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 20, 2023
6:30 p.m.

   PC Agenda 07-20-23

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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. 

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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. 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.)

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 Regular Planning Commission Meeting of May 18, 2023

      STAFF REFERENCE:   CITY CLERK/RECORDING SECRETARY RODRIGUES 

      Item 01 PC Minutes 051823

PUBLIC HEARINGS

(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.)

2.   REQUEST: Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider: 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 Vacant, Hillside Lot,
                                2) An Oak Tree Permit to Encroach into the Protected Zone of 12 Oak Trees, and, 3) Adopt an Addendum to the Final
                                Environmental Impact Report for the Palo Comado Ranch Tract.

       Item 02 072023
       Item 02a Draft Palo Comado Ranch EIR
       Item 02b Final Palo Comado Ranch EIR
       
       APPLICANT:    Yosef Rosen for Joshua Haffner

      CASE NOS.: CUP-2022-0016, SPR-2022-0025, & OAK-2022-0046
  
      LOCATION: 6467 Chesebro Road (AIN: 2055-029-007)

      ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:  An addendum to the Palo Comado Ranch Tract Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for
                                                                                                the Palo Comado Ranch Tract Project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
                                                                                                (CEQA).        

       ZONING DESIGNATION:   Open Space-Restricted – Drainage - Old Agoura Design Overlay District and Equestrian Overlay District –
                                                                   (OS-R-D-OA-EQ) and Significant Ecological Area (SEA#12).

       GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Open Space-Restricted (OS-R)

      RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Conditional Use Permit Case No. CUP-2022-0016, Site
                                                          Plan/Architectural Review Case No. SPR-2022-0025, Oak Tree Permit Case No. OAK-2022-0046, subject to
                                                          conditions, based on the findings of the Draft Resolutions, and adopt the 2023 Addendum to the certified
                                                          2000 Palo Comado Ranch Tract EIR based on the findings of the Resolution.

3.   REQUEST: Conduct A Public Hearing, Adopting a Resolution Recommending that the City Council Approve a Zoning Ordinance
                                Amendment Amending the Following Provisions of Article IX (Zoning) of the Agoura Hills Municipal Code: 1) Various
                                Sign-Related Definitions in Chapter 1 (Introduction); 2) Division 5 (Sign Regulations) in Chapter 6 (Regulatory Provisions);
                                3) Section 9676.2 (Application Procedures) and Section 9676.7 (Variance or Modification Relating to Uses Amortized
                                Pursuant to this Code)  for Variances and Modifications in Chapter 6 (Regulatory Provisions); and 4) Section 9804.2
                                (Planning Commission Public Hearing) and Section 9804.3 (Zoning Administrator Public Hearings) in Chapter 8
                                (Administration) and Making a Determination of Exemption Under The California Environmental Quality Act.

        Item 03 072023

        APPLICANT: City of Agoura Hills

        CASE NO.: ZOA-2021-0002

        LOCATION: Citywide.

        ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15061(b)(3)
                                                                                                  of the CEQA Guidelines.

       ZONING DESIGNATION:  Citywide

       GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Citywide 

       RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a Resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance revising the regulations related
                                                           to signs, and making a determination of exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act.

PLANNING COMMISSION / STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT  

The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for August 3, 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 July 20, 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.