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Attachment 4 - Appeal

Laguna Beach City Council
August 12, 2025

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Attachment 4 - Appeal
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August 12, 2025
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RECEIVED
CITY JUN 0 4 2025
City Clerk's Office
CALIFORNI City of Laguna Beach, CA

CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH

NOTICE OF APPEAL
NOTICE:

Appeals may be filed by the applicant, any other aggrieved property owner within three hundred feet of the subject property or by a member of the City Council.

2. The appeal fee of $2,000.00 must accompany the appeal at submittal.

This form must be received by the City Clerk within the time period allowed for an appeal. (within 14 calendar days of the determination).

4. Every question must be answered. If a question does not apply, answer "does not apply" or words to that effect.

5. Attach additional pages for long answers.

6. Prior to completing this form you may wish to read the Laguna Beach Municipal Code sections that pertain to appeal. Copies are available at Community Development and the City Clerk's Office. [25.05.070]
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APPEAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Email: _
Name of Appellant: David Dyrnacs Phone No: 949-735-3283 Address of Appellant: 668 N Coast Hwy #504, LagumBench, cA 92651 Address of Subject Property: 1560 Bluebird Canyon Drive (Lot 8) Owner of Subject Property: David Pyrnes
Board/Commission/Officer responsible for Decision Appealed: (Select One) Design Review/Board of Adjustment
Planning Commission
• Other: (Explain)
Date of Decision/Hearing: May 22nd, 2025 = JuNE 12, 2025 Appeal of: (Select One)
• Approval
- Denial
Other: (Explain)_
Generally Describe:
re ye of omi, ele or auto originaly sough: for the suhier propery: Applikatiens DR 24-2509, CDP 24-2510 ond RED 24-254
for 1560 Bluebind Canyon Dose lotB
505 Forest Ave. Laguna Beach, CA 92651 TEL (949) 497-3311 FAX (949) 497-0771 REASON FOR THE APPEAL:

The board abused their discretion in denying the application far the following, reasons:
1, The Board majority unneasonably imposed an unjustified re-siting of the proposed residence, which would result in the unprecedented loss of substantial property rights of the owner, without providing objective. findings to support their decision.

2. The Board Majority made false and unsupperted assumptions regarding the apgearance of mass and scale as it relates to the project siting and based en subjective criterta.

3. The Board Majority disregarded factual evidence pronded by the applicant proving that other approved and completed projects possessed slain stung, gavage bocations, and ances driveways, copriciously findings were not appucable to the sub eut property, and arbitrarily deeming that the project design is not neighborhood compatible The foregoing statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

June 4H 2025
Date
(Signature of Appellant)
PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE OF A PUBLIC HEARING :

Continuances are granted at the discretion of the City Council. Either the applicant or the appellant may request a continuance at the time of the public hearing. Only the applicant (owner of the subject property of his/her designee) may request a continuance prior to the hearing. If, no later than the Wednesday prior to the public hearing, the applicant submits a written request accompanied by $50 to cover the cost of renoticing, the City staff has the authority to continue the hearing, if in the judgement of the staff, there is no valid or legal reason not to continue the hearing. Such requests are to be submitted to the City Clerk.

Appeal Received By:

Date Filed: Jun llo, 2025
Appeal Fee: $2000
Date of Hearing:
505 Forest Ave. Laguna Beach, CA 92651 TEL (949) 497-3311 FAX (949) 497-0771

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