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02-20-2020 DRC MinutesAPPROVED BY THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITEE ON MAY 20, 2020 Page 1 of 5 FINAL MINUTES CITY OF ORANGE February 20, 2020 DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE 5:30 p.m. STAFF PRESENT: Marissa Moshier, Historic Preservation Planner Robert Garcia, Senior Planner Vidal Marquez, Assistant Planner Jennifer Scudellari, Administrative Executive Jessica Wang, Administrative Specialist REGULAR SESSION 1. OPENING: 1.1. CALL TO ORDER: Chair McDermott called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 1.2 FLAG SALUTE: Committee Member Skorpanich led the flag salute. 1.3 ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Committee Members McDermott, Fox, McCormack, Skorpanich, and Imboden. 1.4 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Opportunity for members of the public to address the Design Review Committee (DRC) on matters not listed on the Agenda. There were no speakers. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR: 2.1 APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 5, 2020 MINUTES: A motion was made to approve the February 5, 2020 minutes as emended to staff: MOTION: Skorpanich SECOND: Fox AYES: McCormack, Fox, Skorpanich, McDermott, and Imboden NOES: None ABSENT: None MOTION CARRIED DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES February 20, 2020 Page 2 of 5 3. AGENDA ITEMS: Committee Business: 3.1 ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR  New positions will go into effect March 4, 2020. A motion was made to elect Mary Anne Skorpanich as Chair: MOTION: Fox SECOND: McCormack AYES: McCormack, Fox, Skorpanich, McDermott and Imboden NOES: None ABSENT: None MOTION CARRIED A motion was made to elect Carol Fox as Vice Chair: MOTION: McCormack SECOND: Skorpanich AYES: McCormack, Fox, Skorpanich, McDermott and Imboden NOES: None ABSENT: None MOTION CARRIED Continued Items: NONE New Agenda Items: 3.2 DESIGN REVIEW NO. 4961-18 – MOBIL SERVICE STATION REMODEL  A proposal to construct a 409 square foot addition, exterior remodel and update landscaping at an existing service station.  Address: 830 E. Katella Avenue  Staff Contact: Vidal F. Marquez, (714) 744-7214, vmarquez@cityoforange.org  DRC Action: Final Determination Vidal Marquez, Assistant Planner, provided an overview of the project consistent with the staff report. Ahmad Tabassi, project owner, and Jose Pozzobon, project representative, were available to speak on behalf of the project. Chair McDermott opened the public comment portion of the meeting. There were no speakers. The public comment portion was closed. DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES February 20, 2020 Page 3 of 5 The Committee had questions and comments on the following:  Setbacks and the applicant's request to not modify landscaping.  Project is over-parked; there are opportunities for additional landscaping such as removal of angled parking stalls on western property line, tree wells around building or planters replacing surplus stalls.  Location, dimensions, and use of the easement and lack of information on the placement of utilities should be plotted in an ALTA survey, which may preclude placement of additional landscaping at the rear setback area. In order to avoid speculation, proper documentation should be provided that shows limitation of the easement, where it is and what it prohibits to make a fair evaluation.  Most likely, the easement does not jog along with the adjacent westerly commercial properties. Is there any possibility to make a one-way only directional drive aisle?  The site is a prominent corner with an enormous amount of paving. Now is the time to address the deficiency of landscaping on a prominent corner.  The use of stone and stucco is adequate for the architectural design but the foam arches on the east elevation walls detract. Simple plaster with scoring like south elevation should continue around.  Building colors are not complimentary to the branded blue colors on fascia; colors are not clear on the elevations. More information is needed regarding change of store operator Circle K color branding. Bring back a building color scheme for review.  More attention should be given to the mix of branding on the building and the gas canopies that are at odds in order to make the finding of an internally consistent and integrated design scheme.  The stone veneer at the base capped by an accent stucco foam should be continuous underneath the window sill and not create a break due to window placement. Bring back a detail for review.  Provide information and details on the metal color of the windows and doors so that the aluminum joint channel color is consistent.  Additional plant material is needed on the south side of the building corner in a triangle or trapezoidal shape to screen the building, replacing parking space #8.  Existing landscape has been over-maintained.  New trees should be in a planter that is mulched, not turf. A choice of ground cover should be clear, as many are shown on landscape plan. Clarissa ‘Green Carpet’ may be the best choice. Nothing is shown around existing planter of monument sign.  The red and white landscape palette is appropriate and interesting.  Parking stalls #1 and #2 should be converted into a landscape planter with a larger canopy tree.  Would like to see any opportunity to soften the project towards the residential interface. Planting should be incorporated either against the south side of the building or the southern property line.  Regarding the tree scale in existing smaller planters, Arbutus and Crepe Myrtle are small to medium trees that can be installed in a standard single trunk or a multi-trunk.  Condition #7 should the revised to increase the tree size to 24 inch boxes as opposed to 15 gallon. DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES February 20, 2020 Page 4 of 5 A motion was made to continue Design Review No. 4961-18 – Mobil Service Station Remodel to incorporate comments discussed during the meeting: MOTION: McCormack SECOND: Skorpanich AYES: McCormack, Fox, Skorpanich, McDermott and Imboden NOES: None ABSENT: None MOTION CARRIED 3.3 DESIGN REVIEW NO. 4790-15 – ALLIANCE FUNDING PARKING DECK  Review and approval of the final landscape plan for a proposed parking deck.  Address: 3745 West Chapman Avenue  Staff Contact: Robert Garcia, (714) 744-7231, rgarcia@cityoforange.org  DRC Action: Final Determination Robert Garcia, Senior Planner, provided an overview of the landscape plan consistent with the staff report. John Schmid, applicant; Jim Ridge, landscape architect; Roy Guillen, landscape manager; and Michael Schaffer, architect, spoke on behalf of the project. Chair McDermott opened the item for public comment. Jonathan Gulliver, resident, spoke in opposition of the project due to landscape concerns. The Committee had questions and comments on following:  Green screens that were previously conditioned and their placement on the property had been changed.  The proposed security grid should be covered with vines.  Difficulty understanding how the landscaping integrates with the architecture.  Height of the rail.  The possibility of the parking structure footing interfering with landscape roots.  Screening trees hang over onto the neighbor's property and could impact the single- family residents; consider trees that are more columnar.  Details on the concrete joints should be changed to saw cut instead of tooled joint.  Color of Crepe Myrtle clashes with color of the building; white is preferred. A motion was made to approve Design Review No. 4790-15 – CHOC Medical Office Parking Deck Landscape Plan based on the findings in the staff report with the following conditions: 1. Vines are to be planted on the security grids located on the parking structure; the vine shall be selected by the landscape architect to be compatible with the other landscape choices. 2. The concrete joints on the hardscape plan shall be saw cut; tooled joint option shall be removed on the details. DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES February 20, 2020 Page 5 of 5 3. The Crepe Myrtle trees shall be changed to white flowering species as opposed to pink. A recommendation that the irrigation zoning on the north side of the structure take into consideration the varying models of the soil. MOTION: Fox SECOND: McCormack AYES: McCormack, Fox, Skorpanich, McDermott and Imboden NOES: None ABSENT: None MOTION CARRIED 4. ADJOURNMENT: 7:35 p.m. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.