07-17-17 CUP Modular Bldg & Admin Office 749 N. POPLAR STREET
TO: Chair Glasgow and
Members of the Planning Commission
THRU: Anna Pehoushek
Assistant Community Development Director
FROM: Vidal F. Márquez
Assistant Planner
SUBJECT
CONSENT CALENDAR: Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 3038-17, Administrative Design
Review (ADR) No. 0067-17, and Minor Site Plan Review (MNSP) No. 0877-16– J&M Concrete
Contractors, 749 N. Poplar Street
SUMMARY
Planning Commission Resolution PC 16-17 approving the request to occupy a tenant space and two
modular buildings for administrative office in excess of 25% of the total gross floor area in the
Industrial Manufacturing (M-2) zone.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt revised Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 16-17 entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT NO. 3038-17, ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW
NO. 0067-17 AND MINOR SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 0877-16
PERMITTING TWO MODULAR BUILDINGS AND
ALLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE IN EXCESS OF 25%
OF THE TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA IN THE INDUSTRIAL
MANUFACTURING (M-2) ZONE LOCATED AT 749 N.
POPLAR STREET
Planning Commission
Agenda Item
July 17, 2017
Planning Commission Staff Report
CUP No. 3038-17, ADR 0067-17, MNSP 0877-16 J&M Concrete
July 17, 2017
Page 2
AUTHORIZATION/GUIDELINES
Orange Municipal Code (OMC) Section 17.20.030 and Table 17.08.020 authorize the Planning
Commission to review and take action on Conditional Use Permits for administrative offices in excess
of 25% of the total gross floor area in the Industrial Manufacturing (M-2) zone.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Categorical Exemption: The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines 15303 (Class 3 - New
Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) because it consists of the construction of a new,
small structure (< 10,000 SF in urbanized area) zoned for such use, not involving the significant use
of hazardous substances, where all necessary public services are available and where the area is not
environmentally sensitive. There is no environmental public review required for a Categorical
Exemption.
PROJECT BACKGROUND
At its June 19, 2017 meeting, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and took
testimony from the community and the applicant. During its discussion the Commission ask staff
clarifying comments on the report and of the applicant of the proposal. The Commission approved
the item by a vote of 3-0, with 2 Commissioners absent. Soon after the meeting had concluded, it was
brought to the attention of staff the Findings for Minor Site Plan Review were inadvertently absent
from the Resolution. The Resolution now includes the findings for Minor Site Plan Review under
Section 1 Findings.
ATTACHMENTS/EXHIBITS
Attachments to Report:
1. Draft Planning Commission Resolution PC 16-17
2. Draft Planning Commission Minutes dated June 19, 2017
CC: Michael Leonard Barth
749 N. Poplar Street
Orange, CA 92868
mbarth@jmcontractors.com
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