02-15-17 - DRC Agenda
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2017
Conference Room “C”
Administrative Session – 5:00 P.M.
Regular Session – 5:30 P.M.
Design Review Committee:
Carol Fox, Chair
Robert Imboden
Tim McCormack
Anne McDermott
Staff:
Robert Garcia
Senior Planner
Chad Ortlieb
Senior Planner
Marissa Moshier
Historic Preservation Planner
Kelly Ribuffo
Associate Planner
Vidal Marquez
Assistant Planner
Monique Schwartz
Assistant Planner
Deb Arnold
Recording Secretary
Location and Mailing Address:
300 E. Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92866
Conference Room “C”
Telephone Number:
(714) 744-7220
Notice to Public:
If you are interested in addressing the Design Review Committee on any item, please
fill out your full name and address on a gray card provided at the meeting and submit
the completed card to the Chair. The Design Review Committee Chair will call your
name and allow you to speak when the item is considered. When you speak to the
Design Review Committee, state your full name and address for the record. Members
of the public must direct their questions to the Chair and not to other members of the
Committee, the staff, the applicant, or the audience. Speaking time is limited to three
(3) minutes per person, so please organize your comments accordingly.
The Chair will:
1. Introduce the item
2. Receive the staff report
3. Receive the applicant’s presentation
4. Receive public input
5. Lead Committee discussion and determination
NOTE: Any Public Record that is distributed less than 72 hours prior to the Design
Review Committee meeting will be made available at the Design Review Committee
meeting and at the City Clerk’s office counter at City Hall, 300 E. Chapman Avenue,
Orange, CA 92866.
NOTE: 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 and/or Packet will be made available in
appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability. Please contact the
Community Development Department/Planning, either in person at 300 E. Chapman
Avenue, Orange, CA 92866 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 (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].
PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES
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Administrative Session – 5:00 P.M.
The Committee holds an Administrative Session to receive general information from
the staff and to conduct an initial review of Minutes of prior meetings. The Session is
open to the public; however, no public testimony is taken and no decisions are made.
Following the Administrative Session, the Regular Session will begin at 5:30 p.m.
1. Review of Agenda
2. Policy/Procedural Information
3. Review of Minutes: February 1, 2017
Regular Session - 5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
COMMITTEE REORGANIZATION WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF
MARCH 1, 2017:
Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Opportunity for members of the public to address the Design Review Committee on
matters not listed on the Agenda.
CONSENT ITEMS:
(1) APPROVAL OF MINUTES: February 1, 2017
(2) DRC No. 4823-15 Encore Prospect Senior Apartments Landscaping
184 N. Prospect Street
On September 7, 2016, the Planning Commission approved the project for the
construction of 28 senior apartments and associated improvements.
Landscaping and irrigation plans were conditioned to return to the Design
Review Committee. This review is for the project landscaping and irrigation.
Staff Contact: Chad Ortlieb, (714) 744-7237, cortlieb@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Final Determination
All matters that are listed above as Consent Items are considered to be routine by the
Design Review Committee and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no
separate discussion of said items unless members of the Design Review Committee,
staff, or the public request specific items to be removed from the Consent Items for
separate action.
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AGENDA ITEMS:
Continued Items:
(3) DRC No. 4881-16 MT Plaza Sign Program
1738-1750 W. Chapman Avenue
A proposal to establish a sign program for an existing multi-tenant commercial
building.
Staff Contact: Vidal F. Márquez, 714-744-7214, vmarquez@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Final Determination
(4) DRC No. 4886-16 Ricca Donna Salon Signage
206 W. Almond Avenue
A proposal for a new monument sign and directional signage for a contributing
historic residence being used as a salon in the Old Towne Historic District.
Staff Contact: Marissa Moshier, 714-744-7243, mmoshier@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Final Determination
New Agenda Items:
(5) DRC No. 4851-16 Simply Self Storage
1600 N. Glassell Street
A proposal to demolish three existing buildings and construct a 156,654
square foot, three-story industrial building to be utilized as a self-storage
facility with related on-site improvements.
Staff Contact: Monique Schwartz, (714) 744-7224,
mschwartz@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Recommend approval to Planning Commission
(6) MNSP No. 0857-16 Chapman University Villa Park Orchards Association Packing
House and West Residential Village
350 N. Cypress Street and 400 W. Sycamore Avenue
A proposal for rehabilitation of the Villa Park Orchards Association (VPOA)
Packing House, relocation of existing historic era accessory structures, and
construction of a new multi-story, multi-family student residential building.
This the third preliminary review of this project focusing on the design of the
new site plan and landscaping.
Staff Contact: Kelly Ribuffo, kribuffo@cityoforange.org, 714-744-7223
DRC Action: Preliminary Review
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ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to the next regular meeting on Wednesday, March 01, 2017
APPEAL PROCEDURE
Any final determination by the Design Review Committee may be appealed, and such appeal must be filed within
15 calendar days after the action is taken. This appeal shall be made in written form to the Community
Development Department, accompanied by an initial appeal deposit fee of $1,000.00.
The Community Development Department, upon filing of said appeal, will set petition for public hearing before
the City Planning Commission at the earliest possible date.
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 meeting described on this agenda, or in a written correspondence delivered to the
Design Review Committee at, or prior to, the public meeting.
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