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Community Development
The Community Development Department guides and facilitates development in the City. This is accomplished in a spirit of creativity and with a commitment to provide the highest standard of development to preserve the health, safety, general welfare and quality of life for all people who live, work and visit Laguna Niguel. The Department is also responsible for planning and building activity within the City, and provides support to the City Council and Planning Commission.
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Concierge Services
Laguna Niguel is committed to cutting through the red tape and rolling out the red carpet.
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Building & Safety
Schedule a building inspection, preparing and submitting plans, and building fees. Find information about Grading.
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Community Preservation
Code Enforcement oversees enforcement of codes pertaining to public nuisances, property maintenance, zoning, building, and health and safety.
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Economic Development
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Grading
Grading Permit Information
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Planning
General Plan, Zoning, Specific Plan, Environmental Review, Development Project Approval, and Building and Safety.
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Planning Commission
The Planning Commission meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. See the full schedule and current agendas.
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HOA Resources
Information for HOA's
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Maps
Maps and GIS viewers
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Permit Information and Handouts
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Chet Holifield Federal Building aka "Ziggurat" Property
Chet Holifield Federal Building
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Major Development Projects
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Laguna Niguel City Center Mixed Use Project
The City of Laguna Niguel has received an application to develop and operate a new mixed-use project. This webpage will be updated with information regarding the process and future timelines as they are determined.
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Grace Church Project
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Paseo De Colinas Townhomes Project
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The Cove at El Niguel Project
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CEQA Manual
The purpose of this California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Manual) is to provide the City and project applicants (Applicants) with local guidelines, procedures, requirements, and thresholds of significance for the environmental review process within the City of Laguna Niguel consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code [PRC] Section 21000 et seq.), referred to as “CEQA” or “CEQA Statutes,” and the State CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, California Code of Regulations (CCR), Division 6, Chapter 3, Section 15000 et seq.
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Transportation Assessment Guidelines
The purpose of this document is to establish Transportation Assessment Guidelines for the City of Laguna Niguel while achieving compliance with the revised California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines related to Senate Bill 743 (SB 743). A Transportation Assessment is required to evaluate the impact of land use proposals on the existing and future traffic circulation system per the Laguna Niguel General Plan and other related impacts (e.g., site access, parking, and internal circulation).
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