2012 - July 2Planning Commission Meeting APPROVED July 2 2012
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Planning Commission
City of Orange
PRESENT: Commissioners Buttress, Gladson, Grangoff, and Steiner
ABSENT: Commissioner Cathcart
STAFF
PRESENT: Leslie Aranda Roseberry, Planning Manager
Doris Nguyen, Associate Planner
Gary Sheatz, Assistant City Attorney
Sandi Dimick, Recording Secretary
ADMINISTRATIVE SESSION
July 2, 2012
Monday 7:00 p.m.
Chair Steiner opened the Administration Session of the Planning Commission Meeting at 6:55
p.m.
Commissioner Buttress stated there appeared to be a page missing from the last agenda item on
the minutes from the Planning Commission meeting of June 4, 2012. She suggested they should
hold the minutes until the next meeting for corrections. Commissioner Gladson stated she also
had a correction at the bottom of page 7; to have a clearer close to the Public Comment portion
of the meeting and then have the meeting opened for discussion. Commissioner Buttress stated
she may have gone right to comment. There was also some discussion in regards to the motion
made on page 8 and if the order of the discussion was documented properly? The tapes would be
reviewed and corrections made.
Chair Steiner asked if Commissioner Cathcart would have been recused from any of the agenda
items. Planning Manager, Leslie Aranda Roseberry, stated he would not have been recused from
any of the items.
Ms. Aranda Roseberry stated Planning Director, Alice Angus, had announced that she would be
retiring in September. Assistant City Attorney, Gary Sheatz, stated Ms. Angus had been with the
City of Orange for 12 years.
Chair Steiner stated Commissioner Cathcart had made a request to reopen discussion on whether
the Planning Commission should hold an Administrative Session; he stated that Commissioner
Cathcart was in favor of not holding Administrative Sessions. Chair Steiner stated he would
bring that topic up for discussion at a meeting in August. He asked Mr. Sheatz if that discussion
could be held during the administrative session. Mr. Sheatz stated the topic would need to be
agendized as an item for the Administrative Session, which was open to the public. In the past
the City Council had left it to the discretion of the different acting bodies to determine if an
Administrative Session would be held; he would check with City Council to verify if that was
still their viewpoint. Chair Steiner stated he would check with the Mayor to get her input as well.
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Chair Steiner stated the Agenda before them appeared very straight forward and asked if staff
had received any comments.
Associate Planner, Doris Nguyen, stated she had received 1 Public Comment on the Dance
Studio item.
There was no further discussion.
Administrative Session adjourned @ 7:04 p.m.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
None
REGULAR SESSION
Consent Calendar:
(1) APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
OF JUNE 4, 2012.
Commissioner Buttress made a motion to continue the approval of the meeting minutes from the
June 4, 2012 Planning Commission meeting, to allow for corrections and additions of missing
information.
SECOND: Commissioner Gladson
AYES: Commissioners Buttress, Gladson, Grangoff and Steiner
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Cathcart
MOTION CARRIED
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(2) CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2854- 12 -KUMON CENTER OF ORANGE
SOUTH
The applicant proposes to host private tutoring for children in an existing commercial center,
which currently has a deficit of 35 parking spaces. A CUP is required for the school use and for
the code alternative parking standards proposed.
LOCATION: 3532 E. Chapman
NOTE: The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA
Guidelines 15301 (Class 1- Existing Facilities) because the project
includes no expansion of the existing building.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 25 -12 allowing a private
tutoring school with shared parking on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 1:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Associate Planner, Doris Nguyen, presented a project overview consistent with the Staff Report.
Chair Steiner asked if there were any questions for Staff. There were none.
Chair Steiner opened the item for Public Comment and invited the applicant to address the
Commission.
Steve Garrison, address on file, stated he was the owner /operator of the facility and he was the
original developer and has managed it the entire time. He believed having the tutoring business
move in would present the best opportunity for his tenants. He had been approached by a
reflexology business that offered massage; and as there was already a chiropractor business that
already offered massage, he asked the chiropractor, and the doctor felt it would be too much
competition, and would not benefit the existing tenants. He was approached by Kumon and
talked to other tenants in the center who said that their kids went to Kumon. The centers tutor
elementary students, middle school and high school students. The people associated with
Kumon were always professional and courteous.
Kamalj eel Kaur, address on file, stated she was available for questions.
Commissioner Gladson asked Mr. Garrison, since he was the original developer, if he had been
able to secure the original entitlement documents for the site, since the staff report stated that the
City's records were destroyed?
Mr. Garrison stated he had been unable to locate them. He had included the site plans, which
were the original plans for the site, with his application. There were also other new floor plans
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Commissioner Gladson asked if the church was in the process of rectifying their CUP. Mr.
Garrison stated that the City bifurcated the two applications at his request and that the church
pastor is experiencing some health problems, which had delayed their application to modify the
existing CUP. However, the church fully intends on going through the CUP process for their
meal distribution.
Chair Steiner stated he had read through the documents and found the Kumon tutoring method to
be forthright and impressive.
Chair Steiner brought the item back to the Commission for further discussion or action.
Commissioner Buttress made a motion to adopt PC Resolution No. 2854- 12 -Kumon Center of
Orange South, subject to the conditions contained in the Staff Report and noting that the item is
categorically exempt from CEQA.
Commissioner Gladson stated she would be happy to second the motion and share that she could
support the motion and approval of the CUP specifically because of the fact that the use fits
lovely and it accommodates nicely with the shared parking plan specifically since the church
operates basically at a heavy time on Sundays; there won't be an impact with operating during
the weekdays of Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. She can support it as a fine use in this
shopping center. I did have a chance to go there yesterday and think it will be a nice addition to
the center. She felt it would have no impact on the site and she was in support of the proposed
use.
SECOND: Commissioner Gladson
AYES: Commissioners Buttress, Gladson, Grangoff, and Steiner
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Cathcart
MOTION CARRIED
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(3) CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2861 -12 -DANCE ACADEMY OF ORANGE
COUNTY
The applicant proposes to host dance, music, and voice lessons for children and adults in an
industrial center. A CUP is required for the school use.
LOCATION: 1751 N. Batavia
NOTE: The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA
Guidelines 15301 (Class 1- Existing Facilities) because the project
includes no expansion of the existing building.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 26 -12 approving a CUP
allowing a dance, music and voice school.
Associate Planner, Doris Nguyen, presented a project overview consistent with the Staff Report.
Chair Steiner opened the item for any questions for Staff.
Chair Steiner asked if there was not a question of shared parking for this CUP.
Ms. Nguyen stated that was correct, that each parcel parks itself, there is no shared parking
agreement required for this school.
Commissioner Buttress stated the applicant had been creative in adding extra spaces and she
understood that one of the spaces could not be used on Tuesday due to that being a trash pick up
day.
Ms. Nguyen stated that trash is typically picked up on Tuesday mornings when there are no
classes. The 2 business owners may be there, but they would not park in that spot so the trash
can be picked up. The applicant originally requested to have less students; however, with the
additional parking, staff made them aware that they could request to have more students under
the City's parking Code.
Commissioner Gladson stated for Condition No. 9, it was her understanding that it would allow
Staff to review the parking situation on an annual basis and it would allow Staff to work with the
applicant on parking solutions if the dance studio student population grew.
Ms. Nguyen stated that was correct.
Chair Steiner opened the hearing for Public Comment and invited the applicant to address the
Commission.
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Gabe Potyondy, address on file, stated he was one of the owners of Elite Dance Studios and they
had been in business for 35 years. The business had been previously owned and operated by
Christine Shaffer, who had taught his wife and sister -in -law to dance. When Christine retired 6
years ago they purchased the business and had been in operation with 3 classrooms for dance.
They had been looking to expand. The facility in Orange would allow for 5 classrooms and
amenities for the girls, their dance students, plus storage. He was pleased to keep the dance
school in the City of Orange and there were benefits of a dance curriculum for girls. Many of
their dance students went on to enter college; and with all of the cuts in public education to
music and fine arts programs he was pleased to offer those things to the community.
Commissioner Gladson stated that Mr. Potyondy had made reference to girls during his
presentation and she asked if the studio had programs that were offered to boys?
Mr. Potyondy stated yes, they currently had 3 boys who took dance classes. He wanted to
expand their class offerings to attract more boys to the dance classes. The boys seemed to be
more interested in Hip Hop and those types of dance classes. He wanted to be able to offer more
classes that interested boys.
Commissioner Gladson stated in reviewing the floor plan of the proposed studio she had noticed
the restrooms were noted as women's restrooms and there was also a handicap restroom, she
asked if there would be a unisex restroom available for the boys?
Mr. Potyondy stated there would be a girls only locker room. At their current facility they had
just one open locker room and they wanted to have a separate locker room just for the girls with
a restroom for the girls. The other 2 restrooms which would accommodate handicap students
would be used as unisex restrooms.
Chair Steiner stated there were many of us who loved Billy Elliot and he was pleased the class
offerings would expand.
He brought the item back to the Commission for further discussion or action.
Commissioner Grangoff made a motion to adopt PC Resolution No. 26 -12, approving CUP No.
2861 -12 Elite Dance Academy of Orange County, subject to the conditions contained in the Staff
Report, noting that the item is Categorically Exempt from CEQA.
SECOND: Commissioner Buttress
AYES: Commissioners Buttress, Gladson, Grangoff and Steiner
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Cathcart
MOTION CARRIED
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(4) ADJOURNMENT:
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Commissioner Buttress made a motion for adjournment to the next regular scheduled meeting of
the Planning Commission on Monday, July 16, 2012.
SECOND: Commissioner Gladson
AYES: Commissioners Buttress, Gladson, Grangoff, and Steiner
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Cathcart
MOTION CARRIED
Meeting adjourned at 7:28 p.m.