City Council

22.\nA. PUBLIC HEARING FOR CITY COUNCIL REVIEW OF PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW 25-0779 AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 23-0151 TO DEMOLISH AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE AND TO EXPAND AN EXISTING PARKING LOT TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN PARKING SPACES AT 359 THIRD STREET IN THE CBD-O (OFFICE) DISTRICT OF THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15304 (CLASS 4)\nRecommendations:\n1. Conduct the public hearing, including receiving a staff report and taking public testimony and all evidence relating to the consideration of Design Review 25-0779 and Coastal Development Permit 23- 0151, and the California Environmental Quality Act exemption under section 15304 of the state CEQA Guidelines; and\n2. Adopt a Resolution titled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DECISION TO APPROVE DESIGN REVIEW 25-0779 AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 23-0151 TO DEMOLISH AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE AND TO EXPAND AN EXISTING PARKING LOT TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN PARKING SPACES AT 359 THIRD STREET, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM CEQA PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15304", upholding the Planning Commission’s approval of Design Review 25-0779 and Coastal Development Permit 23-0151 and finding the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.