11-06-24 Shearn ResidenceCITY OF ORANGE
LEGAL NOTICE OF DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
PUBLIC MEETING
MEETING
LOCATION: City Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange
Members of the public can access meetings on Spectrum Cable Channel 3 and AT&T U-
verse Channel 99 and streamed live and on-demand on the City’s website.
All interested persons may submit comments and may be heard on any relevant matter
relating to the proposed actions by mail, email, voicemail or in-person, as set forth in the
November 6, 2024, Design Review Committee agenda to be posted on the City’s website
at www.cityoforange.org.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2024
TIME: 5:30 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard)
SUBJECT: DESIGN REVIEW NO. 5138 – SHEARN RESIDENCE REMODEL AND NEW
DETACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
PROPERTY
LOCATION: 633 E. MAPLE AVENUE (APN: 386-082-13)
REQUEST: The applicant proposes to remodel the previously altered kitchen and rear utility space of
the existing historic residence, modify the existing detached garage, and construct a new
detached garage/workshop and related site improvements, including hardscape,
landscape, and relocation of the driveway.
ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATION: The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (Class 32
– In-Fill Development Projects), because the project is consistent with the applicable
General Plan designation and all applicable General Plan policies as well as with the
applicable zoning designation and regulations, the proposed development occurs within
city limits on a project site of no more than five acres substantially surrounded by urban
uses, the project site has no value as a habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened
species, approval of the project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic,
noise, air quality, or water quality, and the site can be adequately served by all required
utilities and public services.
PROPERTY
OWNER: Stephen H. Shearn
APPLICANT: DSEA, Inc. (Doug Ely)
FURTHER
INFORMATION: To obtain further information about the project, please contact Ryan Agbayani, Associate
Planner, at the Planning Division of the City of Orange, 300 East Chapman Avenue,
telephone (714) 744-7225 or ragbayani@cityoforange.org.
If you challenge any decision on this request in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues
you or someone else raised at the public meeting described in this notice, or in a written
correspondence delivered to the Design Review Committee at, or prior to, the public meeting.