Laguna Beach Design Review Board - May 11, 2023

May 11, 2023

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach Design Review Board met on May 11, 2023, to review a consent calendar of eight items and regular business items including four new single-family residence projects. - Chair and Chair Pro Tem elections were conducted as the first order of business. - Eight consent calendar items were presented, including residential additions, elevated decks, new single-family dwellings, and modifications to historic properties. - Staff recommended continuances for projects at 2135 Hillview Drive (to May 25, 2023), 102 McKnight Drive (to a date uncertain), and 1502 Temple Hills Drive (to May 25, 2023). - Four regular business items included new single-family residences at 410 Alta Vista Way (third hearing), 150 Vista Del Sol (with Mitigated Negative Declaration), 2471 Riviera Drive (involving oceanfront bluff improvements), and modifications at 702 Diamond Street (concept review). - Projects required review for various reasons including upper-level additions, elevated decks, grading, retaining walls, construction in environmentally sensitive areas, and compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines. - Multiple projects involved Coastal Development Permits f

Key Decisions

- Election of Chair and Chair Pro Tem was conducted as the first agenda item. - No specific votes or decisions are documented in this agenda; actual decisions would have been made during the meeting.