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02-22-17 City of Orange Planning Commission Regular Agenda WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017 Commissioners: Adrienne Gladson, Chair Daniel Correa, Vice-Chair Doug Willits Dave Simpson Ernest Glasgow REGULAR SESSION 7:00 PM  City Council Chambers Staff Anna C. Pehoushek, Asst. Community Development Director Gary Sheatz, Senior Assistant City Attorney Chad Ortlieb, Senior Planner Robert Garcia, Senior Planner Monique Schwartz, Assistant Planner Deb Arnold, Recording Secretary Location 300 E. Chapman Avenue Orange, CA 92866 City Council Chambers Mailing Address P.O. Box 449 Orange, CA 92866-1591 Telephone Number (714) 744-7220 If you are interested in addressing the Planning Commission on any item on this agenda, please PRINT today’s date, your full name, address (with zip code) and phone number (optional) as well as the agenda item number on a yellow card provided on the table at the front door. Submit the completed card to the recording secretary at the front of the chambers. 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Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. [28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title 11]. 1. REGULAR SESSION – COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1.1 Called to Order: 1.2 Flag Salute: 1.3 Roll Call: 1.4 Public Participation Opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission on matters not listed on this agenda. 1.5 Continued or Withdrawn Items: None 1.6 Planning Manager Reports 1.7 Announcement of Appeal Procedures (details found on last page of this agenda) 1.8 Election of Chair and Vice Chair 2. CONSENT CALENDAR 2.1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF FEBRUARY 6, 2017. 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. NEW HEARINGS: 3.1 ZONE CHANGE NO. 1285-17, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE AMENDMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW An ordinance amending various sections of Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code (OMC) to implement changes for accessory dwelling units in accordance with the provisions of State Law. LOCATION: CITYWIDE NOTE: The proposed project is statutorily exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15282(h) because the project is the adoption of an ordinance regarding second units in single- family zones pursuant to Section 65852.2 of the Government Code. No public review is required. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution 03-17 recommending that the City Council approve Ordinance No. 02-17, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange amending various sections of Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code to implement changes for accessory dwelling units in accordance with the provisions of State Law. 3.2 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 0034-14, MAJOR SITE PLAN REVIEW NO.0785-14, DESIGN REVIEW NO. 4768-14, AND ENVIRONMENTAL NO. 1841-15 The applicant proposes to subdivide one approximately 2.08 acre lot into eight numbered lots and two lettered lots for eight single-family houses and one common recreation area. LOCATION: 6231 E. WIMBLETON COURT NOTE: The proposed project is subject to environmental review per the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Mitigated Negative Declaration (ENV No. 1841-15) has been prepared for this project and is provided to the Planning Commission (PC) for review and consideration. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission review the proposal and take the appropriate action. The Planning Commission can take one of the following actions:  Recommend approval to the City Council with required findings.  Recommend denial to the City Council with required findings.  Continue the project to allow the applicant additional time to revise the proposal to address any concerns/issues of the Planning Commission. 3.3 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3024-16 AND MINOR SITE PLAN NO. 0862-16 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 419 W. BRENNA LANE, AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 3025-16 AND MINOR SITE PLAN NO. 0863-16 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 420 W. BRENNA LANE FOR SHARED PARKING AND BUILDING HEIGHT EXCEEDING THE HEIGHT LIMIT OF THE LIGHT MANUFACTURING ZONE BY 2 FEET – 8 INCHES WHEN ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIAL ZONE. This Staff Report includes two simultaneous development proposals by the same applicants for adjacent properties located at 419 and 420 W. Brenna Lane. The project descriptions are described below: 419 W. Brenna Lane: A proposal to allow for a 5,442 square foot expansion to an existing 9,904 square foot industrial building, 22 feet – 8 inch building height, shared access and parking with 420 W. Brenna Lane, and related site improvements. The height of the building addition would exceed the limit of the Light Manufacturing zone when adjacent to a residential zone by 2 feet – 8 inches. 420 W. Brenna Lane: A proposal to allow for a 9,520 square foot expansion of an existing 11,232 square foot industrial building, shared access and parking with 419 W. Brenna Lane, and related site improvements. A Conditional Use Permit is being requested for both the shared parking and additional building height. The facilities associated with the two properties will serve a single business use. LOCATION: 419 W. BRENNA LANE AND 420 W. BRENNA LANE NOTE: The proposed projects are categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1- Existing Facilities) because each consists of the construction of an addition (< 10,000 SF in urbanized area) to an existing building where all necessary public services are available and where the area is not environmentally sensitive. There is no environmental public review required for a Categorical Exemption. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution Nos. PC 01-17 and PC 02-17. 4. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn to the next regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, March 6, 2017. APPEAL PROCEDURES Any final determination by the Planning Commission may be appealed, and such appeal must be filed within 15 calendar days after t he Planning Commission action. This appeal shall be made in written form to the Community Development Department, accompanied by an initial appeal deposit of $1,000.00. The City Clerk, upon filing of said appeal, will set petition for public hearing before the City Council at the earliest date. All owners of property located within 300 feet of the project site will be notified by the City Clerk of said hearing. For additional information, please call (714) 744-7220. If you challenge any City of Orange decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described on this agenda or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.