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Planning Commission approves Red Hawk wedding venue with noise limits and operational conditions
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use permit and specific-plan amendment to allow a wedding and event center at Red Hawk Golf Course with speakers moved to the pavilion ceiling, landscaping and screening, and a condition that events end by 9:00 p.m. with cleanup by 10:00 p.m.
The Temecula Planning Commission approved amendments and permits allowing a wedding and special-event center at the Red Hawk Golf Course, after staff and the applicant described noise mitigation measures and updated testing.
Staff summarized previous environmental mitigation in a Mitigated Negative Declaration, noting speaker placement limits and a maximum amplified level of 84 decibels at 50 feet to keep residential noise below the general-plan threshold of 65 decibels. Commissioners had requested additional measures at a prior hearing, including relocating speakers to the pavilion ceiling, adding sound curtains or walls, and further sound testing.
Staff reported the applicant implemented several changes: speakers were relocated to the pavilion ceiling, Indian laurel trees were planted as a visual and acoustic screen, mesh screening was installed around patio areas, and the applicant provided updated Kimley‑Horn sound testing showing lower predicted decibel ranges at sampled residences than originally modeled. Based on the updated testing and the operational limits proposed, staff recommended approval.
The commission also clarified operations: events will end at 9:00 p.m., with one hour allowed for cleanup to be completed by 10:00 p.m., and events are limited to three days per week under the revised Condition of Approval #13. Staff said the applicant would keep a log of sound measurements for 90 days to help address complaints.
One nearby resident, David Akiba, told the commission he believed many neighbors had not been notified; he said he was the only neighbor who knew about the application and that dozens of backyards face the pavilion. The applicant and staff responded that mailed notices and town-hall meetings were conducted and that HOA representatives had participated in prior hearings. Staff emphasized that noticing requirements and HOA notifications had been followed.
Commissioners who visited the site reported that on-site tests and inspections did not indicate objectionable noise at adjacent yards and praised the mitigation work. After discussion the commission moved to approve the permits; the motion was recorded as carried in the transcript.
The decision includes conditions limiting amplified sound, required recordkeeping for noise measurements, and the 9:00 p.m. event end time with cleanup by 10:00 p.m.; appeals must follow the city’s appeal process and timeline.
