Final Minutes City of Orange Monday 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT: Anna C. Pehoushek, Assistant Community Development Director Gary Sheatz, Senior Assistant City Attorney Kelly Ribuffo, Associate Planner Vidal Marquez, Assistant Planner REGULAR SESSION 1.1 CALL TO ORDER: Vice Chair Simpson called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. 1.2 FLAG SALUTE: led the flag salute. 1.3 ROLL CALL: was absent, all other Commissioners were present. 1.4 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: 1.5 CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN ITEMS: 1.6 PLANNING MANAGER REPORTS: 2. CONSENT CALENDAR: 2.1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF JULY 17, 2017. Motion was made to approve the minutes as written: ABSTAIN: Commissioner Willits 1
2.2 ADOPT PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 19-17 DENYING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3035-16, MAJOR SITE PLAN NO. 0890-16, DESIGN REVIEW NO. 4894-16 AND TEMPORARY USE PERMIT NO. 0207-16 TO ESTABLISH A 200 STUDENT CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL WITH SHARED PARKING FACILITIES AT 1310 E. LINCOLN AVENUE Motion was made to adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 19-17 denying conditional use permit No. 3035-16, major site plan No. 0890-16, design review No. 4894-16 and temporary use permit No. 0207-16 to establish a 200 student charter high school with shared parking facilities at 1310 E. Lincoln Avenue: ABSTAIN: Commissioner Correa 2
3. NEW HEARING 3.1 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3040-17 SANTIAGO HILLS AUTO SPA The applicant is requesting an Alcoholic Beverage Control Type 20 License (Off-Sale Beer and Wine) for the sale of beer and wine for off-site consumption within an existing gas station/car wash convenience store. LOCATION: 8544 E. Chapman Avenue #A NOTE: The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines 15301 (Class 1 Existing Facilities) because the project consists of licensing the retail sale of alcoholic beverages at an existing gas station/car wash convenience store and involves negligible or no expansion of an existing use beyond that existing at the time of the lead Agency s determination. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 18-17 approving Conditional Use Permit No. 3040-17 authorizing the sale of Alcoholic Beverages (Type 20 license off-sale beer and wine) for off-site consumption and making a finding of public convenience and necessity within an existing gas station/car wash convenience store located at 8544 E. Chapman Avenue #A Discussion: Vidal Marquez, Assistant Planner, presented a project overview consistent with the staff report. The Commission questioned staff about the following: The impacts of the high volume of traffic in the area. If the owner was agreeable to limiting the hours of alcohol sales. If alcohol coolers would be concentrated together inside the store and auto locked. The applicant who spoke on behalf of the project was Lisa Edwards. The Commission questioned the applicant about the following: If more information could be provided on the location and locking of the coolers. Cornelius Ungureane spoke on behalf of the Police Department. Officer Ungureane informed the Commission that the Police Department had no concerns about the project and confirmed that the coolers were lockable. Public Hearing was opened. There were no public speakers. 3
Public Hearing was closed. The Commission expressed reservations about area traffic and the convenience store s proximity of Santiago Canyon College. Given the support of the Police Department, however, the Commission felt they were able to support the CUP. The time of alcohol sales was discussed and it was clarified by Gary Sheatz, Senior Assistant City Attorney, that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control set the time of alcohol sales and the City would set the business hours. The Commission also wanted to confirm, in reference to Condition 20, that there would not be individual cans and bottles sold. Motion was made to adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 18-17 approving Conditional Use Permit No. 3040-17 authorizing the sale of Alcoholic Beverages (Type 20 license off-sale beer and wine) for off-site consumption and making a finding of public convenience and necessity within an existing gas station/car wash convenience store located at 8544 E. Chapman Avenue #A, noting the item was categorically exempt from CEQA: Commissioner Correa Commissioners Correa, Gladson, and Willits 4
4. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned to the next regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. Commissioner Willits Commissioners Correa, Gladson, and Willits Meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m. 5