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Coastal Commission OKs Laguna Beach's Historic Preservation Rules
The California Coastal Commission approved how Laguna Beach goes about preserving historic buildings in the city, the OC Register reported.
LAGUNA BEACH, CA — A long-running debate in Laguna Beach on how historic structures in the city should be preserved ended earlier this month when the California Coastal Commission sided with the City Council, the Orange County Register reported.
The commission sided with the council's choice to make historical preservation of certain buildings largely voluntary, the paper reported.
The decision means some 800 buildings in Laguna Beach built before 1940 can get remodeled without a review for its "historical context or value," the Register reported.
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However, the Register reported more than 300 buildings in the city must still be preserved as accurately as possible because of their historical or architectural value to Laguna Beach.
Visit the Orange County Register website to read more about historic preservation in Laguna Beach.
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