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Dana Point planning commission approves oceanfront home on Beach Road with setback variance

Dana Point Planning Commission · December 9, 2025
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Summary

The Dana Point Planning Commission on Dec. 8 approved a coastal development permit, site development permit, administrative modification and a front‑setback variance for a two‑story, roughly 4,000‑square‑foot home at 35575 Beach Road, with an added condition restricting garage doors on the carport.

The Dana Point Planning Commission voted Dec. 8 to approve a coastal development permit (CDP22‑0012), a site development permit (SDP22‑0012), an administrative modification of standards and a variance to allow reduced front‑yard setbacks for a proposed two‑story single‑family residence at 35575 Beach Road.

Senior planner Danny Giamatti told commissioners the project proposes a roughly 4,000‑square‑foot, two‑story home with an open tandem carport and stair access from Beach Road. The project requires a CDP because it lies in the coastal appeals jurisdiction, a site development permit because it sits in a floodplain overlay, a variance to reduce the front yard setback (from 20 feet to 10 feet on the lower level and 5 feet on the upper…

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