1 APPROVED BY THE PLANN]NG COMM]SS]ON ON AUGUST 18, 2025
MINUTES
City of Orange
Planning Commission
July 21,2025
The Planning Commission of the City of Orange, California convened on July 21,2025, at 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 5:34 p.m
1.1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner [/aldonado led the flag salute.
1.2 ROLL CALL
Present: Leslie, ltlartinez, [Valdonado, Tucker, lvlcCormack, and Veiar
Absent: Yazquez
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
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 July 7, 2025.
ACTION: Approved minutes as presented
Approval of the Consent Calendar
A motion was made by Commissioner lrlartinez, seconded by Vice Chair Leslie, to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aves: Leslie, Martinez, [t/aldonado, Tucker, [VlcCormack, and Veiar Noes: None
Absent: Vazquez
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4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
4.1. Public Hearing to consider an ordinance establishing farmworker and employee housing as a permitted land use for certain qualifying properties and finding ol CEQA exemption.
Associate Planner, Arlen Beck presented a summary of the staff report. Commissioner lvlaldonado suggested a language change to one of the proposed special use regulations.
Chair Vejar opened the public hearing at 5:41 p.m
4.2. There being no public speakers, Chair Vejar closed the public hearing al5:42 p.m.
A motion was made by Commissioner Martinez, seconded by Commissioner lrlaldonado to:
1. Adopt Plannrng Commission Resolution No. 08-25 recommending the City Council adopt an Ordinance amending Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code to comply with the Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Sections 17000-17062.5) regarding farmworker and employee housing as a permitted use in certain zoning districts and related definitions and development standards, with suggested special use regulation language modification.
2. Recommend that the City Council find the ordinance categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3).
Aves: Leslie, Martinez, Ivlaldonado, Tucker, IvlcCormack, and Veiar Noes: None
Absent: Vazquez
Public Hearing to consider a request to construct a new warehouse facility at 534 W. Struck Avenue.
Due to a potential conflict with employment, Chair Vejar recused herself and left the meeting at 5:48 p.m.
Senior Planner, Monique Schwartz presented a summary of the staff report.
Vice Chair Leslie opened the public hearing at 5:49 p.m.
The following members of the applicant team spoke on behalf of the project:
Maggie Xu with Prologis
Joshua Lesinski with Albert Webb & Associates
Nicole Morse with T&B Planning
Public S eakers:
The following spoke in favor of the project:
Juan Serrato with Labors lnternational Union of North America Jose Garcia with Labors lnternational Union of North America Vice Chair Leslie closed the public hearing at 6:23 p.m The Planning Commission requested
operation, on-site storm drain water
clarification regarding warehouse peak hours of
retention and parking lot run-off, and possible
Planning Commission Minutes July 21,2025
conflicting hours of operation wrth the Valencia Gardens Apartments.
A motion was made by Commrssioner Tucker, seconded by Commissioner Martinez to:
Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 09-25 recommending approval to the City Council of Conditional Use Permit No. 3221, Major Site Plan Review No. 1'166, Design Review No. 5140, and Environmental Review No. 1889, an Addendum to Certified Environmental lmpact Report No. 1870-20 (SCH No. 2021090399) for the demolition of an existing 40,000 square-fool manufacturing facility and construction of a new 213,572 square-foot warehouse facility that includes 199,572 square feet of warehouse and 14,000 square feet of office space, a 450 square-foot detached pump house, and related site improvements, located at 534 W. Struck Avenue.
Aves: Leslie, Martinez, lvlaldonado, Tucker, and l\4ccormack Noes: None
Absent: Yazquez
Recuse: Veiar
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
The next Regular Planning Commission lr/eeting will be held on l/onday, August 4 2025 at 5:30 p.m ., in the Council Chamber.
Ha e eckman
Planning I\.4anager
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