Laguna Beach

City Council

January 27, 2026 Item #16

Agenda Item 16

16. 1796 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 26-0066 FOR A HISTORIC\nPRESERVATION INCENTIVE FOR A 75% REDUCTION IN THE REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING\nSPACES FOR THE SEAHORSE LOUNGE, PEARL STREET COFFEE SHOP, AND PEARL STREET\nGENERAL STORE IN THE C-1 (LOCAL BUSINESS DISTRICT) ZONE, AND CATEGORICAL\nEXEMPTION UNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15301 (CLASS 1) AND 15331 (CLASS\n31)\nRecommendations:\n1. Conduct a Public Hearing, including receiving a staff report and taking public testimony and all\nevidence relating to the consideration of Conditional Use Permit 26-0066 and the categorical\nexemption under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Sections 15301 and 15331; and\n2. Adopt the  Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nLAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 26-0066\nINVOLVING A HISTORIC  PRESERVATION INCENTIVE FOR A 75% REDUCTION IN THE\nREQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES FOR THE SEAHORSE LOUNGE, PEARL STREET\nCOFFEE SHOP, AND PEARL STREET GENERAL STORE AT 1796 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY\nIN THE C-1 (LOCAL BUSINESS DISTRICT) ZONE, AND FINDING THE PROJECT\nCATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nPURSUANT TO STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15301 (CLASS 1) AND 15331 (CLASS\n31)”.