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Council takes Burkett site‑plan under review after numerical discrepancies and neighbor concerns

Rolling Hills City Council · January 13, 2026
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Summary

The council heard a Planning Commission referral for zoning case 25‑101 (Burkett property, 10 Saddleback Road) involving multiple variances for a detached garage, pool house and grading. Staff and the applicant defended the plan, but the council voted to take the item under submission for further numeric verification and a site visit.

Planning staff presented zoning case 25‑101 for the Burkett property at 10 Saddleback Road, saying the application requests multiple variances, a conditional use permit for accessory structures over 200 square feet and import of 136 cubic yards of soil. The project includes a proposed detached 786‑square‑foot three‑car garage, an ~800‑square‑foot pool house and expanded decking; staff said the lot is in the RAS‑1 zone and is about 0.84 acres.

The presentation said the property ‘‘is already all disturbed’’ and staff recommended the council receive the Planning Commission record and materials for council consideration. Planning staff told council the…

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