2014 - July 7Planning Commission
July 7, 2014
Minutes
Planning Commission
City of Orange
July 7, 2014
Monday 7:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Commissioners Steiner, Buttress, Cathcart, Correa and Gladson
ABSENT: None
STAFF
PRESENT: Leslie Aranda Roseberry, Planning Manager
Gary Sheatz, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Marissa Moshier, Historic Preservation Associate Planner
Angie Cisneros, Recording Secretary
REGULAR SESSION
1.1 CALL TO ORDER:
Chair Steiner called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
1.2 FLAG SALUTE:
Commissioner Gladson led the flag salute.
1.3 ROLL CALL:
All Members 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1.6 CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN ITEMS: None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 JUNE 16, 2014.
Motion was made to approve the minutes as written.
MOTION:
Commissioner Buttress
SECOND:
Commissioner Correa
AYES:
Commissioners Buttress, Steiner, Correa & Gladson
ABSTAIN:
Commissioner Cathcart
MOTION CARRIED
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NEW HEARINGS:
3.1 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2937 -13; DESIGN REVIEW
COMMITTEE NO. 4702 -13; MINOR SITE PLAN REVIEW NO.
0748 -13; AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT NO. 0209 -14 —
ARIA FOURPLEX
The applicant proposes to convert a one -story family residence to two studio
apartment units and to construct a new detached, two - story, 1,752 square foot
building with two additional studio apartment units at the rear of the property. The
single family residence is a contributor to the Old Towne Historic District (Historic
District) and will be rehabilitated. The property is zoned R -4 and the General Plan
Land Use Designation is Medium Density Residential. The project requires a
Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of a two -story building in the
Historic District.
LOCATION: 429 S. Lemon Street
NOTE: The proposed project is categorically exempt from the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15331 (Class
31 — Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation)
because the project involves rehabilitation of the
contributing building in conformance with the Secretary of
the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic
Properties and construction of no more than four dwelling
units.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 09 -14
allowing rehabilitation and conversion of a contributing
building to two studio apartment units and construction of
a two -story building with two additional studio apartment
units.
Discussion: Marissa Moshier, Historic Preservation Associate Planner presented
a project overview consistent with the Staff Report.
Chair Steiner opened the public meeting for those wanting to speak in favor of or
in opposition to the proposed project.
Craig Wheeler, Architect, responded directly to questions from the
commissioners and addressed their concerns.
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Commissioner Correa stated his concerns regarding the possibility of a lot being
over developed and a likelihood of disregarding the required standards and
established guidelines through the utilization of administrative adjustments.
A motion was made to adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 09 -14
approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2937 -13; Design Review Committee No.
4702 -13; Minor Site Plan Review No. 0748 -13; and Administrative Adjustment
No. 0209 -14 to allow rehabilitation and conversion of a contributing building to
two studio apartment units and construction of a two -story building with two
additional studio apartment units on property located at 429 S. Lemon Street in
the Old Towne Historic District.
MOTION: Commissioner Buttress
SECOND: Commissioner Gladson
AYES: Commissioners Steiner, Cathcart, Buttress & Gladson
NOES: Commissioner Correa
MOTION CARRIED
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4. ADJOURNMENT:
Planning Commission adjourned to the next regularly scheduled meeting on
Monday, July 21, 2014.
MOTION: Commissioner Gladson
SECOND: Commissioner Buttress
AYES: Commissioners Steiner, Cathcart, Buttress, Correa, & Gladson
NOES: None
MOTION CARRIED
Meeting adjourned at 7:43 p.m.
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