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Laguna Beach board clarifies coastal permit discretion, warns applicants: two‑hearing limit now in effect
Summary
At its Jan. 28 meeting the Design Review Board, with city legal staff present, said coastal development permits allow subjective neighborhood compatibility review despite statewide ADU rules, and emphasized a City Council resolution now limits applicants to two DRB hearings going forward; retroactive relief remains limited.
Laguna Beach’s Design Review Board on Jan. 28 told applicants it may apply subjective neighborhood‑compatibility factors when deciding coastal development permits, and reminded the public that a city resolution now limits most applications to two hearings.
City legal counsel advised the board that under the local coastal development plan the Coastal Act carve‑out…
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