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05-16-2007 DRC MinutesCITY OF ORANGE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE FINAL MINUTES 16 May 2007 Committee Members Present: Jon Califf Bill Cathcart Craig Wheeler Joe Woollett Donnie DeWees Committee Members Absent: None Staff in Attendance: Ed Knight, Assistant Planning Director Doris Nguyen, Associate Planner Howard Morris, Sr. Landscape/Assessment District Coordinator Sharon Penttila, Recording Secretary Administrative Session - 5:00 P.M. The Committee met for an administrative session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Regular Session - 5:30 P.M. The meeting adjourned at approximately 5:53 p.m. to the next regular meeting on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. City of Orange -Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes for 16 May 2007 Page 2 of 4 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Opportunity for members of the public to address the Design Review Committee on matters not listed on the Agenda. No public attendees addressed the Design Review Committee on matters not listed on the Agenda. REVIEW OF MINUTES: April 18, 2007 A motion was made by Committee Member Woollett to approve the minutes of the April 18, 2007 meeting with revisions as noted. SECOND: Donnie DeWees AYES: Bill Cathcart, Donnie DeWees, Craig Wheeler, Joe Woollett NOES: None ABSTAIN: Jon Califf ABSENT: None MOTION CARRIED. CONSENT ITEMS: All matters that are announced 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. There were no items moved to consent at this meeting. AGENDA ITEM: 1. DRC No. 4216-07 - CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE RECREATION FACILITY A proposal to demolish the former University Child Care Center and replace it with a temporary outdoor student recreational area, including basketball, volleyball courts, and lawn area. 525 N. Center Street Staff Contact: Doris Nguyen, 714-744-7223, dnguyen@cityoforange.com DRC Action: Final Determination Staff Planner Doris Nguyen provided a project overview consistent with the Staff Report. City of Orange -Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes for 16 May 2007 Page 3 of 4 Kris Olsen, Chapman University representative, explained how Braden Hall will be removed soon along with the basketball court. The resident students were very vocal about the fact there would no longer be an outdoor recreational area for them. The place that came up logically was an odd parcel of land where the childcare facility has been abandoned for over a year. They would like to take that structure down and create two outdoor recreational areas. He verified for Committee Member Cathcart that there will be only one volleyball court and not two as shown in the plans due to a space issue. He also stated they are trying to utilize as many existing trees as possible. They will be adding one more tree along Walnut that will help with privacy. There was no public comment. Committee Member Cathcart stated that the master landscape plan shows the use of palm trees and pilasters and asked if there was a trigger point as to when Chapman University was going to put a secondary entrance in place. Mr. Olsen explained the goal for the secondary gateway is to one day have Center Street, north of Walnut, become pedestrian only by turning it into enhanced paving like their promenades throughout the campus. Committee Member Woollett was told it is no longer a public right away and access to the parking structure would be off of Shaffer Street. Chair Wheeler was hoping they could reorient the volleyball court for safety reasons since the balls tend to go out at the ends of the court and into the street. He indicated this was just a suggestion but they might want to look at that. Committee Member Woollett wanted to know what Chapman's rationale was for arranging it that way. Mr. Olsen explained that there are two existing light poles and they could be used for the basketball court at night. Committee Member Califf asked if Center Street just has one sidewalk and Mr. Olsen confirmed there was only one on the west side. Mr. Olsen explained the reason the courts are oriented the way they are was due to the shadow effect of the tall buildings across the street. Chair Wheeler would like to get photo documentation of the 50's house that is scheduled for demolition and have it given to the library. Committee Member Cathcart noticed on the plans that there was no irrigation plan with an equipment legend even though it's only to be there for five years. He would like it submitted to Community Services and to also provide a legend on the planting plans so it's easy to find - what is existing, the name of the plant, what is being added and the quantity. Also he would like spelled out which trees are going to be removed. He also suggested that if a 24" box can't be found that is relatively the same size, they should go up a box size. Howard Morris told Mr. Olsen that they would need a tree removal permit for any trees that will be removed. Mr. Olsen acknowledged this and indicated there will be 3 or 4 trees removed. Committee Member Cathcart made a motion to approve DRC No. 4216-07 with the conditions listed in the staff report and adding the condition that the applicant submit a thorough, comprehensive irrigation plan and provide a more substantially comprehensive planting plan City of Orange -Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes for 16 May 2007 Page 4 of 4 which would show the trees to be removed, trees to be added, all plant material named and quantity provided and submit this to the Community Services Department. SECOND:Craig Wheeler AYES:Jon Califf, Bill Cathcart, Craig Wheeler, Joe Woollett NOES:None ABSTAIN:None ABSENT: RECUSED:Donnie DeWees MOTION CARRIED. ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Committee Member Cathcart to adjourn to the next regular meeting on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. SECOND: Jon Califf AYES: Jon Califf, Bill Cathcart, Craig Wheeler, Joe Woollett NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Donnie DeWees MOTION CARRIED.