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Council receives two large planning files, asks questions about grading and neighborhood impacts

Rolling Hills Estates City Council · December 10, 2025
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Summary

The council received a variance request for 5 Ringbit Road West and a site-plan review for a 12,000‑sq‑ft home at 80 Saddleback, prompting questions about lot constraints, grading (2:1 slopes and ~11,000 cu yd cut/fill), disturbed-area limits and neighbor concerns.

The Rolling Hills Estates City Council received two planning files from staff: a variance request for 5 Ringbit Road West (Zoning Case 25081) and a site-plan review and conditional-use permit package for 80 Saddleback Road (Zoning Case 24162).

For 5 Ringbit Road West staff explained that the applicant seeks variances to construct a pergola within a 50-foot front-yard setback and to waive a set-aside area for a stable and corral because the lot narrows into Klondike Canyon. The Planning…

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