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Design review for 2550 Park Avenue continued after hours of public comment on landscaping and views

5588914 · August 15, 2025
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The board continued design review 25‑0337 for 2550 Park Avenue after extended public comment focusing on tree removals, privacy, and fire risk; staff and applicant agreed to return with revised landscaping, tree-height limits, and clearer planting/removal timelines.

The Laguna Beach Design Review Board continued consideration of Design Review 25‑0337 for 2550 Park Avenue following extensive public testimony and detailed questioning of the applicant and staff on Aug. 14.

The project proposes upper- and lower-level additions totaling several hundred square feet (upper-level: ~644.4 sq. ft.; lower-level: ~1,165.8 sq. ft.) new decks (about 602 sq. ft.), a spa and pond, new exterior materials and landscaping, and formalization of existing rooftop HVAC equipment. Staff said the site is in a very high fire hazard severity zone and that landscape/fuel modification plans had…

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