Downtown Specific Plan Phase II EIR
Summary
SCH Number
2026010840
Lead Agency
City of Laguna Beach
Document Title
Downtown Specific Plan Phase II EIR
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Designated: Village High Density, Village Low Density, Central Business District (CBD), Local Business/Professional; Zoned: Arts District, CBD Multi-Family District, CBD Office, CBD Downtown Commercial, CBD Visitor Commercial
Document Description
The project proposes, generally, to amend several housing-related provisions, including changes to building height, maximum residential density, lot merger regulations, Urban Design Guidelines, allowed uses, and parking requirements.
Contact Information
Name
Kate Kazama
Agency Name
City of Laguna Beach
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Glenn Lajoie
Agency Name
CSG Consultants, Inc.
Job Title
Principal/Director of Environmental Planning, Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Laguna Beach
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Laguna Canyon Road, South Coast Highway/Highway 1, Legion Street, Forest Avenue, and Cliff Drive
Zip
92651
Total Acres
115
Parcel #
Various
State Highways
1, 133
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
Multiple, Laguna Beach Unified School District
Waterways
Pacific Ocean
Township
7S
Range
9W
Section
N/A
Base
SBPM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 8, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Residential (Units 450, Acres 115)
Local Actions
Specific Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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