RES-2018-145RESOLUTION NO. 2 018 -14 5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVING AND ADOPTING
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2015-00500 FOR
THE BEACH BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN
(GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2015-00500)
(DEV2015-00014)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim ("City Council") did adopt the Anaheim
General Plan by Resolution No. 69R-644, showing the general description and extent of possible future
development within the City; and
WHEREAS, following the adoption of the Anaheim General Plan, several amendments and
updates to the General Plan and certain elements thereof have been approved and adopted by the City
Council over the years; and
WHEREAS, the Beach Boulevard Specific Plan (Project Area) encompasses approximately 283
acres along an approximately 1.5 -mile portion of Beach Boulevard/State Route 39 (SR -39) in the City
of Anaheim, roughly bounded by the City of Buena Park to the north and the City of Stanton to the south
with major cross streets along the corridor and within the City limits consisting of Ball Road, Orange
Avenue, and Lincoln Avenue; and
WHEREAS, in 2014, the City of Anaheim was awarded a grant from the California Strategic
Growth Council to prepare a Specific Plan for Beach Boulevard to establish a community -driven vision
supported by new development standards, permitted and prohibited uses, design guidelines, sustainable
practices, economic development incentives, and capital improvements that improve the quality of life
for all future users of the corridor; and
WHEREAS, staff has initiated the preparation of a proposed Specific Plan for the establishment
of the Beach Boulevard Specific Plan Area in the form presented to this City Council; and
WHEREAS, there are currently approximately 1,282,124 square feet of non-residential buildings
within the boundaries of the proposed Beach Boulevard Specific Plan Area. Formation of the Anaheim
Beach Boulevard Plan Area in accordance with the proposed Specific Plan would result in the potential
to develop an additional 907,321 square feet of non-residential building area; and
WHEREAS, there are currently 1,477 residential units in the proposed Beach Boulevard Specific
Plan Area. Formation of the proposed Beach Boulevard Specific Plan Area would result in the potential
to develop an additional 3,651 residential units within the proposed Beach Boulevard Specific Plan Area;
and
WHEREAS, a series of actions is required to establish a Specific Plan for the Beach Boulevard
Specific Plan Area (collectively, the "Project Actions"), including:
1. General Plan Amendment No. 2015-00500 to amend the Land Use Element of the General
Plan of the City of Anaheim to be consistent with the proposed Beach Boulevard Specific Plan No. 2017-
0001;
2. Specific Plan No. 2017-00001 to adopt the Beach Boulevard Specific Plan No. 2017-1;
3. Zoning Code Amendment No. 2017-00137 to adopt Chapter 18.122 (Beach Boulevard
Specific Plan (SP2017-01) Zoning and Development Standards);
4. Reclassification No. 2017-00304 to apply the zoning and development standards of the
proposed new Chapter 18.122 to those properties within the Beach Boulevard Specific Plan project area
that are currently classified under the "RM -2" Multiple -Family Residential Zone, "RM -3" Multiple -
Family Residential Zone, "RM -4" Multiple -Family Residential Zone, "C -G" General Commercial Zone,
"O -L" Low Intensity Office Zone and "T" Transition Zone; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.; herein referred to as "CEQA"), the State of
California Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (herein referred
to as the "CEQA Guidelines"), and the City's Local CEQA Procedure Manual, the City is the "lead
agency" for the preparation and consideration of environmental documents for the Proposed Actions;
and
WHEREAS, in July 2015, City Council approved a contract with P1aceWorks, Inc. to prepare
the Beach Boulevard Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report No. 2017-00350 ("EIR No. 350")
for the Proposed Actions; and
WHEREAS, a Notice of Preparation ("NOP") for Draft EIR No. 350 was distributed to the public
on April 13, 2017. The public review period for the initial study ended on May 12, 2017. The City held
a public scoping meeting on April 27, 2017 to provide members of the public with an opportunity to
learn about the Proposed Actions, ask questions and provide comments about the scope and content of
the information to be addressed in Draft EIR No. 350; and
WHEREAS, Draft EIR No. 350 was made available for a 45 -day public review period from
August 23, 2018 to October 8, 2018. The Notice of Availability ("NOA"), which also included noticing
for a public hearing before the Planning Commission and a tentative date for a public hearing before the
City Council to review and consider the Draft EIR No. 350 and the Project Actions, was sent to a list of
interested persons, agencies and organizations, as well as property owners within the proposed Beach
Boulevard Specific Plan Area and within a 300 -foot radius thereof. The Notice of Completion ("NOC")
was sent to the State Clearinghouse in Sacramento for distribution to public agencies. The NOA was
posted at the Orange County Clerk -Recorder's office on August 23, 2018. Copies of Draft EIR No. 350
were made available for public review at the City of Anaheim Planning and Building Department,
Anaheim Central Library, Haskett Library and has been available for download via the City's website;
and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with California Water Code Section 10910, Draft EIR No. 350
includes a Water Supply Assessment ("WSA") dated March 2018 as Appendix H, which concludes that
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a sufficient water supply and its reliability is and will be available for the Beach Boulevard Specific Plan
Area; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment No. 2015-00500 proposes to modify and amend the Land
Use Element of the General Plan of the City of Anaheim to be consistent with the proposed Beach
Boulevard Specific Plan No. 2017-01. No substantive changes to the General Plan Goals or Policies are
proposed. The proposed modifications are shown on Exhibit A attached to this Resolution and
incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the Anaheim Civic Center,
Council Chamber, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, on October 29, 2018, at 5:00 p.m., notice of said
public hearing having been duly given as required by law and in accordance with the provisions of the
Anaheim Municipal Code, to hear and consider evidence for and against said proposed Project Actions,
including General Plan Amendment No. 2015-00500, and to investigate and make findings and
recommendations in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments
(if any) of all persons desiring to be heard, the Planning Commission considered all factors relating to
the Proposed Actions, including Draft EIR No. 350, the comments and recommendations received on
Draft EIR No. 350 (either verbatim or in summary), a list of persons, organizations and public agencies
that submitted comments on Draft EIR No. 350, the responses of the City, as lead agency, to significant
points raised in the review and consultation process, and did adopt its Resolution No. PC2018-056 on
October 29, 2018, recommending that this City Council (i) approve and adopt the WSA and Findings of
Fact and a Statement of Overriding Considerations Regarding Draft EIR No. 350, (ii) certify Final EIR
No. 350, and (iii) approve and adopt Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 342. The Planning Commission
also recommended that this City Council find and determine, as did the Planning Commission, that the
WSA, the comments and recommendations received on Draft EIR No. 350 (either verbatim or in
summary), a list of persons, organizations and public agencies that submitted comments on Draft EIR
No. 350, the responses of the City, as lead agency, to significant points raised in the review and
consultation process, together with Findings of Fact and a Statement of Overriding Considerations
Regarding Draft EIR No. 350, satisfy all of the requirements of CEQA and are adequate to serve as the
required environmental documentation for the Proposed Actions; and
WHEREAS, Final Environmental Impact Report No. 2017-00350 (herein referred to as "Final
EIR No. 350") will consist of Draft EIR No. 350, the comments and recommendations received on Draft
EIR No. 350 (either verbatim or in summary), a list of persons, organizations and public agencies that
submitted comments on Draft EIR No. 350, the responses of the City, as lead agency, to significant
points raised in the review and consultation process, the Findings of Fact and a Statement of Overriding
Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 342 prepared for the Proposed Actions. A
complete copy of Final EIR No. 350 is on file and can be viewed in the Anaheim Planning and Building
Department and on the project website at www.anaheim.net/anaheimcanyon. Final EIR No. 350 is
identified on the webpage as "Final Environmental Impact Report"; and
WHEREAS, by the adoption of its Resolution No. PC2018-057 on October 29, 2018, the
Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve and adopt proposed General Plan
Amendment No. 2015-00500 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this
reference, contingent upon and subject to the adoption of Specific Plan No. 2017-00001, Zoning Code
Amendment No. 2017-00137, and Reclassification No. 2017-00304, now pending; and
WHEREAS, upon receipt of the Planning Commission's Resolutions Nos. PC2018-056, PC2018-
057, PC2018-058, PC2018-059 and PC2018-060, a summary of evidence, report of findings and
recommendations of the Planning Commission, the City Council did fix the 20th day of November 2018,
as the time, and the City Council Chamber in the Civic Center, as the place, for a public hearing for the
purpose of considering the Final EIR No. 350 and the Proposed Actions; and
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2018, the City Council did conduct a public hearing, notice of
said public hearing having been duly given as required by law and in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 18.60 of the Code, to hear and consider evidence for and against Final EIR No. 350 and the
Proposed Actions and to investigate and make findings in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, by the adoption of a resolution concurrently with, but prior in time to, the adoption
of this Resolution and pursuant to the provisions of CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines, and the City's
Local CEQA Procedure Manual, this City Council found and determined that Final EIR No. 350 provides
an adequate assessment of the potentially significant environmental impacts of the Proposed Actions and
certified Final EIR No. 350, including the adoption of Findings of Fact and a Statement of Overriding
Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 342, and fully complies with CEQA, the CEQA
Guidelines and the City's Local CEQA Procedure Manual, is adequate to serve as the environmental
documentation for the Proposed Actions, and reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all evidence and reports offered
at said hearing and all testimony and arguments (if any) of all persons desiring to be heard, this City
Council considered all factors relating to the Proposed Actions, including General Plan Amendment No.
2015-00500, and the recommendations of the Planning Commission, and does hereby find and determine
as follows:
1. Table 5.8-2 of Draft EIR No. 350 addresses the consistency of the Beach Boulevard Specific
Plan No. 2017-01 with the relevant General Plan Goals and Policies. This analysis is incorporated herein
by this reference as if set forth in full. This analysis concludes that Beach Boulevard Specific Plan No.
2017-01 is consistent with the General Plan;
2. The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety,
convenience, or welfare of the City in that the proposed amendment to the General Plan would not
change any of the Goals and Policies of the General Plan;
3. The proposed amendment would maintain the balance of land uses within the City and
continues to maintain the project area as a High Quality Transit Area (HQTA) with 15 -minute bus
headways, as defined by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), consisting
primarily of privately -owned land designated by the General Plan for Residential, Commercial and
Mixed-use land uses. The proposed amendment places high-density housing and employment centers
along this HQTA and encourage high quality businesses and services to relocate, expand or start up in
the Specific Plan area, particularly in the areas identified in the Project Area as "Areas of Change"; and
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4. The proposed changes to the General Plan Land Use Map are intended to enhance or be
consistent with the subject properties' access, physical constraints, topography, provision of utilities, and
compatibility with surrounding land uses. The following maps show the proposed changes in land use
designations. Map 1 shows how the proposed amendment would concentrate the highest density of
mixed-use and commercial development near the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue.
These changes will build upon the commercial and entertainment uses, north of the City in Buena Park
and promote catalyst projects that would bring high-quality residential development, restaurants, retail
and other services to the area.
Map 1 • Beach Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue
Existing General Plan Designations Proposed General Plan Designations
As shown on Maps 2, the amendment would also change the land use designations for properties
surrounding the West Anaheim Medical Center (located on the northwest corner of Orange Avenue and
Beach Boulevard), allowing uses that complement and support the Medical Center such as senior
housing, medical offices and retail uses. Additionally, the amendment would change the land use
designations for the row of motels mainly located along the west side of Beach Boulevard, north of Ball
Road and south of Orange Avenue that the General Plan currently designates for Corridor Residential
land use on Maps 2 and 3 below. The motels' current Corridor Residential land use designation, which
allows up to 18 dwelling units per acre, has not resulted in the conversion of the motel properties to a
higher and better use. The change in land use designation to Medium Density Residential, which allows
up to 36 dwelling units per acre, would result in the conversion of these properties to high-quality
residential developments.
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public hearing, the staff presentations, the staff report and all materials in the project files. There is no
substantial evidence, nor are there other facts, that detract from the findings made in this Resolution.
This City Council expressly declares that it considered all evidence presented and reached these findings
after due consideration of all evidence presented to it.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that, on the basis of the above findings and
determinations and based upon a thorough review of proposed General Plan Amendment 2015-00500,
Final EIR No. 350, and the evidence received to date, this City Council does hereby approve and adopt
General Plan Amendment No. 2015-00500, as shown on Exhibit A attached to this Resolution,
contingent upon and subject to the adoption of (i) Specific Plan No. 2017-00001, Zoning Code
Amendment No. 2017-00137, and Reclassification No. 2017-00304, now pending, and (ii) the mitigation
measures set forth in Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 342 approved in conjunction with Final EIR
No. 348.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Anaheim this 20 day November 2018, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Tait and Council Members Moreno, Vanderbilt, Barnes,
Kring, and Faessel
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Murray
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND USE
ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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Zoning
CI I OF ANAHEIM
The City's Zoning Code is the primary tool for implementing the General Plan, providing
development standards, identifying allowable land uses, and speciying other regulations.
The Zoning Code guides the use patterns, design, and improvements for development
projects. By establishing rules regarding the use of property and site development
standards (e.g., building heights and setbacks, parking standards, etc.), the Zoning Code
provides detailed guidance for development based on, and consistent with, the land use
policies established within the General Plan.
Specific Plans
Specific plans are customized regulatory documents that provide more focused guidance
and regulation, for particular areas. They generally include a land use plan, circulation
plan, infrastructure plan, development standards, design guidelines, phasing plan,
financing plan, and implementation plan.
Anaheim has I 10 approved specific plans governing land use development in designated
areas. The specific plans listed below are depicted on Figure LU- I , and can be viewed at
the City's Planning Department.
Table LU -1: City Of Anaheim Approved Specific Plans
Number I Plan Name
87-1 1 The Highlands at Anaheim Hills
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The Summit of Anaheim Hills
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The Anaheim Hills Festival
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East Center Street Development
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LINDA ANDAL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original Resolution No. 2018-145 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim
City Council held on the 20th day of November, 2018 by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Tait and Council Members Moreno, Vanderbilt, Barnes,
Kring, and Faessel
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Council Member Murray
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 21St day of November. 2018.
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