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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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Minutes
Rolling Hills Planning Commission
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Regular Meeting 6:30 p.m.
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
The Planning Commission of the City of Rolling Hills met in person on the above date at 6:30 p.m. Vice Chair
Kirkpatrick presiding.
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Cardenas, Soo, Douglass, Vice Chair Kirkpatrick
Commissioners Absent: Chair Chelf
Staff Present: Karina Bañales, City Manager
Reina Schaetzl, Willdan Contract Senior Planner
Stephanie Grant, Assistant Planner
Christian Horvath, Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk
Ryan Stager, City Attorney
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – City Manager Bañales
4. APPROVE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
Motion by Commissioner Cardenas, seconded by Commissioner Soo to approve the order of the agenda.
Motion carried unanimously with the following vote:
AYES: Cardenas, Soo, Douglass, Vice Chair Kirkpatrick
NOES: None
ABSENT: Chair Chelf
5. BLUE FOLDER ITEMS (SUPPLEMENTAL)
Motion by Commissioner Cardenas, seconded by Commissioner Soo to receive and file Blue Folder Item
10B. Motion carried unanimously with the following vote:
AYES: Cardenas, Soo, Douglass, Vice Chair Kirkpatrick
NOES: None
ABSENT: Chair Chelf
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS – NONE
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
7.A. APPROVE AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
OF MAY 20, 2025
7.B. APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE APRIL 15, 2025 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Motion by Commissioner Cardenas, seconded by Commissioner Soo to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion carried unanimously with the following vote:
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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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AYES: Cardenas, Soo, Douglass, Vice Chair Kirkpatrick
NOES: None
ABSENT: Chair Chelf
8. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS – NONE
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS – NONE
10. NEW PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.A. ZONING CASE NO. 24-154: SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR NON-EXEMPT GRADING AND WALLS
TO EXCEED A HEIGHT OF 3 FEET AND 2.5 FEET AVERAGE (UP TO A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF
5 FEET), AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXCEED 200 SQUARE FEET FOR ACCESSORY
STRUCTURE AND FINDING THE PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, FOR THE LOCATION AT 16 CABALLEROS ROAD, ROLLING
HILLS, CA 90274 (YOU & WANG) (LOT 6-SK)
Introduction by City Manager Bañales
Presentation by Assistant Planner Grant
Public Comment: Domingo Ottolia
Motion by Commissioner Cardenas, seconded by Commissioner Douglass approving Zoning Case No. 24-
154 ’s Resolution 2025-05 as presented. Motion carried unanimously with the following vote:
AYES: Soo, Douglass, Cardenas, Chair Chelf
NOES: None
ABSENT: Kirkpatrick
10.B. ZONING CASE NO. 24-043: SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW RESIDENCE,
NON-EXEMPT GRADING, STABLE ACCESS, WALLS EXCEEDING A HEIGHT OF 3 FEET AND
2.5 FEET AVERAGE (UP TO A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 5 FEET), AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS;
CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS FOR A DETACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE GREATER THAN
200 SQUARE FEET, STABLE GREATER THAN 200 SQUARE FEET; AND VARIANCES FOR
CONSTRUCTION IN THE FRONT YARD, SITE DISTURBANCE OF MORE THAN 40 PERCENT,
AND FILL SLOPES STEEPER THAN 2:1, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FOR THE LOCATION AT
6 CHUCKWAGON ROAD, ROLLING HILLS, CA 90274 (LOT 29-A-EF) (LEE)
Introduction by City Manager Bañales
Presentation by Willdan Contract Senior Planner Schaetzl
Public Comment: Paul Reisz, Allan Rigg, Stephanie Reisz, Judith Haenel, Jeff Browning, Dan Bolton, Sarah
Noel
Motion by Commissioner Cardenas, seconded by Commissioner Douglass to continue the public hearing to
the next meeting. Motion carried unanimously with the following vote:
AYES: Soo, Douglass, Cardenas, Chair Chelf
NOES: None
ABSENT: Kirkpatrick