Planning commission continues hearing on large home proposal at 6 Chuckwagon Road

ROLLING HILLS — The Rolling Hills Planning Commission continued a public hearing June 17 on Zoning Case 24-043, a proposal to demolish the existing house at 6 Chuckwagon Road and build a new residence that requires three variances, two conditional use permits and three site-plan reviews. Commissioners directed the applicant to work with staff and neighbors and agreed to bring the item back at a later date for further review.

Staff said the parcel sits in the RAS-1 zone and has a net lot area of about 72,000 square feet (roughly 1.66 acres). The applicant’s plans, as described in the staff presentation, include a roughly 6,900-square-foot house with a basement, a detached lanai listed at about 650 square feet, and a multi-car garage. The application asks for variances related to building in the front yard (stable/ corral), site disturbance above the 40% maximum, and work that staff interpreted to involve existing slopes. The project was described as CEQA-exempt under Class 15303 (new construction of limited size), and staff recommended opening public testimony and then returning the item for further direction.

Why it matters: neighbors and commissioners highlighted potential public-safety and neighborhood-scale impacts from heavy grading and retaining walls, and privacy impacts from the height and massing of the proposed house and driveway. The site’s steep topography led the applicant…