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RESOLUTION NO. PC2007-61
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM PLANNING COMM(SSION
RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION
OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2007-00459PERTAINING
TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT
(2000 SOUTH STATE COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND 2337 SOUTH MANCHESTER AUENUE)
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Council did adopt the Anaheim General Plan by Resolution No.
69R-644, showing the general description and extent of possible future development within the City; and -
WHEREAS, on May 25, 2004, the City Council, by its Resolution No. 2004-95, adopted a
comprehensive update to the General Plan for the City of Anaheim; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did receive a City-initiated request for an amendment to
the Land Use Element of the General Plan to redesignate a portion of property located at 2000 South State
College Boulevard (Parcel A) from Open Space to Mixed Use and to designate a portion of property located at
2337 South Manchester Avenue (Parcel B) for Medium Density Residential land use designation as shown in
the attached Exhibits A and B, respectively.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the Civic Center in the City of
Anaheim on June 25, 2007, 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 proposed 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 and
determine the following facts:
1. That the proposed amendment to the Land Use Element maintains the internal consistency of
the General Plan.
2. That the proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety,
convenience, or welfare of the City.
3. That both properties, noted as Parcels A and B, are physically suitable to accommodate the
proposed designations, including but not limited to access, physical constraints, topography, provision of
utilities, and compatibility with surrounding land uses.
4. That the proposed amendment relates to the established land use patterns in the vicinity and
therefore, said amendment would be compatible with, and further the goals of said Plan and therefore, Exhibits
A and B should be adopted to redesignate Parcel A from Open Space to Mixed Use and designate Parcel B for
Medium Density Residential land uses, respectively.
5. That no one indicated their presence at said public hearing in opposition; and that no
correspondence was received in opposition to the subject petition.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING: That the Anaheim Planning
Commission has reviewed the proposal to redesignate Parcel A from Open Space to Mixed Use Land Use and
to designate Parcel B for Medium Density Residential and does hereby approve the Negative Declaration upon
finding that the declaration reflects the independent judgment of the lead agency and that it has considered the
Negative Declaration together with any comments received during the public review process and further finding
on the basis of the initial study and any comments received that there is no substantial evidence that the project
will have a significant effect on the environment.
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- NOW, THEREFORE, BE iTRESOLVED that pursuant to the above findings, the Anaheim
Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council of #he City of Anaheim adoption of Generai
Plan Amendment No. 2007-00459 pertaining to the Land Use Element to redesignate Parcel A from Open
Space to Mixed Use and to designate Parcel B for Medium Density Residential land uses, as shown in atfached
Exhibits A and B. :
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the applicant is responsible for paying all charges related to
the processing of this discretionary case application within 15 days of the issua~ce of the final invoice or prior to
the issuance of building permitsfor 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 June 25, >
2007. Said resolution is subject to the appeal provisions set forth in Chapter 18.60 "Procedures" of the Anaheim '
Municipal Code pertaining to appealprocedures and may be replaced City Council Resolution in the event
of an appeaL
CHAIRMAN, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
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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
June 25, 2007, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BUFFA, EASTMAN, FAESSEL, FLORES, KARAKI, ROMERO
NOES: COMMfSSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: VELASQUEZ ~
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this /0 ~ day of
2007.
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION