What Yorba Linda's Planning Commission decided
The commission met Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 6:30 PM in Council Chambers, 4845 Casa Loma Avenue. The items below are described as they appeared on the posted agenda. The results from the city's posted minutes are summarised above. Every item links to the official record.
Source: official agenda · posted minutes · Next meeting: August 26, 2026
✅ What actually passed (per the city’s posted minutes): Both conditional use permits were approved 4 to 0; the church sign was not decided. Commissioner Masterson was absent, and Chair Pro Tem Goldfarb presided. On motions by Behura, seconded by Bernstein, the commission adopted Resolution No. 5678 approving Conditional Use Permit 2026-10 for Angelica’s Table, “with conditions,” and Resolution No. 5679 approving Conditional Use Permit 2026-14 for The Artisan, “subject to the attached conditions of approval.” Both carried 4 to 0 (Bernstein, Behura, Chavez Marquez and Goldfarb). Messiah Lutheran Church sign: commissioners raised concerns about the design, brightness and how it would look with the new residential project. On a motion by Chavez Marquez, seconded by Behura, the commission “continued the item to a date uncertain” (4 to 0). The church representative said he would provide a rendering. The June 24, 2026 minutes were approved 3 to 0, with Behura abstaining (moved by Bernstein, seconded by Chavez Marquez). The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. Posted minutes
The headline: A light agenda this cycle — the commission's only public hearings are two liquor-license requests for newly opened eateries, plus a church sign request under new business. No old business or director's report items are listed.
🍷 Public hearings — liquor licenses for two new eateries
- Angelica's Table, 18246 Imperial Highway (Yorba Linda Station, CG zone): a request for a Type-47 ABC license to allow sale and on-site consumption of beer, wine, and distilled spirits as an accessory use to the newly established restaurant, plus a request to allow live entertainment. Categorical Exemption (Class 1: Existing Facilities). Staff recommends the commission adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit 2026-10, with conditions. Item 7.1
- The Artisan by Terra, 4893 Main Street (TCSP zone): a request for a Type-20 ABC license to allow sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption at the newly established market/eatery. Categorical Exemption (Class 1: Existing Facilities). Staff recommends the commission adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit 2026-14, subject to conditions of approval. Item 7.2
🪧 New business
- Messiah Lutheran Church sign, 4861 Liverpool Street (northwest corner of Yorba Linda Boulevard and Liverpool Street, RU and CLO zones): a request to review a new electronic message board sign on a previously approved perimeter wall of the residential project at that address. Common Sense Exemption (Section 15061(b)(3)). Staff recommends approval by minute motion, subject to conditions. Item 8.1
🗓️ Also on the agenda
- Approval of the June 24, 2026, Planning Commission meeting minutes as drafted. Item 4.1
- Waiving full reading of all resolutions on the agenda (procedural, standard for every meeting). Item 6
- No items are listed under Old Business or the Director's Report this meeting.
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