TO: Chair and Members of the Planning Commission
THRU: Anna Pehoushek, Assistant Community Development Director
FROM: Chad Ortlieb, Senior Planner
1. SUBJECT
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Public Hearing: Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 1861-18 and Design Review No. 5019-20, Well 28, 225 W. Maple Ave.
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2. SUMMARY
The City will be constructing a new City water well in a walled enclosure and will construct a pocket park on the parcel perimeter. 16-foot brick veneer architectural screen walls with clinging vines surround the well equipment are meant to mimic a building fa?ade.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 01-21 entitled:
A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Orange recommending that the City Council approve Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 1861-18 and Design Review No. 5019-20 for the construction of Well 28 and associated pocket park located at 225 W. Maple Avenue
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4. AUTHORIZING GUIDELINES
Per City policy and past practice, capital improvement projects with significant improvements involving new structures, and projects located in Old Towne are reviewed by the Planning Commission for a recommendation to the City Council. OMC Section 17.10.080 and Section 7.A of the City of Orange Local CEQA Guidelines authorize the Planning Commission to recommend an action to the City Council on Mitigated Negative Declarations.
5. PROJECT BACKGROUND
Applicant:
City of Orange
Property Owner
City of Orange
Property Location
225 W. Maple Avenue
Existing General Plan
Land Use Element Designation
Public Facilities Max 0.5 FAR and Institutions Max 2.0 FAR (PFI)
Existing Zoning Classification
Public Institution (P-I(SP)), Santa Fe Depot Specific Plan, and Chapman University Specific Plan
Old Towne
Yes
Specific Plan/PC
Santa Fe Depot Specific Plan and Chapman University Specific Plan
Site Size
15,695 Square Feet, (0.36 Acre)
Circulation
Access to the well site for maintenance shall occur via Maple Avenue. Ped...
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