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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 20, 2022
6:30 p.m.

     Agenda PC 01-20-22

Zoom Meeting URL : https://zoom.us/
Meeting ID: 822 5648 6304 Meeting Passcode : 461334

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

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 November 18, 2021, Regular Planning Commission Meeting

       STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK/RECORDING SECRETARY RODRIGUES

       Item 01 Minutes 111821  

PUBLIC HEARING

2.    REQUEST: Approval of a Conditional Use Permit to Sell Electric Vehicles at an Existing Industrial Building, and 2) to Make a Finding
                                 of Exemption Under the California Environmental Quality Act

       Item 02 012022

        APPLICANT: Tesla, Inc.

       CASE NO.: CUP-2021-0006

       LOCATION: 28721 Canwood Street Building A (AIN 2048-012-026)

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

      ZONING DESIGNATION: BP-M-FC (Business Park Manufacturing and Freeway Corridor Overlay Districts)

      GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: BP-M (Business Park Manufacturing)

      RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Conditional Use Permit Case No. 2021-0006, subject to
                                                          Conditions of Approval, based on the findings of the attached Draft Resolution.

DISCUSSION – ACTION

3.    Selection of Planning Commission Chair and Vice Chair for 2022

PLANNING COMMISSION / STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for February 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 January 20, 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.