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PC 75-64.. . • ~ ~ RESOLUTION N0. PC75-ti4 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COt+A1ISSI0N OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM RECONA;ENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT kEQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR RECLASSIFICA.TION N0. 65-66-59 BE DENIED. 1VHEREAS, on January 25, 1966, the City Ccuncil of the City of Anaheim did adopt Resolution No. b6R-68, approving Reclassification No. 65-66-59 to rezone properties on the east and west sides of Harbor Boulevard between Santa Ana and Seuth Streets in the City of Anaheim from the R-1, R-2, R-3, C-0 and G T Zones to the C-1 'Lo-+.e, said approval being granted subject to certain conditions; and }y~{.F,REAS, one of the conditions of approval of Reclassification No. 65-66-59 stated "That all vehicular access rights to Harbor Boulevard, except at street and/or alley openings, shall be dedicated to the City of Anaheim"; and IYHEREAS, the rezoning for Parcels 1, 2, and 3, consisting of a total of approximately 0.45 acre located at tne southwest corner of 5anta Ana Street and Harbor Boulevard, having approximate frontages of 153 feet o~ the south side of Santa Ana Street and 129 feet on the west side of Harbor Boulevard, was final- ized by the second reading ~f Ordinance No. 2731 on November 4, 1969 under Reclassification No. 65-66-59(1); and {VHEREAS, the petitioner submitted a written reque.st dated February 26, 1975, for deletion of the aforementioned condition requiring dedication of vehicular access rights to Harbor Boulevard, to permit construction of a"forced right turn egress only" to Harbor Boulevard; and }VHERFAS, the City Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the City Hall in the City of Anaheim on March 31, 1975, at 1:30 p.m., notice of said public hearing having been duly given as required by law and in accordance with the provisions of the Anaheim Municipal Code, Cliapter 18.03, to hear and consider evidence for and against the aforementioned request, and to investigate and make findings and recommendations in connection therewith; and {Y~IEREAS, said Commission, after due inspection, investigation, and study made by itself and in its behalf, and after due consideration of all evidence and reports offered at said hearing, DOES HEREBY FIND: 1,• That although the stated reason for egress to Harbor Boulevar3 is to accommodate the customers wishing to utilize the proposed drive-up window, the petitioner acknowledged that control of the use of the proposed access would be difficult since the other customers may tend to utilize said access also, thereby compounding the traffic hazard along Harbo: Boulevard. That the petitioner indicated a maximu~~ of twenty (2Gj to thirty (30) customers per day are anticipated to uti:ize the drive-up window service an.d, therefore, the Planning Commission determined that the anticipated and intended use of the drive-up window does not constitute sufficient justification for an access on Harbor Boulevard. That approval of the requested access would create severe traffic hazards along Harbor Boulevard, especially since there would be restri.cteci visibility when an exiting driver must turn in order to check the southbound tx•affic on Harbor Bculevard and, further, because of the possibility that northbound traffic on Harbor Boulevard may attempt to make left turns onto subject property into a drive cut intended for exiting vehicles only. RESOLUTION N0. PC75-64 ~ ~ That approval o~ the requested acce~s on Harbor Boulevard would set an undesirable precedent since the other parcels which are a part of Rer_lassification No. 65-66-59 may request similar access which, in turn, would tend to disregard land assembly for development of the area as encouraged by the City Planning Commission and City Council; and, further, since the subject property does have alternate means of vehicular access on Santa Ana Street and on the yroposed alley to the westerly side of subject property. That no one indicated their presence at said public hearing in opposition, and no correspondence was received in opposition to subject proposal. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FINDING: • That the Uirector of Development Services has detennined that the proposed activity falis within the definition of Section 3.~1, Class 5 of the City of Anaheim Guidelines to the Requirements for an Environmental I~pact R~port and is, therefore, categorically exempt from the requirement L•o file an EFR. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Anaheim City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council of the City of Anaheim tltat the subject request for amendment tu conditions of approval for Reclassification No. 65-66-59, to delete the condition requi.ring dedication of vehicular access rights to Narbor Boulevard; to permit construction of a"forced right turn egress only" to Harbor Boulevard, be denied on the basis of ~he foregoing findings. THE FOREGOING RESOiUTIGN is signed and approved by me this 31st day of March, 1975. .-~ ~ """~ C IRMAN, AH I ITY P NG COMMISSION ATTEST: ~~~~~~ ~~~~ SECRETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COI~IISSION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss. CITY OF ANAHEIM ) I, Patricia B. Scanlan,.Secretary of the City Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a m~ating of the Citiy Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim, held on March 31, 1975, at 1:30 p.m., by the following vote of the members thereof: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: FARANO, GAUER, JOHNSON, KING, MORLEY, TOLAR, HERBST NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE IN ti9ITNESS WHcREOF, I have hereunto set my han3 this 31st day of March, 1975. ~ ~~~~ SECRETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING CONIIAISSION _2_ RESOLUTION N0. 1?C75-64