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.	Approval of Minutes from the Planning Commission Regular Meeting of July 24, 2014.

3.	Approval of Minutes from the Planning Commission Special Meeting of July 24, 2014.

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 Shena Rojemann)

5.

1127 Miradero Road  Zone Text Amendment and Variance Request for a Zone Text Amendment to Beverly Hills Municipal Code Section 10-3-2502(B)(2)(b) regarding development standards for the maximum allowed floor area on single-family properties located in the Hillside Area of the City that are between 15,001 and 25,000 square feet in area, and were constructed prior to 1997.  In-lieu of the Zone Text Amendment, the applicant requests 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.  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.  (Associate Planner Shena Rojemann)

6.

8383 Wilshire Boulevard  Beverly Hills Lingual Institute Request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the establishment of an approximately 5,100 square foot educational institution within the second floor of an existing commercial building located at 8383 Wilshire Boulevard and to allow joint use of parking facilities in order to satisfy parking requirements of the educational institution.  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 Shena Rojemann)

7.

1021 North Beverly Drive and 1054 Shadow Hill Way  Zone Text Amendment and Lot Line Adjustment Request for a Zone Text Amendment to Beverly Hills Municipal Code Section 10-2-805 regarding minimum lot standards for lot line adjustments, and a request for a lot line adjustment to adjust property lines between the properties located at 1021 North Beverly Drive and 1054 Shadow Hill Way.  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. (Associate Planner Shena Rojemann)

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1000 North Crescent Drive  Zone Text Amendment Request for a Zone Text Amendment to Article 32 of Chapter 3 of Title 10 of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code creating incentives for property owners to landmark historic buildings. The potential incentives relate to establishing provisions for modifying development standards for landmarked properties in order to accommodate new additions/development on a property while preserving historic buildings. The amendments are associated with a proposed addition to the property located in the Hillside Area of the City at 1000 North Crescent Drive; however this item is intended to focus on a potential zone text amendment, which would apply to all current and future landmarked properties. (Associate Planner Andre Sahakian)

9.	Hillside Area Development Standards  Discussion regarding development standards pertaining to grading and retaining walls in the City’s Hillside Area.

10.	Upcoming Projects List

11.	2014 Meeting Schedule

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Amendments to the Central Area Single-Family Development Standards  Consider a recommendation to the City Council to adopt an ordinance amending the Beverly Hills Municipal Code to address concerns related to building scale and mass and parking requirements in the Central Area Single-Family development standards.  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)