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APPROVED BY THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER15,2021
MINUTES . FINAL
City of Orange
Design Review Committee
September 01 ,2021
OPENING
The Design Review Committee of the City of Orange, California convened on
September 1, 2021, al 5:30 p.m. in a Regular Meeting in the Council Chamber, 300 E.
Chapman Avenue, Orange, California.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Fox called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Committee Member Farfan led the flag salute.
ROLL CALL
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3.1.
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Present: Fox, lmboden, McDermott, Skorpanich, and Farfan
Absent: None
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
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 discussion 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 18,2021 Regular Meeting.
ACTION: A motion was made by Committee Member lmboden, seconded by
Committee Member McDermott to approve the August 18, 2021 meeting minutes as
presented.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Fox, lmboden, McDermott, Skorpanich, and Farfan
Noes: None
Absent: None
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4. NEW AGENDA ITEMS
Design Review No.5022-21, Finney's Grafthouse & Kitchen,204W. Chapman
Avenue
4.1.
A proposal to rehabilitate a historic commercial building for a
including an outdoor patio in the Old Towne Historic District.
The following members of the applicant team spoke on behalf of the project:
. Clay Aurell - principal architect. Kasey Conley - historic consultant. Alan Tonissen - structural engineer. Eric Behr - project architect
new restaurant
The Committee discussed the following:. Window type and replacement. Window casing details. Street trees and patio landscaping. Lighting placement and fixture style. Conformance with Secretary of lnterior Standards. Bulkhead. Parapet bracing and masonry penetrations
. Differentiation between historic materials and new materials. Rear elevation. Exterior view of liquor storage area. Sil! height
A motion was made by Committee Member lmboden, seconded by Committee
Member McDermott, to approve Design Review No. 5022-21, Finney's Crafthouse &
Kitchen, subject to the Conditions and Findings in the staff report with the additional
Conditions and Recommendations as follows:
Conditions:
1. The existing protruding base of the building be maintained throughout the project.
2. Sheet A6.02, Detail 7 shall be revised to show the new proposed sill height as 3'9".
3. Windows shall be modified as such: Windows 101 and 105 shall be fixed; Windows
110,11 1 and 112 shall match the existing four-part lights at the rear of the building.
4. The opening between plan Gridlines A and B shall be filled in with a four-part light
to match the four-part lights as the rear of the building and the applicant shall have the
option to use plaster or wood finish to match the wood wall material on the rear
elevation.
5. The proposed exterior wall sconces shall be reduced to two on the Chapman
Avenue fagade, flanking both sides of the entry, as well as at Gridlines E, F, G and H;
the rest of the proposed exterior wall sconces shall be removed.
6. The rear facade shall have two lights flanking the roll up doors and one light
illuminating the pass-through door.
7. The light fixtures shall be substituted with a style where the point source of the light
is not visible in the immediate vicinity, subject to staff approval.
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8. Window 101 shall be maintained as a clear window with an operational aspect of
the interior space to be seen through the window.
Recommendations:
1. The applicant shall explore further structural enhancement of the parapet that
diminishes the existing historic character of the building less than the proposed
bracing.
2. The applicant shall work with the City Public Works Department to explore
reinstallation of a street tree at the corner of Olive and Chapman.
3. Tree grates mentioned in the Santa Fe Depot Specific Plan should be utilized
around street trees.
4. The applicant shall consider utilizing a charcoal and off-white color scheme instead
of black and white for review and approval by staff.
5. A taller ornamental grass or hedge is recommended to be used against the fence at
the rear patio space and shall be approved by staff.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Fox, lmboden, McDermott, Skorpanich, and FarfanNoes: None
Absent: None
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
The next Regular Design Review Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday,
September 15, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
ANNA PEHOUSHEK
ASSISTANT COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT D!RECTOR
DRC STAFF LIAISON
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