Laguna Beach Administrative Design Review Meeting - January 8, 2025

January 8, 2025

Executive Summary

- The Administrative Design Review Meeting on January 8, 2025, reviewed four residential design review applications across Laguna Beach. - Planning Technician Mark Orgill and Associate Planner Mark Orgill staffed three of the four projects at the 3:00 PM meeting in Council Chambers. - Three applications were approved as presented: 540 Alta Vista Way (exterior material changes from siding to plaster and concrete tile to standing seam metal), 246 Canyon Acres Drive (air conditioning unit on existing deck), and 2855 Chateau Way (siding to stucco conversion). - One application at 2442 South Coast Highway was continued to January 15, 2025, for exterior modifications to an existing residential building. - All approved projects involved modifications to previously approved design reviews, with the oldest prior approval dating back to 1976. - All projects included CEQA categorical exemptions under Section 15301 for existing facilities. - The meeting addressed design standards compliance for material changes, mechanical equipment placement, and façade modifications exceeding 50% in the R-1 (Residential Low Density) zone.

Key Decisions

- Approved Design Review 24-2568 and Categorical Exemption for 540 Alta Vista Way to modify prior approval DR 15-2531, changing exterior materials from siding to plaster and concrete tile roofing to standing seam metal. - Approved Design Review 24-2376 and Categorical Exemption for 246 Canyon Acres Drive for an air conditioning unit on an existing deck. - Approved Design Review 24-2346 and Categorical Exemption for 2855 Chateau Way to modify prior approval DR-13-2273, replacing exterior siding with stucco. - Continued Design Review 24-2467 and Coastal Development Permit 24-2395 for 2442 South