CUP 25-1036, CDP 25-2021
Summary
SCH Number
2026030622
Public Agency
City of Laguna Beach
Document Title
CUP 25-1036, CDP 25-2021
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/16/2026
Document Description
Reduce the site's off-street parking requirement by four spaces, based on the implementation of a transportation demand management ("TDM") plan in accordance with Laguna Beach Municipal Code ("LBMC") Section 25.52.006(G)(3), to facilitate an expansion of an existing hotel in the C-1 Local Business District zone.
Contact Information
Name
Shaveta Sharma
Agency Name
City of Laguna Beach
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Benjamin Stevens
Agency Name
Benjamin John Stevens Architect, Inc.
Job Title
Architect
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Laguna Beach
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
South Coast Highway and Diamond Street
Zip
92651
Parcel #
644-274-07
Other Information
2020 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15303
Reasons for Exemption
The project consists of the reduction in the site's parking requirements in conjunction with the implementation of TDM strategies, is part of the project to expand the existing Woods Cove Inn hotel from 22 to 25 guest rooms and for exterior modifications to the hotel, including a color change and the addition of board-and-batten siding. The Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15303- New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, in that the Project, consisting of the reduction in the site's parking requirements in conjunction with the implementation of TOM strategies, is part of the project to expand the existing Woods Cove Inn hotel from 22 to 25 guest rooms and for exterior modifications to the hotel, including a color change and the addition of board-and-batten siding (collectively, hereinafter referred to as "project" for purposes of CEQA). On January 21, 2026, the Planning Commission conditionally approved the expansion of the existing Woods Cove Inn hotel from 22 to 25 guest rooms and for exterior modifications to the hotel, including a color change and the addition of board-and-batten siding, and found the project to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures). The City did not receive any appeal of the Planning Commission's approval within fourteen days of such approval and therefore such approval became final. There have been no changes to the project, no changed circumstances, and no new information that could not previously have been known that would trigger the need for subsequent CEQA review.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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