Ministerial Design Review 2026-1135, Design Review 2026-0863, and Coastal Development Permit 2026-0864
Summary
SCH Number
2026060438
Public Agency
City of Laguna Beach
Document Title
Ministerial Design Review 2026-1135, Design Review 2026-0863, and Coastal Development Permit 2026-0864
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/10/2026
Document Description
Ministerial Design Review 2026-1135 for demolition of an existing parsonage building and existing surface parking lot and construction of a three-story 30,690 sq. ft. multi-family residential building (28 affordable housing rental units and 1 manager's unit) and 41-stall parking garage in the R-2 (Residential Medium Density) and Local Business Professional (LBP) zones. Design Review 2026-0863 for more than 20 cubic yards of grading outside the building footprint, retaining walls with more than 5 feet of exposed height, landscaping, and elevated deck. Coastal Development Permit 2026-0864 for such non-exempt development in the Coastal Zone.
Contact Information
Name
Shaveta Sharma
Agency Name
City of Laguna Beach
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Liane Takano
Agency Name
The Related Companies of CA.
Job Title
Executive Vice President
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Laguna Beach
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
St. Ann's Drive and Glenneyre Street
Zip
92651
Parcel #
644-034-05, 644-034-09
State Highways
Coast Highway (Hwy 1)
Other Location Info
340 St. Ann's Drive, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Government Code Sections 65913.16(c), (b)(12)(B) & 65913.16(I)(7)
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is within the scope of the development capacity and environmental analysis previously considered in the adopted Housing Element Initial Study/Negative Declaration. The Project would result in fewer residential units than the capacity analyzed for the site in the Housing Element, and the City has not identified substantial changes to the Project, substantial changes in the circumstances under which the Project would be undertaken, or new information of substantial importance that would require major revisions to the previously adopted Initial Study/Negative Declaration due to new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects. Accordingly, no subsequent or supplemental environmental review is required pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21166 and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162.
The Housing Development Project component of the Project qualifies for a streamlined, ministerial treatment under the Affordable Housing on Faith and Higher Education Lands Act of 2023, Government Code section 65913.16 because the Housing Development Project satisfies the eligibility criteria and objective development standards as allowed by that statute and the Density Bonus Law. A qualifying housing development project approved as a "use by right" under Government Code section 65913.16 is not a "project" for purposes of CEQA (Gov. Code, section 65913.16(c), (b)(12)(B).) In addition, the Merger component is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to Government Code section 65913.16, subdivision (I)(7), because the Merger is consistent with the objective subdivision standards in Chapter 21.08 of the Laguna Beach Municipal Code and Density Bonus Law.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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