AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING 
AGOURA HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Thursday, February 1, 2024
6:30 p.m.

   PC Agenda 02-01-24

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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 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.)

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 to Consider an Appeal of the Community Development Director’s Decision Regarding
                                  Specialty Stores in the Agoura Village Specific Plan Area

       Item 01 020124

      APPLICANTS:   Kanan Properties West, LLC, and New Rugs and Furniture

      CASE NO.:           APPC-2024-0001

      LOCATION:        5019 Kanan Road

     RECOMMENDATION:     Staff recommends the Planning Commission consider one of the following options: 1) uphold the Community
                                                             Development Director’s decision and reject the Applicant’s appeal by resolution, or 2) overturn the Community
                                                             Development Director’s decision and make the findings to allow the Applicant to operate a furniture store under
                                                             the land use category of “Specialty Store” and/or “Home Decorator’s Shop.

DISCUSSION / ACTION

2.   Selection of Planning Commission Chair and Vice Chair for 2024

       PLANNING COMMISSION / STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT  

The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for February 15, 2024, 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 February 1, 2024, 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.