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Laguna Beach studies streetscape changes to comply with California 'daylighting' law, weighing parking trade-offs
Summary
At a study session, city staff and SWA Group presented curb-extension and parklet options to implement AB 413 (the California Daylighting Law). Staff asked council to prioritize whether to follow the minimum state-required changes or pursue a more aggressive streetscape that would reduce parking but add art, plantings and permanent parklets.
City staff and consultants presented a downtown streetscape vision to the Laguna Beach City Council at a study session aimed at complying with AB 413—identified in the presentation as the California Daylighting Law—which requires a 20-foot no-parking zone on the approach side of crosswalks (15 feet where a curb extension exists). The session was informational; council members were asked for high-level direction, with final decisions to come later.
SWA Group designers said the requirements present “both a challenge but an opportunity,” recommending a kit-of-parts approach with two alternatives: Option 1, the minimum…
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