This guide has been prepared as an aid so that you will be able to express you opinions briefly and clearly before the Commission and thus increase the effectiveness of your presentation. Unless extended by the Chair, applicant presentations are limited to fifteen (15) minutes, and public remarks are limited to three (3) minutes.

1. State your Name and Address.

2. Organization you represent if any.

3. Your Statement should include all pertinent facts within your knowledge. It is important to discuss only those matters relating to the hearing and to tie your discussion of the facts directly to the decision you wish the Commission to reach.

Written Testimony
In order to have written material included in the Planning Commissioner’s mailed Agenda Packet, 10 copies of the material must be delivered to the Planning office no later than 8 calendar days before the date of the Planning Commission Hearing.
Written material (10 copies) that is presented to the Planning Commission after this date and up to 1:00 p.m. the day of the Planning Commission Hearing, will be included in the Commissioners’ Agenda folder, but may not be reviewed by individual Commissioners due to the amount of material that the Commissioners have to review for the Agenda.

2.

1127 Miradero Road  Zone Text Amendment and Variance A resolution denying a Zone Text Amendment to Beverly Hills Municipal Code Section 10-3-2502(B)(2)(d) regarding development standards for the maximum allowed floor area on single-family properties located in the Hillside Area of the City, and a resolution approving a Variance to allow an addition to the existing single-family residence that would cause the floor area on the site to exceed the maximum floor area permitted pursuant to Beverly Hills Municipal Code Section 10-3-2502.  (Associate Planner Andre Sahakian)

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Amendments to the Central Area Single-Family Development Standards  Consider a resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an ordinance amending the Central Area Single-Family development standards in the Beverly Hills Municipal Code to address concerns related to building scale and mass and parking requirements.  The proposed code changes could affect maximum height, setbacks and required parking.  Pursuant to the provisions set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Planning Commission may also consider a determination of exemption from CEQA.  (Principal Planner Michele McGrath)

4.

509 North Sierra Drive  Minor Accommodation and Second Unit Use Permit Request for a Minor Accommodation and a Second Unit Use Permit to allow a second story addition to an existing accessory structure located within the required side and rear yard setbacks and to allow complete independent living facilities within the accessory structure located on a property in the Central Area of the City, North of Santa Monica Boulevard.  Pursuant to the provisions set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act, the Planning Commission will also consider adoption of a Categorical Exemption for this project.  (Associate Planner Andre Sahakian)  Continue to the Planning Commission Special Meeting on September 29, 2014.

5.	Upcoming Projects List

6.	Building Permit Activity Report - 7/1/14 thru 7/31/14

7.	2014 Meeting Schedule Calendar