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, Amendments to the Streets Master Plan, and Lot Line Adjustment Request 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, request for a tree removal permit to remove one protected tree, request for a Lot Line Adjustment between 1184 Loma Linda Drive and 1117 Sutton Way, and a request to amend the Streets Master Plan to vacate portions of Loma Linda Drive and dedicate portions of the subject property for a new vehicle turnaround at the property located at 1184 - 1193 Loma Linda Drive.  (Associate Planner Andre Sahakian)

3.

325 North Maple Drive  Development Plan Review Request for a Development Plan Review to allow the addition of 47,347 square feet of new general office space in conjunction with remodeling of the former Post Office site.  Pursuant to the provisions set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act, the Commission will also consider a determination of exemption from CEQA. (Assistant Planner Alek Miller)

4.

Synthetic Turf in Residential Front Yards  Adopt a resolution recommending to the City Council an ordinance amending the Beverly Hills Municipal Code to allow synthetic turf in residential front yards. Pursuant to the provisions set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act, the Commission will also consider adoption of a Categorical Exemption for the amendment.  (Associate Planner Timothea Tway)

5.	Upcoming Projects List

6.	2015 Meeting Schedule