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CICV Nall
Anar~elm~ f,allfornia
March 1~ 1976
REGULAft MF.ETIWG 0~ 1'NC_~.ANANE!M CITY PLANNI~Ir, COMMISSION
REGULAR - A renul~+r meetln9 of the Anahelm Clty °lanning Commisslon was called
MEF.TItIG to ord~r by Chal rman F~+rano at 1; 30 p.m. In the Counci l Chamber ~ a
qu~rum being p~esent,
PRESE~IT - CIIAIR~;i.~l; Fr!'Ano
COMMIS5I~~IERS: B~ri~es, Herbst~ Johnson, Kiny~ Morley~ Tolar
ABSFNT - COMMISSI~N~RS: None
AL5t1 PRESE~~T - Frank Lowry
Paul Singr_r
Jay Tltus
Annika Santal~htl
Allan Daum
Bill Cunn(ngham
Patricia Scanlan
Deputy City Attorney
Trafflc Engineer
Off(ce Enylneer
Zoning Supervisor
Assistar,t Zoning Supervisor
Associate Planner
Planning Commissian Secretary
PLEDGE OF - Commissioner Flerbst led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag c,f the
ALLEGIANf,F United States of America.
APPR~VAL OF - Commissioner J~hnson offered a motton~ seconded by Commissioner Morley
TNE MItJUTES and MQTIO"J CARRICD, thaC tF~e minute5 of the regular Planning Commisslon
meeting held on February 111~ 1976~ be and hereby are approved, as
submitted.
VARIANCE Nb. 277b - CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING. RORERT L. WETZLER, 1533'A Buena Vista~
San Clemente~ Ca. 9z672 (Owner); B. LARRY BROTSCH~ 315 East Riverdale~
Orange, Ca. 926~~5 (A9ent); r~que~scing WAIVER OF PERMITTED ArCESSORY
USES~ 70 PERMIT AUCO REPAIR IN Apl EXISTING SERVICE STATION on property descc-ibEd as a
rectangularly°shap~d parcel of land consisting of approxlmately 0.5 acre located at the
nor~i~ed~t ~ar~er of Beach Boulevard ar~d 8a11 Road, having appruximate frantages of 150
feet on the east slde of Beach Bculevard and ~5~ feet on the north ~ide of Ball Road,
and further d~scribed a~ 934 South Beach Boulevard. Property presently classtfled CL
(COMMF.RCIAL~ LIMITED) ZONE.
The subJect petition was continue~i fr~xn th: Plannfng Commission meeting of February 18~
1976, at the req~iest of the petitioner.
No one Indicated their presence In oppositiun to subJect petition.
Although the Staff Report to the Planning Commissio~ dated March 1, 1976, was not read at
she pubtic h~aring~ said Staff Report (s referred to and made a part of the mtnutes.
Mr. Larry Brotsch, the applicant~ appea~ed before the Planning Commission to answer
questlons concernin~ the propasal.
7HE PUBLIC HEARI~lG WAS CLOSED.
Commissionsr Y~ing noKed tnat he had checked the subJect property in the field and round
that it would be very difficult for the ~utomotive repalr operatior, to make more noise
than the automobilz traffic on Beach Boulevard and Bal! ttoad; that the nearest neighbor
woutd be the motel nff(ce ',ocated more than 200 feet from th~~ subJect building; that the
clientelc for the sub.lect bustness establishment went to the rear of the building for
service in view ~f the fact that the front doors of the butld(ng were seaied off; that he
underst~od all of the work wa~ being detie lnsi~e the building and the service station use
on the front of the property hid some of the subiect b~ildtng; and that the yard was neat
and clean~ with a planted berm for greenery.
In response to questi~ning by Comm(ssioner Tolar~ Mr. Brc,tsch stated he was presently
doing valve work, ennine cleanup, brakes, pumps, etc.. In the nature of automotive repalr;
and that he had a few accounts whtch periodically requirod chanqtnc~ whole engines.
Commtssioner Morley noted that he had observed ample ~arking for thc proposed use.
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Clty Nall
Aneh~~im, Callfo!'nle
March l~ IA76
REGULAR - A regult~r mectlnc~ of the Anaheim Clty Planning Commissi~n was call~~d
MEE7I~IG to order by Chalrman Farano at 1:30 p.m, tn thc Councl) f.hnmbar~ a
quorum bein~ prnsent.
PRESENT ~ Cf1AI RMI1~J : Fargno
COMMISSI~~lERS: Barnes, Herbst~ Johnson~ King, Marley~ Talar
REGUI.~R MEETINC; OF THE 11NANEIM CITY PLANNING C(1MM15510N
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ABSFN7 - COMFIISSIQNERS: None
ALSO PRF.SENT -
Frsnk lowry
Paul Singcr
Jay Titus
Annika SantAlAhtl
Allan DAUm
Btll Cunningham
Patrlcia ~canlan
Deputy Ctty Attornoy
Trafftc Enginecr
Office Engineer
Z~ning Supervisor
Assistarit Zoning Superv(sor
Assoclat,e Planner
Planning Commtssion Secret~ry
PLEOGE OF - Cortmissioner flerbst led in thc Piedge of Allegiance to the Flag of the
ALLEG II1Nf,E Un i ted Stat~es of Amerl ca.
APPP~OVAt OF ~ C011M1IS~loner Johnson offerCJ ;. ^r+rlon. seconded by Commissioner Morley
THL• MINUT[S and MQTIO"{ CRRRIED~ that the minutes of the regular Planning Commission
meeting held on Februar'y 1~. 1976~ be and herehy are ap~r~ved~ as
submltted.
VARIANCF N0. 2776 - COIJTINUED PUE~LIC HE~RING. ROBERT L. 41ETZLER, 1533"A Buena Vlsta~
`~- San Clemen!e~ Ca. 92672 ("wner); B. LARRY BROTSCH~ 315 East Riverdale,
Orange~ Ca. 926G5 (Agent); re~uesting WAIVER OF PERMITTED ACCESSORY
USES~ TO PERMI7 AUTO REPAIR IN AF! EXIS7IPlG SERVICE 5TATION on property described as a
rectangularly-shaped parcel of land consisting of approximately 0.5 acre locatec! at the
northeast cornEr of Bet~ch soulevard and Ball Road~ havfng approximate frontages of 150
feet cn the east side of Beach Boulevard and 15n feet on the norCh side of Ball Road~
and fiirther descrlbed as 93~~ South Beaci~ Boulevard, Property presently classlfled CL
(COMMERCIAL~ LIMITED) Z~NE.
The sub_)ect petl!ton was continued from the Planni~g C~rmission mees~ing of February 18~
i976, at tfie request of the petitioner.
No one indicated tt-elr presence tn opposition to sub,jec.t petition.
A1Chough the Staff Report to the Planning Commis:;ion dated March 1. 1976~ was not read at
+ihe public hearing~ s~id Staff Report is referred to and made a part of the minutes.
M~. I.arry 9rotsch, the applic.ant, appeared before the Plonning Commission to answer
ques*_'v^S concernin~ the proposal.
THE PUDLIC HERRII~G WAS ~LOSED.
Cominissioner Kt:~g r~oted th~t he had checked the subJect property (n the field and found
that it wauld be very dtfftcult for the automotive repalr operatlon Co make morc noise
than the automc+bile traffic on Beach Boulevard and Ball Road; that ths nearest nPighbor
would be the motel office located more than 200 feet from the subJect building; that tha
clisntele for the sub_ject business establishment went to the rear of the b~ilding foi
service in view of the fact that the front doors of the building were sealed off; that ne
understood atl of the work was beinq done in~ide the building and the servic~ station use
on the front of the property hid sone of the subJect buildtng; and that the yard was neat
and clcan~ with a planted berm for greenery.
In rasponse to questloning by C~mmisstoner Tolar~ Mr. Brotisch stated he was presently
doing valve work~ en~ine cleanup, brakes. pumps, etc.~ ln the nature of autorative repair;
and that he had a few accoun:s which periodlcally required changing whole englnes.
Commtsstoner Morley noted that he had observed ample {~arking for the propnsed use.
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MINUTES~ CITY PLANNING COMMISSION~ March I, 197fi
76-9~+
VARIANCE N0. 2776 (Continur,d)
ChRirmbn Farnno notc*c1 thnt uver the p~st five years or so there had bcen a number of
servlce station operators wantir~~ to do heavter work aC thefr siCes; howev~r, the Code
rRStricte~l the warlc; end hF inqulred if Commissfoner Nerbst felt appraval of the sub]act
rt,quest would couse a"run" on slmllAr requests for incre~iseci actlvlty at servicC statlon
sites. Commissloner Herbst responc+ed that he would be cautious rbout perml'tting tncreased
act~vity at one site an~i not ~it onother.
Ch~(rman Faran~ then I;,quired if the applicant ha~ a hardship, noting that a hardship was
genornlly b~s~cl on the fnct that the preservAtlon and enJoyment of a substantial property
r~~1ht poss~ssed y oth~r property In the s,~me vlcEnlty and zone ~~uas denled io the property
in questi~n. i,: fu~ther tnquired if thc ~pplieant was aware of any ~ther service statton
o(~erator whn was condt~ct'nn thc tyre of cQerAtion propcsed,
Mr. Brotsch replled th~~t he was lice~sed by Che StaCe of Cal(fornla t~ perform thc
intenslvP autoinociva enqine repali,
Commissioner Kinn notecl Lh~it the subJec:t establlahm..~:t was not a service static,n. Mr.
Brotsch stated the front af the buildtng was hoarded up ancf overhead doors had been
Installed (n thc rear~ making the automot(ve repair ~usi~ess separate from the servicc
stat(on oper~tion on the front cf the property.
Commissloner Morley note~l that there was clearly a dual use of the serv(ce st~tlon site~
with two separate huil<iincls, and he questioned the possibillty of o lot split t:o legalize
the uses. Thereupon~ Zoninq Supervisor Annika Santalaht) advi~ed that the Site
development stan~lards requlred a service statlon site to he a minimum of 150 feet hy 150
feet in size.
In response to qu~stfonin9 by Commissl~ner Herbst~ Mr. Brotsch st~~tPd that he had a
sublease from Mr. John DeWict; and that he was in operation approximat~ly three months
prior to the construction of thr. n.ew service station facilities on the front of the
property. Commfssioner Herb~t then inqulred how the selt-service gas statton was allowed
to be constru~ted w~Ch~~t a minlmum sitP.
Cortxnissloner Johnson noeed that ht had empathy ~er *_he appllcant since he did not have the
~ontral of the propert•; needed to be able to co~tin~ie; that, as a Planning Commissioner,
he had voted agal~st many ;ervice station conversians which did not meet the minimum
requt~ements; and th~t it w~s dii`f'i~ult t~ support the prop<~sal based on the previuus
actl~ns of the Commtssion wt2h respect to ~erv(~e station sites.
It was noted that the Dtrecto; of the Planring Department had d~i.ermined that the proposed
actlvfty fell within the definition uf ~ect(or~ 3.01, Cl~ss 1* ~f the City of Anaheim
Guidelines to the Requlrer+ients for an Environm~ntal Im~act Repc,rt and was, therefore~
categorically exempt from the requirement t~ file an EIR.
Gommissioner Kin~ offered a resolution and moved for its Rassage and adoption~ that the
Anahetm Flannin~ Cammiss`on does hereby grant Petltion for Variance No. 2i76, ar~ the bas~"
that the automotive repal~° operat!on is an established business on the subJe~t property
tnrough a sublease and, furthermore, the buslness is an enhancement Co the prooerty;
subject to the Interdepartmental Committee recommendatlons.
On roll call, the Foregoing res~tutinn falled by the following vote:
AYES; COMM~SSIO~lE:RS: BARNES~ KING~ TOIAR
N~ES; C011MISS IONEhS: I~ER35T~ JOf1N50N, MORLEY, FARANO
A6SENT: COMMISSIQNERS: NbNE
ConKnlssioner Herbst noted that the subJect property had been illegaliy subdlvlded into twa
sep~rate businesses constit~ting a dual use of a minimum servlce statton slte and apprnval
would set an undesirable precedent, especially since there were many closed service
statlon sites ln the City which would ltke to be ccnverted; that no hardship hac' been
demonstrated, as far as the property itseiF was concerned; and tha: the treatment given
tov:ard the subJect appticatlon should be ln a manner representirig go:.d business ln the
communlty.
Thereupon~ Commissioner Herbst offered Resolutlon Mo. PC76-36 and moved for its pa:,sage
and adoption~ that the Anaheim City P1anning Commission dnes hereby deny Petition for
Jariance No. 2776, based on the foreqoing findings. (See Resolution Bc,ok)
On roli ca11, thp foregoing resolutfon was passed by the following vo~:e:
AYES : COMMI SS I ONERS : ~+E?~ST •~~~~t~SON ~ MOftLFY o F~',~A~~O
NQES: COMM{SSIUNER''. :F , ~:i~~~~ TOLAR
P,9SENT: COMMISSIONE"~ •• -
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M: NlITF5 ~ C I TY PI.ANNI NG GOMM I SS I ON, Merch 1~ 197G
76-95
UARIA-~f,F. Nn. 7.7~1 - CQ~ITI~IUED PURLIC NEARING. WII.I.IS WALKEP,~ 41k North Phi ledelphla
+` Strcet~ Anahe(m~ Ca. ~2f3~5 (~wner); C. M, WILKS~ 513 Parkwood
S2reet~ Anahel~»~ Ca. 92801 (Agent); r~q~~esrinq WAIVFR OF (A)
MINiMl1M FlAOR AREA~ (I)) MINIMIlM YARD DEPTfI AND (C) MINIMUM REQUIREU PARI(fNG~ TO
CO~~STRUCT A TI!ItE[-UN17 APART~~EIIT f3U1lDIM(i en praper•ty dascrlbecl as a rectnngulr.rly•~
shapeci ~Arce) of land consistl~tic~ of approxirr~ntely 0,1 ~~cre hevinn a frontage oP
approxlmately hF feet on the enst si:!c of Philadalphla . t~eet~ havincl %+ maxlrnum depth
of approximately IZn tect, hein~~ IocAt~d approximntr.ly I'~5 feet south f th~~ cQnt;sr-
line of Syc~more Streut~ nnd further descrlbcd as 41n Nu~i~~ "~~~~~adc~phlA Street.
~rt~perty presantly cir~ssffled k~~-12~0 (R[SIDFNTIAI. MULTt'rll~.-FANILY) ZONE.
The sublect petltlon was conr.inueci from the Pla~ninq Commts,lon meetinq of February I~~
1~7G~ for the submirtnl of revised ~lens.
Tw~~ perscx~s lndlc~ited thef r pre5cnce in ihe Audience In cannection wi th the subj~c[
pctltlon~ alfhnuqh there was no one pres~nt to rapresent the appllcant.
It w~s noted that the petltl~ner was requestln9 an addltlonal two-week continuanc.e on the
basis that r.herc was not sufficlent tlme fol lowin., the meeting of February 18~ 1 yJG, to
submit the revlsed plans for analysis by Clty Staft ~rlor to this meettng.
Comr~tssloner Kin~ offered a motion~ s~cconded by Commissioner 1'olar and MOTI~N CARRIED~
that thc A.~ahe(m Clty Plannin9 Cornnission does herPby yrant an adciitinnal continuance For
conside-•atlan of Patlti~n for Variance No. 27a) to the Plannlncl Commission meeting of
`+Wrch ';, ~Q%~~. as requcste~l by the petitioner.
(NOit: Thls Item was considereu at tha b~glnning c; Li~c u~cetin~~.)
RECLr,SC~FICATI,IN • PUBLIG HfF~RING. I~lIfiATF[) 8Y T!tE Ai~/1HEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION~
NQ. 75-7h-~~ 2Q4 Easr ~ In~:•; ~ n,,,en~_~a, ~!nal~etm. Ca. 9?405; ProP~sing that Property
~-~ `~!~ ~ descrihed as i recra,~g,~lariy-shaped parr.el uf lanct ~.~,~;slst!„~ eF
appro>•irn~tely (~ •:~-r^s 'oc:ated a~ Lhe northwest corner of 9a1 1 Road
and Empire 5treet, having a~:proxi~~i~.te front~ge~ of 620 feet on che north side af Ball
a~ad and 44Q feet ~n the west side of Emplre 5trcet, t~e reclassifiec! from the CL
(COMMERCIAL, LIMI7ED) ZO~~E t~ the RM-l20Q (RESID~NTIAL~ MUI.TIPI.E-FAMILY) TONE.
Three persons inclicated ~h~:ir ~resence in appositlon to the subJect petition; and it was
noted that cne letter was received in opposition.
Asslstant ~untr.q Supervisor Allan Daum rcad the Staff Report to the Planning Cortmission
dated March 1, 197~, and said Staff RepQrt is referred to and madr. G p~rt of [ha minutes.
Mr. Dudley SGhumacher~ 211~ West Rali P.ead; Apt. A~ appeared before the Pianning
Comnfssion and stated he managed the majority of the praperty in question~ ueing all of
the prnperty ci~ Juno a~d Ball Road~ ~xcept for one parcei a~ ~ne west end of Ball Road;
tha* he was protestinq the proposed zone change on the basis that ln years past it had
becorr~ increasingly ~iffic.ul'. to r~nt the units as residences due to nolse condltions
along Ball Road; thnt a short t(me a~o the Cii.y removed a larre section of tre~s along the
front of •,.he property which were serving to buffer the sound ar,d traffic dange~s ane',
since that time~ an autortx~bils hacl driven into his own living room at the subject
lo~at i on ; that the traff i c s i gnal s i n the area operated or a 21+-hour bas i s and thp suF,Ject
property was drasticat ly affecced by the exhaust fumes from the automnbi les st~nPin9 and
startinq; that, also, a larc~e golf cart manufact+~rinc~ company was located across the
st~eet from the subject property and~ durtng the ~ast surtmer following the seeond shlft,
there were drag races in ::~e are~; that al i of the foregoing made i t increas i:~gly
d 1 f f I cu 1 t ko rent the un i ts as res i dences and somet i mes the un i ts ~'ama 1 ned emp ty for
months; that at the tin~e he bought into the sub]ect property and to manage it, there was a
shortage of business offices and some of the units were remodeled and used fo~ effices;
then, as tin~e went a~~ng, they converteci the units back to residences and they vx~uld
probah 1 y h~ve to go back to of f t ces aga i n when the un 1 ts became un ren tab 1 e; that the
property was purchased as coinnercialiy-zoned property with the iniC~~t ~~~a~ it c~uld be for
comm~rcial uses; and that losinq the commercial zoning would downgrade the property value.
Mr. Bob ~iardin, 2~?.7 West Ball Road, appeared before the Plonning ~ommission and stated he
had been at the s~bJect location since 1961; that since 1961 '~e hia~i remod~~led his office;
that his clients were havtnq di"~cu~~Y findinn parkt~g sRaces in the area; that the area
was ~o congcsted that he did not feel the units immediataly adJacsnt to Ball Road could ve
;uccessfully Converted back to residences; that havin~ had his offlce on Ball Raad for so
many years ~ a hardsh i p woul d be created i f he were ~o mc+ve h I s ver~ ~:-~.vy law pract t ce;
an~! that the best use for ihe property along Ball Raad was officas trnly; and, therefore~
he was respectfully requesting that the subjece petition for rtclassification be de7ied.
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MINUTES. CITY PLANNING CaMM!SSION~ IMrch 1~ 197b 7G-96
REC:.ASSIFICATIOW N!0_~,')5-76-19 ~Go~tlnued)
Mr. Clit'f Catter~ 2131 We~t eell Rosd~ appeared before the Planninn Commission and statod
that 1F he had to vacAtc hls ~,"`t~L ~n Bell Road hp would be put completely out uf
t~uslnass; that he haJ benn at the sub~ect 'ocatlon for almost fivo yenrs a~d had bull. up
his business for ret(rem•nt; tnat thn nolse from Dall Roecl and the m.~nufacturing plant
across the stract wAS bacl~ finwev~r~ hls offlce was nbro or less toword the back oi• the
propes'ty with his recnptlonist' erea otfering an ~dclttlonal burfer from the nolsc su that
lt dtd nnt spol) his buslness; that tlie bulldl~c~s alon~ Ball R~ed wsre not approprlate es
apArtrent units :~Ince Che notse was t•oo distractinq; and, ti~~refore~ h~e+ wds rCSpectfully
rcyu~:stin~ th~t the subJect petltlon for reclossificetioi~ ba clenlecl.
TlIF. PUBLIC H[ARINf, WAS CLCSCO.
Commiss~oner Tolar notecl th~t, as he uisderst~~~ it, Mr. Schurt~cher represented the
bulldings on Juno~ anci he Inqufred whether a rr.classification to RM-1200 of orily thosn
propertlas abutting Juno would creatc a h~rdship~ leaving thase parcels nbutCl ~ Ball R~ed
aa CL. Mr. Schuma~cher respan~ied that such an action would he rgreesble to hlm slnce he
was oniy conc~rn~d abont those parcels abuttl~~ Ball Road remalning cammerr,lal.
Commisslc+~er Tnlar then noted that he felk the property owners t~ac1 justified rights to the
commorctal xoning presently on the property; and that to have the untts all residentlal~
ther•e would probably be some raal ~rievances in terms of sale.
The °lann{ng f.ommtsslon acknowledged recelpt of the latter (n oppos(tl~n from Mr. Douglas
Eclwards wh~ owned 60 of thc units at th~ subJect location.
C~mmissloner Herbst inqulred whPCher therc were any comnerclal uses in the untts faclny
anto the narth an~l south sides of Juno; wher~upon~ Mr. Schumacher answered in the
negatlve. Commissioner rlerhst then noted that~ although the Planning Commissi~n did not
wlsh to tmpose a hardshlp on the properties, thr.y clesired to havefrom therinterru tedtng~
and that he has interested to know if th~ traffic rotse and smug P
trafflc on Ball Roa:l affected all of the subJect properties or ,just those facinq Ball
Ro~d. Mr. Schumacher answered that the units facinc~ onto Ball Roaci appeared to give
adequate buffering for thosP units facing onto both sides of Juno. ~n response to
questioning by Com~nissioner Herbst~ Zaning Supervisor Annika Santalahti advised that
Undoubtedly there wouid be a shorta~e of parkinc~ s~aces for conmercia) usage of the
pr~perty since the Code required 4 spacrs per 1000 square feet of floor ~re~; and that
adequate parking would be required on~SICG or wlthin 200 feet with an appropriate
agreement; and that tfie Bulldiny Uivisiar wauld make the determinaCion whether a building
was sultable for conversion to a co~nmercial use,
Coir~nissioner Tolar suggested that e time limit might be imposed for conversion of all of
the apartments along Ball Raad to comnar~ial uses; and thaC the pr~perty owners were
presently enJoyin~ dual use of tl~eir property, which he did not favor.
Mr. 5ctiumacher stated that the City should nat have aliowed apartments ta be constructed
on the commercially-zaned property.
In response to auestioning by Chairman Farano, Deputy Ctty Attorney Frank Lowry advised
that the butldings on th~ subject propErty were const,ucted ~uring the 1960's and~ as
such, were nonconforming structures for a period of time; however. the Code allowed ten
years for conformance and the te~ years had expired~ glvinc~ the propert, no gra~dfather
rights. Commtssioner Herbst notad that by granting a maximum of five years ~ make
conver~ivns nn the property woul~~ in effect, be yranting an extensi~n o time for the
nonconforrt~inc~ structures.
Mr. Schumacher stated they were only interested in h~ving the buildings fronting or Ball
Road ~~sed as offices ar zor+ed commerciay and the rest af the property could remain as
residential uses; hc~wever~ it was passlbie tnat, if rhe 37 apartments fron:ing on Ball
Road whicn were presently oc,cupied a~ re~tdences were to be restricted to ~ortmercial uses,
those u~its might rematn empty since they :i~~ not k~ow whether they co~ld rent them as
oi•fices at this time. He continued by s-:ating that they had purchased the property with
the cortxnercia! zoning and had not expected to have the "rug ,jerked from beneath them," so
to speak; and that the de~elopment was designed for resider•`ial use by Mr. Edwards and
constructed under the app~oprtate buildinq ~ermits.
Mr. Schumacher further stated the use of the subjact property had been hurt by the City
when the man~facturing use was permitted acrass Yhe street.
Further discussion p~~rsued, during which Commissione~ Herbst noted that the ~ublic hearing
should be contlnued so that the matter could be readvertis~d in a manner which would
resolve the many c~rrors on the p~rt of the City and the subject property awners; that a
variance should be advertised to allow the three bulldings on Ball Road which were
prasently being used a3 offices to continue to be used for that purpose, with the
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M 1 NUtCS ~ C I TY 1'LANN 1 NG COMM I SS I ON ~ Ms rch 1~ 19'b 76- 97
REf.LASSIFICATION N0. 75-76`19 (Co~titlnued)
remalnder of the buildings to romaln residences; and th~t~ In tha process~ all of khc
property would revert to the RM•12~~ Zone.
,i respanse to quR~tl~ning by Commissloner Johneon~ Mr. Schumt+cher st~~ted .hrae offtces
nncl 37 resldAnceg presently cxisted an Bell Road~ ~nd thn three offlccs appearod to bs
creeling the har~lshlp.
C~mmissl~ner Johnsan offered a motion~ socond~d by Commi~eloner hlorley and MOTIAN CARRIED~
that tha Anahetm Clty Planning Commtsslon doc:. hereby reopen tiie public hearing for
Petitian for Reclasslflcatlon No. 75-?6-19 to be contl~~ie~1 to the Planning Gonmission
meetln~ of April 12~ !976, for reactvertisement with a varlrnce petltfon~ as dlscussed in
the foregoing minutes~ sold re~dvertisement t~~ be at the expense of the City.
RECLASSIFICl1TI~N - PUBLIC ~IEARINIi. ~~il'I'IATFD BY TNE ANAIIEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.
N0. 75'7~~'~1 20~~ East Lincoln Avenuc. Anahelm~ Ca. 928~5; Proposing that prc,perty
"""'""-"' describecf ae a rectAngularly-shaped p~rcel af land cansisCing of
approximately .6~3 acrc located at the southarst carnar of b~l! Road
and Empire Streec, hsvtng approxlmate irontages of 188 feet on the south s(de of Ball
Road and 157 fPet on the west side of Empir•e Strcet~ be reclassified from the CL
(Cf1MMERC111L~ LIMITED) ZQNE to thc CO (f,OMMERCIAI, CFFICf. AND PRUFESSIQNAL) ZONE.
P~a orie fndlcated thelr presence at sald public hearing In opposilion.
Although the Staff Report to thc Planning Com+nlssion dated March 1~ 197F~, was not read At
the public hea~•ing~ said Staff Report is referred t~ and made a part of the minutes.
THE PUBLIC "ARIN~,~ WAS CI.OSED.
Commisslonar Tolar offered Re~olu:lon No. P~7~°37 and moved for its passage and adoption,
that the Anahetm City Pla~ning Commission does hereby recommei~d to the C(ty Councll o f the
City af Anaheim that Petltion ~or Reclassificatlon No. 75-7~-21 be approved, subJect to
th~e Interd~pirtmenral Committee recommendatlons. (See R~solutinn Rook)
On roll call. the foregoinn resolutlan was passed by the following vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BARNFS~ NERBST~ JOHNSON~ KIN~~ h40RLEY~ TO~AR, FAR4N0
NOCS : COFIMI SS I ~Nf RS : NQNE
ABSENT: CAMNISSIOtJERS: NQME
i;ECLASSIFICATION - PUBLIC NEARING. D s T LEF,SING, G06 Fernhill Lane, Anahetm~ Ca.
N0. 75-7~7-z5 92807 (0~-ner); TAYLOR-DUNN MANUFAf.TURING CO., c/o R. Davls Taylor,
?.14r~ West B:,!1 Road, Anahelm, Ca. 9 8b~+ (Agent). Property
VARIANCE N0. 27n3 described as an irregularly-shaped aarcel uf land consisting of
approximately 2 acres having a frontayc of approximately 114 feet
on the south sidP of Ball Road~ having a maximum depth of approxi-
mately 426 feet~ beinn located approxim~tely 450 fe~t eaSt of the centerltne of
Brookhurst Street~ and furtl~er desc.ribed as 2144 West dall Road. Property p ~.sently
cl~sslfted CL (COMMERCIAL, LIMITED) ANR RS-A-43~000 (RESIDENTIIIL/AGRICUL7URAL) ZONES.
REQUESTED CLASSiFIC.1TIr,N: ML (INDUSTP,IAL, LIMITEU) ZONE.
REQUESTED VARIANf,E: WAiVER OF MINIMUM REQIIIRED LANQSCAPINt~, TO PERMIT EXPANSION
OF A MANUFP.f.TURING FACII.ITY,
No one ind(cated Lheir presence in opposition to the subJect petitions.
Although the Staff Report to the Planning Cammission datpd Marcn 1, 1976, was not read at
the public hcaring, said Staff Report is referred to and made a part of tl-e minuzes.
Hr. David Taylor~ representing the agent for tfie petitioner, appeared before the Pla nning
~ommlssion and stateo their operation had been in the subJect area for approx;mately 27
years; that the requ~st was to expand .in existing use to -.djacent property; that they were
proposing a 60~000 square foot ad~itior to tte in wtth the entire development; and that
the proRosal would improve the neighborhood~ since tl~ey planned to remove an old ho use
adJacent to the street.
TH~ PUBiIC HCARING WA~ CLUSEO.
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RECI.NSSIFiCATION N0~ 6^2~ aND VARIANCE NU_,~ (Contlnucd)
in responsc ta questi~nirg by Commissioner Kl~q, Mr. Taylor stuted the neie~hborhoad hnd
experinnced consl~ferehlA pr~hlems with lrees in the p~rkways sinca th~re we~e many ~chcx~t
children in thr area who dropped papers~ etc., which u~ually collecked in the plantec!
a reas ++dJacent to thn p~rkwAys; and that they wore proposi~a to pnve the parkways around
the trees plantrd In tree wells.
t~ resE~onse t~ quastloning by Chalrman Farano~ Traffic Enginrer P~ul Sinqer advised that
seven drlvewAys on Dell Ft~ad were pronoseci, inclia~~~~,:, ;h~~~ r~r~ytW~yg which servecl the
exlstinq facllltlns ancl, in his ~plnl,~n~ most of the driveways were not really ne:cessary;
and~ therefore~ the irflfflc Division was rccomcnending tl~nt some of the driveways be closeci
or ellminata<I. ~eputy i.~ty Att~rn~y Frank lawry ~dvisecl that the ~roperty which was the
subJect of this publ ic hcaring h,~el approximately 111~ feet of frontage ~~lonn Bal l Road
which was propose~l t~ have four driveways.
In responsc~ to furthcr questtonin~, Mr. Taylar describe~ the proposed use for the proposed
driveways, st~~tinn thnt, if a drlvearay were to be eliminateci~ It would be the ~iriveway
which went to the old residence on the property.
C~mrr~issic+ncr Tolar notecf th:+t he did r.ot feel it was c~nod planntnq to have the driveway on
the west side of the restaurant for access to the subJect property; where~~pon~ Mr. 7nylor
clarified th~t the regtaurant hact its own separate access anct p~rkinc~ lot which would be
dlvlcied ofP from the rest of the property.
Chalrman Farano noted th~~t ~f~e subiPCt petitions could elth~r be approved subJect to
approval uf the driveway system by tlie Traffic Engineer~ or said petitions c~uld ~e
readvertised to inclucle a!1 of the property involved with the sub_ject use.
The Flannin~ Commissi~n entered into di~cussion re gardino the number nf driveways whlch
were involved far thu total operation. Mr, Singer a~lvised that the Traffic Division felt
strongly that three of the proposed drtveways should b~ eliminat~~~ and that the ane
remaining drlveway be ~ligned exactly with Coven~cry Place. In ~espor~se to questioning by
r,;,N;rn~~~~~ l~arano~ Mr. Lowry aovi~ed that approva! of the subJect petitlons could be m~de
subJect to the submission of plans indic~ting the number and location af driveways ~nd
traffic circulation pattern as appr~ved by the Tr~ffic Englneer. Thereupon, Mr. Tay~lor so
s~lpulated.
Commissioner Barnes expressed c~~.icern r~gardin9 the number of trees which would be
ins*_alled ln the parkways and r~e reasons for cementing the parkways. Mr. Taylor
responded that the City had a~.andard tree p'.~nting pattern and the number of trees shown
on the submitted plans was apr'~"<~ximately c.orrer.t; that thPir problem in the area stemmed
from the fact that *.hey weti•e surrounded by heavy walking .raffic with schools located down
the street and, consequently, there was a lot of tra~n in the area; and that most of the
surroundin~ properttes t~ac1 already cem~nted their parkways~ includin~ the condominium
development down the ,treet, due t~ the heavy foot traffic,
Cor~~issioner To!ar r~oted that he was inclined to agree that at least ill of the required
landscapinn should be provided far the manu~acturing use in the subJect area; that the
only reason he wouid vote for the proposed expansion was because the est~blfshment had
bee.~ at thls locatlon for a number O~ YLd!$; tf~at, in his opinion, the arPd '.:~~ ^~~t suited
for manufacturing since all of the surrounding propertles were residP-~cia1; that
landsca~ing was badly needed along the front of the hulldinas t~ di~strar.t fram the
manufacturing usE; ~n<i that he would not vote in favor of the use :,nd grant a waiver of
the minimum requirecl landscaping, reqa~dless of the hardshfp rel~ted by the pe:ltlone;r.
Thereupon, Mr, Taylor stipulated to provide the le) Peet o` landscapin~ adJacent to the
butiding in~•Qad of ad}acent to the sidewalks, and the ~'lannin~ Commission generally
agreed that lf the subJect petitions were appraved. said apprnval w~uld be subJect t~ :~~e
submission ef precise landscaping plans for approval.
Miss SanLalahti revtewed the list of permitted uses under City ~o~ncil Resolutlon No.
69~~-311 approving N-1 (light industrial) zanin~ on the ad;acent property to the we;t,
beinq:
1, Architectural~ engineering, research and tcstin~ firms und labpr.,to~tes
2, Bakery, wholesale
3, Bottltn~ plant
4, Garment man~~facture
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RECLASSIFICAT101~ N0. '~- G°25 A_, ND VAaIANCE N0. 27~3 (Contlnued)
y. Launctry
6. Matl ordor firm
7, liatton p~cture Studlos~ Iabur+~Curlea~ and film pr~cessing
S. Newspaper egtab)lshments
g. Phuto-enqraving~ photo-copying~ phnto-processinq Hnd bluaprintinc~
~p. Printing esk~iblishments
11. Radlo broadcasttny studio or st~tlon
12. Shoe menufacture
1~. Telephane ex.h~~nne, studlos. offlces and aqulpment bulldings
14. Televiston broadcasting studlo or statfon
15. Wh~lesele buslnos., storAge bulldings and warchouses
16. Manufacture of golf carts or similar Industrlal electric and gna-powered
vehicles~ anrf rel;.ted wheel and a~-essory equipment
17. Other uses~ as ma~ be approved by [lic City Counctl
Commissloner Tolar ~oted th+~t if tlin petitioner outgrew tne ~roperty f~r use es a go1~
cart and related wheel and accessory equlpment manufact~irinq p1an~C~ then he would not
favur the property remal~in~ ML~ on the basis t•hat the use was not cantistent wltn the
surroundtng arna~ other than the existing ML use on the adJolntn~ parcel to thc west.
f.ommissloner Fierbst not~d that it appeared aporoval oF the subJect property for xhe golf
car* mar.ufocturing, as sugclested by Commissioner Talar, would create a hardship slnce
approximately onc-third of the aperation would be restricted to said use while the
remaln(nn ~ppraxlmately two-~thlyds Already existing was able to enJ~y many uses; and~ In
hls opinlon~ the propo~a) should be granted In a manner similar t~ that granted for the
adJolntnc~ property to thz west. Commissioner King cQncurred.
fommissioner Tolar notedhehm~ ht~beeentitled todtheeuse~,,itimaytnotUbe appropr(ate itrthe
many years and although h
property changed ownership or the use changed.
Cortm(ssioner Tolar offered a mo*.ion~ seconded by Commissloner King and MOTION CARRIED,
that the Anaheim City Planning Comntssion does hereby recommend ta the City Gouncii of the
City of Anaheim that the subJect proJect be exempt from the requirements to prepare an
envlronmental impact report, pursuant to the provisions of the Calt~ornla Environmental
Quality Act.
Cortmissfoner Tolar offered Resolution No. PC76-38 and moved for its passage and adoptlon~
that the Anaheim City Planning Commission doES hereby recommend to the City Councll of the
City of Anaheim that Petition for Reclassification No. 75-76'25 be opproved~ subJect to
the conditton that the use of the property shall be limited to the mnnufacture of yolf
cartg or simila~ industrial electric; and gas-powered vehicles and re!ated wheel and
accessory equipmenti; subJect to the stipulation of the petitioner that the number ar+d
locatton of drSveways and the traffic circulation pattern shal~ be subJsct ta th~ approval
of the Trafftc Enqineer; and subJect to the Interdepartmenta'. Commlttee recommendations.
(Ser. Resalutlon Book)
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was passed by the following vate:
AYES: COMMISSI~NERS: BARNES~ JOHNSON~ kING, MORLEY~ TOLAR~ FAMNO
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: HERBST
ABSENT: COMMISSlQNERS: tJONE
Comntssioner Herbst noted that he vocecf "no" because of the wordin~l of Lt~e resolution and
not because he did not favor the use application.
Commtssioner Tolar offered Resalution No. PC76-39 and moved for its passage and adoption,
that the Anaheim Ctty P!anning Cormissiun does hereby grant Petition for Varlance No.
2783 for "0" feet oF iar~dscaping within the required setback area; provided, however, that
satd required 10 ~`ee;. of landsc-ping shall be provided elsewhere on the prop~rty~
preferably next to the front of thc bu(ldings, subJect to the condition that a precise
landscaping plan shall be submltted to the Planning Commission for approval prior to the
issuance of buil~ing permits; and subject to the interdepartrt-enta) Cnrtmittee
recommendations. (See Resolution Book)
On roll c~ll. tF;e foregolnq resolu2ion was passed by the following vote:
AYE4: CdMMISSIONERS: BARNES, HERBST, JOHNSOPJ, KING~ MORl.EY, TOLAR~ FIIRANO
NOES: Cf1MMIS510NERS: N~NE
ABSF.NT: COMMISSIONE.RS: NONE
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MINUTES, ClTY PLANNING COhfMiSSION~ March 1. 1.97~
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RECLASSIFICATI~N - PUBLIC HEARING. ANANEIrI MFM~IRIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION~ I111 Wnst
NQ. 75'7h"2~~ la Po1ma Avenuc~ Anahnlm~ Ca. ~28~1 (Owner); JAMF.S W. MG ALVIN.
I111 West La Palma Aye~nue~ Anahefm~ Ce. 92~~~ (Ag~nt). Property
C(1NDITIONAL USF. deicribed as Parcel A- a rectangul8rly-shapdd parccl of I~nd
PEKMIT Ntl. 1'~7S conslstin~ of approximatoly .1~ acrc located at the narthwest
(aFADV~RTISED cornei of La Pslma Avenun and La Palma Glrcle, havlnq approximate
fronta~es of 75 feet on thc n~~rth side of La Palma Avenue and 67
fe~t on the west side of La Palma Clrcle; ~nd Parcel B- a
rectongularly-sh~~pec: parccl Af la^d consisting of approximAtcly .14 acre having a
frontage ~f approximately 5`~ fcet on the north slde of Hermosa Drive~ hAVing a maximum
depth of apProximately 10~~ fec~~ and be~ng locetncf apprnxlmately 310 feet east of the
centerlina of NermasA Drlve. Pr~perty presently classiflecf aS-7200 (RESIUENTIAL,
SINGLE-FAMILY) ZONE.
REQUCSTED CLASSIFICAT~ON: CO (COMMER~.IhI~ OFFICE ANU PROFESSIONAL) ZONF.
REQUESTED CQNDITIOrIA! USE: EXPAND AN EXISTI~IG NOSPITAL PARKING L01'.
Mn one indicate.~1 thetr presence In opposition to subJect petitlons.
Althaugh the Staff Report to the Planning Commisslan dat~d March 1~ 1976~ was not read at
the publtc heartng, sald Staf~ Report is referrod to ~nd made a par•t of the minutes.
Mr. aandy SoSCh~ representing the architect far the proposal~ appeared before the Planning
Commission ~nd revlewed thc proposal.
Ms. Helen McConnell~ President di the Assistance League of M a!~eim~ appeared before the
Planni~g Cor~rnlsslon and inquired whether the hospital wo~ild be expanding any further west
in the future~ ancl whetlier or not there would be a wall constructed along Hermosa Drlve to
prE:vent any trafflc flowing out to that street fram the hospltal property.
Mr. Boscti responded that thF subJect proper~y would be enclosed by a 6-foot wall with
landscaping alon~ Herrnasa Urive; that no access was proposed to Hermosa Drive; and that it
was dtfficult to indicate what the plans for the hospital might be in the future.
TIIE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
In reiponse to questioning by the Planning Commission, Zoning Supervisor Annika Santalahti
advised that the subJect application pertained to a smal! parccl fronting on Hermosa Orive
and a small parcel at the corner of La Palma Avenue and La Palma Circle; and that thE
other parcels tndtcated on the plans were atready zoned.
It was noted that the Director of the Planning bapartment had determined that the proposed
activity fell within tfie definition of Section 3•O1. Class 11, of the C(ty ef Anaheim
Gufdeiines to thP Requirements for an Fnvironmental I~upact Report and was. therefore~
categorically exempt from the requirement to file an EIR.
Commissioner Morley offered Resalution No. PC76-40 and rx~ved for its passage and adoptlon~
that th~ Anaheim City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council of the
City of An~heim that Petition for Reclassification No. 75-76'26 be approved~ sub~ect to
the InterdPpartmental Committee recomnendations. (See Resolution Boak)
Qn roil call, the foregoti~c~ resolutlon was passed by the follawing vot~:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BARfIES~ NFRBST. J(3HNSUN, KING~ MORI.EY, tOIAR~ FARl1Pl0
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COh1MISSIONERS: NONE
Commissioner Morley offe~ed f',~s~lution No. PC76-41 and moved for its passage and adoption,
that the Anaheim City Planning CommiSSlon ooes L+::r+^.t~y ~ra~nt Petition for Conditional Use
Psrmit No. 2375 (readvErt!sed)~ to expand an exlsting hospital park~ry lot~ s-~b.iect to the
Interdepart!^.!~ntal Committee recommendations, (See Resolution Book)
On roll call. the fe~regoi~~~ resolution was ~assed by the fnllowing vote:
AYES: COMMISSIQNERS: BARN~S~ HEt'<HST~ JONNSON~ KING~ hlORLEY~ 70LRR~ FARANO
NOES : COMMI SS I OHER5 : N0~lE
ABSENT: CJMMISS'ONERS: NONE
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RF.CESS - nt 3~3~ P•m.~ Chalrman Farano daclerad a recess.
RECONVENE - At 3:k5 p.m•, Chalrman Farano reconvnncd the mo~etin~ with all
"-'-` Planning Commis~lune~s boing present.
CONOITIQNAL USE - REApVERTISED PURLIC HEARING. B[TQINE PROPERTIES~ INC.~ 12550
PERMIT N0. 1~~14 BrookhursC Street~ Sulte A. Garden Grave~ Ca. 92~1-~ ~~+ner);
WILLARQ R. POUI~ 1255~ Ar~khurst~ Sulte A~ Gaidcn Grovc, Ca.
92640 (Ac~ent); requestln~ parmisslon to tXP!!ND AN EXISTING
QRIVE-i"J TNEIIT~R on proporty de:scrib~d as an irreqularly-shaped parcel of lAnd
consistlnc~ of ~pproximntely 23 gcras located at the southeast corner of Durst
and Lemon Streets~ havlnc~ approximAtn frontages c+f 12E1y feet ~n the sc~uth s(dc of
Durst Strset anci 67~ feet on the east side c,f Lemon Street~ and beinn located
appr •<Imately 9~~ feet soutli of the cenr.erllne of Orangethorpe Avenue. Property
presentl'~r clRSSirleci ~'ll (INDUSTRIl1l~ LIMI7ED) ZONE.
Na one lndicated their presence in oppnsitien to sub]ect petitlon.
Although the Staff Rep~rt to the Plannin~ Commission dated March 1, 1~7~~ ~JA~ rQ: read ot
the public hearin~, said Staff R~port is referr~d to and m~de a part of the m nutes.
Mr. Willard Pool~ Che agent r~~ t'~~ ^°*iti~ner. appeared before the ?lanning Corxnlssion
and reviewed the pr~posal, stating that one movie screen was cxtstin~ on the property~
Chat an ~~ddit(onal screen ha~~ been authortzed p~evinusly~ and ths~t they were presently
requc+sting to have a thlyd : reen on the subJect propErty; that the tota! number of car
sp~ces tn th~e theater would Actually be three less than thay were presently authorizsd to
have; that they were planning tc~ spend approximakely $1 mllllon to expa~d the drive-in
theater at its present l~cation; and that the petitioner was agreeable ta the condltions
requirSn~ riedication and improvements~ however~ they would take exceptio~~ to a portion of
the Traffic Engineer's recommen~iations.
TIIE PUBL I C ~1EAP I NG WAS CLOSE~.
Traffic Fnglneer Pt~ul Stnger advised that he was recammendinq a lar~er rai'us of approxi-
mate~y 7.5 feet be provided at Durst Street fior turning of vehicles at the entrance to the
theater; that perhaps lt was premature to rcquire the ~cversal of the traffiG entrance and
exlt, si~ce :he present entrance may not b~ the ultlmate entrance for the theater; and
that he vras not :ommenting concerni~g dedication.
Discusston pursued concerninn the p~ssible future entrances to the theater, during which
Mr. Singer pointed out that frontacle along the freeway of approximately 15~ to 200 feet
was owned by Calirans.
in respanse to questioning by Commissioner Nerbst~ Mr. Pooi stipulated that the proposed
6-foc-t I~igh chatnl ink fence wo~ld be interwoven with r•rriwc~od or cedar slats to properly
screen the property~ in addition to planting trees ~~n !; °oot centers.
in response to further questioning by Commissioner {~erbst~ Mr. Ed Lucas~ representing
Pacific Ortve-In Theatres, appe~~red before the Planrinc, Commission and stated they were
presently using an exlstinq approxim~tely 12-foot hiqh meCal fence along Durst Street~ and
anot~er fence from 17. to 2~ feet high along l.emon Street; thot the p:-oposed 6-fc~ot high
chatn) ink fence wi th reclwood stats would ab~,u~~d the Northrop property on the east and *.he
freeway on the south; and that profiles would be developed for review by CalTrans
concerninc~ the screeninc~ for the theater.
Commi~,ioner Herbst indtcated that~ tn his opinion~ the 6-foot high fence would not
adequately screen the theater from the freeway; whereupon~ Mr. Lucas stated the fence was
left ambtguous although it would have to meet wirh approval by CalTrans.
Commissioner Barnes noted concerning the rever•sal of the exit and entrance, that she had
been to the sub]ect theater and there d1d appear to be a maJor problem ~(th turning
co~flicts at Lemon Street. and the exit and entranc9 appCared to be opposite of where they
sho~ld be. Mr. Stnger explained that the presently existing counterflow condition outsi~le
the property eitminated a serlous conflict of mixing the entertng and exiting trafftc
ins?de the property.
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MINUTE.S~ CITY PLAhNING CbMMIS510N~ March 1~ 197G
CONDITIONAI USE PERMIT NQ. 1414 (Gontirrued)
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76-102
Commissloner Johnson ~fferecl a motlon~ sGCOndad by Commtssioner King an~1 MOTION CARRIEU~
that Chc An~heim City ~lanninn Ca~mtsslon does horeby ~ccommend to the Clty Council of the
City of Ar~al~Bim that the suhJPCt pr~~Ject b:~ exampt fr~i~n the requiremenfs to Arbpere an
~nvlronmental tmpnct raport, pursuAnt to the provislons of tho Callfornl~ Cnvironmantat
Que~lty Act.
Commis~sloner Johnsan offered Resolutien No. PC7G-42 and moved for its Nassage an~
adoption. that the Anahetm Clty Plannin~ Cortm~ssion does liereby granr Pctttion f~r
Conditlonal Us~ pe~rt,it No. 1-~1~+ (reedvorttsed) to axpand an exl~tin ~triv~~-in theater to
three scree :ub~ec:t to the conditlon that an approxtmately ?5'f'c+~' turring radiu~~ as
approvad by the Tr,iffic Engineer, thall be provlded at thG Durst ~treet ant~ance; that tha
propased 6-foat htgh chatnilnk fence sf~all be interwoven with reciwood or cedar ~lats and
tr~e~ shnli be plant~d on 5'faot centers aJJACent to sald fencr.~ as ~ttpulrted to by the
petitloncr; and subJect ko the interdepartment~~l Commtttec recommend~clons. (5ee
Resolutlr~n Buokj
On roll call, the foreqolnh resolutlon was passed by thc follawl~g votc:
AYES: COMMISSI~IPIERS: BARNES~ HERBST~ JOHNSON~ KING~ MOFLEYe TOLA12~ FARANO
N~ES: COMMISSI~NCRS: NOPIE
ABSENT: C~MMISSI~NFRS: NONF
CONDITIONAL USc - PUDLIC HEARlNG. GENERAL PIPE 8 SUPP~Y COMF'ANY, INC., ?.22 East
PERMIT N0. 1603 Manville Street, Compton, Ca. 90220 (Owner); PAUL D. WILLIAMSON~
'-'- 1048 West 17th Street, Santa Ana~ Ca. )2706 (Agent); requssting
permission to ESTABLISH A RECREATIONAL VEHICLF. STOitAGE YARD WITH
WAIVER OF PERMITTED USES on property described as an irregula~ly-shaped parcel of
land conslstin~ of approximately 9 acres havtng a frontage of approximately 494 feet
on the south side of La Palma Avenue~ having a maximum depth of approximatety 1093
feet, and beinc~ located apprnximately 170 feet west of the centerline of Grove
Street. Property presently classif(ed RS~A•43~000 (RESIDEN7IAL/AGRICULTURAL) A4D
ML (INDUSTRIAL~ L.IMITED) ZqNES.
Pursuant to Anaheim Municipal Code Section 1.1.400 and Government Code S~ct~on 3625. et
seq.~ Commissioner Johnson n~ted that he had a conflict of Interest in that he awned the
immedlately ad.~acant property and Commissioner MorlPy noted that he had a confltct of
tnterest in that Morley Truck Lines leased part of the property to the west side of the
subJ~ct property; that pursuant to the Fr~visic~s of the above-referenced Codes, they were
declarin~ to the Chairman that they were witl~drawing from the p~blic hearing in connectlon
wtCh Petition for Conditi.^.nal Use Permit No. 1603 and would nut take part in eiCher the
discusston or the voting thereon; and that they had not discussed the subJect petitlon
witl~ any member of the Plannincl f.ommission. THEREUPON, COMMISSiONERS JOHNSON AND MORLEY
L~FT THE rptip~ClL CHAMBER AT 3:55 ~•M.
No one indicated their presence in opposir.ton to subject petition.
Although cne JL'al'i' Report to the Planning Commtssion dated March 1, 19?G, was not read at
the public hearinc!. said Staff Repert is referred to and made a part of the minutes.
Mr. Paul Willlamson, the anent fnr the petitioner~ appeared before the Planning Commisston
and reviewpd the proposal~ stating *_hat they referred to the proposed proJect as a
recreational vehicle storage "park"; that they were proposinq to have a~ecurity 9uard to
occupy the house trailer and such a guard was necessary for the type of operatlon
~roposed; that they w~re prop~sing ta have no access from G~ove Street; and that the
proJect would be completely pav~d with asphalt and strlped.
TIIE PURLIC HEARIMG WAS CL~SE~.
In response to questioning by the P!a^ning Commission, Mr. Wfiliamson stated an area would
be provided in the wash rack area for emptying the holdtng tanks of the racreat(onal
vehlcles; that the 8-foot wire fence was typical for the proposed type of operatton and
a~o~1d be manufactured with interwoven redwood or cedar slats; and that the overh+ead
lightinq adJacent to the R{verside Freeway weuld be dc~wnlighted and directed away from the
freeway in a manner which wo~~ld not Interfere w'~h traffic safety.
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MINUTES~ CITY PLANNiNG C~MMISSI~N, Merch 1~ 1~76
CONDITIOWAL USE PERMIT N0. 1603- (Conttnued)
76-103
C~mmiss(onor Tolar n~ted that he was not opposed to the propo~ed use of the property as an
Interim use; and thot a tirr,e llmit of five years might ~~e appropriAte. In respon~e~ Mr.
Wllllamson requeste~d thaC considoralion be glv~+n to 15 years f~~r the use In vlew of thc
expenses whfch would be fncu~•red to improve tho property. Commt=~.loner Herbst noted thAt~
although tha expenscss would not be too great~ ft wes likely that when the use came up f`or
renewal~ lt would l~a renewed; however, he woulcf llke Chc privilege of revlewing It at the
end of the flve-year perlod; that he was in f~vor of the us~c as a good~ s~lld, interlm use
of the property Lo relieve tha tax burden; that It appeared the alsles might be too narrow
and 25 feat~ ratlier than 23 feet, should be the minimum wtdth. In response~ Mr,
Wllliamso~ statecl th~y h~d been using 7.3-foot aisles in a slmilar storage park which had
been in operatlon for approxtmately three years~ with na problems; ~~~~d thAt they wc~uld
have to consider the wconomics of the proJect if they had to have a minimum of 25-foot
aisles. Chatrmon FarAno noted that the 23-fooC aisles could be consldered adequatc~
although it was more dtfficult to mAneuver the vehicles Into the s;.~ces. Mr. Wllliamson
speclfied that the parkin~ space striping would he ~t a minlmum of GO-degree angles~ and
the end aisles wauld be a minimuM af 27 fee-t wlde.
Commissioncr King offered a motion~ seconded by Cammissianer Tolar an~d MOTION CARRIFD
(Canxnlssloners Johnson and Morley being temporar(ly ab~ent), that the Anahetm City
Plenning Commission ~oes hereby recortrnend to the CiCy Council of the Clty of Anahelm tha~
the subJect pro.ject be exempt from the requlrements to prepare an environmenta) lmpact
report, pursu.,nt tn the provtslons of the Californla Environmental Quallt~ Act.
Cortmissianer King offered Rmsolution No. PC76-43 and movecl f~r its passage and aduptlon.
that the Anahelm City Pianning Commission does hereby grant Petil•ion for Conditi nal Use
Permlt No. 160'i to estahllsh a rtcreational vehicle storage yard on the sub]ect praperty
for a period of ei~ht years, subJect to review and conslderation for an extension of tirr~
upon written request by the petitioner; grantln~ the use of a trailer for the purpose of
houstng a securlty gua~•d~ whlch is determined necessary for the proposed storage park;
subJect to the stipuletlons of Che petitioner tl~at the end alsles shall be a minimum of 27
feei wide~ that the other alsles shall be a minim~m of 23 feet wide, and that the parking
angles shall be a minlmum af 60 de~rees; and that the overheacl lighting adJacent to the
Riverstde Freeway shall be downlightPd and directed in a manner which wf11 not interferc
with trafflc safety; and subJect to the Interdepartrt-ental Committee recomrt~endations. (See
Resolution Sook)
On roll call, the foregoinc~ re:solution was passe:f by the fallowing vote:
AYES: COMM;SSIONERS: BARNES~
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONFRS: JQHNS0~1,
HERBST, KING~ TOLAR~ FAfWNO
MORLEY
COMMISSIONERS JOHPISQN RND MQRL~Y RETUP.NED TO THE COUNCIL CHAMRER~ AT ~+:15 P•M•
CONDITIONAL USE - PUBLIC NEARING. RICEMAP~ INTERNATIONAL~ INC., 300 West Katelia
PERMIT N0. 160~- Avenue~ Anaheim, Ca, 928n2 (Ownar); RAY W. 5HIRK AND DAVIO FON
LEE:, 300 West Kate~la AvPnue~ An~hetm, Ca. 92802 (Agents);
requestin~ permissior to Ei(PAND A MOBILEHOME PARK TO {NCLUDE A
RECREATI~NAL-VEHICLE PARK on property d4 :rlbed as an irregularly-shaped parcel
of land consisting of approximately 23.7 ar_res having approximate frontages of
900 feet c,n the south side of Katella Avenue and 387 feet on the west side of
Haster Street~ having a maximum depth of approximately 595 feet, and fu~ther
describe~ as 300 West Katella Avenue. Prop~rty p-'ssently classified RS-A-43~000
(RESIDEN7IAL/AGRICULTURF,I) ZONE.
'Three persons indleated thetr presence in ~ppositton to ti~e subJect p~rition.
Mr. Ray Shirk~ the agent for the petitioner~ appeared befnre the Planning Comnission and
requeSted that a four-week continuance be granted for the subJect publ(c hearing on the
basis that the petitioner was not prepared to speak to the conditions whicl~ would be
Imposed if the application were ~r~nted and specif{cally relating ta the conditions
pertalning to dedtcation.
Gommissioner Tolar o~fered a rnotion, seconded by f.omnissloner J~.hnson a~d MOTION CARRIED.
that the Anahelm City Flannin~ Commission does hereby continue the pubilc hearing ~nd
consideratlon of Condttional Use Permit No. 1604 to the P~anning Commission ~neeting af
March 29. 1976, es requested by the petitioner.
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MINUTE~~ CITY PLANNING COMMISSION~ March 1. 1~76 76-104
CQND171(1NI1L USE - PUBLIC H~ARING. ~ACOR LOGIIR~ ET AL~ 28~Q La Crest~ Avcnue~ Anah~sim~
PERMIT NQ. 16t1, Ca, 92A~G (Gwners); JOSFPII F. CREVIER~ ~6951 E1 Clcrvo~ M(ssion
~ Vle.jo. Ca. 92675 (Agcnt); rcqucsting pcrmisslon to ES7ABLISH A
CONTRAf.TOR'S STO MGE YARD on property described a~ a rectnngularly°
shaped parcel c~f land consisttnc~ of a~proximately 0.9 acre havtnq a frontage of approxl-
matnly 1~i2 feet ~n the south sicie of La Crest~~ Av~nue~ havliin n maxlmum dopth of
apnrortmately 'i10 feet, ancl belnn locatecl approxlmately 265 feet east of the centerilne
of 'lue Gum Street. Property prosently classifled RS-A^43.O~Q (RESIDFt~T1A1./Af,RlCULTIIRAL)
zrn~~
No one Indtcateci thair presence ln oppc~sitlon to the subJect petltlan.
Althouqh the Staff Report to the Plannii~q Commlgston d~ted March 1~ 197G~ was not read at
the publlc hearing~ sild Staff Repore is referred to and mnde a ~art af the minutes,
Mr. Jo~eph Crcvler~ the agent f~r the petittoner, aapeared beS`ore thc Planning Commisslon
~nd stated that he was prop~sing to move his construction storage yard from its prese~t
location to the subJect property which was two blocks away, s(nce his let+se was expiring
and Che {~ro~erty owner was planning to build c~n the propcrty; that lhe subJect property
was the most convenlent relocation he was able to find f~r his buslness; and that he would
have e four-year lease for use of the subJect property.
T~~E PUBLIC NEl1RIN(; WAS CLOSED.
Discusston pursu~ci concerning thr. oiling of the ground surface com~+ared to watering to
retatn the dust and eliR~inate any resultant problems~ d~aring which the Planntn~i Commission
(ndicated they favored oiling. Mr. Crevier stated Lhat he preferred to water down the
properxy eve ry other day and that o(ling was a very expensive process, costing
approxtmately $~~~~ to 55~~ per acre and having to be repeated frequently due to the heavy
equlpmant which would be driven over the property.
The Planning C~mmission discussed the possibtlity of f~aving ar+ approximately 3-inch 1nYer
of ~r~vel over the prope.rty, in lieu of tl,e olling or watering, and 't ~as noted thiat the
gravel would als~ requirc watering to keep the dust dawn. Mr. Crevi~r stated the property
would be wat~ered~ as needec'~ depending on dust conditions.
Commissioner Tolar noted that the subJect property owner also owned the property to th~
west and if satd property owner was wtlling tn lease the subject property for the proposed
use, then the dust problems, etc.~ should be covered in the lease. Commissioner Tolar
then requested information pertalninq to the helght of the fence in relationship to the
he(ght of Che equipment and/or materlals which might be sCored next to iC. Deputy C(ty
Attorney Frank Lowry clarified that the Code specified materlals or products and he did
not interpret contractors` equipment to be in that category.
Cortxnissioner Nerbst noted that the proposal was for an interim use of the subJect property
and was obJecttonable in terms af mass storage and~ therefore, a row ~f cypress trees on
3-foot center~ should be requi ed along the north prope:rty line to provide an effective
screert for the property within a short period :~ time.
Commissioner ~olar uffered a motion~ seconded by CQmmissioner Morley and MOTION CARRIED~
that the Anaheim City Planning Commission does hereby recomnend to the City Council of the
Citq af Anaheim that the subject proJect he exempt from the requirement to prepare an
environmental impact report~ pur~uant to the p~ovisions of the Call~Fornia E~vironmental
Quality Act.
Commissioner Tolar offered Resolution No. i'C76-44 and moved fo~ its passage and adoption.
that the Anaheim City Plannin~ Comnission does hereby grant Petition for Condi~iona~ ~:a
Permit No. 1E05, to permit a contra~tor's storage yard at the subJect location for a
pert~d of four years, sunJect t- revlew and consideration for an extension of time upon
written request by the petiti~,~~er; subJect to the condition that cypress tress shall be
planted on 3-foot centers along the north property line to provide an effcctive screen for
the use within a period c,f two Years; and sub)ect to the Interdepartmental Cor,mittee
recommendations. (See Reso)ution Book)
On roll call~ the foregoing resolution was passed by tl~e followine~ vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BARNES~ HERB5T~ JOHN50~;~ KING, MQRLEY~ T4LAR, FAR4N0
NOES : COMMI SS I ~F~E RS : NONE
ABSENT: C~MMISSIONERS: NONE
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MI~~U7CS~ CITY PLANNING COMMISSION~ March 1~ 197G
RF.PORTS A~l~ - I'f~M N~. 1
RF.f,(1MMEtIDAT1(1~~5 REQUr FS~~R EIR NEGATIVE DECLAKATIO~I - For a gra~iing permit
at 4(,2 Counery Hill Road.
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It was note~l thAt an sp~licatian for a ~recilnn permit hoc~ h~en fiteci to construct a
single-forilly resldencr. at the subjesct acidress; that an evaluetlon of the envlrnnmenta)
Impact of gr~7d(nq nt this locatfon wes rGqulre~l under the provisio;s of the Callfornia
Env(ronmental ~uallty Act anct the State EIR Guldellnes because thc pr~Ject was loc.ated ln
the Scenic C~rridor; an~l th~~t a study of the pro~oserl ~radin~ hy the Fn~(neerfnq and
Plannina Dlvislons In~ltcated that the proJect would hava no si~niflc~nt envlronmental
Impact.
Commissloner Johnson offcred a motlon~ seconded by Commissioner Kinq and MOTI~N CARRIED~
th~t the~ Anaheim City Planning Commission does herehy recommend to the C(ty Cauncll of the
City of Anr~helm that tlie subJect proJ~ct be exempt from the requir~ments to prepare an
envlronmenta) impact rap~rt~ pursuant to the provislons of the Ca1~Farnfa Environmental
Quality Act.
I 7EM tJO. 2
F.,ll. QR EIR NEGATIVF DECLARATION - For a p;~rcel map
on properky n~rth of the souiheast terminus of Timken Road,
It was noted that ~n application fnr a parcel rn~ip had been filecl ta divide a five-acre
parcel located north of the sautheast tQrminus of T(mken Road into four parcels; that an
evaluation of the envir~nmental impact nf parcel maps was requlred under the provisions of
the Callfornla Envlronmental Quality Act and the State EIR Guidelines; that a study of the
proposed parcel map hy the F.nqineering and Plann(ng Divisions (ndicaCed that there would
be no signlflcant envlronmenta) Impact based on the facts that (a) the proposed parcel map
was compatible with tf~e Anaheim feneral Plan and the property was under a Resolutlon of
Intent to RS-HS-22~~On y~nin~, an~i (b) ali of the proposed parcels would be accessible
from existtn~ roads or short extensions af existing roads.
Comm(ssioner Ki~i~ offered a motion, seconded by Commissioner Johnson and FIQTIUN CARRIED,
that the Anahelm City Planning Conxnission does hereby recommr.nd to the City Council of the
City of Anahelm that the s~ibject project be exempt fram the rsquirements to prepare an
envlronmental impact report, pursuant to the provisi~ns of the Californla Envlronmental
Qual(ty Act.
ITEM N0. 3
'~'~~R FIR NEGATIVE DECLARIlT10P~ - For a grading permit
at 75~+~ Vista Del Sol.
It wa3 noted that an application for a grading permit had been filed to construct a
single-famlly residence at the subJect address; that an evaluation of the environmental
impact of gradin~ at this lo~ntion was required under the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act ~nd the State EIR Guidellnes because tiie pro.ject was loc.ated in
the Scpnic Corricior; and that a study of the proposed gr~~iing by the Engir~eerinr~ and
Planninc~ Divisians indfcated that it would have no significant ~nvironmental impact.
Conxnissioner Barnes offered a motion~ seconded by CommissianPr Kinc~ and MOT10N CARRIEO~
that the Anaheim City Planning Commission does hereby recomnend to the C(ty Council of the
City of An3heim that the subJect proJect be exempt from t~re requirements to prepare an
environmental impact report, pursuant to the provisio~s of the California Environmental
Quallty Act.
I7FM N0. ~~
EC.~[A"3S~FrCATlQN N~. ?h-75-24 - Request for approval of precise
landscaping plans - Property con~istlny ~f approximately 7 acres
located north and west of th2 northwest curner of La Palma Avenue
and State Colleg~e Boulevard~ havtng approximate fror,tages of
2F5 feet on the nurth side of La Palm~ Avenue and 7f~3 feet on the
west side of State C~llene doulevard.
The 5taff Report to the Plannin9 Commissio~ dated March 1~ 1976~ was presented and made a
part of the minutes~
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MINUT~S, CITY PLANNING COMMISSiON, Mar~.h I, 1976
ITEM M0, << (Cantinucd;
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76-1~6
It was noted th~t the Planning IlapartrnE t staff had analyzed Che ~uhmirted plans and Pound
f.hat sald plans exceeded the site development stand~rds of tt~e CL Zone; tl~at the prup~sed
landscaplr+r~ would effectively s~reen the prolact ~rom adJacent res(dentinf propertlas and
ple~santly accent the arc-~itectural their~e oF the pro~oct~; and, f~~rther, thAl a compa~ison
botween the conceptu~l lenclsc~i~e p'Ana~ which were included in the approved precise pl+~ns~
and the submltted rreclso landscape plans Indicate al) perimeter and parkin~ landscaping
to be the s~me (n dimen~lons Hnd arca.
CommfssionQr Herbst noted that a lehenJ was not shown on the submitted landscaping pl~ns
to indicate the scale used in preparin~ the p1Ans; whereupon~ Mr. Jerry Cummings~
representlnq the architect for the pr~!~~r; ap~e~red before the Planning Commisst~n »nd
stated the measurements compared witli ttie concept plans orlginally appr~ved. Mr. Cummings
then noted the miss!na informatian on ths pl~ns for tha records.
Comnisstoner Kinq o1`fered a motion~ seconded by Commissioner Mnrley and M~TION C~RRIED~
that the Anaheim City Planninc~ Cummission does hereby recommend t~ the f,ity Cou^~.il af the
City of Anaheim th.~t the precise l~~idscaping plans submitled in cannection wlth
Reclassiflcatt~n No. 7~i-75-z~~ be approved.
I TEti N0. 5
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT tJO. 1577 - RequesC for approval of revtsed
plans - Property cansisting of approxlmately 2.ti acres~ having a
frontage of approximacely h34 feet on the east side af Dale Avenue~
havinn a maximum depth of approximately ?.ii5 feet~ and beinq located
apprhxtmately 2~-~ Feet north c~f the centerline ot= Lincoln Avenue,
The Sf.aff Report tn che Planning Commiss~on dated March 1~ 197G~ was presented ind made a
part of tl~e minutes.
Ms, Joan Hamilton. representing T. M. Shamna Assoctates~ thc architects, appeared before
the Planr-ing Comr~ission and stated turfblocks would be installed in a strip approximately
2~ feet wlde around the nnrth, south and east boundaries, and said strlp adJacent to the
p~oposed S-foot wicJe sidewalk would serve as a tot•~1 fire emergency area, as ~pproved by
the Ftrt Department. ShP further stated that pilasters would be con5tructed and used at
the two entrar.ces to the emery~ncy area to prevent regular trafPic in sald area.
Comnissioner Kin~ offered a motion, seconded by Comnissioner Tolar and M~TIOP! CARRIED
(Comnissloners Barnes and Farano abs~taining~ since they were not present at the meeting of
February 2~ 197G when Conditional Use Psrmit No. 1577 was considered), that the Anahelm
L'ity Plannincl Commission does hereby approve the subject revised plans~ as submitted ln
connection with Conditlonat Use Permit No. ~571.
ITEM N0. 6
RIDING ANU IIIKItJ~ TRAIL~ - P.equest for approval in prlnciple,
as recommznded by the Canyon Area General ?lanning Task Force.
The Staff Report to the Planning Commission dated March 1~ 197f~, w~~s presented and made a
part of the minutes.
It wa~ n~' c1 that the Canyon Area General Planning Task Force had taken unanimous action
endorsi~~~~ the proposed Riding and Hiking Trails plan for Ziie canyon ~rea; that the trails
plan would be incorporated in thr Gener~l Plan Amendment anticipated for early July~ 1976;
however~ in the in.terim~ concern had been expressed that ection be taken which would give
~uidance to potential developers in tfie immediate vlcinlty of the pronosed trails and
whlch would reflect the City's poticy with regarc' to tl~e p~oPosed trails.
C~mmissioner Nerbst offered a mc~tion, seconded by Commissioner Tolar and MOTIOM CARRIED~
that the Anaheim City Planning Commission does hereby adapt, and recortmend to the Ciiy
Council of the Lity of Anaheim adoption~ in principle, of the Riding and Htking Trails
Plan~ as recortttnended by the Canyon Area ~e~eral Piannin~ 7ask Force.
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M I NUTf:S , C I 7Y PLAPJN I NG CQMM I SS ~(1N ~ Ma rch 1~ 19'I6 7~'" ~ ~~
ITF.M N0. 7_
TFI~TATIVf' TRACT NQS. 87~5~ ~i`~3, ~795 and f379G - Request for
~ppro~~+~l of lake plnns - Property conslstinq of approximatcly
s% ~cr~::; iocated north of Le 1'alma Avenue, approxlrru~tely 16C~0
fcet west ~~~f the centerline of Euclid Strr~t.
Commissloner Nerbst noted that on Octuber 29, 1975~ he had fl`ed a confilct of interes4
form In connectlon witli development ~f tfie subJect prcperty (see Condit(onal Us~ Permlt
No. iS7~~) ~ pursuant to the prov(slc~ns of thc Annhzim Munlci~n) Co~1~ Section 1.1.~~00 and
Government Cade ~ect(on 3~~25, et seq.; that ,atd declaratlon was stitl applicable and he
was, thereforc~ declarfnq th~t he was withdrawing from thc Plnnnln~ Comm!sslon's
conslderetton of the subject request and would not take nart ln elther the discussion or
the votln~ thereon; and~ further~ that he had not discussecl the. subtect matter with any
member of the Plnnn'nq Comm(ss(on. 7fIrREUPQN~ CQMMiSSIONER HERBST LFFT TNE COUNCIL
CNIIMBER AT ~~~45 -'•N•
Tlie Staff Report to the Planning Commission datad March I~ 197~- was presented and made r~
part of the minutes.
Deputy City Attorney Fran~: Lowry revlcwed for the Planning Commtaslon the purp~se oti' the
l~ke, belnq a hoi~inn basin for run-o{'f waters in the area; ~nd further note~I that an
agresmtnt perteinin~~ to the lake inclu~ted a provlslon for a~ater sources durinq dry seasnns
to maintal~ water in s~~icJ lake.
The Plannln~ Commtssfon entered lnto discusslon with Mr. Chrlsk(~nsen regardin~ the
cons~ruction of the lake~ durtng which City SLaff advtse.. ~nat the lalce was propased to be
sloped -~:1 from the shorelinc~ with a maxlmurn depth of the upper lake to be S feet and the
~OWPr lake to bt I~ feet. Nr. Christlansen stated they had decidecl~ for safety's ~ake,
that the slope shauld 6e 4:1 from the sharellne to the middle of the lakes. Mr. Lowry
noted that the agreement pertaining to the iake also provided for no construction over the
IakP.
Mr. Christiansen further stated that the proposed plans had been appro•~ed hy the Bullding
and £nc~ineerlnq Divlsions as meeting the i'~quired standarcls; that the water level of the
lake would be controlled by aute^~~tic valves, with enough freehoard to keep the lake from
ov~rflowinq; that the circulation and rPCirculattan sysxem was apprnven; and that the
matter of insect control woulcl be effective and (n accardance with thc condltions of
approval prev-ously imposed by the Planning Commtssion ~nd City Council.
Gommissioner Morley offered a motion, seccnded by Commissioner King and M~TIOP! CARRIED
(Commissioner Herbst bein~ temporarily ahsent)~ tf~at the Anaheim City Pl~nning Commission
does hereby ~+pprove the lake plans as submitted in connection with Tentative Tract Nos.
a775, a793, ~795 and ~,796.
COMMI SS I~NER HERBST RL•-ENTF.REQ TI1E MEETIhlG AT 5:0~ P.M.
ITEP1 N0. 8
TEP11'ATIVE TRP.CT NU. ~866 ~ Request for approval of final
~~ecific plans - Property consisting of appruximately
31.5 acres loc.~ted between Romneya Drive and !a Palma
Avenue and beinc locateci approximately 483 feet west of
the centerSine of State College Boulevard.
Zoning Supervisor Annika Sant~lahti presented the Staff Report Co the Planntng Commission
dated March 1~ 197F~~ and said Staff Report is referre~ to and maue a part of the minutes.
Shn noted that the plut plars being presented had not been previously reviewed by the
Planning Commission.
Mr~ Cal Queyrel of Anacal Engineer1nct appeared before ihe Pldnning Cortxnission to answer
qursti~ns regarding the pruposal.
In respanse to questioning by Commis~ioner Tolar~ Mr. Queyrel stated that accordinG to the
sound readinas taken~ they did not anticl~ate any problems in ~neeting che sou~d
attcnuatlen prablems for Lot No. 13~ althoi~gh satd lot was not set back a minlmum of 40
feet '~rom La Palma Avenue.
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M~~IUTES~ CITY PLI~NNING C~MMISSI~N, March 1~ 1976
76-108
ITF.M N0. 8 (Continund)
Commtssia~ier Herhst questic-~e~l the ;~~e~d for a virinnce for ~everal of thc loc~ in arder to
r.onstr~~~t the five-hadre+om rn~ciels; w~iereup~r Mr, Queyrel statsd that thc usable l~t slzo
had been reduced by thr :,5 faet req~aired bY th;: Clty 'c~r eas~m-,,r r~irposes ~lon~ the
sidc+walka; o~d thnk they were not actua:~~- nr~rncinq r~ hn~n fivc hedraoms sfncc the fifth
rc~om wa~ a bon~is rot~m. Commiss(one~ Tnlar ~iot~~1 th~+t~ i~~ ~-~~s apli~lon~ the cha~ges being
prapo.e~l were minor ln nature on thP basfs that the property c+wn~sr• hacl aqreed to resolvo
the dralnage pr~blems ~^ the area and to pa'~in~ In-I~eu pArl: fr..as in aciditian to (mpr~ving
thR pArk side of Baxt~r ~traet At an approximatc cost of $10,f1'1~ to th~ ~leveloper for sald
stPeet improvemants. Commissioner Hcrbst then note~l that, ln his opinton~ che subJect
property nwner tiad not agreed at all to work with the City reg:~r<ilnn the ne~d f~r
additlonnl pArk lanci in Che n~e+~; that thc only thin!~ agreed to was to sPll the needed
park lend t~ the City for ~i very htgh price; ancf that approxirr~tely one to one and ~ half
acres of lanci had been ~aine~ for the development through the pr~Rosal to develop to the
hiltslda clevelnpment stanJards; and~ therefore~ no devistlons to the appruved develo;~ment
should be un<Inr consicieration at t~~fs tlr~e. CornmiSStoner Herbst further noked that the
subJect property shoulcl be like any other prop~rty in Lf~e Gity a~id~ If th~re were drn(nage
c~r street improvement problems, the developer should bG requlrcd to t~ke care of them; and
that the only item o~fere~~ by the ~roperty c~~ner to the i:ity had bern the widening of the
park side of Baxtcr Strect.
in response~ Mr. Queyrel st~ted the subJect property di~i not have drainage problems since
sail property was hic~h and dry; however, they had ac~reed to take the dra~np~e dl~verted
From Romneya and Sycamore~ etc., ta the Acacia retard(ng b~sin.
In resFonse to Further quesclonin~ by ttie Planning Comnisslon~ Mfss Santalahti advised
that a revlow of thc f~oor plans revealed tl~at t~~ of the lats were *.oo e~nall for the five-
bedroom plAns ~~nd~ in her cpinl~n~ VlOUIIJ require that a variance ~pplicatlon be fil~~d and
considered at a ~~~bl ic hearln~. Miss Santalahtl further aeivised tfiat there ~~as also a
q~aest ton con~ern 1 r c, the rPC~ut rement~ of Ci ty Ce~unci 1 Pol i cy Ko. 53~ ~or 4Q-f~ot min imum
setbacks adJacAnt to ~rtrrlal highways where the lot depths were not 12Q feet; a~id that
the Planninq Commission m~y wish to makP a recommendation to the City Councii tF~at said
policy requirpments be waived ir CO!1^nrtinn wirh Lot No. 13•
C~mml:sioner Tolar then n~ted that, sfnce so many lots (14) were tn violatlon ~f the lot
arr_a ~equirements ror the five-bedroom plans~ said plans sho~lu he re<luced to four
bedrooms Co comply with the Code and eliminate the need to apply for a variance. He
further nn[ecl that h~ 'Felt a recoRRnendation to the C~t~~ Council would be in order for a
waiver af the policy requtring 4~-foot minimum setbacks adJacent ta arterial highways.
Mr. Queyrel stated it would be beneficial to the development to have the five-bedroom
plans. Thereupan~ Miss Santalahti noted tliat the Planni~q ('ommissic~n and City Council
requested to review and approve the precise plans in order to verify tl~at no waivers would
show up un the final plans and, ln Che suUJect case~ wai~ers were indicated and would
require a vartance application for a~~ oval.
Chalrman Farano took excepzion to a deviation from the RS-5~~n0 7_one site development
standards far devel~pment ~f the subJect property~ to allow for sm~~ller lot sizes since~
in his oplnton~ there had been 3 lot of "shaving" to allow the RS-5001) zoning and streets
to hillsicie standarcls.
Mr. Quint Turner~ representinq Max Nartman 6 Associates ~f BeverlY Hlils~ thc~ architects,
and Mr. Cal Queyrel ind(cated they felt that an in~ficatton had been made by Staff that the
minor devfatten for lot sizes w~~~ld probably be acceptable ta the Planning Commission.
Mr. Oueyrel further stated that they had met with Staff who inJicated that the bonus
rooms were considered zs betlro~ms; i~owever~ tn his ~pinion, bonus rooms did not indicata
the number of peo(~le who ti•~oul~i be living in a house; that Staff h~+d indicated that tf the
bonus rooms were in the hous~s that were on large lots~ they miy},t b~ ~cceptable to th~
Planntn~ Cortmission as a minor deviation; and that they had careiuiiy aelectPd the lots
with the most exposure~ etc.~ for the bonus roum plans.
Mtss Santalaht) advised that when measuraments were spelted out in the Code, the Staff
Gould not a~lvis~ otherwise anci that the requireme~ts were strict in that respect.
Mr. George A. Heltzer~ the property ~wncr, appeared before the Planninq Conmission and
stated he had apparentiy been misled ~y his archite~t an~ enaineer for the proJect; that
he would stipulate that thP development would cnmply with ttie Code requirements ~nd, in
particular~ would not dsviate from the lot area requirements in relation to the numb~r of
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iTEM N4. 8 (Contlnued)
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bedrooms praposed on eech lot; th~~+t he hnd n~ Intention of vlolatl~g the Codd r~qulrcmants
or causing eny probltm~; I~owaver, hl~ erchitr.ct ond englneer were profosslonels and he h+ed
li~tenad to thr.r~ ~ccardingly.
Commissloner 7olAr offdr~cf a mation, seconded by Commiseioner King end MO'iiOt~ CARRIED
(rommiss(oner Herbst votlnq "na" and Commissloncr Morley Abstaining)~ thet ~he Anehelm
Gity Plannlnq Commission does hcreby epprov~ the finel speclfic plans for Tentativo Tract
No. f3A66~ subJ~ct t~o the stiputatlon af thc property awner that the proposed developmant
wlll comply with the slte deyelopment stendards ef the RS-500Q Zonc~ and~ pa~rticularly,
that thore wlll bo no devlation trom the lo! nraa requircmtnts ln reiatlen r-, the number
of bedrooms to be constr~icted on the lots; ond the Pl~nning Co~nnlsston does furthrr
recanmend to the City Councll o` the Clty of Anahelm that C(tv Council Pol iey tio, y''B
requlring a 1~0-foot minim~m setback ~d,~acCnt tn arterlal hlghwt~ys ba wAlved [u pPrmit Lot
No. 13 to have a setback ot 27 Feet frora La Palma Aoanue.
Commissloner Morley noted that he was abstalning on the bnsis that t-e was not. present when
the subJect tr~ct was or(gtnfllly approved by the Plannina Commltsion; and Commissloner
Nerbst noted that he wAS voting ~'no" since hc was still of the apinion that the 9U~~P.Ci
proposAl was a precedent-settinc~ trect in the Clty of Anehelm ano would c~use the City
rtr~ny regrctti.
AbJOURNMEt~T - There betna no further busine~s to discuss~ Commissic+ncr Morley
otferecl a mc~t~on~ seconded by Commissloner Barnes and MnTIC-N
CARRIED~ that the rt+eetfng be adJn~~rned.
1'he meeting b~;ourned at 5:2A p.m.
R~Spt~i.i l~i ly subm( tted~
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Patrtcia B. Scanlan~ Sec~~tary
Anaheim Ctty Planning Comm(sston
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