Laguna Beach issue archive · Updated as records change
Design Review Reform
Design-review standards, process changes, appeals, public participation and project decisions.
What this guide tracks
Design-review standards, process changes, appeals, public participation and project decisions.
The page is organized around documented actions and dated primary records. Candidate positions are linked only when a candidate has published or supplied a citable position; silence is not interpreted as support or opposition.
Related meeting records
Published meeting pages below have passed So Laguna’s editorial review. New discoveries remain private drafts until checked.
Administrative Community Development Director Meeting — 2026-08-26
Official records and an editorially verified summary when available.
Housing and Human Services Committee — 2026-08-26
Public Participation - You may participate in-person in the Susi Q Laguna Room during designated public comment periods. (Page 1) 📍 Google Maps 🗺️ City GIS Discussion and action regarding requests from Community Land Trust (i.e. multi-family units, population data, ADU residency) (Items D2 & B2 of…
Laguna Beach Administrative Community Development Director Meeting – August 26, 2026
The Planning Manager continued a design review and coastal development permit for an ADU on Pala Way to the September 2 meeting deadline.
Laguna Beach Administrative Community Development Director Meeting – August 26, 2026
The Planning Manager continued a design review and coastal development permit for an accessory dwelling unit on Pala Way to September 2, 2026.
Laguna Beach Administrative Community Development Director Meeting – August 19, 2026
City staff continued a design review application for a roof height increase on Tia Juana Street to a special meeting in September.
Laguna Beach Planning Commission – August 19, 2026
The Planning Commission continued a design review for the Ruby's Diner landscape plan and addressed compliance, code enforcement, and vegetation matters.