Laguna Beach

City Council

July 22, 2025 Item #13

Agenda Item 13

13. \nCITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION FOR CITY COUNCIL REVIEW OF PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW 25-0697 TO MODIFY THE APPROVED EXTERIOR PAINT COLORS BY AMENDING THE PRIOR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ASSOCIATED WITH DESIGN REVIEW 24-0890 FOR THE FOREST AVENUE MALL AT 332-334 FOREST AVENUE IN THE CBD-1 (RESIDENT SERVING) AND CBD-2 (DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL) DISTRICTS OF THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15301 (CLASS 1)\nRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, OVERTURNING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW 25-0697 TO MODIFY THE APPROVED EXTERIOR PAINT COLORS BY AMENDING THE PRIOR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ASSOCIATED WITH DESIGN REVIEW 24-0890 FOR THE FOREST AVENUE MALL AT 332-334 FOREST AVENUE IN THE CBD-1 AND CBD-2 DISTRICTS OF THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN, APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW 25-0697 AS PROPOSED BY THE APPLICANT BY ALLOWING THE EXISTING BRICK TO BE PAINTED TO MATCH THE REMAINING BUILDING SURFACES AND STRIKING A REQUIREMENT TO ADD A TRIM COLOR, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15301 (CLASS 1)”.