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RESaLUTION NO. PC2000-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
ADOPTING AND RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 373 PERTAINING TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim 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, Planning Commission directed staff to initiate an amendment to the Land
Use Element of the General Plan to redesignate subject property from the Medium Density Residential to
the General Commercial designation on 0.5 acres located at the northwest corner of Orange Avenue and
Knott Street with frontages of 132 feet on the west side of Knott Street and 135 feet on the north side of
Orange Avenue, and further described as 527 South Knott Street; and
WHEREAS, this property is developed with a commercial retail center (Knott-Orange
Plaza) in the CL "Commercial, Limited" zone; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the
Anaheim Civic Center, Council Chamber, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, on March 13, 2000, at 1:30
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 General
Plan Amendment and to investigate and make findings and recommendations in connection therewith;
and
WHEREAS, said Commission, after due consideration, inspection, investigation and
study made by itself, and after due consideration of all evidence and reports offered at said hearing,
DOES HEREBY FIND:
1. That the proposed Generali Plan Amendment will bring the General Plan land use
designation into conformity with the existing use and zoning of this property, and will encourage the
retention and possible redevelopment of a more appropriate neighborhood shopping center to serve the
local community.
2. That the existing commercial uses and the proposed General Commercial land use
designation are appropriate on property I'ocated at the intersection of finro arterial highways (Orange
Avenue and Knott Street).
3. That t'he evidence presented substantiates the need for an amendment to the Anaheim
General Plan and that, therefore, Exhibit A should be adopted redesignating subject area for General
Commercial land uses.
4. That no one at the public hearing indicated their opposition to the proposal, and that no
correspondence was received in opposition.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING: That the Anaheim City
Planning Commission has reviewed the prOposal to amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan to
change the current land use designation from Medium Density Residential to General Commercial for an
area consisting of 0.5 acres located at the northwest corner of Orange Avenue and Knott Street with
frontages of 135 feet on the north side of Orange Avenue and 132 feet on the west side of Knott Street,
and further described as 527 South Knott Street; and does hereby approve the Negative Declaration
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upon finding that it has considered the Negative Declaration together with any comments received during
the public review process and further finding on the basis of the initial study and any comments received
that there is no evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the above findings, the
Anaheim City Planning Commission does hereby adopt and recommend to the City Council of the City of
Anaheim adoption of General Plan Amendment No. 373 pertaining to the Land Use Element, Exhibit A, to
redesignate the study area to the General Commercial land use designation.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of
March 13, 2000.
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~HAIRP RSON, ANAH IM CIT PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
SECRETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Margarita Solorio, Secretary of the Anaheim City Planning Commission, do hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the Anaheim City Planning
Commission held on March 13, 2000, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: ARNOLD, BOSTWICK, BOYDSTUN, BRISTOL, KOOS, NAPOLES, VANDERBILT
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this day of
, 2000.
SECRETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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