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Minutes-ZA 2001/03/22• C ACTION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE ANAHEIM CITY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2001 9:30 A.M. ACZA0302201. DOC Staff Present: Annika Santalahti, Zoning Administrator David See, Associate Planner Vanessa Norwood, Assistant Planner Deborah Knefel, Deputy City Attorney Melanie Adams, Associate Engineer Patricia Koral, Sr. Word Processor REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: 1a. CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION -GLASS 11 1b. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WAIVER N0.2001-00008 Request for Withdrawal OWNER: Office Depot Attn: Dale Bromell 1120 S. Anaheim Boulevard Anaheim, CA 92804 LOCATION: 1120 South Anaheim Boulevard: Property is 2.33 acres, located at the southeast corner of Clifton Avenue and Anaheim Boulevard. 10 day appeal period. Request for a Special Circumstances Waiver to permit and retain an existing SR7942kb.doc banner for 60 days in conjunction with an existing office supply retail store in the CL (Commercial Limited} Zone. Project Planner: (kbass(a~anaheim. net) Continued from the March 8, 2001 meeting. ACTION: The Zoning Administrator, Annika M. Santalahti, determined that Special Circumstances Waiver No. 2001-00008 had been withdrawn on the basis that staff inspection indicated the banner had been removed from the premises and that no representative from Office Depot appeared at the public meetings on March 8 and March 22, 2001, when this request was scheduled for discussion. • PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: 2a. CEQA NEGATIVE DECLARATION 2b. VARIANCE NO. 2001-04423 OWNER: Cornelius Marinescu 412 S. Country Hill Road Anaheim, CA 92808 Denied. AGENT: Dan Cojochean 544 E. Hoover Avenue Orange, CA 92867 15 day appeal period LOCATION: 412 South Country Hill Road: Property is 0.50 acre located at the northeast corner of Country Hill Road and Old Ranch Road. Project Planner: (vnorwood(a~anaheim.net) Waiver of minimum rear yard setback (25 feet required; 10 feet proposed) to sR7939vn construct an accessory, detached 2-story guest house with a 2-car garage in conjunction with asingle-family residence with a reversed building frontage on a corner lot in the RS-HS-22,000 (SC) (Residential, Single-Family Hillside; Scenic Corridor Overlay) Zone. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR DECISION NO. ZA2001-14 Continued from the March 8, 2001 meeting. OPPOSITION: Two people indicated their presence at the public hearing in opposition to the proposal and one person was for the proposal; and there was no correspondence received in opposition. The two people in opposition were as follows: Roy Wonder, 418 South Country Hill Road, Anaheim, CA 92808 Barbara Hatrig, For the project: Dick Houston, 481 S. Old Ranch Rd., Anaheim, CA 92808 Dan Cojochean, Agent, 544 E. Hoover Ave., Orange, CA 92867, introduced pictures of the actual site. He also stated that at the previous hearing, that the stormwater catch basin at the corner of Country Hill Road and Old Ranch restricts the use of the site. The Public Works Department has researched this issue and determined that the catch basin is a private improvement. Therefore a public easement is not required. Melanie Adams, Associate Engineer, refen'ed to the staff report, page 4, paragraph 22, stating that with regards to the public storm drain that was recently constructed in Country Hill Road as a condition of approval for Tract Map No. 15565. The applicant will be required to submit a grading plan, prepared by a registered civil engineer, for the guest house. The engineer can redesign the catch basin to minimize impacts on the site and design a connection to the new public storm drain. The grading plan, including drainage and any connections to the storm drain system, will be reviewed by the Public Works Department. Ms. Adams stated that any homeowner interested in making property connections should contact Peter Gambino at 765-5100 ext. 4053. • • Having been appointed Zoning Administrator by the Planning Director, pursuant to Anaheim Municipal Code Section 18.12.040, to decide the above-referenced petition and a public hearing having been duly noticed for and held on the date set forth above, I hereby deny Variance No. 2001-04423 on the following basis: 1. That the petitioner submitted a revised site plan showing a minimum 15-foot (instead of 10-foot) rear yard setback. 2. That there are no special circumstances applicable to this property pertaining to its topography, size or shape because the lot slopes only slightly from north to south and the lot size and shape are typical of other lots in the area, and the proposed guest house can be relocated in compliance with Code requirements; and that, therefore, there is no demonstrated hardship relative to this lot that is significantly different from other lots within the same vicinity and zone. 3. That no other variances have been applied for or granted within the neighborhood surrounding the subject property and, therefore, strict application of the Zoning Code does not deprive this property of privileges enjoyed by other surrounding RS-HS-22,000(SC) zoned properties in the neighborhood. 4. That construction of a large, two-story guest house in close proximity to the public street and the neighboring single family residence to the east would adversely affect the adjoining land uses and the growth and development of the area in which it is proposed to be located because the guest house would interfere with the lines-of-sight from the adjoining property in comparison to the lines-of-sight if the guest house were constructed in compliance with Code requirements; and that the visual intrusion is illustrated in a photograph contained in the Staff Report to the Zoning Administrator. 5. That the two-story proposal would have a significant visual impact on the neighboring property because the setback is a 40% deviation from the Code requirement. • • 3a. CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION -CLASS 3 3b. VARIANCE N0.2001-04424 APPROVED OWNER: Larry Goebel 346 South Whitestone Drive Anaheim, CA 92808 AGENT: Wallis Smith 26501 Mirar Vista Drive Mission Viejo, CA 92692 LOCATION: 346 South Whitestone Drive: Property is 0.69 acre having a frontage of 241 ft. on the east side of Whitestone Drive, a maximum depth of 201 feet located 614 feet north of 15 day appeal period. the centerline of Ramsgate Drive. Waiver of maximum fence height (3 feet high permitted; 5 feet high Project Planner: proposed) to construct a 5-foot high wrought iron and block wall fence (cwagner(a~anaheim.net) within the required front yard setback of asingle-family residence in the RS- sR~oo2cw.doc HS-22,000(SC)(Residential, Single-Family Hillside; Scenic Corridor Overlay) Zone. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR DECISION NO. ZA2001-15 No one indicated their presence at the public hearing in opposition to the proposal; and there was a letter of opposition the same individual sent a second letter and withdrew his opposition. Having been appointed Zoning Administrator by the Planning Director, pursuant to Anaheim Municipal Code Section 18.12.040, to decide the above-referenced petition and a public hearing having been duly noticed for and held on the date set forth above, I hereby approve Variance No. 2001-04424 based on the following: 1. That the proposed 5-foot high fence will be located along the south portion (approximately 60 feet) of the front property line (241 feet long); and that the fence will not interfere with lines-of sight to any nearby driveways. 2. That there are special circumstances applicable to the property consisting of its topography, location and surroundings, which do not apply to other identically zoned properties in the vicinity; and that although other properties in the area have variations in topography, this particular lot has a very steep downward slope to the rear (east) of the lot with virtually no flat pad areas to build on, as illustrated on the photographs submitted by the petitioner. 3. That strict application of the Zoning Code would deprive this property of privileges enjoyed by other properties under identical zoning classification in the vicinity because numerous single family residential hillside properties in the area have been granted permits for existing fences abutting street frontages with various heights above the 3-foot maximum fence height limitation. 4. That the character and design of this front yard fence will be complimentary to the design of the petitioner's residence and to the surrounding single family homes. ~ • • 4a. CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION-CLASS 1 4b. VARIANCE N0.2001-04425 Continued to April 5, 2001 OWNER: Hamid Zanjani 419 South Windmill Lane Anaheim, CA 92807 LOCATION: 419 South Windmill Lane: Property is 0.40 acre located at the terminus of Windmill Lane with frontages of 41 feet on the west side of Windmill Lane 61 feet on the south side of Rocky Point Road, and 196 feet on the north side of Nohl Ranch Road. 15 day appeal period Waiver of minimum side yard setback (6 feet required; 2 feet proposed) to construct an addition onto the side of an existing two-story single-family residence in the RS-HS-10,000 (SC) (Residential, Single-Family Hillside; Project Planner: SCenIC Corridor Overlay) Zone. (skoehmCa~anaheim.net) ZONING ADMINISTRATOR DECISION NO. SR1002gk.doc No one indicated their presence at the public hearing in opposition to the proposal; and there was a letter of opposition the same individual sent a second letter and withdrew his opposition. The property owner has asked for a continuance so that his architect could be present with further information. • . i r 5a. CEQA NEGATIVE DECLARATION (PREVIOUSLY-APPROVED) 5b. VARIANCE NO. 2000-04402 OWNER: Jerine A. Knox 226 S. Glassell St. Orange, CA 92866 AGENT: Malkoff and Associates Attn: Scott Minami 18456 Lincoln Circle Villa Park, CA 92861 LOCATION: 1190 North Van Horne Wav. Property is 0.51 acre located at the southeast corner of Coronado Street and Van Horne Way. Continued to April 5, 2001. The petitioner requests a modification or deletion of a condition of approval Var. 15 day pertaining to permitted hours of operation for apreviously-approved waiver Appeal period. to permit and retain existing 22-foot high ground-mounted equipment for a wood shop facility in the SP94-1, Development Area No. 1 (Industrial Area) Zone. Continued from the February 22, 2001 meeting. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR DECISION NO. Project Planner. (kbassCa~anaheim.net) SR7943kb Representative from Malkoff and Associates was present to confirm request for a continuance to May 3, 2001. 6. ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST: NONE.