AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING 
AGOURA HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION
Civic Center – Council Chambers 
30001 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, California  91301
Thursday, March 21, 2024
6:30 p.m.

   PC Agenda 03-21-24

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ATTEND OR WATCH THE MEETING

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

EXCUSED ABSENCE

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 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.)

1.      REQUEST:   APPROVAL OF 1) A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ON-SALE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
                                    CONSUMPTION WITHIN A FAST CASUAL RESTAURANT, AND 2) TO MAKE A DETERMINATION
                                    OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)

          Item 01 032124

         APPLICANT:  Rojelio Aguirre Fernandez

         CASE NO:  CUP-2023-0019

         LOCATION:  5879 Kanan Road (AIN 2051-005-002)

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

         ZONING DESIGNATION:  CS-MU-AH (Commercial Shopping Center – Mixed Use – Affordable Housing Overlay)

         GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION:  CS-MU (Commercial Shopping Center – Mixed Use) 

         RECOMMENDATION:   Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve, Conditional Use Permit,
                                                               Case No. CUP-2023-0019, subject to conditions, based on the findings of the Draft Resolution.

2.     REQUEST:   APPROVAL OF 1) A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
                                    BUY-BACK FACILITY AND 2) TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE
                                    CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT

         Item 02 032124
         Item No. 2 - Public Comments (1) 031824
         Item No. 2 - Public Comments (2) References, but not related to item 031824
         Item No. 2 - Public Comments (5) 031924
         Item No. 2 - Public Comments (8) 031924
         Item No. 2 - Public Comments (4) 032024
        Item No. 2 - Public Comments (9) 032124

         APPLICANT: CRV Store Only, Inc.

         CASE NO: CUP-2023-0023

         LOCATION: 5727 Kanan Road (AIN 2051-005-141)

         ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
                                                                                                   per §15303 of the CEQA Guidelines.

         ZONING DESIGNATION: Commercial Shopping Center – Mixed Use – Affordable Housing (CS-MU-AH)

         GENERAL PLAN  DESIGNATION: Commercial Shopping Center – Mixed Use (CS-MU)

         RECOMMENDATION:   Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Conditional Use Permit No. CUP-2023-0023,
                                                               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 April 4, 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 March 21, 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.