AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING – VIDEO CONFERENCE
AGOURA HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION
Civic Center – Council Chambers
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California 91301
Thursday, June 16, 2022
6:30 p.m.

     PC Agenda 06-16-22

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NOTE: The Agoura Hills Planning Commission and City staff will be participating in this meeting in-person in the Council Chambers and via remote video conferencing (Zoom). Members of the public also have the opportunity to participate in-person in the Council Chambers (attendees will be required to follow the current State and County public health guidelines) or electronically via Zoom. Refer to “Public Participation” below.

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (PUBLIC COMMENT)
Option A: To provide public comment in-person in the Council Chambers
Members of the public have the opportunity to attend the meeting in-person in the Council Chambers and speak or submit a written comment on any item listed on the Agenda. If you wish to speak, complete a Speaker’s Card for each item and submit to the City Clerk prior to the public comment portion of the item. Public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; a speaker’s time may not be transferred to another speaker. Written public comments submitted at the meeting are not read aloud by the City Clerk. Any in-person attendees in the Council Chambers will be required to follow the current State and County public health guidelines. Please silence all cell phones and other electronic devices during the meeting.

Option B: To provide public comment by video conference (Zoom)
1. If attending the meeting virtually (Zoom), submit written public comments prior to the meeting
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2. If attending the meeting virtually, live public comments may be received via Zoom (audio only)
During the meeting, there will be an opportunity for the public to speak. Public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; a speaker’s time may not be transferred to another speaker. To provide public comment live at the meeting, access the meeting remotely via Zoom (see link above). To request to speak during public comment, please click the “Raise Hand” button on the Zoom toolbar. Speaker must be present when called to speak; staff will announce the speaker’s name, as listed on Zoom, and unmute the microphone to speak (audio only). Prior to speaking, state first and last name and provide city of residence for the record. The microphone will be muted by staff when three (3) minutes have expired.

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL Chair Jeremy Wolf
Vice Chair Penny Sylvester
Commissioner John R. Asuncion
Commissioner David Horenstein
Commissioner Murtaza Mogri

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC COMMENTS

(This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items not listed on the Agenda that are under the subject matter jurisdiction of the Planning Commission. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.)

PUBLIC HEARINGS
(Both the Applicant or the Appellant, should they be different parties, will be given 15 minutes to present their positions to the Planning Commission and five (5) minutes each for rebuttal time. All other public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category. After the rebuttal, the Chair will close the Public Hearing and the Planning Commission will deliberate the matter. Except in rare instances where a Commissioner might have a question of someone in the audience, this discussion is only among the Commissioners and City Staff. No further public comments are permitted.)

        1.          REQUEST: 1) Approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow live entertainment at an existing hotel, 2) to make a finding of exemption
                                                     under the California Environmental Quality Act

                      APPLICANT: Huntington Pacific Hotels, LLC

                     CASE NO.: CUP-2022-0013

                     LOCATION: 29505 and 29515 Agoura Road (AIN 2061-004-030)

                     ENVIRONMENTAL
                     DETERMINATION: Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15061(b)(3) and per Section 15301
                                                                  of the CEQA Guidelines.

                    ZONING
                    DESIGNATION: Planned Office and Manufacturing, Freeway Corridor (POM-FC)

                    GENERAL PLAN: Planned Development District Subarea 5

                    RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Conditional Use Permit Case No. CUP-2022-0013;
                                                                         subject to conditions, based on the findings of the Draft Resolution.

                    Item 01 061622

PLANNING COMMISSION / STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for July 7, 2022, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center. It is anticipated that members of the public will have the opportunity to participate in-person in the Council Chambers or by remote video conferencing (Zoom).

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, notify the City Clerk’s Office, at (818) 597-7303, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

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 June 16, 2022, 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.