AA 12 12 2016
City of Anaheim
Planning Commission
Action Agenda
Monday, December 12, 2016
Council Chamber, City Hall
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, California
Commissioners Present: Chairperson: Mitchell Caldwell
Chairperson Pro-Tempore: Paul Bostwick
Jess Carbajal, Bill Dalati, Grant Henninger,
Michelle Lieberman, John Seymour
Commissioners Absent: None
Staff Present:
David Belmer, Planning and Building Director Rudy Emami, Director of Public Works
Jonathan Borrego, Planning Services Manager Amy Vazquez, Contract Planner
Ted Reynolds, Assistant City Attorney Michele Irwin, Sr. Police Services Representative
Susan Kim, Principal Planner Raul Garcia, Development Services Manager
David See, Principal Planner Rafael Cobian, Principal Traffic Engineer
Linda Johnson, Principal Planner Mike Eskander, Principal Civil Engineer
Elaine Thienprasiddhi, Senior Planner Shawn Azarhoosh, Associate Engineer
Gustavo Gonzalez, Senior Planner Edgar Garcia, Assistant Engineer
Wayne Carvalho, Contract Planner Roger Bennion, Code Enforcement Supervisor
Eleanor Morris, Secretary
Agenda Posting: A complete copy of the Planning Commission Agenda was posted at
3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, inside the display case located in the foyer of
the Council Chamber and in the outside display kiosk.
Published: Anaheim Bulletin Newspaper on Thursday, December 1, 2016
Call to Order – 5:00 p.m.
Chairperson Caldwell presented the 10-day appeal rights for all public hearing items.
The appeal period for the public hearing items end on Thursday, December 22, 2016.
Audience Attendance: Full Capacity
Pledge of Allegiance by Commissioner Dalati
Workshop on the Disneyland Resort Eastern Gateway Project presented by
Linda Johnson, Principal Planner and Elaine Thienprasiddhi, Senior Planner
Discussion Time: 57 minutes (5:03 to 6:00 p.m.)
Public Comments
Public Hearing Items
Commission Updates
Discussion
Adjournment
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Public Comments: Sixteen persons provided comments related to today’s workshop on the
Disneyland Resort Eastern Gateway Project.
Discussion Time: 50 minutes (6:05 to 6:55 p.m.)
A 10-minute break was taken following the public comments (6:55 - 7:05 p.m.)
Public Hearing Items:
ITEM NO. 2
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2016-05898
DETERMINATION OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR
NECESSITY NO. 2016-00132
(DEV2016-00126)
Location: 715 North Loara Street
Request: To upgrade an existing Type 20 (Off-Sale Beer
and Wine) Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license to a
Type 21 (Off-Sale Alcoholic Beverages) license and an
associated Determination of Public Convenience or
Necessity to permit the off-premises sales and
consumption of alcoholic beverages for an existing
convenience market.
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. PC2016-101
Resolution No. PC2016-102
(Bostwick / Seymour)
Approved
VOTE: 7-0
Chairperson Caldwell and
Commissioners Bostwick, Carbajal,
Dalati, Henninger, Lieberman and
Seymour voted yes.
Project Planner:
Amy Vazquez
avazquez@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION: None
DISCUSSION TIME: 4 minutes (7:05 to 7:09 p.m.)
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ITEM NO. 3
RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2016-00296
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2016-05881
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 18069
(DEV2016-00027)
Location: 1525 South Euclid Street
Request: The following land use entitlements are being
requested: (i) a reclassification of property from the
Transition (T) zone to the Multiple-Family Residential
(RM-3) zone; (ii) a conditional use permit to construct an
18-unit, 3-story condominium project with a deviation in
development standards; and (iii) a tentative tract map for
a one lot subdivision for condominium purposes.
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 (Infill Development) Categorical Exemption.
Resolution No. PC2016-103
Resolution No. PC2016-104
Resolution No. PC2016-105
(Henninger / Lieberman)
Approved RCL
Approved CUP and TTM, with
the following modifications:
Added a condition of approval to
require that the CC&R’s include a
provision to state that the garages
shall be available for vehicle
parking.
Added a condition of approval to
state that the proposed project
include a pedestrian walkway on
the northern portion of the eastern
property line.
Added a condition of approval to
state that staff will work with the
developer to ensure that proper
screening be provided between the
proposed 3-story condominiums and
the adjacent property to the north.
VOTE: 7-0
Chairperson Caldwell and
Commissioners Bostwick, Carbajal,
Dalati, Henninger, Lieberman and
Seymour voted yes.
Project Planner:
Wayne Carvalho
wcarvalho@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION: Four persons spoke expressing opposition to the subject project.
Three pieces of written correspondence were received expressing opposition,
and a phone call was received expressing opposition to the subject project.
IN SUPPORT: A piece of written correspondence was received expressing support of the
subject project.
DISCUSSION TIME: 1 hour and 17 minutes (7:10 to 8:27 p.m.)
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ITEM NO. 4
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2016-00136
(DEV2016-00124)
Location: Citywide
Request: A city-initiated amendment to Title 18
(Zoning) of the Anaheim Municipal Code modifying
Chapters 18.36 (Types of Uses), 18.42 (Parking and
Loading), and 18.62 (Administrative Reviews) to reduce
parking requirements for certain commercial and
industrial land uses.*
Environmental Determination: The proposed action is
not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act
("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) of the State
of California Guidelines for Implementation of the
California Environmental Quality Act.
* Section 18.92 (Definitions) was deleted subsequent to
advertisement.
Approved, Recommended City
Council Approval
(Seymour / Dalati)
A modification was made to the draft
ordinance, page 10, Use Class –
Banquet Halls, adding language to
state that one parking stall be
required per three occupants.
A modification was made to the draft
ordinance, page 11, Use Class –
Convenience Stores, correcting the
language to read as: 4 spaces per
1,000 square feet of GFA.
The Planning Commission
requested that staff conduct an
annual review of the subject zoning
code amendment.
VOTE: 7-0
Chairperson Caldwell and
Commissioners Bostwick, Carbajal,
Dalati, Henninger, Lieberman and
Seymour voted yes.
Project Planner:
Gustavo Gonzalez
ggonzalez@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION: None
DISCUSSION TIME: 31 minutes (8:28 to 8:59 p.m.)
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:00 P.M.
TO MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017 AT 5:00 P.M.