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Dana Point planning commission approves coastal permit for 23811 Hobart Bay additions
Summary
The commission approved Coastal Development Permit CDP25‑0015 and Minor Site Development Permit SDP25‑0024 for additions totaling about 520 sq. ft. to a nonconforming single‑family home at 23811 Hobart Bay; the project received HOA approval and will remain subject to California Coastal Commission appeals jurisdiction.
Dana Point Planning Commission members voted at their Feb. 23 meeting to approve a coastal development permit for a single‑family house at 23811 Hobart Bay.
Project planner Alyssa Gonzalez told the commission the subject property is a 4,500‑square‑foot lot with an existing nonconforming 1,404‑square‑foot single‑story dwelling and an attached 460‑square‑foot two‑car garage. The proposal would add roughly 520 square feet through a combination of footprint and infill additions, infill an atrium, convert part of the garage to a mud/laundry room, add an office with an en‑suite bathroom and modify roof and mechanical equipment locations. Gonzalez said the site is in the RSF‑7 and PRD‑3 zoning districts, within the Coastal Overlay District and within the appeals jurisdiction of the California Coastal Commission. She said the Miguel Shores Community Association has approved the project and that staff recommends approval subject to the findings and conditions in the draft resolution.
Commissioner Opel said he had "no issue with this addition whatsoever," noting the project does not increase building height and should be compatible with neighborhood character. Other commissioners echoed support and said they could make the required findings.
A motion to adopt the attached draft resolution approving Coastal Development Permit CDP25‑0015 and Minor Site Development Permit SDP25‑0024 was made from the dais and seconded. The chair called for a voice vote; the motion carried. The transcript records only a voice vote and the chair's announcement that "that item carries," with no recorded roll‑call tally.
There were no members of the public who addressed the commission on this item during the public comment period.
Why it matters: The project uses Dana Point Zoning Code section 9.0506 to rely on established setback patterns in Tract 7203, and because the site lies in the Coastal Overlay District the decision remains subject to the California Coastal Commission's appeals jurisdiction. Any appeals or further permit requirements under state coastal law were not discussed at the meeting.
Next steps: The draft resolution and conditions adopted by the commission will be the basis for permit issuance; any coastal appeals process would proceed separately.
