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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. City of Orange — Design Review Committee Final Meeting Minutes for December 3, 2014 Page 2 of 5 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 City of Orange — Design Review Committee Final Meeting Minutes for December 3, 2014 Page 3 of 5 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 City of Orange — Design Review Committee Final Meeting Minutes for December 3, 2014 Page 4 of 5 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. City of orange — Design Review Committee Final Meeting Minutes for December 3, 2014 Page 5 of 5 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.