JERICO FARFAN

Chair

AGENDA

ANNE MCDERMOTT

Vice Chair

MARYANNE SKORPANICH

Committee Member

Design Review

Committee

ROBERT GROSSE

Committee Member

Hayden Beckman

Planning Manager

May 20, 2026

GREG LEDESMA

Committee Member

Connor Hyland

Senior Assistant City Attorney

5:30 PM Regular Session

MICHAEL LOPEZ

Committee Member

Schyler Moreno

Administrative Assistant

City Council Chamber

300 E. Chapman Avenue

Orange, CA 92866

ADRIENNE GLADSON

Committee Member

Welcome to the Design Review Committee Meeting. Regular meetings of the City of Orange Design Review

Committee are held the first and third Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m.

Agenda Information

The agenda contains a brief general description of each item to be considered. Written materials relating to an

item on the agenda that are provided to the Design Review Committee (DRC) after agenda packet distribution

and within 72 hours before it is to consider the item will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk ’s

Office located at 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, during normal business hours; at the DRC meeting; and

made available on the City's website at www.cityoforange.org.

Public Participation

Design Review Committee meetings may be viewed on Spectrum Cable Channel 3 and AT&T U-verse Channel

99 or streamed live and on-demand on the City’s website at www.cityoforange.org.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3, members of the public may address the Design Review

Committee on any agenda items or matters within the jurisdiction of the governing body by using any of the

following methods:

1) In-person

To speak on an item on the agenda, complete a speaker card indicating your name, address, and identify the

agenda item number or subject matter you wish to address. The card should be given to City staff prior to the

start of the meeting. General comments are received during the “Public Comments” section at the beginning

of the meeting. No action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Public Comments are

limited to three (3) minutes per speaker unless a different time limit is announced. It is requested that you

state your name for the record, then proceed to address the Committee. All speakers shall observe civility,

decorum, and good behavior.

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2) Written Public Comments via eComment

Members of the public can submit their written comments electronically for the DRC's consideration by using

the eComment feature on the Agenda page of the City's website at www.cityoforange.org. To ensure

distribution to the DRC prior to consideration of the agenda, we encourage the public to submit written

comments by 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. All written comments will be provided to DRC Members for

consideration and posted on the City’s website after the meeting.

3) Public Comments via recorded voicemail message

Finally, the public can record their comments by calling (714) 744-7271 no later than 4:00 p.m. the day of the

meeting. Recorded messages will not be played at the meeting, but will be provided to the Design Review

Committee.

Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (714) 744-5500 with any questions.

ADA Requirements: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need accommodations to

participate in this meeting, contact the Clerk's office at (714) 744-5500. Notification at least 48 hours in advance of

meeting will enable the City to make arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.

REMINDER: Please silence all electronic devices while DRC is in session.

APPEAL PROCEDURE

Any final determination by the Design Review Committee may be appealed, and such appeal must be filed within

7 calendar days after the action is taken.

This appeal shall be made in written form to the Community

Development Department, accompanied by an initial appeal deposit of $1,000.00.

The Community Development Department, upon filing of said appeal, will set petition for public hearing before the

City Planning Commission at the earliest possible date.

If you challenge any City of Orange decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or

someone else raised at the public hearing described on this agenda or in written correspondence delivered to the

Design Review Committee at, or prior to, the public hearing.

OPENING/CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Committee Member Greg Ledesma

1.1

1.2

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Opportunity for members of the public to address the Committee on matters not listed

on the agenda which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the DRC, provided that

NO action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Public

Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.

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

Meetings held on December 17,2025 and January 7, 2026.

Recommended Action:

Approve minutes as presented.

Staff Report

Attachments:

December 17, 2025 Design Review Meeting Minutes draft

January 7, 2026 Design Review Meeting Minutes draft

NEW BUSINESS

4.1.

A request to install a new neon wall sign and re-face an existing blade sign on a

building located in the Old Towne Historic District at 116 E. Chapman Avenue.

(Design Review No. 25-0014).

Recommended Action:

Approve Design Review No. 25-0014.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Attachment 1 Vicinity Map

Attachment 2 DPR Form

Attachment 3 Project Plans

4.2.

A request to add a total of 180 square feet to an existing single-family home

designated as a non-contributor located in the Old Towne Historic District at 173

N. Waverly Street. (Design Review No. 26-0060).

Recommended Action:

Approve Design Review No. 5156.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Attachement 1 Vicinity Map

Attachment 2 DPR Form

Attachment 3 Project Plans

Attachment 4 Historic Assessment

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Design Review Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, June

3, 2026 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber.

I, Schyler Moreno, Administrative Assistant for the City of Orange, hereby declare, under penalty of perjury, that a

full and correct copy of this agenda was posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54950 et. seq., at the

following locations: Orange Civic Center kiosk and Orange City Clerk's Office at 300 E. Chapman Avenue,

Orange Main Public Library at 407 E. Chapman Avenue, Police facility at 1107 N. Batavia, and uploaded to the

City's website www.cityoforange.org.

Date posted: May 14, 2026