APPROVED BY THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE ON JUNE 4, 2025
MINUTES
City of Orange
Design Review Committee
May 07, 2025
The Design Review Committee of the City of Orange, California convened on May 7, 2025, at 530pm. in a Regular Meeting in the Council Chamber, 300E. Charman Avenue, Orange,
1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chair Farfan called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
1.1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Committee Member McDermott led the flag salute.
1.2 ROLL CALL
Present: Farfan, McDermott, Grosse, Ledesma, Lopez, and Gladson
Absent: Skorpanich
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public Speakers:
The following spoke regarding a project on Grovewood Lane:
Laura Thomas, Laura Sandoval, and David Sandoval.
3. 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
3.1. Approval of minutes of the City of Orange Design Review Committee Regular Meeting held on April 16, 2025.
ACTION: Approved minutes as presented.
Approval of the Consent Calendar
A motion made by Committee Member McDermott, seconded by Committee Member Grosse, to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aves: Farfan, McDermott, Grosse, Ledesma, Lopez, and Gladson Noes: None
Absent: Skorpanich
Design Review Committee Minutes May 7, 2025
4. NEW BUSINESS
4.1. A proposal to construct a new 213,572-square-foot warehouse facility at 534 W.
Struck Avenue (Design Review No. 5140).
Public Speakers:
The following spoke on behalf of the project:
Maggie Xu, Applicant; Jaime • Cruz, Architect; Haseeb Quershi, Environmental Specialist; Will Cochran, Landscape Architect.
A motion was made by Committee Member McDermott, seconded by Committee Member Grosse, to recommend approval of Design Review No. 5140 to the Planning Commission with the following additional conditions:
1. The Magnolia trees located at the front of the project shall be upsized to a 36-inch box size.
2. The six-foot wrought iron fencing along the north property line shall be moved from back of sidewalk to the back of trees at the edge of the parking lot.
3. The tree palette shall be revised to reflect more water efficient species for drought tolerance and security in consultation with staff.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Farfan, McDermott, Grosse, Ledesma, Lopez, and Gladson Noes: None
Absent: Skorpanich
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45p.m.
The next Regular Design Review Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber.
Anna Pehoushek, FAICP
Assistant Director Community Development