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Design Review Board approves deck variance at 31860 Eighth Avenue with condition on access
Summary
The Laguna Beach Design Review Board approved a design review and variance allowing a front-deck addition at 31860 Eighth Avenue but added a condition to ensure support structures do not impede existing access, after neighbors raised safety and encroachment concerns.
The Laguna Beach Design Review Board on Oct. 23 approved a design review and variance for a front-deck addition at 31860 Eighth Avenue, finding the project exempt from CEQA. The board added a condition that any support structures must not impede existing pedestrian or vehicle access.
The project, proposed for a 1937 corner house in the Village Community zone, would add an elevated front deck that the applicant said will sit 0.21 feet (about 2 inches) from the front property line. The applicants said the work converts an interior stair and adds a small deck to provide an ocean…
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