04-04-12 DRC Agenda
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012
Conference Room “C”
Design Review Committee:
Joe Woollett, Chair
Craig Wheeler, Vice-Chair
Carol Fox
Robert Imboden
Tim McCormack
Staff:
Chad Ortlieb
Senior Planner
Sandi Dimick
Recording Secretary
Location and Mailing Address:
300 E. Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92866
Conference Room “C”
Telephone Number:
(714) 744-7220
Notice to Public:
If you are interested in addressing the Design Review Committee on any item, please
fill out your full name and address on a gray card provided at the meeting and submit
the completed card to the Chair. The Design Review Committee Chair will call your
name and allow you to speak when the item is considered. When you speak to the
Design Review Committee, state your full name and address for the record. Members
of the public must direct their questions to the Chair and not to other members of the
Committee, the staff, the applicant, or the audience. Speaking time is limited to three
(3) minutes per person, so please organize your comments accordingly.
The Chair will:
1. Introduce the item
2. Receive the staff report
3. Receive the applicant’s presentation
4. Receive public input
5. Lead Committee discussion and determination
NOTE: Any Public Record that is distributed less than 72 hours prior to the Design
Review Committee meeting will be made available at the Design Review Committee
meeting and at the City Clerk’s office counter at City Hall, 300 E. Chapman Avenue,
Orange, CA 92866.
NOTE: In compliance with Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132) and the federal rules and regulations adopted in
implementation thereof, the Agenda and/or Packet will be made available in
appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability. Please contact the
Community Development Department/Planning, either in person at 300 E. Chapman
Avenue, Orange, CA 92866 or by calling (714) 744-7220 no later than 10:00 A.M. on
the City business day preceding the scheduled meeting. If you need special assistance
to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (714) 744-5500.
Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting [28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA
Title 11].
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Administrative Session – 5:00 P.M.
The Committee holds an Administrative Session to receive general information from
the staff and to conduct an initial review of Minutes of prior meetings. The Session is
open to the public; however, no public testimony is taken and no decisions are made.
Following the Administrative Session, the regular meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m.
1. Review of Agenda
2. Policy/Procedural Information
3. Review of Minutes: March 7, 2012
Regular Session - 5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Opportunity for members of the public to address the Design Review Committee on
matters not listed on the Agenda.
CONSENT ITEMS:
(1) APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 7, 2012
All matters that are listed above 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.
AGENDA ITEMS:
Continued Items:
(2) DRC No. 4528-11 - LOTUS WELLNESS CENTER
A preliminary review to seek direction regarding exterior design changes to a
DRC approved project on August 3, 2011.
900 E. Lincoln Avenue
Staff Contact: Robert Garcia, 714-744-7231, rgarcia@cityoforange.org
Previous DRC Review: August 3, 2011
DRC Action: Preliminary Review
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New Agenda Items:
(3) DRC No. 4625-12 - SANTA FE DEPOT SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATE
A comprehensive update to the 1993 Santa Fe Depot Specific Plan that
proposes new guidance for urban design, historic building design guidelines,
and modifications to building height standards.
Santa Fe Depot Specific Plan planning area; approximately 102 acres
generally bounded by Walnut Avenue on the north, Palmyra Avenue on the
south, Olive Street on the east, and Pixley Street on the west
Staff Contact: Anna Pehoushek, 714-744-7228, apehoushek@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Recommendation to the Planning Commission
(4) DRC No. 4605-11 – CHAPORANGE CENTER
A proposal to remodel the façade of the building and create a sign program.
2832-2844 E. Chapman Avenue
Staff Contact: Doris Nguyen, 714-744-7223, dnguyen@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Final Determination
(5) DRC No. 4608-11 – TUSTIN SQUARE
A proposal for a sign program.
1888-1998 N. Tustin Street
Staff Contact: Robert Garcia, 714-744-7231, rgarcia@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Final Determination
(6) DRC No. 4612-12 – KONA CLEANERS
A proposal to conduct a façade remodel to the south (street facing) and a
portion of the east elevations of an existing industrial building.
821 W. Taft Avenue
Staff Contact: Chad Ortlieb, 714-744-7237, cortlieb@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Final Determination
(7) DRC No. 4614-12 – ORANGE FINANCIAL CENTER
A proposal for a sign program.
681-721 S. Parker Street
Staff Contact: Robert Garcia, 714-744-7231, rgarcia@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Final Determination
(8) DRC No. 4619-12 – SCALES RESIDENCE
A proposal to demolish an 18 sq. ft. addition and construct a new 271 sq. ft.
bedroom and bath addition to the rear of a contributing 1922 Bungalow.
165 N. Cleveland Street, Old Towne Historic District
Staff Contact: Daniel Ryan, 714-744-7224, dryan@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Final Determination
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ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to the next regular meeting on Wednesday, April 18, 2012.
APPEAL PROCEDURE
Any final determination by the Design Review Committee may be appealed, and such appeal must be filed within
15 calendar days after the action is taken. This appeal shall be made in written form to the Community
Development Department, accompanied by an initial appeal deposit fee of $1,000.00.
The Community Development Department, upon filing of said appeal, will set petition for public hearing before
the City Planning Commission at the earliest possible date.
If you challenge any City of Orange decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or
someone else raised at the public meeting described on this agenda, or in a written correspondence delivered to the
Design Review Committee at, or prior to, the public meeting.
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