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

     PC Agenda 10-06-22

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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
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/or consider information prior to the live meeting, please identify the Agenda item number in the email subject line 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 Planning 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 not be considered as part of the Planning Commission’s deliberations nor entered into the official record. However, the public may participate by providing live public comment at the meeting via Zoom (see below).

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
Commissioner John R. Asuncion
Commissioner David Horenstein
Commissioner Murtaza Mogri

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

SELECTION OF VICE CHAIR FOR REMAINDER OF 2022

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 Joint General Plan Update Workshop of the Agoura Hills City Council and Planning Commission of
               May 19, 2022

               STAFF REFERENCE: CITY CLERK/RECORDING SECRETARY RODRIGUES

               Item 01 Minutes CC-PC 05-19-22 Joint Workshop

PUBLIC HEARING – PULL ITEM OFF-CALENDAR
(This item will be pulled from the Agenda and re-noticed for a future Planning Commission meeting date, no testimony will be taken.)

 
         2. REQUEST: CASE NOS. CUP-01679-2019, SPR-01682-2019, OAK-01680-2019, VAR-01681-2019 1) Approval of a Conditional Use Permit
              and Site Plan/Architectural Review Permit to Build a New Two-Story Single-Family Residence, with an attached, three-car garage located on
              a hillside lot, 2) Approval of an Oak Tree Permit to encroach into the dripline of five oak trees, 3) Approval of a Variance to reduce the front
              yard setback, and 4) to Make a Finding of Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

              Item 02

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.)

        3. REQUEST: 1) Approval of a Site Plan and Architectural Review Permit to Construct a Second-Story Addition to an Existing One-Story
             Single-Family Residence, and 2) to Make a Finding of Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

             APPLICANT: Fernando Sevilla for Doron Hikry

             CASE NO.: SPR-2022-0021

             LOCATION: 5464 Softwind Way (AIN 2053-021-002)

             ENVIRONMENTAL
             DETERMINATION: Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA
             Guidelines.

             ZONING
             DESIGNATION: Residential Single Family – Three units per gross acre maximum density – 10,000 square feet minimum lot size
             (RS-(3)-10,000)

             GENERAL PLAN
             DESIGNATION: Residential Single Family (RS)

             RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Site Plan and Architectural Review permit case number
             SPR-2022-0021 subject to conditions, based  on the findings of the attached Draft Resolution.

             Item 03
             Item No. 3 Public Comments 100622

PLANNING COMMISSION / STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for October 20, 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 October 6, 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.