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Design Review Board adopts resolution denying Bluebird Canyon project; applicant cites Housing Accountability Act
Summary
The board voted June 12 to adopt a resolution denying the design review, coastal permit and encroachment permit for a Bluebird Canyon project (DR 24‑2509). The applicant’s attorney said the project is subject to state housing statutes and argued the board’s earlier meeting relied on subjective standards.
At its June 12 meeting the Laguna Beach Design Review Board adopted a resolution denying the application for a project on Bluebird Canyon (design review 24‑2509; coastal development permit 24‑2510; revocable encroachment permit 24‑2511). The decision followed brief public comment and applicant presentations focused on whether the board’s prior deliberations had used allowable objective standards.
What the board decided: The board approved a staff‑prepared resolution memorializing the board’s prior direction and denying the project; the resolution included findings and a statement that the action is exempt from CEQA under the cited guideline in the staff report. The motion passed on a recorded roll call as follows: Bauta — No; Coveney — Yes; Weil — Yes; Gannon — No; Gibbs — Yes.
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