AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING – (IN-PERSON AND VIDEO CONFERENCE)
AGOURA HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Thursday, June 1, 2023
6:30 p.m.

   PC Agenda 06-01-23

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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 the meeting will also be broadcast to the public via remote video conferencing. Members of the public will have the opportunity to participate in-person in the Council Chambers 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. To attend the meeting in-person, Council Chambers doors will open to the public at 6:00 p.m. To access the live meeting remotely from a PC, Mac, iPad, or Android device, use the Zoom meeting information above. The meeting may be viewed live online beginning at 6:30 p.m. 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 City Council” 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 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. 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 John R. Asuncion 
   Vice Chair Kate Anderson
   Commissioner Jessica Reinhardt
   Commissioner Morgan Roth 
   Commissioner Brit Sharon

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.)

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.)

1.      REQUEST: Conduct a Public Hearing, adopting a Resolution recommending the City Council adopt an Ordinance amending Article IX
          (Zoning) and Article X (Subdivisions) of the Agoura Hills Municipal Code to establish a Ministerial Permit Process for qualifying single-
           family residences, duplexes, and urban lot splits, and to establish objective zoning, design, and subdivision standards consistent with 
           state law enacted by Senate Bill 9.

          Item 01 060123
          Item 01 Public Comments_Redacted 060123

          APPLICANT: City of Agoura Hills 

         CASE NO.: ZOA-2023-0009

         LOCATION: Citywide 

         ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Pursuant to Sections 65852.21(j) and 66411.7(n) of the California Government Code,
         an ordinance adopted to implement the provisions of SB 9 shall not be considered a project under the California Environmental
         Quality Act (CEQA), and therefore is not subject to CEQA review.

         ZONING DESIGNATION:  Residential-Single Family District (RS), Residential-Low Density District (RL), and Residential-Very
         Low Density District.

        GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Residential-Single Family District (RS), Residential-Low Density District (RL), and Residential-
         Very Low Density District.

        RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution recommending the City Council adopt an ordinance amending Article IX (zoning) and
        Article X (subdivisions) of the Agoura Hills Municipal Code to establish a ministerial permit process for qualifying single-family 
        residences, duplexes, and urban lot splits, and to establish objective zoning, design, and subdivision standards consistent with
        state law enacted by Senate Bill 9.

PLANNING COMMISSION / STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT  

The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for June 15, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center. 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 June 1, 2023, 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.