09-18-13 - DRC Agenda
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
Conference Room “C”
Administrative Session – 5:00 P.M.
Regular Session – 5:30 P.M.
Design Review Committee:
Carol Fox, Chair
Robert Imboden, Vice-Chair
Tim McCormack
Craig Wheeler
Joe Woollett
Staff:
Chad Ortlieb
Senior Planner
Mark Schwarz
Recording Secretary
Location and Mailing Address:
300 E. Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92866
Conference Room “C”
Telephone Number:
(714) 744-7220
Notice to Public:
If you are interested in addressing the Design Review Committee on any item, please
fill out your full name and address on a gray card provided at the meeting and submit
the completed card to the Chair. The Design Review Committee Chair will call your
name and allow you to speak when the item is considered. When you speak to the
Design Review Committee, state your full name and address for the record. Members
of the public must direct their questions to the Chair and not to other members of the
Committee, the staff, the applicant, or the audience. Speaking time is limited to three
(3) minutes per person, so please organize your comments accordingly.
The Chair will:
1. Introduce the item
2. Receive the staff report
3. Receive the applicant’s presentation
4. Receive public input
5. Lead Committee discussion and determination
NOTE: Any Public Record that is distributed less than 72 hours prior to the Design
Review Committee meeting will be made available at the Design Review Committee
meeting and at the City Clerk’s office counter at City Hall, 300 E. Chapman Avenue,
Orange, CA 92866.
NOTE: In compliance with Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132) and the federal rules and regulations adopted in
implementation thereof, the Agenda and/or Packet will be made available in
appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability. Please contact the
Community Development Department/Planning, either in person at 300 E. Chapman
Avenue, Orange, CA 92866 or by calling (714) 744-7220 no later than 10:00 A.M. on
the City business day preceding the scheduled meeting. If you need special assistance
to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (714) 744-5500.
Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting [28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA
Title 11].
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Administrative Session – 5:00 P.M.
The Committee holds an Administrative Session to receive general information from
the staff and to conduct an initial review of Minutes of prior meetings. The Session is
open to the public; however, no public testimony is taken and no decisions are made.
Following the Administrative Session, the Regular Session will begin at 5:30 p.m.
1. Review of Agenda
2. Policy/Procedural Information
3. Anna Pehoushek: DRC Streamlining Code Amendment
4. Review of Minutes: (a) August 7, 2013, and (b) August 21, 2013
Regular Session - 5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Opportunity for members of the public to address the Design Review Committee on
matters not listed on the Agenda.
CONSENT ITEMS:
(1) APPROVAL OF MINUTES: (a) August 7, 2013, and (b) August 21, 2013
All matters that are listed above as Consent Items are considered to be routine by the
Design Review Committee and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no
separate discussion of said items unless members of the Design Review Committee,
staff, or the public request specific items to be removed from the Consent Items for
separate action.
AGENDA ITEMS:
Continued Items:
(2) DRC No. 4660-12 – McDONALD’S REMODEL
A proposal to demolish and rebuild the restaurant. The DRC requested that the
landscape and site plan return prior to the issuance of a building permit.
606 N. Tustin Street
Staff Contact: Doris Nguyen, 714-744-7223, dnguyen@cityoforange.org
Previous DRC Meeting: April 3, 2013
DRC Action: Final Determination
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(3) DRC No. 4687-13 – AVONTI SALON
A proposal to adaptively reuse a 2-story historic residential structure as a
beauty salon. The project includes removal of an existing 702 sq. ft.
contemporary addition at the rear of the historic structure, and construction of a
new 1,451 sq. ft. addition at the rear of the structure. Site improvements to be
undertaken as part of the project include establishment of a parking lot for the
property and landscaping.
206 W. Almond Avenue, Old Towne Historic District
Staff Contact: Anna Pehoushek, 714-744-7228, apehoushek@cityoforange.org
Continued From DRC Meeting: August 21, 2013
DRC Action: Final Determination
New Agenda Items:
(4) DRC No. 4683-13 - CASA TERESA
A proposal to demolish an existing non-contributing single-story duplex and
replace it with a two-story multifamily structure. Staff is seeking DRC
feedback on the proposal.
815 E. Chapman Avenue
Staff Contact: Robert Garcia, 714-744-7231, rgarcia@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Preliminary Review
(5) DRC No. 4689-13 - MIGUEL’S JR.
A proposal to construct a 2,868 square foot quick serve restaurant with a drive-
thru.
1325 N. Tustin Street
Staff Contact: Chad Ortlieb, 714-744-7237, cortlieb@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Recommendation to the Planning Commission
(6) DRC No. 4699-13 – STREETER FOURPLEX
A proposal to rehabilitate a fire damaged contributing building and to
reconstruct a rear addition to the building.
137-139 E. River Avenue, Old Towne Historic District
Staff Contact: Marissa Moshier, 714-744-7243, mmoshier@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Final Determination
ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to the next regular meeting on Wednesday, October 2, 2013.
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APPEAL PROCEDURE
Any final determination by the Design Review Committee may be appealed, and such appeal must be filed within
15 calendar days after the action is taken. This appeal shall be made in written form to the Community
Development Department, accompanied by an initial appeal deposit fee of $1,000.00.
The Community Development Department, upon filing of said appeal, will set petition for public hearing before
the City Planning Commission at the earliest possible date.
If you challenge any City of Orange decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or
someone else raised at the public meeting described on this agenda, or in a written correspondence delivered to the
Design Review Committee at, or prior to, the public meeting.
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