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Resolution-PC 89-277~,~,~: ~~'~~ RF.~nLUTION NQ. 'P~8 -277 „~, f~~ A RESOLUTION OF T.HE ANAHF.IM C:C'TY PLANNING COMM.[SSION 'THA'r PETITION FOc~ RECLASSTF'iCAxION N0. 89-9U-25 F3E GRAN'PED WHERBAS~ tha Anaheim City Flannin~3 Commi,:,sion diii receivo a verifiQd peti~iox~ f~r Reclassification fi~om ANAHEIDS FiOTEL COMPLEX, A CA~IxORN''.~ LIMIT~a PAR'PNERSHIY, 417 W. A11en Avenue, Suits ].12, San Dimas, CA 91773, owner, and CONCRFTE D'YNAMICS, INC., A7.'TN: CHRTS L~OOMIS, 67.0 W. Ash Street, Suite :L200, San Diego, CA 92101, agent~ for certai~ real property situated in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, ~tate UE California, d4scribed as follows: PARC~LS 7., 2 und 3 IN THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFQRN7A, AS PFR MAP FTT~ED T.N BOOK 228, k'AGES 39 AND 40 OE PA22~EL MAP~, IN TIiE OFFICE OF THR COUNTY RSCORDSR 0~ SAID COUNTX. WH~REAS, th~ Gity Planning Commission did ho'.d a public hoaring at the Civic Center in L•ho CiL•y of Anahoim on November 20, 1989 at 1:3U p.m., n~ticP o~ said public hearing having been duly given as requ.ire~ by law and in accordance vrith the provisions o£ the Anaheim Municipal Cr+de. Chaptez I8.03, to hear and consider evidencu for and agains~ saicl proposed rQClas~ificati~~n and tn invesCigate snd make findings and recommendatiuns in c~nnr:~ction ther~with; and WHEREAS, suid Commission, aEter due inspection, investigaCion and study made by itself and in its behal~', anc'1 after due can.sideration of a].1 eviclenre and repoxts of.fered at said liearing, does f.ind anc~ dbtermine the follovring £act .: ;<i i. That the petiCionor pxopos~~s reclassificatinn of: subject pro~erty from the CL (Commercial, Limite~) Zone to the CR (Cnmmercial Recreation) 7.one. 2. That the Anaheim General Pla~n desiqnates su2~ject property for Commercial Recreation land uses. c: 3. That the propose8 rec7.assificaL-ion ~f subjeck pr~~perty is ~' necessary and/or ciesirable for th~ orderly and pr~per davelopment af trlP corrununi t.y. " 4. Tkiat thQ proposed rec).assification of subject property does pr.operly relate to the zones and their permir,::ed uses locally established in close proximity to subject properL•y ar,c3 to t~he zones and rheir pormitted uses generzlly established throughout the com,-nunity. 5. That the proposed reclassifi.cation of subject property t;': requir~s the dedic~tion o~ aLutt:ing streers in accordance with the Circulation Element o£ the GenRral P1an~ duo to the antiripated increase iu traffic ~which r will be gane:ated by L-he in~ensifieation of land use. ~` -1- FC89-277 114 5 r f,~ , ;;,-: . _; ,' .r ~ ll,~ ~ " ~ . . . . Y„S~~ i'" ~ ._~ ~ ~a~tt.1 ~. )Y 1 ~ ,~y~~ p~ .I~ ~ Y hs+t44& . ~ ~R . '~ . ; .~~'~ ,.f ~ ,~ 6• That three public hearxng izi opposition; opnosi.~ion to subject petition, ~ . . . ~ ~.1 •.: (3) people indic;ated their presence at said and that no carrespondence wa;~ recc~ived in ~''~; CAL.T.FOR2~TA ~NVIR Iv'^;ENT~L'' --QUAT~Irl x conszdorzng DrafL• Environrnental Impact Report ~No 2gq; ~for ~he a proposea Anaheim FIotel Complex and reviewing ovidence, k~oth written and ural, presentea to s~upplement said document, t2ie E~lanninq CommiS~iUn finds that (a) Draft k~IR No. 2g4 is an compli~nce with the California Environmental Qualit~ act and the State and Citp Gu.zde~anes; (b) Drat't EIR No. 294 identifies the f~ollowing impac~s wliich are considerod to be bot2a unacroidaLle and adverse in nature ttnd no~ fu11y mi~tigatad to a levol aE insigziific~nce: • ~r~.~~rm or~ ruc ion Noj~~, Construction nUiso level zmpar.ts construction activity shall b~ Code. will not ~e £ully mitic~atec~ but resEricted per the Ci~y's ~loise " • 53~1_at~A_.ir • lih~y The project is considered signi~icant within tYig South Coast Air Quality Mauagement Uistrict ~ecause it is greater than the 20p : r.oam threshold used zn the Sf;AQt~ yuidelines. In addition, the ,': proposgd parking faci~it:y could result in locali::ed on-site and dcwnwind impacts £r~m carbon monoxide and other vehic].e emis~ions. Tho project site is lucated within SourcelReceptor ' Area No. 17 which includas all of Anaheim scuth of the SR 91 i Fraoway anr~ as such would repreSent only a fraction of total ; emissions. Howover, this prcjecl: along witl.i o~her related ~ projects would have cumulative impacts on sir quality in the South ,; Coast Air Quality Basin because the Basin has • compliance wit?~ Federa~ and St~te ppllutioYi standards et to attain . Gumular;.,o rmpac_ t~ *o ~e~ione,l .;a~t~ 1'r~a -m n F Pr.oaect-related im Acts wiY1-~l~~~~~~~i~~~'~'~ ~ be mitigatod to a level of insignificance by thQ GonstrucCio~ of a new sewor line xn OrangP•vood Avenue or coordination with the County~s eff~rt to constxuct a new interceptor lir~~ for the va.cinity prior to issuance of occup~ucy pc~rmits. FIowever, cwnulative xmpacts m~p be signiEicant dQpending on projoct phasing vs. completion of the Orange C~unty Sanitation District's sewage L-reatmc~nt £acilities expansions. (~) Section 15U~1 of the CBQ;~ Guidelines requiros that one or more findi.ngs be made for each of the sigzificant envirqnmental offecLs idantifi.r~d. Three findinq categories are pos3ible. Sections 1, 2 and 3 below state oach find3n~r, aad tnon identify the imp~c;t c~ategories for which these findinga are app~aprxate. 1. "Changes or altera~ion~ have been required in, or incorporated in~o, the projRCt which avoid flr substantaally lossen the significant environmental ~ifect as identified in the Final EIR". This findxng applies to the followinq environmental effects of the project: -2- PC89-Z77 s';; ~.; i :;j ;a r. i:'.i .'Y.~ 'r'~'~' ~ P!r ,a . Traffic Impaci:s (inc.luding par?:3.ng) . Noise (lung-term) . Ae~thetics (ineludinq Visual Intrusi~n, Shade and Shadow, and Glare . Population and Emplnymr~nt . Palice ~rzd Fire Proter.tion . W~-ter and Sewer/WasL-ewa~er '~reatmen~ (projact-specific) . Soli~. Waste . Communica~ion/Television Reception Refer to E;IR 294, Section ~, for a Lull discus~ion of. the al3.avs impacts, the mftigation measur^s p.rescribed and a c3iscussion of rFSUltant level of significance after mi.tigation. 2. "5uch changes or alterations are wiChin the responsibility and jur.isciiction of anather public t~aancy and no~ the agency makin~ the fin8ing. 5uah changes iYave been adopted by such ather ayency or can and s::oulcl be adopted by such other agency." With regard to w~stewator and sower capacity, mitigation mRasures have baen incorporatQd in+:o the project to mitigate, ta a level of insi~nifi.canca, impacts ~o the City's sewer sys tam. However, project plus cumulative impacts to the County Sanitation District'~ interceptor lines and treatment £acilities f all under the jurisdiction of the County Sc~nitation District which is taking steps to alloviare th~ prablem. Steps include ( a j abtair_ing approval for the first p2iaso of the plannaci troatment facilities expansion; (b) providing a.clditional chemi~:al tret~::ment and oxygenation of discharges to tYie ocean; and, (c) construct=ng a 2~- l:0 33-iach intercaptor sewer to divert flow from the existing Soul-h Anaheim Tnterceptor Sewer to the Euclid Avenue Trunk Sowex• to be complet~d by summer, 1990. This will. ~ufficiently relieve the City's Qrdngewood Avenue ~sower and onable tYia South Anaheim Intp:ceptor Lo serve the proposed project. 3. "Specific ecannmic, social, or other considerations make infe~sible the mii:igatiun mQasures or projact alterna~ives identifi,ed in the Final EIR." See Paraqraph (e) on Page 5 of attachme:-t 1 of the stafE report to the Planning Commission dated Atovecnr,-er 20, 1989, tor a cliscussion of the Statome:it of Overric.ling Consideration~. The fol].owing cliscussion identifies the vnrious alternu~ives considered in the EIR, followed by an explanation oL• the rationale for Eindinq ~hese alternatives inf.easible. NQ, Pro_'~ect/N~Develoanen~Al erna~~~Yg Under tYie No Project/rIo Devel4pment Alternative, the sfte would remain in it~ gresei:t condit~on which is vacant dxcept far a paved lot ~eft fram a previa~is developmont. Project-rel.ated impacts on traffic, air quality, and infrastructure wou].d noC occur; however, gen~ration of employment and revenue ko the City would alsa r.ot occur. ?'hzs al~ernative would co.ntinue to requir~ a cextain amoun~ o~ mitigati.on surh Es police surveillancQ, fire protoction and weod/dust/1itt~r~ abatement. -3- PC89-2?7 ?~;j ly~i fa,~ 3 ~ra; ~ . _ , ' ~`i~2~ ~h":' `., . ...._:i.r,~ 1: ~° .', ~:. '~ ` :'~~ ~;7~.1~+~ ~!:ii%$1~ . ~ . . Y~ 'jr~'.+ ~ ';il ;,t ~n t.. Three Hotal Co~1~x A1t~r~native The Three Hotel Comp].ox Alternativ~a was tha oriqi~zal project; howrever, duriizg the praparatiion of ~he EITt it was dei:ermzned `.,';; that the sing:le hotel pro~ect would be preferable in sev~rsl rQSpects to this ~lternative. This aYternative would consi.st of two twelve-stor~ hatels and an eight-story hotel, two four-s'tory pnrking g~ragea and a subtQrranean ~arking yr~rage, and accompanying rBStiaur~-nts and meeting rooms. Th3s altarnative would be buil t in, L•wo or three phases and constructa.on would be continuous over a four ~o sia ygar per~.od. Appr~ximatoly thres months of, gradinq would occur to prep~r.F the.site for dovelopmant if construction wQre to take place in three phases. Ali:erna iv~Si~e, This alterx~ativ~ assumes th~ development of the project in a differcnt locatiwa. rhe 1oca1 alternatiQie site chosen is an undevelopaii parcel oE simil ar size and shape located on the north side o~ Katella Averlue between Harbor Boulevard and Clemontine Strept. :t'his garcel is ane of *.he few unde:vologed parcels in this area. (d) ~hat the P1anb!.ng Cammission does hereby £ind t2aa~ ~he alternat.ives are i n£nasible or less desirable than the current pro~oct, ~nd rejects the various al.ternetives for the Following reasons: . Tlxe No Project Alternative would result in. L•he loss of 220 jobs as a resu~t o£ operation or the proposed ~roject es well as an unspACitied number of conatruaL•ion jobs to be create~i by th~: prnject development. Ir~ additzon, this alternat.fve wnuld result iu the site continuing to r~main in a vacant stats which would d~ nothing to rontribut.e financiAlly or aestheL.zcally ro the City in general and the Commeraial Ttecreation Area zn bart;icular . . The T.hree Hotel Complc~x Altarnative wauld result in 180 now jcbs as a result of on-go ing operation, resulting in less employment opportur~ities than the prefer~ed alternative ~s we11 as ~roviding an unspecifiefl number o~ construction jobs during the cievelopmsnC phases of the pruject. Although th~.s alternative would result in ~ aimilar amourit af hotel rooms, similar short-term construction jobs and long-term operational jobs, as well a~ having similaz impacts ta the infrastructure, this alternative was rPjeated for the fo1104rinc~ reasons: -4•• PC89~277 ~~ i `s`; , i/ 4~i '~ ~i 'r' ly i i I ~~: V~~ .. . ~::~~~ Y•' i~:^, ~:'~ii7 ,.n ~;:a~ ~;,r,"',;~ ~ (a) this alternativ~ wou1Q reauire up to tchr.ee mon~hs oE g~~ading and sir_e proparation bRtore constructfon could commence and c~nstcucCion wau18 take place in two to three ph~sea of up to 24 months Rach for ~- to~al of up to 6 years cf aonetruct3on on the si.t~. hhile tl~e proferred project mr.y requf~•e a simi2ar grading schac]u1e, it has a r.nnstrucrion schodule of only 2g monL•hs; (b) this nltnrnative woulcl have throe bui..ldings, two parking structures t~nd y parking lot covering the 5~1 acres rather. than the preEorred alternAtive with 1 hotol, 1 parking garage, a separr~te but ~ttached 1ow-rtse (3-story) mee~ing center and ~ne one-~tor,y re+staurant an~ thus woulcl presont a more massive presen::e on tt~~ site; (c) this alternative iy loss desiruk+le becau4o in addition to more mass, it proposes fewer ~arking ~paces in more parking garc~ges (a minimum oE 775 parking spaces in 2~~arking gar~ges anrl a aubterranenn/surfac~e parkinq c~arage) whilc~ the preferred project proposes a minimum of "10U0 parking spaces in one 5-:ovel (two leve:ts underground ancl 2 to thrF:e ~evQls above ground) parkir,q garago. The selection of the alt~:nati~o sit~ on Katell~ Avbnue w~uld have similar cumulative ir~pacts as the p.rap~sed prr~ject such as traffic, air quality, znd iinpacts on rhe in.Erast•ructui•e Intersection~ such as Katella/Harboz impacted to a gr~ater deqree than those impacted by tha project on tho proQosad ~ite. (e) That tho Planning Commission does hareby furthar determine that the benc~f:i~s of the prajec` outweigh kh~ unav~tdable environmenta~ tm~,aC~S, and pursuant Co thA provisionx of Section 15093 of. the Slate CEQA GuiQ~linpa cloes hereby adopt the following Statemert of Overriding Consider~tions: 1. The bsnofits of the project have beQn weighod against the unavoidable udverse a~nvironmental irnpacts and pursuanC to Section 7.5093 of. tho Scat~ CEQA G~-idelii~es, the occurrence ot the siqnificant envi.ronmental impacts id$ntifiecl ia EIR 294 as set forth above, may be permitted without furCher mitSgation due to rbe following overriding considerationss Mittgation measures .fncorporHted inCo tl~e An9hQim Hotel CoRploa have substantialYy reduce~ the project's environrnental effoct». While cumulat:ive t:raffic volumos are projectod to incr~aso duQ "_o L•he dQVOlopmnnt of ttiis project, mitiqation l:as been iQentitied that will prcvicle acceptnb2e leval~ of sorvice thro+xghout thcs area affected by Lhe project. To the oxteut that any impacta, .inrluding cumuletive impects, at~ribur~ble to the Anaheim Eiotel Comp~ex r~main unmi.tiyated, such tmpxces axo acceptRblo in light af overridinq social, oconomic: anc] ~ther co:,sidarat3ons s4t forih hQrein. In aB~Si+:.ion, unmitigated impac:ta are elther ahost-torm in naturo or ~sre bnyond the ;,ariu8iction of .ho City of Anaheim. A diacussion of vastewaLer facilitie~ can be found tn paxeqtaph 2 on page 3•~f this ana]ysis. -5- PC89-277 :;~ i'i . . . . .. ~..'F~ ~ ~ ' . ~ . ~ ~.~7, . ,~':r r?~ ~ : ~ ~i Land uae conflicts which ma~y have artsen beaauae of nn adjacent reaidential noi.ghborhood have been mitigated by buE[ering the site witb a 20-foot landscapHd buffer and an 8-foot block wa11. TnLrastructure conc~rns hava been mi:.igate~ to levQla of insignificanco by tihe doveloper agreeing to (a) upgrado thn watpr ma3n from an 8 ir~ch to a rwelvo inch maf.n~ (b) c~nstruct, tu tho satisfaction of the C..ty Engint~er, r.atch bas,ing antl eonnectlon to the CiGy's 36-inch storm drainl and, (c) construct a paraxlel sewer line or enlarqo tho existin~ sewer line rron th~ propos~Q hotel to the main rrunk lino aL• Ninth Stre~t, or ~oordinata 1-.otel occupancy with the County's effort to complPhe its Euclid Avenue intercoptor lin9. Dur°_ng operaCion of the ho~el complex, the developer anti.;l~3td3 a m.inimuin of 220 jobs w:.ll be available. In eddition, numerous construction johs sha.ll be provided f~r a per.Iod up ~a 24 months. The unrnttigatod impact of shork-term construcL•ion noisQ an~i ~he short-Cer~n reduction in xir q~ality during consCruction aro justif.~od by k}ce neo~ to creata jobs arid provide fur economic growth in kht! City. ~he creation af additional permanent job~ will indi.recL2y create an incrgusod demancl for qoods ~nd sorvices within the City, thus providinq ~ther potQntial employmenL- ~pportunitics an@ contributing to overall econom=c growkh and well-beinq of the City. The Planning Commission find3 thaL• the Anaheim Hotel Complex wi~l enhance tho City's ahf'lity to £und services a~~ improvements due to additional rovenues qenaratod by the project in addition to the 3evelopment-re3ated ~eea fmp~se9. Annual revanue to the City G~neral Fund Erom transient occupancy tax, proFerty ~ax, sales tax, etc., would total approximately $1,474,701 versus $70.330 annual expenditures from th~ ~ity Cener.nl ~~anQ for ;~~Iice and firc aervices. The prcject would aniiually contribute to the City General Funct revcnues appr~ximately 20 timn~ expo::diL~~res. Mitigation moasureg have b8en incorporate~ 3nto ~he Anaheim Ii~tel Complex to mitigate thQ imp~cts on sir q~-ality such as the implomentation af a Transportntion DeMaad ManagRmert pragram, ~tesiyn af che parlcinq structure to m~nimize on-sit~ downwind emission impacts, and curtailing emisaion-Froducing co~aCruction activities clurj.nq smog t~lart p6rioc]s. The projoct is c~nsistent aith the intenk o~E the City's General Plan for. the site and will be curnpatible with khe projected uses •within the Commercixi Itecr~atien Area. MitiqpCion measurec t.ave been incorparatAB intn the project to reduco ~h~ majority of env3.r~nments~l irnpn~cts to ~-n acceptable leval and a mitlyation monitor.inq program hag been daveloped tc ensure complianc~ wlth thQ intent of the EIk; (f) ~'h~retarR, the Planniny Commisefon hareby cartifiaa EIR 14a. 2ys enQ adopts thi~ Arr,ended S~a~ement c~t Overridinq Con++iderations an3 accompAnying Mil•igation Monftorinq Program. ..g- PCB9-277 . :,~ I' L~,'. r ~°,,:UY_ t r,. . ~~ ~ .~ r r a~ ~yi', Ir t.(~'~ ~ i~ I !~-~'l`' r' , ~ . ~' ~ ' . . . . . _ . ':~~i. . ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ' . . .. ~ ~ .. ~.,t} 1 ~ ~ ~ ~, s ~ ~ ~~,i'`;'~ NOW, THEREE'ORE, BE IT JtE50LVED that the Anah~im Ci~y Planning Commission does I+crehy grant subject Petieion for Roclass3f~catiorx and, by so doing, Chat Titlo lA-Zoning of the Anareim Municipal Coda be amended to excliirln tha above-aescribed property ~rom the CL (Commercial, Limited) zone and ro incorporr,Le said described p~opc+x•ty into the CR (Cummercial, Racreation) Zon~ upox~ tho fnllawing coxiditions which are hereby found to bo a nocessary prerequisite to hhe prnposed uae o~ sub7eat property in ordar to preservo the :~afety~ an8 gRneral welf.ara of the C.itize:-s of the City of Anaheimt 1.~ ThaC thQ legal owner of subject prapaz•ty yhall irrevocably afEe.r to dedzca~Q to the City of Analieim a strip oE land foz•t~- fxve (45) ~~~e~. in width frAm the centerline oF Y.he street along Orange~wooci Avenue for street wictanin,q purposes. 2. That thQ laq~l owner of subject property shall irrevQrably qffor to declict~to to thQ City ~t At~aheim an sdditionral strip of land twelve (12) feet in wi.dth alonq Iiarb~r Boulevard. ~: 3. That the 1ega1 awnor nF. Subject property Fhali submit ~ letter regues~inq kerminat•ion ot• Conditiorial Use Permir No. 24A~3 Co ~he Zoninq Div;oi.on. 4. That pi•ior Cu the i•ntruductiun of an ordinance Condi.tion No~. 1 thCOU~th 3, above-mei.itioned, provisinns or riqhts granted by khis resolution by acti~n of the PlAr,ninq Commi~sion uuloss s wt`h within on~ (1) year fr.om the date oE this time ns the Pl~nniny Cammission may gca:~t. rezoninq subject pr~~erty, shall be complet~d. The ~ha11 become nu11 and void aId conditions are complisd resolut3on or such fur'ther 5.* That appruval 4f this application constitutes appr~val of the propot~ed rc~quest only to tn~ exter~t that it complies with the Anah~im Municipal 2on.ing Cod~s ~nd ai~y other applicable City, Stato and Federal regulations. Approval doQS not inc2udp any actfon or findinga as -:o compliance or approval of the requesC raga:ding any other applict-ble urdinance, regulation or r~quirement. Conditi~n3 marked with an asteri~k (+~) ar~ coquired by estab]ishod laws, codes, regulations and agret~menttt aa8 are not subject to ne~utiation. -'J- PCK9 -277 ;e, f 1 ~FVhl5BA3!~~{ M '';4g1 C'', ~'i • , . - ~ ~ A^"'~ ~ ~ ~~ ilt~~P 1 ~,~~ .~ `~ ~ ~ ~ ~ '~ra ,a, B~. IT I'URTHER rE50LVED th~t tho Anttheim City Plt~n~ning CQmmission doos hezeb~- find and determ3ne that adopCion oE tihis Resolution 3s exprespl,y predicatad upon applicanr's comp~.iance with ~~ch and all oE th~ cond3tiona heroinabove se: ~o~rh. Should any sucli cond.itions, ~r any gart therooE, bn deaJ.ared invali~3 or ungnEorceab]a by the fin~l judgment aE any court oE cnmpet~nC jur3sdiction, thon *_his Resolutia:i, nncl any ~spprovals horoin contained, shall be deemad nu11 and vuid. '~H~ F'OREGOING RLSOLUTiON is signoti and approved by me Chis 20th day of Noveml~Qr, 1989. ;, , /;, _ ~ ~y:.. ~_~~~/ , ~/~`/~ ~/ ~ ~ -~ . f~~~` L.-y-.' ~ CHAIRMAN, AN1~t3GIM+~ PLANNING COMMI5Si0N A'PTEST: ~; ~ . ',: ---- (~~ ~_~~~..'L•~_.~ ._~__. SECFETA Y, ANAHGIM CITY PLTNNING COMMISSTON ; ST.ATE OF CALIFOl2NIA ) ; COliNTY ~F ORANGE ) as, CITY OF ANAHETM ) ;; I, L'dzth L. Harris, Secretary of the A.naheim City Planning ;' Commission, do hereby certity that the Eoregoing zesolution was p~sse3 nna adc.pted at a meeL•ing of the Anaheim City Planning Commissi.on held on Novamber ?Q, ].989, by the followiny vote of the members thereof: i ,. AYESs COA~IISST.ONERS: AOYDSTIfN, FBLDHA(!S, HELLYBR, HERAST ': MC BURNEY, MESSE NOES: COt~U~tISS20NERS: NONE ~ ABSENT: COMMISSCGN~R~: DOUAS , IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I 2-ave hereunto sc~t my hand this 20th day of NovembQr, 1989. A: ______._.- ~~~~~~c~~~ ~ `'. _ ~~ -'t - - -_~~~~vw~~ , SCCRETARt, ANAHEIM CITk PLA.YNING COI~tISSTON ~~; ~'. ^~ -~- PC89-277 , , ;'q ~M