General Plan Consistency 25-2355
Summary
SCH Number
2025120246
Public Agency
City of Laguna Beach
Document Title
General Plan Consistency 25-2355
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/5/2025
Document Description
General Plan Consistency 25-2355 determining that the potential acquisition of the subject properties at APN: 644-151-21, APN: 641-171-04, APN: 644-417-03 and APN: 641-231-11 is consistent with the City’s General Plan and that the action is exempt from CEQA.
Contact Information
Name
Louie Lacasella
Agency Name
City of Laguna Beach
Job Title
Senior Management Analyst
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Laguna Beach
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
Site 1: APN 644-151-21, 1437 Cerritos Dr. (Afrasiabi Parcel) Site 2: APN 641-171-04 (Bortz Parcel) Site 3: APN 644-417-03, 1000 Fernando Ave. (Clairmont Parcel) Site 4: APN 641-231-11, 255 Woodland Dr
Other Information
Site 1: APN 644-151-21, 1437 Cerritos Dr. (Afrasiabi Parcel) Site 2: APN 641-171-04 (Bortz Parcel) Site 3: APN 644-417-03, 1000 Fernando Ave. (Clairmont Parcel) Site 4: APN 641-231-11, 255 Woodland Dr
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15378 of the CEQA guidelines
Reasons for Exemption
This project is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) because it does not qualify as a “project” under CEQA. The State CEQA Guidelines provide that “[a]n activity is not subject to CEQA if … the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378.” (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15060(c).) Here, the action does not qualify as a “project” as defined in State CEQA Guidelines section 15378 for at least two different reasons. First, Section 15378 defines a project as an activity that “has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.” (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15378(a).) Here, the action is to consider whether the acceptance of the property is consistent with the General Plan, which will not result in any reasonably foreseeable impacts. Accordingly, the action is not a “project” subject to CEQA. (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15060(c).) Second, Section 15378 explicitly excludes from its definition of “project” the following: “organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.” (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15378(b)(5).) The action constitutes an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in a physical change in the environment, and it therefore is not subject to CEQA. (Ibid.)
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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