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Minutes-PC 1997/05/28SUMMARY ACTION AGEN®A ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING CO ISSION MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1997 1 1:00 A.M. • PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEW • STAFF UPDATE TO COMMISSION OF VARIOUS CITY DEVELOPMENTS AND ISSUES 1:30 P.M. • PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: BOYDSTUN, BOSTWICK, BRISTOL, HENNINGER, MESSE, PERAZA COMMISSIONER ABSENT: MAYER STAFF PRESENT: Selma Mann Annika Santalahti Greg Hastings Cheryl Flores Kevin Bass Karen Freeman Alfred Yalda Margarita Solorio Ossie Edmundson Assistant City Attorney Zoning Administrator Zoning Division Manager Senior Planner Associate Planner Associate Planner Principal Transportation Planner Senior Secretary Senior Word Processing Operator P:\DDCSICLERICAL\MINUTE9W Cp52997.WP h` T l~ < REPORTS AND RECOI1flilAENDATIOPIS A. a. CEOA NEGATIVE DECLARATION (PREY -APPROVEDi Approved b. CONDITIONAL USE PERAAIT PlO. 3771 - REQUEST . Determined to be in FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE FORA substantial PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SERVICE STATION• conformance Jeff Chess, representing Texaco Refining and Marketing, 2322 West Third Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057, requests review and approval for determination of substantial conformance to add car wash vacuums to a previously .approved service station with an accessory convenience market and automated car wash facility. Property is located at 5650 East La Palma Avenue. ACTION: Commissioner Boydstun offered a motion, seconded by Commissioner Bostwick and MOTION CARRIED, that the Anaheim City Planning Commission has reviewed the proposal and does hereby find that the Negative Declaration previously approved in connection with Conditional Use Permit No. 3711 is adequate to serve as the required environmental documentation in connection with this request. Commissioner Boydstun offered a motion, seconded by Commissioner Bostwick and MOTION CARRIED (Commissioner Mayer absent), that the Anaheim City Planning Commission does hereby determine that the proposed overhead vacuum station is in substantial conformance with the previously-approved plans, wfth the understanding that a trellis with vegetation shall be created to screen the vacuum station. SR6647KB.WP Applicant's Statement: Patrick Fiedler, 2322 West 3rd Street, .Los Angeles, CA 90057: Stated the request is regarding the newly reconstructed Texaco Service Station located at La Palma Avenue and Imperial Highway. One aspect of the protect on which they have been working with City staff has to do with the vacuum units for the car wash equipment. They agreed with staff's recommendation of approval. They have been working with the location aspect of the units and that is where they have tried to come up with some ideas that would mitigate staffs concern about visibility. They are suggesting to locate the vacuum units behind the building so they would not be visible from La Palma Avenue on the ingress side of the car wash. At the time staff was preparing the staff report they did not have an opportunity to give them additional information about creating a trellis treatment to the vacuum units. The units are only about eight feet tall but they look out of place, therefore they are prepared to create a trellis treatment so they will look more like an archftectural amenity to the site then an industrial tubing arrangement. Chairman Messe: Asked if the trellis would have plantings on it? 05-28-97 Page 2 Patrick Fiedler: Responded orlgfnally they thought of possibly a wood treatment, but they could incorporate some plant material to climb on it, so it would not just be pipe treatment. The :reason for shifting ff from the south side of the building towards the west side of the building is where customers make the turn and enter Into the car wash tunnel and there is not enough room there for the vacuum stations. Along the south property line there fs enough spacing. Chairman Messe: Asked what ff they move ff a little further into the alleyway, approximately ~S of the way to the end of the building where the cars would turn into the tunnel? Patrick Fiedler: Responded they could Icok at shifting it as much as possible in order to create a convenient turn for customers. They can look at the placement there because they started it at the edge of the building. So there is some allowance. Commissioner Henninger: Stated trellis treatment would look better on the face of the building rather than half way down the building. Patrick Fiedler: Stated they could have plant material on the trellis. It would look like an amenity to the site as opposed to the pipe arrangement. Commissioner Henninger: Suggested why not do that at the face of the building. Commissioner Bostwick: Stated there Is also the light standard part way down the drive. If they brought up and worked in with the light standard ff wouldn't stand out so much. Patrick Fiedler: Stated yes, the existing light fixtures Just to the south of the site have a wood cladding treatment. Commissioner Bostwick: Stated 'rf they brought the wood trellis work up along that and across it would accomplish two things. It would move it farther west providing more stacking room and ft would also bring complement with the wood that is already on light fixtures. Chairman Messe: Wondered whether there would be a queuing problem ff it is moved too far west. Commissioner Bostwick: Responded ft would be before the turn, before going around the corner. Patrick Fiedler: Stated the way they position them in order to be able to serve as many vehicles as possible. So they would place them at a 20 foot Intervals along that south property line. Chairman Messe: Asked would the cross pipe, be hidden? Patrick Fiedler: Responded that the cross pipe would also be ciadded with wood and be concealed. 05-28-97 Page 3 B. a. CEOA EXEMPTION SECTION 15061fb1(3) No action b. CODE AMENDMENT NO. 97-05 -PROPOSAL TO Recommended AMEND TITLE i8 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL adoption of the CODE RELATING TO "PLANNED COMMERCIAL ordinance to City MIXED USE CENTERS": Staff-initiated proposal to Council amend Section 18.41:050 of the Anaheim Municipal Code to conditionally permit "Planned Commercial Mixed Use Centers° on minimum 10-acre sites in the °CO" Commercial, Office and Professional Zone. Returned to the Planning Commission from the Aprii 28, 1997 meeting for review of final proposed ordinance. ACTION: Commissioner Henninger offered a motion, seconded by Commissioner Boydstun and MOTION CARRIED (Commissioner Mayer absent), that the Anaheim Ciry Planning Commission does hereby recommend to City Council the adoption of the ordinance attached to the staff report dated May 28, 1997, amending Title 18 relating to Planned Commercial Mixed Use Centers in the °CO" Commercial, Office and Professional Zone SR6640AS.WP Annika Santalahtl, Zoning Administrator, Planning Department: Stated the ordinance before Commission fs basically the same ordinance presented at the April 28, 1997, Commission meeting. Since then there are two changes that occurred: 1) one is a minor change to the formatting; 2) the original proposal did include some wording regarding signage as being part of a conditional use permit, but it was decided that the wording could not be left open for Interpretation but rather to require that should they need a need variance from the signage code then they would need to do that as waivers in connection with a conditional use permR. Staff requests Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of the draft ordinance (attached to the staff .report) amending Title 18 Commercial Mixed Use Centers in the "CO" Commercial, Office and Professional Zone. 05-28-97 Page 4 C. a. CEQA EXEMPTION SECTION 75061(b)(3) b. CODE AMENDMENT PROPOSAL TO CONSIDER No Action Directed City AMENDING CHAPTER Y8.06 VEHICULAR PARKING Attorney' Office to AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS: Staff-inftiated prepare a draft proposal to amend Chapter 18.06 (vehicular parking and ordinance loading requirements) pertaining to minimum parking requirements for motor vehicle repair facilRles, convenience markets and school assembly/gymnasium areas. ACTION: Commissioner Henninger offered a motion, seconded by Commissioner Peraza and MOTION CARRIED (Commissioner Mayer absent), that the Anaheim City Planning Commission does hereby request the City Attorney's Office to prepare a draft ordinance for Commission's review incorporating the following amendments to the Parking Ordinance: (a) 18.06.050.0222 Motor Vehicle Repair Facilities• Inive'I')hra8 and one-half (.5) spaces per 1000 square feet of GFA or~vca (5~ park)rsg spades; tNhreFie~terls ~C6a2$C. SR6000GH. WP Chairman Messe: Stated that In the morning session, Commission indicated they wished to see this Code Amendment return for a change relative wording on the convenience markets and some thoughts on the auditorium (school assembly/gymnasium). Alfred Yaida, Principal Transportation Planner, Traffic Engineering: Stated he thought Commission did not want to make any changes regarding convenience markets and schools but only do Part A as a modification. Chairman Messe: Stated he was returning to modifications of the 5 spaces per 1,000 square feet provision. Alfred Yaida: Stated Commissioner Henntnger suggested to leave the provision unchanged and whenever they deal with a school, they could take a look at it as a - parking study if that is what the Commission desires. Chairman Messe: Stated that means Commission would be acting on paragraph 2A only. Commissioner Henninger: Stated regarding 2A, a question Commissioner Henntnger asked in the morning session was, there have been a few automotive uses where Commission recently granted waivers. What percentage of Commission decisions grant waivers? Alfred Yaida: Asked if he would like him to research the .most recent one? 05-28-97 Page 5 Commissioner Henninger. Responded possibly the last five of them. Alfred Yalda: Stated he has already done that research and .has five with him if Commission would Ilke him to go over them. Chairman Messe: Responded alright. Alfred Yalda: Stated they looked at the number of employees, the square footage and how much parking was provided. The lowest was 1.85 per 1,000, the highest was 4.30 and the average was 2.53. That is what was approved as parking studies and voting on parking variance. Staff asked for 2.5. The Instftute of Transportation Engineering Handbook for Light Industrial uses indicates a 1.55 per 1,000 square foot standard . Commissioner Henninger: Asked why are they comparing it with Light Industrial; the automotive use Is a specific use? Alfred Yalda: Responded there Is no a specific use for automotive; it is included In Light Industrial Commissioner Henninger: Stated on some of the waivers, Commission conditioned in order to make the parking conform with what the ,parking report was. He stated he prefers to carryon with a continuance since this is a major change. He would be more comfortable with 3.5. Alfred Yalda: Stated it could always be revisited and returned with a recommendation should Commission feel uncomfortable. Alfred Yalda: Suggested going to 2.5 per 1,000 plus one parking space per each employee or .85 per employee? Commissioner Henninger: Asked how would that be enforced, are these all CUP uses? Greg Hastings, Zoning Manager: Stated these would all be Conditional Use Permits. Commissioner Henninger is correct in that the number of employees would fluctuate depending on the business, Staff would be :interested in the number of employees at the time of the establishment of a business but over the years that would change. Commissioner Henninger: Suggested going with 2A and changing 2.5 to 3.5 and a minimum of five parking spaces for any given facility. OS-28-97 Page 6 PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 2a. CEC3A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION I Continued to 2b. WAIVER OF CODE REQUIREMENTS June 23, 1997 2c. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3910 OWNER: CLAYTON EUGENE SCARBROUGH AND DONNA JEAN SCARBROUGH, TRUSTEES; CLAYTON EUGENE SCARBROUGH, TRUSTEE, P.O. Box 18957, Anaheim, CA 92817-8957 AGENT: JACK STANALAND, 1590-10 South Ccast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 LOCATION: 1400 and 1474 South Douglass Road. Property fs approximately 25 acres located on the east side of Douglass Road, approximately 1,080 feet north of the centedine of Katella Avenue. To construct an approximate 362,174 square-foot entertainment complex with sales of alcohol for on-premises consumption consisting of an approximate 95-foot high lighted obelisk tower, up to 28 retail spaces totaling approximately 42,200 square feet, up to 10 restaurants totaling approximately 72,750 square feet, up to 12 nightclubs totaling approximately 60,000 square feet, an approximate 20,659 square-foot exhibition hall, approximately 5,000 square feet of office area, and a 7-story approximate 148,750 square-foot, 300-room hotel with waivers of minimum number of parking spaces, maximum structural height, permitted encroachments into required yards, required parking lot landscaping, permitted type (marquee), permitted number, permitted square-footage and permitted height of freestanding signs and permitted number and permitted square footages of wall signs. Continued from the Commission meetings of March 3, April 14, 1997 and May 12, 1997. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RESOLUTION NO. FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. OPPOSITION: None ACTION: Continued subject request to the June 23, 1997 Planning Commission meeting in order for the petitioner to consider alternate design options and to provide additional information. VOTE: 6-0 (Commissioner Mayer absent) .DISCUSSION TIME: This item was not discussed. 05-28-97 Page 7 3a. CEOA NEGATIVE DECLARATION Approved 3b. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3918 Granted, in part for 5 years OWNER: .PUBLIC STORAGE EURO PARTNERSHIP VI, LTD., (To expire 5-28-02) Attn: Kay Merg, P.O. Box 25025, Glendale, CA 91221 AGENT: LOS ANGELES CELLULAR., Attn: Holly Sandler & Leslie Daigle, 17785 Center Court Drive North, Cerritos, CA 90701 J.L HARE AND ASSOCIATES, Attn: Holly Sandler, 17581 Irvine Boulevard, #200, Tustin, CA 92680 LOCATION: 4880 East La Palma Avenue. Property is 3.74 acres, with a frontage of 340 feet on the south side of La Palma Avenue, located 480 feet east of the centedine of Hancock Street. To permit an unmanned 420 square-foot cellular communications facility within an existing self-storage business with an approximate 47-foot high triangular monument (tower) with twelve face-mounted antennas. Continued from the Planning Commission meeting of March 17 and March 31, 1997. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RESOLUTION NO. PC97-64 SR6662KP.WP FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. OPPOSITION: None Applicant's Statement: Leslie Daigle, with L.A. Cellular, with Government Relations Staff: Stated the purpose of the proposed .project is to meet the expanding demand of the community for wireless - communicatlon. In 1985 L.A. Cellular was licensed by the F.C.C. as a communications carrier. At that time the F.C.C. licensed off-radio waves and what was previously UHF TV was turned into voice channels. At that time two cellular carriers were licensed, Pacific Bell (Air Touch) and LA. Cellular. The license was granted for San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles and Orange County. One of the conditions of their license was to cover that geographic area. Because the federal government granted only a limited number of licenses they wanted to ensure universal access within that area. 05-28-97 Page 8 There are many community benefits to cellular service such as business productivity, household management, social relationships, public safety. LA Cellular provides services to all call boxes (the hardware is provided by GTE) as well as for natural disasters (l.e., Northridge and the Malibu fires). Fire departments like cellular.because on a radio one can only have a single conversation at a time on the channel, whereas with cellular one can have multiple calls as well as having a lot of mobility in and around a disaster area. Quality of service is also very important to the community. LA. Cellular also has a 24-hour customer care facility. They have 500 employees on La Palma. As of May 1, 1997 they have 464 lines with the City and 160 lines with the Chamber of Commerce. Their network needs both coverage and capacity. L.A. Cellular has been able to increase capacity by adding digital. One of the big benefits of the digital is you get more capacity for the same number of channels. A second way would be to build a new site. These installations are very expensive, over '~ a million dollars and so there has to be a compelling economic just'rficatlon to build one. They have to have a lot of external accountability for their decisions. At this particular location they have identified a need for both increased coverage and capacity. The proposed project is located at Public Storage. Historically, Public Storage and the telecommunications/wireless facilities have been faidy complimentary uses. Public Storage is usually in commercial industrial areas. In this particular case, Public Storage has a stake in the community and they are very interested in their proposal. Recently LA. Cellular came before Commission on an existing site, a 60 foot pole and they had antennas at 45 feet. At the time they built that pole they did not know what future needs would be and they wanted to have some flexibility. As their network matured they found 45 feet was adequate so they cut the pole 15 feet. They are very flexibility within certain parameters to make the site as aesthetic as possible. They have a desire to work with Ciry staff and be flexible. A little over a year ago they meet wfth City staff and Redevelopment staff and showed them different proposals. Staff selected what they thought would be the best proposal and design for the site and she referenced the exhibit (t of 6 exhibits presented). [Leslie paigle walked over to the exhibits and continued to speak from the microphone.] Leslie Daigle: Stated they came to the City staff with a number of proposals. The Ciry staff suggested an embolus similar to the one at the Irvine Spectrum. So they proceeded through the process and filed their site plans and moved ahead. City staff then raised concerns during the "eleventh hour", and almost a year later Ciry staff felt the stealth design was not appropriate in that context. L.A. Cellular has a significant investment in the process and they have had hundreds and hundreds of days of poor service to the area (drop calls, start drops, fast busy, pocr voice quality) as the result of this delay. Their goal is to provide quality service to the community. They requested the Commission to have sensitivity to the economic urgency of_ this project as well to the expensive delays. Staffs second objection to the site was there were utility poles in the area and said at some point the City is going to underground them. They -- responded that they will have their project condftioned so when utiilry poles are undergrounded they will remove their pole. Third, staff asked that they explore aroof-mount in that area LA. Cellular was responsive to that request and they canvased the area surrounding that site and prepared a comprehensive research of that area. They need to have a certain elevation, the engineering for the site was 45 feet. Buildings in the area are mostly one and two stories. Staff has suggested putting boxes on top of their buildings. They retained the services of a structural engineer and his report. Concluded that this would require a major reinforcement to roof framing .and the load would have to carried down to the foundation. This would involve a major retrofit and strengthening of the vertical and lateral systems to the building. The Structural Engineering's opinion was that this is a case 05-28-97 Page 9 of putting on an enprmous load on the building that was engineered, designed and constructed to carry the existing load. Their proposal was to put a pole where there are other poles where it would blend in wfth the environment. They are very open to different types of pole designs. Therefore, they are proposing a pole at this location. The type of pole is up to Commission although they do have a few suggestions which are as follows: 1) a vertical mount antenna, 2) a pole with the antennas mounted vertically, 3) monopole, 4) radome, 5) standard array. Commissioner Bostwick: Stated on the proposal before Commission it indicates the antennas have one microwave dish. Asked what the microwave dish would be placed on? Leslie Daigle: Responded they can exclude the dish; it is an option. PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED Commissioner Henninger: Asked staff which option they preferred? Greg Hastings, Zoning Manager: Responded they would prefer a unipole that matches the wooden poles currently in the area. Commissioner Henninger: Asked if the utility poles are ultimately going to come down? Greg Hastings: Responded he is assuming so. Chairman Messe: Stated they are not on the list to come down. Greg .Hastings: Stated in any case, staff is recommending a time limitation on this. They typically recommend a five year time Iimftation on all freestanding cellular type devices. Chairman Messe: Asked how staff feels about an array of palm trees? Greg Hastings: Responded he felt that would stick out a to much and was not certain it would hide ft as much as iF R was a single pole. Commissioner Henninger: Stated he preferred the unipole; ft is more streamlined at the top. Commission Bostwick: Also agreed. Greg Hastings: Stated ff Commission is going that direction, staff would hope that they could keep any antennas off of that other than what fs shown there. Greg Hastings: Stated Condition No. 4 may not be necessary and can be deleted. 05-28-97 Page 10 Commissioner Henninger: Stated he did not agree with Condition No. 2. It should be changed to read that a unipole antenna should be constructed of a standard galvanized color because it disappears in the smog .latent skies better than a dark finish assuming ft has no microwave dish antennas. He asked the applicant if they were in agreement with the Conditions as proposed? Leslie Daigle: Responded they were In favor as proposed .and amended. ACTION: Approved Negative Declaration Granted Conditional Use Permit No. 3918, in part, for 5 years, with the following changes to conditions: Deleted Condition No. 4 Modified Condition No. 2 to read as follows: 2. That a "unipole" antenna, indicated on the exhibit presented to the Planning Commission at the May 28, 1997 public meeting, shall be constructed with a standard galvanized steel finish and with no microwave dish antennas. VOTE: 5-0 (Commissioners eoydstun and Mayer absent) Selma .Mann, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights. DISCUSSION TIME: 23 minutes (1:50-2:13) 05-28-97 Page 11 4a. CEOA NEGATIVE DECLARATION Continued to 4b. VARIANCE NO. 4301 June 23, 1997 OWNER: WILLIAM C. TAORMINA AND VINCENT C. TAORMINA, P.O. Box 309, Anaheim, CA 92815-0309 AGENT: RICHARD B. WINN, P.O. Box 309, Anaheim, CA 92815-0309 LOCATION: 1070-1090 North Blue Gum Street. Property is 1.2 acres located at the southeast corner of La Palma Avenue and Blue Gum Street. Waivers of minimum landscaped setback adjacent to an arterial highway (La Palma Avenue) and a freeway frontage road (La Mesa Avenue), permitted encroachments into required yards and minimum parking lot landscaping, to construct a private off-site employee parking lot for a regional material recovery facility, an adjacent aluminum parts manufacturer, and temporary Cal-Trans employee/contractor parking. Continued from the Commission meetings of March 17, 31, April 14, and May 12, 1997. VARIANCE RESOLUTION NO. SR6663KP.WP FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. OPPOSITION: None ACTION: Continued subject request to the June 23, 1997 Planning Commission meeting in order to allow the Community Development Department to consider amendment of the Owner Participation Agreement pertaining to this property. VOTE: 6-0 (Commissioner Mayer absent) DISCUSSION TIME: This item was not discussed. 05-28-97 Page 12 5a. CEOA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION-CLASS 1 Withdrawn 5b. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3933 OWNER: JOHN MICHAEL TRIPLEff, 5680 Pine Court, Cypress, CA 90630 LOCATION: 27742780 West Lincoln Avenue. Property is D.5 acre located on the west side of Lincoln Avenue, approximately 250 feet east of the centerline of Dale Avenue. To convert a former delicatessen into seven (7) office units on a property also developed with a single family residence. Continued from Commission meeting of May 12, 1997. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RESOLUTION NO. SR6664TW.WP FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. OPPOSITION: None Chairman .Hesse: Indicated this petftloner is gong to .return with another proposal. Is it possible that this Conditional Use Permit application could serve for that proposal? Kevin Bass, Associate Planner, Zoning Division: Responded the applicant is going to come in with a request for two office units. With two office units, it has been determined that it will comply with Code and will not need a discretionary action. ACTION: Commissioner Boydstun offered a Motion, seconded by Commissioner Peraza and MOTION CARRIED (Commissioner Mayer absent), that the Anaheim City Planning Commission does hereby accept the petitioner's request to withdraw subject peiftion. VOTE: 6-0 (Commissioner Mayer absent) DISCUSSION TIME: This item was npt discussed. 05-28-97 Page 13 6a. CEOA NEGATIVE DECLARATION Approved 6b. RECLASSIFICATION NO. 96-97-07 Granted, unconditionally OWNER: NEWPORT FEDERAL, Attn: M.C. Horning Jr., President, 4425 Jamboree Road, #250, Newport Beach, CA 92660 AGENT: JAMES R. GILL, 4425 Jamboree Road, #250, Newport Beach, CA 92660 LOCATION: 1380 East Sanderson Avenue. Property is 4.8 acres located at the westerly end of Sanderson Avenue, 690 feet west of the centerline of Phoenix Club Drive. To reclassify this property from the ML (Limited Industrial) to the CL (Commercial, Limited) Zone. Continued from the Commission meeting of May 12, 1997. RECLASSIFICATION RESOLUTION NO. PC97-65 SR6634KP.WP FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. OPPOSITION: None ITEMS NO. 6 AND 7 HEARD JOINTLY Applicant's Statement: Jim Gill, agent: Stated their request is basically to align the property with the zoning that is contiguous to it. He stated his concurrence with staffs recommendations. PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED ACTION:' Approved Negative Declaration Granted Reclassification 96-97-07, unconditionally VOTE: 5-0 (Commissioners Boydstun and Mayer absent) DISCUSSION TIME: 4 minutes (2:13-2:17) Selma Mann, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights. 05-28-97 Page 14 7a. CEOA NEGATIVE DECLARATION 7b. RECLASSIFICATION NO. 96-97-11 OWNER: CITY-.INITIATED, PLANNING .DEPARTMENT, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92805 LOCATION: 1221-1271 South Phoenix Club Drive and 1321- 1381 South Auto Center Drive. Property is 13.1 acres located at the southwest corner of Ball Road and Phoenix Club Drive. To reclassify this subject property from the ML (Limited Industrial) Zone to the CL (Commercial, Limited) Zone. RECLASSIFICATION :RESOLUTION NO. PC97-66 Approved Granted, uncondtionally SR6636KB.WP FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. OPPOSITION: None ITEMS NO. 6 AND 7 HEARD JOINTLY Jim Gill, agent: Stated their request was basically to align the property with the zoning that is contiguous to It. He stated was In concurrence with staff's recommendations. PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED ACTION: Approved Negative Declaration Granted Reclassification 96-97-11, unconditionally VOTE: 5-0 (Commissioners Boydstun and Mayer absent) Selma Mann, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights. DISCUSSION TIME: 4 minutes (2:13-2:17) 05-28-97 Page 15 8a. CEQA NEGATIVE DECLARATION (PREVIOUSLY-APPROVED) 8b. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2667 (READVERTISED) OWNER: KENNETH W. HOLT, 1557 West Mable Street, Anaheim, CA 92802 AGENT: DAVID R. JACKSON, 1557 West Mabie Street, Anaheim, CA 92802 LOCATION: 121 South Citron Street -Fairmont Private School. Property is 0.73 acre located at the northwest corner of Chestnut Street and Citron Street. To amend a condition of approval pertaining to a time limitation for a modular classroom. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RESOLUTION NO. PC97-67 Approved Approved, as readvertised, for an additional 5 years (To expire 5-28-02) SR6661KP.WP FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. OPPOSITION: None ApplicanYS Statement: Jim Meyer, Facllltles Manager for Fairmont Private School: Stated Mr. Jackson was on his way. Their request is to renew the earlier CUP for a modular classroom. He stated he had read the conditions and was in concurrence with the staffs recommendations. PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED Chairman Messe: Asked ff they were still treating this as a temporary structure? Jim Meyer: Responded if they could make it permanent that would be preferred but it is modulaC ACTION:' Determined that the previously approved negative declaration is adequate to serve as the required environmental documentation for subject request. _._ Approved request. Amended Condition No. 19 of Resolution No. PC94-140 to read as follows: "19. That the modular unit shall be permitted for an additional period of time not to exceed five (5) years from the date of this resolution (May 28, 1997) to expire on May 28, 2002.." 05-28-97 Page i6 VOTE: 6-0 (Commissioner Mayer absent) Selma Mann, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights. DISCUSSIOPI TIME: 2 minutes (2:17-2:19) 05-28-97 Page 17 9a. CEQA NEGATIVE DECLARATION Approved 9b. WAIVER OF CODE REQUIREMENT Denied 9c. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3934 Denied OWNER: JOSE L & CELIA PULIDO, ANASTASIA & BILL KITSINIS, 8511 t.a Palma Avenue, Buena Park, Ca 90620 AGENT: NADER MEHR DADI, 11080 Robinson Drive, Stanton, CA 92680 LOCATION: 2235 West Lincoln Avenue. Property is 0.14 acre located at the northwest corner of Lincoln Avenue and Kathryn Drive. To permit an automobile sales lot with waiver of permitted encroachments into required setback areas. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RESOLUTION NO. PC97-68 SR6657DH. W P --------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. OPPOSITION: None Applicant's Statement: Mr. Eftekhari, Civii Engineer: Stated his client, Mr. Mehr Dadi, has been looking for a sRe in Anaheim for the last two years to establish a business. He has found an old restaurant site and he believes it Is not suitable for any commercial businesses including restaurant under today's standards. Their proposal is for a small used car dealership due to the big demand for used car dealerships. The City of Anaheim has ten new car dealerships, only two of them are within this site. They feel facilities should be available for customers that seek to purchase a used car. Currently, there are only seven used car dealerships in the City of Anaheim. Their proposal for this site is to display up to 20 cars. Mr. Eftekhari stated they are willing to address any concerns their neighbors may have. He stated he had objections to some of the _ Conditions" as follows: Condition No. 2 -they want to retain the existing pole signs; Condition No. 3 -due to the size of the lot they do not feel the trash enclosure is necessary; Condition - - No. 7 -there is an existing commercial driveway and they do not understand why they need to remove it; Condition No. 10 -the street lighting along Lincoln Avenue.; Condition No. 12 -they would like to have the lot line adjustment plat waived; Condition No. 13 -they would like to have the landscaping plan waived. PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED Commissioner Henninger. Stated it was constructive listening to the Conditions that do not work on this site and one gets the sense that this site is too small for this proposed use. 05-28-97 Page 18 Commissioner Bristol: Stated he was concerned about the traffic impact on Kathryn Drive. He visited the sfte and found there was only one way to get in heading eastbound on Lincoln one would have to go down to Ranchito and make a U-turn because of the width of Kathryn and he did not feel this is the appropriate land use for this sRe. Commissioner Henninger: Stated there is some background with small use car lots at various parts of the City and the City has found them to be a problem for adjacent residences. This site is inadequate because it does do not have enough room to detail cars and make repairs, etc. Chairman Messe: Stated as Commissioner Henninger indicated just hearing the objections of certain Conditions underscores the fact that this lot is not the right lot for their business. Commissioner Boydstun: Asked if there should be a consideration to rezone this to the CL Zone. Kevin Bass, Associate Planner, Zoning Division: Stated staff will inftiate reclass'rficatlon proceedings to the CL Zone. ACTION: Approved Negative Declaration Denied Waiver of Code Requirement based on the following: (1) That there were no hardships identified to justify the requested waiver. Denied Conditional Use Permit No. 3934 based on the following: (1) That the development of the property for the requested use may have a detrimental effect on the immediate north residential properties, which may be impacted by Increased lighting and noise. (2) That this property is of insufFlcient size to maintain the activities proposed in connection with the requested automobile sales lot. VOTE: 6-0 (Commissioner Mayer absent) Selma Mann, Assistant Ciry Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights. DISCUSSION TIME: 13 minutes (2:19-2:32) _ _ Commission requested that the Initiation of reclass'rfication proceedings for this property to the _ CL Zone be agendized on a future Planning Commission agenda. 05-28-97 Page 19 t0a. CEOA NEGATIVE DECLARATION Continued to 10b. WAIVER OF CODE REQUIREMENT June 9, 1997 10c. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3936 OWNER: K.C. CHANG, 1265 Manassero Street, #303, Anaheim, CA 92807 LOCATION: 2625 West Lincoln Avenue. Property Is 1.04 acres located 265 feet west of the centerline of Magnolia Avenue. To construct a 2-story, 12-unit detached condominium complex with waiver of minimum distance between buildings. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RESOLUTION NO. SR6488DS.WP --------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. OPPOSITION: None Applicant's Statement: K.C. Chang, 1265 Manassero Street, #303, Anaheim, CA: Stated subject site has a long history of entitlement but nothing has ever materialize. He is hoping this time something suitable could be built to help revitalize the commercial actlvkies in this section of the City. Their proposal is 20°,6 less than the previously-approved use in terms of the number of units. He believes this Is a win/win situation for the neighbors to have their property values enhanced as well as for the City to have more home ownership of decent housing. PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED Kevin Bass, Associate Planner, Zoning Division: Stated he apologized because staff has discovered an error in the mailing of notices. The condominium owners were not notified by personal mail regarding today's hearing and he recommend that this item be continued for two weeks (June 9, 1997) in order to mail those notices to the homeowners to glue them an opportunity to be present at the public hearing. Chairman Messe: Asked 'rf there has been any Input from the condominium owners? Kevin Bass: Stated he had no knowledge either for or against. Chairman .Messe: Explained to Mr. Chang that what has happened is that people were notified by a posting and by advertisement but not by mail. Although that is legal, they would like to notify the surrounding residences (including the condominium owners) and therefore would like to continued this item for two weeks. Mr. Chang: Stated he was in agreement to have this item continued 05-28-97 Page 20 ACTION: Continued subject request to the June 9, 1997 Planning Commission meeting In order for staff to notify the condominium owners who were inadvertently left off of the mail-out and to give them an opportunity to be present at the public hearing. VOTE: 6-0 (Commissioner Mayer absent) DISCUSSION TIME: 2 minutes (2:32-2:34) 05-28-97 Page 21 11a. EIR NO. 319 (PREVIOUSLY-CERTIFIED) 'Approved 11b. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 349 Recommended adoption of GPA OWNER: CITY-INITIATED (PLANNING DEPARTMENT), 200 No. 349 -Exhibit A South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92805 LOCATION: Area 1: Approximately 4.58 acres, having frontages of approximately 520 feet on the east side of Brookhurst Street and 85 feet on the west side of Valley Street, located approximately 570 feet north of the centedfne of Gramercy Avenue (from the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Gramercy Avenue), and further described as 850 North Brookhurst Street. Area 2: Approximately 4.69 acres, located at the southeast corner of Gramercy Avenue and Brookhurst Street, having approximate frontages of 730 feet on the south side of Gramercy Avenue and 430 feet on the east side of Brookhurst Street, and further described as 600-626 North Brookhurst Street. Area 3: Approximately 2.09 acres (corrected to 2:27 acres), located at the northwest corner of Crescent Avenue and Valley Street, having approximate frontages of 730 feet on the north side of Crescent Avenue and 250 feet on the west side of Valley Street, and further described as 2141-2171 West Crescent Avenue. City-initiated (Planning Department) amendment to the Land Use Element of the General Plan to consider redesignating Areas 1, 2 and 3 from the existing General Industrial and Medium Density Residential land use designations to the General Commercial land use _ zfesignation. The subject request involves three (3) separate areas described above. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT RESOLUTION NO. PC97-69 AP5184KF.WP FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. OPPOSITION: None 05-28-97 Page 22 Karen Freeman, Associate Planner, Advanced Planning Division: Stated Item No. 11 is a City- initiated Amendment to the Land Use Element of the General Plan to consider redesignating three areas, Area 1, 2 and 3, as identified on the location map and also on the General Plan exhibits from the existing General .Industrial and Medium Density Residential land use designation to the General Commercial .land use designation. They have prepared the existing General Plan exhibits, Exhibit A and B, so there are two separate land use alternatives for Commission's consideration. Either case, Exhibit A or B, would be redesignating land uses to the General Commercial land use. Chairman Messe: Asked Exhibit B refers to the north most section as General Industrial, correct? Karen Freeman: Responded that is correct and that would be retaining the existing General Plan land use designation. PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED Commissioner Boydstun: Stated it makes more sense to go CG (Commercial General) on the whole area and not separating it and it still leaves the storage area in a zone that they are allowed to be in. Chairman Messe: Stated that would be Exhibft A. He indicated there was a correction to the staff report on page 6, paragraph 22A should read as 21 (in parenthesis) rather than 20. ACTION: Determined that the previously-certffied ElR 319 is adequate to serve as the required environmental documentation for subject request. Recommended adoption of General Plan Amendment No. 349 - Exhibit A to the City Council redesignating Areas 1, 2 and 3 from the existing General Industrial and Medium Density Residential land use designations to the General Commercial land use designation with a Fire Station designation in Area 3. VOTE: 6-0 {Commissioner Mayer absent) Selma Mann, Assistant City Attorney, stated this matter will be set for public hearing before the City Council. DISCUSSION TIME: 6 minutes (2:34-2:40) 05-28-97 Page 23 12a. CEQA NEGATIVE DECLARATION (PREVIOUSLY-APPROVED) I Continued to 12b. WAIVER OF CODE REQUIREMENT June 9, 1997 12c. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3855 (READVERTISED) OWNER: JAMES A. SHAB, 1900 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92805 AGENT: LEON ALEXANDER, 558 South Harbor Boulevard, #100, Anaheim, CA 92805 LOCATION: 1985 South Santa Cruz Street. Property Is 2.44 acres located at the northwest corner of Santa Cruz Street and Stanford Court. To permit a total of two industrially-related sales and office uses within an existing 33,666 square-foot Industrial building with waiver of minimum number of parking spaces. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RESOLUTION NO. SR6644KB.WP FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. OPPOSITION: None ACTION: Continued subject request to the June 9, 1997 Planning Commission meeting in order for the applicant to complete a parking study to substantiate the waiver of minimum .number of parking spaces. VOTE: 6-0 (Commissioner Mayer absent) DISCUSSION TIME: This item was not discussed. 05-28-97 Page 24 MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2:40 P.M. TO MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1997 AT 11:00 A.M. FOR PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEW Respectfully submitted, Ossie Edmundson Senior Word Processing Operator 05-28-97 Page 25