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Agoura Hills planning commission continues Lakeland Aero alcohol reclassification after questions on hours and enforcement
Summary
The commission left open a request from Lakeland Aero Country Club to reclassify a property-held ABC license from members-only (Type 51) to a Type 41 (on-site beer and wine) and to contemplate a Type 47 (spirits) so staff can revise findings and hours. Commissioners asked for clearer hours, responsibility for enforcement and how ABC's lottery works; the item was continued 4-0.
The Agoura Hills Planning Commission on Thursday left open a public hearing and continued action on a conditional use permit request to reclassify a property-held alcohol license at the Lakeland Aero Country Club.
Associate Planner Eric Wong told the commission the applicant is seeking to convert an existing Type 51 members-only license to a Type 41 to allow on-site beer and wine sales at an existing restaurant, pool cabana and event space, and is contemplating a future Type 47 that would include distilled spirits. "A 41 allows only beer and wine, while a 47 allows for distilled spirits," Wong said, explaining that the state Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) issues Type 47s through a lottery and that a 47 is not guaranteed.
Robbie McDonald, the general manager of Lakeland Aero Golf Course and representative of the Lakeland Aero HOA, described how the operation has historically functioned. "I'm Robbie McDonald. I'm the general manager of Lakeland Aero Golf Course, also representing Lakeland Aero HOA," he said, adding that the property has generally operated from sunrise to sunset and that recent tenant Decker Kitchen had curtailed hours prior to the application.
Commissioners repeatedly pressed staff and the applicant on hours of alcohol service, who would hold the license, and how enforcement would work if alcohol were consumed outside the approved boundaries. Wong and staff clarified that local land‑use approval establishes where alcohol may be served on the property while ABC enforces license conditions and responsible beverage service (RBS) requirements. Staff said the draft resolution was currently written around the narrower hours Decker had operated (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) but that the property owner and manager are seeking broader operational flexibility.
Chair Roth proposed, and staff recommended, leaving the public hearing open and continuing the item so staff could work with the HOA and the applicant to revise findings and any hour‑of‑operation conditions. McDonald said the HOA was willing to continue the process "because we just wanna make it right." The commission voted 4–0 to continue the item to the next regular meeting and keep the public hearing open.
What happens next: staff will draft amended findings and conditions that reflect the applicant's clarified operational plan and proposed hours; the public hearing will remain open and the item will return to the commission for final action.
