CUP-2025-0005
Summary
SCH Number
2026020849
Public Agency
City of Laguna Woods
Document Title
CUP-2025-0005
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/23/2026
Document Description
Conditional Use Permit CUP-2025-0005, a request by We Architects Group for approval of a conditional use permit amending Conditional Use Permit CUP00-02 to allow for the establishment of a medical clinic use and alternative provisions to off-street parking regulations resulting in a reduction in available off-street parking stalls at 24301 Paseo De Valencia, Laguna Woods, CA 92637
Contact Information
Name
Justin Faylona
Agency Name
City of Laguna Woods
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Mohamed Shalaby
Agency Name
We Architects Grouop
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Laguna Woods
Counties
Orange
Regions
Southern California
Zip
92692
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations (collectively “CEQA”) pursuant to sections 15060(c)(2)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, Public Resources Code Section 21000, et. seq., as amended and implementing State CEQA Guidelines, Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations (collectively “CEQA”) pursuant to sections 15060(c)(2) (the activities will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activities are not a project as defined in section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3.
Even if the project were subject to CEQA, it would be categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, in that it consists of the operation or permitting of existing private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Section 15301 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations states explicitly that the “key consideration [in determining whether such an exemption applies to a project] is whether the project involves negligible or no expansion of use.”
Prior to the City’s incorporation, the County of Orange approved a bank use at the project site. A medical use was later approved under Conditional Use Permit CUP00-02. The bank use has been discontinued and medical-related uses currently occupy the existing building. Approval of Conditional Use Permit CUP-2025-0005 allows for the establishment of a medical clinic use at the project site and a minor reduction in available off-street parking stalls. The medical clinic use will operate within existing structures and facilities. Physical alterations included in the project are limited to exterior site improvements, including the installation of parking lot signage and minor modifications to pavement striping, markings, and legends. Minor changes to existing structures, facilities, and mechanical equipment may also occur in connection with approval of the medical clinic use (e.g., tenant improvements and plumbing devices for compliance with El Toro Water District regulations). Topographical features, impervious area, and the size of the existing building on the project site will remain unchanged.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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