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MINUTES
City of Orange
Planning Commission
October 06, 2025
The Planning Commission of the City of Orange, California convened on October 6, 2025, 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 Vejar called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.
1.1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair Vejar led the flag salute.
1.2 ROLL CALL
Present: Leslie, Martinez, Vazquez, Maldonado, Tucker, McCormack, and Vejar
Absent: None
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
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.
3.1. Approval of meeting minutes of the City of Orange Planning Commission Regular
Meeting held on September 15, 2025.
This item was removed from the Agenda by staff.
3.2. General Plan Conformance finding for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 through 2029-2030
Five-Year Capital Improvement Program and finding of CEQA exemption per
CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.
ACTION: 1) Found that the projects identified within the proposed five-year Capital
Improvement Program are consistent with the City's General Plan.
2) Found that the action is not a project per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378,
and therefore catagorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA).
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Approval of the Consent Calendar
Item 3.1 was removed by staff. All other items were approved as recommended.
A motion was made by Commissioner Vazquez, seconded by Commissioner Martinez,
to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Leslie, Martinez, Vazquez, Maldonado, Tucker, McCormack, and Velar
Noes: None
Absent: None
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
4.1. Public Hearing to consider a request to add 305 square feet to a non-contributing
single-family home in the Old Towne Historic District located at 412 S. Pixley
Street and finding of CEQA exemption (Variance No. 25-0001, Administrative
Adjustment No. 25-0001, and Design Review No. 5146).
Chair Vejar opened the public hearing at 5:46 p.m. There being no public speakers,
she closed the public hearing.
During discussion, the Commission inquired about useable open space. They further
requested that DRC recommendations be presented in the staff report, and included in
the Planning Commission resolution for consistency. The Commission confirmed that
the applicant understood and agreed with the proposed conditions of approval.
A motion was made by Commisioner Martinez, seconded by Commissioner Leslie to:
1. Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 11-25 approving Variance No. 25-0001,
Administrative Adjustment No. 25-0001, and Design Review No. 5146 for a 305 square
foot addition to an existing single-family residence with a detached one-car garage in
the Old Towne Orange Historic District located at 412 S. Pixley Street.
2. Find the proposal exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per
State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Leslie, Martinez, Vazquez, Maldonado, Tucker, McCormack, and Velar
Noes: None
Absent: None
5. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:51 p.m.
The next Regular Planning Commission meeting will be held on October 20, 2025 at
5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange California
92 6.
Hay en Beckman
Planning Manager
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