Coastal Orange County · Orange County
Laguna's Design Review Board considers neighbour views. A design that ignores sightlines will not be approved no matter how good the drawings are. Plan review here runs through City of Laguna Beach Community Development, with Design Review Board, with Laguna Beach Fire Department on access and life safety. Typical experience is often 9 to 18 months from application to permit once design review, coastal and geology are sequenced.
Steep, small, irregular hillside lots with cottages and custom contemporary infill. On the commercial side, small retail, gallery and restaurant work in a strongly design-reviewed downtown. Those two facts explain most of what is easy and most of what is expensive here.
Geotechnical, arborist and neighbourhood view analysis costs frequently exceed permit fees. We put the local fee picture into the first budget, because a number that ignores school, sewer and utility charges is not a budget, it is an advertisement.
We work throughout Laguna Beach ZIP codes 92651 and 92653, including North Laguna, Woods Cove, Top of the World, Laguna Canyon. Two addresses in the same ZIP can still sit under different overlays, so we review the parcel rather than the postcode.
North Laguna · Woods Cove · Top of the World · Laguna Canyon
Residential
ADU Design & Permitting for Laguna Beach owners, reviewed by City of Laguna Beach Community Development, typically often 9 to 18 months from application to permit once design review, coastal and geology are sequenced.
Residential
Garage Conversions for Laguna Beach owners, reviewed by City of Laguna Beach Community Development, typically often 9 to 18 months from application to permit once design review, coastal and geology are sequenced.
Residential
Additions & Remodels for Laguna Beach owners, reviewed by City of Laguna Beach Community Development, typically often 9 to 18 months from application to permit once design review, coastal and geology are sequenced.
Commercial
Tenant Improvements for Laguna Beach owners, reviewed by City of Laguna Beach Community Development, typically often 9 to 18 months from application to permit once design review, coastal and geology are sequenced.
Commercial
Restaurant, Retail & Hospitality for Laguna Beach owners, reviewed by City of Laguna Beach Community Development, typically often 9 to 18 months from application to permit once design review, coastal and geology are sequenced.
Residential
Permitting & Plan Check for Laguna Beach owners, reviewed by City of Laguna Beach Community Development, typically often 9 to 18 months from application to permit once design review, coastal and geology are sequenced.
Commercial
Construction Management for Laguna Beach owners, reviewed by City of Laguna Beach Community Development, typically often 9 to 18 months from application to permit once design review, coastal and geology are sequenced.
Commercial
Design-Build for Laguna Beach owners, reviewed by City of Laguna Beach Community Development, typically often 9 to 18 months from application to permit once design review, coastal and geology are sequenced.
City of Laguna Beach Community Development, with Design Review Board. Fire review runs through Laguna Beach Fire Department. Laguna's Design Review Board considers neighbour views. A design that ignores sightlines will not be approved no matter how good the drawings are.
Typically often 9 to 18 months from application to permit once design review, coastal and geology are sequenced. The variable is correction cycles, not intake speed, which is why we spend the extra week making the first submittal complete.
Most commonly: Design Review Board hearing for most visible exterior work; Coastal development permits and Local Coastal Program; Landslide, geologic and Very High Fire Hazard zones. Which ones touch your parcel is an address question, and we answer it during feasibility.
Geotechnical, arborist and neighbourhood view analysis costs frequently exceed permit fees. We put those numbers into the first budget rather than presenting them as a later surprise.
Yes, across Los Angeles and Orange County from offices in Santa Monica and Fullerton. Nearby markets we cover include Newport Beach, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach.
Send the address, including the ZIP code, and what you want to build. We come back with what the City of Laguna Beach Community Development route looks like, a realistic budget range and a schedule.
