Laguna Beach Administrative Design Review Meeting - June 14, 2023

June 14, 2023

Executive Summary

- The Administrative Design Review meeting on June 14, 2023, reviewed three applications for minor residential improvements, approving all projects presented. - All three approved projects involved work in public rights-of-way requiring Revocable Encroachment Permits (REPs). - The first project at 543 Brooks Street received approval for minor modifications to a previously approved landscape plan with plantings and irrigation in the public right-of-way. - The second project at 369 Hawthorne Road received a two-year extension of time for REP 20-6691, which was originally approved in December 2021 and extended to May 2023 under Ordinance No. 1644. - The third project adjacent to 222 Nyes Place received approval for installation of a new Cox Communications pedestal within the public right-of-way. - All three projects were categorically exempt from CEQA review under Sections 15301 (existing facilities) or 15331 (historical resource restoration/rehabilitation) or 15303 (new construction). - The meeting was conducted in a hybrid format with telephonic participation available via Zoom and phone, with public comment opportunities during designated periods.

Key Decisions

- Design Review 23-0694 and Revocable Encroachment Permit 23-0695 for 543 Brooks Street approved for minor modifications to a previously approved landscape plan with plantings and irrigation in public right-of-way in the R-1 (Residential Low Density) zone. - Revocable Encroachment Permit 20-6691 for 369 Hawthorne Road approved for a two-year extension of time for improvements in the public right-of-way in the R-2 (Residential Medium Density) zone, with original approval granted in December 2021. - Design Review 23-0199 for public right-of-way adjacent to 222 Nyes Place approved for installatio