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AA 12 14 15 City of Anaheim Planning Commission Action Agenda Monday, December 14, 2015 Council Chamber, City Hall 200 South Anaheim Boulevard Anaheim, California Commissioners Present: Chairman: Michelle Lieberman Chairman Pro-Tempore: Mitchell Caldwell Paul Bostwick, Bill Dalati, Grant Henninger, Victoria Ramirez, John Seymour Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: David Belmer, Planning and Building Director Ashley Hefner, Contract Planner Jonathan Borrego, Planning Services Manager Kevin Clausen, Planner Ted Reynolds, Assistant City Attorney Lisandro Orozco, Assistant Planner Susan Kim, Principal Planner Bill Grigsby, Associate Civil Engineer David See, Acting Principal Planner Rafael Cobian, Associate Traffic Engineer Scott Koehm, Senior Planner Raul Garcia, Development Services Manager Elaine Thienprasiddhi, Senior Planner Mike Eskander, Principal Civil Engineer Amy Vazquez, Contract Planner Matthew Letteriello, Sr. Community Preservation Officer Amy Stonich, Contract Planner Shawn Azarhoosh, Associate Traffic Engineer Michele Irwin, Sr. Police Services Representative Eleanor Morris, Secretary Agenda Posting: A complete copy of the Planning Commission Agenda was posted at 4:50 p.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, inside the display case located in the foyer of the Council Chamber and in the outside display kiosk. Published: Anaheim Bulletin Newspaper on Thursday, November 19, 2015 • Call to Order – 5:00 p.m. Chairman Lieberman presented the 10-day appeal rights for all public hearing items. The appeal period for the public hearing items end on Thursday, December 24, 2015. • Audience Attendance: 120 (approx.) • Pledge of Allegiance by Commissioner Seymour • Public Comments • Public Hearing Items • Commission Updates • Discussion • Adjournment DECEMBER 14, 2015 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 12/14/15 Page 2 of 11 Public Comments: None Public Hearing Items: ITEM NO. 2 VARIANCE NO. 2015-05025 (DEV2015-00043) Location: 105 East Leatrice Lane Request: To allow for the construction of a three-unit apartment complex with structural and landscape setbacks smaller than required by the Zoning Code 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 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) Categorical Exemption. This item was continued from the November 2, 2015 Planning Commission meeting. Resolution No. PC2015-096 (Caldwell / Seymour) Approved, the variance request for recreational-leisure areas less than required by Code was deleted. VOTE: 7-0 Chairman Lieberman and Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell, Dalati, Henninger, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Project Planner: Amy Stonich astonich@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: None DISCUSSION TIME: 7 minutes (5:04 to 5:11 p.m.) DECEMBER 14, 2015 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 12/14/15 Page 3 of 11 ITEM NO. 3 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2010-05486E (DEV2009-00083E) Location: 2232 South Harbor Boulevard Request: For a six-month compliance review of a conditional use permit for an existing theater, restaurant, and accessory uses and an amendment to the conditions of approval pertaining to operations. Environmental Determination: The Planning Commission will consider whether a previously-approved Mitigated Negative Declaration is appropriate to serve as the environmental impact determination for this request per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines. This item was continued from the November 16, 2015 Planning Commission meeting. Resolution No. PC2015-097 (Dalati / Seymour) Approved, per staff’s recommendations as stated in the staff report, along with the conditions of approval in the draft resolution. VOTE: 6-1 Chairman Lieberman and Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell, Dalati, Henninger and Seymour voted yes. Commissioner Ramirez voted no. Project Planner: Elaine Thienprasiddhi ethien@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: Four persons spoke expressing opposition to the subject request. Two pieces of written correspondence were received in opposition to the subject request. DISCUSSION TIME: 1 hour and 12 minutes (5:12 to 6:24 p.m.) DECEMBER 14, 2015 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 12/14/15 Page 4 of 11 ITEM NO. 4 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2015-05823 VARIANCE NO. 2015-05047 ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT NO. 2015-00374 (DEV2015-00090) Location: 2013 East Ball Road Request: To construct a new coffee shop with a drive through lane with a reduced front yard setback and less parking spaces than required by the Zoning Code (Starbucks). 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 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) Categorical Exemption. This item was continued from the November 16, 2015 Planning Commission meeting. Resolution No. PC2015-098 (Seymour / Dalati) Approved VOTE: 7-0 Chairman Lieberman and Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell, Dalati, Henninger, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Project Planner: Ashley Hefner ahefner@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: None DISCUSSION TIME: 12 minutes (6:25 to 6:37 p.m.) DECEMBER 14, 2015 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 12/14/15 Page 5 of 11 ITEM NO. 5 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2015-05819 VARIANCE NO. 2015-05049 (DEV2015-00076) Location: 5120 East La Palma Avenue, Suite 102 Request: To permit a car rental agency within an existing multi-tenant office and industrial complex with less parking spaces than required by the Zoning Code. 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 (Existing Facilities) Categorical Exemption. Resolution No. PC2015-099 (Bostwick / Henninger) Approved, modified the language to Condition No. 3 related to the number of rental vehicles being stored on site. VOTE: 7-0 Chairman Lieberman and Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell, Dalati, Henninger, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Project Planner: Ashley Hefner ahefner@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: None IN GENERAL: A piece of written correspondence was submitted on December 10, 2015, expressing concerns related to access and car loading on the private street, and staff noted that the issue has been resolved amongst the subject property manager and neighbor. DISCUSSION TIME: 12 minutes (6:38 to 6:50 p.m.) DECEMBER 14, 2015 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 12/14/15 Page 6 of 11 ITEM NO. 6 VARIANCE NO. 2015-05043 (DEV2015-00104) Location: 558 South Harbor Boulevard Request: For a variance to permit less parking than required by the Zoning Code to permit an endodontic dental office within an existing two-story office building. 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 (Existing Facilities) Categorical Exemption. Resolution No. PC2015-100 (Seymour / Bostwick) Approved VOTE: 6-0-1 Chairman Pro-Tempore Caldwell and Commissioners Bostwick, Dalati, Henninger, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Chairman Lieberman abstained. Project Planner: Lisandro Orozco lorozco@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: A person spoke expressing concerns related to the limited parking that currently exists in the area. DISCUSSION TIME: 8 minutes (6:51 to 6:59 p.m.) DECEMBER 14, 2015 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 12/14/15 Page 7 of 11 ITEM NO. 7 VARIANCE NO. 2015-05036 (DEV2015-00097) Location: 1308 North Patt Street Request: For a variance to permit less parking spaces than required by the Zoning Code and remove an accessory parking lot for an existing food manufacturing facility. 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 (Existing Facilities) Categorical Exemption. Resolution No. PC2015-101 (Dalati / Bostwick) Approved VOTE: 7-0 Chairman Lieberman and Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell, Dalati, Henninger, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Project Planner: Kevin Clausen kclausen@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: None DISCUSSION TIME: 11 minutes (7:00 to 7:11 p.m.) A break was taken (7:12 to 7:20 p.m.) DECEMBER 14, 2015 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 12/14/15 Page 8 of 11 ITEM NO. 8 RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2015-00280 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2015-05804 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 17882 (DEV2015-00057) Location: 1609 and 1615 West Cerritos Avenue Request: To rezone the property from the Single-Family, Residential (RS-2) zone to the Single–Family, Residential (RS-4) zone and to permit and establish an 11-unit small–lot single family residential subdivision. 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 32 (In-Fill Development Projects) Categorical Exemption. This item was continued from the September 21, 2015, October 19, 2015, and November 2, 2015 Planning Commission meetings. Resolution No. PC2015-102 Resolution No. PC2015-103 Resolution No. PC2015-104 (Henninger / Seymour) Approved VOTE: 6-1 Chairman Lieberman and Commissioners Bostwick, Dalati, Henninger, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Commissioner Caldwell voted no. Project Planner: Amy Stonich astonich@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: Fifteen persons spoke in opposition to the proposed project. Seven pieces of written correspondence were received in opposition, along with a petition in opposition to the proposed project. IN SUPPORT: A piece of written correspondence was received in favor of the proposed project. DISCUSSION TIME: 1 hour and 32 minutes (7:21 to 8:53 p.m.) DECEMBER 14, 2015 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 12/14/15 Page 9 of 11 ITEM NO. 9 VARIANCE NO. 2014-04987 FINAL SITE PLAN NO. 2014-00003 (DEV2013-00138) Location: 1560 and 1570 South Harbor Boulevard Request: To demolish an existing two-story 86-room hotel with restaurant and retail uses and construct a new seven- story, 180-room hotel with a restaurant and retail uses with smaller interior building and landscape setbacks, fewer trees in the surface parking lot, and less parking spaces than required by the Zoning Code. Environmental Determination: The Planning Commission will consider if the Final Environmental Impact Report No. 340 is the appropriate environmental document for this project and that none of the conditions set forth in Sections 15162 or 15163 of the State CEQA Guidelines calling for the preparation of a subsequent environmental impact report or a supplement to Final Environmental Impact Report No. 340 have occurred. Resolution No. PC2015-105 (Dalati / Caldwell) Approved VOTE: 7-0 Chairman Lieberman and Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell, Dalati, Henninger, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Project Planner: Elaine Thienprasiddhi ethien@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: None DISCUSSION TIME: 14 minutes (8:54 to 9:08 p.m.) DECEMBER 14, 2015 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 12/14/15 Page 10 of 11 ITEM NO. 10 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 138A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 4075A (DEV2015-00109) Location: 1557 and 1575 West Mable Street Request: The applicant requests approval of: (1) an amendment to Conditional Use Permit No. 138 to permit a new preschool, and relocate existing K-8 students, within the existing Fairmont Private School campus, and (2) an amendment to Conditional Use Permit No. 4075 to modify a condition of approval related to a time limitation of the private school use and to permit and retain the existing administrative school offices. 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 (Existing Facilities) Categorical Exemption. Resolution No. PC2015-106 (Henninger / Bostwick) Approved VOTE: 7-0 Chairman Lieberman and Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell, Dalati, Henninger, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Project Planner: Amy Stonich astonich@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: None DISCUSSION TIME: 8 minutes (9:09 to 9:17 p.m.) DECEMBER 14, 2015 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA 12/14/15 Page 11 of 11 ITEM NO. 11 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2015-00499 RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2015-00276 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2015-05780 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 17846 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 17992 (DEV2014-00095) Location: 1110-1116 North Anaheim Boulevard and 115-125 West La Palma Avenue Request: The following land use entitlements are requested to permit the development of a mixed use project to include 162-unit attached single family residential units with ground floor commercial space: amend the General Plan land use designation from Open Space to Mixed Use; amend the General Plan Circulation Element to modify circulation maps; reclassify the subject properties from the C-G (General Commercial) and I (Industrial) Zones to the MU (Mixed Use Overlay) Zone; a conditional use permit to allow a mixed-use development with modified development standards; a tentative tract map to create a 152-unit residential subdivision; and a tentative tract map to create a 10-unit residential subdivision with ground floor commercial space. Environmental Determination: The Planning Commission will consider whether a Mitigated Negative Declaration is the appropriate environmental documentation for this request under the California Environmental Quality Act. Resolution No. PC2015-107 Resolution No. PC2015-108 Resolution No. PC2015-109 Resolution No. PC2015-110 Resolution No. PC2015-111 Resolution No. PC2015-112 (Caldwell / Dalati) Recommended City Council Approval VOTE: 6-1 Chairman Lieberman and Commissioners Bostwick, Caldwell, Dalati, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Commissioner Henninger voted no. Project Planner: Scott Koehm skoehm@anaheim.net OPPOSITION: None Three pieces of written correspondence were received from various public agencies regarding the Mitigated Negative Declaration. The City’s environmental consultant prepared responses to these comments and copies were provided to the Planning Commission. It was determined that no additional mitigation measures would be required. DISCUSSION TIME: 31 minutes (9:18 to 9:49 p.m.) MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:50 P.M. TO MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 AT 5:00 P.M.