City Council

A. 225 VIEJO STREET: PUBLIC HEARING FOR APPEAL OF DESIGN REVIEW BOARD APPROVAL OF\nDESIGN REVIEW 25-1490 AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 25-1516, FOR THE\nCONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH TWO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND\nELEVATED DECKS IN THE R-2 (RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY) ZONE, AND CATEGORICAL\nEXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTION\n15303 (CLASS 3)\nRecommendations:\n1. Conduct a public hearing, including receiving a staff report and taking public testimony and all\nevidence relating to the consideration of Design Review 25-1490 and Coastal Development Permit 25-\n1516 for a detached structure with two accessory dwelling units and elevated decks and the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act exemption under Section 15303 of the California Environmental Quality\nAct Guidelines; and\n2. Adopt a Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA\nBEACH, CALIFORNIA, UPHOLDING THE DECISION OF THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD TO\nAPPROVE DESIGN REVIEW 25-1490 AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 25-1516 FOR\nTHE CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH TWO ACCESSORY DWELLING\nUNITS AND  ELEVATED DECKS AT 225 VIEJO STREET, AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT\nFROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA\nGUIDELINES SECTION 15303,” upholding the Design Review Board’s conditional approval of\nDesign Review 25-1490 and Coastal Development Permit 25-1516 and finding the Project exempt from\nCEQA.\nB. 31731 SEACOVE DRIVE: APPEAL OF DESIGN REVIEW BOARD APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW 24-\n1151 AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 24-1152 FOR ADDITIONS AND REMODEL OF AN\nEXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, NEW TWO-CAR GARAGE, ELEVATED DECK ADDITIONS,\nGRADING, LANDSCAPING, NEW POOL AND SPA, AND A NEW ATTACHED ACCESSORY\nDWELLING UNIT, AND VARIANCE 24-1153 FOR ADDITIONS INTO THE FRONT YARD, REAR YARD,\nAND ADDITIONAL BUILDING SETBACKS, AND A NEW POOL IN THE FRONT YARD SETBACK IN\nTHE R-1, RESIDENTIAL LOW-DENSITY ZONE, AND CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION UNDER THE\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTION 15301 (CLASS 1)\nRecommendations:\n1. Continue to conduct the public hearing that was opened at the September 23, 2025 City Council\nmeeting, including receiving an updated staff report and taking public testimony and all evidence\nrelating to the consideration of Design Review 24-1151, Coastal Development Permit 24-1152, and\nVariance 24-1153, and the California Environmental Quality Act exemption under Section 15301 of the\nstate CEQA Guidelines; and\n2. Adopt a Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA\nBEACH, CALIFORNIA, DENYING THE APPEAL AND SUSTAINING THE DESIGN REVIEW\nBOARD’S APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW 24-1151 AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT\n24-1152 FOR  THE ADDITION AND REMODEL OF A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, A NEW\nTWO-CAR GARAGE, ELEVATED DECK ADDITIONS, GRADING, LANDSCAPING, NEW POOL\nAND SPA, AND AN ATTACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, AND VARIANCE 24-1153 FOR\nADDITIONS INTO THE FRONT YARD, REAR YARD, AND ADDITIONAL BUILDING\nSETBACKS, AND A NEW POOL IN THE FRONT YARD SETBACK AT 31731 SEACOVE DRIVE\nLOCATED IN THE R-1, RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY ZONE, AND CATEGORICAL\nEXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES\nSECTION 15301,” upholding the Design Review Board’s conditional approval of Design Review 24-\n1151, Coastal Development Permit 24-1152, and Variance 24-1153 and finding the project exempt from\nthe California Environmental Quality Act.\nC. 30801 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE: APPEAL OF DESIGN REVIEW BOARD’S APPROVAL OF DESIGN\nREVIEW 25-1883, COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 25-1884, AND REVOCABLE\nENCROACHMENT PERMIT 25-1885 FOR DEMOLITION OF THE EXISITING STRUCTURE AND\nCONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH A TWO-CAR GARAGE AND\nOTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE R-1 (RESIDENTIAL LOW-DENSITY ZONE), AND FINDING THE\nPROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nGUIDELINES SECTION 15303 (CLASS 3)\nRecommendations:\n1. Open the public hearing, take public testimony, and continue the public hearing to the February 24,\n2026 City Council meeting; and\n2. Find the action is not a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under\nPublic Resources Code Section 21065.