Laguna Beach Design Review Board Meeting - April 13, 2023

April 13, 2023

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach Design Review Board met on April 13, 2023, to review three consent calendar items and six regular business applications involving residential modifications, new single-family dwellings, and ADU projects across multiple zoning districts. - All consent calendar items (107 S La Senda Drive, 433 Locust Street, and 982 Van Dyke Drive) were approved for modifications to existing single-family dwellings, including elevator additions, parking improvements, and upper-level additions. - Six regular business items were heard, including new single-family dwellings at 31520 Egan Road, 31701 Mar Vista, 1569 Caribbean Way, 658 Mystic View, and 900 Hillcrest Drive, plus an ADU conversion at 483 Jasmine Street. - Multiple projects requested variances for building site coverage, height excesses, or watercourse setback encroachments. - Several projects were continuations from the January 12, 2023 Design Review Board hearing, including 1569 Caribbean Way and 900 Hillcrest Drive. - Coastal Development Permits were required for projects in both appealable and non-appealable areas of the Coastal Zone. - Projects qualified for CEQA categorical exemptions under Sections 15301 (Existing F

Key Decisions

- Approved Design Review 23-0036 for modifications to a single-family dwelling at 107 S La Senda Drive including an elevator exceeding allowable building height in the TAB (Three Arch Bay) zone. - Approved Design Review 23-0137 and Revocable Encroachment Permit 23-0138 for new parallel parking spaces at 433 Locust Street and improvements within the Locust Street public right-of-way in the R-1 zone. - Approved Design Review 22-1875 for modifications to a prior approval at 982 Van Dyke Drive including 565 square feet of additions, upper level, elevated decks, a metal roof, and landscaping in the