Pacific Edge Hotel Remodel

The Pacific Edge Hotel remodel project in Laguna Beach, California, involves a comprehensive renovation of an existing hotel and resort complex located in the C-1 and CH-M zoning districts, with modifications to previously approved plans that reduce the total number of guest rooms to 136. The project encompasses the exterior and interior remodeling of nine existing buildings, additions to three towers—Bahia, Surf, and Reef—and significant alterations to pool and spa areas, including the construction of a new automated parking garage with a passive roof garden. Additional work includes modifying the previously entitled Reef Wing building and Coast building café to include outdoor dining, reconfiguring vehicular access to create a new valet drop-off driveway from Sleepy Hollow Lane, improving public sidewalks along South Coast Highway, installing new elevators and egress stairs, upgrading HVAC systems, and performing grading and landscaping. A coastal development permit is sought for improvements within the public right-of-way, and a variance is requested to exceed maximum building height limits to accommodate six new elevators required by Fire Code. Environmental review was completed through an Addendum to the previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration, which concluded that the modified project would not introduce new significant impacts or substantially increase the severity of previously identified impacts, thereby affirming that no additional mitigation measures beyond those already approved are required. The project is administered by the City of Laguna Beach as the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act, with Dune Drifter, LLC as the project applicant. While environmental approvals and permits—including a conditional use permit amendment and coastal development permit—have been secured, no formal federal contract structure exists; there are no identified contracting officers, procurement vehicles, delivery schedules, cost estimates, or federal acquisition regulation clauses. Administrative functions are managed locally, with payments for filings processed through the Orange County Clerk-Recorder’s Office using cash, credit, or check, and all project-related documentation filed at City Hall in Laguna Beach. The project’s execution relies on compliance with the Laguna Beach Municipal Code and state environmental statutes, with inspections occurring on-site and formal acceptance handled through city administrative channels. No federal solicitations, evaluation factors, contractor representations, or invoicing systems apply, as this is a municipal land-use and environmental compliance effort rather than a federally funded or procured construction contract.