The Rolling Hills Planning Commission on Oct. 17 approved a site-plan review and conditional-use permit for an addition and pool-house expansion at 19 Portuguese Bend Road, adopting a requirement to revise the landscape plan to screen a neighboring property.

The action implements zoning case No. 23-049 and authorized a 1,957-square-foot addition to the existing residence and a 244-square-foot addition to the existing pool house. Planning staff told commissioners the planning commission had previously approved the project on Sept. 12 and recommended that the commission adopt the resolution included in the staff report, with a condition requiring changes to the landscape plan to address neighbor concerns at 17 Portuguese Bend Road.

Commissioners discussed the landscaping condition and had no substantive objections to the project. One commissioner said they needed to abstain because of an unstated conflict; with that abstention, the commission retained a quorum and voted to approve the resolution as presented. The motion carried with approval and one abstention.

The project record includes a planning commission direction reflected in the resolution that requires the landscape plan revision summarized in the staff report (referenced by staff as contained on page 42 and page 53 of the resolution). The commission approved the resolution without further public testimony at the hearing; staff had opened the public hearing and reported no speakers.

The approval is administrative under the planning commission's authority; the staff report and resolution are part of the meeting file. The record notes the neighbor-requested screening requirement as the primary condition added by the planning commission when it approved the project at the earlier hearing.

The commission moved on to the next agenda items after the vote. Further procedural or appeal steps, if any, were not discussed on the record during this session.