Laguna Beach Design Review Board - July 27, 2023

July 27, 2023

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach Design Review Board convened on July 27, 2023, to review multiple residential design applications across various city zones. - The Board addressed six consent calendar items, including meeting minutes approval and design review applications for residential additions, elevated decks, and new construction projects. - Three regular business items were reviewed, including a modification to a prior approval at 405 Nyes Place involving a significant retaining wall height increase, a new single-family residence at 445 Hilledge Drive, and a new single-family residence at 31451 Coast Highway requiring a Mitigated Negative Declaration. - The 405 Nyes Place project involves increasing a shot-crete retaining wall height from 22.5 feet to 38 feet (up to 15.55 feet above the previously approved height). - The 31451 Coast Highway project is a three-story, 7,584 square foot single-family residence requiring coastal development permit and environmental review. - All projects included requirements for categorical exemptions under CEQA or Mitigated Negative Declarations. - The Board scheduled its next meeting for August 24, 2023.

Key Decisions

- No specific decisions were documented in this agenda; this was a meeting agenda without recorded outcomes or votes. - The consent calendar included multiple applications recommended for approval or continuance by staff. - Three regular business items were scheduled for review and deliberation by the Board.