Laguna Beach Administrative Community Development Director Meeting - June 18, 2025

June 18, 2025

Executive Summary

- The Administrative Community Development Director meeting on June 18, 2025, reviewed seven design review applications for residential and commercial properties across Laguna Beach. - Four applications involving roof material changes from composition shingle to standing seam metal were approved as presented at 152 McAulay Place, 550 Brooks Street, and 2623 Nido Way. - One application at 753 Manzanita Drive for additions, deck expansions, and new windows was approved as presented. - One application at 1100 S. Coast Highway for four fabric awnings at Village Faire Shoppes was approved as presented. - One application at 1196 La Mirada Street for an elevated deck addition and roof modification was continued to the Design Review Board following public comments. - One application at 20592 Laguna Canyon Road for roof-mounted HVAC equipment was approved as presented. - Planning Technician Isidoro (Issy) Serna, Planning Technician Sarah Olsen, Assistant Planner Jessica Mendoza, and Associate Planner Daniel Latham staffed the various applications.

Key Decisions

- Design Review 25-1061 at 550 Brooks Street: Approved as presented for change in roof material from composition shingle to standing seam metal in the R-1 zone. - Design Review 25-1062 at 753 Manzanita Drive: Approved as presented for a 17 square-foot upper-level addition, 92 square-foot storage addition, 44 square-foot deck expansion, new 146 square-foot elevated deck, new doors and windows, fencing, gates, and stairs in the R-1 zone. - Design Review 25-0995 at 1100 S. Coast Highway (Village Faire Shoppes): Approved as presented for installation of four fabric awnings in the C-1 zone. - Desig