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05-18-2020 PC Agenda CITY OF ORANGE PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Monday, May 18, 2020 7:00 p.m. Regular Session Various Teleconference Locations Planning Commissioners: Dave Simpson, Chair Ernest Glasgow, Vice-Chair Rick Martinez David Vazquez Doug Willits Staff: Anna Pehoushek Assistant Community Development Director Mary Binning Sr. Asst. City Attorney Chad Ortlieb Senior Planner Ashley Brodkin Associate Planner Jessica Wang Administrative Specialist Simonne Fannin Recording Secretary Location: Various teleconference locations Mailing Address P.O. Box 449 Orange, CA 92866-1591 Telephone Number: (714) 744-7220 SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND ATTENDANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19. On March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-29-20, which allows a local legislative body to hold public meetings via teleconferencing and to make public meetings accessible telephonically or otherwise electronically to all members of the public seeking to observe and to address the local legislative body. Please be advised that some, or all, of the City of Orange Planning Commissioners and staff will participate in meetings via teleconference. In response to the Governor’s Executive Orders, and to ensure the health and safety of our residents by limiting contact that could spread the COVID-19 virus, the public is not permitted to convene in person for this public meeting. Public Participation In place of in-person person attendance, members of the public are encouraged to watch from the safety of their homes in one of the following ways: Spectrum Cable Channel 3 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99, or streamed live and on-demand on the City’s website at www.cityoforange.org. Members of the public can submit their written comments electronically for the Planning Commission’s consideration by emailing them to PCpubliccomment@cityoforange.org with the subject line “Public Comment Item # (insert the item number relevant to the comment) or “Public Comment Non-agenda Item” for general public comments. It is highly recommended that written comments be submitted before 6:30 p.m., prior to the commencement of the meeting. Written comments can also be received during the meeting; however, only those received prior to the call for public comment for each agenda item will be available to the Planning Commission as part of the public record. The public can also record their comments by calling (714) 744-7271 no later than 4:00 p.m. before the meeting. All public comments will be provided to the Planning Commission and compiled as part of the record. Contact the City Clerk’s Office at (714) 744-5500 with any questions. NOTE: Any public record that is distributed less than 72 hours prior to the Planning Commission meeting will be made available at the City Clerk’s Office and posted on the City’s website. In compliance with Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132) and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof, the Agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability. Please contact the Planning Division at cdinfo@cityoforange.org or by calling (714) 744-7220 no later than 10:00 AM on the City business day preceding the scheduled meeting. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (714) 744 -5500. 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]. Planning Commission Agenda – May 18, 2020 Page 2 of 4 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. Members of the public can submit their comments in writing for the Commission’s consideration by sending them to PCpubliccomment@cityoforange.org or by calling (714) 744- 7271. Please submit all comments by 6:30 p.m. prior to the commencement of the meeting. 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: April 6, 2020 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. 2.2 COMMISSION BUSINESS: General Plan conformance finding for FY 2020-2021 through 2024-2025 Five-Year Capital Improvement Program. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Find that the projects identified within the proposed five-year Capital Improvement Program are consistent with the City’s General Plan. Planning Commission Agenda – May 18, 2020 Page 3 of 4 NOTE: Staff has reviewed the list of projects identified in the CIP and determined that a number of projects will likely involve the need for preparation of environmental documentation in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Appropriate CEQA documents will be prepared after a specific project scope is defined but prior to City Council approval of construction contracts. 3. NEW HEARINGS: 3.1 Actions related to compliance with Senate Bill 743 and updates to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Statute to address the use of vehicle miles traveled as the metric for evaluation of development project transportation impacts including: 1) General Plan Amendment No. 2020-0001 revising the General Plan Circulation and Mobility Element and Implementation Plan; 2) An Ordinance amending Chapter 17.10, Environmental Review, of the Orange Municipal Code; and 3) An update to the City of Orange Local CEQA Guidelines. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 12-20 entitled: A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Orange recommending that the City Council of the City of Orange approve General Plan Amendment No. 2020-0001 amending the City of Orange General Plan Circulation and Mobility Element and Implementation Plan to establish consistency with the California Environmental Quality Act Statute and City practice. Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 13-20 entitled: A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Orange recommending that the City Council of the City of Orange approve an ordinance amending Section 17.10 of the Orange Municipal Code to update environmental review procedures to establish consistency with the California Environmental Quality Act Statute and City practice. Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 14-20 entitled: A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Orange recommending that the City Council of the City of Orange approve an update to the City of Orange Local California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines to update the City procedures consistent with the State CEQA Statute and City practice. Planning Commission Agenda – May 18, 2020 Page 4 of 4 NOTE: The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 (Class 8, Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment) because it involves updating the General Plan, Orange Municipal Code, and Local CEQA Guidelines to make them consistent with the current provisions and interpretations of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. 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. Nothing further is warranted or required to comply with CEQA. No public review is required for an exemption. 4. ADJOURNMENT: The next Regular Planning Commission Meeting will be held on Monday, June 1, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. via teleconference from various locations. APPEAL PROCEDURE Any final determination by the Planning Commission may be appealed, and such appeal must be filed 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 $1,000.0 0. 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.