HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-04-2024 Munites DRCAPPROVED BY THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
MINUTES
City of Orange
Design Review Committee
September 04, 2024
1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER
Chair Skorpanich called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
1.1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Committee Member Ledesma led the flag salute.
1.2 ROLL CALL
Present: Farfan, McDermott, Grosse, Ledesma, Lopez, and Skorpanich
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 minutes of the City of Orange Design Review Committee Regular
Meetings held on June 19, 2024 and August 7, 2024.
Entered into the record: Memo outlining revisions have been made to the June 19,
2024 Design Review Committee meeting minutes to approve and incorporate
modifications to conditions of approval for Item 4.1.
ACTION: June 19, 2024 DRC meeting minutes were approved as amended. August 7,
2024 DRC meeting minutes were approved as presented.
Approval of the Consent Calendar
A motion was made by Committee Member McDermott, seconded by Committee
Member Grosse, to approve the Consent Calendar as amended. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Ayes: Farfan, McDermott, Grosse, Ledesma, Lopez, and Skorpanich
Noes: None
Absent: None
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Design Review Committee Minutes September 4, 2024
4. NEW BUSINESS
4.1. A request to construct a new three-story office building for MS International, Inc.
MSI) at 2011 N. Batavia Street(Design Review No. 5139-24).
Public Speakers:
The following spoke on behalf of the project:
Raj Shah, CEO; Lindsey Engels, Architect; and Jared Bohonus, Landscape Architect.
A motion was made by Committee Member Grosse, seconded by Committee Member
Lopez, to recommend approval of Design Review No. 5139-24 to the Planning
Commission with the following recommendation:
Staff will work with the applicant to define uses and materials that would aesthetically
impact the exterior of the building on the roof patio deck.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Farfan, McDermott, Grosse, Ledesma, Lopez, and Skorpanich
Noes: None
Absent: None
4.2. A request to construct a two-story 12,190-square-foot addition to the existing
Toyota of Orange dealership building at 1400 N. Tustin Street (Design Review No.
5126-23).
Public Speakers:
The following spoke on behalf of the project:
Casey Griffin, Applicant; and Franz Nalezny, Architect.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Farfan, seconded by Committee Member
McDermott, to recommend approval of Design Review No. 5126-23 to the Planning
Commission with the following recommendation:
The applicant is to work with staff to find additional opportunities for landscaping,
specifically, tree landscaping. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Farfan, McDermott, Grosse, Ledesma, Lopez, and Skorpanich
Noes: None
Absent: None
5. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:26 p.m.
The next Regular Design Review Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday,
September 18, 2024 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber.
3264ciad Ortlieb
Principal Planner
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