08-24-2020 PC MinutesPlanning Commission August 24, 2020
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Approval Date: 09/09/2020
FINAL Minutes
Planning Commission August 24, 2020
City of Orange 7:00 p.m.
STAFF PARTICIPATION VIA TELECONFERENCE:
Mary Binning, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Anna Pehoushek, Assistant Community Development Director
Chad Ortlieb, Senior Planner
Eddie Lopez, City Project Engineer
Jessica Wang, Administrative Specialist
Simonne Fannin, Recording Secretary
REGULAR SESSION
1.1 CALL TO ORDER: Chair Simpson called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
1.2 FLAG SALUTE: Chair Simpson led the flag salute.
1.3 ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Simpson, Glasgow, Willits, Vazquez, Martinez
1.4 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Chair Simpson opened the public hearing.
Anna Pehoushek, Assistant Community Development Director stated no public comments were
received.
1.5 ASSISTANT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REPORTS: None
1.6 ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPEAL PROCEDURES (details found on last page of this
agenda)
2. CONSENT CALENDAR: None
3. CONTINUED HEARING:
3.1 Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 1862-18, Zone Change No. 1301-20, Design Review
No. 5008-20, and Tentative Parcel Map No. 0016-20; Fire Station No. 1 and
Headquarters Project; 105 S. Water Street and 180 S. Water Street (continued from
August 17th, 2020).
The City of Orange is proposing a new 16,574 square foot Fire Station No. 1 building and
attached 11,353 square foot Fire Headquarters office at 105 S. Water Street, an associated
parking lot across the street at 180 S. Water Street, and to utilize an existing 3,780 on -site
building, currently used by the Water Division, for reserve apparatus.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 20-20 entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL ADOPT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 1862-18 AND
APPROVE ZONE CHANGE NO. 1301-20, DESIGN REVIEW NO. 5008-20, AND
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 0016-20 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE
STATION NO. 1 AND HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT 105 S. WATER STREET AND
THE ASSOCIATED PARKING LOT LOCATED AT 180 WATER STREET.
NOTE: Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 1862-18 was prepared to evaluate the physical
environmental impacts of the project, in conformance with the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Section
15070 and in conformance with the Local CEQA Guidelines (Attachment 7). The
Mitigated Negative Declaration finds that the project will have less than significant
impacts to the environment, with the implementation of standard conditions and
mitigation measures.
Chad Ortlieb, Senior Planner provided an overview of the project consistent with the staff report.
Chair Simpson and Vice Chair Glasgow disclosed that residents they spoke with asked to have the
sidewalk adjacent to the project discontinued on S. Jameson Street to the centerline of E. Century
Drive.
Commissioner Willits disclosed he was approached by a local resident regarding the wall.
The Commissioners had questions and comments on the following:
Architecture is a good fit and well done.
Length of the block wall behind the south end of the fire station to Chapman.
The Commissioners recommended softening the landscaping of the sidewalk area up to the
Water Department.
Emergency warning systems and circulation pattern onto Chapman.
Location of employee and visitor parking.
Egress/ingress and circulation to the fire station and Water Department.
Opportunities for undergrounding utility poles on Almond.
Preservation of street pavement for large utility trucks.
Anna Pehoushek, Assistant Community Development Director responded no public comments were
received this item.
The public comment portion of the meeting was closed.
A motion was made to adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 20-20 entitled a Resolution
of the Planning Commission recommending that the City Council adopt Mitigated Negative
Declaration No. 1862-18 and approve Zone Change No. 1301-20, and adopt an ordinance changing
the zoning from Office Professional and Single Family Residential 6,000 square feet to Public
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Institution and approve Design Review No. 5008-20, and Tentative Parcel Map No. 0016-20 for
the construction of Fire Station No. 1 and headquarters located at 105 S. Water Street and the
associated parking lot located at 180 Water Street with the added recommendation of discontinuing
sidewalk along the S. Jameson Street edge of the project through to the centerline of E. Century
Drive and to have contiguous landscaping matching that along the Water Yard Jameson Street
frontage.
MOTION: Commissioner Vazquez
SECOND: Commissioner Glasgow
AYES: Commissioners Simpson, Glasgow, Willits, Vazquez, Martinez
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
MOTION CARRIED
4. ADJOURNMENT: 7:38 p.m.
The next Regular Planning Commission Meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 9,
2020, at 7:00 p.m.
Anna Pehoushek, Assistant Community Development Director