Providing City-Specific Updates and Resources to Laguna Niguel Homeowner's Associations

Strategic Plan and General Plan Update Survey

The City is reaching out to Laguna Niguel residents through a community-wide strategic plan and general plan update survey. The City aims to engage a broad spectrum of stakeholders, ensuring that every voice is heard. Hard copies of the survey were mailed out earlier this week to all residential addresses in Laguna Niguel, and the survey is available online at bit.ly/lnupdate. Additionally, residents will have the opportunity to provide their input in-person at City facilities and at community events. The community-wide survey will provide the City with the necessary tools to be able to define future policies, strategies, initiatives, resources, and timelines that meet the identified needs of the community. Together, we can gather vital data and insights to help shape the community’s future path.

TREES: Inspect trees on your property, especially any that have not been trimmed within the last 3 years, top-heavy, thick foliage, fractured limbs, etc. Please schedule regular trimming/removals to avoid hazardous conditions for pedestrians/motorists and to avoid costly damage to your property, other property, and/or personal injury.

Downed Trees

Hanging Branches

V-DITCHES: If your property has a V-ditch, check for any debris or blockages, including dirt, leaves, vegetation, or other materials. Please remove any vegetation growing over the drain. If any portion of the drain is damaged or cracked, please repair or seal. If blocked or cracked, the V-ditch could overflow and cause erosion and potential slope instability resulting in costly damage to your property and/or the adjacent property.

Cracked V-Ditch

Overgrown Vegetation

Debris

If you have any questions, please email Code Compliance at code@cityoflagunaniguel.org.

Most changes to landscape for properties other than single-family residences require landscape approval. For commercial properties, this typically involves a site development permit review. For homeowners’ associations with large HOA-maintained landscaped slopes, the City has created a streamlined review process to better assist HOAs. This efficient process can be used for various reasons, such as routine maintenance of landscapes and irrigation and replacement of dead or diseased trees.

You can find more information by searching for Form 220 on the City’s website and linked below or by contacting the Planning Division at planning@cityoflagunaniguel.org or (949) 362-4300. The City is obligated to comply with certain state mandates regarding landscape projects and irrigation; however, our goal is to help you get the approvals needed to complete your landscape projects with as little hassle as possible. 

The 'Safer from Wildfires' Program is an interagency partnership between Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the emergency response and readiness agencies in Governor Gavin Newsom's administration to protect lives, homes, and businesses by reducing wildfire risk.

Did you know that homeowners can take 3 important steps to help make their homes ‘Safer from Wildfires’?

The 3 steps shown above are part of the state’s ‘Safer from Wildfires’ Program. By implementing these steps, homeowners can not only reduce wildfire risk in our community but also potentially receive property insurance discounts! 

The Chief's Brief are monthly messages that cover various important and relevant public safety topics, with the intention of keeping the community well-informed. Click here to view the monthly messages and videos from the Chief of Laguna Niguel Police Services, Captain Isaac Flores.

Get Connected and Stay Connected with the City’s FREE mobile app called ‘Laguna Niguel’. You can conveniently report issues and stay up to date with City news, such as traffic alerts. It’s free to download!