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.

1.	CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - Consideration of Minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting of July 12, 2018.

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267 SOUTH BEVERLY DRIVE (URTH CAFFE RESTAURANT)  Open Air Dining Permit, Extended Hours Permit, and Waiver of Parking (PL1730240) - Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Beverly Hills approving an Open Air Dining Permit to allow continued operation of open air dining on private property and on the public right-of-way, an Extended Hours Permit to allow Urth Caffe to operate during extended hours in a commercial-residential transition area, and a waiver for 16 code-required parking spaces associated with the open air dining on private property. The resolution also finds the project categorically exempt from further review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Continued from the July 12, 2018 Planning Commission Hearing. (Assistant Planner Judy Gutierrez)

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1506 LEXINGTON ROAD    Hillside R-1 Permit (PL1808049) - Request for revisions to a previously approved Hillside R-1 Permit to allow for the expansion of an approved open sided accessory structure to cover 4,210-square-feet in area; the addition of roof canopies over exterior stairs; and floor plan changes.  The existing Hillside R-1 Permit allows for cumulative floor area in excess of 15,000 square feet, export of earth material in excess of 3,000 cubic yards, and to allow a porch/deck located more than three feet above grade on an open sided accessory structure covering 1,086 square feet in area at 1506 Lexington Road.  Pursuant to the provisions set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Planning Commission will also consider adoption of a Categorical Exemption for this amended project.  (Associate Planner Cynthia de la Torre)

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9200 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD  Zone Text Amendment and Conformity Review (PL1807081) - Request for a Zone Text Amendment to amend language in the previously approved M-PD-4 zone to remove "elevator penthouses" from the list of rooftop structures that are allowed to exceed the 60 foot maximum height of the zone by 10 feet.  In addition, the request includes a review of changes to the proposed plans to determine whether the changes are in substantial conformance with the plans approved by the Planning Commission on October 12, 2017.  Pursuant to the provisions set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Planning Commission will also consider finding the proposed zone text amendment and proposed changes to the plans to be within the scope of a previously certified Environmental Impact Report, with supplemental analysis provided in an EIR Addendum, such that no further environmental review is required.  (Associate Planner Alek Miller)

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331 NORTH OAKHURST DRIVE  Variances and Development Plan Review (PL1510528) - Request for Variances and a Development Plan Review to allow the construction of a two-story building on the property located at 331 North Oakhurst Drive. 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.  Continued from the August 10, 2017 Planning Commission Hearing.  (Senior Planner Timothea Tway)

6.	Upcoming Projects List

7.	2018 Meeting Schedule