PC 70-185RESOLUTION IVO_ PC7Q-185
; P. RESOLU7'IIXJ OF 1"rIE CIiY PLADlNING CbA1MISSIOtd OF THE OITY OF ANAHETM kECOMMENUING
! TO THE CiTY COUNC~L OF TF;E CITY OF ANAF!T:IM 'HA'? vQ~ERAi. PLAN AMIIvaMENT
N0. 122 BE APPROVEii
~ WHERENS, the City Coun~ii of the City of Ar.aheim did acopt. a General Plan by Resolution
No. 69R-644, showing the general description ard extent uf land uses within the City and
indicating the p:esent bel~ef of the Councii as to possibie future development and re-
development of land witnin the City; and
WHEREAS, the CiLy Council of the City of Anaheim did direct the staff of ihe Development
; Services Department to revie~~ the General Plan land use desic,nations and to determine whether
there has been a ci~ange in land use character or po*entiai within a study area in the Santa
Ana Canyon bounded Uy Santa Ana Canyor. Rna~~, Imparial t;ighway, Esperanza Road and Eucalyptus
Drive, to warrant a-.hange in the low-density resid~r~tia.t drnsities of that area; and
- WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission did f;oid pubiic hearings in the City Hall in the
City of Anaheim Auyust ,?4, ;eptember 21, and Ociober `~, 1970, notice of said public hearings
having been ciuly givan a5 required by law and in a_co_dan~~~ with the provisions cf the
' Anaheim Municipal Code., to hear and consider evidenc~a i'or ~nd against said Amendment to the
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General Plan; an~l
s~ WHEREAS, said Con?mission after due inspection, in~~~stigation., and study made by itseJ.f
and in its behalf anJ a*ter due considera±ion of 3ii ~vidence and reports offered at said
hearings, DOES HEREBY IID!D;
1. That the F.naheim General Plan reflects lo~~~ density -esidential land uses as
beinq ~=presen.ati~e of current comrr~unity po!icie= tov~ard the future development
in the Santa Ana Canyor; area.
2. ~.Chat the State o+ California, County o: O~anGe,, and the City of Anaheim have
desiynaLed tt-;e ~ivarside Freeway as ~ po',err; ,a< _.r.?r.i~. highway~ and studies
i~ are curren~l•ti~ ur,i,.-r:~ay to consider tne uos,ibii;-y of establishing a Scenic
, Corridor 0•ie-'_ay Zon~ and would be deslgnec; to ncot~.ct, preserve, and further
_ enhan,:e the a.e~ic and evnironmentai feat,ores oi noz only the area immediately
adjacent to the Riverside Freeway, but a b.cead~.r col:idor extending from ridge
to ridge ~~i*hin the canyon area.
3. That the Planninc~ Commission held a study 5:'~.,'LGfi wi~h the U.S. Army Corps of
Enaineers; rep:esertativesof the OrancP Countv 1'!ood Control District, the
~ Oran,e Coun'.•~ Road Department, and the C~i:-e-ni~ Division of Highways regarding
` possible flood haza:ds in the study a~ea_
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4. That as a resu~t of the evidence preser~i~d by lf~~e (:orps of Engineers and the
Orarnae Cour,*y cloud Control Di:.tricts :erta.in porLions of the study area could
be subje~-r :c :locd hazards, and the Piar.ni!:; Co~imission determined that ii: may
be necessary r:o reauire a satisfar,tory 1'lc~c ~.a:.ard ieiter from the Orange
County Floed Cor•~troi District ior all type, oF dev~lopment at such time as these
~ortions ar- :cposed for deveiopmen~.
5. That the Anaheim and County ~f Orange Planniny Commissions have held joint
meetings to ~.f;s~uss the problems and potentials u~ the canyon, ~;~ order to form
a ur.ited ef~ort in planning for the deveiopment of this unique portion of Orange
County.
6. That r.o evidence has aeen presented that ~ny lar.d use char~qes have tak,en place
to warrant consideration of chang;ny `.ne law aensity resi,.r~~tial designations of
the Anahe,m Generai Plan within ti~e s,,udy ~°ea,.
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7. That ttie area from the Santa Ana River northerly to Espera:rzz Road iias been placed
within the scope of influence of the City of Anaheim as a result of action taken
by the local Agency Formation Commission on August 1?, 1970, and the Planning
Commission deems that densities which are projected for the area south of the Santa
Ana River should also be extended to the area north of the river.
8. That the Commission has determined that Exhibit "A" should be amended to delete
the regional park designation in view of recent ar,tion by the Orarge County Board
of Supervisors deletinq current fun~;; for the park.
9. That eleven persons apqeared before the Planning Commission representing property
owners in the study area, favorinq low-medium density for the area, and that four
psrsons reoresenting various homeowners association in the Canyon area appeared
before the Commission favoring retention of the low-density residential designation
on the General Plan.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE5 OLVED, that the Anaheim City Planning Commission does reaffirm
its position that the Santa Ana Canyon area should develop as a low density residential
community and hereby recommends to the City Council of the City of Anaheim that Exhibit "A"
of General Plan Amendment No. 122 be approved as amended, on the basis of the aforementionecl
findings.
THF FOREGOING R~OLUTION is si ned and
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9 approved by mF this 15th day of October, I.4'70.
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-~C i•.?RM.S; ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSIC~J
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SECRETARY ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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I, Ann Krebs, Secretary of the City Planning Cornmission of the City of Anaheim, do hereby
certify thai; the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the Citv Planning
Commission of the City of Anaheim held on October 5, 1970, at 7:00 0'clock P.M., by tf~e
following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: CONIMISSI(~]ERS: Allred, Farano, Gauer, Kaywood, Seymour, Herbst.
NOFS: COMMISSIONERS: None.
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ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None.
ABSTAIN: COMMISSICNERS: Rowland.
. IN WITNc'SS WIIEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of October, 1970.
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SECRETARY ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
Res. No. 185
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