Laguna Beach Administrative Community Development Director Meeting - July 9, 2025

July 9, 2025

Executive Summary

- The Administrative Community Development Director held a regular meeting on July 9, 2025, to review two design review applications for residential properties in Laguna Beach. - Design Review 25-0745 for 385 Hawthorne Road requested placement of a single-family dwelling on the City's Historic Register in the R-1 (Residential Low Density) zone, receiving Heritage Committee approval on April 21, 2025, and was approved by the Administrative Community Development Director. - Design Review 25-1038 for 1345 Skyline Drive requested a change in roof material from slate tiles to standing seam metal in the R-1 zone and was approved as presented. - Both applications included categorical exemptions under CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act). - Senior Planner Heather Steven staffed the Hawthorne Road application, while Assistant Planner Jessica Mendoza staffed the Skyline Drive application. - The meeting demonstrates the city's administrative review process for residential modifications and historic preservation matters requiring Community Development Director approval rather than Design Review Board or Planning Commission action.

Key Decisions

- Design Review 25-0745 for placement of a single-family dwelling on the City's Historic Register at 385 Hawthorne Road was approved. - Design Review 25-1038 for changing roof material from slate tiles to standing seam metal at 1345 Skyline Drive was approved as presented. - Both applications received categorical exemptions under CEQA: Section 15331 for the Hawthorne Road historic property and Section 15301 for the Skyline Drive existing facility modification.