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How Planning Commission Meetings Are Conducted

AGENDA

RANCHO PALOS VERDES PLANNING COMMISSION

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005

FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD

REGULAR MEETING

7:00 P.M.

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SCHEDULING NOTES

REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE RECORDING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE REMARKS OF THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE ITEM. NO REQUEST FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THAT TIME.

PURSUANT TO ADOPTED PLANNING COMMISSION PROCEDURE, NEW BUSINESS ITEMS NOT HEARD BEFORE ll:00 P.M. WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CONTINUED AND WILL BE HEARD ON THE NEXT COMMISSION AGENDA.

NEXT P.C. RESOLUTION NO. 2005-46

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CALL TO ORDER:

FLAG SALUTE:

ROLL CALL:

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

COMMUNICATIONS:

Council Policy Items (Excerpt Minutes):

Staff:

Commission:

COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE (regarding non-agenda items):

CONSENT CALENDAR:

NONE

CONTINUED BUSINESS:

NONE

RECESS (approximately 8:30 P.M.)

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

1. PROPOSED VIEW RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION GUIDELINE AMENDMENTS: City (JA)

Request: A City-initiated proposal to consider minor revisions to the current View Restoration Guidelines and Procedures in order to update the Guidelines to make them consistent with the November 3, 2004 City Council directive to use a professional mediator and the February 15, 2005 approval of the fee structure. In addition, Staff proposes minor clean-up amendments to clarify the View Restoration Permit process and conceptually propose streamlining the View Preservation Permit process.

Action Deadline: None

Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission continue the item to the December 13, 2005 Planning Commission meeting.

2. HEIGHT VARIATION PERMIT (CASE NO. 2005-00182): 29902 Avenida Refinida/BOA Architecture (DB)

Request: A request to construct a 2,090 square foot addition to an existing 4,729 square foot residence and conduct 115 cubic yards of grading. With the proposed addition, the residence will have a maximum height of 26’, as measured from the lowest grade adjacent to the building foundation/slab (200’) to the highest ridgeline of the residence (226’), and 15.1’, as measured from the highest elevation of existing building pad covered by structure (210.9’) to the highest ridgeline of the residence.

Action Deadline: None

Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission receive and file the request to withdraw the application

3. ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT (CASE NO. ZON2005-00543): City (GP)

Request: A request to amend Chapter 17.11 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, entitled "Affordable Housing", to clearly specify a preference for the construction of new affordable housing units over the payment of an in lieu fee, including specific criteria to be used to determine when construction is financially infeasible.

Action Deadline: None

Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission continue the item to the November 22, 2005 Planning Commission meeting.

4. HEIGHT VARIATION PERMIT (CASE NO. ZON2005-00366): 3512 Hightide/Greer (ES)
4A. P.C. RESOLUTION NO. 2005

Request: A request to construct a 1,194 square foot two-story addition to the south side of the existing two-story residence, resulting in a 4,221 square foot structure measuring 25-feet high.

Action Deadline: December 3, 2005

Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt P.C. Resolution No. 2005-___; thereby approving, with conditions, the Height Variation (Case No. ZON2005-00366).

NEW BUSINESS:

NONE

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

5. MINUTES OF OCTOBER 25, 2005.

ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON FUTURE AGENDAS:

Staff

6. PRE-AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 22, 2005

Commission

ADJOURNMENT:

The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 22, 2005, 7:00 P.M. at Hesse Park.