Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Agoura Hills staff unveils economic-development outreach, $50,000 concept-plan proposal and code tweaks to speed business openings

Agoura Hills City Council · August 14, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

City staff presented a nine‑month economic-development update, recommended code and administrative changes to speed business approvals, and asked council to fund a $50,000 consultant concept plan to explore a downtown/activity center across from City Hall; council approved staff direction 5–0.

Agoura Hills — City staff told the City Council Wednesday that a recent round of outreach, surveys and roundtables has identified retail and experiential uses residents want and recommended administrative and code changes to make Agoura Hills more business-friendly.

Community Development Director Denise Thomas told council the Agoura Hills Municipal Code’s use table is “hyper specific and outdated,” which forces many prospective tenants into a Planning Commission process. Thomas recommended three near-term changes: broaden or modernize the use table and grant the…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans