Minutes-ZA 2006/12/07• •
ANAH E I M
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
ACTION AGENDA
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2006 9:30 A.M.
Plan-Check Conference Room, City Hall East
200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, California
STAFF PRESENT: William Sell, Acting Zoning Administrator
David See, Senior Planner
Mark Gordon, Deputy City Attorney
Sandie Budhia, Associate Engineer
Della Herrick; Associate Planner
Jessica Nixon; Assistant Planner
Pat Chandler,' Senior Secretary.
AGENDA POSTING: A complete copy of the Zoning Administrator
Agenda was posted at 4:00 p.m. on December 1, 2006 inside the
display case located in the foyer of the Council Chambers, and also
in the outside display kiosk..
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
PUBLIC COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
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1. ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST: None
REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:
2a. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT N0.2006-00298
Approved
OWNER: Arthur J. Goodwin
4861 Copa De Oro Drive
Anaheim, CA 92807 15 day appeal period
AGENT: Miles Folsom
3365 East Miraloma #207
Anaheim, CA 92806
LOCATION: 4861 East Coga De Oro Drive: Property is
approximately 0.7-acre, having a frontage of 148 feet on the
north side of Copa de Oro Drive, a maximum depth of 245
feet, located 270 feet north of the centerline of Nohl Ranch
Road.
Waiver of minimum rear yard setback (25 feet required; 21 feet 10 inches
proposed) to construct atwo-story addition to the rear of an existing single-
family residence.
Continued from the November 22, 2006 Zoning Administrator meeting.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR RESOLUTION NO. ZA2006-33
Appeal period ended at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Project Planner:
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Sradj2006-00298kw.doc
William Sell, Acting Zoning Administrator, opened the public hearing.
David See, Senior Planner, introduced Item No. 2.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED.
No one else wished to speak and no opposition was received regarding this item.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
Mr. Sell concurred with staff's recommendations and approved Administrative Adjustment No. 2006-
00298for waiver of minimum rear yard setback (25 feet required; 21 feet 10 inches proposed} to construct a
two-story addition to the rear of an existing single-family residence. He stated the decision would be written
and signed no later than 7 days from the date of the meeting and would be final after the appeal period
expires 15 days following the date of the decision.
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3a. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT NO.2006-00299
Approved
OWNER: Target Corporation
215 South Euclid Street
Anaheim, CA 92801 15 day appeal period
Brandywine Homes
16580 Aston
Irvine, CA 92606
Attention: Brett Whitehead
AGENT: Greenberg Farrow Architects
1920 Main Street #1150
Irvine, CA 92614
Attention: Doug Couper
LOCATION: 101 South Euclid Street -Target: Property is
approximately 10.4 acres and is located at the southwest
corner of Euclid Street and Lincoln Avenue, having frontages
of 740 feet on the west side of Euclid Street and 620 feet on
the south side of Lincoln Avenue.
Waivers of: (a) maximum structural height adjacent to asingle-family
residential zone (20 feet required; 22 feet proposed, and (b) minimum number
of parking spaces (625 required; 562 provided).
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR RESOLUTION NO. ZA2006-34
Appeal period ended at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 6, 2006.
Project Planner:
(kwong2 ~ anaheim.net)
Sradj2006-00299kw.doc
William Sell, Acting Zoning Administrator, opened the public hearing.
David See, Senior Planner, introduced Item No. 3.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED.
Applicant's Testimony:
Doug Couper -Greenberg Farrow, 1920 Main Street, Suite 1150, Irvine, CA, stated he was present on
behalf of Target Corporation and available to answer questions.
No one else wished to speak and no opposition was received regarding this item.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
Mr. Sell concurred with staff's recommendations and approved Administrative Adjustment No. 2006-
00299 for waivers of: (a) maximum structural height adjacent to asingle-family residential zone (20 feet
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required; 22 feet proposed, and (b) minimum number of parking spaces (625 required; 562 provided), by
adopting the attached resolution including the findings and conditions contained therein. He stated the
decision would be written and signed no later than 7 days from the date of the meeting and would be final
after the appeal period expires 15 days following the date of the decision.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS:
4a. CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION -CLASS 1
4b. VARIANCE NO 2006-04710
OWNER: Iqbal Bashir
461 South Mohler Drive
Anaheim, CA 92803
LOCATION: 461 South Mohler Drive: Property is approximately 0.72-
acre, having a frontage of 102 feet on the west side of Mohler
Drive, a maximum depth of 313 feet, located 405 feet north of
the centerline of Via Vista.
Waiver of minimum side yard setback (15 feet permitted; 6 feet, 6 inches
proposed) to construct atwo-story addition to an existing single-family
residence.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR RESOLUTION NO. ZA2006-35
Concurred with staff
Approved
15 day appeal period
Project Planner:
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S rvar2006-04710jn.doc
William Sell, Acting Zoning Administrator, opened the public hearing.
David See, Senior Planner, introduced Item No. 4.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED.
Applicant's Testimony:
Iqbal Bashir, 461 South Mohler Drive, Anaheim Hills, CA, stated that he spoke with the neighbors of the
property regarding his request for a side variance and they are okay with the request.
Sarah Swenson, 471 South Mohler Drive, Anaheim Hills, CA, stated since the request would have a
minimum impact on their property they do not foresee a problem but they are present today because the
notification mailed out stated a 2-story addition to an existing single-family resident and they believe that
would be rather high. However, after speaking further they have been informed that it is an error and
rather it is a one-story to add to an existing 2-story house.
Phil Joujon Roche, 450 Rio Vista, Anaheim Hills, CA, President of the Santa Ana Canyon Property
Owners Association, stated one member wrote a letter of concern addressed to the Planning Department
and he read it into the records. Furthermore, he stated he shares the concern regarding height and that
the neighborhood has a lot of older homes that are single story, ranch style that were built in the i950's -
1970's and the newer homes are 2-story or 2-story plus and they would like to see things contained within
the 25 feet height limitation. Additionally he stated concern regarding the setbacks, stating the applicant
already has a big house and is making it even bigger, (7/10 of an acre).
Mr. Bashir stated before they filed the case they did apre-file with the City and his understanding is that
everything is within code.
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Ms. Swensson asked if there would be any construction activity on their side of the property.
Mr. See responded yes, there would be construction activity on their side of the property but it meets the
City's requirement and the waiver requested is on the opposite side.
Ms. Swensson stated the applicant's property adjacent to their property is really close and they are
concerned that if an additional air conditioner unit is added to the existing air conditioner unit which is very
noisy, it would compound the noise and further conflict with their outdoor activities.
Mr. Sell stated the City has new building code standards for noise and the applicant has to meet those
standards in order to have additional work performed in that area.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
Mr. Sell referred to the applicant and asked in reference to his neighbors if when he talked to the
neighbors he actually explained to them how close he was going to come to the corner of their house.
Mr. Bashir responded yes, he gave them a complete set of plans and showed them how far the house
would be. They reviewed the plans with him and stated they are perfectly fine with the plans and that if
anybody should have any questions they have permission to call them. Additionally, Mr. Bashir stated he
and his neighbors plan to work together on the landscaping.
Mr. See stated regarding the discussion about the 2-story and the height issue, he would like to clarify
that it was advertised as a 2-story and has a 2-story appearance but is actually aone-story that is very
high. The windows are placed up high to provide light but it is actually a 1-story with a high ceiling. Also,
a portion of the roof exceeds the height limitation but the City Code permits a minor deviation of 10%. For
example, the height limitation is 25 feet and a small portion would exceed it by a 4 feet deviation which is
a 3% encroachment. The allowable encroachment is 10%.
Mr. Sell concurred with staff's recommendations and approved CEQA Categorical Exemption, Section
15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and Variance No. 2006-04710 for waiver of minimum side yard
setback to construct aone-story addition to an existing two-story residence, by adopting the attached
resolution including the findings and conditions contained herein.
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5a. CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION -CLASS 15: I Withdrawn
5b. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO.2006-238:
10 day appeal period
OWNER: Neutron Plating, Inc.
Manuel Zavala
2993 E. Blue Star Street
Anaheim, CA 92806-2511
AGENT: Apex Land Surveying, Inc.
8512 Oxley Circle
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
LOCATION: 2983-2993 East Blue Star Street: Property is approximately
1.28 acres, having a frontage of 178 feet on the north side of the
terminus of Blue Star Street, located 402 feet east of the
centerline of Red Gum Street.
Request to establish a 2-lot industrial subdivision. Project Planner:
(dherrick ~ anaheim.net)
Continued from the October 12, 2006 and November 9, 2006 Zoning Srsubtpm2006-238dh.doc
Administrator meetings.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR EXCERPT NO.
William Sell, Acting Zoning Administrator, opened the public hearing.
David See, Senior Planner, introduced Item No. 5 and stated as noted in the staff report the applicant
worked with the Building Department and determined they are unable to fulfill the City Code requirements
and therefore elected to withdraw their application.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED.
No one else wished to speak and no opposition was received regarding this item.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
Mr. Sell concurred with staff's recommendation and accepted the request for withdrawal of
CEQA Categorical Exemption -Class 15 and Tentative Parcel Map No. 15 to establish a 2-lot industrial
subdivision for an existing industrial complex.
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6a. CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION -CLASS 15:
6b. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 2006-279:
Concurred with staff
Approved
OWNER: Lonesome Cove, LLC
806 East Avenida Pico
San Clemente, CA 92673
10 day appeal period
AGENT: Joseph G. Truxaw
265 South Anita Drive #111
Orange, CA 92868
LOCATION: 1721-1759 Claudina WaY: Property is approximately 2.26
acres, having a frontage of 325 feet on the north side of
Anaheim Way, and is located on the northwest corner of
Anaheim Way and Claudina Way, 384 feet on the west side of
Claudina Way.
Request to establish a 1-lot, industrial airspace condominium subdivision.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR EXCERPT NO. ZA2006-279
Project Planner:
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S rsubtpm2006-279dh. doc
William Sell, Acting Zoning Administrator, opened the public hearing.
David See, Senior Planner, introduced Item No. 6.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED.
Applicant's Testimony:
Tracy W. Ellis, 806 East Avenue Pico S-I, #251, San Clemente, CA, stated he is present to answer any
questions.
Craig Lee, Engineer of Truxaw & Associates, 265, S. Anita Drive, Suite 111, Orange, CA, stated
regarding the last sentence of Condition No. 4, they would like to insert the wording, "or bonded prior to
the final map approval".
No one else wished to speak and no opposition was received regarding this item.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
Mark Gordon, Deputy City Attorney, stated the General Development Standards of the City's Zoning
Code -Section 18.40.060 provides for improvements to be constructed prior to occupancy. Therefore,
as long as improvements are completed prior to certificate of occupancy being issued for construction on
the property the modification would be appropriate. Otherwise, it would require an agreement with the
City.
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He suggested that the last sentence of Condition No. 4 shall be amended to read, "That prior to final map
approval, a faithful pertormance bond in the form approved by the City Attorney and in the amount to be
determined by the City Engineer, shall be posted to guarantee construction of the required improvements
and furthermore, that the required improvements shall be constructed within 90 days of the approval of
the final map.
Mr. Sell concurred with staff's recommendations and approved Tentative Parcel Map No. 2006-279 to
establish a 1-lot, industrial airspace condominium subdivision, by adopting the attached excerpt including
the findings and conditions contained therein. He stated the decision would be written and signed no
later than 7 days from the date of the meeting and would be final after the appeal period expires 10 days
following the date of the decision.
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