AA 01 18 2023
CITY OF ANAHEIM
PLANNING COMMISSION
ACTION AGENDA
JANUARY 18, 2023, 5:00 P.M.
Council Chamber
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, California
CALL TO ORDER – 5:03 P.M.
Vice-Chairperson Kring presented the 10-day appeal rights for all public hearing items. The
appeal period for the public hearing items ends on Monday, January 30, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.
Welcome Audio
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Led by Chair Vadodaria
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Chairperson: Dave Vadodaria
Vice-Chairperson: Lucille Kring
Commissioners: LuisAndres Perez, Michael Mouawad,
Christopher Walker, and Steve White
[One Planning Commissioner vacancy]
Commissioners Absent: None
Staff Present:
Ted White, Planning and Building Director Shawn Azarhoosh, Principal Civil Engineer
Niki Wetzel, Deputy Planning and Building Director David Kennedy, Associate Transportation Planner
Leonie Mulvihill, Assistant City Attorney Aram Eftekhari, Associate Engineer
Scott Koehm, Principal Planner Veronica Emami, Police Investigation Tech
Nick Taylor, Senior Planner Susana Barrios, PC Secretary
Thomas Gorham, Contract Planner
PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE TO CHAIRPERSON VADODARIA
Vice-Chairperson Kring presented Chairperson Vadodaria with a plaque thanking him for his
service to the City of Anaheim.
Presentation Audio
2 January 18, 2023
ITEM OF PUBLIC INTEREST
Theresa Bass, City Clerk, administered the Oath of Affirmation of Allegiance to newly
appointed Planning Commissioner Grant Henninger.
Audio
PLANNING COMMISSION REORGANIZATION
New Chairperson Nomination:
Vice-Chairperson Kring nominated herself to serve as Chairperson.
Vice-Chairperson Kring closed nominations.
Vice-Chairperson Kring was appointed to serve as Chairperson. ROLL CALL VOTE: 5-0-1
(AYES: Vice-Chairperson Kring and Planning Commissioners Henninger, Perez, Mouawad,
and Walker; ABSTAIN: Planning Commissioner White).
New Vice-Chairperson Nomination:
Commissioner Mouawad nominated Commissioner White to serve as Vice-Chairperson
Chairperson Kring closed nominations.
Commissioner White was appointed to serve as Vice-Chairperson. ROLL CALL VOTE: 5-0-
1 (AYES: Chairperson Kring and Planning Commissioners Henninger, Perez, Mouawad,
and Walker; ABSTAIN: Planning Commissioner White).
Audio
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
3 January 18, 2023
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
ITEM NO. 1
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION NO. 2022-00068
(Continued from December 5, 2022)
Location: 1020 North Euclid Avenue
Request: Request for approval of a determination of
public convenience or necessity to permit the sales of
alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption (Type
21 Off-Sale General ABC License) in conjunction with a
new grocery market (Market-Large) in an existing 33,032
square foot building.
Environmental Determination: The Planning
Commission will consider whether to find the project
Categorically Exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA
Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities).
Approved Resolution No.
PC2023-001.
MOTION: (Perez/Henninger)
VOTE: 5-1
Chairperson Kring, and
Commissioners Henninger,
Perez, Walker, and White
voted yes. Commissioner
Mouawad voted no.
Project Planner:
Thomas Gorham
tgorham@anaheim.net
Item 1 Audio
OPPOSITION: None
DISCUSSION TIME: 13 minutes (5:13 p.m. to 5:26 p.m.)
4 January 18, 2023
Commissioner Mouawad stated he had a real estate interest less than 1,000 feet from the
subject property and recused himself from the item. He left the Council Chamber at 5:26
p.m.
ITEM NO. 2
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION NO. 2021-00195
Location: 2219 West Orange Avenue
Request: A request to subdivide a 2.4-acre property,
currently developed with a church, preschool, and
daycare facility, to develop a 1.3-acre portion of the
property with 24 single-family attached townhomes in six
residential buildings and associated improvements. Ten
percent of the units would be designated as affordable for
moderate income buyers. All homes would be three
stories tall and would include attached two-car side-by-
side garages on the ground floor. Vehicle access to the
project site would be provided via one main driveway entry
from Orange Avenue. The existing improvements on the
1.3 acre portion of the site would be demolished.
Environmental Determination: The Planning
Commission will consider whether a Mitigated Negative
Declaration is the appropriate environmental documentation
for this request under the California Environmental Quality
Act.
Recommended City Council
approval of the project, and
approved Resolution Nos.
PC2023-002, PC2023-003.
MOTION: (Perez/White)
VOTE: 5-0
Chairperson Kring, and
Commissioners Henninger,
Perez, Walker, and White voted
yes.
Project Planner:
Nick Taylor
njtaylor@anaheim.net
Item 2 Audio
OPPOSITION: None
DISCUSSION TIME: 22 minutes (5:27 p.m. to 5:49 p.m.)
Commissioner Mouawad returned to the Council Chamber at 5:50 p.m.
5 January 18, 2023
COMMISSION UPDATES
Principal Planner Koehm informed the Commission that the Safety Element Update and
Circulation Element Amendment were approved by the City Council on January 10, 2023.
The Orange Avenue Townhome Project will be presented to the City Council on February
28, 2023. Principal Planner Koehm requested that the Planning Commission adjourn to the
February 13, 2023, Planning Commission meeting.
Commission Updates Audio
ADJOURNMENT – 5:51 P.M.
Adjourn to the next regularly scheduled Anaheim Planning Commission meeting on
February 13, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard,
Anaheim, California.
Agenda Posting: A complete copy of the Planning Commission Agenda was posted at 6:00
p.m. on Thursday, January 12, 2023, inside the display case located in the foyer of the
Council Chamber and in the outside display kiosk.