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DECISION NO. ZA 93-58
A DECISION OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
APPROVING VARIANCE NO. 4236
OWNER: Frederick and Ruth Sacher
P.O. Box 2672
Grass Valley, CA 92945
AGENT: Universal Alloy
Attention: John Ball
2871 La Mesa Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92816
LOCATION: 2871 La Mesa Avenue
CEQA STATUS: Negative Declaration
HEARING DATE: October 14, 1993
OPPOSITION: No one indicated their presence at the public hearing in opposition and no
correspondence in opposition was received; and that two people spoke in support of the
proposal.
REQUEST: Petitioner requests waiver of the following to construct a 32,200 sq.ft. expansion to an
existing industrial building complex under authority of Code Section 18.12.060.110:
Sections 18.06.050.0212 - Required number of rking spaces.
18.06.050.031 231 required by parking study;
18.06.080 430 required by Zoning Code;
and 18.61.066.050 226 proposed)
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 do hereby find:
1. That the granting of the parking waiver will not cause an increase in traffic congestion in the
immediate vicinity nor adversely affect any adjoining land uses provided La Mesa Avenue is utilized
for parking;
2. That the granting of the variance under the conditions imposed will not be detrimental to the peace,
health, safety or general welfare of the citizens of the City of Anaheim;
3. That the proposed use of subject property should not require more than 231 parking spaces based
upon the parking study as reviewd and approved by the Traffic and Transportation Manager;
4. That the primary use of the existing and proposed structures is a single tenant industrial warehouse
which will not attract non-employee clientele to subject property.
5. That the total number of employees will be approximately 250 but that not all employees will be
present on subject property at any one time due to the scheduling of employees in three shifts.
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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS: That the Zoning Administrator has reviewed the
proposal for waiver of minimum number of parking spaces to construct a 32,200 sq.ft. expansion to an
existing industrial complex on an irregularly-shaped parcel of land consisting of approximately 7.96 acres,
having approximate frontages of 676 feet on the south side of La Palma Avenue and 630 feet on the north
side of La Mesa Avenue, being located approximately 180 feet east of the centerline of Blue Gum Street and
further described as 2871 La Mesa Avenue; and does hereby approve the Negative Declaration upon finding
that she 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 signfficant effect on the environment.
Based on the evidence and testimony presented to me, I do hereby determine to approve Variance No.
4236, subject to the following conditions:
That a Lot Line Adjustment Plat shall be submitted to the Subdivision Section and approved by the
City Engineer and then recorded in the Office of the Orange County Recorder to either (a) merge
Parcels A and B of the Parcel Map recorded in Book 60, page 45, or (b) adjust the property lines
such that the new building lies completely within one (1) parcel and meets the appropriated building
fire wall standards.
2. That an automatic fire sprinMer system shall be designed, installed and maintained as required by
the City Fire Department.
3. That the applicable traffic signal assessment fee shall be paid to the City of Anaheim in an amount
established by City Council Resolution.
4. That the developer shall pay a traffic and transportation improvement fee to the City of Anaheim,
Traffic Engineering Division, in an amount established by City Council resolution. This fee will be
used to fund traffic and transportation improvements within the area impacted by this project. Said
fee shall be subject to adjustment by the City Council.
5. That plans shalt be submitted to the City Traffic and Transportation Manager for his review and
approval showing conformance with the current versions of Engineering Standard Nos. 436 and 602
pertaining to parking standards and driveway location. Subject property shall thereupon be
developed and maintained in conformance with said plans.
6. That the developer shall comply with Chapter 14.60 'Transportation Demand" of the Anaheim
Municipal Code relating to transportation demand management (TDM).
7. That trash storage areas shall be provided and maintained in a location acceptable to the
Department of Maintenance and in accordance with approved plans on file with said Department.
Such information shall be specifically shown on the plans submitted for building permits.
8. That a plan sheet for solid waste storage and collection, and a plan for recycling shall be submitted
to the Department of Maintenance for review and approval.
9. That an on-site trash truck turn-around and/orflow-through area shall be provided and maintained
to the satisfaction of the Department of Maintenance. Said turn-around orflow-through area shall
be specifically shown on plans submitted for building permits.
10. That subject property shall be developed substantially in accordance with plans and specifications
submitted to the City of Anaheim by the petitioner and which plans are on file with the Panning
Department marked F~chibit Nos. 1 and 2.
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11. That, ff a building permit for the proposed expansion is not issued within a period of one (1) year
from the date of this decision (that is, the permit is issued more than one [i ] year after the date of
this decision), the petitioner shall, prior to issuance of said building permit, provide an updated
parking study to the City Traffic and Transportation Manager for his review and approval. The
parking study shall then be submitted to the Zoning Administrator for review as a Reports and
Recommendation item.
12. That prior to issuance of a building permit or within a period of five (5) years from the date of this
decision, whichever occurs first, Condition Nos. i, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9, above-mentioned, shall be
complied .with. Extensions for further time to complete said conditions may be granted in
accordance with Section 18.03.090 of the Anaheim Municipal Code.
13. That prior to final building and zoning inspections, Condition Nos. 2 and 10, above-mentioned, shall
be complied with.
14. That approval of this application constitutes approval of the proposed request only to the extent that
it complies with the Anaheim Municipal Zoning Code and any other applicable City, State and
federal regulations. Approval does not include any action or findings as to compliance or approval
of the request regarding any other applicable ordinance, regulation or requirement.
This decision is made, signed, and entered into the file this 21st day of October 1993.
r
nnika M. antalahti
Zoning Administrator
NOTICE: This decision shall become final unless an appeal to the City Council, in writing, accompanied by
an appeal fee, is filed with the City Clerk within 15 days of the date of the signing of this decision or unless
members of the City Council shall request to review this decision within said 15 days.
DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL: I do hereby declare under penalty of perjury that on the date set
forth below, I did deposit, in the United States Maii, a copy of the decision to the applicant and did forward
a copy to the City Clerk.
DATE:. October 21, 1993
etty Pre n
Sr. Office Specialist
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