Conditional Use Permit 24-1348
Summary
SCH Number
2024081243
Public Agency
City of Laguna Beach
Document Title
Conditional Use Permit 24-1348
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/28/2024
Document Description
To allow alcohol service to registered, overnight hotel guests and their invitees at the existing Art Hotel at
1404 North Coast Highway. Previously approved entitlements on the property include but are not limited
to: Conditional Use Permit 19-3991 and Coastal Development Permit 19-3992.
Contact Information
Name
Louie Lacasella
Agency Name
City of Laguna Beach
Job Title
Senior Administrative Analyst
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Laguna Beach
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Zip
92651
Parcel #
053-22-28
Other Location Info
1404 North Coast Highway
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301, Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301 (Class 1 - Existing Facilities), in that the Project involves the introduction of alcohol service with no proposed improvements to the interior or exterior of the structure or expansion of the existing use. Therefore, the Project is exempt under Class 1. Further, none of the exceptions outlined in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply. The Project area does not contain any environmentally sensitive areas in that the site is fully developed with an existing hotel building and is surrounded on all sides by public streets and developed properties. A mapped natural watercourse that would have previously traversed the site was previously modified and diverted away from the subject property with City storm drain improvements, and consequently, the Project does not contain any environmentally sensitive resources. There will be no cumulative impact resulting from successive projects of the same type in the same pl~ce, over time, because the likelihood of successive projects of the same type in the same place is low. There are no unusual circumstances resulting in a significant impact on the environment, nor will there be damage to scenic resources, including trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings or similar resources, within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway because the proposed Project would be contained to a fully developed hotel site that does not contain any scenic resources, and the Project would not obstruct the view of any such resources in that no development Is proposed. The Project is not located on a hazardous waste site or any other site included on a list complied pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5. Consequently, additional environmental analysis is not necessary to meet the requirements of the CEQA.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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