Laguna Beach City Council Regular Meeting - April 19, 2016

April 19, 2016

Executive Summary

- Mayor Dichteroff presided over a Laguna Beach City Council meeting that included extensive public comment on short-term rental regulations, with residents urging the Council to restore the Planning Commission's recommended ordinance prohibiting short-term lodging in residential zones. - The Council approved a Conditional Use Permit and Design Review for 680 South Coast Highway (formerly Mozambique restaurant site) with modifications including Monday/Wednesday/Friday trash pickup on Ramona Avenue (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.), required valet parking plan submission 90 days before certificate of occupancy, loading zone conversion on Clio Street, and 30 off-site parking spaces requirement. - The Council unanimously adopted an interim policy for public tree removal requiring expert arborist review, public notice, and time for consideration before action is taken, and authorized removal of a eucalyptus tree at the lumberyard after three arborist reports confirmed significant structural defects. - The Council conducted interviews and appointments for multiple commissions, reappointing incumbents Anne Johnson, Sue Kempf, and Ken Sadler to the Planning Commission, and Donna Ballard and Susie Chevel

Key Decisions

- Denied the appeal and sustained the Planning Commission's approval of Conditional Use Permit 152146 and Design Review 15-2147 for 680 South Coast Highway with modified conditions (trash pickup limited to Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Ramona Avenue, required valet parking plan 90 days before certificate of occupancy, loading zone on Clio Street, 30 off-site parking spaces requirement, staff report back in three months after opening). - Adopted Resolution establishing an interim policy for removal of public trees requiring expert arborist review (using city-retained arborists from a