Resolution-PC 2005-46• •
RESOLUTION NO. PC2005-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE'ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
ADOPTING AND RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF
GENERAL RLAN AMENDMENT NO. GPA 2005=00426 PERTAINING T0 THE LAND USE ELEMENT
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2004, the Anaheim City Cauncil approved a memorandum of
understanding with the County of Orange stipulating that the City would pursue a process that may lead to
annexation.of County lstands (i.e:, pockets of land that are surrounded by but nof within any city's boundaries)
4-AN-6, 4-AN-7, and 4-AN=8 into the'City of Anaheim; and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim has an adopted Generai Plan, which was updated by the City
Council on May25, 2005, by its Resolution No. 2004-95; and
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2005, the Anaheim Planning Commission directed staff to initiate an
amendment to the Land Use Element of the Anaheim General Plan to redesignate certain real properties '
comprising an approximately 7 acre area adjacent to the south side of Ball Road and 177 feet east of the
- centerline of Gilbert Street, as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto and labeled -"LAND USE ELEMENT, General
Plan Amendment No. 2005-00426, Area No. 7° (hereinafter described'as "Area Na 7"), from the Low Density
Residentia/ land use designation to the MediumDensify ResidentialJand use designation; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 18.68 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, provisions of the
General Plan may be amended whenever the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare require
such amendment when adopted by a resolution of the City Council in the manner prescribed by law; and
WHEREAS, on April 18, 2005, at 6:00 p.m., the Anaheim Planning`Commission did hold a
public hearing at the Anaheim Civic Center, Council Chamber, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, notice of said
public hearing having been duly given as required by law and in accordance with the proVisions of Chapter
18.60 "Procedures" of the Anaheim Municipal Code, to hear and consider evidence for and against said General
Plan Amendment No. 2005-00426 and to investigate and make findings and recommendations in connection
therewith; and
WHEREAS, said Commission, after due consideration, inspectian, investigation and study
made by itself, and after due consideration of all evidence and reports offered at said hearing, bOES HEREBY
FIND:
1. That the evidence presented substantiates the need for an amendment to the Anaheim General
Plan and that, therefore, Area No. 7 should be redesignated in said General. Pfan for Medium Densify
Residentia/ land uses.
2. That the proposed amendment maintains the internal consistency of the General Plan.
3. That the proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest; health, safety,
convenience, or welfare of the City.
4. That the proposed amendment would maintain the balance of land uses within the City.
5: That the subject properties are physically suitable to accommodate the proposed modification;
including but not limited to access, physical constraints, topography, provisions of utilities, and compatibility with
surrounding land uses.
6. That 3 people indicated their presence at the pubtic hearing in opposition to the proposal,
1 letter was received in opposition; and 2 people relayed their concerns/questions to the proposaL
Cr\PC2005-046 -1- PC2005-46
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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACl'.FINDING: That the Anaheim Planning
Commission has reviewed the proposal to amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan to redesignate
Area No. 7 from the Low Density Residential designation to the Medium Density Residential or less intense
designation; and did recommend, that the City Council, based on its independent review of the Initial Study and
unless additional or contrary information is received duringthe publicmeeting, approve the Mitigated Negative
Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 133 asmodified by the Planning Commission to include
refinements to Mitigation Measure 5.6-3 and find and determine that based upon said Initial Study and any
evidence received at the public meeting, that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a
significant effect on the environment that cannot be mitigated to a level of insignificance as identified in the
Mitigated Negative Declaration, that no new mitigation measures or alternatives will be required beyond those
identified in Mitigation Monitoring Program No.' 933, and that the Mitigated Negative Decla~ation and Mitigation
Monitoring Program No. 133 are in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the
State and City CEQA Guidelines and are adequate to serve as the reguired environmental documentation for
the proposed Amendment and satisfy all requirements of CEQA; and that no further environmental
documentation need be prepared for the proposed General Plan Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the'above findings, the Anaheim
Planning Commission does hereby.adoptand recommend to the City Council of the City of Anaheim adoption of
Genera{ Plan Amendment No. 2005-00426, to redesignate Area Na 7 from `the Low Density Residential land
use designation to the Medium Density Residential land use designation.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of
April 18, 2005.
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CHAIRMAN, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
{, 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
April 18, 2005, by the foflowing vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BUFFA, EASTMAN, FLORES, PEREZ, VELASQUEZ
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
VACANT: COMM{SSIONERS: TWO VACANCIES
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ~~ day of ,
2005. .,
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
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LAND USE ELEMENT
General Plan Amendment No. 2005-00426
Area No. 7
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LAND USE ELEMENT
General Plan Amendment No. 2005-00426
Area No. 7
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