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Planning commission approves pergola and pool at 16 Caballeros Road
Summary
The Rolling Hills Estates Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a site plan review and conditional use permit allowing a detached pergola, pool and related grading at 16 Caballeros Road; staff noted a minor resolution numbering discrepancy in the packet.
The Rolling Hills Estates Planning Commission on May 20 approved a site plan review and conditional use permit for a project at 16 Caballeros Road that includes a detached pergola, a swimming pool and associated grading.
Assistant Planner Stephanie presented the proposal, saying the application is zoning case number 24-015 and that the project includes a 636-square-foot detached pergola, a 480-square-foot pool and spa, retaining walls that will exceed 3 feet in a few locations, and nonexempt grading connected to the pool deck. She told commissioners the pergola would sit about 70 feet 10 inches from the adjacent residence at 14 Caballeros and that staff found the project categorically exempt under CEQA Section 15303, Class 3 (new construction of single-family residences and accessory structures).
The project materials show the subject lot is approximately 63,074 square feet (about 1.44 acres). Staff described the existing single-family residence (built in 1956) and accessory structures and explained that ministerial items (outdoor kitchen, spa equipment enclosure, planters) will be handled administratively. Staff also noted a discrepancy in the staff report attachments: the attached resolution is labeled 2025-05 while the agenda references 2025-06; staff said they would clarify which resolution number is the correct attachment.
Owner representative and architect Domingo Tolya spoke briefly at the public portion and offered to answer questions. Commissioners discussed the project briefly; concerns raised were limited to the small portion of retaining wall height that exceeds the 3-foot standard (3 feet 6 inches in one area) and the applicant’s communications with the adjacent neighbor. Commissioners said the pergola and other elements appeared to comply with development standards in the Rolling Hills municipal code.
A motion to approve the resolution in the packet (referenced by staff as 2025-05) was made and approved on a roll call vote with Commissioner Cardenas, Commissioner Hsu, Commissioner Douglas and Vice Chair Kirkpatrick voting in favor; Chair Shelf was absent. The commission record shows the motion passed.
The staff file will be updated to correct the resolution numbering in the packet. No additional permits beyond the approvals described (site plan review, conditional use permit, and ministerial items) were recorded in the public hearing discussion.
