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A R[SOLUTIOL' OF THE AiiAiIEIM CITY PLAi1NlilG COMIiI551Qt!
RECOHI1CtJDIHG TO THE C17Y COUNLIL OF T11C CITY OF Al1AH[IH
THAT REQULST FOR ANENDHEI~T OF VARIANCC ~~0. 276i: 6C DCNIED
WHERL'~15, [he Anaiir_in C'ity Planning Commission dicl receive a verifieJ
Petition for Variance from tilILLIAH ANU P1ATIiILDA EHP,L[, II;;: South State College
fioulevard, A~aheim, California ~2:,06, cnyners, and GERALU E3USHORE, 913 West Lincoln
Avenue, Anahcimo ralifornia 9~';~05, a9en[, uf ccr[ain rcal propcr[y situated in the
City of Anahcim, Coun[y of Oranyu, StaLc of California, drscribed as:
Lot 7.3 of Tract No. 23;~, as sho~rn on a Ffap recorded in book G9,
paaes h;, 1E6 and ~~i of Hiscellancous Maps, records of Oranye
County, Cal i `ornia; a~n~
UHLRLAS, thc Ci[y Planning Comoission did hold a public he~iring at the Ci[y
Hall in thc City of Anat;ciri on Ilovcrnbcr 7, 1?77, a[ 1:3~ p.m„ notice of said public
heariny havi~~ been duly given as required by lma and in accordance with the
provisions of the Anaheirn Itunicipal Code, Ch~pter 1`;.03, [o hear and consider
evidence for anJ ay~ins[ said proposed variance and to investiga[e and maF•.e findinys
and recominendations in connection [here„i[h; r~nd
WHEREAS, said Coin;iission, af[cr dur_ inspection, inves[i~~ation and s[udy madc
by itselF and in i[s behalf, and af[cr d~~ :•,onsidcra[ion of ail cvidence and reports
offered at sa(J he~rin„ docs find an:.' •,,,I,~.•~aine tiie folla~inn facts:
1. That on March 7.; i~!7G, Che City C~~uncii a~Jop[ed Resulution No. 7GR-~5
granCing svbjeCt variance, in part, for two years, w:~iviny "pernitted uses" in the
kS-7200 "Lonc ~nd denyin~~ a waiver ~t" "pcrmitted siyning" to e~tablish a~ office.
2. That yrantin9 of subjec[ var~a~ice was conJitioned upon the proposal
bci~g for thc petitioncr's ov~n officc use only, and no portion of thc propcrty was to
be rented for use by others.
3. That thc pe[itioner w rrently proposcs an anendment to Resolution No.
76R-~; tu delete Condition tJo. 7, thc abovc-mentioncd itcm nuriber 2; anJ proposes
additional waivers of the following [o construct a free-s[andiny siyn:
(a) SECTION 1&.2G.OG').b10 - Permi[teJ_~nin~. (Frec-standing signs
proh~'ibi [cil, anc ~rec-s[andi ig s gn proposed)
(b) SECTIQI~ 1~.'tG.0u4 - Perrnit[cd encrozchmc•n[ into re uired ards.
Signs pro i itc ; one s~gn proposc
(c) SEC710~7 1c.~5.Q93.0251 - Minimurn ~round clearancc.
~(~' eet required;~eet proposed)
4. That thr_ abovc-rnentioned waivcrs are hcreby denied on the basls thit
the pe[itloner diu not demonstra[e tha[ a haruship exists in that [he subJect
proper[y and ncarby properties arc zonec! for single-family residential uses; that the
~earby propcrtics are developed rrith sinylc-family residences and the proposal would
not be corr~patible; that the nelyhborhood is not suiteJ for conversion to commercial
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uses; and that the proposeJ amcndment Co Resolution r~o. 7GP-9; anc: che proposed
waivers wouid intr.nsify Lhc existing limi[ed coamtiercial use of thc proGcrty and be
detriraental to the ncarby residences.
5. Tha[ there are no excepcional or ex[raordinary circu~~~s[ances or
conditions applicable to the p~oPer~y involved or to the inten~led use of [he aroperty
that do not apply ~~enerally to :he property ur class of usr in the same vicdnity a~d
zonc.
6. That the requcs[ed varionce is not ncc~ssary for the pres~rvation and
enjoyr~ent of ~ substan[ial proper~y riyhC poss~ssed by other propcrty in thc same
vicinity and zone, and ~enicd to thc property in question.
7, That the requcste~l variance wili bc naterially detrimental to the
publie wclfare or injuriuus to [hr_ prc~pcrty or iinprovcix nts in such vicinity and zone
in which thc propcr[y is loca[cJ.
i;. Thot seven persons inaicate.: thcir presence aL said public hearing in
opposition; aiid tnat no correspunden~c was receiveo in opposition to [he subject
petition.
E~~VIitQI~ltCNi~L IMPACT FIiiD!!If; That tiie Anaheira City Planning Comr~ission has
reviewed thc subjett projcct tc construct a frce-~tanJing siqn with waivcrs of
permitted si~ning, perr,itt~u encroachmen[ ineo re~uircd yards, and mininiri ground
clearance on prop~rty cunsis[in~~ of approxiinaCely G~7;:~ square feet locate~ a[ the
southeast corner of ViF.iny Avenuc ana Sta[e Colicne uoulcvard, i;aviny approximate
frortaycs of 1~~~) feet on thc svutli SiJc of ViF.ing Avenue an~ 6~~ fec: un Che east side
of State Lolleye fiuulevard; a m: ~ocs hcrcLy aF~~,rove thc Ileyaiive Ucclaratlon from Che
requirer-~:nt to pre.pare an environmcntal inq~act report on the b~sis tha[ there would
bc no siynificant inuiviJual or cu~~iulativc aJvcrsc environux.ntal impact duc to thc
approval uf [his Neyative Declara[iun sincc [he Anahein Gencral Plan d~siynates the
subject proper[y for lrny-clensity resiJential lanu usl~s cornmensurate with the
proposal; tf~al nu scnsitivu envirunnk:ntal irup:3ets are invvived in the proposal; that
th~ (ni[ial Study suLmittc~ by [hc pttitivner inJicatcs no siynificant inJividual or
cu~•wlativc aJverse environmental in~pacls; anJ th~t the Ne~ative Declaration
substa~tiating ihe forcyoinr; finJinys is un file in tne City Af Anaheir~ Planniny
Uepartrnent.
I!C'~7, THCRLFORL, liC IT RCSOLVkJ [hat the Anaheir~~ City Planninc Cocmission
does hereby Jeny subjr:ct Pe[i[iun for Variance on the basis of the foreyoin~
finJinys.
THC FOR[GOIIIG RLSULUTI~?N is si~~neJ and approved by me this 7th day of
Novcnbcr, 19%7•
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C~IA1 H~I~, !~Ali IH LI Lk!~fl t~G '1M ON
ATTESi:
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SCCRETARY, At1ANE41l CITY ?lAtitllllG C~tlHlS51Q1!
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STATE OF CALI FORII I;, )
COUIlTY OF OrZ~;lGE ) ss.
CITY OF tilAii[Ili )
I, Edith L. Narris, Secretary of the Mahein Lity Planning Comnission, do
hereby certify that the forcgoin<~ resolution was passed and adopted at a mceting of
Chc .1nahein City Planniny Cor~mission helc on Ilov~mber 7, 1y77, at 1:30 F•m•. by the
folla~ing voie of thc r~emLers tiicreof:
AYES: C01•1~11S~IU~IE1'.S: U/~VIL~ HEK[35T~ JOiffISGN, I:II~G~ L1t1!!~ TOU~R
~~OES: C011MISSIOt7EP,5: NO~IE
ABSL;IT: COMhfIS5lUtlt.lt5: ~AR!~ES
~977.
IN iIIT~~c55 '~lnERE~F, I havc hcrcuntu sct ny h~nci this 7th day of tlovember,
!e d~. ~ ~s.
SECRETAR ,{CIAHE I M C I TY LAN!1 I ilG CONN I SS I ON
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