2015 - May 4Planning Commission
May 4, 2015
Minutes
Planning Commission
City of Orange
May 4, 2015
Monday 7:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Commissioners Buttress, Correa, Gladson and Steiner
ABSENT: None
STAFF
PRESENT: Leslie Roseberry, Planning Manager
Gary Sheatz, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Jennifer Le, Acting Principal Planner
Jeff Borchardt, Assistant Planner
Sharon Penttila, Recording Secretary
REGULAR SESSION
1.1 CALL TO ORDER: Chair Buttress called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
1.2 FLAG SALUTE: Commissioner Gladson led the flag salute.
1.3 ROLL CALL: All Commissioners were present.
1.4 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None
1.5 CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN ITEMS: None
1.6 PLANNING MANAGER REPORTS Ms. Roseberry informed the Commission that
OTPA has filed an appeal for the Planning Commission's approval of the Patio within
the Plaza and the item would be going to City Council in the near future.
2. CONSENT CALENDAR:
2.1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING OF APRIL 20, 2015.
Motion was made to approve the minutes as written:
MOTION:
Commissioner Steiner
SECOND:
Commissioner Correa
AYES:
Commissioners Buttress, Correa, and Steiner
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
Commissioner Gladson
MOTION CARRIED.
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May 4, 2015
3. COMMISSION BUSINESS:
3.1 GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE FINDING FOR FY 2015 -16 THROUGH
2021 -22 — 7 YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) serves as a single comprehensive plan of
proposed capital improvement projects for the budget year FY 2015 -2016 and the six
years thereafter. In accordance with state law, the City must determine that the CIP is
consistent with the General Plan.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Find that the projects identified within the proposed seven -year
Capital Improvement Program are consistent with the City's
General Plan.
Discussion: Jennifer Le, Acting Principal Planner, presented the staff report regarding
the General Plan Conformance finding for FY 2015 -16 through 2021 -22 and its
conformance with the seven -year Capital Improvement Program.
Motion was made to find the projects identified within the proposed seven -year
Capital Improvement Program consistent with the City's General Plan:
MOTION:
Commissioner Steiner
SECOND:
Commissioner Gladson
AYES:
Commissioners Buttress, Correa, Gladson and Steiner
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
MOTION CARRIED.
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4. NEW HEARING:
4.1 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2972-15 — AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
The applicant is requesting to relocate and expand existing operations of a satellite
college campus within the same building and increase the allowed maximum number of
shared parking spaces.
LOCATION: 1915 W ORANGEWOOD AVENUE
NOTE: The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions
of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State
CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1 — Existing Facilities)
and Section 15314 (Class 14 — Minor Additions to Schools).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Planning Commission Resolution 14 -15 approving CUP
2972 -15 modifying CUP 2018 -93 to allow the expansion of an
existing establishment offering university classes in a professional
office complex to 24, 460 SF and to allow the joint use of parking
facilities within the office complex.
Discussion: Jeff Borchardt, Assistant Planner, presented a project overview consistent
with the staff report.
The Commission had questions on the number of current students and staff members,
and if there was room for future expansion. The Commissioners discussed a possible
option to give the University additional parking spaces beyond the current request so
with expansion in the future, they would not have to come back.
Public Hearing was opened.
Don Davis, Azusa Pacific Vice President and CIO, thanked the Commission and stated
the University was looking forward to expanding their facility.
Public Hearing was closed.
Some of the Commissioners were looking at a way to give flexibility in the number of
parking spaces for future expansion. Ms. Roseberry explained that this type of
flexibility has never been placed on any other type of school. She felt giving an
additional 30% was too generous, it was not something staff had analyzed, and
applicants are told to ask for what they want.
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May 4, 2015
Motion was made to adopt Planning Commission Resolution 14 -15 approving
Conditional Use Permit 2972 -15 modifying Conditional Use Permit 2018 -93:
MOTION:
Commissioner Steiner
SECOND:
Commissioner Gladson
AYES:
Commissioners Buttress, Correa, Gladson, and Steiner
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
MOTION CARRIED.
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5. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned to the regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, May 18,
2015.
MOTION:
Commissioner Gladson
SECOND:
Commissioner Steiner
AYES:
Commissioners Buttress, Correa, Gladson and Steiner
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
MOTION CARRIED.
Commissioner Gladson indicated she would not be present at the June 15, 2015 meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 7:27 p.m.
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