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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, June 4, 2020
6:30 p.m.

    Agenda PC 06-04-20

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 June 4, 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): 
1.   Items not listed on the Agenda, Minutes, and Discussion items. 
There are no live or call-in testimonies for the above categories. To ensure the Planning Commission has the opportunity to review information prior to the meeting, please submit your written public comments to comments@ci.agoura-hills.ca.us by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Please identify the agenda item number in the email subject line. Public comments provided via email will be posted on the City website and distributed to the Planning Commission prior to the Planning Commission meeting. Any public comments received after 4:00 p.m. on the meeting day through the adjournment of that meeting will be posted on the City’s website and forwarded to the Planning Commission after the meeting. Any comments submitted via text or social media will not be accepted. 
2.  Public Hearing Items ONLY. All interested parties are cordially invited to participate in a public hearing either by submitting written public comments by email or participating live by telephone. To submit written public comments, please include the topic in the subject line and email to comments@ci.agoura-hills.ca.us by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date 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 prior to the time the Chair closes the public comment period on the public hearing. 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.us by 4:00 p.m., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. See “Public Participation” above for full details.)

CONSENT CALENDAR

(Items on the Consent Calendar may be approved by a single motion and vote. Unless pulled by the Planning Commission, there will be no separate discussion of these items. For persons wishing to submit written public comments for items on the Consent Calendar, please enter the Item number (i.e., No. 1) 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, June 4, 2020. See “Public Participation” above for full details.)

1.   Adopt Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Agoura Hills, California, 
       Reporting on Conformity with the General Plan Setting Forth its Findings of Fact and
       Recommendation to the City Council for the Vacation of Vendell Place in the City of
       Agoura Hills (Case No. ABN-01747-2020) 

        STAFF REFERENCE:  DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER FORTE 

        Item 01 060420
        Item 01 (Attachment) Draft Resolution  Supplemental Info Posted 3:35pm on 6/4/20

NEW PUBLIC HEARING

Public Comments - Public Hearing Item. All interested parties are cordially invited to participate in a Public Hearing either by submitting written public comments by email or participating live by telephone. To submit written public comments, please include the item number (i.e., No. 2 or 3) in the subject line and email to comments@ci.agoura-hills.ca.us by 4:00 p.m. on June 4, 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 on the public hearing. 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. 

2.    REQUEST:  Request for 1) approval of a Conditional Use Permit to build a 4,180
                                  square-foot two-story residence with an attached 730 square-foot
                                  garage, 2) approval of an Oak Tree Permit to encroach into the tree
                                  canopies and protected zones of five (5) of the fifteen (15) oak trees
                                  on-site; and 3) to make a finding of exemption under the California
                                  Environmental Quality Act.

          Item 02 060420
          Public Comments 060420 - Distributed 060120
          Public Comments 060420 - Distributed 060220
          Public Comments 060420 - Distributed 060320
                                                       
         APPLICANT:   Arvind Aurora
                                         10250 Lockwood Drive
                                         Cupertino, CA 95014

         CASE NOS.:     CUP-01533-2018, OAK-01534-2018

         LOCATION:    28340 Balkins Drive
                                        (APN 2055-021-044)  
                                                       
         ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Exempt from the California Environmental
                                                                                                   Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15303 of the
                                                                                                   CEQA Guidelines.

         ZONING DESIGNATION:   Residential Very Low Density – Old Agoura Design and 
                                                                      Equestrian Overlay Districts (RV-OA-EQ)

         GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Residential Very Low Density (RV)

         RECOMMENDATION:  Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Conditional
                                                              Use Permit Case No. CUP-01533-2018 and Oak Tree Permit Case
                                                              No. OAK-01534-2018, subject to conditions, based on the findings
                                                              of the attached Draft Resolution.
NEW PUBLIC HEARING

Public Comments - Public Hearing Item. All interested parties are cordially invited to participate in a Public Hearing either by submitting written public comments by email or participating live by telephone. To submit written public comments, please include “VMT” in the subject line and email to comments@ci.agoura-hills.ca.us by 4:00 p.m. on June 4, 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 on the public hearing. 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. 

3.     REQUEST: Request for approval of a wireless telecommunications facility/conditional use
                                  permit to modify an existing wireless telecommunications facility by removing,
                                  and replacing antennas and associated equipment on one stadium light standard,
                                  and in an equipment enclosure; and making a finding of exemption under the California
                                  Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).    

           Item 03 060420
                                                   
           APPLICANT:  Eukon Group for AT&T Mobility 
                                          65 Post Suite 1000 
                                           Irvine, CA 92618

            CASE NO.:   WIRE-01715-2020

            LOCATION: 28545 Driver Avenue (Agoura High School)
                                                     
            ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Categorically exempt from the California
                                                                                                      Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per
                                                                                                      Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines.

            ZONING DESIGNATION:  School (SH)

            GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION:  Public Facility (PF)

            RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Wireless
                                                                Telecommunications Facility/Conditional Use Permit Case
                                                                 No. WIRE-01715-2020, subject to the conditions of approval
                                                                 in and based on the findings of the attached Draft Resolution. 

PLANNING COMMISSION / STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT  

The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Thursday, June 18, 2020, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber of the Civic Center located at 30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California.

Copies of reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business described above are posted to the City’s website at www.ci.agoura-hills.ca.us and are on file in the Planning Division of the Community Development Department, Agoura Hills City Hall, 30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California.

The telecast of the June 4, 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 Planning Commission meeting. The broadcast schedule is as follows: Sa-10am; Su-3pm; M-7pm; T-10am; W-3pm; Th-10am; and F-7pm.