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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING (IN-PERSON AND VIDEO CONFERENCE)
AGOURA HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Thursday, July 15, 2021
6:30 p.m.

   Agenda PC 07-15-21

        Zoom Meeting URL :  https://zoom.us/
                          Meeting ID:  874 6505 0003               
           Meeting Passcode :  086415

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. 

WATCH THE MEETING (IN-PERSON, VIDEO CONFERENCE, OR ARCHIVED)
This meeting is being conducted in-person in the Council Chambers and by utilizing video conferencing and electronic means consistent with the Governor’s State of California Executive Order N-29-20. To attend the meeting in-person, Council Chambers doors will open to the public at 6:00 p.m. and attendees will be required to follow current State and County public health guidelines. To access the live meeting remotely 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 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 indexed archive of this meeting, go to the City’s website at agourahillscity.org under “Watch Meetings Online” at the top of the webpage. T

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 Public Comment Card for each item and submit to the City Clerk prior to the item being announced by the Chair. 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. 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.

Public Hearings or cases that involve zoning matters: Both the Applicant or the Appellant, should they be different parties, are required to submit a Public Comment Card to the City Clerk, prior to the item being announced by the Chair, and will be given 15 minutes to present their positions to the Planning Commission and five (5) minutes each for rebuttal time. All other testimony is limited to three (3) minutes. 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.

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 
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 has the opportunity to review and consider information prior to the meeting, please identify the Agenda item number in the email subject line (e.g., Item No. 1) and submit written public comments by email to: comments@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date (i.e., July 14, 2021). Emailed public comments will be distributed to the Planning Commission prior to the meeting and posted on the City’s website. Public comments are not read into the record. 

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 (unless an Applicant or Appellant – refer to “Option A - Public Hearings” above); 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 speak or submit written public comments 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 speak or submit written public comments under this category.)

1.   Approve Minutes of the June 17, 2021, Regular Planning Commission Meeting 

      Item 01 Minutes 061721

SITE PLAN / ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW  

(All interested parties are cordially invited to participate in this item either by speaking or submitting written public comment in-person or, virtually, by speaking live via Zoom or submitting written public comments in advance of the meeting by email. Please refer to “Public Participation – Cases Involving Zoning Matters” above for full details on how to speak or submit written public comments under this category.)

2.    REQUEST: Request for approval of a Site Plan/Architectural Review Permit to add 678 square feet to the first and second story of an
                                 existing two-story, single-family residence with an attached garage and to convert 169 square feet of the existing three-car
                                 garage into habitable space for a recreation room.

        Item 02 071521
        Public Comment - PC Item No. 2 071521_Redacted
            
       APPLICANT: Joshua Navarrete
                                     Jay Design
                                     12455 San Fernando Road, No. 201
                                     Sylmar, CA 91342

        CASE NO: SPR-2021-0004

        LOCATION:  5800 Calmfield Avenue
                                     (AIN 2048-001-005)
                                       
        ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per §15301(existing facilities)
                                                                                                  of the CEQA Guidelines. 

         ZONING DESIGNATION:  Residential - Single Family District with a maximum density of five units per gross acre and a minimum lot size
                                                                   of 7,000 square feet (RS-(5)-7,000)

        GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION:  Residential Single Family (RS)

       RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Site Plan/Architectural Review Case No. SPR-2021-0004,
                                                            subject to conditions, based on the findings of the attached Draft Resolution.

NEW PUBLIC HEARINGS

(All interested parties are cordially invited to participate in a Public Hearing either by speaking or submitting written public comment in-person or, virtually, by speaking live via Zoom or submitting written public comments in advance of the meeting by email. Please refer to “Public Participation – Public Hearings” above for full details on how to speak or submit written public comments under this category.)

3.   REQUEST: Consider amendments to the Article IX (Zoning) of the Agoura Hills Municipal Code to modify regulations pertaining to
                                accessory dwelling units to bring existing regulations into compliance with State law and make a finding of exemption
                                under the California Environmental Quality Act. 

      Item 03 071521
      Public Comment - PC Item No. 3 071521_Redacted
                                                
      APPLICANT: City of Agoura Hills 

      CASE NO:  ZOA- 01732-2020

      LOCATION: Citywide

      ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Statutorily Exempt per Public Resources Code Section 21080.17.

      ZONING DESIGNATION:  RV Residential-Very Low Density District, RL Residential-Low Density District, RS Residential-Single-Family
                                                                 District, RM Residential-Medium Density District, RH Residential-High Density District, CS-MU Commercial
                                                                 Shopping Center- Mixed Use District, OS-R Open Space Restricted District

     GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Residential Very Low Density, Residential Low Density, Residential Single-Family, Residential Medium
                                                                                 Density, Residential-High Density, Commercial Shopping Center- Mixed Use, Open Space-Restricted

     RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 21-0X (Attachment 1) recommending that the
                                                         City Council approve Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA)-01732-2020, to update accessory dwelling unit regulations
                                                         consistent with State law.

4.  REQUEST: Request for approval of an Agoura Village Development Permit (AVDP), including an Oak Tree Permit to construct a mixed-use
                               development of 45,235 square feet of retail/restaurant space, 3,765 square feet of office space, a 70,000 square-foot 120-room
                               hotel, a 1,370 square-foot residential community building/clubhouse, and 118 dwelling units for multi-family residential use
                               with associated amenities, parking and landscaping; and request for approval of a Vesting Tentative Tract Map to subdivide a
                               single parcel into seven parcels. 

       Item 04 071521
       Public Comment (3) - PC Item No. 4 071521_Redacted
                                                
       APPLICANT: California Commercial Investment Companies
                                     4530 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Suite 100
                                     Westlake Village, CA 91362              

        CASE NO: AVDP-01161-2015 and VTTM No. 73881

        LOCATION: Southeast corner of Kanan and Agoura Roads
                                    (AIN 2061-031-020)
                                             
        ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per §15270 of the CEQA
                                                                                                  Guidelines and Public Resources Code §21080(b)(5), as the California Environmental
                                                                                                  Quality Act does not apply to projects that a public agency rejects or disapproves.

         ZONING DESIGNATION:  Planned Development (PD) (Agoura Village Specific Plan)

        GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION:   Planned Development (PD) (Agoura Village Specific Plan)

        RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission deny Agoura Village Development Permit AVDP–01161–2015
                                                            and VTTM No. 73881 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 August 5, 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 July 15, 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.