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Minutes-PC 1996/11/25SUMMARY ACTION AGENDA ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1996 11 A.M. PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEW o STAFF UPDATE TO COMMISSION OF VARIOUS CITY DEVELOPMENTS AND ISSUES 4AS REQUESTED BY PLANNING COMMISSION) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION TO PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING PROPOSED COMMUNITY CENTER COMPLEX 1:30 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: BOSTWICK, BOYDSTUN, BRISTOL, HENNINGER, MAYER, MESSE, PERAZA COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: NONE STAFF PRESENT: Selma Mann Greg Hastings Cheryl Flores Karen Freeman John Quan Alfred Yalda Melanie Adams Margarita Solorio Ossie Edmundson Assistant City Attorney Zoning Division Manager Senior Planner Associate Planner Plan Check Supervisor Principal Transportation Planner Associate Civil Engineer Senior Secretary Senior Word Processing Operator t P:\DOCS\CIERICAL\MINUTES\AC112b98.WP (Revised Peee 11 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS p. CITY INITIATED RECLASSIFICATI~O RECLASSIFY PROPERTY FROM THE CG (COMN~Rr_iai rENERALI ZONE TO THE CL (COMMERCIAL. LIMITED) ZONE. Request for Planning Commission inftiation of a zoning reclassification from the CG (Commercial, General) Zone to the CL (Commercial, Umited) Zone. Property is located at 320 North p~naheim Boulevard. This item was not discussed. Inftiated reclass'rfication proceedings SR6392KB.WP Page 2 PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS . r~er~e NFrATIVE DECLARATION Continued to 28. - 12-9-96 2p rONDITI~NAI USE PERMIT N0.1424 (READYERTISED) OWNER: So~utO Service Road, MelCviOlle, New YorkalP1747scucci, 270 AGENT: DAVID ALDERMAN, 18500 Von Kaman Ave., ;150, Irvine, CA 92715 LOCATION: 2221 2227 East Katella Avenue. Property is approximately 5.48 «cres located north and west of the northwest comer of Katella Avenue anri Howell Avenue. To permit a second automotive sates dealer wfth accessory autor~ _ . ~ ~ ~ - -pair. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RESOLUYION N0. SR638gKB.WP1 FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. OPPOSITION: None ACTION: Continued subject request to the December 9, 1996 Planning Commission meeting in order to allow the petitioner to submit additional information and plans regarding the Improvements for subject property. VOTE: 7-0 DISCUSSION: This item was not discussed Page 3 Approved ~, r-eraA NEGATIVE DECLARATION Approves 3b. WANER OF BODE REQUIREMENT Granted 3C, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT N0.38.8~ OWNER: W ~ I~ F allma Avenuue, Anaheim, CA r92g01d Horan, 1952 AGENT: HMC GROUP, Attn: Ed Jones, 9666 Business Park Avenue #110, San Diego, CA 92131 LOCATION: ~s~ West La Palma Avenue [Servile Histh oho I . Property is approximately 14.75 acres located on the south side of La Palma Avenue approximately 515 feet west of the centerline of Onondaga Avenue. To permit a 2-story 12,000 square-foot classroom addftion and remodel of a 38,476 square-foot 2-story classroom building in conjunction wfth an existing private educational facility (Servfte High School) with waivers of (a) maximum structural height adjacent to asingle-family residential zone and (b) minimum number of parking spaces. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RESOLUTION N0. PC96-119 I SR63~'7DH.WP ------------------------------- FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. OPPOSITION: None APPLICANT'S COMMENTS: Father Gerald Horan, President of Servfte High School, stated they are proposing to is to put an addition to their building to accommodate a new library and an addtion for classroom use In conjunction wfth an existing facilfty. Servfte High School has been in the community for 38 years and one of the hallmarks of their school is the low student/teacher ratio, currently 17 to 1. The proposal would better separate the functions and also respond to the changes in technology and education that have happened in recently years. In preparation of this meeting, they sent a letter to all property owners, that were notified by the City, inviting them to an 'area information night held at the schod in order to respond to any questions and perhaps deal wfth any concerns the neighborhood might have. Only two neighbors came which they were very affirming of the project. Before concluding Father Horan introduced their architectural consultant, Mr. Ed Jones. Ed Jones, HMC Group, stated the project they are recommending to be built is one that best satisfied the various planning criteria used. Some of the design c inski nicular visual andt~ were to lessen any impact that they might have on the neighbors, n pa acoustical considerations. They plan to use this building for quite activities, a library and science education. One of the conditions is to maintain and replace, ff needed, the Italian Cypress trees on the west edge of the property, which they agree wfth. Mr. Jones stated one fortunate sftuation that happened since their submittal of drawings is that they discovered five addftional feat of setback there than originally Indicated. Mr. Jones statedrtthant to their rpegoj estiangdthaeY feel they a e n of creatiMg any negative impact theirvne ghbors. a, Page 4 Mr. Jones responded to Chairman Messe by indicating the setback will be approximately 25 , feet. Ttre building on the lower level sets back another 6 feet from that. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. ~" Commissioner Boydstun asked if there was pemnanent irrigation to those trees. Father Horan responded, no, there is no permanent irrigation. If that is a requirement they would consider ft. Commissioner Peraza asked what the concerns where of the two neighbors that attended the area information night meeting. Father Horan responded they were concerned about the impact of parking and they were very close to the setback, however, after showing them where they were on a map in relation to the project they did not have any objections. Chairman Messe asked despfte the fact that the new building being planned would be closer than the other classroom building and that there would be a balcony with sttxlents or, it? Father Horan respond ~inheWe arthehtwo that werepncluded in the proposaihthat was allnd the variance for the pa 9 made clear to them. Chairman Messe asked about their auditorium, according to the parking code, requires 333 spaces, how often and how is the auditorium used? Is there ever an evening event scheduled? There are only 304 spaces since that was not address by the parking study at all. Father Horan responded their busiest events are "Back to School Night" which is once a year •_~. in September and a business group of people named INA which come about four times a year on a Saturday afternoon which they resort to some street parking. They just had an event in which they opened the fieldm and he thea~eraatall~if one i scheduled then thleir they do not double schedule the gy . schedule is considered full. Chairman Messe asked if they were loosing any spaces from this new addition? Mr. Jones responded they loose six spaces but after the submittal of the plan they are able to relocate them, so they will not loose the spaces. Mr. Jones responded to Chairman Messe by indicating that they wsre still at 304 spaces. Commissioner Peraza stated in a letter to City G~uncil the Friars have great concem that the building will become annoying if pressed up to against the existing residence and asked if that was the residence of the Friars. Father Horan responded, yes, they live in the adjacent building ar~d their concem is with an altmennta~te soathey couldeconsiderwhat the effect of mov ng it in wouldtbe variance not be 9 Father Horan responded to Commissioner Peraza's qur stion by Indicating the proposal would not intrude upon the neighbors since the number of students and the distance of the building from the property to the closest house is enough of a distance to be buffered. Chairman Messe stated even the mass of the building sfttiny behind the neighbors is somewhat intrusive and asked if there was any way of down sizing the building in order to line it up with the existing building. Page 5 Mr. Jones responded by stating a capital funds program is under way to do a complete redesign, although possible is not feasible. He discussed the possibility with Father Horan of reducing the building by four feet which Father Horan accepted as a compromise. Another adjustment would be to move the staiway on the neighborhood side in the northwest comer, as submitted on the drawing, and move the elevator there with thThet are closer totheside and bring the stairway d o ~welch~ f~i iot~ner~9 ~tthe walltivay and the existing existing building by app Y building is approximately 37 feet. ff there wasnanyway to elim nee the second story walkway on back ° the buildinga~ asked Mr. Jones responded the way is to have internal circulation but then they loose the relationship of the storage and preparatory spaces that serve the labs, plumbing, etc. There was further discussion regarding the encroaching of the second story walkway. Ed Jones approached the Commissioners to continue further discussion using the drawing as part of their discussion. Alfred Yalda, Traffic Engineering, stated their office generally works with them since it involves only approximately five times a year. Cheryl Flores stated sh 1lneaand that it w be apprdoxn Gately 29 feet, ck approximately 20 feet from the we~~t property ACTION: Approved Negative Declaration Approved the Waiver of Code Requirement. Waver (a) was approved on the basis that: It was agreed at the public hearing that a twenty nine (29) foot setback will be provided along the west property line; The proposed building will be the same height as and in-line with the existing building; and The building will be properly screened. Waiver (b) was approved based upon the findings found or. pages 7 and 8 of the staff report. Granted Conditional Use Permit No. 3880 with the following changes to conditions: Mod'rfied Condition No. 1 to read as follows: That the existing Italian Cypress trees along the west property line shal be retained and supplemented with the planting of additional trees where possible. The trees shall be pe~~manenUy irrigated and maintain~f and promptly replaced in the bvent that they become damaged, diseased or die. r\ Page 6 Added the following conditions: That there shall be no cross-scheduUng between the theater and the ~ gymnasium. ~-- That parking arrangements shall be made with the Traffic and Transportation Manager to allow parking on La Palma Avenue for special events and/or that parking shall be provided on-site, on the track field. That the proposed elevator shall bs locatod on the west side of the south stairway as shown on Plan A, but no closer than twenty nine (29) feet to the west property Ifne. VOTE: 7-0 DISCUSSION: 35 minutes MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2:10 P.M. TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED PLANNING COMMISSION MORNING WORK SESSION OF DECEMBER 9, 1996 AT 11:00 A.M. Respectfully submitted, Oss1e ~dmundson, Senior Word Processing Operator Planning Department Page 7 ~ ~.