08-03-2022 DRC MinutesAPPROVED BY THE DESIGN COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 17, 2022
MINUTES -FINAL
City of Orange
Design Review Committee
August 03, 2022
The Design Review Committee of the City of Orange, California convened on August 3, 2022,
at 5:30 p.m. in a Regular Meeting in the Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange,
California.
1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER
Chair Imboden called the meeting to order at 5:35'P.M.
1.1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Committee Member Farfan led the flag salute.
1.2 ROLL CALL
Present: McDermott, Fox, Skorpanich, Farfan, and Imboden
Absent: None
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar 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 removed from
the Consent Calendar for separate action.
3.1. Approval of meeting minutes of the Design Review Committee of the City of
Orange for the June 15, 2022, July 7, 2022, and July 20, 2022 Regular
Meetings and the July 21, 2022 Adjourned Meeting.
Item 3.1 was removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.
Committee Member Skorpanich noted an abstention on the July 7th, July
20th, and July 21st minutes due to her absence from those meetings.
Public Speakers:
Shirley Grindle and Sharon Galasso inquired about the status of the resolution of
denial for the Kornerstone Cemetery project.
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ACTION: A motion was made by Committee Member Farfan, seconded by Vice
Chair McDermott, to approve minutes as presented. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: McDermott, Fox, Skorpanich, Farfan, and Imboden
Noes: None
Absent: None
3.2. Design Review No.5009-20, The Richland Hotel (formerly Orange Plaza Inn), 137
E. Maple Avenue and 230 N. Orange Street
ACTION: Approved final color palette for The Richland Hotel.
Approval of the Consent Calendar
Item 3.1 was removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.
A motion was made by Committee Member Fox, seconded by Committee Member
Skorpanich, to approve the Consent Calendar as recommended. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Ayes: McDermott, Fox, Skorpanich, Farfan, and Imboden
Noes: None
Absent: None
4. NEW ITEMS
4.1. Design Review No. 5059-21, Industrial Warehouse Buildings, 2390 N. American
Way.
The following spoke on behalf of the project:
Lorenzo Rodarte, Landscape Architect; and Brandon Wolfe, Applicant.
The Committee discussed the following:
Street tree constraints
Building setbacks
Tree and shrub pallete
Tree additions and removals
Landscaping in relation to size of drainage easement
Storm drain
Spacing and location of columnar trees
A motion was made by Committee Member Skorpanich, seconded by Committee
Member Fox, to recommend Planning Commission approval of Design Review
No.5059-21, Industrial Warehouse Buildings, 2390 North- American Way subject to the
findings and conditions in the staff report with the additional conditions subject to
approval by the Planning Division:
Italian Cypress trees at the entry gate wall shall be replaced with Podocarpus 'Icee
Blue' trees
The columnar trees on the southern parcel shall be a mix of Italian Cypress
and Podocarpus'Icee Blue'trees
Eight additional columnar trees shall be added to the southern parcel with at least
one 24-inch box size columnar tree on the southern landscape strip adjacent to the
cul-de-sac on Freedom Way.
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The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: McDermott, Fox, Skorpanich, Farfan, and Imboden
Noes: None
Absent: None
4.2. Design Review No.5011-20, Old Towne Gateway, 401 W. Chapman Avenue
Chair Imboden announced staff requested to continue Item 4.2, Old Towne Gateway to
the September 7, 2022, Regular meeting.
A motion was made by Chair Imboden, seconded by Committee Member Fox, to
continue Item 4.2 to September 7, 2022. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: McDermott, Fox, Skorpanich, Farfan, and Imboden
Noes: None
Absent: None
5. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
The next Regular Design Review Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday,
August 17, 2022 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber.
Anna Pehoushek
Assistant Community Development Director
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