Community Development

Concierge Services

Laguna Niguel is committed to cutting through the red tape and rolling out the red carpet.

Building & Safety

Schedule a building inspection, preparing and submitting plans, and building fees. Find information about Grading.

Community Preservation

Code Enforcement oversees enforcement of codes pertaining to public nuisances, property maintenance, zoning, building, and health and safety.

Economic Development

Grading

Grading Permit Information

Planning

General Plan, Zoning, Specific Plan, Environmental Review, Development Project Approval, and Building and Safety.

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. See the full schedule and current agendas.

HOA Resources

Information for HOA's

Maps

Maps and GIS viewers

Permit Information and Handouts

Chet Holifield Federal Building aka "Ziggurat" Property

Chet Holifield Federal Building

Major Development Projects

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.

Grace Church Project

Paseo De Colinas Townhomes Project

The Cove at El Niguel Project

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.

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).