AA012109
City of Anaheim
Planning Commission
Action Agenda
Wednesday,January 21, 2009
Council Chamber, City Hall
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, California
Commissioners Present
:Chairman: Joseph Karaki
Peter Agarwal, Kelly Buffa, Gail Eastman,
Stephen Faessel,Victoria Ramirez, Panky Romero
Commissioners Absent
:None
Staff Present
:
CJ Amstrup, Planning Services ManagerKimberly Wong, Planner
Linda Johnson,Principal PlannerDavid See, Senior Planner
Mark Gordon, Assistant City AttorneyRaul Garcia, Principal Civil Engineer
Jonathan Borrego, Principal PlannerDavid Kennedy, Associate Transportation Planner
Elaine Thienprasiddhi, Associate PlannerElly Morris, Secretary
Della Herrick, Associate PlannerJulie Hourani, Office Specialist II
Scott Koehm, Associate PlannerMichele Irwin, Senior Police Services Representative
Agenda Posting: A complete copy of the Planning Commission Agenda was posted at12:00 p.m.
onWednesday,January 14,2009, inside the display case located in the foyer ofthe Council
Chamber, and also in the outside display kiosk.
Published:Anaheim Bulletin Newspaper onThursday, January 8,2009
Call to Order
Preliminary Plan Review1:30P.M.
•STAFF UPDATE TO COMMISSION ON VARIOUS CITY DEVELOPMENTS
AND ISSUES (AS REQUESTED BY PLANNING COMMISSION)
•PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEW FOR ITEMS ON THEJANUARY 21, 2009AGENDA
Recess to Public Hearing
Reconvene to Public Hearing 2:30 P.M.
Attendance: 22
Pledge of Allegiance:
Commissioner Ramirez
Public Comments
Consent Calendar
Public Hearing Items
Adjournment
Anaheim Planning Commission Agenda -2:30 P.M.
Public Comments: None
January 21, 2009
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA
Minutes
ITEM NO. 1AContinued to February 2, 2009
Consent Calendar Approval
Receiving and approving the Minutes from the Planning
Commission Meeting of January 5, 2009.
Motion: Romero/Eastman
Continued to the February 2,2009 Planning Commission Meeting.
VOTE: 7-0
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JANUARY 21,2009
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA
Public Hearing Items:
ITEM NO. 2
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2008-05332Resolution No. 2009-005
(Agarwal)
Owner:
The Presbytery of Los Angeles
2580 West Orange Avenue
Approved
Anaheim, CA 92804
Applicant:
Kristin Galardo
VOTE: 6-0
Omnipoint Communications
Imperial Promenade, Suite 11Commissioner Ramirez
Santa Ana, CA 92707Abstained
Location:2580 West Orange Avenue:
This property is
approximately 2.64 acres, having a frontage of Item No. 11 was heard
23 feet onthe south side of Orange Avenue following this item
and 430 feet on the east side of Magnolia
Avenue at the southeast corner of Orange
Avenue and Magnolia Avenue.
Request to permit a telecommunications facility disguised
as church tower with a height of 40 feet and 3 incheswhere
Code permits a height of 30 feet.
Environmental Determination:A Negative Declarationhas
beenprepared which evaluates the potential environmental
impacts of this project in accordance with the provisions of
Project Planner:
Kimberly Wong
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
kwong2@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday, February 12, 2009.
DISCUSSION TIME:
7 minutes (2:35 to 2:42)
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ITEM NO. 3
AMENDMENT TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
NO. 2006-05079 (TRACKING NO. CUP2008-05388)Resolution No. 2009-007
(Buffa)
Owner:
Cheryl and Idelfonso Marquez
Approved
26012 Marguerite Parkway, Suite H
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
Applicant:VOTE: 7-0
Idelfonso Marquez
1835 South Lewis Street
Anaheim, CA 92805
Location:1835 South Lewis Street:
This property is
approximately 0.5-acre, having a frontage of 117
feet on the west side of Lewis Street
approximately 517 feet south of the centerline of
Katella Avenue.
Request to amend a previously-approved permit for a
mortuary (for cremation and embalming of human remains) to
also allow the cremation of animal remains.
Environmental Determination:A Negative Declaration, which
was previously prepared and approved, evaluates the
potential environmental impacts of this project in accordance
Project Planner:
Kimberly Wong
with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality
kwong2@anaheim.net
Act (CEQA).
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday, February 12,2009.
DISCUSSION TIME
:4 minutes (2:50to 2:54)
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ITEM NO. 4
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2008-05359 ANDResolution No. 2009-008
REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION OF
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY NO. 2008-00048ResolutionNo. 2009-009
(Agarwal)
Owner and
Applicant:
Kum Hee Kim and Yong Sub Kim
Approved
Thomas Liquor
1000 West Lincoln Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92805
VOTE: 7-0
Location:1000 West Lincoln Avenue:
This property is
approximately 0.26 acre, having a frontage of
107 feet on the south side of Lincoln Avenue
and 84 feet on the west side of Illinois Street at
the southwest corner of Lincoln Avenue and
Illinois Street.
Request to authorize the exchange and upgrade of the ABC
license for an existing legal nonconforming convenience
market from a Type 20 (off-sale beer and wine) license to a
Type 21 (off-sale General) license.
Environmental Determination:The proposed action is
Categorically Exempt from the requirement to prepare
additional environmental documentation per California
Project Planner:
Della Herrick
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Class 1
dherrick@anaheim.net
(Existing Facilities).
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday, February 12,2009.
DISCUSSION TIME
:30minutes (2:55to 3:25)
Applicant submitted a petition with 1,086 signatures and letters with 185 signatures
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ITEM NO. 5
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2008-05375 ANDResolution No. 2009-010
REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION OF PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY NO. PCN2008-00053Resolution No. 2009-011
(Buffa)
Owner:
Purple Penumbra, LLC
1 Mauchly
Approved
Irvine, CA 92618
Applicant:
Silvia Rodriguez
VOTE: 7-0
Camino Real Market
899 South State College Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92805
Location:855 South State College Boulevard:
This
property is approximately 0.48 acre, having a
frontage of 142 feet on the west side of State
College Boulevard and 167 feet on the north
side of Morava Avenue, at the northwest
corner of State College Boulevard and Morava
Avenue.
Request to authorize the sales of beer and wine for off-
premises consumption in an existing legal nonconforming
convenience market (Camino Real Market).
Environmental Determination:The proposed action is
Categorically Exempt from the requirement to prepare
additional environmental documentation per California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Class 1
Project Planner:
Della Herrick
(Existing Facilities).
dherrick@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday, February 12,2009.
DISCUSSION TIME
:21 minutes (3:26 to 3:47)
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ITEM NO. 6
RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2008-00224 ANDResolution No. 2009-112
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2008-05383Resolution No. 2009-013
(Faessel)
Owner:
David Seidner
375 Bristol Street, Suite 50
Approved
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Applicant:
Phillip Schwartze
VOTE: 7-0
31872 San Juan Creek Circle
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Location:1735-1739 West Lincoln Avenue:
This Modified Condition No. 4 of the
property is approximately 0.88 acre, having CUP Resolution and added a
a frontage of 129 feet on the north side of condition regarding submittal of
West Lincoln Avenue, approximately 120 revised site plans
feet west of the centerline of Euclid Way.
Request to reclassifythe subject property from the
Transition (T) Zone to the Industrial (I) Zone and to
permit a recycling processing facility.
Environmental Determination:A Negative Declaration
has been prepared which evaluates the potential
environmental impacts of this project in accordance with
the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA).
Project Planner:
Scott Koehm
skoehm@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday, February 12,2009.
DISCUSSION TIME
:7 minutes (3:48 to 3:55)
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ITEM NO. 7
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2008-05363Resolution No.2009-114
WITH A SETBACK VARIANCE(Romero)
Owner:
Kwan-Eui Song
Approved
14145 San Antonio Drive
Norwalk, CA 90650
Applicant:VOTE: 7-0
Byung Y Sonn
Metro A&E
2215 Venice Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90006
Location:2623 West Lincoln Avenue:
This property is
approximately 0.4 acre, having a frontage of
98 feet on the north side of Lincoln Avenue
and 176 feet on the west side of New Life Way
(private street).
Request to expand an existing single-tenant retail building
to permit a total of three units includingan auto sound
system sales and installation business with a smaller
setback than required by Code.
Environmental Determination:The proposed action is
Categorically Exempt from the requirement to prepare
additional environmental documentation per California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Class 1
Project Planner:
ElaineThienprasiddhi
(Existing Facilities).
ethien@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday, February 12,2009.
DISCUSSION TIME
:6 minutes (3:56 to 4:02)
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ITEM NO. 8
REINSTATEMENT AND AMENDMENT OF
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3608Resolution No. 2009-015
(TRACKING NO. CUP2008-05376)(Ramirez)
Owner:
Cindi Galfin
Approved
PNM Properties, LLC
1301 East Orangewood Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92805
VOTE: 7-0
Applicant:
Cindi Galfin
Pick Your Part Auto Recycling
1235 South Beach Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92804
Location:1235 South Beach Boulevard:
This property
isapproximately 4.6 acres with a frontage of
325 feet on the west side of Beach Boulevard,
a maximum depth of 603 feet, and located
approximately 330 feet south of the centerline
of Ball Road (Pick Your Part).
Request to reinstate a previously-approved conditional use
permit foran automobile recycling, dismantling, and sales
facility and to amend the permit to remove the time
limitation.
Environmental Determination:Environmental Impact
Report No. 312, which was previously certified, evaluates
the potential environmental impacts of this project in
accordance with the provisions of the California
Project Planner:
David See
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
dsee@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday, February 12,2009.
DISCUSSION TIME
:6 minutes (4:03 to 4:09)
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ITEM NO. 9
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2008-00066Motion Recommending
City Council Approval
Applicant:
Planning Department
City of Anaheim
Motion: Eastman/Buffa
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92805
Location:CitywideApproved
This is a request initiated by the City of Anaheim Planning
VOTE: 7-0
Department toamend Chapter 18.04 (Single Family
Residential Zones) of the Anaheim Municipal Code related
to the permitted height of non-habitable accessory
structures; and, to amend Chapters 18.38 (Supplemental
Use Regulations), 18.44 (Signs), 18.62 (Administrative
Reviews) and 18.20 (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use Overlay
Zone) of the Anaheim Municipal Code related to temporary
residential banner and future establishment sign provisions,
including the creation of new wayfinding signage standards
and procedures for residential developments within The
Platinum Triangle.
Environmental Determination:The proposed action is
Categorically Exempt from the requirement to prepare
additional environmental documentation per California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Class 1
(Existing Facilities) and 3 (New Construction or Conversion
Project Planner:
Vanessa Norwood
of Small Structures).
vnorwood@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday, February 12,2009.
DISCUSSION TIME
:3 minutes (4:10 to 4:13)
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ITEM NO. 10
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2008-00076
Request for Continuance
Applicant:to February 2, 2009
Planning Department
City of Anaheim
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Motion: Faessel/Eastman
Anaheim, CA 92805
Location:Citywide
Approved
This is a request initiated by the City of Anaheim
Planning Department toamend Chapters 18.08
VOTE: 7-0
(Commercial Zones), 18.10 (Industrial Zone) and 18.38.
(Supplemental Use Regulations) of the Anaheim
Municipal Code to eliminate “Automotive –Car Sales,
Retail or Wholesale -Office Use Only” as a specific land
use category.
Environmental Determination:The proposed action is
Categorically Exempt from the requirement to prepare
additional environmental documentation under Section
21080, Public Resources Code.
Project Planner:
Vanessa Norwood
vnorwood@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
DISCUSSION TIME
:This item was not discussed.
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ITEM NO. 11
REVOCATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 1063 Resolution No. 2009-006
(TRACKING NO. CUP2008-05400)(Faessel)
Owner:
Charles McNees
Approved
11211 Orange Park Avenue
Orange, CA 92869
Applicant:VOTE: 7-0
City of Anaheim
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92805
Item No. 3 was heard
Location:1721 South Manchester Avenue:
This following this item
property is located at the southeast corner of
Manchester Avenue and Anaheim Boulevard
and is approximately 4 acres, with a frontage of
approximately 561 feet on the south side of
Manchester Avenue, 667 feet on the east side
of Anaheim Boulevard and 154 feet on the
north side of Katella Avenue(formerly occupied
by “The Boogie”).
This is a City-initiated request to revoke Conditional Use
Permit No. 1063 (to permit a hall for variety shows, lectures,
meetings, dances, etc., with on-sale liquor beverages in an
existing structure).
Environmental Determination:The proposed action is
Categorically Exempt (Class 21: Enforcement Actions by
Regulatory Agencies) from the requirement to prepare
additional environmental documentation under Section
21084 of the Public Resources Code.
Project Planner:
Susan Kim
skim@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday, February 12,2009.
DISCUSSION TIME
:6 minutes (2:43 to 2:49)
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PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 4:15 P.M.
TO MONDAY,FEBRUARY 2, 2009AT 1:30P.M.
FOR PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEW
01/21/09
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