APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMM]SSION ON MAY 5, 2425
MINUTES. FINAL
City of Orange
Planning Commission
April21,2025
The Planning Commission of the City of Orange, California convened on April 21, 2025, al 5:30 p.m. in a Regular Meeting in the Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, California.
OPENING/CALL TO ORDER
Chair Vejar called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m
1.1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner McCormack led the flag salute.
ROLL CALL
Present: Leslie, Martinez, Maldonado, McCormack, and Veiar
Absent: Vazquez, and Tucker
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
1.2 3. CONSENTCALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of said items unless members of the Planning Commission, staff or the public request specific items removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
3.'1. Approval of meeting minutes of the City of Orange Planning Commission Regular Meeting held on April 7, 2025.
ACTION: Approved minutes as presented.
3,2. Time extension for Street Lights Mixed-Use Apartment Development located at 840 The City Drive South.
ACTION: Approved item as presented.
Approval of the Consent Calendar
2 A motion was made by Commissioner Martinez, seconded by Vice approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aves: Leslie, lvlartinez, lvlaldonado, lvlccormack, and Veiar Noes: None
Absent: Vazquez, and Tucker
Leslie, toChair
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4, PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public Hearing to consider
housing as a permitted land
CECIA exemption.
4.2. ordinance establishing
for certain qualifying
Single Room Occupancy
properties and finding ol
Chair Vejar opened the public hearing at 5:42 p.m
Public Speakers:
None
Chair Vejar closed the public hearing at 5:43 p.m.
A motion was made by Commissioner Martinez, seconded by Commissioner McCormack to:
1 . Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 16-24 recommending the City Council adopt an Ordinance amending Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code to allow Single-Room Occupancy housing as a permitted use in certain zoning districts and related definitrons and development standards.
2. Find the ordinance categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEOA) per State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061 (bX3) and 1 5378.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aves: Leslie, Martinez, Ivlaldonado, [\ilcCormack, and Veiar Noes: None
Absent: Vazquez, and Tucker
Public Hearing to consider an update to Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code (oMC) to amend provisions relating to number of chickens allowed on residential properties and setback requirements; and finding of CEeA exemption.
Chair Vejar opened the public hearing at 5:45
Public Soeakers:
Karen Bustamante spoke in favor of the Ordinance.
Chair Vejar closed the public hearing at 5:58 p.m.
A motion was made by Commissioner Martinez, seconded by Commissioner Leslie to:
1. Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 03-25 recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance amending Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code to update the number of chickens permitted on residential properties and setback requirements with added language stating "no poultry shall be maintained closer to an off-property structure used for human habitation than to the structure used for human habitation where the poultry is kept."
2. Find the ordinance categorically exempt from the California Envtronmental Quality Act (CEaA) per State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(bX3) and 15378.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Leslie, Martinez, Maldonado, McCormack, and Vetar Noes: None
Absent: Yazquez, and Tucker
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5. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:55 p.m The next Regular Planning Commission Meeting will be held on Monday, ltay 5,2025, at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber.
Ortli
Principal Planner