AGENDA

Hearing Officer:

Items 1-4 and 6: Mark Herwick

Item 5: 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:

May 05, 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 4, 2026, will be provided to the Hearing Officer. Written public comments submitted

after 12 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 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

https://bit.ly/ZOOM-HO (Webinar ID: 824 5573 9842), http://facebook.com/LACDRP, or call by

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 4, 2026, will be transcribed and provided to

the Hearing Officer. Verbal public comments submitted after 12 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026, will

not be provided to the Hearing Officer but will be transcribed and added to the public record.

PART I - LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Hearing Officer

PART II - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. Hearing Officer

PART III - PUBLIC HEARINGS

Project No. PRJ2024-004297-(3)

26-099

Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2024006171

Planner: Shawn Skeries

Applicant: Alicia Bartley

2735 Santa Maria Road

Santa Monica Mountains Planning Area

To authorize the continued operation of a private equestrian club with

three caretaker’s residences and associated facilities in the A-1-10 (Light

Agricultural – 10 Acre Minimum Required Lot Area) Zone. This project is

categorically exempt (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) pursuant to CEQA

reporting requirements.

Project No. PRJ2022-002115-(3)

Variance No. RPPL2022006560

Planner: Shawn Skeries

26-101

Applicant: Sean Nguyen

2266 North Topanga Canyon Boulevard

Santa Monica Mountains Planning Area

To authorize development in the protected zone of a significant ridgeline,

including the construction of a new swimming pool with a spa, decking, a

retaining wall, and the approval of an existing unpermitted

315-square-foot addition to a single-family residence and an existing

unpermitted 69-square-foot addition to an accessory structure, in the

A-1-5 (Light Agricultural – Five Acre Minimum Required Lot Area) 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.

PART IV - DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION

(Continued from 10/21/25 and 1/20/26)

Appeal of Notice of Violation

25-235

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).

PART V - PUBLIC COMMENT

6. Public comment pursuant to Section 54954.3 of the Government Code

PART VI - ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURNMENT TO 9:00 A.M., TUESDAY, MAY 19, 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

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.

LIVE WEB STREAMING: LA County Planning broadcasts all regularly scheduled Hearing Officer Meetings on its website

at http://planning.lacounty.gov.

If oral language interpretation for non-English speaking persons is desired or if a special accommodation is desired

pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please make your request by phone or email to the Secretary of

the Regional Planning Commission at (213) 974- 6409 or info@planning.lacounty.gov 72 business hours prior to

the meeting. Later requests will be accommodated to the extent feasible. Thank you.

Si desea una interpretación oral para personas que no hablan inglés o una adaptación especial conforme a la Ley

Americanos con Discapacidades, por favor haga su solicitud por teléfono o correo electrónico a la Secretaría de

la Comisión de Planificación Regional llamando al (213) 974 -6409 o dirigiéndose a info@planning.lacounty.gov 72

horas hábiles antes de la reunión. Gracias.

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