Let Laguna Live!

Honor Our History, Embrace the Future

It's Your Home

The proposed “Historic Preservation Ordinance” will impact an estimated 4,000 Laguna Beach residential and commercial properties. Remodels may be limited, owners must disclose to buyers the home may be a historic “resource” and may have to hire a historian to prove that their property is not “historic” to do simple remodels or make other changes to the property.

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Is your property on the list?

Use this form to check if a property or home is already on the Historic Inventory List making it subject to the restrictions and conditions of the proposed Historic Preservation Ordinance. We will also keep you informed via email as updates become available.

The Mandatory Ordinance Problem

Any home or building in Laguna Beach 70 years old or older will be subject to historic evaluation. Owners may have to hire a historian to prove to the city that their property is not “historic” to do simple remodels or make other changes to the property.

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The Voluntary Inclusion Solution

Let Laguna Live! wants a voluntary, incentive-based Historic Preservation Program. Implementation of financial and planning incentives to promote long-term appreciation and preservation of historic resources is the right way to preserve historic properties in our community.

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Selected Articles About The Issue

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE – Vote NO on Q

By Heidi Miller posted on Next Door 9/8/22 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE – Vote NO on Q. As a 43 year business owner and 43 year resident in Laguna Beach I ask you please VOTE NO ON “Q”. It would be the single most disastrous thing to happen in Laguna Beach for retail, for business, for…

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Fanatic Preservationists Are Hurting Laguna Families

By Daniel Rosenthal Historic preservation efforts by the Laguna Beach Historic Preservation Coalition, a close affiliate of Village Laguna, and ardent preservationist Cathy Jurca go too far when they start to ruin the lives of families who are just trying to do the right thing. In addition to suing the City in their attempt to…

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City Council Passes Voluntary Historic Preservation Ordinance

Congratulations to you all for the huge step toward freeing your homes from the burdens of involuntary historic designations and accompanying restrictions. Without our steady voices and support in over 30 public hearings conducted since 2016, this could have gone a different way. But we hung in, and the City Council passed the ordinance at…

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