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Laguna Beach staff recommend clean‑up of local historic register; council approves outreach and follow‑up reviews
Summary
A consultant reviewed 54 locally designated properties without preservation agreements and recommended outreach, targeted re‑evaluations and delisting of properties that lost integrity; council agreed to staff outreach, possible $9,000 follow‑up work and further study before lifting a pause on new Mills Act applications.
A consultant team working for the city told the Laguna Beach City Council that gaps in the local historic register stem largely from changes in rules and missing paperwork, and recommended a mix of retention, reconsideration and removal for 54 properties listed without preservation agreements.
ASM affiliates and city planning staff said the evaluation (Task 1 of a two‑part project) classified properties into: 32 that should remain designated, seven that remain only if owners sign preservation agreements, 15 that…
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