AA070809
City of Anaheim
Planning Commission
Action Agenda
Wednesday,July 8, 2009
Council Chamber, City Hall
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, California
Commissioners Present
:Chairman: Joseph Karaki
Todd Ament, Kelly Buffa,Stephen Faessel,
Victoria Ramirez, Panky Romero
Commissioners Absent
:Peter Agarwal
Staff Present
:
CJ Amstrup, Planning Services ManagerRaul Garcia, Principal Civil Engineer
Linda Johnson,Principal PlannerDavid Kennedy, Associate Transportation Planner
Mark Gordon, Assistant City AttorneyKaseyGeary,Police Sergeant
Bryn Morley,DeputyCity AttorneyIIIRoger Bennion, Code Enforcement Supervisor
Ted White, Senior PlannerAbel Avalos,Project Manager II
Susan Kim, Senior PlannerDavid Barquest, RBF Consulting
Vanessa Norwood, Associate PlannerGrace Medina, Senior Secretary
Elaine Thienprasiddhi, Associate Planner
Agenda Posting: A complete copy of the Planning Commission Agenda was posted at5:30 p.m.
onWednesday,July 1, 2009, inside the display case located in the foyer of the Council Chamber,
and also in the outside display kiosk.
Published:Orange County Register on Sunday, June 7, 2009
Anaheim Bulletin onThursday, June 25,2009
Call to Order-2:30 p.m.
Attendance: 14
Pledge of AllegiancebyCommissionerRamirez
Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance:
Swearing in of New Planning Commissioner Todd Ament
Public Comments
Consent Calendar
Public Hearing Items
Adjournment
JULY 8, 2009
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA
Anaheim Planning Commission Agenda -2:30 P.M.
Public Comments: None
Minutes
ITEM NO. 1A –June 22,2009 Meeting Minutes
Approved continuance to
Receiving and approving the Minutes from the Planning
July 20, 2009
Commission Meeting of June 22, 2009. These minutes
have been provided to the Planning Commission and are (Romero/Faessel)
available for review at the Planning Department.
Approved
VOTE: 5-0
Chairman Karaki and
Commissioners Buffa, Faessel,
Ramirezand Romero voted yes.
Commissioner Ament abstained.
Commissioner Agarwal was
absent.
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PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA
Public Hearing Items:
ITEM NO. 2
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2009-05424Resolution No. PC2009-066
(Buffa)
Owner:
Tom Stull
Aspen La Loma Circle Properties
Approved
2951 East La Palma Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92806
Applicant:VOTE: 6-0
Jon Wilson
Mirror Image StudiosChairman Karaki and
1254 North La Loma CircleCommissioners Ament, Buffa,
Anaheim, CA 92806Faessel, Ramirezand Romero
voted yes.
Location:1254-1256 North La Loma Circle
Commissioner Agarwal was
absent.
The applicant proposes to operate a recording studio with
an area for a live audience.
Environmental Determination:
The proposed action is
Categorically Exempt from the requirement to prepare
Project Planner:
Elaine Thienprasiddhi
additional environmental documentation per California
ethien@anaheim.net
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Class 1
(Existing Facilities).
OPPOSITION:
None
Bryn Morley, Deputy City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday,July 30, 2009.
DISCUSSION TIME
:13minutes (2:37to 2:50)
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ITEM NO. 3
ADJUSTMENT NO. 11TO THE NORTHEAST AREA Motion recommending to City
SPECIFIC PLAN (SPN2009-00056) ANDCouncil adoption of an Ordinance
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2008-05361
(Karaki)
Owners:Resolution No. PC2009-067, with
Paul Nikolau
the deletion of Condition No. 25
Nikolau Living Trust
10387 Los Alamitos(Karaki)
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Motion recommending to City
Applicant:Council review of Adjustment No.
Juan M. Reynoso
11 to the Northeast Area Specific
1160 North Kraemer Boulevard
Planand Conditional Use Permit
Anaheim, CA 92806
No. 2008-05361
Location:1160 North KraemerBoulevard
Approved
The applicant proposes an adjustment to the Northeast
VOTE: 4-2
Area Specific Plan (SP94-1), La Palma Core Area
(DA3) to include conversion of a freestanding full-Chairman Karaki and Commissioners
service restaurant into a nightclub as aconditionally Ament, Faessel and Ramirez
permitted use. The applicant proposes a nightclub voted yes.
concurrent with the request to amend the specific plan.Commissioneers Buffa and Romero
voted no.
Environmental Determination:
The proposed action Commissioner Agarwal was absent.
is Categorically Exempt from the requirement to
prepare additional environmental documentation per
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Project Planner:
Elaine Thienprasiddhi
Guidelines, Class 1 (Existing Facilities).
ethien@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
One piece of correspondence was receivedin opposition to the subject request.
IN SUPPORT:
One piece of correspondence was received in favor of the subject request.
Bryn Morley, Deputy City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday,July 30, 2009.
DISCUSSION TIME
:67minutes (2:50to 3:57)
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ITEM NO. 4
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2009-00079Motion recommending to City
Council adoption of an Ordinance
Applicant:
Planning Department(Ramirez/Romero)
City of Anaheim
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Approved,includingerrata
Anaheim, CA 92805
submitted at the meeting
Location:Citywide
VOTE: 6-0
This is a proposal to amendvarious chapters of Title 18
of the Anaheim Municipal Codepertaining to Zoning Chairman Karaki and Commissioners
Administrator authority, freestanding sign provisions Ament, Buffa, Faessel, Ramirezand
within the Scenic Corridor (SC) Overlay Zone; creation Romero voted yes.
of an off-site parking arrangement process; and, Commissioner Agarwal was absent.
procedures/timeframes for various zoning actions.
The chapters proposed to be amended include:
Project Planner:
Vanessa Norwood
Chapter 1.12 (Procedures); Chapter 14.60
vnorwood@anaheim.net
(Transportation Demand); Chapter 17.08
(Subdivisions); Chapter 18.18 (Scenic Corridor (SC)
Overlay Zone); Chapter 18.24 (South Anaheim
Boulevard Corridor (SABC) Overlay Zone); Chapter
18.30 (Downtown Mixed Use Overlay Zone); Chapter
18.36 (Types of Uses); Chapter 18.38 (Supplemental
Use Regulations); Chapter 18.42 (Parking and
Loading); Chapter 18.44 (Signs); Chapter 18.46
(Landscaping and Screening); Chapter 18.52 (Density
Bonuses); Chapter 18.56 (Nonconformities); Chapter
18.60 (Procedures); Chapter 18.62 (Administrative
Reviews); Chapter 18.64 (Area Development Plans);
Chapter 18.66 (Conditional Use Permits); Chapter
18.74 (Variances);Chapter 18.114(Disneyland Resort
Specific Plan No.92-1); Chapter 18.116(Anaheim
Resort Specific Plan No.92-2); Chapter 18.118(Hotel
Circle Specific Plan No.93-1); and Chapter
18.120(Northeast Area Specific Plan No. 94-1).
Environmental Determination: The proposed action is
categorically exempt from the requirement to prepare
environmental documentation per Section 21080 of the
Public Resources Code.
This item was continued from the June 22, 2009
Planning Commission meeting.
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OPPOSITION:
None
Bryn Morley, Deputy City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday,July 30, 2009.
DISCUSSION TIME
:27minutes (3:57to 4:24)
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ITEM NO. 5
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2009-00081Motion recommending to City
Council adoption of an Ordinance
Applicant:
City of Anaheim(Faessel/Buffa)
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92805
Approved
Location:Citywide
VOTE: 6-0
The City of Anaheim proposes to amend Chapter 18.46
(Landscaping and Screening) of Title 18 (Zoning Code) Chairman Karaki and Commissioners
of the Anaheim Municipal Code to provide standards Ament, Buffa, Faessel, Ramirezand
that address California Friendly Landscaping.Romero voted yes.
Commissioner Agarwal was absent.
Environmental Determination:
The proposed action
is Categorically Exempt from the requirement to
prepare additional environmental documentation per
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Project Planner:
Susan Kim
Guidelines, Class 8 (Regulatory Agencies for the
skim@anaheim.net
Protection of the Environment).
OPPOSITION:
None
Bryn Morley, Deputy City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday,July 30, 2009.
DISCUSSION TIME
:12minutes (4:24to 4:36)
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Public Hearing Item–HEARING TO BE CONDUCTED AFTER 6:00 P.M.:
ITEM NO. 6
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2008-00467Resolution No. PC2009-068
Recommending CityCouncil
Applicant:approval
City of Anaheim
200 South Anaheim Boulevard(Romero)
Anaheim, CA 92805
Location:CitywideApproved,includingerrata
submitted at the meeting
The City of Anaheim proposes to amend the General
Plan to update the Housing Element for the 2006-2014
VOTE: 5-0
planning period.
Chairman Karaki and Commissioners
Environmental Determination:
A Mitigated Negative Ament, Faessel, Ramirez and Romero
Declaration has been determined to serve as the voted yes.
appropriate environmental documentation for this CommissionersAgarwalandBuffa
project in accordance with the provisions of the wereabsent.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Project Planner:
Susan Kim
skim@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
CORRESPONDENCE:
Two pieces of correspondence commenting on the EIR were submitted.
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney,presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday,July 30, 2009.
DISCUSSION TIME
:45minutes (6:00to 6:45)
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6:45P.M.
TO MONDAY, JULY 20, 2009AT 2:30P.M.
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