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 September 12, 2019.

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959 ALPINE DRIVE  Hillside R-1 Permits and Tree Removal Permit (PL1820383) Request for three Hillside R-1 Permits to: 1) allow for a series of retaining walls to exceed a cumulative height of 12’ and have less than 10’ of landscaped separation between walls, 2) export of more than 3,000 cubic yards of earth material, and 3) exceed the maximum amount of combined cut and fill permissible for a property in the Hillside Area, and a Tree Removal Permit to allow the removal of 2 protected trees.  The requests are associated with the construction of a new 2-story single-family dwelling with a basement and accessory structures located at 959 Alpine Drive.  Pursuant to the provisions set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Planning Commission will also consider finding the project exempt from further review under CEQA. (Edgar Arroyo, Associate Planner)

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257 NORTH CAÑON DRIVE  Open Air Dining Permit and Joint Use Parking Facilities Request (PL1900068) Request for an Open Air Dining Permit and the joint use of 50% of the parking facilities of a primarily daytime use by a primarily nighttime use to allow the establishment of a new restaurant and associated open air dining areas on public and private property within the southernmost portion of the ground floor tenant space at 257 North Cañon Drive. Pursuant to the provisions set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Planning Commission will also consider finding the Project exempt from further review under CEQA. (Chloe Chen, Assistant Planner)

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360 NORTH RODEO DRIVE (LUXE HOTEL)  Conditional Use Permit Amendment (PL1900158) Request for an amendment to a Conditional Use Permit to allow the conversion of two guestrooms on the fifth floor of the existing hotel’s east tower (“Beverly Tower”) into a 340 square foot fitness room and a 219 square foot spa treatment room. Pursuant to the provisions set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Planning Commission will consider finding the project exempt from further review under CEQA. (Judy Gutierrez, Assistant Planner)

5.	Upcoming Projects List

6.	2019 Meeting Schedule