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. RESOLUTION NO. PC2005-121
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCILAMEND
THE PLATINUM TRIANGLE MASTER LAND USE PLAN
' (MISCELLANEOUS CASE NO. 2004=00089)
WHEREAS, The Platinum Triangle comprises approximately 820 acres located at the
confluence of the Interstate 5 Freeway and the SR-57 Freeway in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange,
y y a River channel and
State of California, generail east of the Interstate 5 Freewa , west of the Santa An
SR-57 Freeway, south of the Southerrr California Edison easement, and north of the Anaheim City limit
area and which area is further depicted' in "Figure LU-5: Areas of the' City with Special Density Limitations"
of the City of Anaheim General Plan and which Figure is incorporated herein as if set forth in full; and
WHEREAS, the adopted General Plan envisions The Platinum Triangle as a thriving
economic center that provides residents; visitors and employees with a variety of housing, employment,
shopping and entertainment opportunities that are'accessed by arterial highways, transit systems and
pedestrian promenades (set forth in Gbal 15.1 of the Land Use Element); and
WHEREAS, 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, 2,044,300 square feet of commercial uses, industrial development
at a maximum floor area ratio of 0.50 and institutional development at a maximum floor area ratio of 3.0;
and
WHEREAS, on August 17, 2004, the City Council of the City of Anaheim adopted The
Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan by Resolution No.2004-178 and The Platinum Triangle
Standardized Development Agreement by Resolution No. 2004-179 and on August 24, 2004, the City
Council adopted the Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone by Ordinance No. 5935; and ;
WHEREAS, the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan provides for the implementation
of the General Plan vision, goals and policies for The Platinum Triangle and serves as a blueprint for
future development and street improvements within The Platinum Triangle, including setting forth
planning principles, development intensities, conceptual street, park and potential new signalized
intersection locations and streetscape designs including, but not limited to, landscaping, lighting fixtures
and street furniture and identifying the existing Amtrak/Metrolink Station and the conceptual Anaheim '
Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) location; and :
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2005, the Anaheim Planning Commissionby motion, initiated
applications and proceedings pertaining to The Platinum Triangle including General Plan AmendmentNo.
2004-00420, Zoning Code Amendment No. 2004-00036, Miscellaneous Case Na 2004-00089 to amend
The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan; Miscellaneous Case No. 2005-00114 to amend The
Platinum Triangle Standardized Development Agreement, Miscellaneous Case No. 2005-00115 to
rescind in-part of the Resolution of Intent pertaining to reclassification of the North Net Fire Training
Center site and Reclassification No. 2004-00134; and, on June 13, 2005, initiated General Plan
Amendment No. 2004-00420 (Tracking No. GPA 2005-00432) (hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Project Discretionary Actions°); and
WHEREAS, Miscellaneous Case No. 2004-00089 to amend The Platinum Triangle ;
Master Land Use Plan (hereinafter "PTMLUP") is proposed to provide for the following changes to the
PTMLUP: an adjustment to the boundaries of the mixed-use districts to include the North Net Fire
Training Center site in the PTMU Overlay Zone Gateway District and add 325 units to said district (321 of
said units would be designated for the North Net Fire Training Centersite); a modification to the PTMU
Overlay Zone commercial density to add 210,100 square feet of additional commercial square footage '
including a total of 190,100 square feet designated for future required ground floor commercial uses along
Markef Street and Gene Autry Way and 20,000 square feet designated for other commercial uses in the
Katella District (in the area east of State College Boulevard); and, additional technical refinements and
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clarifications, including, but not limited to, refinements to street cross-sections and density descriptions to
reflect the'above-noted changes, which inodifications'are attached hereto marked Exhibit 1 to this .
'' Resolution, and which is incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full; and
WHEREAS, on July 25;2005, the Planning Commission, by Resolution Na PC2005-105 '
recommended that City Council approve General Plan Amendment Na 2005-00435 to amend the Land
` Use Element to modify "Table LU-4: General Plan Density Provisions for Specific Areas of the City" to '
increase the maximum overall commercial density for'The Platinum Triangle Mixed-Use designation from .
2,044;300 to 2,049,908 square feet representing a total increase of'5,608 sguare feet, which separate
amendment is currently in process in connection with `recommendations to the City: Council of approval of
Miscellaneous Case No. 2005-00113 to amend The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan, Zoning
Cade Amendment No: 2005-00044, Conditional Use Permit Na 2005-04967, Tentative Tract Map No.
16800 and Development Agreement Na`2005-00004 to permit the development of the D.R. Horton
project at 2100 E. Katella Avenue; and ' '
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission did hold a pubtic hearing at the Civic Center
in the City of Anaheim on August 22, 2005, at 2`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 consider evidence for and against said Discretionary 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,'by Resolution No. FC2005-120, thePlanning Commission has recommended that City
Council approve General Plan Amendment No. 2004-00420 to amend the Land Use and Circulation
Elements pertaining to The Platinum Triangle.
2. That the proposed amendments to The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan attached
heretomarked Exhibit 1 to this Resolution are consistent with the vision, goals and policies for the
development of The Platinum Triangle as set forth in the City of Anaheim General Plan, as proposed for
amendment by General Plan Amendment No. 2004-00420.
3. That the proposed amendments to The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan are'
consistent with the goals and intent set forth in The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan.
4. That, in the event that the City Council approves Miscellaneous Case No. 2005-00113
pertaining to an increase in commercial square footage for the Katella District, east of State College
Boulevard, the proposed additional commercial square footage requested for this bistrict pursuant to the :
subject Miscellaneous Case Na 2005-00089 shall be reduced by 5,608 square feet so that the overall
total of commercial square footage in the PTMU Overlay Zone shall not exceed 2,254,400 square feet.
5. That one person spoke with concerns relating to the subject request; and that no
correspondence was received in opposition to the subject petition.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUAUTY ACT FINDING: That the Anaheim Planning
Commission has reviewed Miscellaneous Case Nos. 2004-00089 in connection with General Plan
Amendment No. 2004-00420, Zoning Code Amendment Na 2004-00036, Miscellaneous Case Nos.
2005-00114 and 2005-00115 and Reclassification No. 2004-00134'and, by its Resolution
No. PC2005-119, did find and recommend that the City Council, as lead agency for the Project, unless .
additional or contrary information is received during the City Council's public hearing on the Project,
certify FSEIR No. 332 and adopt a Statement of Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding
Considerations and the Updated and Modified Mitigation Monitoring Program No: 106A, and determine '
thatFSEIR No. 332 fully complies with CEQA, reflects the independent judgment of the City Council and
is adequate to serve as the required environmentaf documentation for the Project, including the Project
Implementation Actions and Discretionary Actions, tothe extent authorized by law.'
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOtVED that the'Anaheim'Planning Commission does
hereby recommend that the City Council arriend the Platinum Triangle Master: Land Use Plan as set forth
in this Resolution.
1. That this amendment to The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan (Miscellaneous Case Na
2004-00089) is granted, expressly conditioned upon adoption of General Plan Amendment Na
2004-00420.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of
August 22, 2005. Said resolution is subject to the appeal provisions set forth in Chapter 18.60,'
"Procedures" of the Anaheim Municipal Code pertaining to appeal procedures.
CHAIRMAN P O TEMPORE, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
STATE OFCALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
l, Eleanor Morris, Senior Secretary of the Anaheim Planning Commission, do hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the Anaheim Planning Commission
held on August 22, 2005, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BUFFA, EASTMAN, FLORES, KARAKI, PEREZ, ROMERO
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: VELASQUEZ
N WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ~ day of
~e~r, ~.a~, , 2005.
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION