ON THE AGENDA Here are a few...

ON THE AGENDA

Here are a few of the items the commission will consider Monday.

THEATER AND ARTS DISTRICT PLAN

Staff has been working with the affected landowners for several

months to define and develop the Theater and Arts District Plan.

The involved parties are the Orange County Performing Arts Center,

South Coast Repertory, CommonWealth Partners and South Coast Plaza.

The first draft was submitted in January, and the second draft in

March. The plan contains elements such as public right-of-way

improvements, private improvements and special events.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The plan has already been continued two times.

The applicants have requested another continuance to Sept. 8 to

complete the revisions to the draft plan.

“I’m the one that instigated the continuance on this in the first

place because I wasn’t too happy with what was brought forward,”

Chairman Bruce Garlich said. “All the parties agreed to go back and

work on this some more. There is no urgency on these two items. I

haven’t got any problems with them continuing and taking the time to

get it done.”

ORANGE COAST COLLEGE SWAP MEET

This is for the six-month review of the conditional use permit

approval for OCC’s Swap Meet to operate Saturdays and Sundays.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Applicant Doug Bennett, representing OCC, is asking for more time

to finalize the status report on the Traffic and Parking Management

Plan prepared in conjunction with the project. So staff is requesting

this item be continued to the Aug. 25 meeting.

“I don’t have a problem with that,” Garlich said. “The college is

doing [the plan] themselves. I don’t think they have a consultant

doing that. So we want them to be able to get that done as thoroughly

as possible with their own resources.”

MINOR DESIGN REVIEW

The applicants, Brent and Cindy Jones, would like to expand the

first story and add a second story to their home on West 19th Street.

They are also asking for an exemption from parking requirements. This

request requires commission review because the home is in a potential

view preservation area.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Construction of the second floor will not interfere with potential

views from the adjoining properties because the neighbors are at

substantially the same grade level as the Jones’ property, so any

view potential is already obstructed, staff says. So staff recommends

approval.

“It’s one of those that, upon inspection, doesn’t appear to be

controversial,” Garlich said.

-- Compiled by Deirdre Newman