DR 2026-0024, CDP 2026-0025, and Variance 2026-0026 Krishna Residence
Summary
SCH Number
2026091137
Public Agency
City of Laguna Beach
Document Title
DR 2026-0024, CDP 2026-0025, and Variance 2026-0026 Krishna Residence
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/25/2026
Document Description
Demolish existing structures and construct a new single-family dwelling, two-car garage with new vehicular access, elevator height, grading, retaining walls, elevated decks, pool, spa, fencing, landscaping, and construction in an environmentally sensitive area (oceanfront) in the R-1 (Residential Low Density) zone.
Contact Information
Name
Wendy Jung
Agency Name
City of Laguna Beach
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Morris Skenderian
Agency Name
Morris Skenderian Architects
Job Title
Architect
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Laguna Beach
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
Coast Highway & 10th Avenue
Zip
92651
Parcel #
056-160-03 & 056-160-41
State Highways
1
Other Location Info
31985 & 31987 Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15303
Reasons for Exemption
Based on its review of the entire record before it, the City Council hereby finds and determines, in accordance with CEQA, that the Project is categorically exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 – New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, in that the project consists of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small structures. Here, the Project involves the demolition of existing structures and the construction of a single-family dwelling with an attached two-car garage with new vehicular access, elevator height, elevated decks, grading, retaining walls, pool, spa, fencing, and landscaping. Furthermore, the project is an allowed residential use in the R-1 zone.
Further, none of the exceptions outlined in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply. The project site does not contain any environmentally sensitive areas except for being an oceanfront property. There will be no cumulative impact resulting from successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time. There are no unusual circumstances resulting in a significant impact on the environment. There will be no damage to scenic resources, including trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings or similar resources, within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway as it is proposed less than 3.6 feet above the curb along Coast Highway which is a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway. The Project is not located on a hazardous waste site or any other site included on a list compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5. The Project will not result in significant adverse impacts to historical resources as defined by CEQA. Consequently, additional environmental analysis is not necessary to meet the requirements of the CEQA.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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