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Minutes
Planning Commission November 17, 2014
City of Orange Monday 7:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Commissioners Steiner, Correa, Cathcart, Buttress, and Gladson
ABSENT: None
STAFF
PRESENT: Leslie Aranda Roseberry, Planning Manager
Gary Sheatz, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Anna Pehoushek, Principal Planner
Robert Garcia, Senior Planner
Jeff Borchardt, Assistant Planner
Angie Cisneros, Recording Secretary
REGULAR SESSION
1.1 CALL TO ORDER:
Chair Steiner called the meeting to order at 6:58 p.m.
1.2 FLAG SALUTE:
Commissioner Correa led the flag salute.
1.3 ROLL CALL:
All other Commissioners were present.
1.4 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: None
1.6 CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN ITEMS: None
1.7 PLANNING MANAGER REPORTS: None
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2. CONSENT CALENDAR:
2.1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING
OF NOVEMBER 3, 2014.
Motion was made to approve the minutes as written.
MOTION: Commissioner Buttress
SECOND: Commissioner Correa
AYES: Commissioners Steiner, Buttress, Correa, and Gladson
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Commissioner Cathcart
2.2 ADOPT PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 25-14 FOR
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2949 -14 AND DESIGN
REVIEW COMMITTEE NO. 4753-14 — THE PIZZA PRESS
Ms. Leslie Roseberry, Planning Manager, advised the Commission that this item
had been pulled; no action was taken.
MOTION CARRIED
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3. NEW HEARINGS
3.1 ZONE CHANGE 1276 -14 — INDUSTRIAL 2010 GENERAL PLAN
LAND USE FOCUS AREA
The Zone Change will rezone properties in the Industrial 2010 General Plan Land
Use Focus Area.
LOCATION: West of Glassell Street/Orange -Olive Road, south of
Fletcher Avenue, east of the Santa Ana River, and
northwest of the intersection of Glassell Street and Walnut
Avenue. The Zone Change area abuts, but does not include,
the Katella Avenue Corridor General Plan Focus Area and
the Orangewood/Eckhoff General Plan Focus Areas which
have both been the subject of separate City Zone Changes.
NOTE: Final Program EIR No. 1815 -09 for the Comprehensive
General Plan Update was certified on March 9, 2010 and
prepared in accordance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA). The proposed activity is within the
scope of the previously approved General Plan and is
adequately described in the previously certified General
Plan Program EIR for purposes of CEQA. .
Discussion: Anna Pehoushek, Principal Planner, presented a project overview
consistent with the Staff Report.
Chair Steiner officially opened the public hearing for those wanting to speak in
favor of or in opposition to the proposed project.
The following speakers presented concerns regarding: the uses or potential future
uses that would be acceptable under a change in zoning; the limitation on the
future use of property as a result of the change in zoning from M2 to M1; the
implications of the change in zoning from M2 to M1 specifically related to the
negotiations that are in process for a use which is conditionally permitted in the
M2 zone and not allowed at all in the M1 zone; and the implications on the use of
property as a result of the change in zoning from C 1 to R3:
Janet Park, Matrix Service Inc., 500 W Collins Avenue, Orange, CA
Karla Downing, 18351 Buena Vista, Yorba Linda, CA
Michael Tidus, Irvine, CA
Chair Steiner officially closed the public hearing.
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A motion was made to adopt Planning Commission Resolution 32 -14
recommending the City Council approve and adopt an Ordinance rezoning
properties in the Industrial 2010 General Plan Land Use Focus Area and the area
specified in the staff report in citing the CEQA reference in the previously
adopted EIR for the General Plan update in 2010.
The Planning Commission directed Staff to work with the residents and the
different property owners to understand the particulars of what is going forward
to City Council as well as a timetable to move forward with any application that
may come to this Commission.
MOTION: Commissioner Gladson
SECOND: Commissioner Correa
AYES: Commissioners Steiner, Buttress, Gladson, Cathcart and Correa
NOES: None
MOTION CARRIED
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3.2 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2934 -14 — MEAD'S GREEN
DOOR CAFE
The applicant is requesting an Alcoholic Beverage Control Type 41 License for an
existing cafe.
LOCATION: 642 W. CHAPMAN AVENUE
NOTE: The proposed project is exempt from the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State
CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1 — Existing)
Facilities) because the project only involves the licensing
of alcohol sales at an existing cafe.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
A resolution will be provided in the future based on the
Planning Commission action.
Discussion: Robert Garcia, Senior Planner presented a project overview
consistent with the Staff Report.
Chair Steiner officially opened the public hearing for those wanting to speak in
favor of or in opposition to the proposed project.
Gary Mead, applicant, was present to answer questions and concerns of the
Planning Commission.
Chair Steiner officially closed the public hearing.
A recommendation was made that Staff write a resolution in favor of granting
the Conditional Use Permit and the ABC Type 41 License.
MOTION: Commissioner Buttress
SECOND: Commissioner Correa
AYES: Commissioners Steiner, Buttress, Gladson, Cathcart and Correa
NOES: None
MOTION CARRIED
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3.3 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2962-14 — PETSMART PET
HOTEL
The applicant is requesting to operate a pet hotel (kennel) entirely inside a
proposed retail store for pets and pet supplies at the Village at Orange Shopping
Center.
LOCATION: 1500 E. VILLAGE WAY, SUITE 2380
NOTE: The proposed project is exempt from the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State
CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1 — Existing
Facilities) because the project consists of licensing a new
operation within an existing structure.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Planning Commission Resolution 35 -14 approving
a request to allow a pet hotel (kennel) in an existing
commercial building
Discussion: Jeff Borchardt, Assistant Planner, presented a project overview
consistent with the Staff Report.
Chair Steiner officially opened the public hearing for those wanting to speak in
favor of or in opposition to the proposed project.
Brad Thomas, PetsMart Project Development Manager and Spencer Sirhagen,
PetsMart District Manager, applicant, were present to answer questions and
concerns of the Planning Commission.
Chair Steiner officially closed the public hearing.
A motion was made to adopt Planning Commission Resolution 35 -14 approving
a request to allow a pet hotel (kennel) in an existing commercial building and
related site improvements noting the project is categorically exempt from CEQA.
MOTION: Commissioner Buttress
SECOND: Commissioner Gladson
AYES: Commissioners Steiner, Buttress, Correa, Cathcart and Gladson
NOES: None
MOTION CARRIED
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4. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned to the regularly scheduled meeting on Monday,
December 15, 2014.
MOTION: Commissioner Buttress
SECOND: Commissioner Gladson
AYES: Commissioners Steiner, Buttress, Gladson, Cathcart and Correa
NOES: None
MOTION CARRIED
Meeting adjourned at 8:24 p.m.
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