Planning Commission Agenda
Video/Telephone Conference
Thursday, April 15, 2021
6:00 P.M.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE APRIL 15, 2021
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
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The starting times listed for each agenda item should be considered as a guide only. The Planning Commission reserves the right to alter the order of the agenda to allow for an effective meeting. Attendance at the entire meeting may be necessary to ensure interested parties hear a particular item. The City values and invites written comments from residents on matters set for Planning Commission consideration. In order to provide commissioners ample time to review all correspondence, any written communication must be submitted to the City Clerk’s office before 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to the meeting. Any written materials submitted to the Planning Commission are public record under the Public Records Act.
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.
Public Hearing Item(s):
1. (6:15 PM) File No. 160003152. Consideration by the Planning Commission of an amended Final Environmental Impact Report and City permits (listed below) to allow for development of a 77-acre vacant property located at 4790 Las Virgenes Road, at the Agoura Road intersection. The proposed project includes: (1) 180 condominium/townhouse housing units, with eighteen units (10%) restricted to be affordable to very low income families, within fifteen 3-story buildings; (2) a 5,867 square-foot, commercial retail center within two 1-story buildings; (3) a 0.36 acre community green space (park); (4) two storm water detention/debris basins; (5) a public trail dedication; and (6) dedication of 66.0 acres (86% of the site) as permanent open space. Development of this project would require remedial grading to stabilize a landslide hazard area on the southern portion of the site. Requested permits include: Vesting Tentative Tract Map (for land division and condominium purposes), Development Plan, Conditional Use Permit, Site Plan Review, Oak Tree Permit, and Scenic Corridor Permit. The project site is zoned as follows: 10 acres zoned Planned Development (PD), 6 acres zoned Residential-Multifamily (RMF (20), and 61 acres zoned Open Space-Development Restricted (OS-DR), all within the Scenic Corridor (-SC) overlay zone. The Planning Commission will make a recommendation to the City Council, who is the final decision-maker on this project. An Amended Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared and circulated in compliance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, and is available at https://www.cityofcalabasas.com/our-city/current-projects/west-village-at-calabasas.
Submitted by: The New Home Company
Planner: Glenn Michitsch, Senior Planner
(818) 224-1707
gmichitsch@cityofcalabasas.com
Item 2 - Staff Report
Exhibit A - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2021-713 [Approval Recommendation]
Attachment
Exhibit B - Planning Commission Resolution No. 2021-714 [Denial Recommendation]
Exhibit C - Project Plans (architectural, civil, landscape, and lighting)
Exhibit D - Amended Final EIR
Exhibit E - Alternative 5 Narrative, Site Plan, and Massing Diagrams
Exhibit F - PC Agenda Report for July 10 and 11, 2019
Exhibit G - PC Agenda Report for July 18, 2019 (including an excerpt from the City’s General Plan EIR Section 4.5, Geology, Impact GEO-3)
Exhibit H - PC Meeting Minutes for July 10, 11 and 18, 2019
Exhibit I - Post Woolsey Fire Oak Tree Assessment
Exhibit J - Peer Review of the Post Woolsey Fire Oak Tree Assessment
Exhibit K - Architectural Review Panel (ARP) Minutes
Exhibit L - Traffic and Transportation Commission Minutes
Exhibit M - Story Pole Plan and Photos
Exhibit N - Geotechnical Review Documents
Exhibit O - Los Angeles County Fire Dept. Review/Approval
Exhibit P - California Housing and Community Development (HCD) Correspondence
Exhibit Q - Written Public Comments
Correspondence Received
Presentation
Future Agenda Items and Reports:
2. (9:15PM) Director’s Report.
3. (9:30 PM) Reports from Members of the Planning Commission
Adjournment:
Adjournment to the regular meeting of the Planning Commission on April 21, 2021 at 6:00 P.M.
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.
If, due to disability, you require special accommodations to attend or participate in a Planning Commission meeting, please contact the Community Development Department, (818) 224-1600, at least one business day prior to the scheduled meeting so staff may assist you.
