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FINAL Minutes
Planning Commission August 19, 2019
City of Orange Monday 7:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Commissioners Glasgow, Willits, Simpson, Vazquez and Martinez
STAFF
PRESENT: Mary Binning, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Chad Ortlieb, Senior Planner
Monique Schwartz, Associate Planner
Jessica Wang, Administrative Specialist
Simonne Fannin, Recording Secretary
REGULAR SESSION
1.1 CALL TO ORDER: Chair Glasgow called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
1.2 FLAG SALUTE: Chair Glasgow led the flag salute.
1.3 ROLL CALL: Commissioners Glasgow, Willits, Simpson, Martinez and Vazquez
1.4 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Chair Glasgow opened the public hearing portion of the meeting. There were no speakers. The
public hearing was closed.
1.5 CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN ITEMS: None
1.6 PLANNING MANAGER REPORTS: The September 2, 2019 meeting has been moved to
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 due to the Labor Day Holiday.
1.7 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPEAL PROCEDURES
2. CONSENT CALENDAR:
2.1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING OF JULY 29, and August 5, 2019.
A motion was made to approve the July 29, 2019 minutes with minor corrections:
MOTION: Chair Glasgow
SECOND: Vice Chair Simpson
AYES: Commissioners Glasgow, Willits, Simpson, Vazquez and Martinez
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
MOTION CARRIED.
A motion was made to approve the August 5, 2019 minutes as written:
MOTION: Vice Chair Simpson
SECOND: Commissioner Martinez
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AYES: Commissioners Glasgow, Willits, Simpson, Vazquez and Martinez
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
MOTION CARRIED.
3. NEW HEARING:
3.1 Conditional Use Permit No. 3097-19 – El Pulgarcito Restaurant, located at 1738 W.
Chapman Avenue.
The applicant is requesting an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Type 41 (On Sale Beer
and Wine – Eating Place) License for an existing 1,825 square foot dine-in restaurant
located within a retail shopping center.
NOTE: The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines 15301 (Class 1 –
Existing Facilities) because the project consists of the operation and licensing of an
existing private structure that involves a negligible or no expansion of the use beyond
what currently exists. There is no environmental public review required for a categorical
exemption.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 13-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3097-19 FOR AN
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) TYPE 41 (ON SALE BEER AND
WINE – EATING PLACE) LICENSE WITHIN AN EXISTING 1,825 SQUARE
FOOT RESTAURANT located at 1738 W. CHAPMAN AVENUE
Monique Schwartz, Associate Planner provided and overview of the request for an Alcoholic
Beverage Control license consistent with the staff report.
Chair Glasgow invited the applicant to step forward.
Business owner Alvira Furman approached and stated she was in agreement with all of the
conditions of approval.
Chair Glasgow opened the public hearing portion of the meeting. There were no speakers. The
public hearing was closed.
A Motion was made to adopt Planning Commission Resolution PC NO. 13-19 a Resolution of
the Planning Commission of the City of Orange Approving Conditional Use Permit No. 3097 -
19 for an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Type 41 (on sale beer and wine – eating
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establishment) license within an existing 1,825 square foot restaurant located at 1738 W.
Chapman Avenue
MOTION: Vice Chair Simpson
SECOND: Commissioner Willits
AYES: Commissioners Glasgow, Willits, Simpson, Vazquez and Martinez
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
MOTION CARRIED.
4. ADJOURNMENT: 7:12 PM
The next regular Planning Commission Meeting will be held on September 4, 2019.