Minutes-PC 1983/02/07R!~(i~JLAR M8~'PINa OF 'Pl~IB 71NJ-H3IM CITY PLIINNINO COMMI8620N
RSCiULAR MSSTINCi The reguler meeting of the AnAheim City Plefining
Connnisaion wea called to order by Cheirman :*ry et 1Oc00
a.m., February 7, 1983, in th~e Counail ChnatLar, a quorum
being pzoeent nnd the Commiesion reviewed plana a! the
iteme on todey'e aqenda.
RECE88: 11:30 a.m.
RECONVENEi 1s30 p.m.
PRESENT
ABSENT
AL80 PRESENT
Chaizman: Fry
Commisaioner~: eouas, Buehore, Herbst, King, La Cleire,
McBurney
Commiseionera: None
Annika Santelahtl
Frank Lc,wry
Jey Titue
Paul Sinqer
Jey Tashiro
Dean Sherer
Edith Harria
Aaeistent Director fnr Zoning
Sr. Aseistant City Attoz•ney
Office Engir:eer
T`raffic Engineer
Aseocimte Planner
Aaeoc:ate Planner
Planning Commission Secretery
APPROVAL OF MTNUTES: Commiseioner Kinq offered a motion, aeconded by
Cocnnissioner Bouas and MOTION CARRIED, that tha minutes of the meetinq ~t
January 26, 1983, be approved as submitted with corrected paqe 43.
ITEM N(.• 1. EIR NEGATTVE DECLARATION, WAIVER OF CODE REQUIREMENT ANU
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT N0. 2380
PUBLIC HBARING. OWNTR: LEO FREEDMAN, 468 3. Roxbury, Beverly Hills, CA
90212. AGLNT: CARL KARCHER ENTERPRI38S, P.O. Box 4349, Anaheitn, CA 92803.
Property described as an irrec~ularly-Shaped parcel of lnnd consisting of
approximately 0.37 acre located at tha southenst corner of Freedman Way and
Harbor Boulevard, with approximate frontages of 135 feet on the south eide of
Freedman Way and 100 feec on the eaat side ot Herbor Boulevard.
To permit a semi-enc].osed fast-food reataurant with wa~ivers of minfmum numher
and type of parkinq spaces and minimum landscaped setback.
Continued from Nove~ber 29, Deceaaber iz, 1982 and January 24, 1983.
It wae nated the petitioner had requeated a four-week continuance.
ACTION: Caamissioner Herbat otfered a anotion, seconded by Cammissioner
McBurney and NiOTION CARRIED, that conaideration of the aforementioned matter
k~e continued to the ragularly-acheduled meetinq o:E Marah 7, 1983, at the
requeet of the p~titicner~
83-62 2/7/83
MINUTES, ANAHEIM CITY PI,I~NNI NQ COMMI88ION, F~BRpARY 7, 1983 83-63
Item No. 2 wee heard l~llowi n g Item No. 3 F,eceuae the petitioner wae not
preeent.
ITEM N0. 2. EIR NEGATIVE DBCLARATION, RTCLAR3Il~ICATION N0. 71-72-44 (READV.),
AND V1-RIANCE NO. 3317 `
PUBLIC HEARING. OWNERS: T~XACO ANAHEIM HILLB, INC., 380 Anaheim Hillo Roed,
Aneheim, CA 9280^. AGENTs THE GUNSTON HA1.Y, COMPANY, 380 Anaheim Hille Road,
Anaheim, Cl4 92807. Property descrlbed es (Portion A) en ixregularly-aheped
percel of lnnd conaieting of epproximately 675 acrPs in the 3anta Ane Canyon
suuth ot Santn Ana Cenyan Roa d between Anaheim Flills Roed end Weir Canyon
Roed, extendinq eoutherly to epproximetely the Sente Me Mountdine aepereting
the citiee of Anaheim and Orsanqe end lurther r~escribttd as the Annheim Nille
Plenr~ed Community and (Porti on B) deacr.ibed as an irreqularly-aheped percel of
land conaisti.nq ~f approxima taly 7.9 acres having e fronteye of epproximntely
420 feet on the eoutheast aide of Serrano Avenue and approximntely 125 feet
northeast of the csnterline vf Fiiddan Canyon Road.
~CLA38IFICATION REQUEST: Request for an amendment to City C~«ncil Resolution
Na. 72R-209 to amend the Zon i nq Element ~f the Pldnned Cammunity f.ar Anaheim
Hills and to increese the ac r eage of the Annhoim Hills Planned Community.
VARIANCE REQUE8T: Waivera o f: (e) minimum ].andscaped aetback, (b) type of
parki.nq speces, (c) required locati~n of parking opeces, and (d) required site
~creening to c~~nstruct a 34-unit c~ndominium c:ompl~x.
Continued from January 10, 1 993.
T~~ere were approximately thi rty-one peraon~ indicating thoir presence in
opposition to subject reques t and elthough the etaft repprt was not read, it
is referred to and made a pa r t of the minutes.
Georqe Mnaon, Guneton Hall Company, steted they oriqi~ially propoaed to
construct 36 condominium uni ts on this proQerty which ia currently desiqnated
!or coaunerciel uaes on th.: qe neral p:an e9opted in May 1972, as part of the
Anaheim HiI~4 Planned Commun i ty. He stnted the iirst Planned Communl.ty Zone
was adopted in 1972, for the Anaheira Nille P1annQd Community projQCt and it
covered approximately 674 acr ea along Nohl Ranch Road end Serrano Road and
contemplnted the conatructio n of 3,667 units at a c~en~ity of 5.44 units per
acre and the streets, sewer, water, electrical, recreational facilitfes and
open apaces were sll planned for that denaity. He atated less tt~an 2,000
ectual units have been condtri~cted and the denaity ie under 3 rather than 5.44
and that reduction in the de nsity hes been the result of the real eetate
market. H~ stated this proj eat ie deaiqned for the firat-time buyer and is
expected to attract the 25 ta 30 year old profeesional family which is
currently effectively exclu~ed from Anaheim Hills Planned Community b9cause of
the high price of housinqs that 45 projects have boen built or are under
canetruction and 32 of those projects were f~r sinql.e-family detar,hed housing
end 13 were for multiple-fatn ily housinq unitst that 2,808 single-~femily
detached units have beert constructed and 1,045 multiple-~amily attached units
have besn constructea, so that 72.9! of the houeing unite developed were
sinqle-femily detached units and 27.1+b represent the multiple-family houaing
unitas that currently approved tentative tract maps still ~r~med by
7 1983 93-64
I+LINUT69. ANAHBIM CITY PW1NN=NG C~MI88ION, FRBRUARY ~
Ta~xeco-Annhoim H111~= In~' pxatachadounitsQdthat~353 townhouseilotenerel of
vfiich 441 ara single lataily d ~~;Ad to soll !or
ircluded in thi~ 793 and ot thoae• 327 ere toanhouse4 axp°riced unit in
~185,000 Co ~Z00,000 per unit~ that currently tha lowest p
Anehaim Nills Planned Community is ~1130,000 and an income ot more than ~50,000
ia required to quelily for purchasinq the unit.
Mr~ Mnsan r.eviewed the qoale and policies of thu Canyon erea qeneral plan
..rhiah etatee in thu intrc+duction thnt tt~e plan ia deei.9~g8 stylma~torae+ll
contemporary li.ving environment thet retlects verying
pereons of Aneheims that the Anaheim Hills pi°~n~~Almostu25'Yof.rthectotel~land
3,250 of ~he 14,440 ecres includedale o~athe plan ie to provide en opportunit.~
~de). He explained ane of the qo retion
to obtain decent housing in e suitable environment and that coope =ovide
between public and privete sectors should continue to be loetetied to p
quality housing at the loweat posaible co~at end that a variety of dwelling
types ~nd densities shall be provT~~Qnf p~ Sociotynt family aizee and aqe
groups thet do not exclude any po
Mr~ Mae~n stated one of the reasone these qoesla have not been achieved is the
it wae
rovide suflicient variety of housinq atyles; tltat initially
lnilure to p of houwing types would be provided at verying
proposed that a wlde variety
price levelK but because of the houeinqd~achedihouseaUbecauseeemphaeis6wea
deneities were lcaered faz sing~andAtolachieve these new goa18, previously
Ne stats
placed on hl.gher priced housing
approved +~nd recArded maps were resubdividad toroximatelyd2881/'2B~were for
of the 2,2g0 lots recorded prior to 1/1/77. re~dro ed to lese than 18~.
multiple-family and xfter that date t.i-e f~9u pp
Mr. Mason added this is an attempt by the developer to achiev~ a broadening of
the epectrwa For families whh ~°~ oalsbofithe~CanyunwAreanGenerelrPlannandheY
believe it is conaistent ait g d~ity housinq at the lowest price
the private sector is proposing to provide qu
poesible and to provlde houses to familles and aqe qroups now excluded and ia
eeekinq the cooperation of the public aec~or in order to achieve these goals.
Mr. Mason steted the plan has been reviaed reducing the nwaber ~to 34 units and
aeveral waivere were eliminated and also re~intedpout$thelelevationstand noted
anclased qarage spaces for each unit. He pa roximately
the differential of the bui.ldinq pad and Serrano Drive which ia apP
30 feet• He referred to the flag on the rear uf the site and explained that
ent and the building pad an that lot is
is the hillside behind the develnpm
approxia~atelY 60 feet nbove the elevationQ~fthat bu81i.1nu.~eHey xPlained there
~ 9
app~oximately 200 feet from thBia uWaarS'aR elevation differential oi
is a hillside on the ecsterly roximetely 100 feet.
appxoximately 60 feet and a diatance of app
Ellis MaYQrave, 6952 E. Country Club Lane, Anaheim. presiden*.of the Anaheim
Hills Planned Cor~.~~ity A~socs~ated/theatboard caeanbers are reaide tseof Annheim
meetinq on Jai~uary 28th. He
Hille and are r;ot all knowleonA~he givelca~ember boararetw°dp~°ple votc3 in ect
as it woald effect them and
favor af the pro3~'ct r~nd one was against th0 pacoject and two persons a.bstained. He
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MINlJTBB• ANIIHEIM CITY pLANNIt~3 ~OM~IBBION, !'SSRUARY 7, 1983
stated he thinke ~.hose knowledqt-ble in Lhe plenning process =e~~oV~ ahthet
Hi~,l~ should be devaloped as tha Master Plen we~ oriqinelly app
this eite t~es the City'e water tank on it and it heo d horrrndou~ looking
buildinq end he thouqht this project could ~o nothing but improv. the
environment and that the den~ity proposed ie considarably lower than initinlly
plannod end ~itilitiae ere nvailable. Ha etated he nlso balievae a div~reity
o! housing is needed in Anaheim H illst that he lives in Huntera Point and
tnere are e lot o! paople there with children who are 23 to 25 year~ old who
cannot efford to rent an epertment or buy n housa and are still livinq et home
and movt o! the rasidente would like to haveggae~h~Qhwouldnbe coneidereduen
houees in AnahRim Hilln. Ne atated he aupp~
nttordabla project fH~lls~couldH become affordabletbc+caueeu o! thebCityVteee~and
enything in Annheir~
pumping servic9s required fox wdter, etc. He etated a mix o! houeing ie
needed ancl thia sesms t~ be a qood site for eTeonmon the board opposedetoethe
little traffic im~act. He stated the only p
pioject would be the one who lives in Anaheim Ridqe Eetntes which overlooks
thia project.
Mike Duckworth, 'l023 Columbua, Anaheim, steted they were upset nt the tast
meeting due to the lack of notice and nlter aofi~ areknowe thatutheyhhave
Commission will aee just how concerned the pe p
Mr. Duckworth preaented more
received some information about what is planned.
petitions +~n~9 indicated they should hnve over 200 siqnaturea on the petitions,
He added he feele this
includinq the anes preaented at the previoua meeting.
project is not compatible with the neighborhood architecturally or the density
and the inclusion of the slope flag ie nothing more than eomething to cXeate~
that there is a lot
the illusion that the dena:ty i~s lower than it really is;
develnped below that slope which wes to be eold for custom homes and he Hes
concerned about the effect• on thet lot end alao about the maintenance.
stated he is concerned ~meHill$Siargoinq to tak~cal of the direction that the
new developers of Anahe
Larry Bender, President of 3unset Ridqe Homeownera Association, 1089 Arcnstrong
Circle, Anaheim, statecl their project is immedistely east and stnted the same
developer wh~ wae concerned about providing these low coat houeinq units is
the same developer Parp°aellingefor anhalflmillionldollaracandihe~felttthis8ls
Ridqe Estates whi.ch buildin on the reservoir
juet a little inconsistent. HP ref~rred to the City 9
eite and stated it is a 20 foot by 20 foot buildinq snd one half of it is
recessed into a hillside. He atated their proj~willsbeoable~tolseeritn He
elevation than this project and he thouyht they
stated he dici not zeceive any notitication of the t~naheim Hf.lls Planned
Community Association Hoard meetinq and Asked towillPbe able toraffordna home
list. He stated he has children and hopes ~eY :,ark in the area becauae
when they are old enouqh, but he would lika to see a
they loet a park due to condominiums wt-ich was locyced next to the proposed
echool site. He st.eted he would oppose a commercial development on that
property. F[e stated he wculd aqree there is a Maeter Plan and it should be
followed and ~~ a d~~ouldebeidenied 30taddit onalnhomesion a~ceommercialuld
hope this developer w
property.
MINUTB9, 11N11H6IM CITY PLI-NNING COM1AI88ION, F'iL8RU11RY 7, 1983 83-66
Chuck Bertocchini, 920 Boone Circle, Anahoim, raad e lettex in opposition
lrom Kelly Sims, 960 Boone Cir~l~, 1-nahaim, Enat Ridqe Eetntes, who is e
proPes~ionel real estate appr~isar, ind.tceting oppoeition on th~a beais thet
the propoaal ~or deteched gareqes is non-conlorming ta the erea end thet no
other project he9 thsm in the Anaheim Hills eraa and the letter r.o~tained
reaeon. !or this oppositiont end eleo the mielendinq deneity o! tha proposed
project as atacked clustez unitet and Alnc thet they wil]. be danw ginq to the
surrounding property values due to the aubritandard quelity o! tha propoe~,d
pr.oject and the propotad low pricc~e compared to tho higher priced surrounding
units.
Chairmen Fry pointed out tho Plnr-ning CanmiAeion cennot conaider economic
vnluea and ehould only r~viow lend planninq.
Willia~m Adama, Presldent, Lake Summit, 965 Park Rim Circle, Anahoim, ateted
everyona he has talked to is opposed to this project tor varioue reasnnat thet
there is a Aquel number of homeowners associatione which are not in the Mnater
Aasociation and none of thom ever received a notice ~f this meeting to be held
with the Master Asaociationt that he bouqht n home in thie area becauae thie
wes a planned community end thie project with e non-contiguoua parcel stuak on
crentea an erea which 1s quostioneble as to who would maintain it end that
none of the ather developmente within the immedinte aren are multiple-family
units end he sees this ae the begir~ning of hodqe podqe development. He etatod
utility costs in Anaheim Nills erea escalating and a high denei*_y devolopment
auch as this would make it worse. HQ added he felt thie will provide rental
units rather than low-cost housing for first-time younq ft~milie~.
Charles Cundiff, 6951 Vla Estribo, Anahc+im, stated he is a member of the
Master Asaociatton and xt the last meetinq, th~re was no one in fevor of the
project who lived in the area and he dld not l~c~l this ie a good quality
project for thie area and did not belie~e thc+ developer has the communit}~'s
interest at heart and he felt thls would not be the best uae for this property
and that it ahould be developed as a pazk or fire station site.
Barbara Martin, 0949 De Santiaqo, Anaheim, stated she is speaking for her
hueband who is President o~ ~-naheim Ridge ~states and nn offioer o! the Master
Asao~iation, and 'ne ig absolutely oppoaed to this request. 8he stated the
easterly parcel of land is certainly an illusion.
Marjorie Fisk, 7061 Scenic Circle, Anaheim, atated there ia a lack o! any type
recreational lncilities in this project and they already have vandaliam in
their pool and tennis court arees and she felt younq people wha do not have
eccess to recreati.onal facilities will naturally look to other areae where
they can uae their facilities.
Chuek Cucunato, ~~80 S. Rutqera Circle, Maheim, stated his property is
directly across the etreet and his whoie backyard overloaks this property and
referred to a rec~ent court case in San Diega County where the courts ruled in
favor of the homeowners that their property vnlues were di.miniehed and were
aftorded larqe aums of money. He stnted he contactad thres different licensed
appraienl cocipanies end they agreed that p~operty values will be reduced by
this project and there will be a tremendoua increase in traffic. He atated
there haa been two accidenta an that corner in the laet six nanths.
MINUTES, 11NAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMI88ION, !'a8RU~1RY 7, 1983 6a-67
Bill Nye, 6991 Via Sstr.ibo, Aneheim, etntad Anehoim Hills h~d e MnsCer P~en
and he was told when he bouqht his lot and built hi~ houee t.ha-t thi~ erea
b~hind him wae sonad !or one-half scre lotu end thu aree where the wAter tank
i~ loaated was eonad cotamercially snd would pz~obably naver b~ daveloped e~ e
hiqh denaity projoct. He steted if there is e plan, ha telt it sh~ul.d be
totlov-ed snd every~na he kno~rs hea oppoeed thia rAqusat. He ad~led he we~ nt
the Maeter Aeaociation meetinq end there were only two ~Seople in tavor of thie
requast and everyone elae wae oppoeed. He eteted he would Likm ta Aee s
quAlity pr~jact on thie+ site And prelerably e park, but obviouely cennot meke
such e request enc~ augqeeted even a fire atation aite would be mura ecceptable
end stated they do not need apertmante in thia area.
Mr. Maaon stated he wanta a plenned community and wanta to go back to the
oriqinal planr that the concept of Aneheim Hills Plenned Community was chnngecl
in 1976 end densities were lowere~d subatsnt.ieslly end priccs were increased end
he wants to qo back to th~ origi.nal concept bQCa~ise now anly about 'l.~ ot the
population cnn atford to live in thie erea and that ie not good planning. Ho
stated these are not tenements ar slums, but ere unita wl~ich would aell for
approximately ~100,000 to young lawyers, engineera, erchitects, and other
professionals who would have to trim down their Uudgets in order to live here.
Mr. Mneon atated originally i~ was anticipt~ted there would be a restaur.nnt on
this site and he woul.d aqree that would l~e Uad planning, but he did not think
this transitional houaing wo~ld be bad planning. He etated this plan has been
put together by one ~f the most reputable architects in thi$ area and it
desorves n Pull and fair hearing and disegreed tliis kind of project will
impact any of the houae~ around it.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
Commiesioner McBurney thankec3 the opposi~ion for their input end etated that
i.s the kind of input the Commie~aion needa to make their decisions. He stated
he felt this project is a little bit of butchery with the added parc~l to
brinq down the density and he did not think that ia proper and he could not
stand behind this particular petition.
Commieaioner Herbst stated he was a Commissioner when development was sterted
in Anaheim Hills and densities weze reduced from the oriqinal plan, but there
was an exchanqe of densities from one area to nnother. He atated Anaheim
Hi11A was started on a piecd of paper nnd the Commission and the developer did
i~ut have the experience of developinq hill a~nd canyon nreas and after seeing
hnw the developer hed flattened out the hille in the firet ~velopnrent, a
contour grading ordinance was adopGed quickly and there was no way to develap
the densities proposed on the oriqinal plan. He etated rigt-t now every
developer is requesting hiqher density and the Planning Commissian needs to
review the cumulative etfect becnuse the traffic impacts are alread~~
noticeab2e and traffic eignals are overlaaded end before the Commission qrants
any incr~eases, Anaheim Hills, Inc. ehould come up with a cumulative effect
report on the etreets, traffic siqnals, sewers, etc.r that there is a lot of
ground left to be developed by Anaheim Hills, Inc. end at eome time in the
~uture there will be some land left that cannot be developecl becauae of the
cumulative impact. He stated he would like to see the Connaieaion stick to a
solid plan= that the oriqfnal plan never turned out to be correct
MINLTTEB, 11N11HBIM CI'PY PJ,AAINING C01+IMI8$ION, 1-'EBRUIIRY 7, 1983 83-68
and llnaheim Nille, Inc. end Texaco knew tliat end etated thie pnrticular
projecC doea not tiL end loaks like a"hetchet" and is a qoad exampls of whet
the CAnunis~ion hea to watch beceuae th• jaeopla who parche~ed proporty there
dseerv• Ch• protaction of the City of 1-n~yheim end Annheim Hills, Inc. and thet
he will try to give tham thet protaction.
Comrt-Sesioner La Cleirs nqreed ae to why the denaities were reduced ~nd eteted
ahe did not want t~ approve eny more proiecte without e cumulative impect
atudy on the reeourcea o! the nrea end that to her those unita look like
epertmonte. 8he a*.eted effordable horsinq hee been provided in Annhel~a H1116
over the yeare end ehe felt becauee of the coet o! dev~lopment in Aneheim
Hills, that ie no .lonqer a pc~eaibi.lity. 3he ntetec+ eho w~a on the orlginel
Taek Force when the Genernl Plan wn4 adopted end s:~e thouqht the objectiveri
have been met. She felt Texeco Inc. ahauld obsdrve the contrect agreement.a
with the City j~tet as th~ City hae with Texnco Inc. in providing qaod que4lty
hau~ing. 3ho suqqe9ted tho dRVelopor request a continuAnce.
Comtniesioner Bushore at~ted he wauld like to act on this pr~jact es propoae~,
boaeuae if an upde~te ie providad, an EIR wou:d take some tim<! and it ahould be
determined who wi11 do Lhe updetet that accordinq to Mr. Mason's fiqurea,
Texaco-Anaheim Hille owns 25~ of the lend, but moet of it ie developed and
they ehould particip~te along with City atnff and nny other developerF~. He
etated he ~elt the Commiaeion ahould calt a halt t~ any tuture rezoning of
approved tentetive mepa until. the updato ia provicY~dt that some ccarr~,ctione
have been made on this pr~~ject hy eliminating the waiver and that qar.aqe doors
have boen provided, even though he had aaked for ettached qaragea, und that
the deneit,y ahould bc~ beaed on axistinq Toninq. He atated he doos not like
this kind of land subdivieior~ and he etil.l hea not aeen anything t~~ quarnntee
that it would }.,+e all right to drlve on tF,e reaervoirj and that he doea not
like thc idea of ~arking or driving on the reearvoir.
ACTION: Commiesioner t~a Claire offered a mc~tiion, seconded by Gorru~~l&aioner
Herbst and MOTION CAItRIED, thet tl~e Anaheim City Planning Commira;aion has
reviewed the proposal to amend the Zoninq Element of the Flanne~'. Connaunity of
Anahoim Hilla and to increase the acreaqe of the Anaheim Kills Plenned
Community to construct a 34-unit c~ondominium complex with waiv+ara of required
site ecreening on an irreqularly-ehaped parcel of land consis+.lnq of
approximately 675 acres qenerally located in the Santn Ana Ca:~yon, aouth of
Santa Ana Canyon Road, between Anaheim Hills l~ad and Weir Canyon Road and an
irreqularly-shaped parcel of Land conaistinq of approximate:~~+ ~.9 acres,
having a frontaqe of appruximately 420 feet on the eoutheast aide of Serrano
Avenue, approximately 125 feet northeast of the centerline ~~f Hidden Canyon
Road- and does hereby dieapprove the NAqative Declaration from the requirement
to prepare an envfronmental im~ct report on the baaie that there would be
significant individual ur cumulative adverse environmental impact due to the
approval of this Neqative Declaration since the Anaheim G~neral Plan
deeignaLea the subject property for hilleide low-density residential land u$es
commeneurate with the proposalr that eensitive enviranmental impacts are
involved in the prnpnsals thst the Initial 3tudy submieted by the petitioner
indicatea siqnificant individual or cwnulsti.ve adverse environeaental impacts.
There was a brier c1i~cuaefon regaz~Ltng whether or not the petitions ~or
reclassification and variance ehould be denied or continued until the EIR
lIINUTES• ANIIHEIM CZTY PI.~1NNIt'ifi COMMI851I021, PEBROARY 7, 1983
83-b9
updats i~ prspared. Dean Sh~r~r ~xplained it it io the Coauni~tsion'~ thinkinq
that ~ven with the SIR they would not approvo this typs projact on thi~
pYOp~rty anywey, it would ba appropriat~ to deny the~ racla~~iticatinn end
varienca. He ~nplained thr reclassiticetion petition is to emond the
previously approv~~1 reclaaeilication ahich approved th~ (ianerel Pl~n ot
DevelopPaent tor the 1lnaheim H111s Planned Coaanunity which d~eiqnate~ the
property laz~ coanmercial use. and the patitioner is requ~etinq that bs chanqed
to reaidentisl ~nd to inarease ths ecreeqe o! the 1-nnhAim Hills planned
Community.
Coeamieaioner La Cle-ire offered Reealution No. PC83-24 end moved ~or its
paseeqe snd adoption that the l~naheim City Pl~nning Commission doee hereby
deny the requeat tu ~mend Raclaseiticetion No. 71-72-44 on the l~aeis that the
negative decl.aration i~a+~ been diseppr~v~d And en environmentel irapact repoxt
will be required nsdreasinq the cumuleti.ve imp~cte of thia recl.aesil~icetion on
the erttire azea•
Un ro].1 call, the~ foreqoinq resoluticm wae paseed by the follawing vote:
AYEB: BOUA3, BU3HORE, FRY, NTRA~. IUNG. I.A CI.AIRE, MC BURNEY
NOES: ~ NONE
AB$ENT: NONE
Commissioner La C141re offere~ •"'~~~lcion No. ,~C83-25 and moved for its
paesaqe nnd ndoption that th~ %~~e~a y.y Planninq Commis$ion dc~ea hareby
deny Varience No. 3317 on th~~ '=4=.is +~-1t~ the requeat for recleesification and
neqative declerati~n were dr-~:- ~+~, ''t'~~'+tby deleting the need for eai3 vnrience.
On roll call, the foregoi~,~: =~~J>-~~'~~~n was passed by the following votQ:
AYESi BOUI-S, BUSHORE, 1~1~~ -~"". 1CZNG, I.11 CLAIRE, MC BURNEY
NOESs NONE
A98ENT: NONE
Frank Lowry, Sr. Assistant ^i~ Attorney,,presented the written right to
appeal ~he Plant-ing Camntssi~n.'~ decision wi~hin 22 days to the City Council.
RECESB: 2:55 p.m.
RECONVENEs 3:10 p.m•
ITEM NO• 3. CsSNERJ-L PQ.itl1 ~i~iDMEt~ ~ N0. 181, RECLASSIFICATION NO. 82-83-15 AND
REQit1E8T FUR SI~CIMHN Tl~S i~M10VAI
pU~,IC EtEP-R,1.+4~G. pFrN~'R: THE PRESITYTE1tY OF LOS ANGELES, 1501 Wil shire
'eQalRwrd, ~e ~qele~s, CA 90017. AGBN;: 3AL GOT'PU80, 7t8 "G" East Edna
Place, Covina, CI- 91722. Property described as an irregularly-ahaped parcel
af land conei,atinq of approxiemtely 4.32 acres, having s frontaqe n!
~roxiaia~e~-Y' 240 !°eet on the west aifla of Villa Rea1 Drive and being lxated
appro~ei'a~a~s~lY 375 ~eet south of the centerline of Nohl Ranch Road.
6p~- F~Qt~SST s To consider an amenclnaent to the land use element from the
carreat ttiilleide, low-denaity residential and general open space deaignation
to hilleide low-medium denaity reeidential.
KINUTES~ M111HEIM CITY PLANriZN(3 COMMI88ION, FBBRUARY 7, 1983 83-70
RICCLASSr PICIITION REQUSST s R8-11-43, Q00 ( SC ) to RM-3000 ( fiC )
ttequeat !or removal o! (3) apeaimen treoA.
There wa~e no one inclicating their pre~ence in oppoeition to eubject requeet
enA elthough tha staf! repart wae not read, it la ret~i~red ~.o end mede a part
uf the ~inutes.
Commiasioner Buehore declered e conflict o! intereat an defir~~:d by Anaheim
City Planning Cc+mmiseion Reeolution No. PC76-157 edopting a Con~lict of
InterAet Cade tor the Planning Comtnission end Governm~nt Code l3ection 3625, et
eeq., on the basis thet he ie the reel eetate egent !or tF~d property owner and
pursuank to the provieione of the nbove CodeA, declered to the Cheirman thet
he wee withdrawinq from the hearing in connection with Reclaseification No.
82-83-15, and would not take part in either the diacuesion or the voting
thereon and hed nat diacusaed thie metter with eny member of the Planninq
Commisaion. Thereup~n Commiasioner Bushore lett the Cuuncil Chambor.
Jay Tashiro, Aeaociete Plenner, prosanted the eteff report to the Plnnninq
Commission noting this is a property owner initin~ed Genexel Plan AmQndment to
change, the current hillside low-density residential and qeneral open space
deaiqnetiona to hillside low-medium residential and that the property owner
propoaea to develop a townhouse project consisting of 25 unitsa He noted ~he
etudy area consist.e of approximately 4.3 acres fronting on Villa Real Orive,
located aouth of Nohl Ranch Road and imc~ediately north of the ~live Hills
Reaervoir and the Maheim/Orange City l.imits.
t,can 8herer. Aesociate Plnnner, preae?~ted the etc+ff report pert~ining to the
req;+est fo° reclassification from RS-A-43.000(SC) to RM-3000(3C) tReaidential,
Mult.~ple-Femily Scenic Corridor Overlay) Zone.
Cal Qc~eyrel, Anacal Enqineering, stated this was previously approved for
single-family reeidential development and they are proposinq a planneu unit
development (PUD). He stated thia was a unique property and elmoat all of the
lots will bP view lats= that there will be a center median strip seldom seen
in a development of thie nature with a lot of landscapinq around the
property• He stated they sent invitations to 25 homeownere associations
invitinq them to a meetinc~ und that lest Wednesday, two interested persons
attended a meetinq and both expresaed favor for the project. He explained
these units will ranqe in size from 2400 to 2800 equare feet nnd will sell for
approximately ~300,000. He stated they feel t:his project will upgrede the
erea.
THE PUBLIC HEARTNG WAS CL03LD.
Coduniesioner Herbat atated it appears that ev~ary property owner or developer
in the Canyon area wants to increase the dens:lty and he do0s not want to
increaee any more denaities until there is an envirorunental impact report
prepared ahowing the cumulative impacts. Ne ~otiated he thouqht this property
could be developed under the old ordinances wi.th 21 unite. He stated every
dev~loper researchee the Planninq Department records 8r.d once an increase ot
density is approved, there will be requests all thr~ugh the Cnnyon area. He
stated he realizes this is a amall project, but it will be a atart.
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MINUTES, 1-N71H6IM CITY PLANNING COMIMISSION, E'SBRUJ-RY 7, 1983 83-71
Mr. Queyral ~tated he would dioagres and thouqht every piece o! proparty
should ba oonsiderad on its ovm marit and thia property is ~!i!lerent beceuse
it is on e knoll adjeaent tc~ comm~ercisl proparty and a park and raearvoir. H~e
atated th~y nead the d~nsity ln ordsr to meka the proj~ct l~+ssible.
Commissioner H.rb,~t eteted he is c~na~rned ebout the cwnuletive eftact on
tratfic, electrical servicee, sewer~• etc. and Chare haa noL been an
envi.ronmental impect rrlp~rt >>rapa-red Por thet erea in 10 yeare and he would
not want an increeae until one hae been prepared.
Mr. Queyrel atatad this proj~ct wauld h~v~ very ~ittle impaat and the property
ie unique and should bQ considered by iteel! ber,auae that !.e whet plnnning is
all about~ He atnte~9 he did not think there are any problems in thie area and
no other proparty hes t.heoe anme unique leetures.
Commisaioner La Claire stated ahe aqreed with Commi~eioner Herbst that the
Commiseion h,s been tryinq hard to plan Annheim Hilla Por a long tima and all
the utilitie~ were planned to eervice a cArtAi.n number of unite and now the
CommiBaion ia qetting a lot of requeete !or increaeed deneity nnd a18o that a
hospitnl was ~ust epproved which will have en impect and the Comtnieaion ie at
a point where in the interest of the citizens, they ahould look into the
cumulative effect.
~Chnirman Fry atated he feels the emme way and •realizee that foui ndditionel
unita prabably wo~ild not cred~:e any problem, but it has to stop somawhere and
that thera are three similar r.equeste on today's dgandn.
Mr. Queyrel ateted they did teeearch utilitiea end there is no problem and he
did not know how the other projects would eftect this particulnr er.ea. He
stntcd he did not think there .ta very muah undeveloped property in this area
and he would agree if thie was a larqe groject.
Chairman Fry asked if Mr. Queyrel v+ould 11ke to request e continuance in order
to provide an update to the EIR addreeeinq itsalf to the cumulative effect on
the utilities in the future.
Mr, Queyrel eeked if the Commiae~ion is requesting that h~e provide en EIR on
thi8 area only. Chairraan Fry aGated it ehould covez how thi~ project would
affect the whole area. Mr. Queyrel askel if Anaheim Hille has desiqnated
qeoqrnphic boundnriea.
Annika 8antalahti, Aesiatant Dizector for Zoninq, ~tated ahe did not think
there were any official boundaries, but ehe would conaider the nrea eaeterly
of the Newport FreewaY and southerly of the Riverside Freeway as the Ana~heim
tlilla area.
Mr. Queyrel pointed out this pro~ect is adj+~cent to the City of Oranqe and he
wAUId question whether or not it ahould be considered as part of Anaheim Hills
and he did not think they should be involved in preparation of en EIR for the
entire Anaheim Hills aree.
Comoaissioner La Clalre atated probably ataff could make thA determination
whether or not this property should be inclu3ed in this EIR etudy, depending
MINt1T~8, 1U111H~IM CITY PLJINNIN4 COMMTa8I0N, ~SARUARY 7, 1983 83~7Z
on where Ehe property ~ts its ssrviaas and euqqeated tha pstitioner ~eka e
two-week continuanae in ord~r to vrork with stat! on that .t~su~.
Jay Ta~hiro explained th~ WAtez Division has indicated they hav~ capubi.litiss
!or hanllling the service~, bseed on tha den~i~y epproved la the 1977 c3~neral
Plnn which includ~,d tha entire Canyon a-rme east op the Riverside Freewny.
Cntronisaioner flerbst pointed out thi~ property wea approvecl !or eleven,
10,000-squnze toot lots whieh could t~a devaloped into 21 units, but the
developer wante juet e- little bit a-ore and he telt it ahould b0 lelt ne
epproved and thnt he will not vote !or chenginq khe zone.
Mr. Queyrel stated it mey not be economically teasibla t~ develop this
property at the npproved density nnd he felt considc~ration should be qiven to
the uniqueneee of this property.
Commiasioner Herbat steted thie i~3 probebly a tine praject, but he i~ et111
concerned reg~rding the cumu.lntive effect of the incr9aeed donsity an the
entire ar^e en3 if everybody keepe increasing dansi.ties, somedny somehody will
not be nble to develop their property at the spproved deneity k~ecauac~ the
Pecilities will be overlosdecl.
C~~mmissioner 1Cinq euqgested that each department head write a leti.er qiving
thu present and tuture picture.
Chai.rntian Fry reeponded to Commisaioner 1Cing that he would not want ta put the
department heecie in the poeition of a~aking a couani.tment of the facilities
without further study.
Commissinner La Claire noted t:iat when the hoepital was npproved juet one
month ago, it was not known by the Commiselon that Imperiel Hiqhway was
already passed it's projeated capacity and ahe felt there may be a lot of
other thinqs thnt are not known at this time becauae the LIR hae not been
updated in 10 yer-rs.
Mr. Queyrel requeated a two-w~ek continuance in order to deterntine if this
pzoperty is to be considered as part of the Anaheim Nilla Area.
ACTION: Comn-ieaioner La Claire o~fered a nwtion, seconded by Comc~'_.asioner
Mc~urney and I~iOTION CARRIED~ that r,onsideration of the aforementioned mntter
be continued te the regularly-scheduled meetinq of Febru~ry 23, 1983, at the
request of the petitioner.
ITBM N0. 4. EIR NEGATI~IE DSCLA1tATION (PREV. APPRVA.) AND CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT NO. 2373 (READV•)
PUBLIC H$ARING. OWNERs YBBRHAM I.AI ATA, 26371 Avery Parkwry, Mission Viejo,
CA 92675. AGENTs TALAT RADWAN. 26371 Avery Parkway, Mliesion Viejo, CA
92675. Property described ae a rectanqularly-shaped parcel of lanr] conaistinq
ot appxoximately 0.42 acre at 1725 Scuth Brookhuret Strect.
To permit the addition of n convenience market to an existinq qaeoiine serviae
station•
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MINUTSS, ~NAHEIM CITY PI.~NNZNC~ CbMMI8820N, FEBRU~RY 7, 1983 83-73
There was no one indicetinq thair pr~aenae in opposltion to •ubject request
anA although the stef! report was not rsnd, it is reterred ta end made a part
ot the minutes.
A1 Serreto, 2901 9. Renea Drive, •tated ~n October. 4, 1982, when he eppenred
bstore the Planning ~oamniseion, their concern we~ thet eliminntinq tha center
driveway anA blocking it otf with a 3-foot wida landecaped planter wou.ld
crtete mejor trAtfic conqestion on the proparty and tF~ey hed saked for an
opportunity to work ou~ these problema with the Traflic Enqineer~ however, the
petition wea denied. lie stnted they have devel~p~d en alternetive whlch is
saCiefectory with the Tra!!ic ~ngineer and that it ia to provide the middle
drivaway with tire bueters en~ en "exit only" sign re4her than ~ landscaping
plant~r dnd thet the r.iqht end left entrance drivewaya wlll be marked o~
"entrances only" and that the concrQte work on the entrance drivewaye will be
~oditied es curb returne and thdt the applicant haa agreed to maint+~in the
tire buatere. He further etated tl~e hours o! oparation will be to c:lose et
10:00 p.m.
Stdn Solon, 6550 Paseo Alcazaa, stated his oppoaition, as a ropreeentative of
Mothete Aqainet Drunk Drivers, io the combination of the sale of nlcoholic
beveraqes and qa~oline~ that ae.rvice stations are ge~erally run by te+enagere
who fr~quently ae11 nlcoholic beveraqee to their peorst and that the beveraqes
aze refrig~rate3 and ere cold, read~-to-drink and alcohol and gasolinN don't
mix, except in the tank.
Jeri Suckman, 6504 E. Camino Vista, Anaheim, A~iministrative Aasigtant of the
school located adjacent to eubject property- stated they are very conc~arned
becauee the majority of their etudenta are young lameles between the ages of
17 and 22i that they have claesea all day and inta the eveninq and moat of the
parkinc is in the rear and they do not like the elemQnt this type operation
with t1~e sdle of alcohol will bring into the area. She stated tliey are also
concerned about the increase in traffic and, in addition to the students who
would be out front on their breaks, etc., they da have vieit~rs at the echool
with small children.
Marvin Barrett, 2216 Via Alameda~, Palo Verdee Estutes, etated he owns the
property where the school is located and is concerned about the traffic and
interference of the students and there was a r-ajor accident riqht in front of
the building juet this morninq and the increase in traffic would incrQase the
accident rate. Ha referred to the nortiherly entry which has been designated
ns an entry only and stated that would reduce the exita f or the ~chool to only
one on Hrookhurat nnd that_ they do hnve an easement for that northerly
property for inqrass and egresa and hA did not underatand how this could be
limited to entry only now.
Heidi Idum, 1115 8• Hilda Street, representing Nbthers Against Drunk Driverg,
stated they oppose the se111nq ot alcohol at this Iocatian and they oppose the
aelling of liquor et a qaeoline station becaus~: it is just too convenientt
thet a person may come there just to buy qasoline, but aee the availability of
the alcohol and may apontaneously purchase it and would be able to consume it
while drivinq and that it has been proven by the Nntionel Safety Council that
over 50e of fatal accidenta involve the consua~tion of alcoholic baveragest
ar~8 that drinkinq and drivinq do not mix and in thia location, they would botti
MINUTEB, ANIWSIM CITY PLANNINO CONMI88ION, F1~8RU~RY 7, 1983 83-74
be coming lrom the same noz:let and with alcohol.ic beveraga~ t,e~ng Ao
accessibl~, it vrould increase the con~utnption end increasa accidantej and
•elling al~~hol et this location could brinq undesirabls psople and a
potantial for incraaasd crime. 8he ~tated, in qanaral., thix w~uld be
datrimental to the ~zea, rether than an aseet and not~3 there ware alreedy two
exiatinq li:rvor stores n~arby.
T.,eeter E1bArt, et~ted he livea on Montecito l.oed in Lon Alnmitos, but owns
property in Annheim ynd is aqainst sellinq elcoholic beverages at the gesolins
atation~ that e11 these petitionera nre interested ln ia the privilage nf
~ellinq liquor nnd would not be interasted in opaning n convenience market
without the right to sell alcoholic bevernyes. He atated this would be
aqainet the eafety and weltnre ot the people in the areat that there az~e a
number o! aacidents with drunk drivera driving into liquor atoree and i! thie
is ~pproved, end they were to dri~e into thia qas atation, it would blow up
the entire aree. He steted also thie type fecility attracts rohbera and
innocent bystan~ers could be hurt and it dosa affect the welfere of the people
in the area.
Mr. Elbert referred to surrounding cities w~~ici~ have experienced problema with
this type fecility and hr~ve paseed ordinan~ea or moratoriuma on future
approvals until they can atudy :ie situatlon.
Mr. Elbext added he ~s d~~finitgly against aelling alcohol and geaoline on the
same premises.
Rismon Chakko, 1701 Brookhurst, statec~ he ia th~ owner of the qrocery store on
the corner from the qas etation and asked if this ie approved, would he he
able to sell gasoline from his store. Chairm:,n Fry reaponded that he Could
request a conditionel uae pezmit.
Mr. Serrnto stated when they came before the Planninq Conunissicn previously,
they had si~qnatures of over 1,000 people from the erea who supported the
concept of the convenience market. Concerning teenaqeres selling to other
teenaqers, he stated that is a poasibillty but this owner does not have any
~eenagers workinq f.or him. He stated he thouqht the increese in traffic has
been adequately addressed. Regarding the MWDD representative stetementa as to
the percentage of ,people involved in nccidente who have been drinkinq, he
stated he would aqree with that fiqurer howeve~, would not think buyinq in a
convenience market and service Rtstion would contribute to that figure and
that less than 1/2 of 1 percent ~~f alcoholic beveraq~s sold would come from
this type facility, ~ut would b~ aold {: a liquor atore or large cnarket. He
atated the State legislature ha~s enected etiff requirementa on people who are
cauqht drinkinq and drivinq and ho supports those requirementa, but did not
believe the eetablighment of alcnholi.^, beverages at this site would contribute
siqnificantly. He atated he is a City Councilman for the City of 3anta Ana
and they have approved several beer and wine applications at mini-marketa in
that ~rea and he would question the eCatietics presented by the peraon
concerninq other cities.
THE PUSLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
MINIIT=S, 11N111~EIM CITY PLANNIN(i COMMI88tON. l~'lBRU11RY 7, 1983 83-75
Comfni~sionAr Bu~hor• et~tsd h• oppo~~~ tho du~l uo• o! thi• propsrty, not
nscet~erily b~oauss o! th• liquor •+~1~~. H~ eeathd h• is aqainst drunk
driver~. Hm •teted the only similar u~~a approvad ar~ in th~ Disneylend area
where th.y would be a convenisnc• !or p~opla walkiny irom th• awtels etc., but
ha would oppo~a thi~ request bscaua~ o! the dusl use.
Commio~ion~r Hsrb~t statec! h• think• the tire bu~t~rs au-k• the ~ituaeion
worss. He etated this etation is not conducive tor a back-up aituat ion,
unlese the gao pumps ara moved. H~ Rtated ha ha• been oppa~ed to any
convenience nutrket as a dual u~~ bacause they ara qning into cotnpetition with
markets previouely apprcved aiid operatinq under differsnt. standerds .
Contmiesioner Kinq etat4d he voted for this in tha previnus heKring, bu~ has
ninae learned lrom the Planninq ate!! Ghat they recammend the area be at leset
150 laet by 15~ lent. and this eren does not meet that requirement arad he would
vote againet thia propoeel at this time.
Commissioner McHurney atnted the northezly drivewAy had eccess to tho ~chool
next daor and theX could come out that way end it would not be juat an
inqrsse, but en eqraes end inqrass.
Paul Sinqer, Tratfic Enq~neer, steted the recon<nandation of his off iae did not
come out the same way it io recommendedt thet the original recommendetion wee
to turn the puraps so that the driveways on the ende could be acces s~d, but the
npplicant indicated he would be unsbla to chenge the pwape and, *he =eloro, his
oflice selected e second elternative that eould poseibly be uaed, t>vt it wes
not a reconnaendetion e-nd that tire busters were a necessity due to the
unwillingneee ~f the applicant to turn the pumpa.
It was noted that a Neqative Decleration wae previouely approvAd by the
Planninq Commission, October 4, 1982, and by the City Council on Novea~er .c,
1982, in conjunction with this previously denied raque~t.
ACTION: Commiesioner Herbet oftered R~eolutior. No. PC83-26 end moved fnr its
pasanqe and adoption thaC the Anaheim City Planninq Cummigaion doe s hereby
deny Conditiunal Use Pera~it No. 2373, on th, baeia thet the size and shape of
the site are not adequate to accomu-odate the a~31 uee ae propoaed and that
traffic would qenerate an undue burden on the gurL~unding area and the uae
would Ue detrimental to the peace, health nnd satety 3nd general v+°elfare of
the citizens of the City of 1-naheim.
On roll call, the foreqoinq resolution was pasaed by the foll:+winq vate:
AY~B: BOUAS, BU3HOitE, FRY, HBR83T~ KING, LA CLAZRE, MC HURNEY
NOE8t NONE
ABgENT: NONE
Frank Lowry, Sr. Assistant City Attorney, preaented the written r ight to
appeal the Planninq Commisaion'a deciaion within 22 8ays to the City Council.
MINt]TaB, 11NAHEIM CITY PL~NNIN(i CONMI88ION, ~ESRU~RY 7, 1983 83-76
xTEM NO. 5. EIR N1C(i7-TIVffi DECLIIMTION 11tiA CONDITIQN)IL USE PIERMIT NO. 2405
PUSLIC HEIIRING. OWNER~ C1NTR11LI1- BCH001, DISTRICT, 66Z5 Lei Paltns Av~nue,
Bu~na P~rk, C11 9Q620. l1(iliNT~ DR. DOTIALD HECHT, 1Z756 1!. 11Ych~st~r 8tre~t,
Csrrites, C1- 90701. Property i~ an irreyularly-shaped parc~l o! lsnd
con~istinq o! Npproxia~ataly 12.8 acre. 3301 W. Linaoln 1-venu. (Centrelie
Element~ry 8chc~ol~.
To permit a private vocationnl nnd businegs college in en exieting public
school tacility.
Thera wes one person indicatiny his pre0ence in opposition to subject raqueet
and elthauqh the stat ! report was nok reacl, ~t ie reterred to end mede a pert
o! the minutes.
~harles Woodbin, Ass i atent Superintendent, Centrelia School L~ietrict, reterred
Lo Conditlone 1 and 3 requir:ng street lighta, curba and qutters and the
trnflic signel asees sment !ee nnd requoeted thoe~ requlremente be waived aince
the proparty will be maintained !or public uea by the citizene tor
recreational rurposes. He ateted the leA~e would be for 5 yeare to expire in
June 1988, arid the cost to do theee improvewants would be subetnntial. He
eteted he :anderstands thia operetion iu a non-profit oper~ntion. He eteted he
waa not previously aware of roquirementa to pay water assessment leee or the
wheel stop requireme nts on the parking lot nnd noted ell their other achools
do not have wheel atope aut on the perking lot, but do have them nlonq the
curb nnd eide of the buildinqs, ea they would request th~ae requiremente be
waived.
Don Hecht, Presidc~nt of the colleqe that is leasinq the property, steted he
eupporte the positions etated by the School Boerd. He referred to the
condition requirinq that all modifications be completed prior to commencemant
to activities end explainod they planned to phase into the echool and to add
epace and parking a s they go alonq. He requested they be permitted t.o
commence activitiea and start amortJ.zing the cost and continue to meke
improvements over the next 5 yeara, as enrolln-ent qrowa.
Xen Griffith, 3enior Planner, City of Buena Park, etated t.hey have reviewed
the application nnd inspected the eite and found that the homes in the
Preaider~t Tract, juat to the north, which is lucnted adjacent to the parkinq
lo't, actually sides onto the property rether than reaza onta the property ae
assumed and the car s would be approximately 5 feat nway from those houses and
the evening clAases would end at 1Os00 p.m.
Mr. Griffith stated he ur.deretande a block wall wae p:oposed adjacent to the
reaidential proparty only alonq a portion af the parking lot end he would
suqqeet the parkinq be meved back to where the pavement already exists and a
buffer be provided along with a 6-foot wall alonq the entire north boundary
nnd that tho wall should be conetructed before tAe parkinq goes in. He added
they feel some land~ cepinq would aleo be appropriate. He steted another
alternative would be to wova tha parkinq lot e- qreater dietance from the
northorn pc~rtion westerly, thereby leeving the green area between the parkinq
end reeidential area.
93-77 S
NINUTaB r ANAHICIM CITY PL1-1dN2N0 COMMI88ION ~ F'BBftUARY 7~ 1983
Mr. Hechti stetied h. hee no ob~oction ta the yrwsnbelt betw~en the pazkir-q nrsa
end ths rs~idantial aren and certainly 40, f,0 or even 80 laet wau].Q be
aGCepteble an8 EhaL would mean the parking l~t B would be go inta e!lect
rather than crnnpletinq sll o! parkinq Lot 1-. He stated they hav room !or
approximately S80 cero which is more thsn ne~a~~d.
THE PUBLIC HSARING WA8 CL48E~•
Reeponding to ~ommiseioncr Hushare, Mr. Hecht explained they preaently rent
the K~ys School and in that pareait, th~ City dealt with the School Board anH~
he did not know whether or not the leea were peid !or thoee improv~ments.
axplainad they will be le~ving thet facility and nlso Crism Colleqo on Rast
KetAlla ecauee it hae becoa-e adminietrati.vely difficult to hnn~]le two achools
and they want everyone on the eeme campue. tie explnined their leASa wae !or 5
yeare with option to move on a fi-month notice on *he Keye School and thAy
have qiven the Anaheim 3chool Board thet nAtice anu are raeking plane to move.
bean 9herer, Associnta ~'lanner, expleined theae eeme conditione were e part of
the Keye achool prapoesl and thet the City juet deposited a bond tci quarantee
installat ion of the street improvements. Ho atnted he did not kno~w if the
School Diatrict plene to continue khe conditional uee permit•
Commigsioner Bushore etated he does not want to make the tnxpayers of one
school dietrict pey wh.ile thie school qoes into another ect~nol di~trict to
take advantaqe oP it by askinq that the fees be waived, aspecielly if they are
~pernting under the auspices of a non-proFit Pacility.
Mr. Necht etatec~ their lease at tNe Keys 3chool was short torm and the rate
was conei~ arably more than it would he et thia echoal, but the underetanding
was that if eomething better came al,ong, they would move. He atated thay
wantod taore space and the Keys School only has 20, 000 equare feet and the
Centralia Schaol has 45,000 square feet. He $teted the property on Fnst
Katella, CriAS College, is actually a bueinese park nnd they have rented
warehouse space.
DQan 3herer stated elnce the bond has been posted with the City to quarantee
street improvementa, if they with8raw the conditional use permit and do not
sai•isfy the conditions, the conditional une permit would no lonqer be vAl:d.
Jay Titus, Office Engineer, atated i! they w~~~8~heh°would eit?aernputCth~d
be refunded, but ae long ae they keep the pe Y
iarprovemente in, ~r the City would use the money that has been poeted.
Commissioner Buehore sta-ted he is not prepered to act on ttiis request without
more information, even thouqh he was not aure that would be considered +ss land
plenning.
Dean Sherer stated he had a telephone conversation with a xepr~ssentative of
the School Dietrict reqardinq the Keys Elementary School and they queetioned
whether or not ths CUP was valid on their property and he ha ] advie~hetCit it
wns valid ae lonq ee they zaeet all the conditions and,aubse~uently, Y
received the check nnd he felt that ie an indication the School District
intenda to keep ~he permit valid regardlesa o! who was uainq the property as a
privete sahool.
NIINII'P1E$, 11N11418IM CITY PLI1NNIt~i CdNMI88ION, FE8RU71RY 7, 1983 93-78
Coaimis~ion~r Sushors stated thi~ would be e dusl u~a anQ h• would not want to
ree r.ha land beh ind th~ sohool not b~inq ueed as racrsational laailitie~ and
it wae ascertained tihat eree- ia etiil evailable Por racraeti~nal purpoae~. H•
clarilisd thet the petitionar he~ reliaved th~ School Di~trict o! any
liability on ths Cantralia School. Mr. Hecht oxple-ined they er~ currently
mAintsining the playqround area end tha liability he~ been susumed by tham in
their leass.
Frank I,owry, Sr. Aeoiatant Attorney, eteted the applicant hae requeeted thet
certein lees bs waived nnd edvised the Conunie0lon thnt Condition No. 3
pertnining to the treffic eiqnnl essessawnt !e~ cnnnot be waived end eleo Item
No. 7 pertaining to the Unilorm Suilding Code cannot be waived even by the
City C~unci 1.
Mr. Woodbin rea~aonded to Commiesioner Kinq that thes achool will have a 5-year
leaae with four 1-yeer options to renew end thooe fnur 1-yenr optiona are nt
the+ epproval of both parties and there is na cnncellRtion cleuse unleea the
leesee violates th~ terms o! the agreement.
Commieeioner Herbst etated th.ie ahould be txemted de a private busineae and
the atreet hae never been approved properly and the School Dietrict ehauld
improve it nowj and th~t: the other conditione should be included. Ha stated
he hes no oppoeition to the use and felt there ahould be n 50-foat dietanca
betwoen the parking lot and the residential erea nr a 20-foot landacapecl
bufPer, the same ae would be required of any other property owner.
Cammiesioner La Clnire agread and stated ahe would also went a 6-loot well on
the northern boundary and the landscaped buffer. 8he stntec~ ehe viaws this as
a commercial venture.
ACTIONs Commis aioner La Claire offared a~^~~_on, 9econded by Cammissior_er
Bouas ana M(1TION CARRIED, thAt the AnahAim City Planninq Commisaion has
reviewed the pro~osal to parmit a private vocational and business colleqe in
an existinq public achool facility on an irregularly-shaped parcel of land
consistiaq of apQroximntely 12.8 acres, havinq approximate frontaqes af 425
leet on the north side af Lincoln Avenue and 150 feet on the west sf.ie r,f
Western Avenue and further deacribed as 3301 West Linc~ln Avpau~ !Centr~lia
Elementary Schaol) r and doe~s hareby approve the Neqative Draclara~cion fr~~n thc
requirement to prepare an environmental impact report on the baais that there
would be no ai gr~ificant individual or cumulative adverse environmentel impact
due to the approval of this Neqative Declaration eince the Anaheim General
Plan deaiqndtea the eu~~ject property for elementary achool aite land uaes
commenaurate with the propoaalt that no sensitive environmentel impacta are
involved in the propoeal~ thnt the Initial Study aubcaitted by the petitioner
indicatea no signiticant individual or cwnulative adverae environmental
impactsf and that the Neqative Declaration substantiating the foregoing
findings is on file in ~he City of Anaheim Planninq Aepartment.
Coa~issioner La Claire oPfered Resolution No. PC83-27 and moved for its
paseaqe and adoption thet the Annheim City Planninq Gommiseion does hereby
qrant Conditional Uae Per~ntt No. 2405 includinq the~ condition that a 6-foot
high block wal 1 ehould be conetructed on the northern property line and that a
MYt~UTaB~ AN1-HEIN CITY PLANNINO COMMII~SZON• !'EH1tUARY 7, 1983
83-79
20-loot l~nd~oapod bu!!er ~hall b~ provid~d ad~saent to th~ r~~iQsntial er~n
and ~ubj~ot to Int~ra~partm~ntel Commitks~ r~aamn~ndations.
On roll call, the loreqoing resolution was pa~s~d by tha tollowing vote:
AY88 s BOU118, FRY, H6RHST, KIN(i, I.A CLJ-I1t6. MC BURN~`Y
NOB8 s NONa
ABSRN'Pt NONE
1~g8T11IN s SUSHORE
hlr. Hacht aaked i~ they cen occupy the premiee4 end begin operetions
ima-ediatwly. He etated they would like to mova ee ~oon ee po~~ible and they
onl.y have 150 etiudents t~ move and eo the existing parking P4cilitiee would ba
+~dsqunta and when they expend and need more parking facilitie~, would gledly
put up th~ wall.
Annike Santelahti, Ansietant Director !or Zoning, ststed the Activlties on the
premiaee cannot coauaence until they have complied with the appropriate
conditione and also there 1e a 22-day appoel peziod.
Commiasion~r Herbat stated if a~ bond is posted, they could conaider thet ea
compliance with the conditions and Annika 8nntalehti atated there will be the
neceuenry inepectiana.
CommisQionc~r Bushore stated t~A thinks this is poor plnnninq on khe part of the
nchool end that the petitioner knov+s the .ulas becnuae he hae been thzouqh
th~m bet~re and to qrk to ~ •~nce actlvi.ties is a qrose injuatice.
7'1'BM NO. 6. EIp _NEGATi+~. .~ ^°~"~'ION AND CONDITIONAL USE PBRMIT N0. 2414
pURLIC NF,r-RING. iWNERSs'.~ORTH AMERICAN INVEBTMENTS, 1940 N. Tuatin, 3uite
inC, Oranye, C1~. 90701. AGENT: QUX VIET TONG, 2418 W. Hood Stzeet, Sante Ana,
;n 92704. Pxoperty 1a deecribed ae e rectanqularly-shnped parcel of land
coneistinq of approximately 3.1 acres located at 2424 S& T Waet eall Rnad.
T~ F>ermit a beer and wine tavern in the CL Zone.
There was no one indicatinq their presance in oppoaition to subject request
and althouqh the staff report wne not read, it ie r,eferred to nnd mbde a part
of t.he minutes.
Quy Tonq. 2418 W. FiPth Street, agent,, explained he would like a conditional
use pormit !ox n restaurnnt with beer and wine and live muaic on Friday~
8aturdey and ;~und~y nighte from 8:30 to 12s00 p.m.
THE PUBLIC HHARIt~IG W~S CL08ED.
Coa~uniesioner King stated ha juet could not see any reason for qrantinq this
zequeat becnuae more thnn half o! the shops in that center are vacant and he
did not thi.nk this would enhance the property.
Reepondinq to Commieaioner Herbat, Desn Sherer explaine~9 ".here are three
praviovsly approved conditional uea permite !ar beer an'~ 41ne at thie loaation.
MINUTI~B, 1W11HEZM CITY PLANTNING COMMI88ION, F3HRtlARY 7, 1983 83•80
Coaimis~ioner Mceurnay pointed out that thi~ io in clooa proximity to Meqnolia
tliqh 8ohool.
ACTZpN~ Caamis~ioner H~rbst o!lared a motion, secondad by Conuai~sionmr Kinq
and MOTION CARRIBD, that tho l~nahsim City Plsnninq Commis4lon ha~ r.vi~wed the
proposal to permit a beer and wine tavern in the CL (Comtnercial, Limited) Zone
on a rectengularly-rheped parusl of land consietinq o! approximately 3.1 ecree
located et tha eouthwest corner of Ball ltosd and Gilbert Street, hevinq
epproximat~ trontagee o! 600 leat on the aouth side o! Ball Rc~ed end lurther
described eg 2424 W. Ball Raad, 9uitee 8 and T t and does hsraby approve the
Nagativa Declarntion lrom the requirement to prep~re en anvironmentnl impact
report on the besis thut there would be no siqnificant individual or
cumulative advarnb environmentel impect dtte to the approvel of this Neqative
Declazation since the Anaheim General Plan deeiqnatee the subject property !or
qenerel cnaunarcial lnnd usoe commeneurata with the propoeelt that no eaneitive
environmentel impacks are involved in the propoeelr that the Initiel 9tudy
submitted by the pAtitioner indicatee no eiqnilicant individunl or cutnulati.ve
adverse environmentel impacter eng thet the NeyAtive Decleration
eubstentteting the foregc~ing ~'indinge ie on tile in the City o! Anahoim
Plnnning Department.
Commisaioner Herbst oft`ergd Resolution No. PC83-28 and moved tor ite paseage
and adoption thnt the Anaheim City Planning Commission does hereby c9eny
Conditional Use Permit No. 2414 on the basie that there are three previously
approved establiehments with alcoholic bevezagee in that ahopping center and
it ie wiChin cloae proximity to a local high sr,hool and that e beer and wine
tnvern with live muaic would not be conducive to thet area.
On roll call, the toregoing reeolut.ion was paseed by the following vote:
AYES: HOUAS~ BUSHOREr FRY, HERBST, KINC. .d- CLAIRR, MC BURNEY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Frank Lowry, Aasistant City Attorney, presented the wri~ten right to nppeal
the Planninq Commission'a deciaion within 22 days to the City Council.
ITEM N0. 7• EIR NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND CANDITIONAJe USE F~ERMZT NO. 2415
PUBLIC HEARING. OWNERSs ANAHSIM VII.'•,.r CII OWNER'3 ASSOCIATION, INC., 1955
Greenleaf Avenue, "^." . 1-naheim, CA 9i ~'. ~• Property deacribed as an
irreqularly shaped parcel of land conei~ting of approximately 1.7 acre located
at 2050 W. G-eenleaf Avenue.
To permit a pre-school and day care center wi.th a maximum of 4~- c:~ildren in
the RM-1200 Zone.
There was no one indicating their presence in opposition to subject request
and although the staff report was not read, it is referred to and nu~de a part
o! the minutes.
Elaine Orr, 1955 Greenleaf, 1lE, Anahel~a, stated her husband is preaident of
MINUTEB, ANIIHEIM CITY PL~1NI~1INfi COMMI88I(yN, FlC8RU71RY 7, 1983 83-81
the Homeowner's 1-ssociation snd there is a vacent pra-school or dey-cere
c~nter at th~ end o~ Oreenlse! and Gre~nosl~s and they would l.ike to ba able to
lea~e it for a day-cere c~ntsr.
THS PUBLIC NBIIRINCi WA8 CLOagD.
Cnnunissioner Herbst p~inted out the previoua approval was for the p~ople who
live in thn condomini.um only nnd Ma. Orr etated they bought their condominium
in February 196G, and et thaL time th~ dey-care center wAS ba.i.ng run ae d
commerclal ventu.re, as it hns been al~ throuqh the years, ancY they did not
know abc~ut thie restriction until the ~~rn-ite were requeeted for the new
lesaee.
Commiseioner Boua~ clarified the m~xir~um number of children will be limited to
44. Ms. Orr explainsd the Department of 9ucial Services requlntes the number
of children.
ACTIONs Commiseioner Herbst offered a motion, eeconded by Commiasionrr
Mceurney and MOTION CARRIED- that the Aneheim City I'lnnning Commiseion hae
reviewed the propos~*1 tc~ permit e pre-echool and day-care center with a
maximum nun~r of 4Q~ children in the RM-1200 (Residential, Multiple, Family)
Zone on en irreqularly-ahaped parcel of land consiating of approximstely 1.7
acre, hevinq a front,aqe of apprc~ximately 98 feet on the west aide r~f Greenleaf
Avenue and further d~tscribed 2050 West Greenleaf Avenuet and does hareby
approve the Neqative Declaretion from the requirement to prepare an
environmental itnpact report on the basie that there would be no aiqnif icant
individunl or cumulat.tve adverae environmental impnct due to tho npproval o~
this Negative Declarat:ion since the Anahei.m Generel P]an designates the
subject property for rnedium clensity land ue~as conmiensurate with the proposal~
thar no senaitive environmental impacts are involved in the proposalt that tht~
Initial Study aubmitte~j by the petitioner indi.cetea no siqnifir,aRt indi.vidual
or cumulative adveree ~snvironmental impactet nnd that tlie Negative Declaraticn
subatantiating the gcrE:going lindings is on file in the City of Anaheim
Planning Department.
Commissioner Herbst offered Reeolution No. PC83-29 and moved for ita pnsae~ge
and adoption ~hat the Anaheim City Planninq Commission daee hereby grant
Conditional Uae Permit No. 2415 to permit the pre-echool and day-care center
for a maximum of 44 children and eubject to Interdopartment~l Committee
reaommendatione.
On roll call, the foreqoing re~solution wae passed by the followinq vote:
AYESs SOUAS, BUS+IORE, FRY, HERBST, KI*iG, LA CLAIRE, MC BURNEY
NOES: NONE
AB$ENT: NONE
ITEM NO. 8. EIR NEGATTV$ AND CONDITZONAL USE PERMZT N0. 2416
PUBLIC HEARING. REQUESTED BY: CITY OF ANAHEIM, 200 S. Anaheim Boulevard,
Aru-heia-, CA 92805. AGSNT: STORER CRBLE TV.~ INC., 914 E. Katella Avenue,
Anaheim, CA 92805. Property described as an irregularly-shaped narcel of land
coneistinq of approxi.nately 0.83 acre located at 4555 8. Riverdale Avenue
(Fire Statian No. e).
t
MINUT88~ ANAt1SIM CITY PI.~-NNINa COMM288ION, FEBRUARY 7, 1983 83-82
To permit a micxowave r~c~iving etation.
Thare wns no ona indicating theLr prosence in oppositian to eub~oct request
~nd sithouqh th~ statf repart wae not r~ad, it is reterr~d to and mede e part
of th~ minutes.
Ron Miller, ACB, Construction Manager for 8torar Cable TV, reterred to
Condition No. 1 requirinq e traftic eiqnel eseessment !ee explaininq this use
woulA not qenerate a large emount of trdffic and the property ownar is the
City. Dean 8herer, Associate Plenner, rosponded thet thet condition ~hould be
deleted.
Mr. Miller re~erred ko the oondition roquiring that the tawer bo scraened and
expleined the ~ire Depertment ie propoaing the addition ~F a etor~qe buildinq
and a block wa11 and they would bo providing a tem~orar.y fence until that well
la conetructed.
Dean Sherer explaino~ that condition i~ a reeult of a zequeat from the Parks
DeQartment and read a memo trom Dick MaXer, P~rk Planner, dated January 31,
1981, Xequestinq tour ~onditiona ~o be implemanted in approval of thie permit.
Mr. Miller explnined ~rom e meintenence point of viow, they would prefer not
ta paint Che tower and referred to Conditi4n No. 4 pertnining to the square
footage ~~ thg development area and steted thet ahould be corrected.
Dean Sherer reaponded thnt Condition No. 4 ehould be correctdd to show the
d~avelapv~ent area aa ?00 square teet nnd that Condition No. 2 allowe the
develop+er to work with the Uiractor of the Parka, Recreation dnd Community
uarvices Aepertment as to the screeninq and enclosing of the tower.
Mr. Miller refezred to the cor,dition requiring clenrance liqhts end explained
t~ese lighta are not requized Ly the ~AA and pointed out the hoepital to the
east is expnndinq with a 30•foat high expansion. Mr. Miller added these
liqhta are for helicopter Activity in the area and he wae aure they wou18 not
be flpinq that low.. He ~gr~ed to work w~th the Police Dapar.tment on this
requirement.
TH~ PUHLIC HEARZNG WAS CIASED.
Commisaioner La Claire pointed out Eucalyptus treee in the area axe about 70
or SO feet high and in addition, ttiere ere hills acrosa Santd Ana Canyon Road
and ehe thought it would be ditficult for helicoptere to fly that low. 3he
added ehe ie also concprned about tha liqhte beca~ise of the people who live
above and ahe woulcl leave that decision up to the Police Department.
Frank Lowry, Sr. Assistant City Attorney, atated he had contacted the Perka
I~epartment to detsrmine ahy theee requirementa were beinq requested in thie
pet~t'.an and it is because the property is located in the Scenic Corridor.
ACTION: Cammisefoner Le Claize olfered a dwtion, seconded by Caamisaioner
Bouaa -nd MOTIOt~I CARRIED, that tha Anaheim ~ity Planning Comtaiasion hae
reviewed the proposal to permit a microwave receiving station on a
irregularly-shaped parcel ot land consiating of a~pproxi.mately 0.83 acre,
MINUTEB, ?1NJWEIM CITY PL11NNxN0 GOMMI88ION, FffiHRUARY 7, 1983 83-93
havinq a lrontage o! epprox:.mately 150 l~et on the n~rth eide oi Riv~rdela
1-vnua end lurthar d~~cri.t~a8 as 4555 Eaek Riverdals J-vsnus (Fire Statian No.
8)t snd does heraby approve the Naqati.ve Daalar~tion lrom the roq+lirament to
prepars dil environmentel impnct report on th~ basis that there would b• no
aigniPicent individual or cumulativa edvarae envizonmentnl impact due to tha
a~pproval o! this Nsqative Declazetion since the Anaheim aensral Plan
desiqnetes the 0ubjsar proparty !or lire ~tation aita lend u~e~ commenuurate
with the proposal~ that no ssnsitiva environmer.`••: impacte are involved in tha
propoeeli thet the Initial Stucly eubmitted by the petitionar indiaatea no
siqnilicent individual or cumulntiva adverse envi.runmental impe~atat and that
the Neqative Declaration substnntiating the foraqoinq findinqe ie on lile in
the City ot Aneheim Plenning Depnrtment.
Coma-iesioner La Claire oflered Reaalution No. PC83-30 end moved for ite
pesaaga and adoption thnt thQ Anaheim City Plenning C:ommission does hereby
qrant Conditionnl Use Pern~it No. 2416 subject to Interdepnrtment~l Committee
recammendationa, deleting Condition No. 1.
On roll call, the fnregoinq reaolution wae peeaed by the fpllowing votes
AYESs BOUASr BU$HORE, FRY~ HER$ST~ KING, LA CLAIRE, MC BURNEY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Cotamisaioner Buehore was concernec. whether or not the leaae includes the
raquirement to remove the structures after the lease expires with Frank Lowry
pointing out tliat thelr Franchise requires them to remove ell equipment.
ITEM NO. 9• EIR NLGA'x'IVE_DRCLARATION AND VARIANC~ NO. 3316
PUBLIC HEAR~NG. OWNERS: CHIEN 9HAN WANG 6 HVEI YU CHAI WANG, 105 Main
Street, Halboa, CA 92661. AGENTs KENT LIAO, 631 W. Katella Avanue, Anaheim,
CA 92802. Property described as an irregularly-shaped parcel of land
consistinq of apprnximately 1.07 acres located at 631 W. Katella (Waikiki
Motor Inn).
Wr-ivers of minimum landscaped setback, permitted location ~f roof siqn,
minimum dietc~nce between sigris and minimum number of parking apaces to
construct a restaurent eddition to an existinq motel and to permit a roof siqn.
There was no one indicating their presence in oppoeition to subject requeat
and althouqh the statf report was not read, it is referred to and made a part
of the minutes.
K. C. Chien, 1526 Chateau, Anaheim, stated there ia a tremendous demand for e
Chinese reetauranE in the Dieneyland area nnd that thie aituation ie very
unique becaube of the walk-in traffic. Ne atated their traffic etudy did not
really stresa that point and that most busineeses i.n that area say that 75~ o!
their customera are from other mot~ls, recrea-tional facilities, or the
Convention Center. Cancerninq tiie setback, he stated another motel in the
area waa qranted a setback waiver.
THg pUSI.IC FIBARTNG WA8 CIABED•
MINUTEB, 1-NAEiEIM CITY PLANNING Cl)MMIBSION, FEBRUARY 7, 1983 83-84
Comn~ie~ionar Hsrbst etated this request io in excaes o! 50~ o! the parkinq
requirement and h• could not juetify it end thought a succeeslul resteurnnt
would not heve room to perk the cars. He stated he thoughL thie would be
teking psrking nway lrom the motel end that could be detrimental to that
operntion ~+nd th~ra are resteurante within welkinq distance and theze ie ~o
need !or one at fihie J.ocation. He atnted the perkinq etudy doea not even come
up with a auiteble anew~r.
Mr. Chien repliad i~e realizad the parking study was mdrqinal, but the
situntion is difterent dnd pointed out the liet of veriences which have been
epproved in the etat! report.
Commiesi~aner Nerbat sCated they are just overbuilding khe property.
Cr~mrnisaioner Bushore atnted he thouqht thia motel wea up for aale recently end
e~~ery motQl ~wnor in the area looked at i.t and would not buy it becauae there
was nb zoom for expansion~
Atr. Chien stated they came up with an altert~ative to provide 49 spaces which
l~s nnly 4 epaces short of the 52 spaces reconunended by khe Trnffic Enqineer.
Hc st.nted hA was also told there was a possibility of entering into an
agreement for a future perkinq dietrict.
Mr. 3lnqer atated if the canopy is removad, 2 parking epacea can bp added.
Cheirman Fry pointed out there are no imnediste plans for the parking dietrict.
ACTION: Comm~ssioner Bushore offered a mc.tion, seconded by Comu-issioner
McBurney and MOTION CARRIED, that the Aneheim City Planninq Commission has
reviewed the proposal to construct a reataurant addition tp an existinq motel
and to permit a raof aiqn with waivers of minimum landecepQd setbeck,
permitted location of roof siqn and minimum dietance between aigne and minimum
number of parkinq spaces un an irreqularly-shaped parcel of land conaiating of
approximately 1.0? acres, havinq a frontage of approximetely 215 feet on the
north side of Katella Avenue and further described as 631 W. Katella (Waikiki
Motor Inn)t and does hereby approve the Neqative Declaration from the
requiremQnt to prepere an environmentt-1 impact report on the baais that there
would be no signiticent individual or cumulative adverse envirorunental impact
due to the approval of this Negative Declaration since the Anaheim General
Plan desiqnates the eubject property for co~nmercial recreation lend usea
conunensurate with the proposals that no seneitive environmental imgacts are
involved in the propoealt that the initial Study submi.tted by the petitioner
indicatee no eignificant individual or cumulative adverse envtronmental
impactst and that the Neqative Declaration substantiating the foregoing
findings is on Eile in the ~ity of Anaheim Planning Depertment.
Commisaloner Bushare offered Resolution No. PC83-31 end moved for its passaqe
end adoption that the Anaheim City Planning Commission does hereby deny
Variance No. 3316 on the basis that no hardshipe were demonstrated pertaining
to the eize, shape, topography or eurroundinge of subject propertyt and that
~ ~
1 ,
MINUT88, ANAHSIM CxTY PL/-NNINti COMMI88ION~ F88RqARY 7, 1983 83-85
the parking etudy ~ubmitted by L•he patitioner did not show thet the parkinq
nmeds c:en adequately be met.
On roll oell, the fosr!minq resolution wa~ paased by the lollowi.nq vots:
AYESt SOUA3, BUSNORE, FRX, HER88T, KING, LA CL1-IRE, MC BURNSY
NOE8t NONR
AB8ENT: NONE
Frank Lawry, Aesiatant City Attorney, presented the written riqht to nppeal
the Planninq Commi4sian's deaiaion within 22 days to the City Council•
IT~M NO. 10. EIR NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND VARIANCL NO. 3320
PUBLIC HEARING. OWNERB: BUkTON E. ANAKIN, P.O. Box 747, Palm Deeert~ CA
92261. Property deecribed ae a rectenqularly-ahaped percel of land coneieting
of appraximately .22 ecre located at 1603 Weat Ball Rnad.
Waivers of minimum buildinq aite area per dwelling, minimum lloox aren per
dwelling unit, minimum recrAational~leieure area per unit and minimum number
a~nd type of pnrkinq apaass to convert en existing apnrtment rental offiae to a
dwellinq unit.
There was no ~ne indicating their presence in oppoeition to aubject request
and althouqh the stntf repnrt wae not r.edd, it is referred to and made a part
of the minutea.
Burton Anakin, 78180 Ccrtez Lene, Indian Wells, Celifornia, stnted these unita
were deatroyed by fire and thet the oriqinal plana celled !or six, one-bedroom
unite, one, two-bedroom unit upetaire end one, two-bedroom unit downatairs,
with an office attached, and that he had had di!l~iculty ranting the downgtaira
unit and i~ was eventually rented out ns a eleepinq room and has not created
any prublems•
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSEU.
Conuaiaeloner Bushore asked why this office area was not incorporated into the
adjacent unit as an extra bedroom. Ms. Anakin repl3ed he had understood the
units muat be replaced exactly as they were belore the fire.
Frank Lowry, 3r. Aasietant City Attorney, stated aFter tha fire a proviaion
was made, at the requeat of the City Council, ta ahort-circuit the noraaal
buildinq permit procedure, etc.
Coaamiesioner Bushore stated it was this qentlemen'a decision tc• continue to do
eo~ethinq illegal and this area could hav~e been incarporeted into the adjacent
unit as a third bedroom which wauld chanqe the parking requirements by 1/2 of
a epace, end would dalete the other waivers.
Mr. Annkin stated a lazger unit would be difficult to rent and the rent would
have to be too high for this area.
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Commie~lon~r Sushore stat~,d he aould only vote !or thi• projact i! that epace
i~ incorporated aa a third badroom into the adjscent unit.
Coma-iaeianer tterbst stated hs lelt thia i• en inetance where tho Plsnninq
r.ommis~ion couid hava a little conipassion bacause ot the lire and etated this
has baen qoing on !or a long time end hne not craeted eny hardshlp end he fe+lt
the hardship ie thet it ie existinq.
Conuniesioner Le~ Cleire cleritied thet thi.e eree wae constructed as an of~ica
24 years ago. She stated grenting thie requeet would be qrenting righta ovar
and nbove what wae allowed in 1958 ancl aver what tha Zoning Code ellows now.
Sha eteted ehe is concerned nbout ~he lack of perking becauee that area doae
heve e parking problem• Commiseioner Huahore ateted the petitioner has had
the bAnelit of ueinq thie ns dn extra rnom for 24 yenre and that he did have
an opportunity to correct the situation after the fire, nncl chose not to and
now he ia aeking tlie Plnnninq Conuniesion to npFcove it nnd thet by approving
it as an additionel unit, ~nother parking epace w~uld be required. He
auggested there may be ather complexes in the eren which have O~L~CBA and that
they will be aoming in and requesting the seme thing and he would eugqeat the
only a].ternative would be to make it a part of the edjacent unit•
Mr. Anakin stated he had rebuilt the unit exactly as they were because that is
whet he underetood had to be done.
Commiasioner Sushore stat•ed ~he oriqi.nal plans show that area as an offlce and
not as a sleeping room.
Cammissianer Bouas clarifiec3 that the area doea not have kitchen fncilities
and respondinq to Commissioner King about expandinq the adjacent apartment,
Mr. Anakin stated a larger unit would be difficult to rent in that area.
ACTION: Commiasioner Herbst offered a motion, seconded 'by Comntiasioner Kinq
an~t MOTION CARRIED, that the Anaheim Cit,y Planning Commisaion has reviewed the
proposal to convert an existinq apartment rental office to a dw~lling unit
with waivera of minimum buildinq site area per dwe],linq unit, minimum floor
area per dwellinq unit, minimum recreational-leisure area per unit and minimum
number and type of parking spaces on a rectanqularly-shaped parcel of land
consistinq of approxi.mately .22 acre located at the northweet corner of Besll
Road and Loara Street and further described as 1603 W. Ball Roadt nnd does
hereby approve the Neqative Declaration from the requirement to prepare an
environmental impact report on the baeis that there would be no significant
individual or cumulative adverae environmental impact due to the npproval of
thia Neqative Declaration aince the Anaheim Gen~ral Plan desiqnates the
subject property for medium densitp residential land uses coanneneurate with
the proposali that no sensitive environmental impacts are involved in the
pxoposalr that the Initial Study submitted by the petitioner indicatea no
aiqnificant individual or cumulative advarae environmenta.l ic~pactet and that
the Negative Declaration subetantiating the foreqoing findinge is on file in
the City of Anaheim Planninq Department.
Cocamisaioner Herbst olfered Reaolution No. PC83-32 and moved for ita passage
and adoption that the Anaheim City Planninq Commiasion does hereby qrant
Variance No. 3320 aubject to the petitioner's atipulati.en that there will be
MINUTB8, 11NP-NEIM CITY PLANNINa C()MMI88ION, F$BRUARY 7, 1983 83-87
no kitchan lacilities in thia unit and nn tho baaie thst the unit ha4 been
existinq !or 17 year~ wir,h~ut any adverre impact on the arae ~nd subject tn
Interdep~rtmental CoaimiC~ea recoaun~ndations.
On roll csll, tha lorsqoinq re~olut~on was passed by the lollowing vote:
AYBS: SOUA3, FRY, HERBST, KING, Mt: BURNSY
NOBBs BUSHORE, LA CLAIit~
ABSENT: NONE
ITEM N0. 11. EIR N~GATIVE DECLARATION AND VARIIINCE N0. 3322
PUBLIC HEARING. OWNER: JlSRGE AND IDANIA CARAVZA, 3636 Lonqridqe Drive,
Orange, CA 92665. AGENTe ADE COLLIE, 111 S. Oranqe Street, Oranqe, CA
92666. Property described ae an irreqularly-ehaped parcel of land consistinq
of approximately 1 acre, located at 773 Peralta Hill~ Road.
Wr,iver of maximum atructura~l height tc+ conetruct a two-etory, s.inqle-family
reeidence.
There was no one indicatinq their preaence in appoaition to sub~ect request
and although the etaff r~+port was not read, it is referred to and made a part
of the minutes.
Abe Collie, agent, etnted he was ~he deaiqner of the prvject and they are
mehing thie requost to allow the 2-etary structurc~ becauae of subatantial
terrain which alopea approximately 37 feet from th9 rear to thcs front of the
property and the 2-atory structure would mi.nimize the aa~unt ot site cr~verage
and reduce the amount of qrading required. He etated tk:ey believe this
approach taaintains the naturel feature of the proQerty and is in keeping with
the purposes o~ the Scenic Corridor Overlay 2oner that there are other 2-story
properties in the nrea and the ad~ecent houses are 2-stary artd moat of them
are built on flat padsJ that thece are eome houses in Lhe arNa over the
30-foot height liinit. He presented letters from adjacent property owners
indicating they appr~ve of the desiqn.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CL03ED.
ACTION: Commiesioner Herbst offered a motion, seconded by Gommiseioner Kinq
and MOTION CARRIED, that the Anaheim City Planni~ig Conaaisaion hae reviewed the
proposal ta construct e 2-story, single-family residence with waiver of
a-aximun- structural height on an irregularly-ahaped parcel of land consisting
of approximately 1 acre havinq a frontage of approximaCely 210 feet on the
southwest eide of a private road located approxiiaately 300 feet south af the
intersection of Crescent Drive and Peralta Hills Drive and further d$ecribed
as 773 Per~lta Hills Drivet and does hereby approve the Neqative Declaratior-
frem the requirement to prepare an environmental impact report on the basis
thnt the.re would be no siqnificant individual or cumulakive adver~e
environmental impact due to the approval o! thie Negative Declaretion eince
the An+sheim General Plan deeignates the subject property for hillside estate
residential land usea commenaurr~te with the propoealt tJlat no aeneitive
environmentnl impacts are involved in the proposblt that the Initial Study
submitted by the getitioner indicntea no siqnificant individuel or cumulative
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ndv~rea envirorunental impecta~ and thet th~ Neqativa Dealeration
subatantiatinq the lareqoing lindinq~ is on lile in the City o! Anah•im
Planninq Dapa-rtmsnt•
Commisaioner Herbst oftered Reaol.ution No. PC83-33 end moved !or it~ ps~esqe
and adoption that the 1-naheim City Pldnning Conanl~ssion dome hereby qrant
Variance No. 3322 on the basis tha~t danial wauld daprive eubject propert,y of
privileqes enjoyed by other properti~e in the .nme zona and vicinity nnd
sub~ect to Interdapnrtmental Comrtittea r.ecommendatione.
On roll call, the foragoing reeolution wae passed by the followinq vote:
AYESs BOUA3, BU8HO1tE, FRY, HERBST, KING, LA CLAIRE, MC BURNEY
NOL3t NONL
AHSENTs NONE
ITEM N0. 12. ENVIRONMENTAL IMIPACT REPORT N0. 218 (PREVIQU3LY CERTIFIE_D)~
R~GLASSIFICATION N0. 82-83-20 AND VAR2ANCE NO. 3321
PtJBLIC HEARING. OWNERSs R08IN HILL DEVF.LOPMENT COMPANY, 40S 3. Hev~rly
Orive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Property deec.ribed ae an irreqularly-ahaped
parcel of land conaieting of approximately 14.4 acrc~s, having epproximate
frontaqse af 370 nnd 200 feet on the nortln side of Biq Sky Lane, approximately
620 feet southwest of Che centerltne of In~Qerial Highway.
Reclassification .request: It3-H3-10,000(SC) to RM-3000(SC)
Variance request; Waivere of maxia~um structural height, minimum numk~er of
parking spaces and rRquired eite ecreening to conetruct e 72-unit coRdominium
complex.
There were approximetely eiqht peraone indicating their preaence in opposition
to subject request and although the staff report wae not read, it is relerred
to end made a part of the minutea.
Martha Schneiders, Robin Hill Developmant Company, stated thoy are owners of
two tracts and that one wns recently completed and because of the economic
condition today, they ~rish to change the product in the second tract and the
change is in full conformance with the Genernl Plan, but needs rezoning. She
etated when her c~pany became involved with development in Anaheim Hills in
1978, they were addreasing the ~40,000 to ~50,000 a year income person or
about 15~ ~f the population and interest rates were 9~ and tho,ae people could
purchase a home valued nt ~218,000, but that purchaa~ power drops to a home
value of ~7.15,000 with interest rntes at 186 or ~1b4,000 et nn intereat rate
at 12.5~. 8he ateted at these aky rocketing interest ratea, the home they
could havA sold three years ago at $200,000 haB incxeased upwards by 25 td 50~
which means the entire original market population for which they had entered
the mnrket hag been left behind and the only populace which can buy th~ homes
oriqlna~ly plenned has to earn over $70,000 a year. Sh~. stated in order to
address the n-erket oriqiaally intended, they need to develop homes thet cost
lase than ~200,00~ and thnt this can only be done by spreadinq the coet of the
land amonq more buyere, ar increasing the density. 3he stated they developed
Traat No. 10407 immed.iately to the east .:~:~c ~hey still own 20 of those homea
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end went this proj~ct to b~ an exc~ll~nt, w~ll-aesiqn~d projsct nnd want it to
!iti into th~ al~eedy d~veloped n~iqhborhood •nc! the hon-se will look lik• the
nwerby sinqle-lamily homee.
Ma. Schn~idero atetsd thara is a pr~c~aence t'or this kind o! d~n~ity in ths
neighborhoodt th~t im-~-~llatsly to th~ north is a oondominium d~vslopmant and
ecross Impsrial Hiqhway io the Foothills nnd Windsor T~rracs and their own
Robin Hill D~vslopment which becem~ tha model !or th• ~tyla a! thi.a project at
ths requeet o! the praesnt haaeownar~. 8he atated th~y are rsqueati.ng to have
the lance delat~d and thaL the eetback !or the 2-story units ba reducsd to
within 50 fa.t ot surroundinq eingle-lamily neighborhoode and they leel thia
i• appropriete beceuis o! the tremendaus vertical soperation betaeen the
auzrounding neighborhood and tha propoaed tract. lMs. Schneiders had e slide
preaentation, however, due to technical ~1ltficultiee the sli~e~ could not be
aeen.
Chairman Fry left the meetinq at 4s55 p.m. end Cheirman Pro Tempora eouae
assumed the Chaii.
Ma. Schneidere passdd out copien of the p.lana to the Conunieaion which
illuetrated the vertical seperetion. 8he etated she h• been hearinq ell day
the Commiseion's concern regarding the cumulntive eftec.t of the increnaed
dovelopment in the Anaheim Hilla area and ehe would like for the Commisaion to
coneider this project on its own meritt that ehe had checked with Jey Taehiro
and Ron Tham~son in the P'lAnninq Department and receivad the intormetion that
thie tract is rather unique= thet it ie located in Planning Area 3 which has
bean aubetantinlly develo~d with only 210 undeveloped ~ites in Area 3 nnd it
la preoantly eerved by adequete tecilitieet Lhat Mr. Thompson seid he had no
concern about tho area west of imperial Hi.ghway, even wit.h .ncreased den3lty
and this project le in conformance with the Maeter Plan and there is no
significant impact nn the area by thie increased development. and this
development will e~rve the gene~rnl populace !or which Anaheita Hille wae
oriqinalZy developed.
J. T. Warrinq, 5673 Stetaon Court, Anaheim, con~uended the Planning Conm-iesi.on
tor their concern abuut the quality of life in ]~naheim Hille and indicated he
ia concerned about the fact that the environmental impnct report has not been
re-evaluated in 10 years and felt, qiven the qrnwth of L•he erea, it could be
there should be a maratorium ~ut on new development until it has been
investigated. He stated they are concerned about the preservation of the
consistency of the oriqinal plan for development of ths area and everyone who
hns bouqht in thia trar.t was aware of what was planned and approved by the
Planning Commiesion which included sinqle-family homes aurroundinq them on
thres sidea and they are concerned thnt allowinq Aebin Hill Development
Compaiiy to develop thi~ area for multiple-family rather than ainqle-~amily
would cause a siqnilicant increaee. He added they are concerned about the
increase in traffic beceuse of the conliquration of Imperial Highway nnd Hiq
Sky Lane to which they nre all connected and noted theze are a lot of
accidents there now because o! blind corners and qrade di!lerencea~ that the
hilla are extremely eteep tr~+n Imperial Eiighway and Nohl Rnnch Imad to where
they are located and also increas!nq the trat~ic will increase air pollution.
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M=~gg, 11Nl1NEIM CITY PI.~-NNIN~3 COMMlI88I01~1, F1~8RUARY 7, 1983
Mr. Werring stated Robin Hill ha• b~en t~a mo~r ~ucoe~~lul d~v~lopnent
r~c~ntiy built in 1-neh~ia~ Nl.11~ ana eh~ra are ~everal lot~ stiil und~velopad,
which qiv~o the coenpany the~ opportuniky to mak• mor~ pxolit and 4ti11 stay
wi~h thuir oriqinsl cominir.n~~nt. He statsd th~y ar• concernad that this will
cr~ata rentel units in this nroe. He addwd thsy l~el thie w~ould b~ askinq !or
environmantal dilticultiao enG placa a heavy toad on th~ utiilit~as.
He •tated the vsry lunAamental aesumption un~er which they purche~ed thair
home~ in the laet two years wi.11 be chenq~ d iP tha exieting Master Plen !or
He
einqle-Lam.tly ho~nee i~ ellowed to b~ eltared to a hiqher dsnsity pra j~ect.
etated he would not have bouqht hir horn~ i! he hsd known that there ~+ould be a
eacond condominium steckad ebove hi~ hend. He etet~d if there waa evar e cdse
where the Commise.ion should be aoncernad about cumuletiva etfect on the
envizanment, this ie .it.
A. J. Wilborn, 5478 E. Big Sky Lene, Mah~im, steted th• Commiseion said they
would not liaten to econo~tics, but that f s whet tha developers are t~lkinq
abouto that they have an oxcell.ent product nnd the re~idents like i.t l~ut they
have d marketing problcm. He steted they tael their propArtiea will be
aeverly economically impacted i! theae condominiume are developed. He~ et~ted
Imperiel Niqhway ia already overcrowded eand this would add 1d0 addi~iont~l
people ae oppoaed to 85 in the oriqinal pzoposnl end he lelt this ie also a
breech of promiee becauae they were told there would bo G5 eingle-family homee
d~veloped on this pzoperty.
Rona Knorrie, 5500 E. Hig Sky L•anp, Anaheim, stated she is very concerned
about their communitys that a ma~ was qi ven to them when they movad 1n which
repreaented wl~at type of homes would tw pl+~ced on eech lott that they moved
hare because Anaheim Hills is a plnnned community and they believed balance
would be achieved between the condoe~iniume and single-family dwellinqa en~d
they teel theea candomir~iwas will severl y prejudice them nnd disrupt the
balance which has been achl.eved. She stated ahe relied on the reputetion ot
this aompany and they would aek thet no variencea be npproveds that the
density problem is thefr qreatest concer n and had they known nbout this
change, they would never have moved here. 3he atated 100s of the homeownera
area preaent today who reaide in thest ar ea-
Bill McFadin, 5570 Biq Sky Lane, Anaheim, atated h8eaa~oethis requestion te
know t:hat 100~ of the reaident hort-eownez'e are oppo
Frazik 1Canesky, 5482 Big Sky Lane, Anahe im, stated they were told by the sales
representative that low-density, r~inql.e-family haaea would be built in all
phasea and the model was diacusaed in deta-il and is etill. on display in their
r3ales office and a map wa-s qiven to them. He atated they feel they have been
deceptively misleed becauae of this act ion and if they he+d known that th~.s was
proposed, they would never have moved ti~ere and asked the Coamiisaion to
protect their inveetment and the oriqinal commitment to sinqle-family homes.
Bavid Koeater, 5560 E. Biq 8ky Lane, 1-n~heim, atated he agrees with his
neighbora dnd he has two an~all children and is worried about increased traf.fic
in front of his dri• „~vay.
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Mr. Warting ~tdted ltobin Hi.ll has b~4n the most suocoesful development
r~oently built in Anah~im Hills end there ere a~varal lots ~till undevelopsd,
which givas the compsny the apportunity to maka mor• prolit and rti11 stay
with Cheir oriqinal oomcltmsnt. Ne stated thsy nr• oonc~rneA thet th~•r will
crsate rent~al units in t:hi~ arao. He added thsy lsel thi^ w~uld be esking for
anvironmental di!liculties and place a heavy loed on the utilitiea.
He eteted the vary lundamantal dsaumption under which th~ey purcheaed their
homee in the lsst two yeara wiil bo ohanqed tf the exlsLing Maatnr Plnn !or
eingle-lamily homee ia ellowad to be altared to n hiqher density project. He
etated he would not hnve bought hi.• home if he hnd known that there would ba n
second condominium gtacked a}~ove his h'ad. He atAtdd i! there wn~ ever e ceee
wher~ the Cocamission ehould be concerned ebout cumuletive efter.t on r_he
environment, thia is it.
A. J. Wilborn, 5478 E. eig 3ky Lane, Anaheim, ~teted the Commiselon said they
would not lieten to economice, but that ie what the developers are tnikin,y
abautt the~t they have an excellent product and the reaides~ts like it but they
have d marketing problem. He eteted they teel thair propertiee will ba
aeverly economically impacted if thesn condominiume ere developed. He ateted
Imperial Highway ie already overcrowded and thia would edd 180 ~~ddf.tione~l
people ae appoaed to 85 in the oriqinal proposel and he felt this is also n
breach oP promiae becauae they wexe told there would be 65 eingle-family homes
developed on thia property.
Rona Knorrie, 5500 E. Biq Sky Lane, Anr'~~im, atnted she is vary concerned
ebout their communityt that a map was g~ ~~~ ~~ them when they moved in wh~ch
repreeented what type of homes would be ple: ~~~, on each lot r that they moved
here beaauae Anaheim Hills ie a plnnned camiaunity and they belie~ed belance
would be achieved between the condominiume and single-femily dwellinqa and
they feel these condominiuma will eeverly prejudice them and dierupt the
balance which hae been achieved. 3he stated she relied on the reputation of
this company and they would ask that nn variances be Uppruvedt that the
denaity problem is their greateat c~ncern and had they known about this
change, they would never have n~oved here. She atated 100~ of the honteowners
area present today who reside in that area.
Bill McFadin, Sa70 9ig Sky Lane, Anaheim, stated he wants the Commiasion to
knuw that 100~ of the resident homeowners are oppoaed to this request.
Frank Kanesky, 5482 aiq 3ky Lnne, Anaheim, ateted thay were told by the sslea
represontative that low-deneity, single-family hoa-es would be built in all
phasee and the awdel wae diacuased in detail and is still on display in their
eales office and a rt-~p was qiven to them. He stated they feel they have been
deceptively mislead because of this action and iF they h a known that this was
proposed, they would never have moved therQ and asked the Commission to
protect their inveetment and the original cocaaitn-ent to eingle-family homeg.
David Koester, 5560 8. Big Sky I.isne, Anaheia-, etated he agreea with hig
neighbors and he has two smnll children and is w~rried about increased tratfic
in front of hie driveway.
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Harry Norris, 5500 E. Biq 8ky Lana, Anahaim, rtated they mede e osr~lul seezch
o! th~ area belor~ purahasinq th~ir homet that th~ Ce-nyon ?oint• aondominiums
v-~r• eco.ptabl~~ becau~~ they a~re ssteblish~d and he could livo with th~t
d~n~ity n~arby and movsd into hio hotns Chinkinq thsre vrould ba 38 additional
l~umas on this ~~raparty and attar h~ had mov~d in• tha dav~lopor came to them
with the proposed chenge ot plans nnd from the beginninq they sxpre~aed their
dioapproval enA heve ~eked ths daveloper to retein the sinqle-iamily hane
dov~lopmant. He etated the yraphic demons trstion a~ shown •hould be
di~ragerded einca the Coauni~sion cannot coneider ecdnaa~ics nnd tha~ he could
sh4w riml.lar liqure~ ahowinq th• impects the other w~y. He eketar] th~y would
n~t heve a-oved here i! they had known what wa~ happoning. He etetad ths hoc~es
thet remain uneold are noL• •old beaauee of ths compeny's enerketinq conditionst
that the homes ere in di~erray with aeade growing to th• eaves nnd windows not
acr+~ped and tresh lrom the work crewe lett inelde Che homee. N• stated e new
owne.r moving in actuelly siqned a Le+ttar s tatinq he would nat oppoBe
condominiuma below him, but he was not shovm the davelopment until alter he
had eiqnad the letter, and atter he reelized the location anA praximity, he
telt very beCreyed. He etated thet new owner could not aCtend thia meeting
and has asked him to point out hie opposit ion.
M3. Schneider~ stnted this d~ea not involve e chanqe to the General Plen and
that area is well serviced Uy the Fecilitiea dnd thie new incraaeed density
would brinq the project intc~ densitiea ellowed undnr the General Plan.
Cancerning trefPic, sewers, gradinq and viewe, sha atated they were aleo
c~ncerned and did hire a coneultant to do en update and ahe ~ad that here tor
Commis~ion's considexation. She ateted t he upclate pointa out that hiqhAr
doneity homee heve lesa trefific, rather than more and inetead of thirteen
round trips to the door ea ln a single-family residence, there would be nine
and the total increased tralffic wauld be 154 round tripe or 77 eingle tripe.
8he stated their company is !n the bueine ae of buildinq and aelling hanes, nat
renting unita and t.he only time there wau ld be rent~l units would be whAn the
homee were not solri end alen their lan~ler would not allow loane to a
non-occupant owner. She eteted they sold 27 homee abaut 1 and 1/2 timee
becauae buyere could not quali.fy and theiz incomee rnnged in the ~50,000 a
yeer area.
Ms. 3chnefdera stated their intaqrity was queationed as to developinq the
project as promised. 3he explained they pri.nted a brochure 2 years aqo and
revealed their thouqhta that they wvuld develop two completely separate tracta
in one style and did develop one-half of ~.he tirst tract and had ~ive sdles in
six months end dec~ded to go ahead and build the bnlance beceuae they felt
they owed it to tt~e honaeownere and thet it would look very etrange not to
complete it and they wanted Rpbin Hill to be an entity unto itself. She
atated all of the tifteen homes remeiin einpty and uneold and that eiqht people
have entered into eacrows knowing there will be some type new product
devgloped on Tract 10410 and that they entered into thnt escrow becauee they
had faith in the company and liked the houeea. She stated their cowpany has
oftered to buy back the oriqinal homea for the price they p+~id includinq 50t
o! their cloeing costa, other thnn prepa id costs. Srie atated the market has
chanqed and there are not enough people arouna to buy thirty-eiqht additional
homes of the aame atyle.
Ir1INUTEB, lWl1HSIM CITY PLJWNING COMMI8820N, FSBRUARY 7, 1983 63-92
THE PIJBI~IC H~7IRING WAS CLOSSD.
Cameniasionar Bushoze etetaci three yanre ago h~ yot into a aimilar eituation
when tha markst wes qreet and purchased Another 15 ecrs~ down the strest snd
the merket changed end now they lind themselves tekinq e 1500-sque~re toot unit
nnd down-sizing it to 950 ac;uers leet ~nd •el.ling it as al.fordable thr~ugh
County 3onds and e~re atill having trouble, e~~ he could eytnpathize with the
Qeveloper. Ne stated they wer• able to rezone the Wscond piece of property
beaause the origlnal 50 unite were up the rc+ed ~nc! had ncthing to 3o with the
proporty that was beinq r~zoned encl they he-c! not ~nade eny promiaes to the
buyera end hed mede no ia~nlied warranties. Ho eta ted probnbly every ona of
tha people in tha original Robin Hilla Tract wne ahown thet beautiful mAp
showinq the hou~ee that would be built anA ta have the Commiseion now allow
the incredeed deneity because of their buei.nees de ciuion wo~ld be e grose
injuatice to every one bc~ceuets people bougl~t thoir homee relyinq on the
ap~cilic plane epproved and not juet ~n the Genere 1 Plan. He stated the
petitioner'e company made a promiee to those paople who purcl~aaed thaee hames
and even thouqh they sra two different tri-cts, the ir compeny awns both trects
and tho~e promieea w~rn made. Ne etntod thie tract is completely difterent
than the otherb the Commiseion has heard C~day because thoee promiees were
made and he would do e~verything in l~ia pc~wer to makR eure those people get
whet wee promisecl. He added the eeven C~~mmieeionere' cotnb.ined experience
would probably be AO yeara and he is proud of wtia t thuy heve dana.
Me. Schneiders stnted they woul~ lo~~e t~a bui.ld the pro~ect they oriqinally
envisioned, but the world has not kept it's pro-ni.ses to themt that when they
purcheeed the property, Anaheim Hills, Inc. promised them there wee an
abeorption rate of 800 hou~es a yeart thnt peo~,le have tried to buy their homes
and three yeare eqo they would heve been able to purch~se them beforo the
in~.erest retes went aky hiqh. She stated they have tried to mAke the best of
what ia not a good situation by freeing their buyers ot cancern of economic
losae by offering to purchase their homea back and they have worked to develop
a beautiful devalopment and she wiah~ad tliet the s lides could have been shown
to ehow that the project would have fit in with the exiatinq developaent. 8he
atated ttie promiae was to provide houeinq for people who earn ~40,OA0 to
~50,000 a year and they find it difficult to comm.ft economic ~uicide by
buildinq more unseleable unite and endanqerinq the values of the homebuyers
already there.
Commisaioner 8uehore etated he han been in the eame aituation before end the
deve?apers do taY.e a risk and the world does not owe developers or anyone elae
anythinq. He stated he could not; go along with this requeat and hoped thinqs
will chanqe because he does not like to put people out of bueinesa, but this
is a touqh decieion to make and when the property was rezoned, the promiee was
made and now it has to be livad withr thet even though it may not be the beat
thinq for the area, the infrastructures were planned and this increase may not
have a siqnificance on those infraetzuctures, but all of these thinqs muat be
considered.
Ma. Schnetdera aeked if Conani~eioner Buehore is saying that homebuyers did not
take a risk nnd Conaniasioner Bushore stated he wae sisaply saying her company
took a riek. Commissioner i,a Claire atated ahe felt there is a differencet
thet a homebuyer does taka a riek, but qenerally hia hoa~e is his life's
MINUTES, AN~11i8IM CITY PIJ-NNINCi COMMISSION, FBBRUARY 7, 1983 83-93
inve~tn-ant, wheree., the d~v~lopar~ hava a home oth~r thAn their acxi~pany
inve~tm~nt. 9he •te-tsd ahu aqraed thi• would b~ s qood product, but aqreod
that comtnitenents wara mnde to the property ovm~r• ~nd nl~o the aumuletive
e!leat o! tha inareaoad dsnsiry in tha w~ola area has to be considered.
Commissioner 1lerbat stdted mo4t condoa-inium d~v~lopments ara on private
straets and he does not aqree with the aoncept of developing them on public
etreets wher• they r+ould be becking out onto the atreet, and :~ormally a
candominium development would not hav throuqh tra!lic, but that thia v~rould be
a throuqh e~treet nnd would be genoreting twice ar much tre!!ic ~han would
normally be approved. He etated aleo condominiwn d~velapments in Maheim
Hills have t~een private conununitina with homeowner's aeeociationn end their
own swimming poale~ ~etc. but thet khis project does nc~t have any of those
thinqs.
MA. Schneidere pointed out the recreationel aree shown ae Lot No. 1. 3he
explained the roed is a lc~p road end ie quite remuved lrom tha other etreet
end will bo aerving thie community only. 3he added there would be more caza
backinq out oz~to the atraet w~th the original plan for single-lnmily homes.
Commiesioner Herbet stetod he would di.aegree that the treffic is reduced with
a condominiwn, project becauee they will have children who live there and will
cirive and thE! traffic will be doubled on Icnperial Highway~ HQ atnted if thie
request waa approved, nther developere would reee~rch the records nnd there
are quite a Pew propertie8 undevelopQd in Annheim Hills and due to the
cumulativu efEect on the whole area, eventually aomeone would not be abla to
develop their property. He stated the City oP Anaheim and the developera made
e commitment tn the people who bought homea in that Plnnned Community. Ne
stated the City hae made soa~e trade-~ffs with Anaheim Hills for hiqher denaity
in one er.ea for lower denaity in another area, but this 18 juet doubling the
denaity on this one piece of property without any trade-offs.
Ms. Schneldere eteted the traffic fiqurea are qenernlly eccepted EIR fiqure9
uend ever since the original EIR was done.
Coca~aiasioner Herbst stnted the Cammiesion hae hnd a lot of ainqle BIRs on that
particular piece of property but he has not aeen the cumulative effect air.ce
1972, and fesls it ie time to have auch a report, and he would h$ve to vota
aqainst anything that is hiqher denei~y until he seea that repart. He stated
it appears that eome of the roads are impacted elready.
Ma. Schneiders stated ae long as that tract is undeveloped, it will continug
to erode because it was graded several yeers aqa. Reynrdinq the ~IR, ahe
stated Mr. Thompson of the Plnnning Department said today that he sees very
little im~rct by doublinq the deneity nn this trnct.
Commiasinner Bushore etated the Commiseion has to make the decigions based on
what they think ig bee~ for the community.
Schneidere stated she felt the Ccmnaiseion would not be addrassinq the
~rest of the community at large if they are willinq to overlook a whole
•~~•~nent of the buyinq population of homebuyers.
MINUTES~ 11N~HEIM CITY PL~NNINa COMMISSION, F88RUA~Y 7, 1983 83-94
Commi~~ianer Herbet ateted that all the buildRr~, including t.hi~ canpany,
Aneheim Hille, Inc. and all th• ~tl~er owner~ who wsnt to build ~hould qet
toqethar end provide tt~e Coan-i~eion with e cumulativn imp++ct report, br.inqinq
the 1972 report up to dAts $nd mayM Ma. 8chnetders iR riqht, but he would
want to see r.het roport lirst.
Cocnmissioner 8ushore aeked how many more of theee pzo~ects er• caninq in !or
RM-3000 projects.
Dean Sherer ata2ad h~ is eware that Gunaton Hall Company ie About to prapare
an emendment to the Generel Plan far increnead deneity .in Aree 19 and th~st
thia is the first re-eubdivision the ataff has aeen Rince Aneheim Hflle, Inc.
chnnged hande. He stated he ogreed ihere has to somA type cumuletive
eveluetion of the existing imp~+cts, plus ahat is to be proposed. He added the
only di!liculty wotild be that theee companiea do noC know themeelves what ia
planned, but it has been the City's policy for quite eometime that if e
daveloper propases to increese density on his parcel, the burden o! provinq
whether there will he a oumulative impact is on the developer and the Planninq
Commiesion may w~nt t~ chose at what point that would occur ber:auae otherwise,
the staff will just keep gettinq mor9 and more of ~hese r.equeste and nobody
will want to ase~ime the reaponaibility for preparntian af thie d~cument.
Commissioner Herbat sugqested a coinbined effort between all the developers.
He ddded he thought every developer has tU be involved because they will all
be cominq in for hiqher densitiea.
Dean Sherar said it would have been the moet oppc~rtun~ time to request a new
environmental impact report which covers the @ntize Planned Coannunity earlier
toda} in the Guneton Hall's requeet for reclasaification.
Commiasianer Le Claire pointed out Gunaton Hall will have variou$ trects
coming in bQfore the Commission for approval for extenei~ne af time nnd it may
be appropriat~e to rAquest a report in those instancea.
Dean 3herer replied he was not sure whether or not a full impact report could
be requested in those cases.
Commissioner Hushore stated he felt the Commiesion had eluded to tha! fact and
he thought the developer had understood.
Commissioner Buahore stated until recently the codes required 0.5 parking
epacest however, it hae been reduced ~0 2.5 with the assumption that the
tiocaeowners association could cantrol the situation but this is a gublic street
and that does create problems.
Ms. 3chneiders stated there are approximately 90 on-atreet parkinq apaces and
pointed out code does require 2.5 apaces per unit.
Annika Santalahti, Assietant Director for Zoning, pointod out thoae 2.5 spaces
are required to be ot~f-atreet epacee and explained the Code Amendment was
generated by the City Council end discussions pertained to the equare footaqe
of the unita rather then whether they were sinqle-family or condomi.nium units.
E~"~
MIt1tJTE8, 11N11NEIM CITY Ft.ANNING COMMI88IQN. FEBRUARY 7, 1993
83-95
Ms. 8chneiders statad they heve dane their pert in the SIR and h~va addres~e4
th~ que+~tion• brouqfit up today. 8he ~tated th~ir trecti is an eYee vrhioh is
almoat fully clevmlopsd snd prea~nteQ n picture a! the aurrounding er~a which
is about ~he entirety ot Planninq Area ~ and ther~ ere about 210 homasitee
atill ren-eining.
Canmieeioner Herbet atated the Commiaeion ie telkinq 4bout the c~amuletive
impact, pointing out there heve been two othez r~queete today and the
Co~amiasion feels tha cumulative etfect wi].l go nll throuqh the Cnnyon bacauee
all the other tracts wil; went incrensed denaity.
Ma. Schneider.s stdted the City m~de a promfee thnt they could have 5 unite per
ecre. Commieeioner Huehore eteted the City tells the property owner whet the
xoning ia end until a apncific plan ie epprovad, no promisos ere made.
It wae noted Environmental Impdct Report No. 218 we,a certified by the Planninq
Commisaion on Auqust 28, 1978, in conjunction with Tentetive Tract Noe. 10407,
10408, 10409 end 10410.
ACTION: Commissioner Huahore offered Reaolution No. PC83-34 and moved for ita
paseaqe and adaption that the Annheim City Planning Comntiesion does hereby
deny request for Reclasaificetion No. 82-83-20 on the b~eis that it le not
qood planning and thet the oriqinal tentetive tracts were approved with
infraetructuree planned for a certain denaity which would not accommodate the
increesed deneity.
On ro].1 call, the foregoin~J reaolution was p~ssed by the following vote:
AYES: BOUAS, BUSHORE, HERSST, KING, I,A CI.pIRg, MC BURNEY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: FRY
Co~aisaioner Buehore offered Resnlution No. PC83-35 and moved for its passaqe
end adoption thet the Anaheim City Planninq Commisaion does hereby deny
Variance No. 3321 on the be~sis that the reclassification permitting propoaed
development was denied, thereby, deleting the need !or said variance.
On roll call, the foreqoinq resolution was paesed by the followinq vote:
AYES: HOUAS. BUSHORE, HER83T, ICYNG, LA C~AIRE, MC BURNSY
NOES: NONE
A$SENT : li' RY
Frank Lowry, Aseistant City Att~rney, presented the written riqht to appeal
the Planninq Commiaeion'8 decision within 22 daya to the City Council.
Commissioner Herbst offered a nation, seaonded by Commissionex La Claire and
MOTION C]~RIU ED (Chairman Fry beinq ebse~nt), that tho Anaheim City Planninq
Commiseion does hereby recommend to the City Council that if any requeste for
increaeed denaity in the Anaheim H~.lle Plnnned Coamaunity ara considered, that
the Council will require a environmentnl impact report on all tne cumulative
environa~ental eflects the preesat development and future development ere
having oa the canyon area (clarified as the Mahaim Hills Planned Community
nnd the report will address all the cumulative environmental impe~cta ~or both
p..esent end on-goinq develapmente).
MIINUT88, 71N11HBIM GZTY Pf.71NNINCi COMMIIABION, ~'38RUJ1RY 7, 1983 83-96
ITSM NO. 13. REPORT3 1WD RBCOMM~NDIITIONB
The lollowinq Reports And Reconm~andatione etaF! reporte were preeantsd but not
read:
A. TENT11TxVS TRACT NOS. 9602 and 9864 - Aequeat trom Georqe Mseon !or an
extsnaion of tieue, proparty ia approximately 4~.8 acres, havlnq a
frontaqe of approximetely 1700 leet on the eouth side of Nohl M nch
Rioad, approximately 400 laet west of the centerline o! Andover Dri.ve.
ACTIAN: Commieeioner King offered a motion, seconded by Commiseioner
McBurncy +~nd MOTION CARRIED (Cheirmen Fry absent), that the Anaheim
C.tty Plenninq Cammiselon doee hereby qre~t a one-year extenaion of
kime for Tentetiva Tract Nos. 9602 end 9864 to expirQ an Februery 9,
1984.
B. TRACP NO. 841a - Requeat from J'rry M. 3hulman for approval of
specific plans to construct a two-st~ry dwelling on Lot No. 78, Tract
No. 8418.
~erry Shulman, petitioner, expleined thie request ia for
clarification of a deFinitiont thnt he wi.shoe to build a cuetom houee
on Lok No. 78 of Tract No. 8418, and the lot haB a level eresn of
approximetely 8,000 feet end the street in lront n!` khe property dips
down et one end where they wa-~t to put the qarage and the only meene
of getting a car into the parking erea is t~ cut the pad dnd put the
parking underqroundt dnd that the plans have becn approvod by the
Rocky Pointe Homeowners Aseociation. He explained the houee is a
sinqle-level and is under the 25' heiqht limitntion. He etated he
has n letter from Bill Luek stnting he wae allowed to conetruct five
1-1/2 atory homes immedintely adjacent to thie tract. He added there
ie no livinq space above other livinq epace so he would not coneider
this even 1-1/2 atoriea. HB axplained he ia requeating clarification
of the 1-1/2 story definltion.
Roland Krueqer, 561 Peralta Hilla Drive, Anaheim, explained he had
appeared }~efore the Commiselon some yeera agd when the Luek Company
put theae two tracts together. He stated Mre. Soseph who had to
leeve early and t+~s. Kraemer who ie still present asked him to atate
their opposition. He explained they had to make a lot of conceesions
when Lusk originnlly put these together and one wae that the lots
bordering Peralta Hille would have single-story homea and this has
been honored by the City, except for a few 1-1/2 story unita which
were oriqinally agreed to. He stated they are continually having to
defend thamselves aqainat tw~-story etructures.
Mr. Kru~ger atated he fes~ls Mr. 3hulman and hia architect have made
dvery attempt to eliminnte their objections and have cnet with them
and tried to protect thair privacy. He stated the real concern i6
whether a prece~ent would be set because there are atill a lot of
MINUTES, ANAHBIM CITY PLIINNINfi COMMI88ION, !'aBRUARY 7, 1983 83-97
lots behind them to be devalopedt thet thia dev~lo~xnent would hevs
little impact on his r~sidenc~, but ha he~ 5 acrs• and iti co~,ld
impact the lok to the aaett that the floor o! the proposed dwellinq
will be about three lset ubove the grede and lrom th• Pdrelta Hills
aide, it laoke like e one-story dwelling. Ha stnted he we• co~carned
about moving the earth and tilling in tha bank t~hind ths
develapment. He eteted he wnuld like !or the Commiasion to determine
whether thi^ ie one or two etarias.
Mr. Krueger eteted he would like a condition impoend that the roo!
line would not cxceed Lhe atande~rd for a eingle-atory~
Mr. J. Nitter, Nitter 6 A~.ociate~a, architect, ateted thia is the
most ditlLCUlt lot of the tzect t~ develop because the pad ie ebnve
the atreet and thi$ floor plen ie elevated 3-1/2 to 4 fe~t of~ the
axieting pad, so they put the 3ereqa underneeth and the earth would
bo moved to the rear meking it appear ae a one-atory houee. Ke added
they don't anticipate thie prablem with the other five lots.
Commissioner Herbat asked if the architect fe st.ipuletinq L-hat all
r.he rest ot the houaea will bc ei.ngle-etory, with Mr. Nitter r.eplyinq
he ie making that stipulation.
Com~aiseioner Herbst asked if a s.ingle-etory home cauld be built on
thie lot. Mr. Nitter replied h~ would coneider thig a single-$tory
houee. Ne steted a sinqle-etory houae could be built on that lot but
thd requirement is for a garege on the property end accegaibility to
~che gnrage would be difficult. He $tate8 he fe~le they have a
hardahip on thia one lot. He ~tated the pad hae been there 7 or e
yeara nnd the home will be 2750 square leet and the qaraqe will be
600 aquare feet e~nd they will cut the earth for the gareqe t~nd there
will be a 7 leet high retaining well at the rear of the qdraqe.
Cc~mmissioner Bushore atated he felt they a-re overbuildinq the
property.
Commisaioner Herbet etated Mr. Krueger is not opposed to tr.ia
etructure, but is concerned about the ones in the future and asked 1f
it would be acceptable eince the petitioner hea stipulated that all
future etructurea will be ainqle etory.
Commiesloner La Claire statad ahe w~uld want to coneider thie ns
single-etory.
Commisaioner Hexbst eeated he doesn't ~-ant to say thie is a
sinqle-faraily structure because it would set en undesirable
precedent. He atated he hae no objection to this plan on this lot,
but would want the petitioner to stipulate that all future dwellings
will be ainqle-atory.
MINUTgg, )1NAHBIM C2TY ~LANNINf3 COMMI38ION~ FEBRUARY 7, 1983 83-98
Mr. Bhuln-~n raplied he cannot mt~ke thet rtipulation beceuee ha plans
to eell the other lote and doee not hav plens !or those lote.
Commisoionez Herbet stated there wee en aqreem~+nt for all
singl.a-story dwellinqe on P~aralta Hilla when thi~ trect was
oriqinally epproved, and he thought thia ie marqinal.
Commiasioner eu4hore ateted he did not think the plan cen aven be
conaider~d marqinel and that the de+veloper is aimply overbuildinq the
pe~d end it ie a very inqenious way to aet a pattern for future
etructures.
Mx. Shulman pointed out there ie a condition requirinq that any
deviation from the oriqinal apprnval be approved by the City
Council. He stated this was the moat difficult lot to develap
becauee there was no feaeible nccess to the garnge lrom the atreet.
He added the purpoae of thia requeat ia to determine whether this
etructur~s i~s to be conei.dered es one-atory or a two-story.
Dean Sherer, Asaociate Planner, etated when those plans werR reviewad
by etaff, there was a difference of opinion among eteff whether it
wa8 one or two etories. He steted if Commission finds that thie plan
is suitable on this lot- they can approve this plan and staff will
not approve anything other than sinqle-story on the rest af the lots.
Mr. ahulman ett-ted the quegtion ie, "What ia aingle-atory7"t that in
this case the parking i~ underqround and neet:e all requirements of
the Uniform Buildinq Code. He stated the UBC stntee if the roof ia
not any higl~er than 12 feet, it is not c~neidered a story.
Responding to Commissioner Bushore, Dean Sherer explalned the heiqht
of normal sinqle-atory residences vary, end the etructural height
limit in t.he Scenic Corridor ia 25 feet•
Responding to Commisaioner Bushore, Mr. Shulman atated the retnining
wall is not to increaee the aize o! the pad and is nt the back ot the
garaqe to pruvide accesa fraa the street. He explained the major
portion of the constructian will be on the existing pad and the
height of the structure will be 23 feet.
Commissioner Sushore atated most ot the lot is pure slope, and is
unusual compared to the others. He added even if theee lote are
sald, the buyez can siqn ae letter indicating that all structurea
ahall be eingle-story.
Commiesioner Herbst stated he would be in favar of grantinq a
variance on thie perticula-r lot, but would not wdnt to caeke a finding
that this is e sinqle-story houae.
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DeAn Shar~r steted a verianca would xequire raedvertising.
Mr. Kru~qer ~rated thi~ plan doae rai~e tha leval o! the house by
about 3 leet. lie •tnt~d the idaal solution is to put a houee on the
two lote.
Rasponding to Canmiasloner Huehora, Dean 8herer read the letGer froa-
the petitioner requesting approval of specilic plana !or Lot No. 78,
Tract No. 6418. He etated etdlt's ess9ntial question was whether
this could be coneidered a ona-etary dwelling in tarma ot the visual
impact !or the xesidenta in Parelta Nille.
He atnted i! the Planninq Caaa-iraion feels that thie design d~~a not
have a vieual impect, they may approve thaee preclee plana for that
one 1ot and any other lote in the tract will hav~ to be eingle-gtory.
Mr. Shulaaan stnted it ie hia intontion to bui~d e custmn home in an
attempt to sall the ather lots.
Commigsioner Buehore ~~tqyested mnybe the petitioner ahould develop a
8ltferent lot that ia not so unueual~eettinq the precedent~and snve
thiA lot for laat.
Mr. 3hulsaan responded to Commiesioner LA Claire that he purchased
these lats two yeara aqo and the conditions rRpreaented to him were
that the lots were limited to stnqle-story or 1-1/2 atory structurge
nnd the problem is there ia no definition ot 1-1/2 atoriea and noted
the copy of Mr. Lusk's lettez ie av~ilable in the file.
Cocuniseioner Bush~re stated he would view thie ae 1-1/2 story which
meeta the heiqht requirement, bu~ asked what wi21 prevent someone
else from doing the same thinq.
Commtssioner Bushore stated tl~is is an unusuel lot and when people
purchnse property, they wauld not know what has gone on in the past.
Mr. Shulman etAted nny variation would have to be approved. He
stated they chose this lot becsuse of its difficulty and it would not
be poasible to do this on any othe.r lot.
Commisgioner Suahore stated a smaller house could be built and Mr•
3hulaaan stated they atill cauld not qet to the pad.
Commigeioner Kerbst atated he ia in favor o~ approvinq this lot only
and not atating whether it is one or two story.
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MINUTES~ ANAHEIM CITY PIJ-NNINd COMMI88ION, FEBRUARY 7, 19d3 ~3-
Annikn eantnlahti expleined thm City Council will ~ee anythinq on
Commiaaion's agenda. She stated when en apAr~mant unit ia buiit
above e~areqe, the procedure uses the detin~tion of a baaement which
is c~naider.ad n etory partially underqround havinq 1/2 or mora o! ita
height below the avernqo level ot adjoininq ground and whon occupied
es a dwelling witho»C kitchen lacilities ehell be conridered e~tory~
so on that basis, stef! hes eaid that enything that ie 50~ or more
balow qrede ana not used tor livinq purpoaee hns not been conaidered
ea n etory and that ie where thie iesue typically drimea.
Carol Kraemer, 6Q1 Perelta Hilla Drive, stated her property ie
directly below tho other lota and ehe is concerned that the residents
will continue to have to coma in for each lot.
Annike Santalahti atated all other homes have to bN sinqle story end
cannot ba aplit level or eny questionable desiqn. Ms, Kraemer stated ahe
would want to be assured there won't be any other h~rdship lnta.
Cummisaianer Herbst steted the property owner hae the riqht to ask
for anythinq they want.
Commissioner Le Claire stated there was an aqreement for one story
between Luak and the homeownera in Peralta H111s and iP there was any
opposition to this partlculaz house, she would nat vote for it, and
that she will try to see that all the other structuree are one story,
and believed ChiR could be interpreted ~a one otory since more thnn
50~ of the garaye is underqXOUnd. 3he etated aha does not want to
see any of the other homea come in with similar roquests. She added
Mr. Shulman can put a reetriction un the other lote when they are
so2d.
Mr. Shulman steted he would s~ipulate that any proepective buyer
would aiqn a notice that there is a one-story reatriction and he
would have somethinq drafted by their legal department.
Commissioners Bushore and Herbet clnrified that split-level muet also
be prohibited.
Annika Santalahti claxified ~omctiesion would be approving thie plan
for this lot and aIl other lote must be developed with one atory
structures only, and with no split lavel.
There was a brief discueeion reqardinq this stipulation and it was
the qeneral consensus that deed restrictions be recarded.
ACTION: Conunissioner Herbst offered a motion, seconded by
Commissioner McBurney and MOTION CI~RRIED (Ghnirman Fry abeent), that
the Anaheim City ~lanning Conmiission does hereby approve specific
plana for Lot No. 78, Tract No. 8414 on the basis that the heiqht ~nd
MINUT$S~ ANAHEIM CITY PI.ANN=Na COMM288i0N. ~88R[1~RY 7, 1983
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dsaign o! the .tructurs m~et~ th~ requirement o! proteatinq tha
h~lloide views o! raeident• in th~ paralta Hill~ area and subjeat ta
the p~titioner'a ~tipulstion to record deed reetrictions prohibiting
any con~tzuction o~her than sinqla-story homes on Che xemalnder ot
the lots in Trect No. 8418.
C. vAAi]~NGE No. 2983 - Requaet lrom Randy C. Bucholts !or tarminatinn,
proparty loaated at 230 South Magnolia Street.
ACTiON: Commis~aion~ar King oftored Reeolution No. PC83-36 and mc+ved
to~r it~e paasage and sdoption that the Anaheim City Plenning
Commi~sion doas hereby terminete Vnriance No. 2983.
On roll call, the loreqoing resolution was paesed by the following
vote:
AYE3: 80UA8, HU8HORE, HSRBST, KINt;, I.A CLAIRE, MC BU1tNffiY
NOES: NONE
AB3ENTt FRY
ADJOURNMLN'P: There beinq no Purther buaineee, Commisaioner King oftered
a motion, eeconded by Commiseioner Hwrbat and MOTION
CARRIED, thnt thg m~eting be ad~ourned.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Edith L. H~rrie, Secretary
Anaheim City Planninq Conm-is~ion
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