Public hearing for a neighborhood compatibility determination and variance request.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Rolling Hills Estates will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 4045 Palos Verdes Drive North, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90275, and will be live-streamed on the City’s website, www.rhe.city/agendas, to consider the following:TITLE: PA-260013
ADDRESS: 3554 Lariat Lane, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
APPLICANT: Reiko Michlig, Reiko Architecture
DATE/TIME: Monday, March 2, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
DESCRIPTION: A request for a Neighborhood Compatibility Determination (NC-260014) for an interior remodel and additions to an existing two-story, single family residence that includes 474 SF of first story additions and a 570 SF second story addition; and a Variance (V-260015) to exceed the required height to setback ratio in the east side yard.
Any and all persons interested are invited to participate. The staff report and agenda for this meeting will be available by Friday, February 27, 2026 on the City’s website, www.rhe.city/agendas.
Project information is available by contacting Katrina Kawagoe at (310) 377-1577, extension 124 or via email to KatrinaK@RollingHillsEstates.gov. Questions and/or comments regarding this project should be submitted before the scheduled meeting to the Planning Department at City Hall, 4045 Palos Verdes Drive North, Monday - Thursday between 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM, and Friday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM or by e-mail to KatrinaK@RollingHillsEstates.gov. If you wish for your comments to become an attachment to the official staff report, they must be submitted before Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 4:00 pm, otherwise comments received until 5:00 pm on the night of the meeting will be forwarded to the Planning Commission for their consideration and included as part of the record.
The application was reviewed in accordance with the California Environmental Quality (Public Resources Code §21000 et seq.: “CEQA”) and was determined to be Categorically Exempt under Class 3, Section 15303(a) New Construction of Small Structures. If you challenge the proposed actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this Notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the Public Hearing.Lauren Pettit, City ClerkFebruary 13, 2026Palos Verdes Peninsula NewsPublished: 2/19/26