AA 08 25 14City of Anaheim
Planning Commission
Action Agenda
Monday,August 25,2014
Council Chamber, City Hall
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, California
Commissioners Present
:
Chairman: John Seymour
ChairmanPro-Tempore:Michelle Lieberman
Peter Agarwal, Paul Bostwick, Mitchell Caldwell,
Bill Dalati, Victoria Ramirez
Commissioners Absent
:
None
Staff Present
:
Jonathan Borrego, Planning Services ManagerRaul Garcia, Principal Civil Engineer
Ted Reynolds, Assistant City AttorneyRafael Cobian,Associate Traffic Engineer
Ted White, Principal PlannerRoger Bennion, Community Preservation Supervisor
Scott Koehm, Associate PlannerEleanor Morris, Secretary
Amy Vazquez,PT Associate Planner
Agenda Posting:
A complete copy of the Planning Commission Agenda was posted at5:30 p.m.on
Wednesday,August 20, 2014, inside the display case located in the foyer of the Council Chamberand
in the outside display kiosk.
Call to Order –5:00 p.m.
Chairman Seymourpresented the 10-day appeal rightsfor all public hearing items.
The appeal periodfor the public hearing items end on Thursday,September 4,2014.
Audience Attendance: 30
Pledge of AllegiancebyCommissioner Ramirez
Public Comments
Public Hearing Items
Commission Updates
Discussion
Adjournment
AUGUST 25, 2014
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA
Public Comments: None
Public Hearing Items:
ITEM NO. 2
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 2014-100Resolution No. PC2014-071
(DEV2014-00027)
(Dalati/Bostwick)
Location:441 South Peralta Hills Drive
Approved
Request:
Toestablish a 2-lot residential subdivision.
VOTE: 7-0
Environmental Determination:The Planning Commission Chairman Seymourand
Commissioners Agarwal, Bostwick,
will consider whether to find the project to be Categorically
Caldwell, Dalati, Liebermanand
Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental
Ramirezvoted yes.
Quality Act and Guidelinesas a Class15(Minor Land
Divisions)Categorical Exemption.
Project Planner:
Continued from the August 11, 2014, Planning Commission
Vanessa Norwood
meeting in order to re-notice the item due to an error in the
vnorwood@anaheim.net
property description.
OPPOSITION:
One written correspondence was received in opposition to the subject
request.
IN GENERAL:
One written correspondence was received which indicatedno objection
to the proposed subdivision.
DISCUSSION TIME
:6minutes (5:01to 5:07)
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AUGUST 25, 2014
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ITEM NO. 3
DETERMINATION OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR Resolution No. PC2014-072
NECESSITY NO. 2014-00108
(Caldwell/Dalati)
(DEV2014-00066)
Location:1150 North East StreetApproved
Request: VOTE: 6-0
Adetermination of public convenience or
necessity to permit the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-
Chairman Seymourand
Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell,
site consumption in conjunction with an existing grocery
Dalati, Liebermanand Ramirez
store (Northgate Market).
voted yes.Commissioner Agarwal
abstained.
Environmental Determination:The Planning Commission
will consider whether to find the project to be Categorically
Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental
Project Planner:
Quality Act and Guidelinesas a Class1(Existing Facilities)
Amy Vazquez
Categorical Exemption.
avazquez@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
DISCUSSION TIME
:4minutes (5:08to 5:12)
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AUGUST 25, 2014
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ITEM NO. 4
Resolution No. PC2014-073
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2014-05742
(Agarwal/Dalati)
(DEV2014-00063)
Location:1026 North Tustin Street
Approved
Request:
To permit the sale of beer and wine foron-site
VOTE: 7-0
consumption within an existing restaurant(Top Class Pizza).
Chairman Seymourand
Commissioners Agarwal, Bostwick,
Environmental Determination:The Planning Commission will
Caldwell, Dalati, Liebermanand
consider whether to find the project to be Categorically
Ramirezvoted yes.
Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act and Guidelines as a Class 1 (Existing Facilities)
Categorical Exemption.
Project Planner:
Amy Vazquez
avazquez@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
DISCUSSION TIME
:3minutes (5:13to 5:16)
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ITEM NO. 5
RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2014-00270
Approved request for continuance
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 2014-120
to September 8, 2014
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2013-05704
(Caldwell/Lieberman)
(DEV2013-00106)
Location:
320 North Anaheim Boulevard,
VOTE: 7-0
408–424 North Anaheim Boulevard,
Chairman Seymourand
321 North Claudina Street, and
Commissioners Agarwal, Bostwick,
401–417 North Claudina Street
Caldwell, Dalati, Liebermanand
Ramirezvoted yes.
Request:
To permit a mixed use commercial development
including the following zoning entitlements: (i) a conditional
use permit to permit the conversion of an existing auto body
Project Planner:
facility to a neighborhood marketplace to include indoor and
David See
outdoor retail stores, restaurants, outdoor dining, on-site
dsee@anaheim.net
consumption of alcoholic beverages, and outdoor
entertainment and special events; the conversion of two
single family homes to offices; the conversion of an existing
public street (Adele Street) to a community plaza; and to
permit an existing legally nonconforming banquet hall
(Landmark) to include the on-site consumption of alcoholic
beverages; (ii) a reclassification to rezone the properties
from the RS-3 (Single Family Residential) and C-G
(General Commercial) zones to the MU (Mixed Use)
Overlay zone; and (iii) a tentative parcel map to merge
seven parcels into one parcel.
Environmental Determination:The Planning Commission
will consider whether to find the project to be Categorically
Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act and Guidelines as a Class 1 (ExistingFacilities)
Categorical Exemption.
OPPOSITION:
None
DISCUSSION TIME
:This item was not discussed.
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AUGUST 25, 2014
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Recommended City Council approval
ITEM NO. 6
of the portion of the code amendment
that would allow tandem parking
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2014-00119
spaces in multi-family residential
(DEV2014-00073)
zones; and recommended
postponement of the portion of the
Location:Citywide
code amendment related to the
permitted height of residential
Request: -
A Cityinitiated amendment to Title 18
development in the RS-4 zone to allow
staff to provide more information to
(Zoning) of the Anaheim Municipal Code to: 1) create
the Commission.
development standards to allow tandem parking
(Ramirez / Lieberman)
spaces in multiple family residential zones; and,
increase the permitted height of single-family
VOTE: 4-2-1
residences from 2-stories to3-stories in the RS-4
Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell,
(Single Family Residential) Zone, subject to approval
Lieberman and Ramirez voted yes.
of a conditional use permit.
Chairman Seymour and Commissioner
Agarwal voted no. Commissioner
Environmental Determination: The Planning
Dalati abstained.
Commission will consider whether to find the Zoning
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Code Amendment to be Categorically Exempt from
Following action taken on the item,
the provisions of the California Environmental Quality
itwas brought to the Planning
Act under Section 21080 of the Public Resources
Commission’s attention that the
Code.
public hearing was not opened for
public testimony.Therefore, the
public hearing was opened.
Following public testimony, the action
of the Planning Commission was then
reaffirmed with the following vote:
VOTE: 5-1-1
Chairman Seymour and Commissioners
Bostwick, Caldwell, Lieberman and
Ramirez voted yes. Commissioner
Agarwal voted no. Commissioner
Dalati abstained.
Project Planner:
Scott Koehm
skoehm@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
Sevenpersons spoke in opposition to the proposed project.
Fivewritten correspondences were receivedin opposition to the
subject request, and a phone call was received in opposition.
DISCUSSION TIME:52 minutes (5:17to 5:49)(7:12 to7:32)
trailed
Commissioner Bostwickoffered a motion, seconded by Commissioner Lieberman and
MOTION CARRIED (Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell, Lieberman and Ramirez voted
yes. Commissioners Agarwal, Dalati and Seymour voted no), to trail the subject item in
order to allow Item Nos. 7 and 8 to be heard.VOTE: 4-3
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ITEM NO. 7
RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2014-00263Resolution No. PC2014-074
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2014-05745Resolution No. PC2014-075
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 17720Resolution No. PC2014-076
(DEV2014-00009)
(Ramirez/Dalati)
Location:2651 WestLincoln Avenue
Approved
Request:
To permit the following zoning entitlements:
VOTE: 7-0
rezone the property from C-G (General Commercial) Zone
to the RM-3 (Multiple-Family Residential) Zone; a Chairman Seymourand
Commissioners Agarwal, Bostwick,
conditional use permit to construct a 41-unit single family
Caldwell, Dalati, Liebermanand
attached residential project with modifications to
Ramirezvoted yes.
development standards;and, a tentative tract map for the
establishment of a 41-lot single family residential
subdivision.
Project Planner:
Scott Koehm
Environmental Determination: The Planning Commission
skoehm@anaheim.net
will consider whether to find the project tobe Categorically
Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act and Guidelines as a Class 32 (In-Fill
Development Projects) and per Section 15183.3
(Streamlining for Infill Projects).
OPPOSITION:
Aperson spoke in oppositionto the proposedproject.
Two written correspondences were received in opposition to the
subject request, and a phone call was received in opposition.
DISCUSSION TIME
:35minutes (5:50to 6:25)
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ITEM NO. 8
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2014-05730 Approved request for continuance
VARIANCE NO. 2014-04976to October 6, 2014
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 17754
(Lieberman/Seymour)
(DEV2014-00018)
Location:641-701 South Brookhurst StreetVOTE: 6-0
Chairman Seymourand
Commissioners Agarwal, Bostwick,
Request:
To permit the following zoning entitlements: a
Caldwell, Liebermanand Ramirez
conditional use permit to construct a 44-unit small–lot
voted yes.Commissioner Dalati
single family residential project with modifications to
abstained.
development standards; a variance to allow less parking
than required by Code; and, a tentative tract map for the
establishment of a 44-lot single family residential
Project Planner:
subdivision. In addition to the above entitlements, the
David See
applicant requests consideration of an appeal of the City
dsee@anaheim.net
Engineer’s decision to deny a deviation from the City’s
private street standard pertaining to minimum street
width and the provision of parkways and sidewalks.
Environmental Determination:The Planning
Commission will consider whether Environmental
Impact Report No. 330 and Supplemental
Environmental Impact Report No. 2012-00346
(Previously-Certified) are the appropriate environmental
documentation per California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Guidelines.
OPPOSITION:
Seven persons spoke in oppositionto the proposedproject.
Three written correspondences were received in opposition to the
subject request, and a phone call was received in opposition.
IN SUPPORT:
Two written correspondences were received in favor of the
subject request.
DISCUSSION TIME
:45minutes (6:26to 7:11)
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:35P.M.
TO MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014AT 5:00P.M.
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