02-21-2024 Minutes DRCAPPROVED BY THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 21, 2024
MINUTES
City of Orange
Design Review Committee
February 21, 2024
The Design Review Committee of the City of Orange, California convened on Wednesday
February 21, 2024, 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 5:31 p.m.
1.1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair McDermott led the flag salute.
1.2 ROLL CALL
Present: Skorpanich, Fox, Imboden, Farfan, Grosse, Ledesma, and McDermott
Absent: None
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
3. 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.
3.1. Approval of minutes of the City of Orange Design Review Committee Regular
Meeting held on February 7, 2024.
Note: Vice Chair Skorpanich abstained from voting due to her absence at the February
7, 2024, meeting.
ACTION: Approved minutes as presented.
Approval of the Consent Calendar
A motion was made by Committee Member Imboden, seconded by Committee
Member Grosse, to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. The motion carried
by the following vote:
Ayes: Skorpanich, Fox, Imboden, Farfan, Grosse, Ledesma, and McDermott
Noes: None
Absent: None
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4. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
4.1. Selection of Design Review Committee Officers
A motion was made by Chair McDermott, seconded by Committee Member Fox, to
nominate Vice Chair Skorpanich as Chair effective February 22, 2024. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Skorpanich, Fox, Imboden, Farfan, Grosse, Ledesma, and McDermott
Noes: None
Absent: None
A motion was made by Vice Chair Skorpanich, seconded by Chair McDermott, to
nominate Committee Member Jerico Farfan as Vice Chair effective February 22, 2024.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Skorpanich, Fox, Imboden, Farfan, Grosse, Ledesma, and McDermott
Noes: None
Absent: None
5. OLD BUSINESS
5.1. A proposal to construct 49 small lot homes located at 901 E. Katella Avenue
Design Review No. 5092-22).
Public Speakers:
The following spoke on behalf of the project:
Emilie Simard, Applicant; Phillip Stevens, Landscape Architect; Michael Stone,
Architect; Joy Hendricks, Consultant; Rick Puffer, Developer; Brad Perozzi, Developer.
The following spoke in opposition to the project:
Steve Fingal, David Nelson, David Stuetzel, Heath Poizer and Stephen Reifenstein.
During deliberation, Committee Members expressed concern that the project did not
meet all the Small Lot Subdivision Guidelines.
Committee Member Grosse indicated additional conditions could be included as a way
to recommend approval to the Planning Commission.
RECESS: The Design Review Committee recessed at 7:50 p.m. and reconvened at
7:56 p.m. with all Members present.
Motion made by Committee Member Fox to recommend denial of Design Review No.
5092-22 to the Planning Commission. Committee Member Imboden seconded the
motion and requested to amend the motion to include that the required findings could
not be made. Committee Member Fox accepted the amendment.
Vice Chair Skorpanich made a substitute motion, seconded by Chair McDermott, to
recommend denial of Design Review No. 5092-22 to the Planning Commission as the
Committee could not make the required findings that the project meets the
requirements of the Orange Municipal Code.
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The motion carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Skorpanich, Fox, Imboden, Ledesma, and McDermott
Noes: Farfan, and Grosse
Absent: None
6. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
The next Regular Design Review Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday,
March 6, 2024 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber.
d Ortlieb
Principal Planner
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