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Votes at a glance: Design Review Board actions Oct. 23, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal votes at the Oct. 23 Laguna Beach Design Review Board meeting: approvals, continuances and conditions for multiple residential projects.
The Laguna Beach Design Review Board took several formal actions on Oct. 23. Below is a concise list of each vote, the outcome, and key details.
Approved - 31860 Eighth Avenue (Design Review 25-0633; Variance 25-0635): Approved 4–0. Condition: support structures must not impede existing access. - 3044 Nestle Road (Design Review 25-1919): Approved 4–0. Project: new in-ground pool and associated equipment; staff found it consistent with neighborhood character and CEQA-exempt (§15303). - 7 Camel Point Drive (Design Review 25-1551 / CDP 25-1552): Approved 4–0. Modest street-level addition approved; board found no view or privacy impacts based on site review. - 31211 Holly Drive (Design Review 25-1724 / CDP 25-1725 / REP 25-1726): Approved 4–0 with conditions requiring façade/material variation, lighting-zone revisions and asphalt in right-of-way for public parking. - 22 North Vista Del Sol (Design Review 25-1514 / Variances): Board directed staff to prepare approval resolution (to be processed on consent); neighbors had supported the design.
Continuances / Tabled - 31922 Virginia Way (Design Review 25-1107): Continued 4–0 to 01/22/2026 for redesign addressing driveway access, FAR and upper-level massing. - 31565 Eagle Rock Way (Design Review 25-0407 / CDP 25-0408): Continued 4–0 to 03/26/2026 after intense public testimony; board asked applicant to reduce upper-level mass and glazing and coordinate with neighbors on view impacts. - 852 Diamond Street (Concept Review 25-1106): Tabled 4–0 to a date uncertain; board required a certified boundary (property-line) survey and redesign to remove right-of-way encroachments (REP) and provide on-site parking.
Procedural notes: Several items were continued at the applicant’s request; the board repeatedly emphasized the need for certified boundary surveys when neighbors contest property lines, and cautioned against relying on revocable encroachment permits that may create future nonconforming conditions if the city requires right-of-way changes.
Ending: Several approved projects included conditions that staff must verify during permit-processing. Continued projects were given deadlines or resubmission windows and will return to the board after applicants revise plans.
