Grant a conditional waiver of fees in the amount of $69,000 for three in-lieu parking certificates for the property located at 224 and 226 Ocean Avenue in consi
Summary
SCH Number
2025101463
Public Agency
City of Laguna Beach
Document Title
Grant a conditional waiver of fees in the amount of $69,000 for three in-lieu parking certificates for the property located at 224 and 226 Ocean Avenue in consi
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/30/2025
Document Description
Grant a conditional waiver of fees in the amount of $69,000 for three in-lieu parking certificates for the property located at 224 and 226 Ocean Avenue in consideration of the public benefit of increasing business development, employment opportunities, and the City’s tax base, on the condition that the property owner obtain an effective coastal development permit for the three parking certificates for such property; and find that the action is covered by the commonsense exemption under 14 CCR Section 15061(b)(3) and the existing facilities exemption under 14 CCR Section 15301.
Contact Information
Name
Louie Lacasella
Agency Name
City of Laguna Beach
Job Title
Senior Management Analyst
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Laguna Beach
Counties
Orange
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
224 and 226 Ocean Avenue
Zip
92651
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 (Existing Facilities)
Reasons for Exemption
The action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. Here, the waiver of fees for three parking in lieu certificates and potential issuance of three in-lieu parking certificates will not cause any physical changes to 224 or 226 Ocean Avenue. In the alternative, the recommended action is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) because the parking in lieu certificates pertain to the ongoing operation, permitting, or minor alteration of existing private structures, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The site currently has two exclusive parking spaces and this action of waiving three parking in lieu certificates and the potential issuance of such certificates simply confirms and continues the existing physical conditions of the site.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. Here, the waiver of fees for three parking in lieu certificates and potential issuance of three in-lieu parking certificates will not cause any physical changes to 224 or 226 Ocean Avenue. In the alternative, the recommended action is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) because the parking in lieu certificates pertain to the ongoing operation, permitting, or minor alteration of existing private structures, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The site currently has two exclusive parking spaces and this action of waiving three parking in lieu certificates and the potential issuance of such certificates simply confirms and continues the existing physical conditions of the site. The project is not subject to CEQA because it “does not involve the exercise of discretionary
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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