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A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM PCANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCILADOPT
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2004-00422
PERTAWING TO THE CIRCULATION AND NOISE ELEMENTS OF THE ANAHEIM GENERAL PLAN '
W HEREAS, on May 25, 2004, the City Council of the City of Anaheim approved a
comprehensive update to the Anaheim General Plan by Resolution No. 2004-95, and that said plan may be
amended from time to time; and
WHEREAS, since the adoption of the General Plan update, staff has identified minor errors
and omissions and the need to clarify certain provisions of the Circulation and Noise Elements; and
WHEREAS, the City has initiated the following amendments to the Circulation and Noise
Elements of the Anaheim General Plan:
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1. Amendments to the Circulation Element of the General Plan to the following street segments (i) Lincoln
Avenue betweeri State College Boulevard and the west City limit from a MajorArterial Highway to a
Primary Arterial Highway, (ii) State College Boulevard between the Riverside (SR-91) Freeway and
LincolnAvenue from a Major Arterial Highway to a Primary Arterial Highway and (iii) Sfate College
Boulevard between Ball Road and Cerritos Avenue from a Major Arterial Highway to a Primary Arterial
Highway and (iv) Katella Avenue between Walnut Street and the west City limit from a Resort Smart
Street to a Major Arterial Highway.
2. Amendments to the text of the Circulation Element of the General Plan (i) modifying language pertaining
to "Future Level of Service" and (ii) to include a reference to the Santa Ana Canyon Road Access Points
Map. _
3. An amendment to the text of the Noise Element of the General Plan pertaining to exterior noise
standards for residential projects.
WHEREAS, the Anaheim P~anning Commission did hold a public hearing at the Civic Center
in the City of Anaheim on January 10, 2005, at 2:00 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, 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 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
1 and determine the following facts:
1. That the amendments are necessary to remove inaccuracies in the General Plan and to maintain
consistency between the goals and policies of each of the Elements of the General Plan. :
2. That the redesignation of portions of Lincoln Avenue and State College Boulevard from a Major
Arterial Highway to a Primary Arterial Highway will provide the required number of lanes (six (6)), while
lessening potential acquisition impacts on adjoining land uses.
3. That the current and planned capacities of these roadways will remain under the proposed
designations on the Circulation Element due to the anticipated provision of six travel lanes.
4. That the redesignation of a portion of Katella Avenue from a Resort Smart Street to a Major
Arterial Highway will correct an inadvertent error that was included in the recently updated Circulation
Element.
5. That modifications to the text of the Circulation Element pertaining to the typical design of
intersection approaches forPrimary and Major Arterial Nighways and references to the Santa Ana Canyon
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Road Access Points map are necessary to accurately reflect current design standards and historic vehicular
access restrictions. ,
6. That modifications to the text of the Noise Element are necessary to facilitate future infill residential
projects that are attractiveVy designed while maintaining acceptable quality of life standards. ;
7. That no one indicated their presence at said public hearing in opposition; and that no one
correspondence was received in opposition to the subject petition.
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CALIFORNfA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING: That the Anaheim Planning
Commission has reViewed the proposal to amend the Circulation and Noise Elements of the General Plan to
redesignate certain street segments and make various revisions to the text; and did recommend, by motion,
that the City Council, based on its independent review of the lnitial Study prepared in connection with the
proposed General Plan Amendment No. 2004-00422 and unless additional or contrary information is
received during the public meeting, find and determine, based upon said Initia! Study and any evidence
received at #hepublic meeting, that no additional significant effect will result from the proposed modifications,
no new mitigation measures or alternatives will be required, and that the proposed General Plan Amendment
No. 2004-00422 is within the scope of the Final Environmental lmpact Report No. 330, and that the '
previously-certified Final EIR No. 330 for General Plan Amendment No, 2004=00419, which was a _
comprehensive update to Anaheim General Plan, is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality
Act ("CEQA") and the State and City CEQA Guidelines and is adequate to serve as the required
environmental documentation for the proposed Amendment'and satisfy all the 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 adopt and recommend to the City Council of the City of Anaheim
adoption of General Plan Amendment No. 2004-00422 pertaining to the Circulation and Noise Elements of
the Anaheim General Plan.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of _
January 10, 2005. Said resolution is subject to the appeal provisions set forth in Chapter 18.60,
"Procedures" of the Anaheim Municipal Code pertaining to , e cedures nd y be replaced by a City
Council Resolution in the event of an appeaL _.
CHAIRMAN, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION ;
ATT ST:
SENIO SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Pat Chandler, Senior Secretary of the Analieim Planning Commission, do hereby certify that
the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the Anaheim Planning Commission held
on, January 10, 2005, by the following vote of the members,thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BUFFA, EASTMAN, FLORES, ROMERO, VELASQUEZ
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: O'CONNELL
VACANT: COMMISSIONERS: ONE VACANCY
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have ereunto set my hand this ~3~day of
, 2005.
ENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
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