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.
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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.
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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
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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.