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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING – VIDEO CONFERENCE
AGOURA HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Thursday, July 16, 2020
6:30 p.m.

     Agenda PC 07-16-20

NOTE: The health, well-being, and public safety of community members, public officials, and staff is a top priority for the City of Agoura Hills. Therefore, there will NOT be a physical meeting location. Planning Commissioners and staff will be participating in this meeting via video conferencing. In the interest of maintaining appropriate social distancing, members of the public may participate electronically by emailing their public comments (see section on “Public Participation” below). In-person attendance in the Council Chambers will not be permitted.    

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and in response to Governor Newsom’s State of California Executive Order N-25-20, dated March 12, 2020, and Agoura Hills Resolution No. 20-1926, Ratifying the Director of Emergency Services’ Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency, adopted by the Agoura Hills City Council on March 17, 2020, to follow state guidelines on social distancing, all City facilities are closed to the public until further notice.

This meeting is being conducted utilizing video conferencing and electronic means consistent with the Governor’s State of California Executive Order N-29-20, dated March 17, 2020, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The live stream video and indexed archive of the meeting(s) are available on the City’s website. Details and access can be found at www.ci.agoura-hills.ca.us under “Watch Meetings Online” at the top of the webpage. In accordance with Executive Order N-29-20, the public may only view the meeting online and/or by television; public attendance in the Council Chambers will not be permitted.

The telecast of the July 16, 2020, Regular Planning Commission Meeting will be shown on Channel 10 for Time Warner Cable subscribers, Channel 3 for Charter subscribers, and Channel 99 for AT&T U-Verse subscribers, at a later date, and run daily until the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting. The broadcast schedule is as follows: M-10am; T-3pm; W-10am; Th-7pm; F-10am; S-3pm; and Su-7pm.

Public Participation (Public Comment): 
Public Comments for Non-Public Hearing items. There are no live or call-in testimonies for non-public hearing items; written public comments are received remotely.To ensure the Planning Commission has the opportunity to review information prior to the meeting, please submit your written public comments by email to comments@ci.agoura-hills.ca.us by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date (July 16, 2020). Please identify the agenda item number in the email subject line. Public comments provided via email will be posted on the City’s website and distributed to the Planning Commission prior to the meeting. Any comments submitted via text or social media will not be accepted. 
Public Comments for Site Plan/Architectural Review. All interested parties are cordially invited to participate either by submitting written public comments by email or participating live by telephone. To submit written public comments, please include “SPR Review” in the subject line and email to comments@ci.agoura-hills.ca.us by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date (July 16, 2020) and your comments will be distributed to the Planning Commission prior to the meeting. To participate live by telephone, please email your name and telephone number (including the area code) to comments@ci.agoura-hills.ca.us as soon as possible, but prior to the time the Chair closes the public comment period. City staff will call you at the appropriate time to receive your public testimony. Public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. A speaker’s time may not be transferred to another speaker.  

CALL TO ORDER 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

   Chair John R. Asuncion
   Vice Chair Murtaza Mogri 
   Commissioner Kate Anderson 
   Commissioner Michael Justice
   Commissioner Jeremy Wolf 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC COMMENTS

(This section is reserved for persons wishing to submit written public comments for items not listed on the Agenda that are under the subject matter jurisdiction of the Planning Commission. Please enter “Public Comment” in the subject line and submit your written public comments by email to comments@ci.agoura-hills.ca.usby 4:00 p.m., on Thursday, July 16, 2020. See “Public Participation” above for full details.)

APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

(For persons wishing to submit written public comments, please enter “Minutes” in the subject line and submit your written public comments by email to comments@ci.agoura-hills.ca.us by 4:00 p.m., on Thursday, July 16, 2020. See “Public Participation” above for full details.)

1.    Minutes – June 18, 2020 Regular Planning Commission Meeting 

        Item 01 Minutes 061820

Public Comments – Site Plan/Architectural Review. All interested parties are cordially invited to participate either by submitting written public comments by email or participating live by telephone. To submit written public comments, please include “SPR Review” in the subject line and email to comments@ci.agoura-hills.ca.us by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2020, and your comments will be distributed to the Planning Commission prior to the meeting. To participate live by telephone, please email your name and telephone number (including the area code) to comments@ci.agoura-hills.ca.us as soon as possible, but prior to the time the Chair closes the public comment period. City staff will call you at the appropriate time to receive your public testimony. Public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. A speaker’s time may not be transferred to another speaker. 

SITE PLAN / ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 
(To submit public comments, refer to “Public Comments–Site Plan/Architectural Review” above)

2.     REQUEST: Request for 1) approval of a Site Plan/Architectural Review to construct a
                                  new 2,446 square-foot, two story, single-family residence and a 647 square-
                                  foot attached garage; and 2) to make a finding of exemption under the
                                  California Environmental Quality Act.      

          Item 02 071620
          Public Comments - Item No. 2 071320 Posted 7/13/20, 3:43 p.m.
          Public Comments - Item No. 2 071620 Posted 7/16/20 1:56 p.m.
          Public Comments - Item No. 2 071620 Posted 7/16/20 4:18 p.m. 
                                       
           APPLICANT: Eli Lugasi
                                         30831 Oakrim Drive
                                         Westlake Village, CA 91362

           CASE NO.: SPR-01730-2020

           LOCATION: 28623 Acacia Glen Street
                                                     
           ENVIRONMENTAL 
           DETERMINATION: Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
                                                       (CEQA) per Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines.

           ZONING 
           DESIGNATION:      Single Family Residential - maximum five (5) dwelling units per acre -
                                                     7,000 square-foot minimum lot size (RS-(5)-7,000)

           GENERAL PLAN 
           DESIGNATION:        Residential Single Family (RS)
   
           RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Site Plan/
                                                               Architectural Review Case No. SPR-01730-2020, subject to
                                                               conditions, based on the findings of the draft Resolution

PLANNING COMMISSION / STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT  

The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2020, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber of the Civic Center located at 30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California.