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Associate Planner Matt Kilroy told the commission that the applicant committed to \"incorporating interior finishes, design elements, and signage that are visually distinct from other Board & Brew locations\" and that staff therefore determined the operator did not meet the downtown specific plan's formula-based-business criteria. The proposed wall sign will measure 42 inches high and 70.75 inches wide with a pan-face aluminum lettering design; each suspended sign face is about 1.3 square feet and will hang from the existing canopy with a 7.5-foot clearance above the sidewalk.

Why it matters: The downtown specific plan has restrictions on formula or chain businesses to preserve local character. Staff told the commission the decision focused on appearance and a locally distinct design rather than menu or product differences.

Key discussion points
- Formula-based-business determination: Planning Manager Anthony Viera explained the downtown specific plan's test focuses on the business's appearance and the applicant's commitment to a custom design for the Laguna Beach location. \"What was proposed for Laguna Beach was distinct from what was done at the other locations,\" Viera said. Staff did not require changes to the menu; the determination was premised on visual differentiation.
- Administrative eligibility and letter height: Staff explained the wall sign's letter height exceeds the municipal code threshold for administrative approval (8 inches), so the application required Planning Commission review even though it otherwise complied with sign code provisions. Commissioner Kellenberg asked staff to clarify whether the sign \"meets the criteria\" for design; staff replied that although the sign required commission review because of the letter height, it complies with the municipal code and no variance was requested.
- Timing and business opening: Commissioners asked about building-permit status; staff noted tenant improvement permits were pulled on May 1, 2025, and a specific opening date was not yet final.

Vote and appeal: The Planning Commission moved and seconded a resolution approving Sign Permit 25-1085 and finding the action exempt from CEQA; the motion passed unanimously. Staff noted a 14-day right of appeal to City Council.

Ending: The permit allows Board & Brew's Laguna location to install the proposed signage; staff and the sign contractor remained available for follow-up with the applicant to finalize fabrication and installation details.
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Pierre Sawaya, the city's capital program manager in Public Works, reviewed the CIP and said the city had shifted from a 10-year to a 7-year planning horizon and highlighted projects including the Forest Avenue promenade, EOC relocation to the Community and Recreation Center, Aliso Beach parking-lot rehabilitation (inland and coastal lots), wastewater pipeline replacement (North Coast Interceptor Reach 5), and lift station replacements for Victoria 2 and Bluebird. \"Our capital improvement program is a long range planning tool here used at the city, to plan projects, infrastructure projects in town,\" Sawaya said.

Why it matters: The commission's finding is the yearly determination required under state law that CIP projects conform to the general plan's goals and policies; it is the step that forwards the CIP findings to the City Council for final consideration and budgeting.

Most important actions and details
- Individual votes: Because of potential conflicts, the commission recessed to consider particular projects before the full CIP vote. Project 8 (enclosed lifeguard tower installations) was considered first with Commissioners Goldman and Kellenberg recused. The motion passed 3'0yes (Commissioners Whiting, Dubin and Chair Sadler) with Goldman and Kellenberg recorded as recusals. The commission then considered Project 18 (Zone 7 street slurry seal rehabilitation) with Commissioner Kellenberg recused; that motion passed (vote recorded as yes by Commissioners Goldman, Whiting, Dubin and Chair Sadler). Finally the commission voted unanimously to find the overall CIP consistent with the general plan and exempt from CEQA.

Discussion highlights and clarifications
- Lifeguard towers: The enclosed lifeguard tower installations are a citywide project (\"city limits to city limits\") that the commission considered under the public-safety and beach-access elements of the general plan; commissioners limited their role to making findings of general-plan consistency rather than evaluating project-level design or construction details.
- Aliso Beach parking lot: Tom Perez, the city engineer, said the Aliso Beach project will address both the inland and coastal parking lots. Perez told commissioners the inland-side work would be primarily pavement rehabilitation with some minor parking changes while the coastal side would undergo more substantial redesign and likely require relocation of existing large palm trees. Staff has held a public meeting and will return to City Council for entitlement direction.
- Sidewalks and future projects: Commissioners asked why many sidewalk items appear on the \"future projects\" list rather than the 7-year program. Staff explained the city recently adopted a \"safe for all\" plan and is drafting a sidewalk master plan; once the master plan is adopted staff will program specific sidewalk projects into the CIP outer years.
- CEQA and general-plan linkage: Staff noted the annual general-plan consistency finding is required by the government code and that the CIP projects, as listed, did not appear inconsistent with the general plan. Commissioner Dubin added that the work and the staff'prepared matrix tying projects to multiple general-plan goals supported the consistency findings and the commission's determination that the CIP study is exempt under CEQA.

Recusals and process notes
- Commissioner Goldman recused from projects that presented potential conflicts after staff noted a change of primary residence for Commissioner Whiting (staff struck the language requiring Whiting's recusal for the fire-station communications item). Commissioner Kellenberg participated remotely and recused himself from specified items as noted in the record.

What the commission decided next
- The commission voted unanimously to forward the consistency findings and CEQA exemption to the City Council.

Ending note: The commission's action was procedural (general-plan consistency and CEQA finding) and does not itself allocate funds; individual CIP projects will return to Council for budget and construction approvals if programmed.
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Staff presentation and proposal: A staff member summarized the project as a repaint of an existing three-story professional office building and said on-site swatches showed a lighter green appeared less saturated than the digital rendering. Staff concluded the proposed color scheme \"will overall enhance the appearance of the building\" and recommended approval, finding the project consistent with the design review criteria and exempt from CEQA.

Public comment: Two representatives from Hebe Skin Health, a tenant in the building, spoke in opposition. The tenant-owner, Nicole Smith, said she and her business planned to remain long-term and had expected a neutral (tan/cream) building that fit the coastal aesthetic and their black-and-white luxury branding. \"We are opposing the color green for this building,\" Smith said, adding that she believed painting the stucco green would look \"outdated\" and could make leasing a currently vacant suite more difficult. Her son, Clayton Smith, told the commission the green palette would blend into the hillside and likened the effect to \"Go Away Green,\" a color often used to hide infrastructure.

Commissioner discussion and condition: Commissioners agreed the three-color palette can be appropriate for the site but several asked that the lightest (dominant) sample be toned down. Commissioner Dubin suggested darkening the value of the lightest color; staff recommended a condition that the dominant color be darkened in value and that city staff would review and approve final selections.

Vote: The commission voted unanimously to approve Design Review 25-0903, including the staff-recommended condition requiring the dominant color to be darkened and subject to staff review. The chair noted a 14-day appeal period to City Council.

Ending: The decision permits the repaint with the specified condition; staff will work with the applicant on the final paint values to ensure the dominant tone meets the commission's guidance.","The Planning Commission approved Design Review 25-0903 allowing an exterior paint color change at the Park Monaco building in South Laguna, with a condition that the lightest color sample be darkened subject to staff review. One tenant spoke in opposition, citing branding and lease expectations.","actionData","errors"]

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