2015 - April 20Planning Commission
April 20, 2015
Minutes
Planning Commission April 20, 2015
City of Orange Monday 7:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Commissioners Buttress, Correa, and Steiner
ABSENT: Commissioner Gladson
STAFF
PRESENT: Anna Pehoushek, Acting Assistant Community Development Director
Gary Sheatz, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Anne Fox, Contract Staff Planner
Sharon Penttila, Recording Secretary
REGULAR SESSION
1.1 CALL TO ORDER: Chair Buttress called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
1.2 FLAG SALUTE: Commissioner Correa led the flag salute.
1.3 ROLL CALL: Commissioner Gladson was absent. All other Commissioners were
present.
1.4 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None
1.5 CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN ITEMS: A motion was made to continue Item 3. 1,
McDonald's Restaurant, CUP No. 2926 -13, Variance 2235 -14, and DRC No. 4724 -13 to
a date uncertain.
1.6 PLANNING MANAGER REPORTS None
2. CONSENT CALENDAR:
2.1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING OF APRIL 6, 2015.
Motion was made to approve the minutes as written:
MOTION:
Commissioner Correa
SECOND:
Commissioner Steiner
AYES:
Commissioners Buttress, Correa, and Steiner
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Commissioner Gladson
MOTION CARRIED.
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2.2 ADOPT PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 11 -15 APPROVING
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2967 -14 AUTHORIZING A STATE OF
CALIFORNIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL TYPE 41 LICENSE (ON-
SALE BEER AND WINE — EATING PLACE) AT 80 PLAZA SQUARE AND
OUTDOOR DINING PERMIT NO. 06 -15 FOR A 34 SEAT OUTDOOR DINING
AREA IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE PLAZA
Motion was made to adopt Planning Commission Resolution 11 -15 approving
Conditional Use Permit No. 2967 -14 and Outdoor Dining Permit No. 06 -15:
MOTION:
Commissioner Buttress
SECOND:
Commissioner Steiner
AYES:
Commissioners Buttress, Correa, and Steiner
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Commissioner Gladson
MOTION CARRIED.
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3. NEW HEARINGS:
3.1 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2926-13, VARIANCE 2235 -14, AND DESIGN
REVIEW COMMITTEE NO. 4724-13 — MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT
The applicant proposes to comprehensively remodel the interior and exterior of an
existing McDonald's restaurant, reducing the building footprint, reconfiguring the drive -
thru lanes and associated site improvements, including landscaping and signage. The
proposal includes a waiver from parking lot dimensional standards.
LOCATION: 4200 E CHAPMAN AVENUE
NOTE: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply
to projects that a public agency rejects or disapproves per State
CEQA Guidelines Section 15270(a). However, should the
Planning Commission consider an approval action on the project,
a determination that the project is categorically exempt from the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
per State CEQA Guidelines 15301 (Class 2 — Replacement or
Reconstruction) could be made because the project consists of the
reconstruction of an existing commercial structure and facilities of
substantially the same size, purpose and capacity.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission deny the project. A
resolution for Planning Commission consideration will be placed
on a future agenda.
Motion was made to continue this item to a date uncertain by request of the
applicant prior to the meeting:
MOTION: Commissioner Steiner
SECOND: Commissioner Correa
AYES: Commissioners Buttress, Correa, and Steiner
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Gladson
MOTION CARRIED.
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3.2 ZONE CHANGE 1277 -15 — TUSTIN- CHAPMAN FOCUS AREA
The purpose of the proposed zone change is rezone properties in the Tustin - Chapman
2010 General Plan Land Use Focus Area to Public Institution (PI) in order to establish
consistency with the Public Facilities and Institutions (PFI) and Yorba North
Commercial Overlay General Plan land use designation in accordance with State law.
LOCATION: NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF CHAPMAN
AVENUE AND YORBA STREET
NOTE: The proposed project is within the scope of the previously
approved General Plan and is adequately described in the
previously certified General Plan Program EIR NO. 1815 -09 for
purposes of CEQA.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Planning Commission Resolution 13 -15 recommending the
City Council approve Zone Change No. 1277 -15.
Discussion: Anna Pehoushek, Acting Assistant Community Development Director,
presented a project overview consistent with the staff report. She noted that at the start
of the meeting she distributed a letter to the Commissioners from Tom Searles.
Public Hearing was opened.
Tom Searles, address on file, thanked the Commissioners for considering this item and
on behalf of the property owners, was in support of the zone change.
Ms. Pehoushek clarified that the zone change itself was strictly a map clean-up and no
development application was being proposed tonight. She also explained that they were
not talking about any re- designation of open space except for a parcel that was currently
split zoned Open Space and Commercial that was being rezoned entirely to PI.
John Moore, address on file, was concerned that the open space in the area was shrinking
but thought the continued use of the property as a medical facility was a good use.
Public Hearing was closed.
Motion was made to adopt Planning Commission Resolution 13 -15 recommending
the City Council approve Zone Change No. 1277 -15:
MOTION: Commissioner Steiner
SECOND: Commissioner Correa
AYES: Commissioners Buttress, Correa, and Steiner
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Gladson
MOTION CARRIED.
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4. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned to the regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, May 4,
2015.
MOTION:
Commissioner Steiner
SECOND:
Commissioner Correa
AYES:
Commissioners Buttress, Correa, and Steiner
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Commissioner Gladson
Meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m.
MOTION CARRIED.
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