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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Orange public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Driveway paving and front-yard parking standards
Complaints about cars parked on lawns and paved-over front yards prompted a proposed ordinance limiting driveway paving and front-setback parking. Enforcement is tricky since paving often needs no permit.
Zoning update for residential care facilities and daycare homes
State law now requires cities to treat small residential care homes (six or fewer people) as allowed by right in residential zones and limits rules on large family daycare homes. This ordinance update brings Orange's code into compliance — the City Council has final approval.
Alcohol service and parking near Old Town churches
The Car-nnoisseur Café's beer and wine approval raised questions about parking spillover near two churches and the Plaza. State law (AB 2097) blocks the city from imposing minimum parking near the Metrolink station, so commissioners had to weigh street-parking impacts they can't regulate. A church 489 feet away was left out of the staff report's sensitive-receptor list — an oversight staff acknowledged.