Design Review 25-1044 and Coastal Development Permit 25-1045
Summary
SCH Number
2025070960
Public Agency
City of Laguna Beach
Document Title
Design Review 25-1044 and Coastal Development Permit 25-1045
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/23/2025
Document Description
Design Review and a Coastal Development Permit for a new mixed-use structure (major remodel to an existing single-story commercial building with additions exceeding 50%, including upper-level additions to establish four new apartment units) in the C-1 (Local Business District) zone. Site improvements include parking lot modifications and landscaping.
Contact Information
Name
Shaveta Sharma
Agency Name
City of Laguna Beach
Job Title
Acting Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Anders Lasater
Agency Name
Anders Lasater Architects
Job Title
Architect
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
South Coast Highway between Anita Street and Oak Street
Zip
92651
Parcel #
644-087-12
State Highways
South Coast Highway
Other Location Info
1040 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15303
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15303 New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, in that the project consists of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small structures. Here, the proposed Project consists of minor alterations to an existing commercial building, including an upper-level addition to establish four onebedroom apartment units, modifications to façade materials and colors, new roof-mounted mechanical equipment, and associated parking lot and landscape improvements. Therefore, the Project is exempt under Class 3. Further, none of the exceptions outlined in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply. The Project site does not contain any environmentally sensitive areas in that the site is fully developed with an existing commercial building, is surrounded on all sides by public streets and developed properties, and the City's environmentally sensitive areas maps do not identify any such areas on-site or within the immediate Project vicinity. There will be no cumulative impact resulting from successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time, as the current request is limited to improvements to an existing commercial structure, including an upper-level addition, within the existing developed site and associated site improvements, including parking and landscaping improvements, and two-story structures are common within the urbanized project area. There are no unusual circumstances resulting in a significant impact on the environment. There will be no damage to scenic resources, including trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings or similar resources, within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway. The Project is not located on a hazardous waste site or any other site included on a list compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5. The Project will not result in significant adverse impacts to historical resources as defined by CEQA because there are no historic resources on the subject property and none in the Project vicinity that would be impacted by the remodel and addition. Consequently, additional environmental analysis is not necessary to meet the requirements of the CEQA.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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