Description
129 sq ft front and 51 sq ft rear additions to a 1946 non-contributor ranch home, with siding and window replacements.
Impact summary
Cleans up a hodgepodge home while keeping additions subordinate; conditions ensure historic-district-compatible materials.
Applicant
- Name
- Kevin Tarbell
- Address
- 173 N. Waverly StreetSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last discussed May 20, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (2)
Late-distributed staff materials hamper public review
OPTA repeatedly complained that agenda packets and historic assessments arrive days or hours before meetings, making meaningful public review impossible. Committee members agreed and flagged it as a recurring problem.
405 E. Toluca Avenue addition design compatibility
A family's long-stalled project to enlarge a tiny 1935 home ran into preservation objections over its flat roof, boxy massing, and ornate door. The committee approved it 3-1 but forced a pitched roof and design fixes before permits.
We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda, when it's voted on and when its status changes, at most once a day.
The weekly brief for Orange
What the council decided, in plain English — one email a week.
Free. Unsubscribe with one click any time. We never sell your email.