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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, October 7, 2021
6:30 p.m.

     Agenda PC 10-07-21

Zoom Meeting URL :  https://zoom.us/
Meeting ID:  846 3511 0713                                             
Meeting Passcode : 557700

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). In-person attendance in the Council Chambers will not be permitted.    

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and in response to Governor Newsom’s State of California Executive Order N-25-20, dated March 12, 2020, 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 until further notice.

WATCH THE MEETING:
This meeting is being conducted utilizing video conferencing and electronic means consistent with the Governor’s State of California Executive Order N-29-20, dated March 17, 2020, 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. In accordance with Executive Order N-29-20, public attendance in the Council Chambers will not be permitted.

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 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 (i.e., Thursday, October 7, 2021). 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 (personal contact information will be redacted). 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 Planning Commission after the meeting and will not be considered as part of their deliberations. 

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
 
EXCUSED ABSENCE

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 July 15, 2021, Regular Planning Commission Meeting 

          Item 01 Minutes 071521

PUBLIC HEARING – SITE PLAN / ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 

(All interested parties are cordially invited to participate in a Public Hearing either by submitting written public comments by email or participating live via Zoom. To submit written public comments, please include “Public Hearing” in the subject line and email to comments@agourahillscity.org by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 7, 2021, and your comments will be distributed to the Planning Commission prior to the meeting. 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.)  

2.        REQUEST: Request for 1) approval of a Site Plan/Architectural Review Permit to construct a new 4,371 square-foot two-story single-
                                     family residence with a 630 square-foot attached two-car garage, and a 795 square-foot swimming pool/spa, and 2) to
                                     make a finding of exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act.

            Item 02 100721

             APPLICANT: Yehuda Benezra
                                           6270 Pisces St.
                                           Agoura Hills, CA 91301
             CASE NO.: SPR-01769-2020

             LOCATION: 28433 Driver Avenue
                                         (AIN 2055-017-016)

            ENVIRONMENTAL  DETERMINATION: Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per §15303 (New Construction
                                                                                                       or Conversions of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines. 

            ZONING  DESIGNATION:      Residential Low Density – 20,000 - Old Agoura Design Overlay and Equestrian Overlay Districts
                                                                            (RL-20,000-OA-EQ).

            GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION:  Residential Low Density (RL)

             RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Site Plan/Architectural Review Case No. SPR-01769-2020,
                                                                 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 October 21, 2021, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber 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 October 7, 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.