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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, January 21, 2021
6:30 p.m.

    Agenda PC 01-21-21

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 agourahillscity.org 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 January 21, 2021, 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@agourahillscity.org 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@agourahillscity.org  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@agourahillscity.org 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.  

Copies of staff reports or other written documentation, relating to each item of business described in this Agenda, are posted to the City’s website at agourahillscity.org and are on file in the office of City Clerk Kimberly M. Rodrigues, Agoura Hills City Hall, 30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California, 91301. 

NOTE: The live stream video can be viewed the night of the meeting on the City’s website at agourahillscity.org under “Watch Meetings Online” at the top of the webpage; the indexed archive of the meeting(s) are available on the City’s website under “Agendas” at the top of the webpage.

 
CALL TO ORDER 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING PLANNING COMMISSIONERS

   Commissioner Kate Anderson
   Commissioner Michael Justice 

OATHS OF OFFICE TO INCOMING PLANNING COMMISSIONERS

ROLL CALL

   Chair John R. Asuncion
   Vice Chair Murtaza Mogri 
   Commissioner David Horenstein 
   Commissioner Penny Sylvester
   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@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m., on Thursday, January 21, 2021. 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@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m., on Wednesday, January 21, 2021. See “Public Participation” above for full details.)

1.   Approve Minutes of the November 19, 2020 Regular Planning Commission Meeting 

      STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES
   
      Item 01 Minutes111920

2.  Approve Planning Commission 2021 Meeting Schedule

      STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK RODRIGUES

      Item 02 012121

SITE PLAN / ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 

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 “Public Hearing” in the subject line and email to comments@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2021, 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@agourahillscity.org 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 Site Plan and Architectural Review Permit to build
                                 a 608 square-foot addition to the first floor of an existing two-story house,
                                 and to construct a 416 square-foot uncovered front deck.

      Item 03 012121
                                                     
     APPLICANT: Louis Skertich
                                   28304 Foothill Drive

      CASE NO.: SPR-01338-2017

      LOCATION: 28304 Foothill Drive
                                  (AIN 2055-016-016)
                                                     
      ENVIRONMENTAL 
      DETERMINATION: Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines. 

     ZONING 
     DESIGNATION:      Residential Low Density – 20,000 - Old Agoura Design Overlay and Equestrian Overlay Districts (RL-20,000-OA-EQ).

     GENERAL PLAN 
     DESIGNATION:        Residential Low Density (RL)

     RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Site Plan and
                                                         Architectural Review Permit Case No. SPR-01338-2017, subject to
                                                        conditions, based on the findings of the attached Draft Resolution.

DISCUSSION – ACTION

4. Selection of Planning Commission Chair and Vice Chair for 2021

     PLANNING COMMISSION / STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT  

The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for February 4, 2021, 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 agourahillscity.org 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 January 21, 2021, 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.