AGENDA  
Hearing Officer:  
Items 1-6 and 8: Gina Natoli  
Item 7: Pat Hachiya  
Meeting Place: In-Person: 320 W. Temple Street, Room 150, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Virtual  
(669) 444-9171 or (719) 359-4580  
Meeting Date:  
May 19, 2026 - Tuesday  
Time: 9:00 AM  
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  
Monday, May 18, 2026 will be provided to the Hearing Officer. Written public comments submitted  
after 12 p.m. on Monday, May 18, 2026 will not be provided to the Hearing Officer but will be added  
to the public record.  
OBSERVING THE MEETING VIRTUALLY (ONLINE)  
To observe the meeting without providing public comment for the record, go to  
phone: (669) 444-9171 or (719) 359-4580.  
PROVIDING VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENT VIRTUALLY (ONLINE)  
To provide verbal public comment for the record during the meeting, go to https://bit.ly/ZOOM-HO  
(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 Monday, May 18, 2026 will be transcribed and provided to  
the Hearing Officer. Verbal public comments submitted after 12 p.m. on Monday, May 18, 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  
Project No. PRJ2025-001000-(1)  
3.  
Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2025001278  
Planner: Steve Mar  
Applicant: Network Connex  
19433 San Jose Avenue, Rowland Heights  
East San Gabriel Valley Planning Area  
To authorize the continued operation of an existing 79-foot-tall wireless  
communications facility monopole with development standard waiver  
requests to allow the existing maximum facility height, exposed cables,  
chain-link fencing, and antenna arm mount lengths, located on an  
industrial park property in the M-1.5-BE (Restricted Heavy Manufacturing  
– Billboard Exclusion) Zone. This project is categorically exempt (Class 1  
– Existing Facilities) pursuant to CEQA reporting requirements.  
Project No. PRJ2025-001195-(1)  
Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2025001426  
Planner: Steve Mar  
4.  
Applicant: Network Connex  
444 N Azusa Avenue, La Puente (S. San Jose Hills)  
East San Gabriel Valley Planning Area  
To authorize the continued operation of an existing 62-foot, nine-inch-tall  
wireless communications facility monopole with a development standards  
waiver request to allow the existing antenna arm mount lengths, located  
on a church and school property in the C-1 (Restricted Business) Zone.  
This project is categorically exempt (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) pursuant  
to CEQA reporting requirements.  
Project No. PRJ2024-001529-(3)  
5.  
Minor Coastal Development Permit No. RPPL2024004252  
Planner: Tyler Montgomery  
Applicant: Vertebrae Architecture, Inc.  
33100 Mulholland Highway  
Santa Monica Mountains Planning Area  
To authorize grading for hillside stabilization adjacent to a single-family  
residence in the R-C-20 (Rural Coastal — 20 Acre Minimum Required Lot  
Area) Zone. This project is categorically exempt (Class 4 â€“ Minor  
Alterations to Land) pursuant to CEQA reporting requirements.  
Project No. PRJ2024-002738-(3)  
Minor Coastal Development Permit No. RPPL2024004097  
Planner: Shawn Skeries  
6.  
Applicant: Nita Mehta  
2295 Little Las Flores Road  
Santa Monica Mountains Planning Area  
To authorize exploratory testing, consisting of drilling one test hole, to  
determine water availability for a proposed single-family residence in the  
R-C-10 (Rural Coastal – 10 Acre Minimum Required Lot Area) Zone. This  
project is categorically exempt (Class 4 â€“ Minor Alterations to Land)  
pursuant to CEQA reporting requirements.  
Project No. 2019-002062-(5)  
7.  
Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2019003697  
Planner: Anthony M. Curzi  
Applicant: J&J Foot Care  
3575 East Colorado Boulevard  
West San Gabriel Valley Planning Area  
To authorize the continued operation and maintenance of an existing  
massage establishment in the MXD (Mixed Use Development) Zone. This  
project is categorically exempt (Class 1 - Existing Facilities) pursuant to  
CEQA reporting requirements.  
PART IV - PUBLIC COMMENT  
8.  
Public comment pursuant to Section 54954.3 of the Government Code  
PART V - ADJOURNMENT  
ADJOURNMENT TO 1:00 P.M., TUESDAY, MAY 26, 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.  
MEETING MATERIALS: The agenda package is accessible on LA County Planning’s website at  
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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