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Board continues review of proposed house on Bluebird Canyon knoll, asks for redesign and study of excavation and access
Summary
The Laguna Beach Design Review Board on May 8 continued review of a proposed 4,600‑square‑foot house and related permits for Lot A at 1550 Bluebird Canyon Drive, citing concerns about mass and scale, glazing and privacy, extensive grading, and site access; the board set a follow‑up hearing for Aug. 14, 2025.
The Laguna Beach Design Review Board continued consideration of a proposed single-family home at 1550 Bluebird Canyon Drive (Lot A) to Aug. 14 after an extended public hearing and detailed staff and neighbor presentations.
Staff described the project as a two-story, roughly 4,644-square-foot house with a subterranean garage the application listed at about 1,028 square feet. The proposal includes retaining walls, landscape work and approximately 1,900 cubic yards of earth export for grading. Staff noted the application requires design review, a coastal development permit (CDP) and a revocable encroachment permit for improvements affecting the public right of way.
Architect Horst Knoppenberger and landscape architect Michael Wilkes presented a redesign that reduced previous massing: the current…
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