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RESOLUTION NO. PC2004-81
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNGIL THAT CITY COUNCILRESOLUTION NO.'99R-39
APPROVING THE ANAHEIM STADIUM AREA MASTER LAND USE PLAN BE RESCINDED
WHEREAS, on January 29; 1999, the Anaheim City Planning Commission did hold a public
hearing and did recommend to the City Council the approval of the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land Use
Plan to provide for economic development and enhancement of the area surrounding and including the
Angel Stadium of Anaheim and the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim; and that said area (known at the time as
the Anaheim Stadium Business Center) is bounded by the Santa Ana River on the east, the Anaheim City
limits on the south, the Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) on the west, and the Southern California Edison
Company right-of-way to the north; and
WHEREAS, on March 2, 1999, the City Council of #he City of Anaheim adopted Resolution
,No. 99R-39 approving the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land Use Plan and certifying Environmental
Impact Report No. 321, adOptillg a Statement of Findings and`Facts and a Statement of Overriding
Considerations, and adopting Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 106 in conjunction with its adoption of
Resolution No. 99R-38 approving General Plan Amendment No. 361 re-designating the Anaheim Stadium
Business Center as "Business Office/Mixed Use/Industrial" and making certain amendments to the
Circulation Element and to the Safety and Seismic Safety Element; and
W HEREAS, on May 25, 2004; the City Council of the City of Anaheim adopted Resolution
No. 2004-95 approving General Plan Amendment No. 2004-00419 in conjunction with the approval of Zoning
Code Amendment No. 2004-00029, Reclassification No. 2004-00117; Amendment No. 5 to the Anaheim
Resort Specific Plan No. 92-2 (SPN 2004-00023), Amendment No. 2 to the Northeast Area Specific Plan No.
94-1 (SPN 2004-00024), and other related actions; and adopted Resolution No. 2004-94 certifying Final EIR
No. 330, adopting a Statement of Findings and Facts and a Statement of Overriding Considerations and
adopting the Mitigation Monitoring Programs (Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 122 for the General Plan _
and Zoning Code Update, the Updated and Modified Mitigation Monitoring Program Na 906 for The Platinum
Triangle and the Updated and Modified Mitigation Monitoring Program Na 0085a for the Anaheim Resort
Expansion Area) associated with the project ("Final EIR No. 330"); and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment No. 2004-00419 provided for a comprehensive
citywide General Plan Update which included redesignating land use designations within an approximately
820-acre area generally bounded by the Santa Ana River on the east, the Anaheim City limits on the south,
the Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) on the west and the Southern California Edison Company right-of-way
on the north (referred to as "The Platinum Triangle") from Commercial Recreation and Business Office/Mixed
Use/Industrial to Mixed Use, Office High, Office Low, Industrial, Open Space and Institutional, generally
corresponding to the property subject to the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land Use Plan, except for
approximately 15 acres adjacent to the east side of the Santa Ana (I-5) Freeway, north of Katella Avenue;
and
WHEREAS, the recently adopted General Plan envisions The Platinum Triangle as a thriving
economic center that provides residents, visitors and employees with a variefy of housing, employment,
shopping and entertainment opportunities that are accessed by arterial highways, transit systems and
pedestrian promenades (set forth in Goal 15.1 of the Land Use Element); and
WHEREAS, the recently adopted General Plan includes policies in the Land Use Element
and the Community Design Element to implement the vision for The Platinum Triangle including providing for
more detailed planning efforts to guide the future development of The Platinum Triangle; encouraging mixed- '
use projects integrating retail, office and higher density residential land uses; encouraging a regional inter- .
modal transportation hub in proximity to Angel Stadium of Anaheim; maximizing and capitalizing upon the
view corridor from the Santa Ana (I-5) and Orange (SR-57) Freeways; maximizing views and recreation and
development opportunities afforded by the area's proximity to the Santa Ana River; developing a
comprehensive Mixed-Use Overlay Zone and Design Guidelines to implement the vision for The Platinum
Triangle; providing for a mix of quality, high-density urban housing that is integrated into the area through
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carefully maintained pedestrian streets, transit connections, and arterial access; developing a Public Realm
Landscape and Identify Program to enhance the visibility and sense of arrival into The Platinum Triangle
through peripheral view corridors, gateways, and specialized landscaping; developing a strong pedestrian
orientation throughout the area, including wide sidewatks, pedestrian paths, gathering places, ground-floor
retaii, and street-level landscaping; encouraging extensive office development along the highly visible
periphery of the area to provide a quality employment center; developing criteria for comprehensive property '
management agreements for multiple-family residential projects to ensure proper maintenance as the area
develops, and identifying and pursuing opportunities for open space areas that serve the recreational needs,
of Platinum Triangie residents and employees; and '
WHEREAS, the adopted General Plan establishes a maximum development intensity for
The Platinum Triangle for up to 9,1Z5 dwelling units'(at an intensity of up to 100 dwelling units per acre),
S,OOO,OOO square feet of office space, slightly over 2,000,000 square feet of commercial uses, industrial
development at a maximum floor area ratio of 0.50 and institutionaf development at a maximum floor area
, ratio of 3.0; and
WHEREAS, on July 12, 20004, the Anaheim City Planning Commission approved a motion
to initiate the following applications and proceedings: Zoning Code amenament rvo. 2004-00032 to replace
the (SE) (Sports Entertainment) OverlayZone with the (PTMU) (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use) Overlay Zone
(including rescinding Resolution No. PC2000-14, which approved the (SE) Overlay Zone); Miscellaneous
Case Nos. 2004-00082, 2004-00083, 2004-00084 and 2004-00085 to replace the Anaheim Stadium Area
Master Land Use Pian with The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan (including rescinding Resolution
No. 99R-39, which approved the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land Use Plan) and to adopt a standard -
Development Agreement to apply to development within the PTMU Overlay Zone; and, Reclassification Nos.
2004-00127, 2004-00128, 2004-00129 and 2004-00130 to reclassify properties within The Platinum Triangle
to the (PTMU) (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use Overlay) Zone and the O-H (High Intensity Office) and 0-L (Low
Intensity Office) Zones to reflect General Plan designations (`Proposed Actions"); and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission did hold a public hearing atthe Civic Center in
the City of Anaheim on August 9, 2004 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, Chapter 18.60
(Procedures), to hear and eonsider evidence for and against said Proposed Actions to investigate and make
findings and recommendations in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, said Commission, after due inspection, investigation and study made by itself
and in its behalf, and after due consideration of all evidence and reports offered at said hearing, does find -
and determine the following facts:
1. That the adopted Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land Use Plan is not consistent with the
Goals and Policies and vision for The Platinum Triangle set forth in the recently adopted citywide
comprehensive General Plan Update (General.Plan Amendment No. 2004-00419).
2. That rescinding the resolution approving the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land Use Plan
is required in conjunction with adoption of a new Master Land Use Plan for The Platinum Triangle to
implement General Plan Goals and Poficies.
3. That 3 people spoke in opposition to the subject request; 2 people spoke with concerns but
were not in opposition or in favor, and one person spoke unrelated to the subject request.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING: That the Anaheim City Planning
Commission has reviewed the proposal to rescind the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land Use Plan
(Miscellaneous Case No. 2004-00083) which generally encompasses the area including and surrounding the
Angel Stadium of Anaheim and the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim; generally bounded by the Santa Ana River
on the east, the Anaheim City limits on the south, the Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) on the west, and the
Southern California Edison Company right-of-way to the north in conjunction with the proposed Zoning Code
AmendmentNo. 2004-00032, Miscellaneous Case Nos.20Q4-00082, 2004-00084 and 2004-000$5 and -
Reclassification Nos.2004-00127, 2004-00128, 2004-00129 and 2004-00130; and did recommend, by
motion, that the City Council, as lead agency,for fhe Proposed Actions, based upon its independent review of
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the Initial Study prepared in connection with the Proposed Actions (Zoning Code Amendment No. 2004-
00032, Miscellaneous Case Nos. 2004-00082, 2004-00083, 2004-00084 and 2004-00085 and
Reclassification Nos. 2004-00127, 2004-00128, 2004-00129 and 2004-00130) and analysis whether the
Proposed Actions may cause any additional significant effect on the environmenf which was not previously
examined in FEIR Na 330, and associated Mitigation Monitoring Programs; unless additional or contrary
information is received during the public hearing, find and determine, based upon said Initial Study and the -
evidence received at the public hearing, that no additional significant effect will result from the proposal; no
new mitigation measures or alternatives may be required; that the Proposed Actions are within the Scope of
FEIR No., 330; that the previously-certified Final EIR No. 330 and the Updated and Modified Mitigation
Monitoring Program No. 106 for The Platinum Triangle are in compliance with CEQA and the State and City
'CEQA Guidelines and are adequate to serve as the required environmental documentation for the Proposed
~ Actions; including the subject proposal, and satisfy all of the requirements of CEQA; and, thaY no further
environmental documentation need be prepared for the Proposed Actions. Moreover, as individual
development projects and infrastructure improvements are proposed to implement The Platinum Triangle
Master Land Use Plan, the PTMU Overlay Zone and the 0-H and O-L Zones, lnitial Studies for those
projects shall be prepared in compliance with CEQA'requirements to determine whether additional
environmental documentation will need to be prepared.
NOW; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Anaheim City Planning Commission does
hereby recommend to the City Council that Resolution No. 99R-39 approving the Anaheim Stadium Area
Master Land Use Plan be rescinded.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at t lanning Co ission meeting of
August 9, 2004. -
CHAIR RSON, A AHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Eleanor Morris, Senior 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 August 9, 2004, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BUFFA, EASTMAN, FLORES, O'CONNELL, ROMERO, VELASQUEZ
NOES: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: VANDERBILT-LINARES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ~~ ~ day of
a~ , 2004.
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNlNG COMMISSION
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