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Design Review Board confirms denial of coastal permit for 238 Chaita Street after legal challenges
Summary
The Laguna Beach Design Review Board on March 12 approved a confirming resolution (Resolution 2026-0148) denying a coastal development permit for an ADU at 238 Chaita Street, overriding recent attorney arguments that the project should be processed ministerially under state ADU law; vote 3–1, with one abstention.
The Laguna Beach Design Review Board on March 12 confirmed its Feb. 26 denial of a coastal development permit for an accessory dwelling unit at 238 Chaita Street, approving Resolution 2026-0148 by a 3–1 vote with one abstention.
Attorney Edwin Kell, representing property owner Jonathan Lukov, urged the board to disapprove the draft resolution and remand the matter to the Community Development Director for ministerial processing under “state ADU law,” saying the board’s draft resolution raised legal problems on three fronts: coastal scenic-resource treatment,…
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