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Laguna Beach residents press council on 340 Saint Anne’s project and Neighborhood Congregational Church plans as item 14 pulled
Summary
Numerous residents urged the City Council to require full staking, protect historic church buildings and ensure thorough review of a proposed 36‑unit affordable housing project and related proposals. Council staff pulled item 14 (Urban Community Land Trust) from tonight’s agenda and will not hear it tonight.
The Laguna Beach City Council removed agenda item 14 from tonight’s meeting and heard a long public comment period focused on two separate but related housing proposals in town.
Speakers at the microphone urged greater review of plans for a proposed project at 340 Saint Anne’s Drive and pressed the Neighborhood Congregational Church (NCC) project to preserve existing historic church buildings while allowing affordable housing development.
Supporters and opponents offered conflicting views about how much work is needed before the council or staff take action. Several residents asked the city to require a full on‑site staking (survey layout) for the 340 Saint Anne’s proposal so neighbors can understand exact massing and roofline changes, rather than a perimeter stake or drone imagery. Bruce Dwyer, who said he has lived on St. Anne’s Drive for 38 years, told council that “when a project with a footprint of two hotel lagunas arrives in the neighborhood, a full…
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