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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, February 17, 2022
6:30 p.m.

   Agenda PC 02-17-22

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NOTE: The Agoura Hills Planning Commission and City staff will be participating in this meeting via remote video conferencing. In the interest of maintaining appropriate social distancing, members of the public may participate electronically by emailing their public comments or participating live (see section on “Public Participation” below). 

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and in response to Governor Newsom’s ongoing state of emergency declaration, 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 meeting facilities are closed to the public and in-person attendance in the Council Chambers will not be permitted until further notice. 

WATCH THE MEETING:

This meeting is being conducted utilizing video conferencing and electronic means consistent with AB 361, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting may be viewed live online beginning at 6:30 p.m. To access the live Zoom meeting from a PC, Mac, iPad, or Android device, use the above Zoom link (click on “Join a Meeting”), enter the Meeting ID (click on “Join”), and Meeting Passcode (click on “Join Meeting”). When attendees join the live Zoom meeting, they are automatically muted and only have the options to view and listen to the live meeting. To watch the live stream or archive of this meeting on YouTube, enter “Agoura Hills Planning Commission” and click on the date of the meeting. To watch the live stream or archive of this meeting on the City’s website, go to agourahillscity.org and click on the “Watch Meetings Online” button. 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (PUBLIC COMMENT)

Option 1:  To submit written public comments by email. 
The public has an opportunity to submit written public comments by email; any comments submitted via text or social media will not be accepted. To ensure the Planning Commission (“Commission”) has the opportunity to review and/or consider information prior to the live meeting, please identify the Agenda item number in the email subject line (e.g., Item No. 1) and submit your written public comments by email to comments@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Public comments provided via email will be distributed to the Commission prior to the Planning Commission meeting and posted on the City’s website. Public comments are not read into the record. Please note: any public comments received after 4:00 p.m. on the meeting day will be forwarded, as a courtesy, to the Commission after the meeting and will not be considered as part of their deliberations. The public also has the opportunity to speak and provide public comment live at the meeting using Zoom. 

Option 2:  To provide public comment live at the meeting using 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.)

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. This section is reserved for persons wishing to address items on the Consent Calendar. Please refer to “Public Participation” above for full details on how to submit written public comments or speak under this category.)

1.   Approve Minutes of the December 16, 2021, Regular Planning Commission Meeting 

       STAFF REFERENCE:   CITY CLERK/RECORDING SECRETARY RODRIGUES 

       Item 01 Minutes 121621

PUBLIC HEARING 

(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.)

2.   REQUEST: Approval of 1) a Conditional Use Permit to Reduce the Occupied Area of an Existing Daytime Pet Care and Overnight
       Boarding Facility within an Existing Commercial Building, and 2) to Make a Finding of Exemption Under the California Environmental
       Quality Act (CEQA)

       Item 02 021722

      APPLICANT: Bernard Wickman

      CASE NO.: CUP-2021-0007

     LOCATION: 30601 Canwood St. Unit B (AIN 2054-005-011)
                                                 
     ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per §15301 (Existing Facilities)
                                                                                               of the CEQA Guidelines.

     ZONING DESIGNATION:      Commercial Retail Service District – Freeway Corridor Overlay (CRS-FC)

    GENERAL PLAN  DESIGNATION:        Commercial Retail Service (CRS)

    RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve  Conditional Use Permit Case No. CUP-2021-0007
                                                         subject to conditions, 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 March 3, 2022, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center. It is anticipated the meeting will be held by video conference and in-person attendance by the public in the Council Chambers will not be permitted.  

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 February 17, 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.