Laguna Beach Administrative Design Review - December 11, 2024

December 11, 2024

Executive Summary

- The Administrative Design Review meeting on December 11, 2024, approved four extension requests and one roof material change for residential properties in Laguna Beach. - All five applications were approved as presented without modifications or public opposition. - Three extension requests involved previously approved additions, pools, and coastal development permits, with original approvals dating from 2020 to 2022. - Architect Morris Skenderian represented two of the extension requests (1225 Cliff Drive and 315 High Drive). - The meeting addressed standard administrative matters including building code compliance, environmental review exemptions, and public right-of-way encroachments. - All projects qualified for CEQA categorical exemptions under Section 15301 for existing facilities. - Extension requests ranged from one to two years, representing first and second extension requests for previously approved projects.

Key Decisions

- Approved two-year extension for Design Review 19-5310, Coastal Development Permit 19-5311, and Revocable Encroachment Permit 19-5312 at 1225 Cliff Drive. - Approved one-year extension for Design Review 20-7055 and Revocable Encroachment Permit 20-7054 at 315 High Drive (second extension request). - Approved two-year extension for Design Review 22-1656 at 484 Monterey Drive (first extension request). - Approved roof material change from synthetic red tile to asphalt shingle in Charcoal color at 31741 Mar Vista Avenue under Design Review 24-2304. - Adopted categorical exemptions under CEQA Sec