City Council

19. DECEMBER 2024 MEETING SCHEDULE – CONSISDERATION OF ADDING\nA SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2024\nRecommendation: Consider whether to hold a Special Meeting of the City Council on\nMonday, December 9, 2024, to certify results from the November 5, 2024, General\nElection and conduct any Council reorganization activities, such as swearing in one or\nmore new Council members (if applicable) and/or designating the Mayor and Mayor\nPro Tempore for December 2024 through December 2025.\nAgenda Report\nPUBLIC HEARINGS\nThe City Council shall conduct all Public Hearings in accordance with the provisions of applicable\nLaguna Beach procedure and State law. Any member of the public may address the City Council on\nany Public Hearing item. The Mayor shall have discretion to establish the time allocated for the\nappellant, the applicant, and any speakers in support or against, respectively.\nA. PUBLIC HEARING FOR CITY COUNCIL REVIEW OF PLANNING\nCOMMISSION APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW 24-1636, INCLUDING FOR\nBUILDING FAÇADE IMPROVEMENTS, AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT\n24-1638, INCLUDING TO ESTABLISH A FORMULA-BASED CAFÉ\nBUSINESS IN THE CBD VISITOR COMMERCIAL DISTRICT OF THE\nDOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN, AT 276 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY (AKA\n280 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY), AND FINDING THE PROJECT\nCATEGORICALLY EXEMPT PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA GUIDELINES\nSECTION 15301 (CLASS 1) (BETTER BUZZ COFFEE ROASTERS)\nRecommendation: Open the public hearing, including receiving a staff report, take\npublic testimony and all evidence relating to the consideration of Design Review 24-\n1636 and Conditional Use Permit 24-1638; and adopt the Resolution titled, "A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH,\nCALIFORNIA, UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO\nAPPROVE DESIGN REVIEW 24-1636 AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 24-\n1638 FOR BUILDING FAÇADE IMPROVEMENTS AND TO ESTABLISH A\nFORMULA-BASED CAFÉ BUSINESS AT 276 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY IN\nTHE CDB VISITOR COMMERICAL DISTRICT OF THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC\nPLAN, AT 276 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY (BETTER BUZZ COFFEE\nROASTERS) AND TO FIND THE ACTION CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM\nTHE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO STATE\nCEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15301 (CLASS 1)".\nAgenda Report\nB. APPEAL OF DESIGN REVIEW BOARD’S APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW\n24-0285 AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 24-0284 FOR A NEW\nPOOL, SPA, DECK, BBQ, AND LANDSCAPING AT 8 ROCKLEDGE ROAD\nIN THE R-1 (RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY) ZONE; AND FINDING\nACTION EXEMPT PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL\nQUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTION 15303\nRecommendation:\n1. Adopt the Resolution titled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING\nTHE WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL OF DESIGN REVIEW\nBOARD’S APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW 24-0285 AND COASTAL\nDEVELOPMENT PERMIT 24-0284 FOR A NEW POOL, SPA, DECK,\nBARBEQUE, AND LANDSCAPING AT 8 ROCKLEDGE ROAD IN THE\nR-1 (RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY) ZONE AND FINDING SUCH\nACTION EXEMPT PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENT\nQUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTION 15303", authorizing the\nwithdrawal of the appeal subject to imposing more restrictive conditions of\napproval; or\n2. Continue the public hearing on the appeal to the January 14, 2025, City\nCouncil meeting, and direct staff to prepare an agenda report in response\nto the contentions on appeal.\nAgenda Report\nCOUNCIL MEMBER ITEM(S)\nThe City Council shall consider matters submitted by members of the City Council in accordance\nwith Resolution No. 24.011, as it may be amended.