Laguna Beach planning commission approves 491‑sq‑ft addition, parking reallocation and loading‑zone exception for Glen Eyrie office/’Pottery Place’ properties

The Laguna Beach Planning Commission on March 5 approved amendments to prior conditional use permits, a design review and a coastal development permit to allow a 491‑square‑foot infill addition to an office building at the northwest corner of Glen Eyrie and Crest streets and related changes affecting the nearby Pottery Place commercial property.

The commission voted unanimously to adopt resolutions approving conditional use permit 25‑0227 (amending CUP 23‑0095), design review 25‑0230 and coastal development permit 25‑0229, and to adopt a second resolution amending prior conditional use permits for the Pottery Place project. The motion included a single wording change to a public‑art condition, replacing the term “removed” with “moved.” Chair Sadler noted there is a 14‑day right of appeal to the City Council.

The approved work includes a 491‑square‑foot lower‑level infill on the south side of the existing office building, modest fenestration adjustments and restoration of the Crest Street sidewalk. The applicant will reallocate required parking so that all 20 required spaces for the office and associated Pottery Place…