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City of Anaheim Planning Commission Action Agenda Monday, November 21, 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 Vanessa Norwood, Associate Planner Jonathan Borrego, Principal Planner Steve Marcin, Police Lieutenant Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney Raul Garcia, Principal
Civil Engineer David See, Senior Planner David Kennedy, Associate Transportation Planner Scott Koehm, Associate Planner Eleanor Morris, Secretary Agenda Posting: A complete copy of the
Planning Commission Agenda was posted at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2011, inside the display case located in the foyer of the Council Chamber, and also in the outside display
kiosk. Published: Anaheim Bulletin Newspaper on Thursday, November 10, 2011 • Call to Order – 5:5:00 p.m. • Audience Attendance: 51 • Pledge of Allegiance by Commissioner Persaud • Public
Comments • Public Hearing Items • Commission Updates • Discussion/Action -Request for Planning Commission motion to cancel December 5, 2011 Planning Commission meeting and continue scheduled
public hearing item. • Adjournment
NOVEMBER 21, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 11/21/11 Page 2 of 9 Anaheim Planning Commission Agenda – 5:00 P.M. Public Comments: None Public Hearing Items: ITEM NO. 2 CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT NO. 2011-05582 VARIANCE NO. 2011-04877 (DEV2011-00043) Location: 1300-1340 South Lewis Street The applicant requests to permit automobile sales and an outdoor storage yard
in conjunction with an existing adult rehabilitation facility with fewer parking spaces 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). Continued from the November
7, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting. Resolution No. 2011-086 (Seymour) Approved VOTE: 7-0 Chairman Agarwal and Commissioners Ament, Faessel, Lieberman, Persaud, Ramirez and Seymour voted
yes. Project Planner: Scott Koehm skoehm@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, December 1, 2011. DISCUSSION TIME: 22 minutes (5:03 to 5:25)
NOVEMBER 21, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 11/21/11 Page 3 of 9 ITEM NO. 3 VARIANCE NO. 2011-04875 (DEV2010-00180) Location: 930 South Brookhurst Street The applicant proposes
fewer parking spaces than required by Code to retain the unpermitted expansion of a semi-enclosed hookah lounge. 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. 2011-087
(Persaud) Approved, added condition of approval pertaining to the installation of traffic bollards between the patio and south driveway entrance. VOTE: 7-0 Chairman Agarwal and Commissioners
Ament, Faessel, Lieberman, Persaud, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Project Planner: Della Herrick dherrick@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: None Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented
the 10-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2011. DISCUSSION TIME: 14 minutes (5:26 to 5:40)
NOVEMBER 21, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 11/21/11 Page 4 of 9 ITEM NO. 4 VARIANCE NO. 2011-04862 (DEV2011-00085) Location: 5759 East Santa Ana Canyon Road The applicant proposes
to install two more wall signs than permitted by Code for an existing grocery store. Environmental Determination: The proposed action is Categorically Exempt from the requirement to
prepare additional environmental documentation per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines -Class 11 (Accessory Structures). Resolution No. 2011-088 (Ament) Approved 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 Mark
Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 10-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2011. DISCUSSION TIME: 10 minutes (5:41 to 5:51)
NOVEMBER 21, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 11/21/11 Page 5 of 9 ITEM NO. 5 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2011-05578 (DEV2011-00115) Location: 5001 East La Palma Avenue The applicant
proposes to permit an indoor trampoline recreational facility. 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. 2011-089 (Faessel) Approved 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 Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented
the 10-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2011. DISCUSSION TIME: 5 minutes (5:52 to 5:57)
NOVEMBER 21, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 11/21/11 Page 6 of 9 ITEM NO. 6 RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2011-00245 (DEV2011-00083) Location: Southeast corner of Carl Karcher Way and
Homer Street and the northeast corner of La Palma Park Way and Homer Street A City-initiated request to rezone the subject properties from the Multiple-Family Residential (RM-4) zone
to the Public Recreation (PR) zone to allow for the future construction of multi-purpose recreational fields and a community garden in conjunction with an existing youth development
facility (GOALS). Environmental Determination: A Negative Declaration has been determined to serve as the appropriate environmental impact determination for this request. Resolution
No. 2011-090 (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 00 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2011. DISCUSSION TIME: 12 minutes (5:58 to 6:10)
NOVEMBER 21, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 11/21/11 Page 7 of 9 ITEM NO. 7 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2011-05557 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 17422 (DEV2011-00032) Location: Southeast
corner of Kroeger Street and Santa Ana Street The applicant proposes a 19-lot residential subdivision, including 18 additional lettered lots, and to permit the development of a 226-unit
condominium project, including 57 affordable units, with modified development standards including reduced building setbacks and parking standards. Environmental Determination: A Negative
Declaration has been determined to serve as the appropriate environmental impact determination for this request. Resolution No. 2011-091 Resolution No. 2011-092 (Persaud) Approved CUP
Modified Condition No. 20 pertaining to timing of model home construction; and deleted Condition No. 40 pertaining to construction of address directory. TTM Modified Condition No. 4
pertaining to timing of model home construction. 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, December 1, 2011. DISCUSSION TIME: 8 minutes
(6:11 to 6:19) A 5-minute break was taken (6:20-6:25)
NOVEMBER 21, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 11/21/11 Page 8 of 9 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.
Continued from the October 24, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting. Resolution No. 2011-093 (Ament) Approved, modified Condition No. 50 pertaining to the permitted hours of parts deliveries.
VOTE: 6-0 Chairman Agarwal and Commissioners Ament, Faessel, Lieberman, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Commissioner Persaud abstained. Project Planner: Scott Koehm skoehm@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION: Nine persons spoke in opposition to, or expressed concerns about, the request. Ten letters were received in opposition to the project prior to the public hearing. These letters
are in addition to the letters received prior to the October 24, 2011 hearing. A petition in opposition was received with 26 signatures IN SUPPORT: Six persons 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, December 1, 2011. DISCUSSION TIME: 2 hours and 43 minutes (6:25
to 9:08)
NOVEMBER 21, 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 11/21/11 Page 9 of 9 Commission Updates: Commissioner Faessel reported that Commissioner Seymour and he attended the Utilities Underground
Subcommittee meeting on November 16, 2011, and they had a report on the undergrounding of Imperial Highway as it passes under the 91 Freeway and there was a savings of $300,000. Discussion/Action
Item Staff request for Planning Commission motion to cancel December 5, 2011 Planning Commission meeting and continue scheduled public hearing item (Zoning Code Amendment No. 2011-00097)
to the December 19, 2011 Planning Commission meeting. Action: Motion made to cancel December 5 Planning Commission meeting and continue one public hearing item to the December 19 agenda.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:10 P.M. TO MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011 AT 5:00 P.M. (The scheduled meeting of December 5, 2011 has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items.)