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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, June 3, 2021
6:30 p.m.

Agenda PC 06-03-21

    Zoom Meeting URL :  https://zoom.us/
    Meeting ID:  827 6306 5618                                                 
    Meeting Passcode :  769706

NOTE: The health, well-being, and public safety of community members, public officials, and staff is a top priority for the City of Agoura Hills. Therefore, there will NOT be a physical meeting location. 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 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. 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 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. 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, June 3, 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
 
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 May 20, 2021, Regular Planning Commission Meeting 

        Item 01 Minutes 052021

NEW PUBLIC HEARING – OPEN AND CONTINUE TO JULY 15, 2021

NOTE: The Planning Commission will open and continue this Public Hearing. There is no staff report or presentation for this item; public testimony may be received, however, if possible, comments are requested to be reserved for when the Planning Commission formally hears the item on Thursday, July 15, 2021.

(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, June 3, 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: 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 02 060321
                                                     
       APPLICANT: City of Agoura Hills 

       CASE NO.: Zone Text Amendment ZTA-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 and Equestrian Overlay District

      RECOMMENDATION: Staff respectfully requests the Planning Commission open the Public Hearing and continue Case No.
      ZTA-01732-2020, a Zone Text Amendment to consider amending Article IX (Zoning) of the Agoura Hills Municipal Code for
      the purpose of bringing existing ADU regulations into compliance with State law, to the regularly scheduled July 15, 2021,
      Planning Commission Meeting. 

NEW PUBLIC HEARING

(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, June 3, 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.)  

3.   REQUEST: Request for approval of a Site Plan/Architectural Review Permit to add 319 square feet on the second story of an existing
       two-story, single-family residence with an attached garage.

     Item 03 060321
     Item No. 3 Public Comments 060321
     Item No. 3 Public Comments_Redacted 060321
     Item No. 3 Public Comments 060321b
                                                     
     APPLICANT:  Russell Lefferts,  6029 Rustling Oaks Dr.,  Agoura Hills, CA 91301

     CASE NO.: SPR-01830-2020

     LOCATION: 6029 Rustling Oaks Dr.,  (AIN 2051-008-012)
                                                     
     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 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-01830-2020,
   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 June 17, 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 June 3, 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.