AA 05 11 2020.pdf Anaheim Planning Commission
Action Agenda
May 11, 2020
Anaheim City Hall, Council Chambers 200 S. Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92805
Commissioners Present: Chairperson Pro-Tempore: Kimberly Keys
John Armstrong, Natalie Meeks, Rosa Mulleady,
Dave Vadodaria, Steve White Commissioners Absent: Chairperson: Michelle Lieberman
Staff Present: Ted White, Planning and Building Director Mike Eskander, Development Services Manager Leonie Mulvihill, Assistant City Attorney Rafael Cobian, City Traffic Engineer David See, Principal Planner Scott Koehm, Senior Planner Christine Nguyen, Associate Planner Shawn Azarhoosh, Principal Engineer
Nick Taylor, Associate Planner Aram Eftekhari, Associate Engineer Jose Barriga, Planner Alex Ingoglia, Assistant Engineer Wayne Carvalho, Contract Planner David Kennedy, Associate Transportation Planner Michele Murray, Police Investigation Tech Esperanza Rios, Associate Engineer Bianca Alcock, Code Enforcement Supervisor Eleanor Morris, Secretary . Agenda Posting: A complete copy of the Planning Commission Agenda was posted at
4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 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.
Chairperson Pro-Tempore Keys presented the 10-day appeal rights for all public hearing items. The appeal period for the public hearing items end on Thursday, May 21, 2020.
• Pledge of Allegiance by Commissioner Mulleady
• Public Hearing Items
• Commission Updates
• Discussion
• Adjournment
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Public Hearing Items:
ITEM NO. 2 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2019-06047
VARIANCE NO. 2020-05137 (DEV2019-00165)
Location: 2780 West Ball Road
Request: The applicant requests approval of a
conditional use permit to permit a smoking lounge in a commercial tenant space located less than 200 feet from a residential zone and less than 1,000 feet from a school and a variance to permit less parking spaces than required by the Municipal Code (Janna Café).
Environmental Determination: The Planning Commission will consider whether the proposed action is Categorically
Exempt from the requirements to prepare additional
environmental documentation per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities). This item was continued from the March 16, 2020, March 30,
2020, and April 13, 2020 Planning Commission meetings.
Resolution No. PC2020-018
(Armstrong / Mulleady)
Approved with modification to Condition No. 21 to limit the outdoor patio hours of the restaurant to 10:00 pm on weekdays, and 12:00 midnight on Friday and Saturday nights; and add a new condition to limit the number of seats based on the submitted floor plans.
VOTE: 6-0
Chairperson Pro-Tempore Keys and Commissioners Armstrong, Meeks, Mulleady, Vadodaria and
White voted yes. Chairperson Lieberman was absent.
Project Planner: Jose Barriga JBarriga@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION: Six pieces of written correspondence were received expressing opposition and/or concerns related to the subject request. DISCUSSION TIME: 52 minutes (5:05 to 5:57 p.m.)
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ITEM NO. 3 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2019-06019 (DEV2019-00073) Location: 1580 South Lewis Street
Request: The applicant requests approval to permit and retain an indoor baseball training facility within an existing industrial building (Train More Play Less).
Environmental Determination: The Planning Commission
will consider whether the proposed action is Categorically Exempt from the requirements to prepare additional environmental documentation per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15301, Class 1
(Existing Facilities).
Resolution No. PC2020-019 (White / Vadodaria) Approved with modification to Condition No. 1 to allow the doors to be open after 5:00 pm. VOTE: 6-0 Chairperson Pro-Tempore Keys and Commissioners Armstrong,
Meeks, Mulleady, Vadodaria and White voted yes. Chairperson Lieberman was absent.
Project Planner:
Nick Taylor
njtaylor@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION: None
DISCUSSION TIME: 21 minutes (5:58 to 6:19 p.m.)
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ITEM NO. 4 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2019-06024 VARIANCE NO. 2020-05135
ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT NO. 2020-00443 (DEV2019-00093)
Location: 2595 West Lincoln Avenue Request: The applicant requests approval of the following land use entitlements: (i) a conditional use permit to demolish an existing commercial building and
construct a new 2,000 square foot coffee shop with a drive-through lane and outdoor patio; (ii) a variance to allow fewer parking spaces than required by the Code; and (iii) an administrative adjustment to permit front and interior landscape setbacks less than required by the
Code.
Environmental Determination: The Planning Commission
will consider whether the proposed action is Categorically Exempt from the requirements to prepare additional environmental documentation per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15303, Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of
Small Structures).
Resolution No. PC2020-020 (Meeks / Armstrong) Approved VOTE: 6-0 Chairperson Pro-Tempore Keys and Commissioners Armstrong, Meeks, Mulleady, Vadodaria and White voted yes. Chairperson
Lieberman was absent.
Project Planner:
Christine Nguyen CNguyen2@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION: A piece of written correspondence was received in opposition to the subject request. IN SUPPORT: A piece of written correspondence was received expressing support;
and an additional piece of correspondence was received expressing support along with addressing some concerns related to the project. IN GENERAL: A piece of written correspondence was received stating general
comments related to the subject request. DISCUSSION TIME: 14 minutes (6:20 to 6:34 p.m.)
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ITEM NO. 5 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2019-06042 (DEV2019-00097) Location: 1240 North Euclid Street
Request: The applicant requests approval of a conditional use permit to demolish existing commercial buildings and construct a new 3,730 square foot express carwash with ancillary vacuums, and a variance to permit
architectural pylon features which exceed the maximum
structural height adjacent to a residential zone.
Environmental Determination: The Planning
Commission will consider whether the proposed action is
Categorically Exempt from the requirements to prepare additional environmental documentation per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15303, Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of
Small Structures).
*Variance No. 2020-05134 was deleted subsequent to advertisement and noticing of this item.
Resolution No. PC2020-021 (Meeks / Vadodaria) Approved request as recommended by staff; however, the height deviation (for the architectural pylons) portion of the CUP request was denied. VOTE: 4-2 Chairperson Pro-Tempore Keys,
and Commissioners Armstrong, Meeks and Vadodaria voted yes. Commissioners Mulleady and
White voted no. Chairperson Lieberman was absent.
Project Planner: Wayne Carvalho wcarvalho@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION: A piece of written correspondence was received expressing opposition to the subject request. IN SUPPORT: A piece of written correspondence was received expressing support, along with some concerns related to the subject request. IN GENERAL: A piece of written correspondence was received stating general
comments related to the subject request. DISCUSSION TIME: 54 minutes (6:35 to 7:41 p.m.)
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:50 P.M. TO WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020 AT 5:00 P.M.