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Laguna Beach DRB approves reconstruction of storm-damaged bluff-top stairway at 1173 Marine Drive
Summary
The Design Review Board approved rebuilding a pre‑coastal private beach access stairway at 1173 Marine Drive in its original location and size, finding the work exempt from CEQA and consistent with local code for pre‑Coastal Act features.
The Laguna Beach Design Review Board on an expedited vote approved reconstruction of a private beach access stairway at 1173 Marine Drive, allowing the owner to replace a section destroyed by a May 2023 storm.
Staff told the board the stairway qualifies as a pre‑coastal, illegal nonconforming encroachment that may be rebuilt in the same location and size and that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under state guideline section 15302. Heather, a city staff member, reported that eight letters of support from neighboring property owners were received.
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