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05-21-18 Commissioners: Ernest Glasgow, Chair Dave Simpson, Vice-Chair Daniel Correa Adrienne Gladson Doug Willits City of Orange Planning Commission Regular Agenda MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 REGULAR SESSION 7:00 PM  Weimer Room Staff: Anna Pehoushek, Assistant Community Development Director Gary Sheatz Senior Assistant City Attorney Robert Garcia Senior Planner Monique Schwartz Associate Planner Simonne Fannin Recording Secretary Location: 300 E. Chapman Avenue Orange, CA 92866 City Council Chambers Mailing Address P.O. Box 449 Orange, CA 92866-1591 Telephone Number: (714) 744-7220 If you are interested in addressing the Planning Commission on any item on this agenda, please PRINT today’s date, your full name, address (with zip code) and phone number (optional) as well as the agenda item number on a yellow card provided on the table at the front door. Submit the completed card to the recording secretary at the front of the chambers. 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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]. REGULAR SESSION – COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1. OPENING 1.1 Call to Order: 1.2 Flag Salute: 1.3 Roll Call: 1.4 Public Participation Opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission on matters not listed on this agenda. 1.5 Continued or Withdrawn Items: None 1.6 Assistant Community Development Director Reports 1.7 Announcement of Appeal Procedures (details found on last page of this agenda) 2. CONSENT CALENDAR: 2.1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF MAY 7, 2018. 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 Planning Commission Agenda – May 21, 2018 Page 3 of 6 3. NEW HEARING: 3.1 APPEAL NO. 0552-18 OF DESIGN REVIEW NO. 4836-15 AND FINAL DETERMINATION ON MINOR SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 0842-15 & ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT NO. 0249-17 - ORANGE ART OF DENTISTRY An appeal of the Design Review Committee denial of Design Review No. 4836-15 for the demolition of an existing 2,000 square foot office building and related site improvements to construct a new 2,565 square foot dental office building including related site improvements. The application also requires a final determination on Minor Site Plan Review No. 0842-15 and Administrative Adjustment No. 0249-17. LOCATION: 2006 W. Chapman Avenue NOTE: This project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Section 15303 – New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures. The project consists of construction of a new 2,565 square foot dental office building, and is eligible for this exemption due to its small size. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Affirm, reverse or modify, in whole or in part Design Review Committee denial of the project. The Planning Commission shall make a final determination on the requested Minor Site Plan Review and Administrative Adjustment accordingly. 3.2 Conditional Use Permit No. 3056-17, Major Site Plan Review No. 0921-17 and Design Review No.4929-17, ActivCare Assisted Living A proposal to construct a new 72 bed assisted memory care facility on an existing vacant lot in the Public Institutional (P-I) zoning district. LOCATION: 2629 E. Chapman Avenue NOTE: The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines 15332 (Class 32 – In-fill Development Projects) because the project meets the following criteria: a. The project is consistent with the existing General Plan designation, Planning Commission Agenda – May 21, 2018 Page 4 of 6 General Plan policies and, applicable zoning designations and regulations in that the intended assisted living facility use is a listed permitted use consistent with the intent of the land use designation. b. The project is in the City on a site less than five acres and is substantially surrounded by urban uses. c. The project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threated species in that the site is void of any vegetation or landforms, and was previously developed with a building. d. The project has been evaluated for significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, and water quality and no significant effects have been identified. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 15-18 a Resolution of the Planning Commission approving Conditional Use Permit No. 3056-17, Major Site Plan Review No. 0921-17, and Design Review No. 4929-17 for the construction of a new 72 bed assisted memory care facility with 27 parking spaces at 2629 E. Chapman Avenue 3.3 Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 1855-17, Tentative Tract Map No. 0045-17, Major Site Plan Review No. 0906-17, Design Review No. 4914-17, and Administrative Adjustment No. 0253-17, for a new 727 unit development (653 apartments and 74 townhomes) at 702-1078 West Town and Country Road. A proposal to redevelop an existing office complex with a 727-unit apartment and townhome development (653 apartments and 74 townhomes). The property will be subdivided into three parcels with reciprocal easements linking them for purposes of shared access and open space: Parcel 1 (Building A) and Parcel 2 (Building B) would each include apartment units configured around multi-level parking structures with the following amenities: fitness centers, club rooms, pool and lounge courtyards, and amenity decks located on the top floor of each parking structure. Parcel 3 (Townhomes) will include 74 townhomes with attached two-car garages and surface level parking. Townhome amenities will include a pool and lounge courtyard and passive open courtyards. The applicant is also requesting an Administrative Adjustment for a 132-space reduction in the required parking. LOCATION: 702-1078 West Town and Country Road NOTE: Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 1855-17 was prepared to evaluate the physical environmental impacts of the project, in conformance with the Planning Commission Agenda – May 21, 2018 Page 5 of 6 provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15070 and in conformance with the Local CEQA Guidelines. Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 1855-17 finds that the project will have less than significant impacts to the environment, with the implementation of standard conditions and mitigation measures. The 20-day public review period began on March 21, 2018 and ended on April 10, 2018. On March 21, 2018, the City sent a Notice of Intent to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration to a total of 556 property owners and tenants within a 300 foot radius of the project site, adjacent cities, and other potentially affected public agencies and utility service providers initiating the public review period for the environmental document as described above. This notification was also published in the Orange City News on March 21, 2018, was on file with the Orange County Clerk Recorder, and was posted in four locations at the site. Copies of the document were available for public review at the Orange Public Library & Local History Center, the Taft Branch Library, at City Hall, and on the City’s website. RECOMMENDED ACTION: The following Planning Commission actions are recommended: 1) Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 11-18 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ORANGE RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 1855-17 AND ASSOCIATED MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, AND APPROVAL OF TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 0045-17, MAJOR SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 0906-17, AND DESIGN REVIEW NO. 4914-17, FOR A NEW 727 UNIT (653 APARTMENTS AND 74 TOWNHOMES) MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 702- 1078 WEST TOWN AND COUNTRY ROAD AND 2) Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 12-18 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ORANGE RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT NO. 0253-17 TO ALLOW FOR A REDUCTION OF 132 PARKING SPACES IN CONJUNCTION WITH MITIGATED NEGATIVE Planning Commission Agenda – May 21, 2018 Page 6 of 6 DECLARATION NO. 1855-17, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 0045-17, MAJOR SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 0906-17, AND DESIGN REVIEW NO. 4914-17 FOR A NEW 727 UNIT (653 APARTMENTS AND 74 TOWNHOMES) MULTI- FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 702-1078 WEST TOWN AND COUNTRY ROAD OR 3) Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 12-18 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ORANGE RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL DENIAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT NO. 0253-17 TO ALLOW FOR A REDUCTION OF 132 PARKING SPACES IN CONJUNCTION WITH MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 1855-17, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 0045-17, MAJOR SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 0906-17, AND DESIGN REVIEW NO. 4914-17 FOR A NEW 727 UNIT (653 APARTMENTS AND 74 TOWNHOMES) MULTI- FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 702-1078 WEST TOWN AND COUNTRY ROAD 4. ADJOURNMENT: The next regular Planning Commission Meeting will be held on June 4, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Weimer Room. APPEAL PROCEDURES Any final determination by the Planning Commission may be appealed, and such appeal must be filed within 15 calendar days after the Planning Commission action. This appeal shall be made in written form to the Community Development Department, accompanied by an initial appeal deposit of $1,000.00. The City Clerk, upon filing of said appeal, will set petition for public hearing before the City Council at the earliest date. All owners of property located within 300 feet of the project site will be notified by the City Clerk of said hearing. For additional information, please call (714) 744-7220. 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 hearing described on this agenda or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.