Documents & Maps
Public Review Draft General Plan (July 2025)
A draft of the General Plan is now available for public review.
Consolidated Public Review Draft General Plan (July 2025)
Please address all comments in writing to: General Plan Update, City of Laguna Niguel, Community Development Department, 30111 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677, or by email to generalplaninfo@cityoflagunaniguel.org. Please include “Laguna Niguel General Plan Update” in the subject line.
Please see the FAQ page for information on how comments will be responded to.
General Plan Existing Conditions Report (July 2025)
An Existing Conditions Report has been prepared to support the General Plan. This material is intended to serve as a baseline of available information. As additional project documents are prepared, this information may be evaluated and updated as necessary.
Consolidated General Plan Existing Conditions Report (July 2025)
Notice of Preparation and Scoping Meeting for the Laguna Niguel General Plan Update Program Environmental Impact Report
Notice is hereby given that the City of Laguna Niguel (City), as the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), has prepared a Notice of Preparation for the Laguna Niguel General Plan Update (referred to as the “General Plan Update”, “Project” or “proposed Project”) and has determined that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is required. The EIR will be prepared under the terms and requirements of CEQA. The purpose of the Notice of Preparation is (1) to serve as the Notice of Preparation of an EIR pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15082, (2) to advise and solicit comments and suggestions regarding the scope and content of the EIR, and (3) to notice the public scoping meeting. Since the City has determined that an EIR is required for the project, pursuant to Section 15060(d) of the CEQA Guidelines, preparation of an Initial Study is not required and, therefore, one has not been prepared.
Pursuant to CEQA, the City solicited comments on the scope of the EIR for a period of 30 days, beginning May 13, 2025 and ending at 5:00 p.m. on June 11, 2025. The City also held a public scoping meeting on May 21, 2025 in order to receive public comments on the scope of the EIR. The EIR will evaluate the Project’s potential environmental effects, identify any potentially significant impacts, propose feasible mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate those impacts, and discuss potentially feasible alternatives that could meet the Project’s basic objectives while lessening or avoiding significant environmental effects.
Click here to view the Notice of Preparation
Laguna Niguel General Plan Community Vision Statement
The Community Vision is a statement which describes the City of Laguna Niguel now and in the future. The Community Vision Statement was accepted by the Laguna Niguel City Council on June 25, 2024.
Click here to view the Community Vision Statement
Housing Element Update
The Housing Element is a local plan adopted by the City that provides an indication of the need for housing in terms of affordability, availability, adequacy, and accessibility. The Element provides a strategy to address housing needs and identifies a series of specific housing programs to meet community needs. State law requires that Housing Elements be updated in 8-year cycles. The City is currently in the 6th Housing Element cycle, also known as the 2021-2029 Housing Element planning period. Preparation of the City’s 2021-2029 (6th Cycle) Housing Element is not part of the City’s comprehensive General Plan Update.
Click here to view the City’s Housing Element Update webpage.
Current General Plan
The City of Laguna Niguel General Plan provides the policy framework to guide the City. The General Plan serves as the guide for long range planning of physical development within the community. Individual sections of the general plan can be viewed by clicking the links below.
Click here to view the adopted Current General Plan documents.
Click here to view the adopted Current General Plan Land Use Map.
