AA 07 11 2016
City of Anaheim
Planning Commission
Action Agenda
Monday, July 11, 2016
Council Chamber, City Hall 200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, California
Commissioners Present: Chair: Michelle Lieberman
Chairman Pro-Tempore: Mitchell Caldwell
Bill Dalati, Grant Henninger, Victoria Ramirez Commissioners Absent: Paul Bostwick, John Seymour
Staff Present:
David Belmer, Planning and Building Director Lisandro Orozco, Planner
Jonathan Borrego, Planning Services Manager Mike Eskander, Principal Civil Engineer
Ted Reynolds, Assistant City Attorney Rafael Cobian, Principal Traffic Engineer
David See, Principal Planner Raul Garcia, Development Services Manager
Gustavo Gonzalez, Senior Planner Eleanor Morris, Secretary Nick Taylor, Associate Planner
Agenda Posting: A complete copy of the Planning Commission Agenda was posted at
3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, inside the display case located in the foyer of the
Council Chamber and in the outside display kiosk.
• Call to Order – 5:00 p.m.
Chair Lieberman presented the 10-day appeal rights for all public hearing items.
The appeal period for the public hearing items end on Thursday, July 21, 2016.
• Audience Attendance: 10
• Pledge of Allegiance by Commissioner Victoria Ramirez
• Appreciation Plaque Presented to Commissioner Victoria Ramirez
• Public Comments
• Public Hearing Items
• Commission Updates
• Discussion
• Adjournment
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PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA
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Public Comments: None
Public Hearing Items:
ITEM NO. 2
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2016-05867
(DEV2016-00026)
Location: 417 East Commercial Street
Request: To permit an outdoor storage yard with storage
of equipment and materials for a landscape construction business and a portable office trailer that is visible from the
public right-of-way.
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.
Resolution No. PC2016-057
(Caldwell / Henninger)
Approved
VOTE: 5-0
Chair Lieberman and
Commissioners Caldwell, Dalati, Henninger and Ramirez voted yes.
Commissioners Bostwick and
Seymour were absent.
Project Planner:
Nick Taylor njtaylor@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION: None
DISCUSSION TIME: 10 minutes (5:05 to 5:15 p.m.)
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ITEM NO. 3
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2016-05857 VARIANCE NO. 2016-05071
(DEV2016-00010)
Location: 924-926 South Beach Boulevard and 2961 West Ball Road
Request: The following land use entitlements are
being requested: (i) a conditional use permit to
construct a new automotive washing facility and permit
alterations to two legal nonconforming freestanding pole signs; and (ii) a variance to allow fewer 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 32 (In-Fill Development Projects) Categorical
Exemption.
Resolution No. PC2016-058
A motion was made by Commissioner Caldwell, seconded by Commissioner
Ramirez, to approve the request with
the added conditions of approval to state that the applicant shall be required
to: (i) ensure that the pole signs comply
with the future Beach Boulevard Specific Plan sign requirements; and,
(ii) that the applicant install double-
paned or dual-glazed windows on the adjacent motel to the north as stated in
page 21 of the Noise & Vibration
Impact Analysis study.
THE MOTION FAILED TO CARRY
VOTE: 1-4 Commissioners Caldwell voted yes. Chair Lieberman and Commissioners Dalati, Henninger and Ramirez voted no. Commissioners Bostwick and Seymour were absent.
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A second motion was made by
Commissioner Ramirez, seconded by Commissioner Dalati, to approve the
request with an added condition of approval to state that the applicant install double-paned or dual-glazed
windows on the adjacent motel to the north as stated in page 21 of the Noise
& Vibration Impact Analysis study. APPROVED
VOTE: 3-2
Chair Lieberman and Commissioners
Dalati and Ramirez voted yes. Commissioners Caldwell and Henninger voted no. Commissioners Bostwick and Seymour were absent.
Project Planner: Lisandro Orozco
lorozco@anaheim.net
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OPPOSITION: A piece of written correspondence was received expressing
opposition to the subject request.
A person spoke expressing opposition to the subject request with concerns related to potential noise impacts on the adjacent motel to the north, as well as the proposed hours of
operation.
IN GENERAL: Three pieces of written correspondence were received expressing concerns related to the proposed signage.
DISCUSSION TIME: 1 hour and 28 minutes (5:16 to 6:44 p.m.)
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6:45 P.M.
TO MONDAY, JULY 25, 2016 AT 5:00 P.M.