguna Beach Administrative CDD - January 21, 2026

January 21, 2026

Executive Summary

- Planning Technician Isidoro (Issy) Serna and Assistant Planner Sarah Olsen conducted an Administrative Community Development Director meeting on January 21, 2026, reviewing four design review applications for residential properties. - All four projects received approval, with one (1250 Anacapa Way) approved with conditions requiring the withdrawal of proposed roof/eave line modifications. - The projects included modifications to previously approved designs, exterior material changes, and additions at properties located at 793 Barracuda Way, 1091 Gaviota Drive, 1250 Anacapa Way, and 21702 Ocean Vista Drive. - Design review approvals covered an elevated deck addition, exterior door and window configurations, roof material changes, and a standing seam metal roof conversion. - All projects were evaluated under CEQA categorical exemptions (Section 15301) for existing facilities modifications. - No public comments or neighbor concerns were documented for any of the four applications reviewed.

Key Decisions

- Design Review 2025-2356 for 793 Barracuda Way (Torabi): Approved as presented for modifications to prior approval (DR 03-360) including the addition of an elevated deck in the R-1 (Residential Low Density) zone. - Design Review 2025-2352 for 1091 Gaviota Drive (Bailey): Approved as presented to modify Design Review 2023-1489 for new exterior door and window configurations, new exterior siding material, replacement of standing seam metal roof with asphalt composition shingles, and new skylights in the R-1 (Residential Low Density) zone. - Design Review 2025-2471 for 1250 Anacapa Way (Eichor):