Staff hearing officer approves coastal permit for accessory dwelling unit at 1108 Luneta Plaza

Staff Hearing Officer Tess Harris approved a Coastal Development Permit July 23 to allow a detached accessory dwelling unit at 1108 Luneta Plaza.

The permit (case cited in the hearing as PLN2020Four-four94, APN 452-220-05) authorizes construction of a roughly 1,000-square-foot, single-story detached accessory dwelling unit with a covered porch on an 11,359-square-foot lot. The parcel currently contains a 1,949-square-foot single-story residence and an attached 440-square-foot two-car carport; the carport is proposed to be demolished and rebuilt as part of the project. Harris said the project is categorically exempt from further environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15303, which allows for construction of a second dwelling unit in a residential zone. Harris said she reviewed the site, met with the property owner and had “no concerns” about the ADU.

Harris noted there are standard conditions of approval and pre-issuance requirements, including development and construction conditions and a time limit section. She asked whether the applicant had reviewed the draft conditions; the applicant confirmed they had. Harris then approved the Coastal Development Permit and stated the decision is not appealable. The record shows the applicant submitted a public comment on the item that staff received.

The approval was presented as an administrative staff hearing officer action; no vote tally was recorded. The staff report and the hearing officer’s findings, including the CEQA exemption and conditions of approval, were referenced during the decision.

The project and decision were announced during the staff hearing officer meeting held July 23, 2025; the staff hearing officer said a response would be sent to a party that submitted a late letter regarding an earlier item (1533/1529 State Street).