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.

1184-1193 Loma Linda Drive  Hillside R-1 Permit, Tree Removal Permit, and Amendment of the Streets Master Plan Request to continue the hearing, to a date uncertain, for: a Hillside R-1 Permit to allow cumulative floor area exceeding 15,000 square feet and landform alterations exceeding 3,000 cubic yards of export, a request for a tree removal permit to remove one protected tree, and a request to amend the Streets Master Plan to vacate portions of Loma Linda Drive and an intersecting, unimproved alley, and dedicate portions of the subject property for a new turnaround at the property located at 1184-1193 Loma Linda Drive.  (Associate Planner Andre Sahakian)

3.

1506 Lexington Road  Hillside R-1 Permit Request to amend a previously approved Hillside R-1 Permit to allow the total cumulative floor area on the site to exceed 15,000 square feet, allow a porch/deck more than three feet (3’) above grade on an accessory structure on an estate property, and to allow the export of more than 3,000 cubic yards of earth material from the subject property. 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.  (Senior Planner Ryan Gohlich)

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1021 North Beverly Drive and 1054 Shadow Hill Way  Zone Text Amendment and Lot Line Adjustment Request to continue the discussion, to a date uncertain, regarding amendments to Beverly Hills Municipal Code Section 10-2-805 regarding minimum lot standards for lot line adjustments.  (Senior Planner Ryan Gohlich)

5.	Disaster Recovery Ordinance Update  Discuss current disaster recovery ordinances and direct staff to return with a draft ordinance.  (Associate Planner Timmi Tway)

6.	Upcoming Projects List

7.	Building Permit Activity Report - 12/01/14 - 12/31/14

8.	2015 Meeting Schedule