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08-17-2020 PC Agenda CITY OF ORANGE PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Monday, August 17, 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 ****** 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 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. Please submit all written comments before 11:00 a.m. prior to the commencement of the meeting. Written comments received by 11:00 a.m. may be read aloud by staff at the meeting during the appropriate agenda item. Comments shall be limited to 3 minutes per person; any porti on of the comment that exceeds 3 minutes will not be read aloud. Off-agenda comments shall be limited to a cumulative 30 minutes for all comments unless changed at the discretion of the Planning Commission. Written comments received after 11:00 a.m. and during the meeting prior to the call for public comment for each agenda item will be available to the Planning Commission as part of the public record, but will not be read aloud during the meeting. 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 the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need accommodations to participa te in this meeting, contact the Clerk's office at (714) 744 -5500. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. Planning Commission Agenda – August 17, 2020 Page 2 of 5 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: August 3, 2020 3. NEW HEARINGS: 3.1 Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 1862-18, Zone Change No. 1301-20, Design Review No. 5008-20, and Tentative Parcel Map No. 0016-20; Fire Station No. 1 and Headquarters Project; 105 S. Water Street and 180 S. Water Street. The City of Orange is proposing a new 16,574 square foot Fire Station No. 1 bui lding and attached 11,353 square foot Fire Headquarters office at 105 S. Water Street, an associated parking lot across the street at 180 S. Water Street, and to utilize an existing 3,780 on-site building, currently used by the Water Division, for reserve apparatus. 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 17, 2020 Page 3 of 5 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 20-20 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 1862-18 AND APPROVE ZONE CHANGE NO. 1301-20, DESIGN REVIEW NO. 5008-20, AND TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 0016-20 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION NO. 1 AND HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT 105 S. WATER STREET AND THE ASSOCIATED PARKING LOT LOCATED AT 180 WATER STREET. NOTE: Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 1862-18 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 7). The Mitigated Negative Declaration finds that the project will have less than significant impacts to the environment, with the implementation of standard conditions and mitigation measures. 3.2 An Ordinance Amending Title 5 of the Orange Municipal Code by adding Chapter 5.94 regulating the licensing and establishment of Short Term Rental businesses in the city and amending Title 17 by adding a definition, zoning requirements and conditions for Short Term Rental use. The proposed Ordinance amends Title 5 (Business Taxes and Regulations) and Title 17 (Zoning) of the Orange Municipal Code to regulate the licensing and establishment of short term rental businesses. The action of the Planning Commission pertains to the Zoning Ordinance. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 21-20 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ORANGE RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5 OF THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 5.94 REGULATING THE LICENSING AND ESTABLISHMENT OF SHORT TERM RENTAL BUSINESSES IN THE CITY AND AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING A DEFINITION, ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS REGULATING THE USE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL PURPOSES. Planning Commission Agenda – August 17, 2020 Page 4 of 5 NOTE: The subject Ordinance is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3) and 15061(b)(3), because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, because there is no possibility it will have a significant effect on the environment, and because it is not a "project" as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines. As such, no further analysis is warranted or required. 3.3 An Ordinance amending sections of Title 12, Title 16, and Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code, related to the Design Review Committee. An ordinance of the city council of the city of orange amending Title 12 (streets, sidewalks and public places), Title 16 (subdivisions) and Title 17 (zoning) of the orange municipal code to update duties and responsibilities of the design review committee and effect other minor revisions. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 23-20 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ORANGE RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLES 12, 16 AND 17 OF THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE TH E DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE TO FOCUS ON PROJECTS IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS OR OTHERWISE INVOLVING HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AND EFFECTING OTHER MINOR REVISIONS. NOTE: The draft ordinance is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) (Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in any physical change in the environment). 4. ADJOURNMENT: The next Regular Planning Commission Meeting will be held on Monday, August 24, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. Planning Commission Agenda – August 17, 2020 Page 5 of 5 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 Cit y 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.