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Council directs further analysis on relocating Fire Station 1; concerns raised about parking and EOC capacity
Summary
Laguna Beach council and consultants discussed test-fit designs to relocate Fire Station 1, seismic risks at the existing station and options for an on-site Emergency Operations Center; staff was asked to evaluate other publicly and privately owned sites and return quickly with alternatives.
City consultants presented test-fit options for relocating Fire Station 1 to the village parking lot adjacent to the farmer’s market and discussed trade-offs including loss of roughly 30 parking spaces, circulation for modern apparatus and the inclusion of an Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
Charlie Williams of LPA Design Studios described an option with a two-story fire station with approximately 11,600 square feet of program space and noted a potential third level to accommodate an EOC. “If you've got a concern about mass and scale as it relates to the existing city hall...you could also reconsider doing something here that would introduce a pretty significant seismic retrofit to…
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