PC 2016/08/22
City of Anaheim
Planning Commission
Agenda
Monday, August 22, 2016
Council Chamber, City Hall
200 South Anaheim Boulevard Anaheim, California
• Chairman: Mitchell Caldwell
• Chairman Pro-Tempore: Paul Bostwick
• Commissioners: Jess Carbajal, Bill Dalati, Grant Henninger,
Michelle Lieberman, John Seymour
• Call To Order - 5:00 p.m.
• Pledge Of Allegiance
• Items of Public Interest Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance:
Swearing in of Planning Commissioner Jess Carbajal
• Public Comments
• Anaheim Sustainability Center Workshop
• Public Hearing Items
• Commission Updates
• Discussion
• Adjournment
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APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS
Any action taken by the Planning Commission this date regarding Reclassifications,
Conditional Use Permits, Variances, Public Convenience or Necessity Determinations,
Tentative Tract and Parcel Maps will be final 10 calendar days after Planning Commission action unless a timely appeal is filed during that time. This appeal shall be made in written
form to the City Clerk, accompanied by an appeal fee in an amount determined by the City
Clerk.
The City Clerk, upon filing of said appeal in the Clerk's Office, shall set said petition for public hearing before the City Council at the earliest possible date. You will be notified by
the City Clerk of said hearing.
If you challenge any one of these City of Anaheim decisions in court, you may be limited to
raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in a written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission or City Council
at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Anaheim Planning Commission Agenda - 5:00 P.M.
Items of Public Interest:
Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance: Planning Commissioner – Jess Carbajal
Public Comments
This is an opportunity for members of the public to speak on any item under the jurisdiction of the Anaheim City Planning Commission or public comments on agenda items with the exception of public hearing items.
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Public Hearing Items
ITEM NO. 2 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2014-05752
(DEV2014-00077)
Location: 1300 - 1322 North Lakeview Avenue Request: To permit the construction of a new organic
waste-to-energy facility that would use anaerobic
digestion to convert organic waste to biogas.
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.
Request to be continued “Off Calendar” to allow
the preparation of an
environmental impact report.
Project Planner:
Gustavo Gonzalez ggonzalez@anaheim.net
ITEM NO. 3 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2015-05809
ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT NO. 2016-00386
(DEV2015-00063)
Location: 2612 and 2622 West Lincoln Avenue
Request: The following land use entitlements are
requested: (i) a conditional use permit to permit four
retail automobile sales agencies within an existing multi-tenant commercial center; and (ii) an administrative adjustment 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 1 (Existing Facilities) Categorical Exemption.
Resolution No. ______
Project Planner:
Nick Taylor njtaylor@anaheim.net
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ITEM NO. 4
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2016-05869 (DEV2016-00029)
Location: 5635 East La Palma Avenue
Request: To refurbish an existing legal nonconforming, free-standing changeable copy marquee sign with a free-standing pylon sign with an electronic readerboard
panel for an existing multi-plex movie cinema (Cinema
City Theater).
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 11 (Accessory Structures) Categorical Exemption.
Resolution No. ______
Project Planner: Arlette Kim
akim@anaheim.net
ITEM NO. 5
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2016-05876 (DEV2016-00053)
Location: 2300 East Orangewood Avenue
Request: To permit an artistic mural on an existing industrial 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 11 (Accessory Structures) Categorical Exemption.
Resolution No. ______
Project Planner: Amy Vazquez
avazquez@anaheim.net
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ITEM NO. 6
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2016-05874 SPECIFIC PLAN ADJUSTMENT NO. 2016-00068 (DEV2016-00041)
Location: 1300 North Kellogg Drive
Request: The applicant requests a Specific Plan Adjustment and Conditional Use Permit to permit a
church use within an existing industrial building in the
DA-1 Industrial Zone of the Anaheim Canyon Specific
Plan. 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. ______ Resolution No. ______
Project Planner: Lindsay Ortega
lortega@anaheim.net
ITEM NO. 7 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2015-05837
VARIANCE NO. 2016-05067
(DEV2015-00119)
Location: 901-951 South Euclid Street
Request: The following land use entitlements are being
requested: (i) a conditional use permit to permit the
demolition of a liquor store building and the construction
of a new drive-through restaurant building within an existing shopping center; and, (ii) a variance to permit
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 3 (New Construction) Categorical Exemption.
Resolution No. ______
Project Planner:
Lindsay Ortega lortega@anaheim.net
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ITEM NO. 8
ADDENDUM NO. 6 TO FINAL SUBSEQUENT EIR NO. 339
AND MITIGATION MONITORING PLAN NO. 334
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2015-00504 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2015-00001 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2015-05806
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2015-00128
MISCELLANEOUS CASE NO. 2016-00631 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 17918 (DEV2015-00024)
Location: 2040 South State College Boulevard
Request: The following actions will be considered relating to the proposed project: 1) Amend the General Plan to revise Table LU-4 of the Land Use
Element to modify the density provisions for properties within the Platinum
Triangle area, designated for mixed-use land use, to reduce the maximum
number of dwelling units from 19,027 to 17,348 dwelling units; to increase the maximum square feet of commercial space from 4,735,111 to 4,782,243 square feet; and, to reduce the maximum of amount of office space from
9,652,747 to 9,180,747 square feet. In addition, a modification to the Land
Use Plan (Figure LU-4), Existing and Planned Bicycle Facilities (Figure C-5) and Green Plan (Figure G‐5) of the Anaheim General Plan is required in
order to remove the designation of a public park on the Project Site; 2)
Approve a Development Agreement between the City of Anaheim and LTG Platinum LLG to provide for the development of a Master Site Plan for a mixed-use community of up to 405 residential units, 433,000 gross square
feet of commercial uses, a 215-room hotel, and 77,000 gross square feet of
office. The development agreement includes a Master Site Plan that
provides the framework for the development of the site; 3) Approve the sale and service of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption for 21 restaurants, including two Brew-Pubs (as defined by the California State
Department of Alcohol Beverage Control), and the sale of alcoholic
beverages for off-site consumption for one market; 4) A zoning code
amendment to allow a conversion and transfer of unused development intensity from the Gateway, Gene Autry, Katella, and Orangewood Districts
to the Stadium District. In addition, the overall allowable residential units and
office square footage within the Platinum Triangle would be reduced and the
allowable commercial square footage would be slightly increased; 5) amend
the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan (PTMLUP) to revise the district
boundaries for the Stadium and Gateway Districts, allow a reduction,
conversion, and transfer of unused development intensity from the Gateway,
Gene Autry, Katella, and Orangewood Districts to the Stadium District, and modify the park and street locations consistent with the Proposed Project; and, 6) Approve Tentative Tract Map No. 17918 to subdivide the site into
two parcels that correspond with the two Development Areas shown on the
proposed Master Site Plan for the project.
Environmental Determination: The Planning Commission will determine
whether an addendum to the previously certified Platinum Triangle Expansion Project Subsequent Environmental Impact Report No. 339 for the Revised
Platinum Triangle Expansion Project, along with Mitigation Monitoring Plan
No. 334, together with other previously-approved environmental
documentation, serves as the appropriate environmental documentation for the Project Actions.
Resolution No. ______
Resolution No. ______ Resolution No. ______ Resolution No. ______
Resolution No. ______
Resolution No. ______ Resolution No. ______
Project Planner: Scott Koehm
skoehm@anaheim.net
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Adjourn to Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.
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ITEM NO. 2
PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT
City of Anaheim
PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT
DATE: AUGUST 22, 2016
SUBJECT: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2014-05752
LOCATION: 1300 – 1322 North Lakeview Avenue
APPLICANT: The applicant is Kevin Sullivan, representing Anaheim Energy,
LLC, and the property owner is Scott Moore, representing Frenzy Partners, LLC.
REQUEST: The applicant requests approval of a conditional use permit to allow the
construction of a new organic waste-to-energy conversion facility that would use anaerobic
digestion to convert organic waste to biogas which would be used to generate electricity.
DISCUSSION: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), a draft environmental Initial Study (IS) and Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) were completed for the proposed project. However, the applicant has elected to
pursue the preparation of a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR) at this time and is requesting to continue the scheduled public hearing off calendar as the preparation of an
EIR involves additional steps. Public notice of a future hearing for this project will be
completed in accordance with the EIR process.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that this hearing be continued off
calendar to allow the preparation of an EIR.
Prepared by, Submitted by,
Gustavo Gonzalez Jonathan E. Borrego Senior Planner Planning Services Manager
Attachments:
1. Applicant’s Letter of Request
SP 2015-1DA1VACANT
SP 2015-1DA1OFFICES
SP 2015-1DA4ETCHANDYCOMMERCECENTER
SP 2015-1DA1WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION
SP 2015-1DA1LAKEVIEWBUSINESSCENTER
SP 2015-1DA1SELF STORAGE FACILITY SP 2015-1DA1OFFICES
SP 2015-1DA1OFFICES
SP 2015-1DA1OFFICES
SP 2015-1DA1OFFICES
SP 2015-1DA1OFFICES
SP 2015-1DA1LAKEVIEWBUSINESSCENTERN L A K E V I E W A V E
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DEV No. 2014-00077
Subject Property APN: 346-301-14346-301-13
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