APPROVED BY THE DESIGN REVIEWCOMMITTEE ON JANUARY 17,2024
MINUTES
City of Orange
D6ign Review Gommittee
December 06, 2023
The Design Review Committee of the City of Orange, California convened 2023, al 5:30 p.m. in a Regular Meeting in the Council Chamber, 300 E.
Orange, California.
,1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER
Chair McDermott called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m.
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3.1. 3.2
on December 6,
Chapman Avenue,
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair McDermott led the flag salute.
ROLL CALL
Present: Fox, lmboden, Farfan, Ledesma, and McDermott
Absent: Skorpanich, and Grosse
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the Design Review Committee and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of said items unless members of the Design Review Committee, staff or the public request specific items removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
Approval of minutes of the City of Orange Design Review Committee Regular Meeting held on November 15,2023,
ACTION: Approved minutes as presented.
Design review of a master sign program for the Providence St. Joseph Medical Office Building at 363 S. Main Street (Design Review No. 51'14-231.
ACTION: Approved by the Design Review Committee.
A request for new signage for a proposed restaurant al 212E. chapman Avenue (oRc 5120-23).
Item 3.3 was removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration by Committee Member Fox.
3.3.
December 6, 2023
4.1. Batavia Self Storage, located at 630 N Batavia Street (Design Review No 5072-221.
4.2. A molion was made by Committee Member Fox, seconded by Committee Member Ledesma, to recommend approval of Design Review 5072-221o lhe Planning Commission with the following recommendations:
-The Ceanothus called out on the landscape plan be substituted with the coffee berry shrub
- The tree count of the Brisbane box should be increased per the landscape architects recommendations so that it results in having seven 24-inch trees and an additional four 36-inch Brisbane box trees and that the applicant will work with staff prior to submittal for building plan check
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aves: Fox, lmboden, Farfan, Ledesma, and McDermott
Noes: None
Absent: Skorpanich, and Grosse
A proposal to construct 49 small lot homes located at 901 E. Katella Avenue (Design Review No. 5092-221.
The following spoke on behalf of the project:
Emilie Simard, Applicant; Phil Stevens,
of lntracorp; Michael Stone, Architect:
Applicant.
Landscape Architect; Brad
Joy Hendrick, Consultant,
Perozzi, President
and Rick Puffer.
Design Review Committee Minutes
ACTION: A motion was made by Committee Member Fox, seconded by Committee Member lmboden, to approve Design Review 5120-23 with the added following conditions:
- The halo illumination be eliminated on the lower line of text on the Chapman Avenue facing side so that the words " TEA & FUSION RESTAURANT' do not have the halo illumination
- No exposed conduit or raceways on the outer surface of the facade The motion carried by the following vote:
Aves: Fox, lmboden, Farfan, Ledesma, and McDermott
Noes: None
Absent: Skorpanich, and Grosse
3.4. A request for a stealth wireless facility housed within the City's Main Library Cupola, /O7 E. Chapman Avenue (Design Review No. 5108-23).
ACTION: Approved by the Design Review Committee.
Approval of the Consent Calendar
A motion was made by Committee Member Fox, seconded by Committee Member lmboden, to approve the Consent Calendar as presenled. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aves: Fox, lmboden, Farfan, Ledesma, and McDermott
Noes: None
Absent: Skorpanich, and Grosse
4. NEW BUSINESS
Design Review Committee Min utes December 6, 2023
The following spoke in opposition to the project:
Steve Fingal, David Nelson, Kevin Tong, Corina Ven De Pol, Joe Vasquez, Alfred Tucker, Lily Tucker, Carolyn Jones, Rosalie Huynh, Doug Hamilton, Janet Majick, Richard Housky, Timothy C. Ngo, Amy Moen, Hung Doan, Rob Canning, David Stuetzel, and Alex Martin.
RECESS: The Design Review Committee recessed at 6:55 p.m. and reconvened at 7:10 p.m. with all Members present.
RECESS: The Design Review Committee recessed al 9:27 p.m. and reconvened at 9:44 p.m. with all Members present.
A motion was made by Committee Member Fox, seconded by
Farfan, to continue Design Review 5092-22 to February 7, 2024. by the following vote:
Aves: Fox, lmboden, Farfan, Ledesma, and McDermott
Noes: None
Absent: Skorpanich, and Grosse
ADJOURNMENT
Committee Member
The motion carrred
5 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:47 P.M reb
Pnncrpa lPlanner
After further discussion, the Design Review Committee took a recess to allow the applicant time to consider a continuance.
The next Regular Design Review Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber.