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RESOLUTION NO. PC2005-126
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT N0. 2005-00434 BY ADOPTING EXHIBIT`A PERTAINING TO
THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE ANAHEIM GENERAL PLAN
WHEREAS, the first Anaheim General Plan was adopted in 1963 and has been subsequently
amended over the years as conditions warrant; and that,the City'Council adopted a comprehensive update to
the General Plan on May 25, 2004; and ' '
WHEREAS the adopted General Plan envisions an area of the City of Anaheim known as 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 Goal 15.1 of the Land Use' Element); and <
WHEREAS The Platinum Triangle comprises approximately 820 acres'locatetl at the
confluences of thelnterstate 5 Freeway and #he SR-57 Freeway in the Cit of Anaheim, County of Orange, State
of California, generally east of the Interstate 5 Freeway, west of the Santa Ana River channel and the SR-57 .
Freeway; south of the Southern California Edison easement, and north of the Anaheim City limit area; and
WHEREAS, the City did receive a verified petition for General Plan Amendment No. 2005-
00434 requesting an amendment to the Land Use. Element of the General Plan #o redesignate the area depicted
on Exhibit A(labeled "LAND USE ELEMENT, General Plan Amendment Na 2005-00434), which exhibit is
- attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full #rom the Office-High land use
designation to the Mixed-Use land use designation; and
WHEREAS, the subject properties encompassed by General Plan Amendment No. 2005-00434
comprise approximately 10.3 acres generally located between Katella Avenue and Gene Autry Way, along the
length of Betmore Lane and further identified as 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1870 1880, 1890, 1900, 1901 and
1910 South Betmor Lane and 1100 East Katella Avenue and further referred to as "Site 2" in the staff report to
Planning Commission dated September 7, 2005 and as further described in Exhibit B which exhibit is attached
hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full; and
WHEREAS, on August 22, 2005, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council
certify Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report No. 332 (FSEIR No. 332) and adopt a Statement of
Findings and Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and the Updated and Modified Mitigation
Monitoring Program No. 106A in connection with its consideration of General Plan Amendment No. 2004-00420,
Zoning Code Amendment No. 2004-00036, Miscellaneous Case No. 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 the Resolution
of Intent pertaining to reclassification of the North Net Fire Training Center site and Reclassification No. 2004-
00134 (scheduled for City Council consideration on September 27, 2005); and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the Anaheim Civic
Center, Council Chamber, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, on September 7, 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 18.60, 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: ,
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1. That evidence presented by the applicant substantiates that the proposed amendment to the
Land Use Elemenf of the Anaheim General Plan expanding the boundaries of the Mixed Use designation would
further the goals of said Plan by providing a mix of land uses consistent with the Mixed Use designation within
`prescribed density limits and therefore, Exhibit A should be adopted redesignating the subject property from the
Office-Highland use designation to the Mixed-Use land use designation.
2. That the proposed amendment would be consistent with and assist in the implementation of the
goals and policies for The Platinum Triangle pertaining to Mixed Use approved by the City Council as part of the
comprehensive General Plan Update on May 25, 2004.
3. ' The proposed amendmen4 would not be detrimental to the public health and safety of the
citizens of the City, would maintain internal consistency with other Elements of the General Plan, and would
maintain abalance of land uses within the City.
4. The subject property proposed to be redesignated from Office-High to Mixed-Use as depicted
on Exhibit A{labeled "LAND USE ELEMENT, General Plan Amendment No. 2005-00434) isphysically suitable
to accommodate the proposed modification, including but notlimited to, access, physical constraints,
topography,provision of utilities, and compatibility with surrounding land uses as said area is contiguous to the
existing Mixed-Use area depicted on the Anaheim General Plan Land Use Element Map. :
5. 7hat 4 people expressed their support to the subject petition, and that no one indicated their
presence at said public hearing in opposition; and that no correspondence was received in opposition to subject
petition.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING: That the Anaheim Planning
Commission has reviewed General Plan Amendment No. 2005-00434 in conjunction with Reclassification No.
2005-00164, Miscellaneous Case Nos. 2005-00111, and 2005-00116, Zoning Code AmendmentNo. 2005-
00042, Conditiona! Use Permit No. 2005-04999 and Development Agreement No. 2005-00008 (collectively, the
"Project Discretionary Actions") and, by its motion, based upon its independent review of all evidence received
at the public hearing, including an Initial Study conducted pursuant to CEQA for the Project Discretionary
Actions (the "Initial Stud~') and an Addendum to FSEIR No. 332 (the "Addendum") prepared for the Project
Discretionary Actions did find, and further recommend thatthe City Council, as lead agency for the Project,
unless additional or contrary information is received during the City CounciPs public hearing on the Project and
pending City CounciPs certification of FSEIR No. 332 along with adoption of a Statement of Findings and Fact, a
Statement of Overriding Consideration and the Updated and Modified Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 106A,
(scheduled for City Council consideration on September 27, 2005), determine and find, pursuant to the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), based upon the City CounciPs independent
review of the Initial Study and Addendum and the evidence received at the public hearing, that the cerfified
FSEIR Na 332, together with its Addendum and Mitigation Monitoring Plan No. 138, are adequate to serve as
the required environmental documentation for the Project Discretionary Actions and satisfy all of the
requirements of CEQA, and that no further environmental documentation need be prepared for this General
Plan Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the above findings, the Anaheim Planning
Commission does hereby recommend that the City Council of the City of Anaheim adopt General Plan
Amendment No. 2005-00434, Exhibit A, pertaining to the Land Use Element, to redesignate the property from the
Office-High land use designation to the Mixed-Use land use designation.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the applicant is responsible for paying all charges related to the
processing of this discretionary case application within 7 days of the issuance of the final invoice Failure to pay all
charges shall result in the revocation of the approval of this application.
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THE fOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of '
September 7, 2005. Said resolution is subject to the appeal p"rovisions set forth in Chapter 18.60 "Procedures"
of the Anaheim Municipal Code pertaining to appeal procedures. -
CHAIRMAN PRO TEMPORE, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
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SENIOR SECRETARY,ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) '
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, 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
September 7, 2005, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BUFFA, FLORES, KARAKI, PEREZ,,ROMERO, VELASQUEZ
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: EASTMAN
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ~ day of l~ C t"ab h.zh ,
2005.
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ENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION