2005-208RESOLUTION N0. 2005-2os
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
PLATINUM TRIANGLE MASTER LAND USE PLAN
(MISCELLANEOUS CASE N0.2004-00089)
WHEREAS, on May 25, 2004, the City Council of the City of Anaheim adopted
Resolution No. 2004-95 approving General Plan Amendment No.2004-00419 in conjunction with
the approval of Zoning Code Amendment No. 2004-00029, Reclassification No. 2004-001 l7,
Amendment No. 5 to the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan No. 92-2 (SPN 2004-00023), Amendment
No. 2 to the Northeast Area Specific Plan No. 94-1 (SPN 2004-00024), and other related actions;
and adopted Resolution No.2004-94 certifying Final EIR No. 330, adopting a Statement of Findings
and Facts and a Statement of Overriding Considerations and adopting the Mitigation Monitoring
Programs (Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 122 for the General Plan and Zoning Code Update,
the Updated and Modified Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 106 for The Platinum Triangle and
the Updated and Modified Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 0085a for the Anaheim Resort
Expansion Area) associated with the project ("Final EIR No. 330"); and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment No. 2004-00419 provided for a
comprehensive citywide General Plan Update which included redesignating land use designations
within an approximately 820-acre area generally bounded by the Santa Ana River on the east, the
Anaheim City limits on the south, the Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) on the west and the Southern
California Edison Company right-of way on the north (referred to as "The Platinum Triangle")from
Commercial Recreation and Business Office/Mixed Use/industrial to Mixed-Use, Office-High,
Office-Low, Industrial, Open Space and Institutional, generally corresponding to the property subject
to the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land Use Plan, except for approximately 15 acres adjacent to
the past side of the Santa Ana (I-5) Freeway, north of Katella Avenue and further depicted in
Attachment A to Resolution No. PC2004-82; and
WHEREAS, the recently adopted General Plan envisions The Platinum Triangle as
a thriving economic center that provides residents, visitors and employees with a variety of housing,
employment, shopping and entertainment opportunities that are accessed by arterial highways, transit
systems and pedestrian promenades (as set forth in Goal 15.1 of the Land Use Element); and
WHEREAS, the recently adopted General Plan includes policies in the Land Use
Element and the Community Design Element to implement the vision far The Platinum Triangle
including providing for more detailed planning efforts to guide the future development of The
Platinum Triangle; encouraging mixed-use projects integrating retail, ofbce and higher density
residential land uses; encouraging a regional inter-modal transportation hub in proximity to Angel
Stadium of Anaheim; maximizing and capitalizing upon the view corridor from the Santa Ana (I-5}
and Orange (SR-57) Freeways; maximizing views and recreation and development opportunities
afforded by the area's proximity to the Santa Ana River; developing a comprehensive Mixed-Use
Overlay Zone and Design Guidelines to implement the vision for The Platinum Triangle; providing
for a mix of quality, high-density urban housing that is integrated into the area through carefully
maintained pedestrian streets, transit connections, and arterial access; developing a Public Realm
Landscape and Identity Program to enhance the visibility and sense of arrival into The Platinum
Triangle through peripheral view corridors, gateways, and specialized landscaping; developing a
strong pedestrian orientation throughout the area, including wide sidewalks, pedestrian paths,
gathering places, ground-floor retail, and street-level landscaping; encouraging extensive office
development along the highly visible periphery of the area to provide a quality employment center;
developing criteria for comprehensive property management agreements for multiple-family
residential projects to ensure proper maintenance as the area develops; and, identifying and pursuing
opportunities for open space areas that serve the recreational needs of Platinum Triangle residents
and employees; and
WHEREAS, the adopted General Plan establishes a maximum development intensity
for The Platinum Triangle for up to 9, l 75 dwelling units (at an intensity of up to 100 dwelling units
per acre), 5,000,000 square feet of office space, 2,044,300 square feet of commercial uses, industrial
development at a maximum floor area ratio of 0.50 and institutional development at a maximum
floor area ratio of 3.0; and
WHEREAS, the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan provides for the
implementation of the General Plan vision, goals and policies for The Platinum Triangle and serves
as a blueprint for future development and street improvements within The Platinum Triangle,
including setting forth planning principles, development intensities, conceptual street, park and
potential new signalized intersection locations and streetscape designs including, but not limited to,
landscaping, lighting fixtures and street furniture and by identifying the existing Amtrack/Metrolink
Station and the conceptual Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) location;
and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission has duly initiated General Plan
Amendment No. 2004-00420, Zoning Code Amendment No. 2004-00036, Amendment to The
Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan Misc. Case No. 2004-00089), Amendment to The
Platinum Triangle Standardized Development Agreement (Misc. Case No. 2005-00114), and
Miscellaneous Case No. 2005-00115 to rescind in-part Resolution No. 2004-1$0 and
Reclassification No.2004-00 l 34, pertaining to The Platinum Triangle, which actions shall hereafter
he collectively referred to herein as the "discretionary actions"; and
WHEREAS, Miscellaneous Case No. 2004-00089 to amend The Platinum Triangle
Master Land Use Plan (hereinafter "PTMLUP") is proposed to provide for the following changes to
the PTMLUP: an adjustment to the boundaries of the mixed-use districts to include the North Net
Fire Training Center site in the PTMU Overlay Zane Gateway District and add 325 units to said
district (321 of said units would be designated for the North Net Fire Training Center site); a
modification to the PTMU Overlay Zone commercial density to add 204,492 square feet of
additional commercial square footage including a total of 190,100 square feet designated for future
required ground floor commercial uses along Market Street and Gene Autry Way and 14,392 square
feet designated for other commercial uses in the Katella District (in the area east of State College
Boulevard}; and, additional technical refinements and clarifications, including, but not limited to,
refinements to street cross-sections and density descriptions to reflect the above-noted changes,
changes to the text consistent with the PTMU Overlay Zone requirements, as amended per Zoning
Code Amendment No.2004-00036 and changes to the document as set forth in Attachment 3 to the
September 27, 2005 staff report to the City Council, which modifications are contained in the revised
PTMLUP on file in the Planning Department of the City of Anaheim and incorporated herein by this
reference; and
WHEREAS, on July 25, 2005, the Anaheim City Planning Commission, by its
Resolution No. PC2005-105, recommended that City Council approve General Plan Amendment No.
2005-00435 to amend Table LU-4 of the Land Use Element of the General Plan (relating to General
Plan Density Provisions for Specific Areas of the City) to increase the square footage of commercial
development in The Platinum Triangle from 2,044,300 to 2,049,908 square feet, an increase of 5,608
square feet; said amendment was considered by the City Council, together with an amendment to
The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan (Miscellaneous Permit No.2005-00 l 13), Zoning Code
Amendment No. 2005-00044, Conditional Use Permit No. 2005-04967, Tentative Tract Map No.
TTM 1 b800, and Development Agreement No. 2005-00004 for a multiple family residential and
mixed use commercial project, at its regular meeting on September 13, 2005; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the
Civic Center in the City of Anaheim on August 22, 2005, at 2:30 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, Chapter 18.60, to hear and consider evidence for and against (i) General Plan
Amendment No. 2004-00420, (ii) Zoning Code Amendment No. 2004-00036, (iii) Amendment to
The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan (Misc. Case No.2004-00089), (iv) Amendment to The
Platinum Triangle Standardized Development Agreement (Misc. Case No. 2005-00114), and (v)
Miscellaneous Case No. 2005-00115 to rescind in-part Resolution No. 2004-180 and
Reclassification No. 2004-00134, pertaining to The Platinum Triangle; and
WHEREAS, on August 22, 2005, said Commission, after due inspection,
investigation and study made by itself and in its behalf, and after due consideration of all oral and
written evidence and reports offered at said hearing, did adopt its Resolution No. PC2005-121
finding and recommending that the City Council approve Amendment to the Platinum Triangle
Master Land Use Plan (Miscellaneous Case No. 2004-00089) based upon the findings and facts as
yet forth in Resolution No. PC2005-12 l ;and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission has reviewed the proposal to
amend the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan (Miscellaneous Case No.2004-00089), and did
recommend, by its resolution, that the City Council, based on its independent review of the Initial
Study prepared in connection with the proposed Amendment to the Platinum Triangle Master Land
Use Plan (Miscellaneous Case No.2004-00089), and the requirements of California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA"), including Section 21166 of the California Public Resources Code and
Section l 5162 of the CEQA Guidelines, and unless additional or contrary information is received
during the public meeting, find and determine, that FSEIR No. 332, including the Statement of
Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations and Updated and Modified Mitigation
Monitoring Program No.106Afor The Platinum Triangle, as revised to add new mitigation measure
MM 5.10-7, are adequate to serve as the required environmental documentation for the proposed
Amendment and satisfy all the requirements of CEQA; and that no further environmental
documentation need be prepared for the proposed Amendment to the Platinum Triangle Master Land
Use Plan (Miscellaneous Case No. 2004-000$9); and
WHEREAS, on September 27, 2005, the City Council held a duly noticed public
hearing, gave all persons interested therein an opportunity to be heard, and independently reviewed
and considered the evidence presented in the Staff Report to the City Council, including the
recommendations and findings of the Anaheim City Planning Commission as set forth in Planning
Commission Resolution No. PC2005-121, and the oral and written evidence presented at the City
Council public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after due consideration of the recommendations and
findings of the Anaheim City Planning Commission, and all evidence, testimony and reports offered
at said hearing, does hereby declare and find as follows:
1. That the proposed amendments to The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use
Plan are consistent with the vision, goals and policies for the development of The Platinum Triangle
as set forth in the City of Anaheim General Plan, as proposed for amendment by General Plan
Amendment No. 2004-00420.
2. That the proposed amendments to The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use
Plan are consistent with the goals and policies of the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan.
3. That, in the event that the City Council approves Miscellaneous Case No.
?{)US-()D 113 pertaining to an increase in commercial square footage for the Katella District, the
proposed additional commercial square footage requested for this District pursuant to said
Miscellaneous Case No.2005-00()89 shall be reduced by 5,608 square feet so that the overall total
c}f commercial square footage in the PTMU Overlay Zone shall not exceed 2,254,400 square feet.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act
I "CEQA"), the City Council, as lead agency for the amendment to the Platinum Triangle Master
Land Use Plan (Miscellaneous Case No. 2004-00089), by its resolution, did find and determine,
based upon its independent review and consideration of an Initial Study conducted pursuant to
CEQA for Amendment to the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan (Miscellaneous Case No.
?0(}4-(>U089), and the requirements of CEQA, including Section 21166 of the California Public
Resources Code and Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines, and the evidence received at the public
hearing, that FSEIR No. 332, including the Statement of Findings of Fact and Statement of
overriding Considerations and Updated and Modified Mitigation Monitoring Program No.106Afor
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The Platinum Triangle, as revised to add new mitigation measure MM 5.10-7, are adequate to serve
as the required envi~~onmental documentation for said Amendment and satisfy all of the requirements
of CEQA, and that no further environmental documentation need be prepared for this Amendment
to the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan (Miscellaneous Case No. 2004-00089).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Anaheim City Council does
hereby approve Amendment to the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan (Miscellaneous Case
No.2004-00089), to include the revisions contained in The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan
can file this date in the Planning Department of the City of Anaheim and incorporated herein by this
reference.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Anaheim does
hereby find and determine that this Resolution shall not become effective unless and until Resolution
No. 2()US- relating to General Plan Amendment No.2004-00420 is approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of
the City of Anaheim this 25th day of oct, 2005, by the following roll call vote:
~4YES: Council Members Sidhu, Hernandez, Galloway, Chavez
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Mayor Pringle
CITY OF ANAHEIM
MAYOR OFT CITY OF HEIM
MAYOR PRO TEM
ATTEST:
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