Planning Commission Agenda
Thursday, December 7, 2023, 6:00 P.M.
100 Civic Center Way
Calabasas, CA 91302

The meeting will be broadcast on CTV Channel 3 and the live stream of the meeting may be viewed online at www.cityofcalabasas.com/ctvlive.

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 records under the Public Records Act.

Opening Matters:

• Call to Order / Roll Call of Commission Members
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Approval of Agenda
• Announcements and Introductions

Oral Communications – Public Comment:

For persons wishing to address the Planning Commission on matters applicable to the Commission but not on the meeting agenda.

Consent Items:

1. Approval of minutes:  November 16, 2023

2. Adoption of Resolution 2023-782, approving File No. SPR-2020-002 (Continued from November 16, 2023)

Item 2 - Staff Report
Exhibit A - Draft Planning Commission Resolution number 2023 – 782
Exhibit B - Additional retaining wall drainage system information

Public Hearing Item(s):

3. File No. SPR-2023-008: Request for a Site Plan Review to construct a 945 square-foot addition to an existing two-story single-family residence located at 4051 Magna Carta Rd (APN: 2079-013-014) within the Residential Single-Family (RS) zoning district.

Submitted by: Barbara Paderni
Planner: Jaclyn Rackerby, Planner
(818) 224-1705
jrackerby@cityofcalabasas.com

Item 3 - Staff Report
Exhibit A - Project Plans
Exhibit B - Findings Justification Submitted by Applicant
Exhibit C - ARP Minutes from October 27, 2023
Exhibit D - Draft Conditions of Approval
Exhibit E - Site Photos
Exhibit F - Colors & Materials Exhibit
Presentation

4. File No. VAR-2023-003: Request for a Variance to allow for an addition to the side of the residence (west side) for a 297 sq. ft. addition to an existing single- family residence. The existing two-story residence located at 4041 Schuylkill Drive (APN: 2079-018-017) is 2,440 sq. ft. and is currently non-conforming to the 10 ft. side setback allowance to the west side property line. The request is to allow for a 7 ft. side setback to expand the first level kitchen. 

Submitted by: James and Saundra Mee
Planner: Angela Georgeff, Associate Planner
(818) 224-1709
ageorgeff@cityofcalabasas.com

Item 4 - Staff Report
Exhibit A - Project Plans
Exhibit B - Site Photos
Exhibit C - Draft Findings (Applicant Prepared)
Exhibit D - Letters of Support
Exhibit E - Conditions of Approval (Draft)
Exhibit F - NOI Letters
Exhibit G - Letter from Architect
Presentation

Future Agenda Items and Reports:

5. Director’s Report.

6. Reports from Members of the Planning Commission

Adjournment:

Adjournment to the regular meeting of the Planning Commission on December 21, 2023 at 6:00 P.M.

<sub>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.  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.</sub>