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MIN 10 10 15_Item 10OCTOBER 19, 2015 PLANNING COMMISSION [DRAFT] MINUTES Page 1 of 3 ITEM NO. 10 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 2013-00348 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2014-00492 SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2014-00065 ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2014-00115 RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2014-00262 (DEV2011-00125) Location: Anaheim Canyon encompasses approximately 2,600 acres in the northern portion of the City of Anaheim, roughly bounded on the north by Orangethorpe Avenue, on the south by the Santa Ana River, on the east by Imperial Highway (SR-90), and on the west by the Orange Freeway (SR-57). Request: City-initiated request for the Planning Commission to recommend City Council approval of the Anaheim Canyon Specific Plan (ACSP) Project. The ACSP has been prepared to provide the framework for current and future development in Anaheim Canyon. The ACSP would replace the development requirements of the existing zoning on the properties in this area with the requirements of the ACSP. The ACSP is intended to remove regulatory obstacles to the reuse of existing structures and promote infill development of currently vacant or underutilized properties. The goal of the ACSP is to encourage sustainable development and create a business environment attractive to a wide variety of industries. Environmental Determination: The Planning Commission will determine whether to recommend City Council certification of Environmental Impact Report No. 348 and adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 312, and the Anaheim Canyon Specific Plan Water Supply Assessment. This item was continued from the August 24, 2015 Planning Commission meeting, and continued from the October 5, 2015 meeting due to a lack of a quorum. Resolution No. PC2015-083 Resolution No. PC2015-084 Resolution No. PC2015-085 Resolution No. PC2015-086 Resolution No. PC2015-087 (Seymour/Caldwell) Approved, recommending that City Council certify the Environmental Impact Report and approve the General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan Amendment, Zoning Code Amendment and Reclassification, with the modifications recommended by staff in the staff report and at the meeting. VOTE: 5-0 Chairman Lieberman and Commissioners Caldwell, Henninger, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Commissioners Bostwick and Dalati were absent. Project Planner: Susan Kim skim@naheim.net Susan Kim, Principal Planner provided a summary of the staff report dated October 19, 2014, along with a visual presentation. Commissioner Henninger thanked staff for making revisions to the report that incorporated his suggestions. OCTOBER 19, 2015 PLANNING COMMISSION [DRAFT] MINUTES Page 2 of 3 Commissioner Ramirez stated there is a section in the Specific Plan that addresses various methods that implemented the goals of the plan and which department was responsible. She asked at what point are we revisiting or checking if we are implementing these recommendations in order to make the Specific Plan successful and if there a timeframe or outline. Ms. Kim responded that the implementation plan includes anticipated timing. If the City Council approves this Specific Plan document, it creates the framework for implementation. Future budgets and grant requests can reference the implementation plan to request the funding necessary to implement action items. Commissioner Ramirez asked how we are tracking that it is going to be successful or making it a priority. Ms. Kim answered that there is no stated requirement to track the timing of the implementation of the actions and gave examples of how implementation of the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan had been monitored and updated over time. Jonathan Borrego, Planning Services Manager suggested that an update could be prepared within one year and report on the progress made, if the Commission was interested. Commissioner Caldwell commented that the majority of the buildings in the Canyon are tilt-up buildings with concrete walls. He asked if developers could be encouraged to do something more architecturally significant. Ms. Kim read into the record a recommended amendment to Section 18.120.050 to add “.040 Building Articulation – Articulate building façades that face the street by using color, arrangement of façade elements, a change in materials, or other architectural devices.” Chair Lieberman asked if there were any uses that the specific property owners represented by the PRS Group have available to them today that will not be available if this item is approved. Ms. Kim stated that there would not be substantial changes to what they are currently permitted to do today, rather the development standards are being streamlined in the General Commercial designation to allow more commercial uses to come in by right than are currently allowed. Mr. Borrego added that there have been several discussions with Mr. Schwartze and some of his clients regarding their properties. To date, they have not expressed concerns with respect to the existing zoning in terms of their future plans, with the exception of their plans to allow residential on their properties. Absent that particular issue, we have not received any negative comments regarding the zoning proposed in general, other than they would like residential. Which staff would not support at this location. Chair Lieberman asked if residential would be problematic if it was put there today. Ms. Kim said that was correct. OCTOBER 19, 2015 PLANNING COMMISSION [DRAFT] MINUTES Page 3 of 3 Chair Lieberman opened the public hearing, seeing no one wishing to speak, she closed the hearing. Commissioner Seymour offered a motion, seconded by Commissioner Caldwell and the motion carried, recommending that the Planning Commission adopt the resolutions attached to the October 19, 2014 staff report, determining that a certification of Environmental Impact Report No. 348 and adoption of a Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 312, and the Anaheim Canyon Specific Plan Water Supply Assessment is the appropriate environmental documentation for this request and recommending City Council approval of Environmental Impact Report No. 2013-00348, General Plan Amendment No. 2014-00492, Specific Plan Amendment No. 2014-00065, Zoning Code Amendment No. 2014-00115, and Reclassification No. 2014-00262 (DEV2011-00125). Eleanor Morris, Secretary announced that the resolutions passed with five yes votes. Chairman Lieberman and Commissioners Caldwell, Henninger, Ramirez and Seymour voted yes. Commissioners Bostwick and Dalati were absent. OPPOSITION: None DISCUSSION TIME: 14 minutes (6:17 to 6:31)