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Commission recommends Council OK hotel expansion and limited parking reduction, with monitoring

City of Laguna Beach Planning Commission · January 22, 2026
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Summary

The Planning Commission approved design review and coastal permits for a hotel remodeling at 2020 South Coast Highway and recommended City Council approve a 15% parking reduction tied to a Transportation Demand Management plan that includes guest bicycles, rideshare signage and 1‑ and 5‑year monitoring.

Staff presented a design review, coastal development permit and a recommendation to City Council for a conditional use permit to reduce required off‑street parking by 15% for a hotel at 2020 South Coast Highway. The application seeks to add rooms through interior conversion and exterior modifications; staff reported the parking reduction requested is four spaces and that the applicant submitted a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plan supporting the reduction.

Planning staff said the TDM measures include guest bicycles, transit incentives and parking fees to discourage on‑site parking.…

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