Planning Commission Agenda
Video/Telephone Conference
Thursday, June 17, 2021
6:00 P.M.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE JUNE 17, 2021
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
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6:00 P.M. - Opening Matters:
- Call to Order / Roll Call of Commission Members
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Approval of Agenda
- Announcements and Introductions
6:05 P.M. - Oral Communications – Public Comment:
For citizens wishing to address the Commission on matters not on the agenda.
6:10 P.M. – Consent Items:
1. Approval of Minutes: April 15 & April 21, 2021
Public Hearings:
2. (6:15 PM) File No. SPR-2021-011 and SCP-2021-002: Request to modify an approved Site Plan Review and Scenic Corridor Permit to construct a new place of worship and single-family residence, on a property located at 3871 Old Topanga Canyon Road (APN 2069-016-025) within the Rural Residential (RR) Zone and the Scenic Corridor (SC) Overlay Zone. The proposed modification reduces the size of the approved two-story building from 14,200 square feet to 10,500 square feet. The project is exempt from environmental review in accordance with Section 15061 (b)(3)(General Rule Exemption), 15301 (Existing Facilities), 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) and Section 15303 (New Construction) of the CEQA Guidelines.
Submitted by: Rabbi Eli Freidman
Planner: Michael Klein, Senior Planner
mklein@cityofcalabasas.com
(818) 224-1710
Item 2 - Staff Report
Exhibit A - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2021-723
Exhibit B - Modified Project Plans dated May 31, 2021
Exhibit C - Staff Report to the Planning Commission February 20, 2020
Exhibit D - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2020-698
Exhibit E - ARP Draft Minutes May 28, 2021
Presentation
3. (6:45 PM) File No. SPR-2021-007: Request for a Site Plan Review to construct a 1,352 square-foot addition to an existing single-family home located at 3519 Gladiola Dr. (APN: 2072-002-087) within the Rural Community (RC) zoning district and Calabasas Highlands (-CH) overlay zone. The project is exempt from environmental review in accordance with Section 15061 (b)(3)(General Rule Exemption) and Section 15301 (e)(2) (Existing Facilities) of the California CEQA Guidelines.
Submitted by: Will Shepphird
Planner: Jaclyn Rackerby, Assistant Planner
jrackerby@cityofcalabasas.com
(818) 224-1705
Item 3 - Staff Report
Exhibit A - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2021-722
Exhibit B - Plans and Elevations
Exhibit C - Approved Story Pole Plan
Exhibit D - ARP Minutes from April 23, 2021
Presentation
4. (7:15 PM) File No. SPR-2021-005, VAR-2021-001: Request for a Site Plan Review and a Variance to construct a 2,373 square-foot addition to the second floor of an existing 13,716 square-foot two-story single-family residence. The project scope of work also includes covered BBQ area, new balcony, and exterior remodel. The project involves a request for a variance for an addition greater than 1,200 square feet to an existing structure located within 50 feet of a significant ridgeline. The subject site is located at 25400 Prado de la Felicidad (APN: 2069-089-012) within the Residential, Single-Family (RS) zoning district. The project is exempt from environmental review in accordance with Section 15061 (b)(3)(General Rule Exemption) and Section 15301 (e)(1) (Existing Facilities) of the California CEQA Guidelines.
Submitted by: Arc Design Group
Planner: Jaclyn Rackerby, Assistant Planner
jrackerby@cityofcalabasas.com
(818) 224-1705
Item 4 - Staff Report
Exhibit A - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2021-721
Exhibit B - Plans and Elevations
Exhibit C - Site Photo and Renderings
Exhibit D - Approved Story Pole Plan
Exhibit E - ARP Minutes from April 23, 2021
Presentation
5. (7:45 PM) File No. CUP-2021-003: Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a Type-47 On-Sale General license from the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to allow for the onsite consumption of beer, wine and spirits within the existing restaurant, Barney’s, located at 4776 Commons Way, Suite D (APN: 2068-003-023) within the Commercial, Mixed Use (CMU) zoning district. The project is exempt from environmental review in accordance with Section 15061 (b)(3)(General Rule Exemption) and Section 15301 (e)(2) (Existing Facilities) of the California CEQA Guidelines.
Submitted by: Whitney Heller of EZ Home Permits
Planner: Brenda Magaña, Associate Planner
(818) 224-1708
bmagaña@cityofcalabasas.com
Item 5 - Staff Report
Exhibit A - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2021-725
Exhibit B - Project Plans
Presentation
6. (8:15 PM) File No.SGNP-2021-001, MSCP-2021-003, CUP-2021-004 and ZC-2021-089: Request for a Conditional Use Permit and Zoning Clearance to allow on-site consumption of beer, wine and spirits via a Type-47 license from the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control in conjunction with the operation of a restaurant within a 125-room hotel; and 2) Request for a Sign Program and Minor Scenic Corridor Permit for the signage of a hotel under construction. The subject site is located at 26400 Rondell St (APN: 2069-031-019), within the Commercial Retail zoning district, Scenic Corridor overlay zone and Las Virgenes Gateway Master Plan area. An Initial Study/ Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) was prepared for the original project, inclusive of all support facilities and amenities for the hotel. In preparing and reviewing the IS/MND, staff exercised independent judgment over the project and the project's environmental impacts. The Final IS/MND was adopted by City Council via Resolution No. 2016-1496. The Proposed Project does not change the use or physically alter the approved project, and therefore is in substantial conformance with the project analyzed in the adopted IS/MND.
Submitted by: Rondell Hotel, LLC
Planner: Michael Klein, Senior Planner
(818) 224-1710
mklein@cityofcalabasas.com
Item 6 - Staff Report
Exhibit A - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2021-719 - Conditional Use Permit
Exhibit B - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2021-720 - Sign Program
Exhibit C - Plans
Exhibit D - Sign Program
Exhibit E - Applicant’s Statement
Exhibit F - Draft ARP Minutes from May 28, 2021
Exhibit G - List of Existing Citywide On-Site Alcohol Sales
Exhibit H
Presentation - Sign Program
Presentation - Alcohol CUP
8:45 PM. Future Agenda Items and Reports:
7. Director’s Report.
8. Reports from Members of the Planning Commission
Adjournment:
Adjournment to the regular meeting of the Planning Commission on July 1, 2021 at 6:00 P.M. in Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 Civic Center Way.
Any legal action by an applicant, appellant, or other person, seeking to obtain judicial review of any Planning Commission decisions may be subject to the 90-day filing period of, and governed by, Code of Civil Procedure sections 1094.5 and 1094.6.
Any person wishing to appeal a decision of the Planning Commission must do so within ten (10) days of the Planning Commission action. Please contact the Community Development Department for information regarding the appeal process. If you challenge any action of the Planning Commission in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. A copy of the Planning Commission agenda packet, staff reports and supporting documents, and any materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Planning Commission after distribution of the agenda packet are available for review by the public by contacting the project planner using the contact information above or by visiting the following link: https://www.cityofcalabasas.com/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/1012/17?curm=8&cury=2020.
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