AGENDA  
Hearing Officer:  
Items 1-6 and 11: Steven Jareb  
Items: 7-10: Mark Herwick  
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 27, 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, January 26, 2026, will be provided to the Hearing Officer. Written public comments  
submitted after 12 p.m. on Monday, January 26, 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, January 26, 2026, will be transcribed and provided  
to the Hearing Officer. Verbal public comments submitted after 12 p.m. on Monday, January 26,  
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 I - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
2. Hearing Officer  
PART III - CONSENT ITEM FOR DENIAL DUE TO INACTIVITY  
Project No. TR062358-(5)  
3.  
25-300  
Planner: Marie Pavlovic  
Applicant: QES, Inc.  
Vacant lot (APN 3004-014-015) located east of West Avenue  
R-12 and 10th Street West, Palmdale  
Antelope Valley Planning Area  
a. Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 062358  
To create 21 single-family lots and one public facility lot on a 27.32 gross  
acres within the A-1-1 (Light Agricultural – One Acre Minimum Required  
Lot Area) Zone.  
b. Conditional Use Permit No. 200500176  
To authorize a density-controlled development that avoids impacts to the  
hillside management area in the northern portion of the project site.  
c. Environmental Assessment No. 200500171  
This project is statutorily exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section  
15270 (Projects Which Are Disapproved).  
PART IV - PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Project No. PRJ2025-002075-(5)  
4.  
25-313  
Planner: Joshua Pereira  
Applicants: Aaron Clark & John Marrujo  
2647 Foothill Boulevard, La Crescenta-Montrose  
West San Gabriel Valley Planning Area  
a. Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2025004191  
To authorize the establishment, operation and maintenance of a  
recreational facility ("Planet Fitness") in an existing shopping center tenant  
space, within the MXD (Mixed Use Development) Zone.  
b. Minor Parking Deviation No. RPPL2025005158  
To authorize a reduction in required parking for the shopping center from  
497 spaces to the existing 434 spaces, a reduction of approximately 13  
percent.  
This project is categorically exempt (Class 1 – Existing Facilities and  
Class 5 – Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations) pursuant to CEQA  
reporting requirements.  
Project No. PRJ2025-003002-(1)  
Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2025002864  
Planner: Steve Mar  
Applicant: Kevin Franklin  
18900 Gale Avenue, Unit B, Rowland Heights  
East San Gabriel Valley Planning Area  
5.  
6.  
7.  
25-310  
25-309  
25-281  
To authorize the sale of full line alcohol for on site consumption (Type 47  
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control License) at an  
existing restaurant (“Mongolian Home Made Pie”) located in a commercial  
shopping center 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. PRJ2025001211-(1)  
Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2025001440  
Planner: Steve Mar  
Applicant: Ernest Wang  
18977 & 18979 Colima Road, Rowland Heights  
East San Gabriel Valley Planning Area  
To authorize the sale of beer and wine for on-site consumption (Type 41  
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control License) at an  
existing restaurant (“Red Pepper Hunan Restaurant”) located in a  
commercial shopping center in the MXD (Mixed Use Development) Zone.  
This project is categorically exempt (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) pursuant  
to CEQA reporting requirements.  
Project No. PRJ2024-001752-(5)  
Oak Tree Permit No. RPPL2024002242  
Planner: Michelle Lynch  
Applicant: John Kelly  
11108 Freer Street, South Monrovia Islands  
West San Gabriel Valley Planning Area  
To retroactively authorize the pruning of branches greater than two inches  
in diameter on four existing non-heritage replacement oak trees in the A  
-1 (Light Agricultural) Zone. This project is categorically exempt (Class 1 –  
Existing Facilities and Class 4 – Minor Alterations to Land) pursuant to  
CEQA reporting requirements.  
Project No. PRJ2024-002835-(5)  
Planner: Soyeon Choi  
8.  
25-315  
Applicant: Mike Hubbard  
8807 East Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale  
Antelope Valley Planning Area  
a. Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2024004220  
To authorize the continued operation and maintenance of an existing  
16-unit mobilehome park and include one of the units to a caretaker unit  
on a 0.68-acre parcel in the C-RU (Rural Commercial) Zone.  
b. Administrative Housing Permit No. RPPL2024004514  
To authorize a density bonus for an existing 16-unit mobilehome park in  
lieu of five (5) units permitted by the General Plan.  
This project is categorically exempt (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) pursuant  
to CEQA reporting requirements.  
(Recommended to be continued without opening the public hearing to  
February 24, 2026)  
9.  
25-311  
Project No. PRJ2021 004336-(2)  
Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2021012394  
Planner: Susan Zermeno  
Applicant: Garfield Beach CVS LLC  
4501 W. Slauson Avenue, Ladera Heights View Park-Windsor Hills  
Westside Planning Area  
To authorize the continued sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits for  
offsite consumption (Type 21 California Department of Alcoholic Beverage  
Control License) at an existing drugstore ("CVS Pharmacy") in the C-2  
(Neighborhood Business) Zone. This project is categorically exempt  
(Class 1 – Existing Facilities) pursuant to CEQA reporting requirements.  
Project No. 2018 003016-(2)  
10.  
25-312  
Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2018004607  
Planner: Kevin Pascasio  
Applicant: Rosa M. Perez Cortez  
433 East Alondra Blvd, West Rancho Dominguez  
Metro Planning Area  
To authorize the continued operation and maintenance of an outdoor  
pallet yard in the M-1.5-DP-IP (Restricted Heavy Manufacturing -  
Development Program - Industrial Preservation) Zone. This project is  
categorically exempt (Class 1 Categorical Exemption – Existing Facilities  
and Class 3 Categorical Exemption – New Construction or Conversion of  
Small Structures) pursuant to CEQA reporting requirements.  
PART V - PUBLIC COMMENT  
11.  
Public comment pursuant to Section 54954.3 of the Government Code  
PART VI - ADJOURNMENT  
ADJOURNMENT TO 9:00 A.M., TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3, 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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