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City of Laguna Hills: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our October 4, 2026 crawl of lagunahillsca.gov(opens in new tab) found 1,071 public documents, about 87,268 pages. 8 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
1,071
estimated pages
87,268
checked files passed
8 / 50
crawl date
Oct 4, 2026

What our crawl found on lagunahillsca.gov

Counts from our October 4, 2026 crawl, which visited 872 pages. Our crawler found 1,071 public documents on lagunahillsca.gov — an estimated 87,268 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.

Documents by category

  • Other610 · 57%
  • Reports216 · 20%
  • Forms147 · 14%
  • Policies64 · 6%
  • Newsletters18 · 2%
  • Agendas & minutes16 · 1%

No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 57% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.

By file format

  • PDF 1,067 · 100%
  • Word (DOCX) 3 · <1%
  • Excel (XLSX) 1 · <1%

Checked sample

8 of 50 passed(16%)

  • Passed basic checks: 8
  • Did not pass: 42

Most checked files are missing basics such as tags, a document title, a declared language or labeled form fields. Files made without accessibility tooling usually look like this, and they need structural work, not touch-ups.

The rate covers the 50 files we checked, not all 1,071 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.

Scanned share

10% scanned

Most of the collection is digital-native text, which keeps remediation at the lighter end: tagging and structure work rather than OCR.

Scanned images need text recognition (OCR) before they can be tagged.

Forms make up 14% of the documents. Forms take the most work to fix, since every field needs a label and a logical tab order.

Crawl scope

Crawl date
October 4, 2026
Pages visited
872
Documents in the inventory
1,071
Files checked
50
Limits hit
None reported

These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish City of Laguna Hills's documents. The results for the sampled files are public above. The full inventory of every document we found, with detailed per-file reports, is available to verified staff of City of Laguna Hills after claiming this page.

Files we checked on lagunahillsca.gov

Links go to the files on lagunahillsca.gov as we found them on October 4, 2026.

These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on October 4, 2026. They are not a legal compliance finding and don't cover reading order, alt-text quality or table structure. Something wrong? Ask for a correction or removal.

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The 50 files checked in the sample, with each file's result
FileCategoryResultChecks not passed
6078PDF · 14 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Agenda - Saturday, March 26, 20226930 · PDF · 274 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Image alt text
9453PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
BUILDER’S REMEDY APPLICATION SUBMITTAL CHECKLISTBuilders-Remedy-Application-Checklist · PDF · 11 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Image alt text, Form field labels
Microsoft Word - CONSIDERING BECOMING OWNER-BUILDER 2009Owner-Builder-Verification-Form · PDF · 5 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Planning-Application-and-Checklist-HousingPDF · 9 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text, Form field labels
Planning-Application-Review-ProcessPDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - CLH Temporary Sign Permit 2015Temporary-Sign-Permit-Application · PDF · 3 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - NEW TRANS. PERMIT FORM _7-7-05_.docTransportation-Permit-Form-PDF · PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Microsoft Word - Transportation_Permit_Policies.docTransportation-Permit-Policies-PDF · PDF · 3 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Wireless-Facility-Screening-FormPDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passDocument title
Microsoft Word - Attachment A - Proposed 2018 Investment Policy2018-Investment-Policy · PDF · 10 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
2026-Investment-PolicyPDF · 19 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
5902PDF · 6 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
8861PDF · 107 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text, Form field labels
9172PDF · 8 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Citys-Construction-and-Demolition-OrdinancePDF · 12 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Citys-Construction-and-Demolition-ResolutionPDF · 4 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Community-Bulletin-Board-Policy-PDFPDF · 2 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Water-Efficient-Landscape-Ordinance-and-GuidelinesPDF · 204 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Administrative-Order-No-20---Community-Bulletin-BoardPDF · 3 pagesNewslettersDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
TitlePg2011-13-Biennial-Budget · PDF · 338 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Biennel Budget Cover wo names.pub2013-15-Biennial-Budget · PDF · 324 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Cover Draft Final2015-17-Biennial-Budget · PDF · 302 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Budget 1719 Cover C.pub2017-19-Biennial-Budget · PDF · 282 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
2023-25-Biennial-BudgetPDF · 117 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
2025-27-Biennial-BudgetPDF · 111 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
9320PDF · 7 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title
Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Report-ACFR-FY-20232024PDF · 158 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Report-ACFR-FY-20242025PDF · 162 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
83PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Visio-OrgChart.vsd86 · PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language
9169PDF · 9 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
9170PDF · 18 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
9471PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
9484PDF · 6 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
9585PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
AB2854-Sales-Tax-Revenue-Sharing-Agreement---HdLPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
Fee-Schedule---Effective-July-1-2025PDF · 16 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Fee-Schedule---Effective-July-1-2026PDF · 12 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION AND REQUESTED ANSWERS AND DOCUMENTSBuilders-Remedy-Application-Supplemental-Questions · PDF · 5 pagesFormsPassedNone
Format for City Council Resolutions2027-Investment-Policy · PDF · 19 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
Show all 42 files

8 more checked files are counted above but not linked here: it is on another site or its name looks like a personal record.

What each check looks for

Tagged structure
The file has a tag tree, so assistive technology can tell headings, lists and paragraphs apart.
Document language
The file declares its language, so screen readers pronounce it correctly.
Document title
The file has a document title, shown instead of the file name.
Image alt text
Every image in a tagged file carries alternative text, or the file has no untagged images.
Form field labels
Every fillable form field has a label a screen reader can announce.

How we measured this

  1. 1.Crawl

    We start at the organization's website and follow its sitemaps and links on the same site. We respect robots.txt and crawl delays, and skip login areas.

  2. 2.Classify

    Each document is sorted by file format and, from its link text and file name, into a category such as forms or agendas. Page counts are estimated, often without downloading the whole file.

  3. 3.Check a sample

    We open up to 50 PDFs and run basic machine checks: tags, document title, language, image alt text and form-field labels.

  4. 4.Publish only with evidence

    Figures appear only when a crawl finds at least 25 documents and checks at least 20 of them.

Limits of this method

  • We only see public pages we can reach through links or sitemaps. Documents behind logins or on other services may be missed.
  • Crawls stop at page, document and time limits. When one is hit, the counts are minimums.
  • Categories and page counts are estimates from links, file names and file metadata.
  • Machine checks can't judge reading order, alt text quality or table structure. Passing them is not WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
  • Figures describe the site on the crawl date, not today.

This page's evidence

  • Crawled October 4, 2026: we fetched 872 pages from https://lagunahillsca.gov/ and found 1,071 documents.
  • The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
  • Changelog: October 4, 2026 — inventory refreshed from the latest crawl.
  • How we crawl, classify and check documents

Plan the work before April 26, 2028

562 days is enough time to work through a backlog in stages, if the inventory starts now.

Where City of Laguna Hills should start

Start with the documents residents actually download: agendas, minutes, permit applications and utility forms.

Residents need these files to apply for permits, pay for services and follow council decisions.

Smaller organizations often have no dedicated accessibility staff, so automating the first pass and saving people for review matters most.

Usually owned by the city clerk, communications and department heads.

A timeline to April 26, 2028

  1. Inventory and triage

    by January 4, 2027

  2. Fix the documents people use most

    by September 14, 2027

  3. Everything in use conforms

    by April 26, 2028

A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.

Estimated cost with DocoMatic

$94,455 – $141,683

≈ 472,275 credits for 87,268 estimated pages

  • 11,978 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 7,529 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 67,761 standard pages at Level 1

This is a directional estimate from crawler statistics, not a quote. Run the remediation cost calculator with your own page counts for a tailored figure.

What DocoMatic does

  • Finds the PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files on your website and estimates the backlog.
  • Fixes documents at three levels, from basic tagging to complex forms.
  • Checks every fixed file, with veraPDF PDF/UA-1 validation from Level 2 up.
  • Human review: turn it on when you request a fix, or arrange it with our team.
  • Monitors your site so new documents don't rebuild the backlog.

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Compare with similar organizations

City of Laguna Hills beside the cities in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
City of Laguna Hills (this page)31,3741,07187,268October 4, 2026
City of Burlingame31,3862,374103,848October 4, 2026
City of La Verne31,3341,51160,051October 4, 2026
City of Los Altos31,6252,29259,278October 4, 2026
City of Saratoga31,0511,78555,628October 4, 2026
City of Lawndale31,8072234,897October 4, 2026

Each figure comes from that organization’s own crawl; a + marks a crawl that stopped at a limit, so its count is a minimum. The table compares document inventories, not accessibility.

All organizations in California serving 10,000 to 49,999 people

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Also due April 26, 2028 in California

Frequently asked questions

When is City of Laguna Hills's ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2028. City of Laguna Hills is in the 2028 cohort under the Department of Justice's rule on web and mobile accessibility for state and local governments, with compliance dates as set by the Department's interim final rule of April 20, 2026 (91 FR 20902).

How was City of Laguna Hills's deadline set?

City of Laguna Hills's total population is 31,374 (2020 Census), below the 50,000 threshold in 28 CFR 35.200(b), so the later compliance date applies.

How many public documents does City of Laguna Hills have?

Our crawl on October 4, 2026 fetched 872 pages from https://lagunahillsca.gov/ and found 1,071 documents, an estimated 87,268 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of City of Laguna Hills's documents pass accessibility checks?

8 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (16%). That is a sample of the 1,071 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix City of Laguna Hills's documents?

Our directional estimate is $94,455 to $141,683 with DocoMatic: about 472,275 credits for 87,268 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should City of Laguna Hills fix first?

Start with the documents residents actually download: agendas, minutes, permit applications and utility forms.

Do older PDFs have to be made accessible too?

Not all of them. Documents already posted before the compliance date are excepted unless they are currently used to apply for, gain access to, or participate in the organization's services, programs or activities (28 CFR 35.201(b)). Genuinely archived content is excepted too, but only while it is kept solely for reference, research or recordkeeping, sits in a clearly identified archive area and is not changed. Everything published from the compliance date on is covered, and so is any older file people still use to reach a service.