02-03-2021 DRC Minutes APPROVED BY THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 18, 2021
MINUTES - FINAL
, City of Orange
Design Review Committee
February 03, 2021
1. OPENING
1.1 CALL TO ORDER
Chair Skorpanich called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Committee Member McDermott led the flag salute.
1.3 ROLL CALL
Present: Skorpanich, Fox, McDermott, Imboden, and McCormack
Absent: None
1.4 PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar 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 removed from the Consent Calendar for
separate action.
2.1. Approval of ineeting minutes of the Design Review Committee of the City of
Orange for the December 16, 2020 and January 6, 2021 Regular Meetings.
The Committee asked to vote on the minutes separately.
ACTION: A motion was made by Vice Chair Fox, seconded by Committee Member
McDermott, to approve the December 16, 2020 meeting minutes as presented.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aves: Skorpanich, Fox, McDermott, Imboden, and McCormack
Noes: None
Absent: None
ACTION: A motion was made by Vice Chair Fox, seconded by Committee Member
McDermott, to approve the January 6, 2021 meeting minutes as presented.
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The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Fox, McDermott, Imboden, and McCormack
Noes: None -
Absent: None
Abstain: Skorpanich
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Election of a new Chair and Vice Chair
A motion was made by Chair Skorpanich, seconded by Committee Member
McCormack, to nominate Carol Fox as Chair for the 2021 Design Review Committee
calendar year.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aves: Skorpanich, Fox, McDermott, Imboden, and McCormack
Noes: None
Absent: None
A motion was made by Vice Chair Fox, seconded by Committee Member McDermott,
to nominate Robert Imboden as Vice Chair for the 2021 Design Review Committee
calendar year.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Skorpanich, Fox, McDermott, Imboden, and McCormack
Noes: None
Absent: None
4. CONTINUED ITEMS �
4.1. DRC No. 4933-17, Northern Gateway Commercial Center, 887 N. Glassell Street
A proposal to construct a new 1,872 square foot commercial building and
relocate a 122 square foot historic gas station to the vacant property at the
corner of N. Glassell Street and E. Collins Avenue.
AI Ricci, property owner, Leason Pomeroy, applicant, and Casey Tibbet, consultant
from LSA spoke on behalf of the project.
Jessica Wang, Administrative Specialist, read a letter of support with
recommendations, from a representative of the Old Towne Preservation Association.
The Committee discussed the following details of the project:
• Building colors
• Character defining architectural features
• Historic classification of the building
• Accuracy and adequacy of the Cultural Resource Assessment
• General Plan vision for on Main Street
• Safety/separation treatment options for the street corner
A motion was made by Committee Member McCormack, seconded by Committee
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Member McDermott to continue Design Review No. 4933-17, Northern Gateway
Commercial Center, to a date uncertain to allow the applicant time to provide
clarification on the meeting's discussion points.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: McDermott, Imboden, and McCormack
Noes: Skorpanich, and Fox
Absent: None
5. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. to an Adjourned
Regular meeting on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. via various
teleconference locations.
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ASSISTANT COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
DRC STAFF LIAISON
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