AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING 
AGOURA HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Thursday, November 2, 2023
6:30 p.m.

   PC Agenda 11-02-23

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ATTEND OR WATCH THE MEETING

For in-person attendance, Council Chamber doors will open to the public at 6:00 p.m. 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. 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (PUBLIC COMMENT)

Option A: To provide public comment in-person in the Council Chambers 

Members of the public have an 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 Recording Secretary 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 Recording Secretary. 

Option B:  To submit written public comments prior to the meeting

Members of the public have an opportunity to submit email correspondence on any item listed on the Agenda by sending an email to: comments@agourahillscity.org. All public correspondence received by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date will be provided to the Planning Commission prior to the meeting. Public comments are not read into the record. 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 or entered into the official record, but will be provided to the Planning Commission the next day. 

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 June 1, 2023

       STAFF REFERENCE:   CITY CLERK/RECORDING SECRETARY RODRIGUES 

       Item 01 Minutes 060123

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.)

2.      REQUEST:   Conduct a Public Hearing, adopting a resolution recommending the City Council adopt an ordinance amending
                                     Section 9673.2 of Article IX (Zoning) of the Agoura Hills Municipal Code to require issuance of a conditional use permit
                                     within a specified time period if delineated findings can be made, codifying factors to be utilized in considering required
                                     findings, and making a determination of exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act. 

           Item 02 110223

          APPLICANT: City of Agoura Hills

         CASE NO.: ZOA-2023-0010

         LOCATION: Citywide

         ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:   Pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
                                                                                                     where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question
                                                                                                     may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. 

         ZONING DESIGNATION:      All Zoning Designations

         GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: All General Plan Designations 

         RECOMMENDATION:  Adopt a resolution recommending the City Council adopt an ordinance amending Section 9673.2 of Article IX
                                                              (Zoning) of the Agoura Hills Municipal Code to require issuance of a conditional use permit within a specified
                                                              time period if delineated findings can be made, codifying factors to be utilized in considering required findings,
                                                              and making a determination of exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act.

PLANNING COMMISSION / STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT  

The Regular Meetings of the Planning Commission for November 16, 2023, and December 7, 2023, have been canceled. The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for December 21, 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.

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 November 2, 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.