DR 23-1480, Dornin Investment Group
Summary
SCH Number
2025100936
Public Agency
City of Laguna Beach
Document Title
DR 23-1480, Dornin Investment Group
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/21/2025
Document Description
Remodel the facade of an existing commercial building, door and window modifications, new exterior building materials, a reduction of the eave overhangs, lighting, hardscape, and landscaping at 1110 Glenneyre Street, Laguna Beach.
Contact Information
Name
Anthony Viera
Agency Name
City of Laguna Beach
Job Title
Planning Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Laguna Beach
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Oak Street and Brooks Street
Zip
92651
Parcel #
644-083-15 & 644-083-16
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) in that the projects consists of activities involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use, such as the repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing structures or topographical features. Examples of Class 1 activities include interior or exterior repairs and alterations, and the rehabilitation of structures. Here, the proposed project will include exterior repairs and alterations to remodel the appearance of the existing commercial building. Other alterations include landscaping, lighting, site walls, and new hardscape within the existing developed area of the site, and therefore the approval of this Project will not result in a change in the general operation of the existing commercial building. Additionally, the Project does not involve a change in land use intensity. Therefore, the project is exempt under Class 1.
Further, none of the exceptions outlined in State 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 and is surrounded on all sides by public streets and developed commercial and residential 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. Additionally, there are no unusual circumstances surrounding the project that could result in the reasonable possibility of a significant effect on the environment because this Project is merely renovating the existing commercial building. There are no unusual circumstances resulting in a significant impact on the environment. Existing terrain will be maintained, and 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 work will not impact marine resources or environmentally sensitive habitats. 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 in that there are no historic resources on-site or immediately abutting the site that would be impacted by the Project. Consequently, additional environmental analysis is not necessary to meet the requirements of CEQA.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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