TO: Chair and Members of the Planning Commission
THRU: Anna Pehoushek, Assistant Community Development Director
FROM: Arlen Beck, Associate Planner
1. SUBJECT
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Public hearing to consider a request to construct a new single-family residence with a detached one-car garage, located at 323 E. River Avenue and finding of CEQA exemption (Variance No. 2262 and Design Review No. 5136).
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2. SUMMARY
The applicant proposes to construct a new 934 sq ft single family residence with a 416 sq ft detached one-car garage on an existing vacant lot in the Nutwood Tract of the Old Towne Orange Historic District. A Variance request is submitted to allow for the development to provide a one-car garage instead of the required two-car garage.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1) Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 31-24. A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Orange approving Variance No. 2262 and Design Review No. 5136 for a new single-family residence with a detached one-car garage in the Old Towne Orange Historic District located at 323 E. River Avenue.
2) Find the proposal exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15303.
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4. AUTHORIZING GUIDELINES
Orange Municipal Code (OMC) Section 17.08.020(B)(2)(a) authorizes the Planning Commission to review and take final action on applications for Variances, and Design Review. Note (b) of Table 17.08.020 of the OMC - Reviewing Bodies - states that when more than one type of application is filed for a single project, the application requiring the highest level of approval shall dictate the review process for the entire group of applications. The Planning Commission is the highest-level approving body for these applications.
5. PROJECT BACKGROUND
Applicant/ Property Owner:
Michael Muhonen
Property Location
323 E. River Avenue
Existing General Plan
Land Use Element Designation
Low-Medium Density Residential (LMDR)
Existing Zoning Cla...
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