AA 11 17 14City of Anaheim
Planning Commission
Action Agenda
Monday,November 17,2014
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
(arrived at 5:09 pm)
Commissioners Absent
:
None
Staff Present
:
Jonathan Borrego, Planning Services ManagerAmy Vazquez,PT Associate Planner
Ted Reynolds, Assistant City AttorneyMichele Irwin, Senior Police Services Representative
Ted White, Principal PlannerRaul Garcia, Principal Civil Engineer
David See, Senior PlannerDavid Kennedy, Principal Traffic Engineer
Vanessa Norwood, Associate PlannerJesse Penunuri,Senior Code Enforcement Officer
Elaine Thienprasiddhi, Associate PlannerKen Marsh,Code Enforcement Officer II
Scott Koehm, Associate PlannerEleanor Morris, Secretary
Agenda Posting:
A complete copy of the Planning Commission Agenda was posted at3:00 p.m.on
Thursday,November 13, 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 Monday,December 1,2014.
Audience Attendance:75
Pledge ofAllegiancebyCommissioner Dalati
Public Comments
Public HearingItems
Commission Updates
Discussion
Adjournment
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Public Comments: None
Public Hearing Items:
ITEM NO. 2
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY NO. 2014-00113 Resolution No. PC2014-098
(DEV2014-00105)
(Caldwell /Bostwick)
Location:401 North East Street
Approved
Request:
For a determination of public convenience or
VOTE:6-0
necessity to permit the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-
site consumption in conjunction with a grocery store
Chairman Seymourand
Commissioners Agarwal, Bostwick,
(Northgate Market).
Caldwell, DalatiandLieberman
voted yes. Commissioner Ramirez
Environmental Determination:The Planning Commission
was absent.
will consider whether to find the project to be Categorically
Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act and Guidelinesas a Class 1 (Existing Facilities)
Project Planner:
Categorical Exemption.
Amy Vazquez
avazquez@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
Staff noted during the public hearing that a phone call was received
expressing opposition to the subject request.
DISCUSSION TIME
:3minutes (5:01to 5:04)
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ITEM NO. 3
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY NO. 2014-00112 Resolution No. PC2014-099
(DEV2014-00117)
(Lieberman /Agarwal)
Location:1084-1086 North State College Boulevard
Approved
Request:
For a determination of public convenience or
VOTE: 6-0
necessity to permit the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-
site consumption in conjunction with an existing grocery Chairman Seymourand
Commissioners Agarwal, Bostwick,
store (Buy Low Market).
Caldwell, Dalati and Lieberman
voted yes. Commissioner Ramirez
Environmental Determination:The Planning Commission
was absent.
will consider whether to find the project to be Categorically
Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act and Guidelinesas a Class 1 (Existing Facilities)
Project Planner:
Categorical Exemption.
Amy Vazquez
avazquez@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
DISCUSSION TIME
:2minutes (5:05to 5:07)
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ITEM NO. 4
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2014-05762Resolution No. PC2014-100
(DEV2014-00099)
(Agarwal /Bostwick)
Location:2021 East Via Burton Street
Approved
Request:
To permit a physical fitness facility within an
VOTE: 6-0-1
existing industrial building.
Chairman Seymourand
Commissioners Agarwal, Bostwick,
Environmental Determination:The Planning Commission
Caldwell, Dalati,andLieberman
will consider whether to find the project to be Categorically
voted yes.Commissioner Ramirez
Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental
abstained.
Quality Act and Guidelinesas a Class 1 (Existing Facilities)
Categorical Exemption.
Project Planner:
Amy Vazquez
avazquez@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
DISCUSSION TIME
:5minutes (5:08to 5:13)
Commissioner Ramirez arrived to the meeting at 5:09 p.m.
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ITEM NO. 5
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 2012-148Resolution No. PC2014-101
(DEV2011-00110A)
(Bostwick/ Agarwal)
Location:200-282 North Lemon Street,
107-127 West Lincoln Avenue,Approved
and 120 West Cypress Street
VOTE: 7-0
Request:
To approve a tentative parcel map to Chairman Seymourand
Commissioners Agarwal, Bostwick,
consolidate six parcels into one parcel.
Caldwell, Dalati, Liebermanand
Ramirezvoted yes.
Environmental Determination:The Planning Commission will
determine if a previously-approved Mitigated Negative
Declaration is the appropriate environmental determination for
Project Planner:
this project.
Scott Koehm
skoehm@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
IN GENERAL:
A person spoke in general tothesubject request.
DISCUSSION TIME
:5minutes (5:14to5:19)
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ITEM NO. 6
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 2014-172Resolution No.PC2014-102
(DEV2014-00088)
(Bostwick /Caldwell)
Location:2300 South Lewis Street
Approved
Request:
To establish a 2-lot subdivision of an existing
VOTE: 6-0
mobile home and recreational vehicle park for future
development of the recreational vehicle park portion of the Chairman Seymourand
Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell,
property. Existing mobile homes on the property would not be
Dalati, Liebermanand Ramirez
impacted.
voted yes.Commissioner Agarwal
was absent.
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 Class 15 (Minor Land
Vanessa Norwood
Divisions)Categorical Exemption.
vnorwood@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
Ninepersonsspoke in opposition to the subject request.
IN GENERAL:
A person spoke in general to the subject request.
DISCUSSION TIME
:1 hour and3minutes (5:20to 6:23)
Commissioner Agarwal left the meeting at 6:10 p.m.
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ITEM NO. 7
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2014-05754Resolution No. PC2014-103
(DEV2014-00083)
(Bostwick /Caldwell)
Location:2232 South Harbor Boulevard
Approved
,with modification to
Request:
To permit a tour bus company with on-site office, Condition No. 2 and the addition
ticketing, customer pick up and bus storage on a property oftwo conditions of approval
developed with a dinner theater and restaurant.regarding the permitted location
of bus/van storage and expressly
Environmental Determination:The Planning Commission limitingthe time that vehicles can
will consider whether to find the project to be Categorically be left idling.
Exempt from the provisions of the California
VOTE: 5-1
Environmental Quality Act and Guidelinesas a Class 1
(Existing Facilities)Categorical Exemption.Chairman Seymourand
Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell,
DalatiandLiebermanvoted yes.
Commissioner Ramirez voted no.
Commissioner Agarwal was absent.
Project Planner:
Elaine Thienprasiddhi
ethien@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
Fivepersons spoke in opposition / concerns to the subject request.
DISCUSSION TIME
:1 hour and 6minutes (6:24to 7:30)
A 5-minute break was taken (7:30-7:35)
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ITEM NO. 8
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2014-05766Resolution No. PC2014-104
(DEV2014-00104)
(Dalati /Lieberman)
Location:505 North Euclid Street
Approved
Request:
To permit a charter high school within an existing
VOTE:5-0-1
office building.
Chairman Seymour and
Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell,
Environmental Determination:The Planning Commission
DalatiandLiebermanvoted yes.
will consider whether to find the project to be Categorically
Commissioner Ramirez abstained.
Exempt from the provisions of the California
Commissioner Agarwal wasabsent.
Environmental Quality Act and Guidelinesas a Class 1
(Existing Facilities)Categorical Exemption.
Project Planner:
Elaine Thienprasiddhi
ethien@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
DISCUSSION TIME
:5minutes (7:35to 7:40)
Item No. 11 was heard following this item.
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ITEM NO. 9
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2014-05730Resolution No. PC2014-105
VARIANCE NO. 2014-04976
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 17754
Resolution No. PC2014-106
(DEV2014-00018)
(Bostwick/Ramirez)
Location:641-701 South Brookhurst Street
ApprovedCUPand VAR
, with
Request:
To permit the following zoning entitlements: a
modification to Condition No. 40
conditional use permitto construct a 40-unit attached and
relating torequired trees at the
detached single family residential project with
rear of the propertyto provide
modifications to development standards; a variancefor a
screening.
deviation from the City’s private street standard pertaining
to required parkway and sidewalk widths; and a tentative
Approved TTM
tract mapto permit a 40-unitsingle family residential
subdivision.
VOTE: 6-0
Chairman Seymourand
Environmental Determination:The Planning Commission will
Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell,
consider whether Environmental Impact Report No. 330 and Dalati, Liebermanand Ramirez
voted yes.Commissioner Agarwal
Supplemental Environmental Impact Report No. 2012-00346
was absent.
(Previously-Certified) is the appropriate environmental
documentation per California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Guidelines.
Project Planner:
David See
Continued from the August 25, 2014and October 6, 2014
dsee@anaheim.net
Planning Commission meetings.
OPPOSITION:
Staff noted that twopieces of written correspondence were
receivedprior to the meeting, expressing opposition/concerns
to the subject request.
A speaker card was filled out noting “in opposition” to the
request; however, the person did not come forward to speak
when summoned.
IN GENERAL:
Two personsspoke in general to the subject request.
DISCUSSION TIME
:21minutes (7:52to 8:13)
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ITEM NO. 10
Resolution No. PC2014-107
RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2014-00273
Resolution No. PC2014-108
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2014-05753
VARIANCE NO. 2014-04982
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 17811Resolution No. PC2014-109
(DEV2014-00046)
(Dalati /Caldwell)
Location:701 East Cypress Street
ApprovedCUPand VAR
,with
Request:
To permit the following zoning entitlements: a modification toCondition No. 30
reclassificationto rezone the property from the RS-3relating tothe required timing of
(Single Family Residential) and I (Industrial) zones to the sewer improvements.
RS-4 (Single Family Residential) zone; a conditional use
Approved RCLand TTM
permitto construct a 38-unit small lot, detached single
family residential project with modifications to
VOTE: 6-0
development standards; a variancefor (i) driveway
lengths less than permitted by Code, (ii) a deviation from Chairman Seymourand
Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell,
the City’s private street standard pertaining to sidewalk
Dalati, Liebermanand Ramirez
and parkway widths, and (iii) a wall height that exceeds
voted yes.Commissioner Agarwal
Code requirements; and a tentative tract mapto permit a
was absent.
38-lot single family residential subdivision.
Environmental Determination:The Planning Commission
Project Planner:
will consider whether to find the project to be Categorically
David See
Exempt from the provisions of the California
dsee@anaheim.net
Environmental Quality Act and Guidelinesas a Class 32
(Streamlining for In-Fill Development Projects)Categorical
Exemption).
OPPOSITION:
One piece of written correspondence was receivedexpressing
concerns related to two “uncontrolled” intersections which
currently have no stop sign.
IN GENERAL:
Twopersonsspoke in general to the subject requestwith regards to
questions about the adequacy of the proposed number of parking
spaces.
DISCUSSION TIME
:21minutes (8:14to 8:35)
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ITEM NO. 11
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2014-00120 Approved a motion
(DEV2014-00119)recommending City Council
Approval
Location:Citywide
(Lieberman/Caldwell)
Request:
A City-initiated amendment to Title 18 (Zoning) of
VOTE: 6-0
the Anaheim Municipal Code to increase the permitted
height of detached single-family residences from 2-stories Chairman Seymourand
Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell,
to 3-stories in the RS-4 (Single Family Residential) and
Dalati, Liebermanand Ramirez
“RM” (Multiple Family Residential) Zones.
voted yes.Commissioner Agarwal
was absent.
Environmental Determination:The proposed action is
exempt from the requirement to prepare environmental
documentation under Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the
Project Planner:
California Code of Regulations on the basis that there is no
David See
possibility that the Zoning Code amendment may have a
dsee@anaheim.net
significant effect on the environment.
OPPOSITION:
Two persons spokein opposition to the subject request.
IN SUPPORT:
Two persons spoke in favor of the subject request.
DISCUSSION TIME
:10minutes (7:41to 7:51)
Following this item –Item No. 9 was heard.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:38P.M.
TO MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2014AT 5:00P.M.
(The scheduled meeting of December 1, 2014has been
cancelled due to a lack of agenda items.)
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