Planning Commission Agenda
Thursday, April 18, 2024 6:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
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:  March 21, 2024

Public Hearing Item(s):

2. File No(s): SPR-2023-016 and OTP-2024-004: Request for a Site Plan Review and Oak Tree Permit for a new 2,268 square-foot two-story single-family home with an attached garage, maximum 6-foot-high retaining walls, hardscape and landscape, located at 23616 Valley View, in the Rural Community-Calabasas Highlands (RC-CH) zoning district.

Submitted by: Amir Babaeian

Planner: Glenn Michitsch, Senior Planner
(818) 224-1707
gmichitsch@cityofcalabasas.com

Item 2 - Staff Report
Exhibit A - Project Plans
Exhibit B - Findings/Justification Submitted by Applicant
Exhibit C - Draft Conditions of Approval
Exhibit D - ARP Minutes from January 26, 2024
Exhibit E - Sample of Homes in the Vicinity
Exhibit F - Oak Tree Report submitted by Applicant
Exhibit G - Peer-review of Oak Tree Report from City Arborist
Exhibit H - Biology Report submitted by Applicant
Exhibit I - Peer-review of the Biological Assessment from City Biologist
Public Correspondence
Presentation

Discussion Item(s):

3. Discuss and Provide Recommendations for consideration by the City Council regarding the following General Plan Housing Element Implementation Programs: 1) Pre-Approved plans for Accessory Dwelling Units; 2) Objective design standards for residential development projects; and, 3) Standards and processing requirements for adaptive reuse projects.

Item 3 - Staff Report
Presentation

Future Agenda Items and Reports:

4. Director’s Report.

5. Reports from Members of the Planning Commission

Adjournment:

Adjournment to the regular meeting of the Planning Commission on May 2, 2024 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.  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.}