A detailed Commission packet is available for review in the Library and the City Clerk's Office.

 
 

   
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Beverly Hills will make reasonable efforts to accommodate persons with disabilities. If you require special assistance, please call (310) 285-1126 (voice) or (310) 285-6881 (TTY). Providing at least forty-eight (48) hours advance notice will help to ensure availability of services. City Hall, including the Council Chamber and Room 280A, is wheelchair accessible. The City Hall Council Chamber and Room 280A are also equipped with audio equipment for the hearing impaired.



Decisions of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council within fourteen (14) days of the Planning Commission action by filing a written appeal with the City Clerk. Decisions involving subdivision maps must be appealed within ten (10) days of the Planning Commission Action. Appeal forms are available in the City Clerk's office. (Note: Appeal Fee Required.)




CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Room 280A
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210

PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING

AGENDA

Thursday, July 25, 2019
1:30 p.m.




OPEN MEETING

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE



GUIDE FOR PERSONS INTENDING TO SPEAK

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.



Members of the public may address the Commission regarding any items not on the Agenda that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. By State law, the Commission may not discuss or vote on items not on the Agenda.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

With the concurrence of the Commission, the Chair may choose to amend the order of the items on the agenda.

CONSENT CALENDAR - No items

No items

REPORTS FROM PRIORITY AGENCIES - None

CONTINUED BUSINESS - None

PLANNING COMMISSION / BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS / PLANNING AGENCY PUBLIC HEARINGS – NEW BUSINESS

1. 1134 MIRADERO ROAD  Variances, Hillside R-1 Permits, Tree Removal Permit (PL1629724) - A request for a Variance to deviate from Beverly Hills Municipal Code (BHMC) §10-3-2503 regarding building height for uphill lots; a Variance to deviate from BHMC §10-3-2518 regarding front yard paving setbacks; a Hillside R-1 Permit to allow more than 1,000 square feet of floor area to be located off the existing level pad;  a Hillside R-1 Permit to allow walls of no more than six feet in height to encroach into a front yard without complying with open to view requirements; a Hillside R1-1 Permit to allow an accessory structure to be located within 100’ of the front property line on an estate lot; and a Tree Removal Permit to allow the removal of six protected trees. (Cindy Gordon, Associate Planner)

Tab 1 - 1134 Miradero Road

2. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO REMOVE THE 1,000 ROOM LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS THAT CAN BE APPROVED IN THE CITY AFTER NOVEMBER 1, 1984 -  A City initiated ordinance amending the Beverly Hills Municipal Code to remove the cap on the number of hotel rooms that can be approved in the City after November 1, 1984.  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 project finding the Project exempt from further review under CEQA.  (Timothea Tway, Senior Planner)

Tab 2 - Hotel Room Cap Removal

STUDY SESSION

3. SB743 COMPLIANCE  - A City initiated study session to provide the Planning Commission with an opportunity to discuss compliance with the requirements of SB 743.  (Timothea Tway, Senior Planner)

Tab 3 - SB743

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMMISSION

* Mayor’s Cabinet Meeting

COMMUNICATIONS FROM STAFF 

* City Planner Updates

4. Upcoming Projects List

Tab 4 - Upcoming Projects List

5. 2019 Meeting Schedule

Tab 5 - 2019 Meeting Schedule

ADJOURNMENT