AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING 
AGOURA HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Thursday, May 16, 2024
6:30 p.m.

     Agenda PC 05-16-24

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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

OATH OF OFFICE TO INCOMING PLANNING COMMISSIONER BRUCE STEIN

ROLL CALL

   Chair Kate Anderson
   Vice Chair Morgan Roth 
   Commissioner Jessica Reinhardt
   Commissioner Brit Sharon
   Commissioner Bruce Stein 

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 April 18, 2024

        STAFF REFERENCE:   CITY CLERK/RECORDING SECRETARY RODRIGUES

         Item 01 Minutes 04-18-24

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:  1) APPROVE A SITE PLAN AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW PERMIT FOR EXTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS TO AN EXISTING
          OFFICE BUILDING 2) APPROVE AN OAK TREE PERMIT TO ENCROACH INTO THE PROTECTED ZONE OF TWO OAK TREES, AND
          3) MAKE A DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)

          Item 02 051624

         APPLICANT:  Tiffany Perez (One Nine Architecture) for Rich McEvoy

         CASE NOS:  SPR-2023-0035, & OAK-2023-0067

         LOCATION: 30601 Agoura Road (AIN 2061-002-036)

         ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per §15301 (Existing Facilities),
         § 15303(e) (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures),  and § 15311 (Accessory Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines.

         ZONING DESIGNATION: BP-M-FC (Business Park-Manufacturing-Freeway Corridor Overlay)

         GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: BP-M

         RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Site Plan and Architectural Review permit case number
         SPR-2023-0035, Oak Tree Permit case number OAK-2023-0067, subject to conditions, based on the findings of the Draft Resolution,
         and make a Determination of Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

3.     REQUEST: 1) APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SITE PLAN/ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW PERMIT TO ADD
         841.5 SQUARE FEET TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE, LOCATED ON A HILLSIDE LOT AND 2) TO DECIDE OF
         EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT

          Item 03 051624
          Item 03 Public Comment (1) 050624
          Item 03 Public Comments (1) 050724
          Item 03 Public Comments (1) 051624

         APPLICANT:  Brian and Tracy Phelps

         CASE NOS:  CUP-2023-0022 & SPR-2023-0038

         LOCATION:  4137 Jim Bowie Road (AIN: 2064-013-007)

         ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per § 15301 (Existing Facilities)
         of the CEQA Guidelines.

         ZONING DESIGNATION: Single Family Residential (RS-(3)-10,000) – Freeway Corridor Overlay (FC)

         GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Residential Single Family (RS)

         RECOMMENDATION:  Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Conditional Use Permit Case No. CUP-2023-0022
         and Site Plan/Architectural Review Case No. SPR-2023-0038, subject to conditions, based on the findings of the Draft Resolution.

PLANNING COMMISSION / STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT  

The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for June 6, 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 need special assistance to participate in a Planning Commission meeting or other services offered by the City of Agoura Hills, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (818) 597-7300. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed will assist the City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting or service.

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 May 16, 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.