01-20-2020 PC Agenda
CITY OF ORANGE
PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA
Monday, January 20, 2020
Regular Session
Council Chambers – 7:00 P.M.
Planning Commissioners:
Ernest Glasgow, Chair
Dave Simpson, Vice-Chair
Rick Martinez
David Vazquez
Doug Willits
Staff:
Anna Pehoushek
Assistant Community
Development Director
Mary Binning
Sr. Asst. City Attorney
Robert Garcia
Senior Planner
Ashley Brodkin
Associate Planner
Jessica Wang
Administrative Specialist
Simonne Fannin
Recording Secretary
Location:
Council Chambers
300 E. Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92866
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 449
Orange, CA 92866-1591
Telephone Number:
(714) 744-7220
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1. OPENING:
1.1 CALL 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 the Agenda.
1.5 Continued or Withdrawn Items:
1.6 Assistant Community Development Director Reports
1.7 Announcement of Appeal Procedures (details found on last page of this agenda)
2. CONSENT CALENDAR:
2.1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: December 16, 2019
2.2 DENSITY BONUS AGREEMENT – ORANGE SENIOR HOUSING, 1249 E.
KATELLA AVE.
Approval of a Density Bonus Housing Agreement is required for the construction of a 74-
unit senior affordable apartment building on a 1.54-acre site as part of the implementation
of Conditional Use Permit No. 3083-19, Major Site Plan Review No. 0970-19, Design
Review No. 4970-19, Two Concessions and Two Waivers, Orange Senior Housing,
approved by the Planning Commission on July 29, 2019.
NOTE: The project was determined to be categorically exempt from the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines
15332 (Class 32 – Infill Development Project) because the project meets the
following criteria:
a. With the allowed affordable housing concessions and waivers, the project is
consistent with the existing General Plan designations, General Plan policies,
and applicable zoning designations and regulations.
b. The project is in the City on a site less than five acres and is substantially
surrounded by urban uses.
c. The project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened
species.
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d. The project has been evaluated for significant affects relating to traffic, noise,
air quality and water quality and no significant effects have been identified.
e. The site would be adequately served by all required utilities and public
services.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 01-20
entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
APPROVING A DENSITY BONUS HOUSING AGREEMENT FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF 74 SENIOR AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS LOCATED AT
1249 E. KATELLA AVENUE.
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. CONTINUED HEARINGS:
3.1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR
ALCOHOL PRODUCTION IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONES, AND
MISCELLANEOUS ALCOHOL RELATED REGULATIONS.
An Ordinance amending Title 17 (Zoning) of the Orange Municipal Code to establish
alcohol production land use standards in the industrial zones and to amend miscellaneous
sections of the special use and conditional use regulations sections pertaining to
production and retail sales of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with home occupations
and in compliance with the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control.
NOTE: This project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15305 (Class
5-Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations) because the activity undertaken
is establishing land use standards for alcohol production in industrial zoning
districts, and amends sections of the special use and conditional use
regulations for the production and retail sales of alcoholic beverages. It does
not involve a specific site, development project, or focused geographic area,
does not change permitted land use or density and does not otherwise result in
a physical change that could cause an impact to the environment.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 23-19
entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE P LANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
AMENDING TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
ESTABLISH ALCOHOL PRODUCTION LAND USE STANDARDS IN THE
INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS AND AMENDING MISCELLANEOUS
ALCOHOL-RELATED SPECIAL USE AND CONDITIONAL USE REGULATIONS
4. NEW HEARING:
4.1 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2018-0002; ZONE CHANGE NO. 1287-18;
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3044-17; DESIGN REVIEW NO. 4909-17,
MINOR SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 0904-17; AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
NO. 1858-18 – CHICK-FIL-A, 202 S. MAIN STREET.
The applicant proposes the demolition of an existing vacant restaurant building and
construction of a new Chick-fil-A restaurant with a drive thru. A General Plan
Amendment and Zone Change are being requested in order to align the operational needs
of the business with City land use policy and development standards.
NOTE: Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 1858-17 was prepared to evaluate the
physical environmental impacts of the project, in conformance with the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA
Guidelines Section 15070 and in conformance with the Local CEQA Guidelines
(Attachment _____). The analysis contained in the MND determined that
implementation of the project may result in significant environmental effects
without mitigation. CEQA Guidelines requires that mitigation measures be
identified for such impacts in an effort to reduce such impacts to a less than
significant level and that mitigation be fully enforceable through permit
conditions, agreements, or other legally binding instruments. The MND includes
nine mitigation measures, which will be folded into Conditions of Approval.
Incorporation of the mitigation measures into the project results in a reduction of
significant impact to a less than significant level.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW AND
CONSIDER THE PROJECT AND THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
(MND) AND TAKE ACTION CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE BASED ON THE
PLANNING COMMISSION DELIBERATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT, SUBJECT
TO GUIDANCE AND FEEDBACK ON THE ISSUES IDENTIFIED IN THE STAFF
REPORT. ACTION INVOLVES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
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5. ADJOURNMENT:
The next Regular Planning Commission Meeting will be held on Monday, February 3,
2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
APPEAL PROCEDURE
Any final determination by the Planning Commission may be appealed, and such appeal must be file d within 15
calendar days after the 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.