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Board orders compromise on tree heights at 276 Cajon Drive to balance view equity and privacy

2615836 · March 13, 2025
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After public comment and applicant discussion, the board approved the landscape plan for 276 Cajon Drive with a condition limiting trees along the shared property line to no higher than the existing upper-deck railing elevation; the lemon tree for the lower-unit corridor was set at 9 feet.

The Laguna Beach Design Review Board on March 13 approved a landscape plan for 276 Cajon Drive with conditions intended to balance privacy for the uphill property and view equity for the downhill neighbors.

Applicants and neighbors debated a group of trees along the shared property line. The uphill neighbor, Garth Jorgensen, said the trees had been maintained for years and…

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