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CITY OF ANAHEIM
PLANNING COMMISSION
ACTION AGENDA
JANUARY 17, 2024, 5:00 P.M.
Council Chamber
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, California
CALL TO ORDER – 5:02 P.M.
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 29, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Led by Commissioner Lieberman
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Chairperson: Lucille Kring
Vice Chairperson: Grant Henninger
Commissioners: Amelia Castro, Michelle Lieberman, LuisAndres
Perez, Jeanne Tran-Martin, and Christopher Walker
Commissioners Absent: None
Staff Present:
Ted White, Deputy City Manager/Planning and
Building Director
Andy Nogal, Deputy Housing and Community Director
Heather Allen, Deputy Planning and Building Director Kevin Clausen, Community Investment Manager
Leonie Mulvihill, Assistant City Attorney Cory Wilkerson, Principal Transportation Planner
Scott Koehm, Principal Planner Jesse Penunuri, Code Enforcement Supervisor
Sean Nicholas, Principal Planner Victor Aguirre, Associate Engineer
Lisandro Orozco, Senior Planner Veronica Emami, Police Investigation Tech
Amanda Lauffer, Associate Planner Victoria Ticorat, Administrative Assistant
Nicholas Barrera, Assistant Planner Heather Flores, PC Secretary
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
Welcome Audio
Commissioner Jeanne Tran-Martin arrived at 5:09 P.M.
Commissioner LuisAndres Perez arrived at 5:10 P.M.
2 January 17, 2024
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
ITEM NO. 1
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION NO. 2023-00011
Location: 2125 – 2129 South Harbor Boulevard
Request: The applicant requests a determination of
Public Convenience or Necessity to permit off-site sales
of alcoholic beverages in an existing retail sales-general
use that is incidental to and integrated with The Carriage
Inn hotel; modification to Conditional Use Permit No. 2725
to remove a condition of approval requiring a restrictive
covenant on the property; and approval of an
administrative adjustment to permit fewer parking spaces
than required by Code (5% reduction proposed).
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.
PC2024-002.
MOTION: (Lieberman/Castro)
VOTE: 7-0
Chairperson Kring, Vice
Chairperson Henninger, and
Commissioners Castro,
Lieberman, Perez, Tran-Martin,
and Walker voted yes.
Project Planner:
Amanda Lauffer
ALauffer@anaheim.net
Item 1 Audio
IN GENERAL: Eight comment letters received via email and are located at the following
link: www.anaheim.net/planningcommissionpubliccomments
OPPOSITION: One person spoke in opposition
DISCUSSION TIME: 40 minutes (5:05 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.)
3 January 17, 2024
ITEM NO. 2
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION NO. 2023-00047
Location: Citywide
Request: A City-initiated amendment to Title 18 (Zoning)
of the Anaheim Municipal Code modifying Chapters 18.04
(Single-Family Residential Zones); 18.06 (Multiple-Family
Residential Zones); 18.08 (Commercial Zones); 18.10
(Industrial Zone); 18.14 (Public and Special-Purpose
Zones); 18.30 (Downtown Mixed Use (DMU) Overlay
Zone); 18.38 (Supplemental Use Regulations); 18.42
(Parking and Loading); 18.44 (Signs); 18.46 (Landscaping
and Screening); 18.52 (Housing Incentives); 18.92
(Definitions); and 18.122 (Beach Boulevard Specific Plan
No. 2017-1 (SP 2017-1) Zoning and Development
Standards). The proposed amendments and specific plan
adjustments are to provide clarity; create consistency of
terms, definitions, and processing; streamline approval
processes; comply with changes in State law; and amend
development standards to reflect current market trends.
Environmental Determination: The Planning
Commission will consider whether the proposed action s
are not subject to the requirements to prepare additional
environmental documentation per California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section
15061(b)(3).
Recommended City Council
approval of the amendments
and adjustments.
MOTION: (Perez/Kring)
VOTE: 7-0
Chairperson Kring, Vice
Chairperson Henninger, and
Commissioners Castro,
Lieberman, Perez, Tran-Martin,
and Walker voted yes.
Project Planner:
Nicholas Barrera
NBarrera@anaheim.net
Item 2 Audio
OPPOSITION: None
DISCUSSION TIME: 16 minutes (5:45 p.m. to 6:01 p.m.)
4 January 17, 2024
COMMISSION UPDATES
Principal Planner Scott Koehm requested that the Planning Commission adjourn to the
February 12, 2024 Planning Commission meeting. He also provided an update regarding the
noise issues at the MAKE Building that were brought up by a resident at the January 3, 2024
Planning Commission meeting.
Commission Updates Audio
ADJOURNMENT – 6:03 P.M.
Adjourn to the next regularly scheduled Anaheim Planning Commission meeting on February
12, 2024, 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
10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 12, 2024, inside the display case located in the foyer of the
Council Chamber, in the outside display kiosk, and at the Central Library.