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RESOLUTION NO. PC2004-83
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM CITY PLANNlNG COMMISSION
THAT PETITION FOR RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2004-00127 BE GRANTED
W HEREAS, on May 25, 2004, the City Councii 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 Na 2004-00029, Reclassification No. 2004-00117, Amendment No. 5 to the Anaheim
Resort Specific Plan No. 92-2 (SPN 2004=00023), Amendment Na 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
Na 330, adopting a Statement of Findings and' Facts and a Sta4ement 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 No. 106 for The Platinum
Triangle and the Updated and Modified Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 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 uses 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 Californla Edison Company right-of-way on the north
(referred to as "Tfie 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 variety of housing, emp{oyment,
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-
u~se 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 thtough
carefully maintained pedestrian streets, transit connections, and arterial access; developing a Public Realm
Landscape and Identity 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 sidewalks, pedestrian paths, gathering places, ground-floor
retail, 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 opportun.ities for open space areas that serve the recreational needs
of Platinum Triangle residents and employees;
W NEREAS, the adopted General Plan establishes a maximum development intensity for
The Platinum Triangle for up to 9,175 dwelling units (at an intensity of up to 100 dwelling units per acre),
5,000,000 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 institutional development at a maximum floor area ~ r
ratio of 3.0; and
WHEREAS, on July 12, 2004, the Anaheim City Planning Commission approved a motion to
initiate the following applications and proceedings: Zoning Code Amendment No. 2004-00032 to replace the
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(SE) (Sports Entertainment) Overlay Zone with the (PTMU) (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use) Overlay Zone ,
(including rescinding Resolution No. PC2000-14, which approved the (SE) OverlayZone); Miscellaneous
Case Nos. 2004-00082, 2004-00083, 2004-00084 and 2004-00085 to replace the Anaheim Stadium Area
Masterland Use Plan with The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan (including rescinding Resolution
Na 99R-39, which approved the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land Use Pian) and to adopt a standard
Development Agreement to appiy to development within the PTMU OVerlayZone; 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 0-H (High Intensity Office) and 0-L (Low
Intensity Office) Zones to reflect General Plan designations (the "Proposed Actions"); and,
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission's July 12, 2004 motion did include
initiation of a petition for Reclassification No. 2004-00127 for certain real properties situated in the City of
~ Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, and described on the attached map Iabeled Reclassification
No. 2004-00127 - Property Descriptions ; and that the general location of each area is shown on the attached
locatiorr map labeled `Reclassification No. 2004-00127 - Figure 3(location map).'
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the 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, Chapters 18.60
(Procedures) and 18.76 (Zoning Amendments), to hear and consider evidence for and against said proposed
reclassification and 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 this City-initiated proposal will establish a resolution of intent to reclassify certain
properties within The Platinum Triangle from the I(Industrial), GG (General Commercial), 0-L (Low Intensity
Office) and PR (Public Recreation) Zones to the O-H (High Intensity Office) Zone. -
2. That ordinances to rezone specific parcels to the O-H (High Intensity Office) zone will not be
adopted until the underlying property owner(s) request finalization of said zone, as conditioned herein.
3. That the Land Use Element of the Anaheim General Plan designates subject properties for
Office High. ~
4. That no development shall occur within The Platinum Triangle that exceeds the maximum
allowable development analyzed by ElR No. 330; and, that the maximum amount of office development
within that portion of The Platinum Triangle designated Office-Low and/or Office-High by the General Plan
shall be no greater than 1,735,000 square feet.
5. That the proposed reclassification of subject properties is necessary and/or desirable for the
orderly and proper development of the community.
6. That the proposed reclassification of subject properties does properly relate to the zones and
their permitted uses locally established in cfose proximity to subject property and to the zones and their
permitted uses generally established throughout the community.
7. 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 reclassify the following areas to the O-H (High Intensity Office)
Zone:
(1) An irregularly shaped area zoned GG (General Commercial), 0-L (Low lntensity Office) and ,
i(Industrial) focated at the northwest corner of Katella Avenue and Lewis Street, and having frontages
of 640 feet on the north side of Katella Avenue and 675 feet on the west side af tewis Street;
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(2) A rectangularly shaped area zoned I(Industrial) located at the northeast corner of Katella Avenue and
Lewis Streef, and having frontages of 910 feet on the nortli side of Katella Avenue and 620 fieet on the -
east side of Lewis Street
(3) An irregularly shaped area zoned I(Industrial) located on the northeast side of Anaheim Way between .
Katella Avenue and Gene Autry Way, and having frontages of 1,710 feet'on the south side of Katella
' Avenue, 1,460 feet on the northeast side of Anaheim Way and 1,100 feet on the north side of Gene
Autry Way;
(4) An irregularly shaped area zoned I(Industrial) located on northeast side of Anaheim Way between
Gene Autry Way and a point 350 feet north of the cen4erline of Orangewood Avenue, and having
frontages of 865 feet on the south side of Gene Autry Way, 1,490 feet on the northeast side of Anaheim
Way, 180 feet on the northwest side of Stanford Court and 675 feet on the northeast side of Santa Cruz
Street;
(5) ' An irregularly shaped area zoned I(Industrial) located on the northwest side of Katella Avenue between
the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway tracks on the west and Nowell Avenue on the east, and
having frontages of 580 feet on northwest side of Katella Avenue and 710 feet on the southwest side of
Howell Avenue; •
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(6) An irregufarly shaped area zoned O-L (Low Intensity Office) located on the northeast side of Howell
Avenue between Sinclair Streef and Katella Avenue and adjoining' the State Route 57/Orange Freeway
on the east, and having frontages of 400 feet on the south side of Sinclair Street, 300 feet on the
northeast side of Howell Avenue and 470 feet on the north side of Katella Avenue;
(7) An irregularly shaped area zoned I(Industrial) and O-L (Low Intensity Office) located on the south side
of Orangewood Avenue between a point 825 feet east of State College Boulevard and the Anaheim Gity
Limits west of the Santa Ana River, and having a frontage of 1,830 feet on the south side of
Orangewood Avenue and a maximum depth of 1,070 feet;
(Reclassification No. 2004-00127) in conjunction with the proposed Zoning Code Amendment No. 2004-
00032, Miscellaneous Case Nos. 2004-00082, 2004-00083, 2004-00084 and 2004-00085 and
Recfassification Nos. 2004-00128, 2004-00129 and 2004-00130; and did recommend, by motion, that the
City Council, as lead agency for the Proposed Actions, based upon its independent review of 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 environment which was not previously examined in FEIR No.
330, and associated Mitigation Monitoring Programs, unless additional or cvntrary 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, that no further environmental
documentation need be prepared for the Proposed Actions. Moreover, as individual development projects
and infrastructure improvements are proposed to implement The Pfatinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan,
the PTMU Overlay Zone and the O-H and O-L Zones, Initial 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 approve the subject Petition for Reclassification to authorize an amendment to the Zoning Map of the
Anaheim Municipal Code to exclude the above-described properties from the I(Industrial),
C-G (General Commercial), 0-L (Low Intensity Office) and PR (Public Recreation) zones and to incorporate'
said described properties into the 0-H (High lntensity Office) zone upon the foifowing condition which is
hereby found to be a necessary prerequisite to the proposed use of subject properties in order to preserve
' the safety and general welfare of the Citizens of the City of Anaheim:
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1. Prior to introduction of an ordinance rezoning any parcel or parcels, the following shall be submitted to
the Planning Department: (i) letter from the property owner (or property owners where applicable) or
the property owner's authorized agent requesting reclassification to the O-H (Nigh Intensity Office)
Zone, (ii) current title report or preliminary title report showing the legal vesting of title and containing a
legal description of the property, (iii) map of the property (including scale and dimensions), and (iv)
payment of a filing fee in an amount as specified by resolution of the City CounciL
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Anaheim City Planning Commission does hereby find
and determine that adoption of this r,esolution is expressly predicated upon applicant's compliance with the
condition hereinabove set forth. Should said condition; or any part thereof, be declared invalid or -
unenforceabie by the final judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction, then this resolution, and' any
approvals herein contained, shall be deemed null and void.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution shall not constitute a rezoning of, or a
commitment by the City to rezone, the subject properties; any such rezoning shall require an ordinance of
the' City Council, which shall be a legislative act, which may be approVed or denied by the City Council at its
sole discretion as set forth in Section 18.76A70 (Effect of City Council's Faiiure to Adopt Rezoning
Ordinance) of the Anaheim Municipal Code. ; ~
THE FOREGOING RESOLU710N was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of
August 9, 2004. Said resolution is subject to the appeal proVi ' s set forth in Chapter 18.60 (Procedures) of
the Anaheim Municipal Code pertaining to appeal pro dur and may be rep ed by a City Council
resolution in the event of an appeaL
CHAIRPERSON, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
S7ATE 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: COMMI5SIONERS: VANDERB1tT-LINARES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set my hand this ~ day of
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
Attachments to this resofution: Reclassification No. 2004-00127 - Property Descriptions
Reclassification No. 2004-00127 - Figure 3(location map)
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Property Description for Reclassification No. 2004-000127
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Date: August 17, 2004
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RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2004-00127 ~ . The Piatirtum Triangie
RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO RECLASSIFY PROPERTIES FROM ~~~~~~~ Date: August 9, 2004
THE I(1NDUSTRIAL), GG (GENERAL COMMERCIAL), O-L Scale: Graphic
(LOW INTENSITY OFFICE)~AND PR (PUBLIC RECREATION)
ZONES TO THE 0-H (HIGH INTENSITY OFFICE) ZONE.
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