03-01-23 DRC Minutes FinalApproved by the Design Review Committee on April 5, 2023
MINUTES
City of Orange
Design Review Committee
March 01, 2023
The Design Review Committee of the City of Orange, California convened on March 1, 2023,
at 5:30 p.m. in a Regular Meeting in the Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange,
California.
1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER
Chair McDermott called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.
1.1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair McDermott led the flag salute.
1.2 ROLL CALL
Present: Skorpanich, Fox, Imboden, Farfan, and McDermott
Absent: None
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
3. CONTINUED ITEMS
3.1. Design Review No., 5091-22, Drenner Residence, 424 S. Grand Street (Continued
from December 21, 2022)
Chair McDermott recused herself from Item 3.1 due to her proximity to the project. She
left the dais at 5:34 p.m. Vice Chair Skorpanich conducted the meeting for Item 3.1.
Public Speakers:
The following spoke on behalf of the project:
Tom Aldrich, Project Manager/Designer; Doug Ely, Architect.
The Committee Members discussed the following:
• The high floor area ratio of the property
• Use of new driveway from alley
• Style of garage door
• Historic pattern of development in relation to the 3-car garage
• Options for addressing the existing dirt driveway leading to carriage house
• Inconclusive findings of the original historic resource assessment
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A motion was made by Committee Member Imboden, seconded by Committee
Member Fox, to approve Design Review No. 5091-22 with the following condition:
A paved concrete driveway shall be added from the existing carriage house to South
Grand Street that can either be a solid paved or ribbon driveway, with the design to be
worked out with the Historic Preservation Planner.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes:
Fox, Imboden, and Farfan
Noes:
Skorpanich
Absent:
None
Recused;
McDermott
Chair McDermott returned to the dais at 6:13 p.m.
4. NEW ITEMS
4.1. Design Review No., 5095-22, Bogart Residence, 252 N. Cambridge Street
Public Speakers:
The following spoke on behalf of the project:
Kevin Bogart, Property Owner; Tom Aldrich, Project Manager/Designer; Doug Ely,
Architect.
The following spoke in opposition to the project:
Diana Zdenek and Tim McCormack.
The Committee Members discussed the following:
• Clarification of materials proposed at rear porch wall
• Location of proposed laundry room
• Back storage shed attached to garage
• Rafters and fascia color scheme
• Porch paint color
• Historic status of back porch steps
• Changing of vinyl window to wood on the historic garage
• Replacing garage man doors with wood doors
• Completeness of information presented on the plans
• Exclusion of accessory dwelling unit structure in
elevations
• Following historic pattern of development
evaluation of project and
A motion was made by Committee Member Fox, seconded by Chair McDermott, to
approve Design Review No. 5095-22. The motion failed by the following vote:
Aves: Fox, and McDermott
Noes: Skorpanich, Imboden, and Farfan
Absent: None
A motion was made by Committee Member Imboden, seconded by Vice Chair
Skorpanich, to continue Design Review No. 5095-22 to April 5, 2023 to allow the
applicant to return to the committee with revised plans and photos representing all
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property features and neighboring buildings in relation to the proposal, as well as
considering relocating the laundry room elsewhere on the property. The motion carried
by the following vote:
Ayes: Skorpanich, Fox, Imboden, Farfan, and McDermott
Noes: None
Absent: None
5. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
The next Regular Design Review Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday,
March 15, 2023 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber.
Anna Pehoushek
Assistant Community Development Director
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