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08-03-2020 PC Agenda CITY OF ORANGE PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Monday, August 3, 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 Marissa Moshier Historic Preservation 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 5:00 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 – August 3, 2020 Page 2 of 3 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. 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: July 20, 2020 3. COMMISSION BUSINESS: 3.1 DESIGN REVIEW NO. 4890-16 AND MINOR SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 0889-16, ORANGE PACKING HOUSE, 426 W. ALMOND AVENUE. The applicant proposes site improvements at a historic packing house property, including demolition of an existing shed and construction of new parking spaces, landscaping, and accessibility improvements. 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. Planning Commission Agenda – August 3, 2020 Page 3 of 3 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 19-20 entitled: A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Orange approving Design Review No. 4890-16 and Minor Site Plan Review No. 0889-16 for site improvements at a historic packing house including demolition of a shed and construction of new parking spaces, landscaping, and accessibility improvements on property located at 426 W. Almond Avenue. NOTE: The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines 15331 (Class 31 - Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation). The project consists of demolition of an ancillary shed on a historic packing house site that has been so altered that it no longer conveys its original function or connection to the historic packing house operations. Proposed parking lot and building improvements are consistent with the character of the site and will not remove or damage historic materials in conformance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (SOI Standards) and the Historic Preservation Design Standards for Old Towne. No public review is required. 4. ADJOURNMENT: The next Regular Planning Commission Meeting will be held on Monday, August 17, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. 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 $1,000.00. 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 30 0 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.