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Orange County |
Laguna Beach |
City Council |
Item |
22.
CONSIDERATION OF 2025 MILLS ACT CONTRACTS FOR FOUR (4) HISTORIC
RESOURCE PROPERTIES AND FINDING THE ACTIONS EXEMPT FROM THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT UNDER CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION
15331
J.
Recommendations:
1. Adopt the attached Resolutions approving the Mills Act Preservation Agreements for 426 Holly
Street, 501 Lombardy Lane, 503 Brooks Street, and 2646 Victoria Drive;
2. Authorize the City Manager to sign the contract agreements with the owners of the subject
properties; and
3. Find the recommended actions exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant
to state CEQA Guidelines section 15331 and direct staff to cause the notice of exemption to be
filed with the County Clerk and State Clearinghouse.
K.
PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR APPEALS. This section is specifically for appeals of determinations of
A. APPEAL OF DESIGN REVIEW BOARD APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW 242113 FOR
MODIFICATIONS TO A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR AN EXISTING
SINGLEFAMILY DWELLING AT 1813 TEMPLE HILLS DRIVE LOCATED IN THE R1,
RESIDENTIAL LOWDENSITY ZONE, AND CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION UNDER THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTION 15304 (CLASS 4)
Recommendations:
1. Continue to conduct the Public Hearing that was opened at the October 28, 2025 Council
meeting, including receiving an updated staff report and taking public testimony and evidence
relating to the consideration of Design Review 242113 for modifications to a previously
approved landscape plan for an existing singlefamily dwelling and the California Environmental
Quality Act exemption under Section 15304 of the state CEQA Guidelines;
2. Adopt a Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DENYING THE APPEAL AND SUSTAINING THE
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD’S APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW 242113 FOR
MODIFICATIONS TO A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR AN
EXISTING SINGLEFAMILY DWELLING AT 1813 TEMPLE HILLS DRIVE LOCATED
IN THE R1, RESIDENTIAL LOWDENSITY ZONE, AND CATEGORICAL
EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
GUIDELINES SECTION 15304 (CLASS 4),” upholding the Design Review Board’s
conditional approval of Design Review 242113; and
3. Find the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (Class 4 – Minor Alterations to Land).
B. APPEAL OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE’S APPROVAL OF
DESIGN REVIEW 250891 FOR AN ELEVATED DECK ADDITION AT 31421 HOLLY DRIVE
IN THE R1, RESIDENTIAL LOWDENSITY ZONE, AND FINDING THE PROJECT
CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
GUIDELINES SECTION 15301 (CLASS 1)
Recommendations:
1. Open the public hearing, take public testimony, and continue the public hearing on the appeal to
December 9, 2025; and
2. Find the Project categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
C. APPEAL OF DESIGN REVIEW BOARD APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW 240658 AND
COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 240657 FOR A NEW SINGLEFAMILY DWELLING,
ATTACHED TWOCAR GARAGE, ELEVATED DECKS, GRADING, AND LANDSCAPING,
AND DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SINGLEFAMILY DWELLING AT 31526 VALIDO
ROAD IN THE R1, RESIDENTIAL LOWDENSITY ZONE, AND FINDING THE PROJECT
CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
GUIDELINES SECTION 15303 (CLASS 3)
Recommendations:
1. Open the public hearing, take public testimony, and continue the public hearing on the appeal to
January 13, 2026; and
2. Find the Project categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
D. APPEAL OF DESIGN REVIEW BOARD’S APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW 241151 AND
COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 241152, FOR ADDITIONS AND REMODEL OF AN
EXISTING SINGLEFAMILY DWELLING, NEW TWOCAR GARAGE, ELEVATED DECK
ADDITIONS, GRADING, LANDSCAPING, NEW POOL AND SPA, AND A NEW ATTACHED
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, AND VARIANCE 241153 FOR ADDITIONS INTO THE
FRONT YARD, REAR YARD, AND ADDITIONAL BUILDING SETBACKS, AND A NEW
POOL IN THE FRONT YARD SETBACK AT 31731 SEACOVE DRIVE IN THE R1,
RESIDENTIAL LOWDENSITY ZONE, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY
EXEMPT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES
SECTION 15301 (CLASS 1)
Recommendations:
1. Open the public hearing, take public testimony, and continue the public hearing on the appeal to
January 27, 2026; and
2. Find the Project categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
L. |
November 18, 2025
Orange County
Laguna Beach
City Council
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| 20251118 |
Orange County |
Laguna Beach |
City Council |
Closed Session |
2.
Conference with Legal Counsel Anticipated Litigation
Significant Exposure to Litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2) & (e)
(1)
One (1) potential case. There is significant exposure to litigation against the City based on a threat of
litigation made outside of a noticed meeting, which is based on the following facts:
a. On or about March 25, 2025, the ACLU of Southern California emailed City Attorney
Megan Garibaldi, threatening litigation relating to potential City actions regarding the Alternative Sleeping
Location (ASL), that the ACLU alleges could result in a breach of the settlement agreement between the
ACLU and the City (Glover et al. v. City of Laguna Beach). A copy of the email is available upon
request from the City Clerk’s Office. |
November 18, 2025
Orange County
Laguna Beach
City Council
Closed Session
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