2014-12-03 DRC Final MinutesCITY OF ORANGE
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
MINUTES - FINAL
Committee Members Present:
Staff in Attendance:
Robert Imboden - Chair
Tim McCormack — Vice Chair
Carol Fox
Craig Wheeler
Jennifer Le, Senior Planner
Anne Fox, Contract Planner
Angie Cisneros, Recording Secretary
Administrative Session — 5:00
Chair Imboden opened the Administrative Session at 5:16 p.m.
December 3, 2014
Chair Imboden inquired if there was any Policy or Procedural information. Jennifer Le stated there
was none.
The Committee Members reviewed the meeting minutes from the Design Review Committee
meeting of November 19, 2014.
Committee Member Fox made a motion to close the Administrative Session of the Design Review
Committee meeting.
SECOND: Craig Wheeler
AYES: Tim McCormack, Robert Imboden, Craig Wheeler and Carol Fox
NOES: None
Administrative Session adjourned at 5:28 p.m.
MOTION CARRIED.
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Regular Session — 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
All Committee Members were present.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Opportunity for members of the public to address the Design Review Committee on matters not
listed on the Agenda. There were no public comments.
CONSENT ITEMS:
Committee Member Wheeler made a motion to approve the minutes of November 19, 2014, from
the Design Review Committee, as emended during the discussion at the Administrative Session.
SECOND: Carol Fox
AYES: Tim McCormack, Robert Imboden, Carol Fox and Craig Wheeler
NOES: None
MOTION CARRIED
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AGENDA ITEMS:
Continued Items: None
New Agenda Items
(2)) DRC No. 4724 -13 — McDonald's Remodel
A proposal to comprehensively remodel the interior and exterior of an existing McDonald's
restaurant including reconfiguration of the drive -thru lanes and related site improvements.
4200 East Chapman Avenue
• Staff Contact: Anne Fox, (714) 744 -7236, afox(c�cityoforane.or�
• DRC Action: Recommendation to Planning Commission
Anne Fox, Contract Staff Planner, presented a project overview consistent with the Staff Report.
Public Comments:
Chair Imboden opened the item to the Public for comments. There were none.
Ron Underwood, applicant, Scott Dunkleman, Owner /Operator, Baxter Miller, Gary Hipolite and
Chris Stamps were present to answer questions and concerns of the Design Review Committee.
Chair Imboden opened the item to the Committee for discussion. The Committee asked the applicant
detailed questions about the canopy over the outdoor seating and play area, the finishes and colors
on the elevations, LED lighting call -outs, the bicycle parking, signage, trash enclosure, incoming
vehicle car traffic, the parking stalls and the landscape.
Committee Member Carol Fox made a motion to recommend approval to the Planning Commission
DRC 4724 -13 — McDonald's Remodel based on the fi ndings
nd reco
and listed in the staff report,
with the following additional conditions and rec o
Conditions:
• Final Landscape Plans shall include screening of the ingress lanes of inbound cars' headlight
impacts to the southerly residential properties using Prunus Carolinians Compacta at a
maximum of 30- inches on center, minimum of five gallon container size, and replacing the
proposed Bronze Loquats with Palms.
• Final Landscape Plan shall show the tree locations to line up with parking stall striping or
otherwise be placed to avoid bumper overhang damage to trees.
• Provide enhanced paving at the western parking lot pedestrian walkway to encourage
pedestrian traffic to be directed toward the on -site crosswalk to west- facing entry door.
• The entry double door configuration on the west elevation shall be changed to avoid the need
to use pipe guardrails to separate the sidewalk fr the
other drive a Such modification
can be by means of hinging the doors from the c enter
• The sign support posts and mullions on ed under the canopy at the north elevation.
• Non - reflective spandrel glass is to be us
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Final Landscape Plans shall be submitted for review and approval to the DRC prior to the
issuance of the building permit.
Recommendations:
As it relates to the Variance requests for the parking lot areas, the DRC encourages the
Planning Commission to consider alternative parking design to achieve more planter area,
including allowing the planter curb to be moved into the required parking depth to serve as a
wheel stop location for both the west and east parking lot areas, and /or allow angled parking
on the east parking lot area, which may result in the project Site Plan providing less spaces
than is required.
Staff shall review the bicycle parking code requirements and have the applicant update the
submitted plans to comply with code prior to presentation of the project to the Planning
Commission.
SECOND: Tim McCormack
AYES: Robert Imboden, Carol Fox, Tim McCormack and Craig Wheeler
NOES: None
MOTION CARRIED.
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ADJOURNMENT:
Committee Member Wheeler made a motion to adjourn to the next regularly scheduled Design
Review Committee meeting on December 17, 2014.
SECOND: Tim McCormack
AYES: Robert Imboden, Craig Wheeler, Carol Fox and Tim McCormack
NOES: None
MOTION CARRIED.
Meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m.