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Rolling Hills Estates planning panel approves pergola setback variance at 5 Ringbit Road West
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a variance to allow an accessory pergola to encroach into a 50-foot front-yard setback after the applicant removed one panel and staff concluded the redesign reduced visual massing; two commissioners recused themselves and several neighbors expressed concern about preserving the city's rural character.
The Rolling Hills Estates Planning Commission voted to approve draft resolution number 2025-09 on a variance for an accessory pergola at 5 Ringbit Road West, a project the commission continued from September over concerns about how the pergola’s massing would read from the cul-de-sac.
Planning staff told commissioners the property sits in RAS-1 and is an irregular, steeply sloped lot with a single building pad in Klondike Canyon. The house, built in 1971, already had a 30-foot setback granted decades ago; the current application requested permission for construction within the 50-foot front-yard setback for accessory structures. Staff said the applicant…
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