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RESOLUTION NO. PC2001-160
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
ADOPTING AND RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2001-00393, EXHIBIT A,
PERTAINING TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM GENERAL PLAN
WHEREAS, the City Counci! 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, the Land Use Element of the General Plan refers to The Disneyland Resort
Specific Plan; and that on July 13, 1999, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 99R-134 to amend the
Land Use Element to describe the land uses and density of the Pointe"Anaheim Overlay within The
Disneyland Resort Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 18.93 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, Robert H.
Shelton, Anaheim Center for Entertainment, LLC, as authorized agent for Excel Pointe Anaheim, LLC,
submitted a request dated March 12, 2001, that the Planning Commission initiate General Plan
Amendment No. 2001-00393, Amendment No. 5 to The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan No. 92-1,
Amendment to Conditional Use Permit No. 4078 and other related actions pertaining to the Pointe
Anaheim project, as it is proposed to be modified including development in up to five phases, on 11.2
acKes of the 29.1-acre Pointe Anaheim pro}ect area within The Disneyland Resort Specifc Plan not
owned by Excel Pointe Anaheim, LLC; and that the remaining 17.9 acres of the project area are either
owned by the applicant or are under long term lease to the applicant; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, by its Resolution No. PC2001-41, duly initiated
General Plan Amendment No. 2001-00393, Amendment No. 5 to The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan
No. 92-1, Amendment to Conditional Use Permit No. 4078 and other related actions at its regularly
scheduled meeting on April 9, 2001; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the General Plan is shown on pages 10-1, 10-7
and 10-8 of Attachment B(Amendment No. 5 to the Disneyland Resort Specific Plan No. 92-1, Section
10.0 "General Plan AmendmenY') of the Staff Report to the Planning Commission dated November 19,
2001.
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the
Anaheim Civic Center, Council Chamber, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, on November 19, 2001, 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
WHERE~4S, 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 proposal is to amend the Land Use Element as it pertains to the
Pointe"Anaheim Overlay and its associated density in the description of The Disneyland Resort Specific
Plan, in order to describe the Pointe Anaheim project as it is proposed to be modified, by amending the
text as follows:
Tracking No. GPA 2001-00393
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To insert the foliowing text between the last finro paragraphs on Page 10-1 of Section 10.0:
"General Pian AmendmenY' of The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan:
"General P/an Amendment No. 393, which was adopted by City Council on
prior to fhe adoption of The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Amendment No. 5, amended
fhe General P/an Land Use Element text to reflect the modified Pointe Anaheim Overlay,
which allows the development of the Pointe Anaheim Lifesfyle Retail and Entertainment
Complex. "
To amend the last paragraph which begins on Page 10-7 of Section 10.0: "General Plan
AmendmenY' (and ends on Page 10-8) as follows:
"The Disneyland Resort Speci~c Plan a/so provides for the development of the
Pointe"Anaheim Lifestyle Retail and Enfertainment Complex pursuant to the
Pointe''i4naheim Overlay at the following density and subject fo fhe approval of
Conditiona/ Use Permit No. 4078, as amended: up fo
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634, 600 gross square feet of retail/dining/entertainment uses; three
to four hote/s comprisinq 1.662 hotel rooms/suites (of which ua to 200 units can be
developed as Vacation Ownershia Resorf units) wifh approximatelv 282.071 crross
a maximum of 1.330.771 ~
e toot area on
cenfer: and a
uses ~tne note~ rooms/accessorv uses
15 bus snaces with a
an approximately 133, 630
~ to be used for a hotel
to 4.800
terminal/facility for airport fransporf and to/from sightseeing venues. Depending on the
availability of funding at the time of consfrucfion, the conference center may be reduced
in size or eliminated from the project and fhe number of striped parking spaces may be
reduced fo 3, 752 spaces. The Pointe'Anaheim Overlay encompasses District A and fhe
po-tion of the Parking District (East Parking Area)/C-R Overlay south of Disney Way."
2. That The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan/Pointe*Anaheim Overlay, as proposed
to be amended, is consistent with the goals, objectives and policies set forth in the City of Anaheim
General Plan Land Use Element as demonstrated in the General Plan Consistency submitted by the
petitioner and described on pages 6-46 through 6-51, 6-53, and 6-55 through 6-67 of Attachment B
("Amendment No. 5 to The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan,° Section 6.0 "General Plan Consistency") of
the Staff Report to the Planning Commission dated November 19, 2001.
3. That the evidence presented substantiates the need for an amendment to the
Anaheim General Plan and that, therefore, Exhibit A should be adopted to modify the Pointe Anaheim
land uses and associated density.
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4. That the Anaheim City Planning Commission has reviewed the proposal to
amend the City of Anaheim General Plan and by its Resolution No. PC2001-159 has found and
recommended that the City Council determine that the Addendum to the Pointe Anaheim Initial Study and
Mitigated Negative Declaration dated October 29, 2001 is adequate to serve as the required
environmental documentation for the proposed General Plan Amendment; and fu~ther finding that there
is no substantial evidence, with the imposition of the mitigation measures identified in Modified Mitigation
Monitoring Program No. 004, the amendment will have a significant effect on the environment.
5. That with the implementation of Modified Mitigation Monitoring Plan No. 004, the
area-wide infrastructure will be adequate to accommodate the modified land uses and density proposed
for the Pointe Anaheim Overlay.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to the above findings, and based
on the submitted documents and other information presented as a part of the public hearing process, the
Anaheim Ciry Planning Commission does hereby adopt and recommend to the City Council adoption of
General Plan Amendment No. 2001-00393, Exhibit A, to amend the Land Use Element of the City of
Anaheim General Plan as it pertains to the Pointe Anaheim Overlay and its associated density in the
description of The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan, to describe the Pointe Anaheim project as it is
proposed to be modified.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of
November 19, 2001.
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CHAIRPE ON, ANAHEI ITY PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
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SECRETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Eleanor Fernandes, 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 November 19, 2001, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: ARNOLD, BOSTWICK, BOYDSTUN, BRISTOL, EASTMAN, KOOS, VANDERBILT
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ~~ day of
A v~v ~ r , 2002.
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SECRETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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Exhibit A
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Insert the following text between the last two paragraphs on Page 10-1 of Section 10.0:
"General Plan AmendmenY' of The Disney/and Resort Specific Plan:
"General Plan Amendment No. 393, which was adopted by City Council on
, prior to the adoption of The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan
Amendment No. 5, amended the General Plan Land Use Element text to reflect
the modified Pointe Anaheim Overlay, which allows the development of the
Pointe Anaheim Lifestyle Retail and Entertainment Complex."
Amend the last paragraph which begins on Page 10-7 of Section 10.0: "Genera/ P/an
Amendment" (and ends on Page 10-8) to read as follows:
"The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan also provides for the development of the
Pointe Anaheim Lifestyle Retail and Entertainment Complex pursuant to the
Pointe Anaheim Overlay at the following density and subject to the approval of
~er-ditianal U- se Permit-No_ 40~8,-as amended: up to 634,600 gross squa~e-#eet
of retail/dining/entertainment uses; three to four hotels comprising 1,662 hotel
rooms/suites (of which up to 200 units can be developed as Vacation Ownership
Rese~# ~!ni#s) ~ri#h approx9m~tsly 2g2,~?~ gross squ~re fest o# rel~ted accesso~
uses (the hotel rooms/accessory uses would encompass a maximum of
1,330,771 gross square feet) and, of that total, an approximately 133,630 gross
square foot area on the top floor of the parking structure to be used for a hotel
conference center; and a 1,949,800 gross square foot parking structure with up
to 4,800 striped parking spaces and 15 bus spaces with a 10,200 gross square
foot bus terminal/facility for airport transport and to/from sightseeing venues.
Depending on the availability of funding at the time of construction, the
conference center may be reduced in size or eliminated from the project and the
number of striped parking spaces may be reduced to 3,752 spaces. The Pointe
Anaheim Overlay encompasses District A and the portion of the Parking District
(East Parking Area)/C-R Overlay south of Disney Way."
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