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'~ i,~ r 1 ,~{ , i .:: ~.. 1 ~' _' - ' , '.1 ` ~ . ~ ` . . l ~ii I ~ I ~ ~ .~ t ~ '~ - . i 4j r. ~ ~~ ~ti f.p~~' 'N .wA,,, s~..t ~~ ~. ..e ~~~~~fW _'K~ ~ ~.~1.. p :. * ` ~ . ~`~~.(it~~~ ..~.~ ~.. y..' . . r . _ ~~~R ...~ w~~. . ~.~y "~ '^~ ... . , : ~ . . - . . . .~.. . . +~ c~cy xaii Anaheim, California April 2, 1969 A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION SP~CIAL I~ETTNG - A special meeting of the Anaheim City Planning Gammission was called tu order by Chairman ~~ro L•em Rotirl~:nd ,at 7: U~ 'o' Clock P.24. , i: quorum ?~e:.~1g ~~resent. PRESENT - CHAIRMAN PRO TEM: Rowland. - Ci~MMISSIONERS: Herbst, Gauer, Thom, Farano (who entered the Council Chamber at 7:20 P.M.) ABSENT - COMMISSIONERS: Allred, Camp. PRESENT - Development Services Directo:: Alan G. Orsborn Assistant Development Services Director; Ronald Thompson Zoning Supervisor: Charles Roberts ~ Assistant 2oning Supervisor: Pat Brown :•~'{i~:~ rnn~i:.e~r; Jay Titus Assistant Planner: Dave Williamson Planning Commission Secretary: Ann Kreb~ GENERAL PLAN - PUBLIC HEARING. INITIATED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, 204 East 1969 Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, Califorr~ia, to consider the Industri.al Element of the 1969 Preliminary General P3an. ' Assistant Planner Dave Williamson presented the Industrial Element of the Anaheim 1969 Preliminary General Plan (detailed copy on file in the offices of the Development Services Department), reviewing prior l~ub~ic•i;earings on the Residential, Housing, and Commercial Elements. Mr. Williamson also advised the Commission that the Induscrial Element had been reviewed before the.Board of Realtors and Ghe Industrial Division of the Chamber of Commerce, and that all elements, including Che Community Facilities, would be considered in approximately three weeks. !~, r,;; Mr. Williamson, summarizing the Industr~ial Blement, noted that the City of Anaheim had a ,,,;,;; long-recognized,policy £or permanent industrial developmenC of five areas within its•limits; namely, the Southeast, the Northeast, the North-Central, the Central, and the Freeway districts; th~t the industrial employment had risen from 7,000 employes in ;d_':! industries : 1958 to 50,000 employees in 499 industries in 1967, already a 750% increase in employment with the ':,rospace industry being the major portion. However, the City was now aCtracting oCher than aerospace industries. ' The oldest industrial area, known as the Central Area was then reviewed by Mr, Willzamson who noted that it was no longer attractive for industries because of the surrounding residential uses; that one of the proposals ir. the Center, City'Study was to have the residential uses established with a LanQscaped~ berm deve:loped between the residential and industr~al uses in order to achieve greater compatibility between the two uses; that the Freeway Industrial Area cdjacent to the Santa Ana Freeway north and south bf I,incoln i~veaue was now transitioning to other uses in which the area had smaller lots with quasi- public or heavy commercial uses being projected - therefore, because this area was now with mixed commercial, quasi-public, and industrial uses, t¢r Coimnission might wish to consider a change for that area east of Loara Street to be 0.esignated as commercial on the General Plan; that Lincoln A*enue easterly of this industrial area would be improved in the future and would be the nain entrance to the Center City of the City of Anaheim and could logically develop as coirnnercial or commercial-office uses. The Southeast Industrial Ares was then reviewed, noting that approximately 450 acres between Katella Avenue on the north and Orangewood Avenue on the south were involved; that 150 of xhese acres,were devoted to the Anaheim $tadium and 80 acres had been approved for khe Pacific Cortm~unity Cencer facilities, and on this basis,with decisions projecting a considerable portion of this property for non-industrial uses, it might seem logical to have the arna east of the Santa Aita Freeway to the Santa Ana River between Katelia Avenue on the north and Orangewood Avenue on the south desit~ated for commercial-recreation uses; and that although reference c~as made to commercial-xecreation designation, in easence, this was also an industry since the tourist dollars ~ould be considered an industry within the community. . i462-A : o ~ c~ MINUTES, CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, April 2, 1969 4462-B j GENERAL PLAN - Mr. Williamson then noted that Anaheim's industrial areas had a very 1969 important regional location within the County, and this was pointed (Continued) out in the Economic Research Association's report when they undertook a study of seventeen•areas in Oran~e County wherein Anaheim's area ::E~:resented prime areas fur primErily industrial uses. Bcc~use of the need for industrial land, the ERA report noted that if seventeen areas were retained for industrial purposes, approximately 5,000 acres would still remain to b~ developed after 1980 - however, this reserve was not considered excessive in view of the fact that pressures to convert industrial land reserves to other urban uses was likely to reduce the industrial land supply, ond opportunities for increasing the supply beyond what was currently pr~po~ed were neglif;ible because most of the undeveloped land in Orange County was topograpnically unsuited for industry, and that many cities did not maintain a strong hold in preserving these areas £or industrial purposes; that during the past four years the City of Anaheim had absorbed 65 acres per year - however, the staff was ~s;ing a iigure of 50 acres in its projections on a County-wide basis; that the Ir.rine Company initially offered to underwrite industrial development at costs below that of competitors in attempt to attract industry which migtit desire ta locace elsewhere in Orange County, and because of this, their attractive, park-like r.tmosphere guaranteeing zoning integrity now contained approximately 200 firms employing m.ore than 7,500 persons, and since the complex was well underway, land prices have been adjusted upward to parity with industrial districts i.n the County - therefore, because of this, it was anticipated Anaheim's absorb- tion rate.:uoul: :.ncrease substantially; that industrial development was expected to par_allel population growth, which ~rould g;:cw to two and one-half million people by 1!i80. Anaheim was known as ~r~.'.ndustrial community, Mr, Williamson noted, and the policy ~~f the community recognized this since zoning provided for industrial parks; taat industries could be selective where ~l•~ey located and preferred industrial ~.reas ;.ri.~tarily, which fit into Anaheim's policy as it pertained to other i:nci3ental uae::,.cuch as banks, motels an-3 r.~estaurants, and when the Orange Freeway was completed in 197i, this would greatly en~;~~urage the development of the Southeast Induatrial Area which repreaented the prime, vacant land within the center of the ~ommunity - however, there was some vision to the ori~inal General Plan because of the expsneion of the Commercial-Recreation Area easterly of t;tie Santa Ana Freeway. Mr. Williamson further noted tha~ there was an additional topic which required discussion and that.was what constituted "light industry" - however, because of technological improve- ments in the area of manutacturing processes, sound buffer4.ng techniques, and site design, some of the negative aspects of some types of industry had been eliminated; that a number of proposals had been made for interim uses of the industrial property yet undeveloped, with'the major portion of tH,~m being for mobile home or trailer parks, but to permit this type of land use would be setting an undesirable precedent since mobile home parks were associated with low-medium residential land use, and because of the expense involved in development of them, this type of facility would require a minimum of twe~:;ty years for said use in order to realize any return; that the prime issue in permitting mobile home parks was the fact that it was an incompatible use with industrial uses already established. ~i~e ~bjectives and ?olicies section was then reviewed by Mr. Williamson (detailed copy cices all seven factors), and all five indus•crial areas were located within Planning Area,A, and there was no plan to consider innus;.rial development within Planning Area B, Mrs. Ann Madison, 600 South Harbor Boulevard, Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Committee of the Board of Realtors, appeared before the ~ommission and noted that other officials were unable to be present at the pub].ic hearing; that she had not had sufficien[ time to c~•~scuss the Industrial Element with the other committee members - however, it was their feeling~there should be some type of relief affered owners of property in the Industrial Areas until these could be absorbed into an industrial use; that although the staff had indicated that mobile home parks were not compatible with industrial uses, it was hoped the City would give some study as l•o what type of interim uses would be compatible, primarily along the fringe areas. Commissioner Farano ente.•ed the Cor;.icil Chamber at 7:20 P.M. Mrs. Madison, in answEr co the Commission's statement that agricultural uses were most appropriate, stated that taxes were $300 per acre, while the return was only $200 per acre- therefore, this made it a losing proposition even ,,.s to caxes. Mrs. Madison further noted that mobile home parks would be no more incompatible than Y-3 developments which would back up to industrial developments. Commissior.er Herbst noted that mobile home parks could not be considered an interim use ~ since there were sewer, water, eiectriciEy;'nnd'rcad ~'aci.I.zti~s'to be prodided - therefore, a minimum of twenty years' lease would be required by any developer of a mobile home park before they ::ould consider it. ,.. . i_.. ~ 1, ~ ~ ~ MINUTES, CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, April 2, 1969 4462-C GENERAL PLAN - Commissioner Rowland noted that or.e uf the most recent actions taken 1969 by the State to avoid heavy taxaticn of t!~e~e properties either zoned (Continued) . industrial or projected for industrial uses, was to place the proper- ties in an agricultural,preserve for ten yeare, and this offered a considerable relief from taxation - howe~er, there waa a further alternative to this - that if an offer were received to develop the property held in the agricu3.tuval preserve wiChin'•ten•years, a.pro-rated:tazaCi6n figure would be cemputed by the~ ~ivnty iri"order to perin~C the;~pYo~erry ~o be'vsed for~ i.ndus[rial purpcses. Mrs.'i+ladison then noted that many of.the industrial property owners not developed did not have choice industrial land since they were not exposed to arterial streets and highways; that if 5unkist Street were extended from ats present terminus to Howell Avenue, this would open up the area for prime or choice industrial land, and until the Orange Freeway was completed, a number of these properties adjoi~iing the freeway were also basically afEected by poor exposure; that she had worked with many of these peuple, and she had made ntaaerous attempts to interest industry in their land - however, she had been un- successful since land values were very competitive with other industrial laad in Anaheim. Commissioner Herbst nated that industrial property on the east side of Santa Ana River, in Villa Park in Orange, was considerably cheaper than industrial land in Anaheim, selling between $15,000 to $16,000 per acre, whereas the industrial property on the west side of the river was not being sold because of the asking price by the owners of the property. Development Service: Director Alan Orsborn noted that tae property south of Ball Road and gast o£ Sunkist Street had had an offer made within the past.week. Mrs, Madison nated that the asking price for many of the properties were not too far out of line, and if a prospective industrial plant'made an offer within a range, the property owners would accept because they were realiatic as to prices for land in that area, Furthermore, as to an interi.m use, after the exp~rience the Visitnra and Convention Center had df ~emand for overnight trail~r space last year, this area could be used for traasient trade, Commissioner Herbst noted tt~at soc,~e of the~e properties could be used for storage of trailers and boats, but not for ove4night parking for which sanitary facilities wouTd be needed - storage o£ these vehicles would be more compatible with the surrounding uses, and with a 6-foot'wall or fence built around the property, would be more acceptable.' Mrs. Madison noted that in her estimation, the fringe area would be ideal for mobilE~ home parks and would act as a buffer between thz R-3 and the ri-1. Commissioner Herbst noted that by 1980 a considerable amount of the ?ndustrial land avail- able would be used, and there was still a number of acres around the City that was pro- jected for residential purposes; furthermore, the industrial land was needed to support any increase in residential uses. Mr. Williamson, in referring to the data regarding 1980, noted that the ERA report stated there would be an.excess amount of acreage within Orange County - how~ver, Anaheim haJ been experiencing a 65-acre per year or more utilization of the industrial property, and this would mean approximately twenty-four years to absorb the industrial properties now projected; that the City's greatest percentage of growth during the pasC few years had been during the time competition had been recci~ed from the Irvine Company'who had offered very enticing measures of relief. Commissioner Rowland noted that c ie of the points Mrs. Madison had made that some of the land in the peripheral areas was ~~d for other than induatrial uses - this was something historically the community had recognized, and this was typical not only of industrial, but all other boundaries; that since there had been change~ in the pe_-imeter of all the zones, the text prepared recognized this also, and due to.pressures on industrial land, not only would the land be used by industry but land would be redu^ed by attrition for other Chan industrial use. Mr. George Moran, representing the Southern Pacific Railroad a + , ppeared be£ore the Co~mnission and noted that the Commission had heard his viewpoints relative to the Southeast Industrial I Area; that most of the industry in that area had been developed in the past twelve years, and i•.~s qaickly.being absorbed,.and a ~hortage of land would be experienced in the next few years in that area; that the railroad compan3 was hopeful that che industrial inCegrity of that area would be maintained to attract more industries to that area; that Pages 1 and ~ 2 of the Induatrial Element brochure defined more explicitly what industries looked for ~ when they surveyed prospective areas far possible location; that in the last six months in ' the Southeast Industrial Area they had located Pennsalt Chemical Cumpany, Sunshine Biscuit ~ Company, and Outboard Marine, together wzth a 100,000-square foot warehouse: that he wished ~ to express considerable ~~ncern relative to the proposal of recommending the General Plan '-- designation for the area east of the Santa Ana Freeway between Katella Avenue and Orange- wood to Commercial-Recreatioa since less than half of the acreage in this area was developed ~'~ for the.stadiiim Hnd thP nronncpt) Par.ifir, Cnmm~mitv Cantpr ..;n~P rhP halanro nf rho nrnnn~tw .. , .. . . . . . . . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ . . ~ . . . ~ .. d ~ ~ MINUTES, CITY'PLANNING COMMISSION, April 2, 1969 4462-D GENERAL PLAN - had a tremendous industrial potential becau,se of its proximity tc the 1969 Santa Ana Freeway as well as the proposed Orange Freeway siace many. (Continued) industries were desirou~ of h~~ing freeway frontage, ar.d then cited as an example the National Biscuit Company in Buena Park which a competitive railroad had sold since they were desirous of having freeway frontage; that some of the property under consideration for the C-R Zone was owned by the Falstaff Company - however, the asking price was so high this had not been sold, although he had had a very recent inquiry regarding their property; and that he was honeful the area ddjacent to the Southern Pacific tracks and as much of that property adjacent to the freeway would be retained for industrial purposes, because of the existing developments in this area, which was attractive to a number of industries - however, he wished to go on record as being opposed to any consideration of mobile homes adjacent tu any of the industrial area because this was considered one of the worst drawbacks for any potential industrial firm 9.ocating in an area. Furchermore, there were many other aspects which prospective industries looked ar besides it~ clo=_e proximity to residential uses; that on land which was not presently in use for industrial purposes - these had been leased out for agricultural purposes - industries adjacent to these vacant lands were glad they were being utilized for agricultural uses since this improved the appear- ance of the area; and that in the area lie was now concerned with was that south of Sunkist ar.d east of State College Boulevard which he had shown to several prospects recently, and the quoting price was $25,000 Fer acre. ; Mr, Orsborn noted that five to six acres of some of that land south of Cerritos Avenue ~,, bet~ween Stata College Boulevard and the river was limited in use because of the Edison % °` powerline easement, and after calculating the portion of land which we~ld be usable, ~ 4y' ;~i,,<5 the price of this property could be considered in the vicinity of $35,000 per acre. •:>~~:; -[~: Mr. Moran noted that because of the Edison ppwerline easement, buildings were not permitted to be built under the easement - however, the railroad t:ack could be extended under it, and, t'^.erefore, he did not consider this an obstacle in prospective use of the land. Furthermore, with the Orange Freeway being projected for completion in 1971, together with railroad services available, these properties will be very attractive for indus- trial development if maintained in the industrial designation, and that his company would make every atteinpt to bring industry into Anaheim, which would be beneficial to all of the people of the City. Commissioner Herbst inquired of Mr, t3aran what his opinion was as to having a freeway frontage road extending northerly bet.ween Katella Avenue and Ba11 Road, similar to that in La Mirada, and to what advantage would this be to industry, Mr. Moran noted that with the freeway fxontage road, this would make the area.much more attractive and would have a major bearing an the property, particularly if an 80-acre piece were split into five to six parcels - this, then, would permit interior streets co be developed from the frontage road, and when Sunkist Street was planned to be devel- ~ oped through the area, this would greatly improve the desirability of the property for f d;evelopment of 10-acre sites. ~ P1rs. Madison noted tl.iat she was na;t opposed to retaining the area for industrial uses ~ since she was of the ~pinion much of this land would be eventually de~~eloped for industrial purposes, but she did £eel. some interim use should be considered unti'1 the property was ~ developed for industrial purposes - therefore, if the Commission werF not desirous of ~ having mobile home park sites, she was open to any suggestion they could offer. Commissioner Gauer noted he had driven through the Atwood area which was a considerable •portion of the Northsast Industzial Area, and many of the acres were now planted in strawberries, making this very•attractive, and most of the public facilities in the Southeast Area were.already in, and at the present time the City did need agricultural ~ land, and he reeognized the landowners needed some relief from the high taxes they were ~ being levied - however, he could see no other use far the property other than agricultural unless this was placed into an agricultural preserve, and that the Coromission had recently ~ denied a mobile home park in the Nirtheast Industrial Area. . i ' Co~mnissianer Rowland then r.oted that from the comments made by both Mrs. Madison and ' Mr. Moraa as to the text of the Industrial Element,.perhaps chis could be continued until ~ it was completely reviewed and their recommendations presented to the Commission, ~ f Mrs. Madison ~tated that the Zoning and Plan.~ing Di~ision of the Baard of Realtors did ~ not have anpthing definite to present, but some temporary or interim use should be con- i' sidered, and perkap~ che travel trailera might be the anewer. ; ,, ~ Mrs. Madison was advised that there was considerable concern and trouhle at the time the ~ travel trailers were ~toxed on the Convention Center site because there were no temporary ' sewer connections, water, or shower facilities which would be a requirement iE a travel trailNr park were considered, and becau3e of the expense involved in placing these facili- ties.on the property, one could necer censider it an incerim or temporary use - furthermore, ',~! ---, _ _ . ,. _ . , ,,: ~ . , ; . : .Q ~ ~~~` MINUTES,,CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, April 2;, 1969 4462-E ~ENERAL PLAN ,- this.could introduce an incompatible traffic element which would be 1969 utilizing the streets at the same time as industrial traffic. ' (Cont3nued) . ' • Mr. Orsborn noted that sewer, water, electricity, and shower facilities were needed for both the mobile home parks and travel trailers aacording to the State requirements; that the City, after makiag a thorough investigation of Che ~' facilities needed, determined that temporary use of the Converition Center would be unfeasi- ~ ble, and.the places which the3~ had invesL•igated that had these facilities were totally inadequate to handle the number of travel trailers that came into the City during a three to`four-month period. . I Mr. Orsborn also noted for the Commission that the Industrial Committee of the Chamber of ~ Commer'ce had mpt in the morning of this date and endorsed the Industrial Element in fuZl - ~ however, this recommendation was made to the Board'of Direc.tors and a meeting would not • be held for severa3 weeks, and this was the reason for their absence from this public' ~ hearing. ~owever, their.,fin.al reporc would be submitted in the future, and they only i wished to apprise the Commission that they had endorsed the Industrial Element. Mr. Orsborn further noted that while the absorption rate of industrial property was i approximately 50 acres per year for the past several years, he had just been reviewing ~ the events of the past three months, and the amount of industrial property which had been purchased and projected for development exceeded the prev3c~us absorption cortsiderably, Furthermore, there were two specific industries which were on tk~e verge of closing negot'i- ations, and if these were completed, then che figure for 1969 would be double that absorb- tion rate of previous years. Chaiiman pro tem Rowland asked for comments fran the various Commissioners; whereupon Commissioner Thom stated he had no additional comments to that already presented at the public hearing tonight. Commissioner Herbst noted that he wished to reiterate the City of Anaheim's land use • policy as it pertained to industrial uses in comparison with other land use policies, such as the R-1 and R-3 in which a babance had been determined as to that presently exist- ing, and in order to acsist in the industrial areas' growth, not only was it necessary to have people, but to have a residential area of varying types to provide housing for the many jobs that would result as a growth of the industrial areas within the City of Anaheim, and by retaining`the existing industrial designation, this would create many jobs and homes and add:'to the commercial growth of the City; that Walt Disney had once st.ated that the -0ity pf Anaheim would be the center of population within Southern California; that the Economics Research AssociaEes had stated this area would be the center of indus- { tri.:; development in Southern California; that he foresaw within the next ten years ( expansion of the industrial area within the City of Anaheim in greater measure than had been anticipated in the past due to the fact that industries now in the Los Angeles and ~ periphery areas had saturated the land, and, therefore, expansion was natural toward Orange County. ; Commissioner Farano noted that he was in agreement with statements made by Commissioner Herbst and Mr. Orsborn in that land would be moving considerably faster than it had in the past, and he was concerned that the City had allocated a sufficient amount of land for industrial purposes - however, the balance of the commercial and residential elements was excellent, and he was well pleased with the manner in which the General Plan was being revised and wished to extend compliments to t'.:e staff relative to this since it represented his thinking, not as an indi~idual, but to protect the industrial element in Anaheim if it , bec~me scarce,~;the City must always be on guard since there would be no land available for industrial purposes unless a vast change in policy took place. Cortanissianer Gauer noted that during 1957 and 1958 when the first GeneraZ Plaa was considered and finally adopted in 1963, the CoQUnission had set up these.various industrial ~ ~ areas, and a number of ineetings were held with the landowners of these areas to determine ! how they felt about the City's projections; that consultant Sy Eisner was of the opinion that a zoning map should be developed along with a General Plan, and afte: numerous talks ' with these many landowners, all of them had agreed to retain their properties for indus- '~ trial purposPS. However, when the zoning map was proposed to be adopted, Preston Turner, ~ the City Attorney at~that time, advised the Commission that the City could not adopt both i, : the zoning map and General Plan at the same time - thus, a zoning map was never adopted. ~' However, the many people who were contacted in these areas were agreeable with the General Plan at that time, and tlae land sold in these various areas was on a speculative basis and there was no reason Fre'sented to back up cansideration of an amendment to the General Plan; that he had never been in agreement with permitting "The Orient" in the area between the Santa Ana Freeway and State College Boulevard, eren though the City Council had approved it, and he caas not very receptive to the expansion o£ the Commercial-Recreation Area due to this. Furthermore, although there had been numerous attempts by different people to develop "The Orient", he was somewhat dubious to whether or not it wouid be built, and that he was in agreement with the analysis as presented in the report otherwise since it was basically in conforma¢~ce with past Commission action even though the Commission had ,, ! •S'~ ..;~^~'~ '2SY .,': 1~ ~. i ` i rl. ~ k t . ~y .~"y^~.u"~ i r ~ b ~Y~ ;. .c i }.c~r`hc. T r ~ ~~.~.c J a . 't Y+ ~ k. _ ..i: ; ..:~i~ , -r >7'~~ xh ;.,~~h3ti1~ tl :r ~ !+f - ~ ~ . . .. .. . . - . , . . . . '_'--~ _ . ~ . ~ ~.~ ..~~ . ~ .. .. ~ ~ ~ . ~ MINUTES, CZTY PLANNING COMMISSION, April 2, 1969 4462-F GENERAL PLAN - their ups and downs in land uses in attempting to maintain the 1969 industrial areas, but by and large, the City had retained to a great (Continued) degree their industrial areas, and the Cormnission would be very happy in the future that the industrial areas were set up as originally projected in 1963 and still reaffirmed ta a great degree in 1969. Commissioner Farano inquired whether or not the Board of Realtors had made their firm statement as to their acceptance. Mr. Orsborn noted that Mrs. Madison represented the Board of Realtors, and their only concern was permitting an interim use ofr the projected industrial property until such time as it would be utilized for industrial purposes. iKrs. Madison thanked the staff for an excellent report which was well done and which she felt was necessary - however, she further urged that more consideration be given to the property owners in the Southeast Industrial Area to be relieved of heavy taxes on property that would not be used for thirty years, and that one of her clients had asked her to request that•consideration be given for an interim use for his property since agricultural uses were insufficient and those properties which had arterial exposure would be developed long before those that were not near arterials. Further- more, although she did not speak for the Board of Directors, but only for the Planning and Zoning Committee, they were in agreement with the report as presented other than Che wish to consider relief for those properties which did not have as much potential in *_he immediate or aot too distant future development. Commissioner Farano noted that it would be time well spent if the Board of Realtors Planning and Zoning Committee could study the types of uses that would be considered compatible as interim uses for the industrial area in order that the Commission would not always be faced with denying a use that would be truly incompatible, since this would be guarding the industrial integrity and would encourage industrial development in the future. Commissioner Herbst offered a motion to accept the report on the Industrial Element as presented by the staff. Commissioner Thom seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIEII. ADJOURNMENT - There being no further business to discuss, Commissioner Herbs;t offered a motion to adjoursi the meeting. Co~aissioner Farano secemded the motion. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting adjourned at 8:05 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Li~%/~f~''i e~~~2~~ ANN KREBS, Secretary Anaheim City Planning Co~ission