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AA 10 24 11_with audio City of Anaheim Planning Commission Action Agenda Monday, October 24, 2011 Council Chamber, City Hall 200 South Anaheim Boulevard Anaheim, California Commissioners Present: Chairman: Peter Agarwal Chairman Pro-Tempore: Victoria Ramirez Todd Ament, Stephen Faessel, Michelle Lieberman, Harry Persaud, John Seymour Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: CJ Amstrup, Planning Services Manager Scott Koehm, Associate Planner Jonathan Borrego, Principal Planner Raul Garcia, Principal Civil Engineer Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney David Kennedy, Associate Transportation Planner David See, Senior Planner Julian Harvey, Police Lieutenant Vanessa Norwood, Associate Planner Grace Medina, Senior Secretary Agenda Posting: A complete copy of the Planning Commission Agenda was posted at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, inside the display case located in the foyer of the Council Chamber, and also in the outside display kiosk. Published: Orange County Register Newspaper on Monday, September 12, 2011 􀁸 Call to to Order – 5:00 p.m. 􀁸 Audience Attendance: 26 􀁸 Pledge of Allegiance by Commissioner Faessel 􀁸 Public Comments 􀁸 Consent Calendar 􀁸 Public Hearing Items 􀁸 Commission Updates 􀁸 Discussion 􀁸 Adjournment OCTOBER 24, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 10/24/11 Page 2 of 8 Anaheim Planning Commission Agenda – 5:00 P.M. Public Comments: None Public Hearing Items: ITEM NO. 2 ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2011-00097 (DEV2011-00018) Location: Citywide A City-initiated amendment to Title 18 (Zoning) of the Anaheim Municipal Code pertaining to the siting, operation and design of emergency shelters. Environmental Determination: The proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Section 21080 of the Public Resources Code. Continued from the June 20, August 1, and September 26, 2011 Planning Commission meetings. Motion (Faessel/Seymour) Request for continuance to December 5, 2011 Approved VOTE: 7-0 Chairman Agarwal and Commissioners Ament, Faessel, Lieberman, Persaud, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Project Planner: Tracy Sato tsato@anaheim.net DISCUSSION TIME: This item was not discussed. OCTOBER 24, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 10/24/11 Page 3 of 8 ITEM NO. 3 PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY NO. 2011-00081 (DEV2011-00096) Location: 1459 South Anaheim Boulevard The applicant proposes to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages in an existing convenience 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 (Existing Facilities). Resolution No. 2011-078 (Seymour) Approved VOTE: 5-2 Chairman Agarwal and Commissioners Ament, Lieberman, Persaud, and Seymour voted yes. Commissioners Faessel and Ramirez voted no. Project Planner: Scott Koehm skoehm@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: None Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 10-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3, 2011. DISCUSSION TIME: 20 minutes (5:03 to 5:23) OCTOBER 24, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 10/24/11 Page 4 of 8 ITEM NO. 4 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2011-05574 VARIANCE NO. 2011-04873 (DEV2011-00105) Location: 3901 East La Palma Avenue The applicant proposes to permit automobile sales and repair in an existing industrial building, including outdoor storage of vehicles, with fewer parking spaces than allowed 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 (Existing Facilities). Resolution No. 2011-079 (Faessel) Approved, added condition specifying scope of permitted use. VOTE: 7-0 Chairman Agarwal and Commissioners Ament, Faessel, Lieberman, Persaud, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Project Planner: Vanessa Norwood vnorwood@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: None IN SUPPORT: One person spoke in favor of the subject request. Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 10-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3, 2011. DISCUSSION TIME: 40 minutes (5:23 to 6:03) OCTOBER 24, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 10/24/11 Page 5 of 8 ITEM NO. 5 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2011-05575 VARIANCE NO. 2011-04872 (DEV2011-00111) Location: 800 North Brookhurst Street The applicant proposes to permit outdoor truck storage and rentals in conjunction with an existing Home Depot store with less parking 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 (Existing Facilities). Resolution No. 2011-080 (Persaud) Approved VOTE: 7-0 Chairman Agarwal and Commissioners Ament, Faessel, Lieberman, Persaud, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Project Planner: David See dsee@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: One person spoke in opposition to the subject request. Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 10-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3, 2011. DISCUSSION TIME: 17 minutes (6:03 to 6:20) 20)OCTOBER 24, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 10/24/11 Page 6 of 8 ITEM NO. 6 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2011-05576 VARIANCE NO. 2011-04871 (DEV2011-00112) Location: 1095 North Pullman Street The applicant proposes to permit outdoor truck, trailer, and large equipment storage and rentals in conjunction with an existing Home Depot store with less parking 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 (Existing Facilities). Resolution No. 2011-081 (Seymour) Approved VOTE: 7-0 Chairman Agarwal and Commissioners Ament, Faessel, Lieberman, Persaud, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Project Planner: David See dsee@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: None Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 10-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3, 2011. DISCUSSION TIME: 6 minutes (6:20 to 6:26) OCTOBER 24, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 10/24/11 Page 7 of 8 ITEM NO. 7 VARIANCE NO. 2011-04869 (DEV2011-00114) Location: 275 South Harbor Boulevard The applicant proposes to reconstruct a fast food restaurant with building setbacks less 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 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction). Motion (Faessel/Ament) Request for continuance to November 7, 2011 Approved VOTE: 7-0 Chairman Agarwal and Commissioners Ament, Faessel, Lieberman, Persaud, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Project Planner: Kevin Clausen kclausen@anaheim.net DISCUSSION TIME: This item was not discussed. OCTOBER 24, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 10/24/11 Page 8 of 8 ITEM NO. 8 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2003-04800 VARIANCE NO. 2011-04853 (DEV2010-00163) Location: 200 North Via Cortez The applicant proposes to amend a conditional use permit to allow the expansion of an existing automobile dealership to include an automobile service facility. The proposal includes an expansion of the existing automobile showroom and sales building and the construction of a new four level, 42-foot high, 115,493-square-foot automobile service and vehicle storage building. Automobile service is also proposed in the existing car wash building located east of the sales building. The applicant is also requesting variances to allow building setbacks less than required by Code adjacent to the Riverside (SR-91) Freeway to the north, the abutting residential zone to the south, and is requesting to provide fewer parking spaces than required by Code. Environmental Determination: A Mitigated Negative Declaration has been determined to serve as the appropriate environmental impact determination for this request. Commissioner Ramirez offered a Resolution approving the request but no further action was taken on that offering as a substitute motion for continuance was subsequently offered by Commissioner Persaud and acted upon by the Commission Motion to continue to November 21, 2011 meeting (Persaud/Faessel) VOTE: 4-3 Chairman Agarwal and Commissioners Ament, Faessel, Persaud voted yes. Commissioners Lieberman, Ramirez and Seymour voted no. Project Planner: Scott Koehm skoehm@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: Eight persons spoke in opposition to the subject request. IN GENERAL: One person spoke neither in favor nor in opposition to the subject request. DISCUSSION TIME: 143 minutes (6:28 to 8:51) MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:58 P.M. TO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011 AT 5:00 P.M.