08-18-2021 DRC MinutesAPPROVED BY THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
MINUTES. FINAL
City of Orange
Design Review Committee
August 18, 2021
1. OPENING
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The Design Review Committee of the City of Orange, California convened on August
18, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. in a Regular lvleeting in the Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman
Avenue, Orange, California.
CALL TO ORDER
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Chair Fox called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Committee Member McDermott let the flag salute.
ROLL CALL1.3
Present: Fox, lmboden, McDermott, Skorpanich, and Farfan
Absent: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
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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 discussron 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.
Approval of meeting minutes of the Design Review Committee of the City of
Orange for the August 4, 2021 Regular Meeting.
ACTION: A motion was made by Vice Chair lmboden, seconded by Committee
Member Skorpanich, to approve the August 4, 2021 meeting minutes as presented.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aves: Fox, lmboden, Skorpanich, and Farfan
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: McDermott
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NEW AGENDA ITEMS
Oesign Review No. 5046-21, Chapman Olive Residence #2, 320 N. Olive Street
A proposal to demolish a non-contributing front porch addition, rehabilitate the
original front porch, and demolish a rear addition to the detached garage of an
existing single-family residence. The property is a contributing resource to the
Old Towne Historic District.
The following spoke on behalf of the project:. Collette Creppell, applicant. Greg Desario, applicant
The Committee discussed the following:. Garage door. Footing depth. Fence height and position. Windows and casing details. Garage windows. Wall height
A motion was made by Vice Chair lmboden, seconded by Committee Member
Skorpanich, to approve Design Review No. 5046-21, Chapman Olive Residence #2,
subject to the Conditions and Findings in the staff report with additional Conditions as
follows:
1. The fence height shall be held at 6 feet as identified in the drawings.
2. The two slider garage windows shall be based upon window details on Sheet A6-
02, Type "L", rather than the ones shown on the exterior elevations.
3. The concrete footing shall be held a minimum of four inches below finished grade.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aves: Fox, lmboden, McDermott, Skorpanich, and FarfanNoes: None
Absent: None
A proposal to demolish an existing deck and trellis and construct a new
square foot addition to the rear of a single-family residence, The property
contributing resource to the Old Towne Historic District.
The following spoke on behalf of the project:
. John Morgan, architect
The Committee discussed the following:. Demolition of historic corner walls. Location of koi pond. Removal of the deck. Preservation of the service porch
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4.2. Design Review No. 5036-2'1, Win'e Residence, 264 N. Shaffer Street
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Floor area ratio (FAR)
Non-conformance to the Secretary of lnterior Standards
Maintenance of the interior walls
Low roof pitch
Corner treatment
The motion was made by Committee Member lmboden, seconded by Committee
Member McDermott, to continue Design Review No. 5036-21, Win'e Residence, to a
date uncertain to allow the applicant to work with staff to respond to the DRC'S
concerns regarding compliance with the Secretary of lnterior Standards Standard #10
and to reconsider reducing the FAR.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Fox, lmboden, McDermott, Skorpanich, and Farfan
Noes: None
Absent: None
Design Review No. 5018-20, Kornerstone Cemetery, 290 S. Yorba Street, 2205 E.
Palmyra Avenue
A proposal to remodel an existing recreational building and redevelop the site for
a new cemetery.
Chair Fox recused herself from this item because of her flrm's involvement in this
project and left the meeting at 6:34 p.m.
Vice Chair lmboden conducted the remainder of the meeting
The following spoke on behalf of the project. Rick Fox, project architect. Jim Ridge, project landscape architect. Abdul Saquib, applicant
The following spoke in opposition of the project
. Ann Chavez. Greg Baker
The Committee discussed the following:. Landscape buffer abutting the Orange School District property
. Wall design length and materials. Tree count. Fence requirements against a residential neighborhood. Tree removal. Fence materials. Grading at entry. Lack of lighting around the trail. Visual buffering from residences. Use of native vs. non-native plants
. Lack of mature trees to provide shading
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This project was brought fonivard for preliminary review and the Committee's comments
were noted by staff.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:14 p.m.
The next Regular Design Review Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday,
September 1, 2021 al5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
ANNA PEHOUSHEK
ASSISTANT COMMUNIry
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
DRC STAFF LIAISON
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. Native plant interface along Santiago Creek. Architecturaldetails. Need for decorative screening around site and perimeter. Tree Distribution. Need for sight line view details and 3D renderings