MN071006
CITY OF ANAHEIM
Planning Commission
Action Agenda
Monday, July 10, 2006
Council Chamber, City Hall
200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, California
CHAIRMAN: GAIL EASTMAN
Commissioners Present
:
KELLY BUFFA, STEPHEN FAESSEL,CECILIA FLORES,
PANKY ROMERO, PAT VELASQUEZ
Commissioners Absent
:
JOSEPH KARAKI
Staff Present
:
Mark Gordon, AssistantCity AttorneyDella Herrick, Associate Planner
Greg Hastings, Planning Services ManagerElaine Thienprasiddhi, Planner
Greg McCafferty, Principal PlannerRudy Emami, Principal Engineer
Dave See, Senior PlannerElly Morris, Senior Secretary
Susan Kim, Associate Planner
Agenda Posting:
A complete copy of the Planning Commission Agenda was posted at10:00 a.m.
onThursday,July 6, 2006, inside the display case located in the foyer of the Council Chambers, and
also in the outside display kiosk.
Published:
Anaheim Bulletin Newspaper on Thursday,June 15,2006
Call To Order
Preliminary Plan Review 1:00 P.M.
•Staff update to Commission on various City developments and issues
(As requested by Planning Commission)
•Preliminary Plan Review for items on the July 10, 2006 agenda
Recess To Afternoon Public Hearing Session
Reconvene To Public Hearing 2:30 P.M.
Attendance:20
For record keeping purposes, if you wish to make a statement regarding any item on the
agenda, please complete a speaker card in advance and submit it to the secretary.
Pledge Of Allegiance:
Commissioner Flores
Public Comments
Consent Calendar
Public Hearing Items
Adjournment
You may leave a message for the Planning Commission using the following
e-mail address: planningcommission@anaheim.net
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PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA
Anaheim Planning CommissionAgenda -2:30P.M.
Public Comments: None
This is an opportunity for members of the public to speak on any item under the jurisdiction of the
Anaheim Planning Commission or public comments on agenda items with the exception of public hearing
items.
Planning Commission Appointments:
Appointment of a Planning Commission Chairman(Motion)
Appointment of a Planning Commission Chairman Pro-Tempore(Motion)
ACTION:Commissioner Faessel offered a motion, seconded by Commissioner Romeroand MOTION
CARRIED (Commissioner Karaki absent), that the Anaheim Planning Commission does hereby elect to
reappoint Chairman Gail Eastman as Commission Chairman for 2006/2007.
ACTION:Commissioner Velasquezoffered a motion, seconded by Commissioner Faesseland MOTION
CARRIED (Commissioner Karaki absent), that the Anaheim Planning Commission does hereby elect
Commissioner Kelly Buffa as Commission Chairman Pro-Tempore for 2006/2007.
Consent Calendar:
The items on the Consent Calendar will be acted on by one roll call vote. There will be no separate
discussion of these items prior to the time of the voting on the motion unless members of the Planning
Commission, staff or the public request the item to be discussed and/or removed from the Consent
Calendar for separate action.
Commissioner Romero offered a motion, seconded by Commissioner Floresand MOTION CARRIED
(Commissioner Karaki absent), for approval of Consent Calendar Item1-A as recommended by staff.
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
Minutes
1A.Receiving and approving the Minutes from the Planning Commission Continued to
Meeting of June 26, 2006.(Motion)July 24, 2006
Consent Calendar Approval
VOTE: 6-0
Commissioner Karaki absent
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Public Hearing Items:
2a.CEQANEGATIVE DECLARATION Continued to
2b.WAIVER OF CODE REQUIREMENT
August 7,2006
2c.CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2006-05083
Motion: Flores/Faessel
Owner:Guillermo M. Aguirre, 415 North Sunkist Street, Anaheim,
CA 92806
VOTE: 6-0
Commissioner Karaki absent
Agent:Rob Perez, Parsons, 19752 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite
240, Irvine, CA 92612
Location:1920 East Center Street:Property is approximately 0.37-
acre, having a frontage of approximately 114 feet on the
south side of Center Street and is located approximately
345 feet west of the centerline of State College Boulevard.
Request to permit a telecommunications antenna (disguised as a pine
tree) with accessory ground-mounted equipment with waiver of maximum
permitted fence height.
Project Planner:
Continued from the May 15, and June 12, 2006, Planning Commission meetings.(dherrick@anaheim.net)
Conditional Use Permit Resolution No. _____________
OPPOSITION:None
DISCUSSION TIME: This item was not discussed.
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3a.CEQANEGATIVE DECLARATION (READVERTISED)
Approved
Buffa/Velasquez
3b.RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2006-00175 Granted
Buffa
3c.WAIVER OF CODE REQUIREMENT Approved
Buffa/Velasquez
3d.CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2006-05101 Granted
Buffa
3e.TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 16972 Approved
Buffa/Faessel
Owner:Tom Doyle, 700 South Street LLC, 94 Discovery, Irvine, CA
CUP
92618
Modified Condition
Nos. 33, 34 and 35
Agent:Chris Campbell, The Olson Company, 3020 Old Ranch
Parkway, Suite 400, Seal Beach, CA 90740
Condition Nos. 43 and 44
were added to the
Location:700 East South Street:Property is approximately 3 acres,
conditions of approval.
having frontages of 212 feet on the south side of South
Street and islocated 150 feet east of the centerline of
Dakota Street.VOTE: 6-0
Commissioner Karaki absent
Reclassification No. 2006-00175 –Request reclassification of the
subject property from the I (Industrial) zone to the RM-4 (Multiple-Family
Residential) zone, or a less intense zone.
ConditionalUse Permit No. 2006-05101 –Request to construct a 63-
unit attached condominium complex with affordable units with an
incentive for required improvement of private street, and waiver of sound
attenuation for residential developments.*
Tentative Tract MapNo. 16972 –To establish a 1-lot, 63-unit airspace
attached residential condominium subdivision.
*Advertised with “and a density bonus with waivers of (a) improvement of
private street, and (b) sound attenuation for residential developments”.
Continued from the June 26, 2006, Planning Commission meeting.
Reclassification Resolution No. PC2006-63
Conditional Use Permit Resolution No. PC2006-64
Project Planner:
(dsee@anaheim.net)
OPPOSITION:None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 10-day appeal rights for the Tentative Tract Map
ending at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2006, and presented the 22-day appeal rights for the
Reclassification and Conditional Use Permit ending at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 1, 2006.
DISCUSSION TIME:40minutes (2:42-3:22)
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4a.CEQA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 330 Continued to
(PREVIOUSLY-CERTIFIED)August 7, 2006
4b.ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2006-00049
Motion: Flores/Faessel
Agent:City of Anaheim, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim,
CA, 92805
VOTE: 6-0
Commissioner Karaki absent
Location:Citywide
Requestto amend Chapter 18.52 (Density Bonus) of the Anaheim
Municipal Code to reflect current California State Government Code
Sections 65915 through 65918, Density Bonuses and Other Incentives,
and to request approval of a Density Bonus Implementation Regulations
document to be referenced in Chapter 18.52.
Project Planner:
(tsato@anaheim.net)
Zoning Code Amendment Resolution No. _____________
OPPOSITION:None
DISCUSSION TIME: This item was not discussed.
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5a.CEQANEGATIVE DECLARATION Approved
Velasquez/Flores
5b.WAIVER OF CODEREQUIREMENT Approved
Velasquez/Faessel
5c.CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2006-05084 Granted
Velasquez
Owner:The Church in Anaheim, 2528 West La Palma Avenue,
Replaced verbiage for
Anaheim, CA 92801-2611
Condition No. 8
Agent:Michio Miyake, Acaciawood School, Inc., 2530 West La
Deleted Condition Nos. 12
Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92801
and 18
Location:2530 West La Palma Avenue:Property is approximately
Modified Condition Nos. 16
2.2 acres, having frontages of 180 feet on the south side of
and 19
La Palma Avenue and is located676 feet east of the
centerline of Magnolia Avenue (Acaciawood School).
VOTE: 6-0
Commissioner Karaki absent
Request to expand and retain an existing private school in conjunction
with an existing church to add grades 1 through 7 to an existing school for
grades 8 through 12 with waiver ofminimum number of parking spaces.
Conditional Use Permit Resolution No. PC2006-65
Project Planner:
(dherrick@anaheim.net)
OPPOSITION:None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, August 1, 2006.
DISCUSSION TIME:12minutes (3:23-3:35)
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6a.CEQA NEGATIVE DECLARATION Continued to
6bWAIVER OF CODE REQUIREMENT July 24, 2006
6c.CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2005-05055
Motion: Buffa/Faessel
Owner:Albert Bahu, 757 Encanto, Corona, CA 92883
VOTE: 6-0
Location:5700 East La Palma Avenue:Property is approximately
Commissioner Karaki absent
0.52-acre and is located at the southeastcorner of La
Palma Avenue and Imperial Highway.
Request to construct a three (3) unit commercial retail center and to
permit roof-mounted equipment in the Scenic Corridor (SC) Overlay Zone
with waiver of minimum landscape and structural setback.
Project Planner:
(kwong2@anaheim.net)
Conditional Use Permit Resolution No. _____________
OPPOSITION:None
DISCUSSION TIME: This item was not discussed.
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7a.CEQA ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 330 Approved
Flores/Faessel
(PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED)
Recommended City
7bGENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2005-00431
Flores
Council adoption of GPA
7c.AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE NORTHEAST AREA
Flores
Recommended City
SPECIFICPLAN NO. 94-1
Council adoption of
(TRACKING NO. SPN2006-00035)
Amendment No. 3 to the
Northeast Area Specifi
c
Plan No. 94-1
Owner:City-Initiated
Location:Citywide and as described in the tables below.
VOTE: 6-0
Commissioner Karaki absent
Request:General Plan Amendment No. 2005-00431 –
City -initiated (Planning Department) request to amend the
Land Use, Circulation, Green and Growth Management
Elements of the General Plan to incorporate various textual
refinements and clarifications; to update various maps and
tables resulting from General Plan Amendments approved
since the 2004 comprehensive update to the General Plan, to
revise the Corridor Residential land use designation
description to allow for detached single-family residential
uses in conjunction with attached single-family residential
uses and to remove references to the minimum one acre
project size requirement; to amend theGreen Element to
include three additional parks and the expansion of an
existing park facility; and, to redesignate properties as
identified in thetablesbelow:
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General Plan Amendment No. 2005-00431
LocationExisting DesignationProposed Designation
Broadway/Manchester Ave.
ParksRailroad
(APN: 03605027)
Broadway/Manchester Ave. (APN:
General CommercialRailroad
none)
853 W. Cottonwood CircleOpen SpaceParks
1280 E Lincoln Ave.SchoolsMedium Density Residential
1710 S Anaheim WayGeneral CommercialParks
1730 S Anaheim WayGeneral CommercialParks
Anaheim Way, west of Claudina Way
General CommercialParks
(APN: 08223078)
Anaheim Way, west of Claudina Way
General CommercialParks
(APN: 08223080)
2748 W Lincoln Ave.Low-Medium Density ResidentialMedium Density Residential
2726 W Lincoln Ave.Low-Medium Density ResidentialMedium Density Residential
2736 W Lincoln Ave.Low-Medium Density ResidentialMedium Density Residential
Southwest of Santa Ana St./Olive St.
Low-Medium Density ResidentialRailroad
(APN: 25108124)
1001 N Harbor Blvd.InstitutionalGeneral Commercial
515 W La Palma Ave.InstitutionalGeneral Commercial
1011 N Harbor Blvd.InstitutionalGeneral Commercial
525 W La Palma Ave.InstitutionalGeneral Commercial
1340 N Red Gum St. General CommercialIndustrial
1330 N Red Gum St.General CommercialIndustrial
1320 N Red Gum St.General CommercialIndustrial
1310 N Red Gum St.General CommercialIndustrial
2985 E Miraloma Ave.General CommercialIndustrial
2983 E Miraloma Ave.General CommercialIndustrial
2926 E Miraloma Ave.General CommercialIndustrial
2940 E Miraloma Ave.General CommercialIndustrial
1260 N Red Gum St.General CommercialIndustrial
8160 E BauerInstitutionalParks
*Advertised as Cottonwood Cir./VermontAve. (APN: 03627027)
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Amendment No. 3 to the Northeast Area Specific Plan No. 94-1
(Tracking No. SPN2006-00035)-
To adjust its associated
Development Area (DA) boundaries to be consistent with the revised
General Plan land use designations proposed as part of GPA2005-
00431, as identified in the following table below.
Amendment No. 3 to the Northeast Area Specific Plan No. 94-1
(Tracking No. SPN2006-00035)
Current
LocationProposed Development Area
Development Area
1340 N Red GumSt.DA 5 -CommercialDA 1 -Industrial
1330 N Red Gum St.DA 5 -CommercialDA 1 -Industrial
1320 N Red Gum St.DA 5 -CommercialDA 1 -Industrial
1310 N Red Gum St.DA 5 -CommercialDA 1 -Industrial
2985 E Miraloma Ave.DA 5 -CommercialDA 1 -Industrial
2983 E Miraloma Ave.DA 5 -CommercialDA 1 -Industrial
2926 E Miraloma Ave.DA 5 -CommercialDA 1 -Industrial
2940 E Miraloma Ave.DA 5 -CommercialDA 1 -Industrial
1260 N Red Gum St.DA 5 -CommercialDA 1 -Industrial
Project Planner:
General Plan Amendment Resolution No. PC2006-66
(ethien@anaheim.net)
Specific Plan Amendment Resolution No.PC2006-67
OPPOSITION:None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, stated this item would be set for a public hearing before the City
Council.
DISCUSSION TIME:7 minutes(3:36-3:43)
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8a.CEQA ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 330 Recommended City
Buffa/Flores
(PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED)Council approval
RecommendedCity
8bZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2006-00046
Buffa/Flores
Council adoption of the
(Tracking Nos. SPN NO. 2006-00037, SPN NO. 2006-00038,
SPN NO. 2006-00039, SPN NO. 2006-00040,
draft Ordinance
SPN NO. 2006-00041)
Owner:City-Initiated
VOTE: 6-0
Location:Citywide:
Commissioner Karaki absent
Request:City-initiated request (Planning Department) to amend various
sections of Title 18 "Zoning" of the Anaheim Municipal Code to
correct various errors and omissions; clarify text; provide
consistency with other chapters of the Anaheim Municipal Code
including provisions related to bingo games and permitting trailers
to be parked in driveways; increase encroachment allowances for
patios and canopies in the RS-3 and RS-4 Zones; allow the
Planning Director to approve refuse containers fully screened
from public view in the front setback; provide more flexible criteria
for architecturally enhancing building walls; allow additional
commercial uses within the O-H Zone when fully integrated with
an office building; provide a process for “Dwelling Unit Transfers”
within certain areas of the PTMU (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use)
OverlayZone; add "Community and Religious Assembly" to the
list ofuses permitted in a residential structure subject to a
conditional use permit; modify special event permit requirements;
modify setbacks for certain locations along Anaheim Boulevard
and Lincoln Avenue to provide consistency with existing building
setbacks; change procedures related to the Zoning Administrator;
provide an appeal process for Planning Director decisions;
provide an administrative review process for "Minor
Modifications"; streamline the administrative adjustment public
hearing process; modifydevelopment requirements related to the
implementation of the General Plan Corridor Residential land use
designation; modify requirements for small collection recycling
facilities; modify sign standards for the Disneyland Resort
Specific No. 92-1 (Adjustment No. 6 -SPN2006-00037); amend
the zoning and development standards for the Anaheim Resort
Specific Plan No. 92-2 in their entirety to provide consistent
formatting with Title 18 (Zoning Code) along with minor
modifications and clarifications (Adjustment No. 5 -SPN2006-
00038);modify sign standards for the Hotel Circle SpecificPlan
No. 93-1 (Adjustment No. 2 -SPN2006-00039); allow hospitals by
conditional use permit in Development Area 4 and fast food and
take-out restaurants as primary permitted uses in Development
Area 5 of the Northeast Area Specific Plan No. 94-1 (Adjustment
No. 10 -SPN2006-00040); and, provide a procedure for fence
Project Planner:
(skim@anaheim.net)
relocation in the Highlands at Anaheim Hills Specific Plan No. 87-
1 (Adjustment No. 1 -SPN2006-00041).
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OPPOSITION:None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, August 1, 2006.
DISCUSSION TIME:11minutes (3:44-3:55)
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 3:56P.M.
TO MONDAY, JULY24, 2006 AT 1:00 P.M.
FOR PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEW.
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