AGENDA  
Hearing Officer:  
Items 1-2, 5-8, and 12: Thuy Hua  
Item 3 and 4: Pat Hachiya  
Items 9-11: Gina Natoli  
Meeting Place: In-Person: 320 W. Temple Street, Room 150, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Virtual  
(Online): https://bit.ly/ZOOM-HO Webinar ID: 824 5573 9842 Or call by phone:  
(669) 444-9171 or (719) 359-4580  
Meeting Date:  
January 20, 2026 - Tuesday  
Time: 1:00 PM  
PROVIDING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT  
To provide written public comment for the record, send an email to comment@planning.lacounty.gov  
with the agenda item number, first name, last name, email address, and phone number, and identify  
yourself as the applicant or not the applicant. Written public comments submitted prior to 12 p.m. on  
Thursday, January 15, 2026, will be provided to the Hearing Officer. Written public comments  
submitted after 12 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2026, will not be provided to the Hearing Officer  
but will be added to the public record.  
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PROVIDING VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENT VIRTUALLY (ONLINE)  
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(Webinar ID: 824 5573 9842), or call by phone: (669) 444-9171 or (719) 359-4580 and staff will  
assist you or send an email to comment@planning.lacounty.gov with the agenda item number, first  
name, last name, email address, and phone number, and identify yourself as the applicant or not the  
applicant.  
To provide verbal public comment for the record before the meeting, dial (213) 974-6411 and leave a  
message or voicemail with your comment, the agenda item number, first name, last name, email  
address, and phone number, and identify yourself as the applicant or not the applicant. Verbal public  
comments submitted prior to 12 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2026, will be transcribed and  
provided to the Hearing Officer. Verbal public comments submitted after 12 p.m. on Thursday,  
January 15, 2026, will not be provided to the Hearing Officer but will be transcribed and added to the  
public record.  
PART I - LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  
1.  
Hearing Officer  
PART II -PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
2. Hearing Officer  
PART III - PUBLIC HEARINGS  
(Continued from 11/18/25)  
3.  
25-248  
Project No. PRJ2025-000506-(2)  
Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2025000715  
Planner: Daisy De La Rosa  
Applicant: Peter J. Blied / Verizon  
6111 Compton Avenue, Los Angeles  
Metro Planning Area  
To authorize a new 65-foot tall monoeucalyptus wireless communications  
facility in a 778-square-foot lease area in the MXD (Mixed Use  
Development) Zone. This project is categorically exempt (Class 3 – New  
Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) pursuant to CEQA  
reporting requirements.  
(Continued from 11/18/25)  
4.  
25-257  
Project No. PRJ2019-000833-(3)  
Planner: Tyler Montgomery  
Applicant: Neelima Gadicherla  
1714 Decker School Lane, Malibu  
Santa Monica Mountains Planning Area  
a. Minor Coastal Development Permit No. RPPL2020001110  
To authorize additions, improvements, and restoration activities  
associated with a single-family residence, including adding 1,407 square  
feet to the 2,354 square-foot residence, a 496 square-foot attached  
garage, three (3) storage sheds, four (4) 5,000-gallon water tanks,  
propane tanks, wildlife permeable fencing, outdoor gas fixtures, shade  
structures, landscaping, a play structure, a pool deck, and a new an onsite  
wastewater treatment system on a 9.79-acre parcel in the R-C-40 (Rural  
Coastal - 40 Acre Minimum Required Lot Area) Zone within the Santa  
Monica Mountains Coastal Zone.  
b. Variance No. RPPL2022005027  
To authorize the widening of an existing driveway of more than 300 feet in  
length in the Santa Monica Mountains Coastal Zone.  
This project is categorically exempt (Class 3 - New Construction or  
Conversion of Small Structures and Class 4 - Minor Alterations to Land)  
pursuant to CEQA reporting requirements.  
Project No. PRJ2016-000284-(2)  
Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2016002040  
Planner: Reina Schaetzl  
5.  
25-264  
Applicant: Verizon Wireless  
Map Coordinates 33.987572, -118.370892  
Westside Planning Area  
To authorize the construction and maintenance of a 50-foot tall new  
wireless communications facility, disguised as a utility pole, in the  
public-right-of-way adjacent to the former R-3 (Limited Density Multiple  
Residence) Zone. This project is categorically exempt (Class 3 – New  
Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) pursuant to CEQA  
reporting requirements.  
Project No. PRJ2025-003194-(1)  
Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2025003001  
Planner: Steve Mar  
Applicant: Elaine Tong  
18888 Labin Court, C210, Rowland Heights  
East San Gabriel Valley Planning Area  
6.  
7.  
8.  
25-295  
25-307  
25-308  
To authorize the addition of foot massage services at an existing beauty  
salon (“Vivian Beauty Center”) located in a commercial shopping center in  
the C-3 (General Commercial) Zone. This project is categorically exempt  
(Class 1 – Existing Facilities) pursuant to CEQA reporting requirements.  
Project No. PRJ2025-002967-(1)  
Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2025002816  
Planner: Carl Nadela  
Applicant: Puente Valley Fellowship  
510 5th Avenue, La Puente  
East San Gabriel Valley Planning Area  
To authorize the continued operation and maintenance of an existing  
church within the A-1-20,000 (Light Agricultural - 20,000 Square Feet  
Minimum Required Lot Area) Zone. This project is categorically exempt  
(Class 1 - Existing Facilities) pursuant to CEQA reporting requirements.  
Project No. PRJ2024-002530-(1)  
Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2024003803  
Planner: Carl Nadela  
Applicant: Chengkui Yu / Late Night Bar  
18958 Daisetta Street Suite 106, Rowland Heights  
East San Gabriel Valley Planning Area  
To authorize the continued sale of beer and wine for on site consumption  
(Type 41 California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control License) at  
the existing restaurant (“Late Night Bar”) within the MXD (Mixed Use  
Development) Zone. This project is categorically exempt (Class 1 –  
Existing Facilities) pursuant to CEQA reporting requirements.  
Project No. PRJ2025 001608-(2)  
Minor Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2025001770  
Planner: Tyler Montgomery  
9.  
25-314  
Applicant: Navin Phulesar  
3582 Triunfo Canyon Road  
Santa Monica Mountains Planning Area  
To authorize exploratory geotechnical soils testing on a 24.05-acre lot in  
the R-R-20 (Resort and Recreation—20 Acre Minimum Required Lot  
Area) Zone within the Santa Monica Mountains North Area Community  
Standards District. This project is categorically exempt (Class 4 – Minor  
Alterations to Land) pursuant to CEQA reporting requirements.  
PART IV - DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION  
(Continued from 10/21/25)  
10.  
25-235  
Appeal of Notice of Violation  
Zoning Permit Enforcement Case No. RPZPE2025004826  
Planner: Phillip Chen  
Appellant: Jacob P Duginski, Megan L. Morgan, Leigh S. Barton, Counsel  
for Chiquita Canyon, LLC  
Appeal of Notice of Violation for Zoning Permit Enforcement Case No.  
RPZPE2025004826.  
The subject property is in violation of Conditions 12, 54, and 56 of  
Conditional Use Permit Number RCUP-200400042. The violations consist  
of failure to comply with all grading requirements of the Department of  
Public Works and the County Code and failure to ensure that  
development structures and activities comply with the requirements of the  
Department of Public Works. The subject property is located at 29201  
Henry Mayo Drive, Castaic, CA 91384, also known as Assessor's Parcel  
Numbers 3271-002-013, 3271-002-019, and 3271-002-041, in the  
Newhall Zoned District and is zoned A-2-2 (Heavy Agricultural – Two Acre  
Minimum Required Lot Area) and A-2-5 (Heavy Agricultural – Five Acre  
Minimum Required Lot Area).  
Appeal of Final Zoning Enforcement Order Enforcement Case No.  
RPCE2025002770  
11.  
26-001  
Planner: Bruce Chow  
Appellant: Grant Kennedy  
The subject property is in violation of the following:  
(1) Development (unpermitted vegetation removal, unpermitted grading,  
unpermitted wood posts in the ground, and unpermitted camping tents) as  
defined in the Santa Monica Mountains Local Coastal Program has  
occurred on the premises without approval from the Department of  
Regional Planning.  
(2) A recreational vehicle is being stored on a vacant property without an  
established primary use.  
The subject property located at Assessor’s Parcel Number 4448-027-059  
and is zoned R-C (Rural Coastal) within the Santa Monica Mountains  
Coastal Zone.  
PART V - PUBLIC COMMENT  
12. Public comment pursuant to Section 54954.3 of the Government Code  
PART VI - ADJOURNMENT  
ADJOURNMENT TO 9:00 A.M., TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026  
GLOSSARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS:  
CEQA – California Environmental Quality Act  
SEA - Significant Ecological Area  
EIR – Environmental Impact Report  
MND – Mitigated Negative Declaration  
ND – Negative Declaration  
CE – Categorical Exemption  
TIME LIMITS: The Hearing Officer has established time limits with respect to receipt of testimony regarding matters on this  
Agenda. Applicants will be allowed fifteen (15) minutes to present testimony in support of their application, with an  
additional ten (10) minutes for responses to issues raised by other witnesses. Other proponents and opponents will be  
limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. Responses to questions from the Hearing Officer will not be included in these  
time limitations. All speakers are urged to refrain from repeating testimony presented by others. The Hearing Officer may  
impose different time limits, depending upon the length of the agenda, the number of speakers wishing to give testimony  
and/or the complexity of an agenda item.  
TIME LIMITS FOR APPEAL ITEMS: Appellant and applicant shall be provided equal time to present evidence. The  
Hearing Officer shall determine the time limit based on the complexity of the case and the length of the agenda. Time will  
also be allocated to the appellant for rebuttal.  
WRITTEN TESTIMONY: Written testimony that is received prior to the public hearing will be made a part of the record and  
need not be read into the record.  
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSING AND RE-OPENING: Public hearings that are closed during the course of the meeting may  
be re-opened by the Hearing Officer without notice at any time prior to adjournment of the meeting.  
LOBBYIST REGISTRATION: Any person who seeks support or endorsement from the Hearing Officer on any official  
action may be subject to the provisions of Ordinance No. 93-0031, relating to lobbyists. Violation of the lobbyist ordinance  
may result in a fine and other penalties. FOR INFORMATION, CALL (213) 974-1093.  
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http://planning.lacounty.gov. Any meeting-related writings or documents provided to the Hearing Officer after distribution of  
the agenda package, unless exempt from disclosure pursuant to California law, are available at LA County Planning and  
are also available in the hearing room on the day of the Hearing Officer meeting regarding that matter.  
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horas hábiles antes de la reunión. Gracias.  
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