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~ RESOLUTION QF TFIE A,NAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMTuS.iON
RGGOh4lENDYNC AN 1+MENpMEN"1.' TO THE
SYCAMORE CANYON S~PECIFIC ~LAI3 DEVBLOYMENT AFtF`, 10
ZONING AND DE~~LLppM~NT STAriDARUS
WHEREAS, ~he Cit~ Council ~+~proved che Sycamore Canyon Specific
Plan (SF~8a.1) on ~@bruary 9, l9ag, and subsequently adopted Ordinance No. 4909
on M~rch 1, 1988 to implemont Zoning and Dev~lopment Standar~ts and Qrc~inaace
No• 4910 on rTarch 8, ).9gg (ro 3mplQment thc~ ~pocific Plan SP88-1 Zone) on
prC.perty corisi.st3ng of approximately 328 acres locatsd suut}ieast of the
~outherly terminus of Wair Caiiyon Rottd and southwest of Santa Ana Canyon Road,
and bourided on the northwest by the EasL• tiills Planned Commun3.ty, on the
soutr~east by Th~s Sw-nmiL- oE Ar.ahe3m Hi:lls Specific Plan developm~xit, and on the
southwest by The :;ighlandG at AnahQ.~im Hi).1s Sgecific Plan developmerit; and
WfiEREAS, the Specifi;; Plan, which includes a Yublic F'acilft.ies
Plan, ia intended to provido for the development of a tota,l ot 326.g acres to
inc;uae up Cp 1,7.19 residQntial unit~, 20 acres of cammercial uses, a 19--acre
Junioc High School site, and approximatRly 1;~ ~cres ~f open space (includ3ng
twa public parks); uncl
WHEREAS, the pQtitior.~r proposos adoption of Zoning and De~velopmont
Standards for pr~ppsed Devalopme:it Arc~a 10 to set £or~h minimum standards for
the developmant of 61 single-f~nily resiclential uni~s, and ~ollowing is a
comparison baicwe~n khe proposed Development Area lU Zoninq and Development
Stbndards and the current standard~ ns set f~rth ixi xitle 1$ Ior tho
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~'AND $p PROPOSED ~XISTING RS-5000(SC)
a• M3nimum buildin ~~t^~--~~~A~A~~ --~~~_~A D D~
9 Minimum 5,000 sq, ft. lot Minimum 5,000 sq. fr~
sita and building :~rc~a and 4,000 sq. ft. pad build.ing pad and lot
pad area area requirod.
arQa requlred.
b. Minimum lot width Miiian~tun 45-€t. wide loks
required.
C. !~imimum ].ot width Td.inimum 4p_fC, wide lats,
foc• cul-de-sac as measurod at the builQ.ing
and knu~kle Iots setback, rec~uirod,
d. Minimun~ lot
frontage width of
tlaq lots
Minimum Zq_it. of fi~nCaga
rat :ight;-of.-way requirnd.
e. Coverage and apen
Space x~oquirements
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Maximum coverdgo bf ail
rosfdQntial and accessory
buildings shall bo 909~.
Minimum 50-ft. wide
lots xequirecl.
Minimum 45-~t~ Wide
lots, as met-swrod at
Che buildinq setback,
roquired.
No provfsion in the
RS-5000(SC) Code.
Maximum 359~ lot
coveraqe permitted.
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~ EXIS~ING RS-500f3 ( SC )
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ront••on" Garago~ ;,
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setback with a roll-up Minimum 2p_Et, ~~o~t
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5araga door ~r 25-ft. with sa
b~sc;: w,;th a
roll-up
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a standard doa:~ measured g
ge
aor
or ~5-f~. with
~rom tho qarage door. to a
standard dnor
the back of• tho ~i.dowalk. measured from the
grarage door ta the
proper~y 1ine.
9. Minimum dimens~.or~s
f Minimum 16-ft, wide by
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parking sFaces 2U-•ft. ~ang for open spaces by
25 ~ft~6lon
fod~
ojl ~ driv~way required q
open spar.es on a
m~a;~uxQa ~rom t'he garac~e
do driveway requirec~
or ta the back of th~
sidew~lk. measured, from the
garage door to the
propRr~y 1ine.
h. Req;iired ;,ite Provision for ooon
screening decor~tive ~
ype wall ~o Na provision in the
all~w and preserve view RS-5000(SC) Code.
opportunities where a grade
soparation botwe~n any
arterir~l highway, or pro~erty
line uccurs aC a minimum 6-ft .
~nd a mxnimum setback of 12-f t.
exists betwean the sing].Q _
family devolo~ment and an
opQn Space aY•ea abutting ~ri
arterial highway,
i• Lata Adjecent to Lots adjacenC to arteri.ai Al1 lo~g Adjacent tu
Arteri.al Highways highways, with ~he excepriun arterial hiyhways
of open sp;~ca 1Gr3, shall shall have a min;mum
havo a miuimum deptii of not depth of. not 19~s
less thxn 120 Et. than 12U ft.
7. Minimum oP~an space Adja~enk to arterial
area adjacent ~o liiqhway~, there shall be ~o provisi.on for
arterial tiighways a minimum 19-.Er,~ ~id~ minimum open space
lnnclscaped open s ace lot lot din~ensions .ir.
P L'ha RS-5000(SC)
and/or ldI1C~3CFlp@ easemsnt. Code.
WHGRGAS, the Citf Flanning Commission did huld a publ.ic heari:-g at the
Civic Centex in the City of Anaheim on ~ebruary 27, Ig89, at 1c30 p.m., ri~tice
of said public 2:o,lring having be~en duly givea as reqvired by 1aw and fa
accordance with the provisious of the Anaheim Mu::ir_ipal Code, Chapter 18.03,
r~ hoar and consider evidence :Eor and mgn{nsC said proposed amsndment to
Spac.ific Plan Developmonk Area 10 2oning and Deve:lopment Stmnd~rda and t~
inve~stigate and make findfngs and recommane3ations fn connectfon therewitht aad
WHP,REAS, ~aid Commi~sinn, after due 3.nspecr_~an, inveatigatiQn and atudy
m~~e by itsself and ~.n its behalf, ai~d ~~'ter due consideration of all evidRnce
and reportR offered et said hearing, does find and determine the follow3nq
facts;
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~• That the propert~ `i;
characteristicn ~ l~ropos~d Eor tha spQCific plan has unique gi~e f
EUCl1 as tonagraPhY, location ~r surraundings which are
~nhanced by spacial land use and dovelopment standard3. •~
~ 2• xhat the apec.itir: plan r.asults in devolopmont of desirable ,
which will be compatible with exist3ng ~nd pr~pa~ed ~eVqlo ment 3n
; surrounding neighborhood. charact~er
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, 3• That the specif.ic plan is cpnsistent with the
the Gc~neral Plan uad wi~h the purposes, staaciards, ~n,~~l~g ~nd polinie,^, af
containad therei~, and use
guide1ines
4• That the specific plan con~ributes to a balance nf land uses.
, 5• 'That the s,pQCific plan respects anvircnmQntal and aesthetic resources
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; consis~ent +with economia realities.
~A~FQR___ NIA EIJVIRONMEN~~AT~~.Q~LITY ~ ___`_p
--_S'z~ 7ha~ the Anaheim City
F~Attning Cammigsion does hereby find that ~n zro me tal Impact Report No. Z83
previously certiEied in r,onnection with Specafic Pl~n No. 88-1, is adequa~e ro
serve a~ onviromne.ntal documentation in connectior~ wif.h the px~pd5ed ~naxi~Qnt
to the Sycam~re Canyon Specific Plan (SPag_1) pQ~Q~opmt+nC Axea 1Q Zonin
D~velopment Stanclards.
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NOW, THIR~FORE, HE TT RESOLVE;D
Comm.iss.ion don;~ horeby recommend that thc~~ Cit tCoun i2 he1m City Planr~ing
Canyon Specific Plan (SP8a_1) Development Area 1(; 2oni ~end the Sycamore
Standards in their entirc~ty as follows: 9 and De~~elopment
~~~ I~.Li~i1n Build~
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shall be five thousand (,ri,000) square Pe~and tho minim m bbuildin sit4
area fo4r thousand (4,pqp) square feeL•.
9 ~ad
(b) . i m Lu Wi ~h ~nd-"-~-n~~ - All lots shal'1 havo a minimum width of
not less than fortp-fivc~ (45) Peot.
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for rui_,~~_sa~ 8ri~ knuck].e lpts~ h~a1_1t1bekfUxf c' The minimtun lot rridth
bu3lding setbac:k. Y(40) feet measured at the
(d) M:In:imL•~.L~~.~ron •a
at ri ht- ~~~~~~~--F~~~ - The minimum lot trontage wiclth
9 of-way shall be rwentY ~Zp~ pe~t~
(e) SR.4.Y..s~..~!gg__~nd Onen___$.Bs?S~ R~auirem~~?.~.
residential ~nd accessocy bufldings shaJl
(f j ~~~-~-~=Q '~---~~~+~.R.~ - 1'he m.inir~um sotb~ck
be not less than ~rrentY (20) feat with d
or twenty-five (25) f~tQt with a,tandard
dao: to the back of thc~ sidewa].k.
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- rhe maximurn coverage~ ~~, ~Y~
be for~y percent (40b).
~~ ~nY "front-on" aAraqe shall
n automati.c ro17,_up garage door,
door, measurad from the garage
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(g) ~inim D mans~n~„ of Pa.r ik na Sp~ces - Requf red ope~n p~rking spacea sha11
be permitted in a driveway having minimum dimensio~ns of sixteen (16) feeC
wide and twenty ( 20 ) Eoet lonq mQasurad from the gar~age clooz to the back
o£ tha sidewalk.
(h) Requixac~..ite Sc~re ninq - Except ras o~hor~~rise pravided herein, a solid
deaoral:ive typg maaanry wall, landscaped earthen berm, ox any combinat3on
tY~ereof, totalinq not tess Chan six (61 feet in height, shall be provided
alang and immedi~-tely acljacent to ~ho site boundaxy lino of any sing~e
family development abutting any open space area topen space 1ot or open
space easement) abuttir-g any ~rter.ial highw~y. The heic~ht o£ any such
ivall and/or barm shall be me~surecl £rom ~hr~ highest fi.nzshed grade level
of the building pad af Lhe dwQlling units locatad ;,rest any such
abutt.ing boundary. The Planning Director shall review apprr,ve plans
tor s~lid fences aQjacent to any public street in cases ~~ ,re v3.ows could
be obstructed. The Planning Director shall h~ve tha discretion of
reEerring said plans to the Planni.ng Commission for review and approval.
An;~ decision of the Planning Aireator or Planning Commission sna11 be
su:bject to appeaJ. ta Lhe Cit,y C~uncil withi.n 10 days fo~lowing the ciatQ
ot suclt decision.
HowevQr, in cnnditions wt~are a grado separation between ~ny arterial
highway and propert~ liaie occurs at a minimum of six (6~ feet and a
mi.nimum setback o£ twel•v~s (12 ) £QPr e~:ists beCwQen the ~ingle family
de~v~lopment conditions st,a¢e~d above, an opez~ decorative type wall ia
p~rmitted in order ho r~llc~w and pres~tve view oppartunities.
(i) L<:ts Adi~~Il~ t,~ F~rt,~ri~l, Fi.~2~w~y~ - LoL•5 adjacent to artorial ha.qhways,
w:~th the exception of Ope:i Space lnts, sha11 have a minimum de~th ot not
lczsa than one hunflred t*~°enty (120 ) foet.
( j) j~,~.nimurn Open Spa.~e Ar@~~ii~c n to Ar~gx-~l Hi_gliwavs - adjacent to
Ar•te.~rial Higi:~rnys, th~ere shall be a minimum nineteen (3.9) toot aide
:Ee~nd~capr~d ap~~n space 1ot ancl/or 'landscape easement.
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TIiE FOREGOING RGSOL[TTT~JN is signacl and approvec~ by mo thla 27th day
of Febr.~xary, 1969,
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CFiAIRWOMA:l~, ANAHEIM CI'1'X PJ~7~iNtNG CUMMTSSION
ATTEST:
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SECRETARY., A~7AHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
STATE OE' r.~LIFORNiA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OI' ANAHETM )
I ~ r.dith L. Fiarris, S~cx~etary oP the Ai~aheim City Pxanning
Comma,ssion, do hereby certify that the foregp5.ng resolutian was pa3sod anQ
adoptgd aC a mQeting of the Anghe~m City P~anni.:zg Cornmission held on Fe~ruary
27, 1~89, by the following •aote c~~ the members thereof:
A~CFSi CON4dISSIONF.E2S: BOUASr ~D~STUN~ CARUSILIiU~ FELAHAUS~ MESSE
NOFS: COMMIS6IONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISS=ONERS: NON~
VACANT: COt~tI5STONER5: TI40 SEA,TS VACANT
IN WTTI~'ESS WIiEREOF, I have hQreunL•o set my hand this 27kh day of
February, 1989.
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