04-18-12 DRC Agenda
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012
Conference Room “C”
Design Review Committee:
Joe Woollett, Chair
Craig Wheeler, Vice-Chair
Carol Fox
Robert Imboden
Tim McCormack
Staff:
Leslie Aranda Roseberry
Planning Manager
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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Design Review Committee
Agenda-April 18, 2012
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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 21, 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 21, 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. 4538-11 - SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL
A proposal of a Specific Plan for Salem Lutheran. The Specific Plan provides
for a redesign of the church and school campus with a new worship center
that includes a sanctuary, conference and meeting rooms, and administrative
offices.
6500 E. Santiago Canyon Road
Staff Contact: Robert Garcia, 714-744-7231, rgarcia@cityoforange.org
Previous DRC Review: March 7, 2012
DRC Action: Recommendation to the Planning Commission
Design Review Committee
Agenda-April 18, 2012
Page 3
(3) DRC No. 4528-11 – LOTUS WELLNESS CENTER
The applicant is proposing modifications to the exterior elevations of an
approved proposal by the DRC on August 3, 2011 for the expansion to an
existing commercial building for a chiropractic and acupuncture center.
900 E. Lincoln Avenue
Staff Contact: Robert Garcia, 714-744-7231, rgarcia@cityoforange.org
Previous DRC Review: August 3, 2011 & April 4, 2012
DRC Action: Final Determination
New Agenda Items:
(4) DRC No. 4616-12 – MICHA RESIDENCE
A proposal to construct a detached 628 sq. ft. accessory unit, relocate a one-
car garage, and provide two open parking spaces on a site with a contributing
1926 Provincial Residence and garage. Project includes a Variance to exceed
50% lot coverage over the existing residence and a request for relief from the
construction of two enclosed parking spaces.
545 E. Jefferson Avenue, Old Towne Historic District
Staff Contact: Daniel Ryan, 714-744-7224, dryan@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Preliminary Review
(5) DRC No. 4620-12 – JOHNSON RESIDENCE
A proposal to construct a new rear porch roof on a 1912 Victorian residence.
714 E. Maple Avenue, Old Towne Historic District
Staff Contact: Daniel Ryan, 714-744-7224, dryan@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Final Determination
(6) DRC No. 4623-12 – ORANGE SENIOR CENTER
A proposal to convert a 278 sq. ft. patio into a rummage/storage room.
170 S. Olive Street, Old Towne Historic District
Staff Contact: Daniel Ryan, 714-744-7224, dryan@cityoforange.org
DRC Action: Final Determination
ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to the next regular meeting on Wednesday, May 2, 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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