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Applications & Handouts

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Frequently Used Applications

Commercial Planning Application

Development Review - Residential

Revocable Encroachment Permit

Variance Application

Other Applications

Artists' Live Work, Artist Occupancy Permit Application

Floodplain Development Permit Application for Residential Development 

Historic Register Placement Application

Wireless Facility Permit Application

Property Reports

Real Property Report Request

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Appeals Form

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Fee Schedule

Zoning Plan Check and Design Review

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Administrative Design Review Meeting - How to Participate

Affidavit of Plan Consistency

Consultant List

Design Review Process & Checklist

Design Review Board Meeting - How to Participate

Good Neighbor Lighting 

Exterior Remodel Policy

Hardscape Checklist

How to Draw a Plot Plan Combined

Major Remodel handout

Mechanical Equipment Guide

Project Summary Table Template

Site Survey Requirements

Staking a Design Review Project

Streamlining Handout

Three Arch Bay Development Application Process

Zoning Plan Check Table

Coastal Development

Bluff Edge Determinations

Coastal Development

Application Guides

Conditional Use Permit

Revocable Encroachment Permit Submittal Requirements

Senate Bill 9 (Single-Family Duplexes and Urban Lot Splits) 

Signs

Telecommunication Facilities

Variance

CEQA

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

Sensitive Resources

Habitat Restoration

Protection of Nesting Birds during Construction and Tree Trimming

Historic Resources

Heritage Committee Review Submittal Requirements

Historic Assessment Submittal Requirements

Historic Plan Review Submittal Requirements

Historic Preservation Agreement for Use of Structure for Historic Preservation

Historic Resources Consultants

Landscaping

Landscape Design

Landscape Design Recommendations

Landscape Final Review

Landscape Plan Submittal Checklist

List of Protective Coverings and Mulches

WELO Guidelines

WELO Requirements Information Guide

Noticing

Listing Services

Public Notice Package Requirements

General Plan Amendments and Zone Change

General Plan Amendment

Zone Change

Flood Zone

Floodplain Regulations, Development, and Vegetation

National Flood Insurance Program Elevation Certificate & Instructions

Other Handouts

Affordable Housing Projects 

Art in Public Places 

Housing Assistance

Non-Building Sites

Contact Us

Community Development
(949) 497-0712

Planning
(949) 497-0713

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Counter Hours

Monday – Thursday
7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Alternating Fridays
7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Please allow enough time for processing prior to closing time.

For assistance from Planning outside of counter hours, please make an appointment online.

City Hall is closed alternate Fridays. Information about closed Fridays is available on the home page of this website.

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505 Forest Avenue Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Phone 949-497-3311

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Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Alternate Fridays 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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