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RESOLUTION NO. PC2006-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
ADOPTING AND RECOMMENDINGTO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTNO. 2005-00440 PERTAINING TO THELAND USE ELEMENT
(THE DISNEYLAND RESORT' SPECIFIC PLAN N0. 92-1, ANAHEIM GARDENWALK OVERLAY)
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Council did adopt the Anaheim General Plan by Resolution Na
69R-644, showing the general description and extent ofpossible future development within the City; and
WHEREAS, on May 25, 2004, the CityCouncil, by its Resolution No: 2004-95, adopted a
comprehensive update to the General Plan for the City of Anaheim; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapters 18.68 and 18.72 ofthe Anaheim Municipal Code, William .
Stone, as authorized agent for Anaheim GW, LLC, submitted a request dated December 5, 2005, that the
Planning Commission initiate General'Plan Amendment Na 2005-00440, Amendment No. 6 to The Disneyland
Resort Specific Plan No. 92=1 and an amendment to Conditional Use Permit No. 4078 (including a waiver of
minimum number of parking spaces) for the 8.8 acres of The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan, Pointe Anaheim
Overlay that is not under the ownership of Anaheim GW, LLC and that is further described as the Anaheim
Plaza Hotel and Suitesproperty located at 1700 South Harbor Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, on December 12, 2005, the Planning Commission, by motion, duly initiated
General Plan Amendment No. 2005-00440, Amendment No. 6 to The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan and an
amendment #o Conditional Use Permit No: 4078 (including a waiver of minimum number of parking spaces) for
the 8.8 acres of TheDisneyland Resort Specific Plan, Pointe Anaheim Overlay that is nof under the ownership
of Anaheim GW, LLC and that is further described as the Anaheim Plaza Hotel and Suites property located at
1700 South Narbor Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapters 18.68 and 18.72 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, William ,
Stone, as authorized agent for Anaheim GW, LLC, submitted applications for General Plan Amendment No.
2005-00440, Amendment No. 6 to The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan, an amendment to Conditional Use
Permit No. 4078 (including a waiver of minimum number of parking spaces), a request for the City of Anaheim to
enter into a Second Amended and Restated Development Agreement No. 99-01 (Amendment No. 3 to the First
Amended and Restated Development Agreement No. 99-01) by and between the City and Anaheim GW, LLC,
Tentative Parcel Map No. 2002-205 and Final Site Plan No. 2006•00002 and further, that the applicant has also
submitted a request to amend the Disposition and Development Agreement by and between the City of
Anaheim and Anaheim GW, LLC which will be considered by the City Council concurrently with the above
applications, all of which applications pertain to amendments to the Anaheim GardenWalk project for the 20.3
acres of The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan, Pointe Anaheim Overlay under the ownership and/or control of
Anaheim GW, LLC (the:city-initiated and applications and the applications submitted byAnaheim GW, LLC are
hereinafter referred to as the "Proposed Project Actions"); and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes relate to the mix and allocation of land uses, zoning
standards, phasing, project layout and minor modifications to project conditions of approva{ and mitigation
measures to provide for the development of 569,750 square feet af specialty retail, restaurants, and
entertainment, including a multiplex movie theater; 1,628 hotel rooms/suites (including up to 500 vacation
ownership units) and 278,817 square feet of hotel accessory uses; a transportation center; and 4,800 parking
spaces and 15 bus spaces; and
WHEREAS, the applicant has requested an amendment to the Land Use Element of the
General Plan to modify "Table LU-4: General Plan Density Provisions for Specific Areas of the City/General Plan
Density Provisions for Specific Plans Within The Anaheim Resort and for The Platinum Triangle Area"
(heretofore referred to as "Table LU-4") to reflect modifications to the Pointe Anaheim Lifestyle Retail and
Entertainment Complex (heretofore known as the "Anaheim GardenWalk project") as provided for in the Pointe
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Anaheim Overlay (heretofore known as the "Anaheim GardenWalk Overla~') ofiThe Disneyland Resort Specific
Plan No. 92-1; and _
WHEREAS, Generai Plan Amendment No. 2005-00440 proposes to amend Table LU-4 of the
Land Use Element of the General Plan to reflect the following density for The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan ,
No. 92-1, Anaheim GardenWalk Overlay: up to 569,750 square feet of specialty retail, restaurants, and
entertainment uses, including movie theaters; 1,628 hotel rooms/suites (including up to 500 vacation ownership
units) and 278,817 square feet of hotel accessory uses; a transportation center, and 4,800 parking spaces; and
WHEREAS, the proposed modifications to TableLU-4 are shown in Exhibit "A" attached to this
Resolution and incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the Anaheim Civic
Center, Council Chamber, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, on March 6, 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, to hear and consider evidence for and against said GeneraLPlan Amendment and to
investigate and makefindings 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 saidhearing, DOES HEREBY
FIND:
1. That the evidence presented substantiates the need for an amendment to`the Anaheim General Plan
and that the proposed amendment maintains the internal consistency of the General Plan as the proposed
modifications to the Anaheim GardenWalk Overlay are consistent'with the goals and policies set forth in the :
General Plan for the Commercial Recreation land use designation and The Anaheim Resort and the modified
density does not result in the need for additional infrastructure improvements or public facilities, beyond those
previously planned for The Anaheim Resort.
2. The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or '
welfare of the City;
3. The proposed amendment would maintain the balance of land uses within the City; and
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALI'f'Y ACT FINDING: That the Anaheim Planning
Commission has reviewed the Proposed Project Actions, including General Plan Amendment No. 2005-00440,
and did find and determine and recommend that the City Council find and determine by its Planning
Commission Resolution No. 2006-21, pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act
("CEQA"), based upon its independent review and consideration of the Second Addendum to the previously-
approved Pointe Anaheim Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program .
No. 004a conducted for the Proposed Project Actions pursuant to the requirements of CEQA, including Section
21166 of the California Public Resources Code and Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines, and the evidence
received at the public hearing, that the Second Addendum to the previously-approved Pointe Anaheim Initial
Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration together with Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 004a, are adequate
to serve as the required environmental documentation for this General Plan Amendment 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 RESOLVEp, 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. 2005-00440 pertaining to Table LU-4 to reflect modifications to The Disneyland
Resort Specific Plan No. 92-1, Anaheim GardenWalk Overlay as set forth in Exhibit "A° to this Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the applicant is responsible for paying al{ charges related to
the processing of this discretionary case application within 15 days of the issuance of the final invoice or prior to
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the issuance of building permits for this project, whichever occurs first. Failure to pay,all charges shall result in
delays in the issuance of required permits or the revocation'of the approval of this application.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of
March 6, 2006. Said resolution is subject to the'appeal provisions set forth in Chapter 18.60, "Procedures" of
the Anaheim Municipal Code pertaining to appeal procedures.
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' CHAIRMA , ANAH IM PLANNING COMMISSION
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SENIOR CRETARY, ANAHEIM LA ING COMMISSION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Marie Witkay, Senior Secretary of the Anaheim Planning Commission, do hereby certify that the
foregoingxesolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the Anaheim Planning Commission held on March
6, 2006, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BUFFA, EASTMAN, FLORES, KARAKI, PEREZ, ROMERO, VELASQUEZ
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE :
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ~~ day of ~"'K-'4-~
2006.
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:TARY, ANAHEIM PLA IN MMISSION
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TABLE LU-4: GENERAL PLAN DENSITY PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIGAREAS OF THE CITY
Location General Plan Land Use Desi nations Permitted Densit
The Mountain Park Low Medium Hillside Density 485
Area Residential
(Up to 6 du/ac)
2,015
Low Medium Density: Residential (Up to 2,500 dwelling units)
(Up to 16,du/ac)
Area „A„
(Parcel Map
Low-Medium Density Residential
Up to 140 dwelling units
94-205) ,
The Disneyland
Resort Specific Plan
Commercial Recreation
See Note No. 1 on next page.
SP92-1 Area -
The Anaheim
Resort~ Specific
Commercial Recreation
See Note No. 2 on next page.
Plan SP92-2 Area
Hotel Circle Specific
Commercial Recreation
The Hotel Circle Specific Plan allows for a
Plan (SP93-1) Area master planned hotel project including up to
969 hotel rooms and integrated guesf
oriented amenities including#ull-service
restaurants, conference room/banquet
facilities, pool and spa areas, tour
bus/shuttle facilities, and pedestrian
promenades and plaza areas with
comprehensive landscaping.
The Platinum Mixed-Use Up to 9,500 dwelling units at densities up to
Triangle'Area 100 dwelling units per acre; up to 3,265,000
s.f. of office development at maximumFAR
of 2.00; and, up to 2,254,400 s.f. of
commercial development at a maximum
FAR of 0.40.
Office High and Office Low Up to 1,735,000 s.f. of office development
at a maximum FAR of 2.0 for properties
designated Office-High and a maximum
FAR of 0.50 for properties designated
Office-Low.
The Stonegate Low Density Residential Up to 35 dwelling units
Development Area
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Exhibit A
TABLE LU-4: GENERAL PLAN DENSITY PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC o~ e ic ;;~;TU;;y ~ru~ eynu~~~e .
o~no~r n ~n rno Tu~ oi n~ri~u ~ne -rQie~~r_~ ~ n~c~ AREAS OF THE CITY CONTINUED
Note No. 1: ' The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan provides for the development of arr approximate 489.7 acre international
multi-day vacation designation resort including ongoing modifications to the Disneyland themepark, the development of a
new theme park, additional hotels and entertainment areas, administrative office facilities, new public and private parking
facilities, and;an internal transportation system. This development is within five planning Districts (Theme Park, Hotel,
Parking, Future Expansion and District A) and a C-R Overlay, which allows development within the Overlay to either be
consistent with the underiying ResortDistrict or subject to the same 18nd uses as in the AnaheimResort Specific Plan Na
92-2 Zone. The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan also identifies maximum development density designations for hotel/motel
development in the Hotel District (up to 5,600 hotel rooms for the entire District with up to 1,000 hotel rooms transferable to
the Theme Park District), in District A(the maximum number of units permitted would be 75 hotel/motel rooms per gross
acre or 75 hotel/motel rooms per parcel existing on June 29, 1993, whichever is greater) and the C-R Overlay (the
maximum number of units permitted on a parcel would be the following: 1) for parcels designated Low Density - up to 50
hotel rooms per gross acre or 75 rooms, whicheVer: is greater; and 2) for parcels designated Medium Density - up to 75
hotel rooms per gross acre or 75 rooms, whichever is greater; provided that for those parcels that are developed with
hotel/motel rooms which exceeded the maximum density designation, the number of rooms existing on the date of adoption
of The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Ordinance may be rebuilt or modified at their existing density.) It should be noted
that accessory uses may be developed as well as other visitor-serving commercial/retail and restaurant uses along with
these hotel/motel uses. The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan also proVides for the development of the Pei~#e-P~aabei~
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Anaheim GardenWalk project pursuant to the Anaheim GardenWalk Overlay at the' following density and subject to
the approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 4078, as amended, to permif the following: up to 569, 750 square feet of
specialty retail, restawants, and entertainment uses, including movie fheaters; 1,628 hote/ rooms/suites (including -
up fo 500 vacation ownership units) and 278,817 square feet of hotel accessory uses; a bansportation center, and
4,800 parking spaces. The Pei~e"A~alaei~--Anaheim GardenWa/k Overlay encompasses District A and the portion of
the Parkin District East Parkin Area /CR Overla south of Disne Wa .
Note No. 2: The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan provides for the development of approximately 549.5 acres within the C-R
(Commercial Recreation) District which allows for hotels, motels, convention and conference facilities, as well as
restaurants, retail shops and entertainment facilities; the PR (Public Recreation) District which encompasses the Anaheim
Convention Center and associated parking facilities and provides for the orderly use of City-owned property as well as the
existing Anaheim Hilton Hotel; and, the Mobilehome Park (MHP) Overlay which encompasses existing mobilehome parks
within the C-R District and provides development standards for mobilehome parks and regulations and procedures to '
mitigate relocation concems and adverse effects of displacement upon mobilehome owners when a park is converted to
another land use. The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan also identifies maximum development density designations in the GR
District. These designations a~e based upon hotel/motel development and allow up to 20% of each hotel/motel project
gross square footage, excluding parking facilities, to be developed with integrated (i.e., included within the main hotel/motel
complex) accessory uses. These accessory uses will reduce the otherwise maximum permitted hotel/motef density at the
rate of one hotel/motel room per six hundred (600) gross square feet of accessory use. For properties proposed to be
developed with permitted and conditionally permitted uses other than hotels/motels with accessory uses, the traffic
generation characteristics of said uses shall not exceed those associated with the otherwise permitted hotel/motel (including
accessory uses) density as determined by the City Traffic and Transportation Manager prior to Final Site Plan review and
approval. The density designations are as follows: "Low Density," which has a maximum density of up to 50 rooms per
gross acre or 75 rooms per lot or parcel, whichever is greater, "Low-Medium Density,° up to 75 rooms per gross acre or 75
rooms per lot or parcel, whichever is greater; "Medium Density,° up to 100 rooms per gross acre or 75 rooms per lot or
parcel, whichever is greater; and, "Convention Center (CC) Medium Density," up to 125 rooms per gross acre with trip
generation characteristics mitigated to the equivalent of 100 rooms per gross acre, or 75 rooms per lot or parcel, whichever
is greater. For those parcels that are developed with hotel/motel rooms which exceed the maximum density designation,
the number of rooms existing on the date of adoption of the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Ordinance may be rebuilt or
modified at their existin densi .
NOTE: Removed words are shown with st~ee~+~ and new words are shown in bold ifalic.
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