Laguna Beach Administrative Design Review Meeting - May 22, 2024

May 22, 2024

Executive Summary

- The Administrative Design Review meeting on May 22, 2024, approved two design review applications for residential properties in Laguna Beach. - Design Review 24-0303 for 31691 Coast Highway, proposed by Architect Todd Skenderian, was approved with conditions for 671 square feet of new elevated decks and exterior changes in the South Laguna Village Commercial Zone. - The Coast Highway project required plans to be certified and a staking plan to be submitted as conditions of approval. - Design Review 22-0620 for 2285 Temple Hills Drive, also proposed by Architect Todd Skenderian, was approved for a two-year extension of time for previously approved upper-level additions, elevated deck areas, windows and doors, skylights, vehicular gates, exterior lighting, landscaping, and maintenance of nonconforming site conditions including roof height. - This represented the first extension request for the Temple Hills Drive project, which was originally approved in 2022. - Both projects included CEQA categorical exemptions under Section 15301, with the Coast Highway project also including an exemption under Section 15331. - Late public correspondence was received for the Temple Hills Drive ext

Key Decisions

- Design Review 24-0303 for 31691 Coast Highway was approved with conditions for 671 square feet of new elevated decks and exterior changes in the South Laguna Village Commercial Zone. - Design Review 22-0620 for 2285 Temple Hills Drive was approved for a two-year extension of time, representing the first extension request since the original 2022 approval. - CEQA categorical exemptions were adopted for both projects under Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), with the Coast Highway project also including Section 15331 (Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation). - Conditions of approval fo