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RES-2024-111RESOLUTION NO. 2 0 2 4 -1 1 1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING THE PLATINUM TRIANGLE MASTER LAND USE PLAN, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (DEV2023-00050) WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim (the "City Council") did receive a verified application from Anaheim Real Estate Partners, LLC for the proposed Amendment No. 1 to the OCVIBE Master Site Plan (the "Proposed Project") on certain real property, generally bounded by State Route 57 (SR-57) to the west (excluding the parcel at the southwest corner of Katella Avenue and Douglass Road), the Santa Ana River to the east, the confluence of the SR-57 and Santa Ana River to the south, and the Southern California Edison easement to the north, located in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, as generally depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Property"); and WHEREAS, the Property is approximately 100 acres in size. The development standards and regulations of Chapter 18.20 (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone) of the Anaheim Municipal Code (the "Code") shall apply to the Proposed Project. The Property is designated on the Land Use Element of the General Plan for Mixed -Use Urban Core land uses; and WHEREAS, on September 27, 2022, and October 4, 2022, the City Council approved Addendum No. 11 associated with the OCVIBE Mixed Use Project, including General Plan Amendment No. 2020-00532; Miscellaneous Case No. 2020-00739; Reclassification No. 2020- 00333; Zoning Code Amendment No. 2020-00174; Development Agreement No. 2020-00004 including Master Site Plan (Miscellaneous Case No. 2020-00751), a request for Density Bonus and Development Incentives, and Deviation from Engineering Standard Details; Final Site Plan No. 2020-00004; Final Site Plan No. 2020-00005; Final Site Plan No. 2020-00006; Final Site Plan No. 2020-00007; Final Site Plan No. 2020-00008; Conditional Use Permit No. 2010-05492 Amendment; Conditional Use Permit; Minor Conditional Use Permit; and Tentative Tract Map No. 19153, including Street Name Change; and WHEREAS, the Proposed Project includes amendments to the OCVIBE Master Site Plan (DEV2020-00125) in the Platinum Triangle to demolish the Arena Corporate Center office buildings and construct up to 750 additional residential units including affordable units with a density bonus and up to 325,000 square feet (s.f.) of office space; remove the previously -approved pedestrian bridge from Parking Deck C across Douglass Road; remove the previously -approved Meadow Amphitheater; and dedicate additional public park space area. The request includes the following land use entitlements, collectively referred to as Amendment No. 1 to the OCVIBE Master Site Plan: 1. An amendment to the General Plan Land Use and Green Elements to modify the total amount of development permitted in the Platinum Triangle to increase the amount of residential development to 18,476 dwelling units, decrease the amount of office development to a - 1 - range of 7,182,427 s.f. to 7,407,427 s.f.; increase the size of the Public Park (Meadow Park) from 4-acres to 4.85-acres; update the Bicycle Master Plan to reflect bicycle facility changes associated with the previously -approved removal and addition of streets; and, revise maps, figures, text, and tables throughout the General Plan to conform to the proposed changes. 2. An amendment to the PTMLUP to modify the permitted amount of development within the Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone to up to 18,476 residential dwelling units, decrease the amount of office development to a range of 7,182,427 s.f. to 7,407,427 s.f.; modify appendices for the OCVIBE Sign and Identity Program and PTMU Overlay Zone District Sub -Area Development Intensities; and, revise figures, text, and tables throughout the PTMLUP to conform to the proposed changes. 3. Amendments to Chapter 18.20 (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone) and Chapter 18.38 (Supplemental Use Regulations) of the Anaheim Municipal Code. The proposed amendments would amend definitions, development intensities, development standards, and procedures to regulate development within the PTMU Overlay Zone, including within the Arena and Transit Districts. 4. An amendment to Development Agreement No. 2020-00004 between the City of Anaheim and Anaheim Real Estate Partners, LLC including an amendment to Master Site Plan (MIS2020-00751) to amend the boundaries of Arena District Sub -Areas DI and D2; amend the development intensities associated with residential and office development within Sub -Areas D 1 and D2; provide a process for the potential removal of the previously -approved pedestrian bridge from Parking Deck C across Douglass Road; remove the previously -approved Meadow Amphitheater; dedicate additional park space in Transit District Sub -Area B; modify the request for Density Bonus and Development Incentives pursuant to Chapter 18.52 (Housing Incentives) of the Anaheim Municipal Code; increase the number of allowed residential units and the number of required affordable units; increase the off -site park contribution fee, and modify terms related to CFD 08-1 including annexing parcels into CFD 08-1 providing partial funds for a new fire station and the proposed River Road. 5. An amendment to previously approved Conditional Use Permit (DEV2020-00125) to add a banquet facility to the list of conditionally permitted uses within the OCVIBE project, which currently allows Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing, Alcoholic Beverage Sales — Off -Sale and On -Sale, Bars and Nightclubs, Entertainment Venues, Farmer's Market, Recreation Commercial -Outdoor and -Indoor, Retail Sales -Outdoor, Murals, and Wine Bar. and 6. A modification to the OCVIBE Coordinated Sign Program and Mural Plan previously approved under a minor conditional use permit; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan update the amount of development permitted in the Platinum Triangle to increase the amount of residential development and decrease the amount of office development in the Arena District to reflect Amendment No. 1 to the OCVIBE Master Site Plan, as shown in the attachment labeled Exhibit B ("Arena District Proposed"); modify the existing Platinum Triangle district boundaries of the Arena District within Sub Areas D 1 and D2, to create Sub Area D 1 for the renamed -2- Neighborhood Park (formerly Wellness Park) and D2 for the residential/mixed-use area. as shown in the attachment labeled Exhibit C ("Arena District Proposed Sub -Areas"); and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan would include revising maps, figures, text, and tables throughout the document to reflect the above proposed changes; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the Civic Center in the City of Anaheim on September 23, 2024, at 5:00 p.m., with notice of said public hearing having been duly given as required by law and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18.60 (Procedures) of the Code, to hear and consider evidence concerning the contents and sufficiency of Addendum No. 13 and for and against the Proposed Project and to investigate and make findings and recommendation in connection therewith; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. PC2024-028, considered and approved by the Planning Commission, at said public hearing and based upon its independent review, analysis, and consideration of the environmental information contained in Addendum No. 13 to the previously - certified Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report No. 339 (FSEIR No. 339) and its Addenda, including Addendum No. 11 and Mitigation Monitoring Plan No. 383 (MMP No. 383); Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program No. 106C (MMP No. 106C); and other previously - approved environmental documents for development in the Platinum Triangle area, determined that (i) Addendum No. 13 was prepared for the Proposed Project in compliance with the requirements of CEQA and all applicable CEQA Guidelines; (ii) Addendum No. 13 is adequate to serve as the appropriate environmental documentation for the Proposed Project since none of the conditions described in Sections 15162 or 15163 of the State CEQA Guidelines calling for the preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR or negative declaration have occurred; (iii) Addendum No. 13 reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City; and, (iv) no further environmental documentation needs to be prepared for CEQA for the Project; and WHEREAS, after due inspection, investigation and study made by itself, and in its behalf, and after due consideration of, and based upon, all evidence and reports offered at said hearing relating to the Proposed Project, the Planning Commission, by motion, recommended that the City Council approve an amendment to the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan, in the form presented at this meeting, contingent upon and subject to the adoption by the City Council of (1) ordinances approving and adopting amendments to Chapters 18.20 and 18.38 of the Anaheim Municipal Code and the Amended and Restated Development Agreement No. 2020-00004 and (2) resolutions approving amendments to the General Plan, Conditional Use Permit, and Minor Conditional Use Permit, as proposed as part of DEV2023-00050; and WHEREAS, upon receipt of Planning Commission's recommendation, the City Council did fix the 29 day of October, 2024, as the time, and the City Council Chamber in the Civic Center, as the place, for a public hearing on the Proposed Project and for the purpose of considering Addendum No. 13 to the previously -certified Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report No. 339 (FSEIR No. 339) and its Addenda, including Addendum No. 11 and Mitigation Monitoring Plan No. 383 (MMP No. 383), and did give notice thereof in the manner and as provided by law; and -3- WHEREAS, on October 29, 2024, the City Council did hold and conduct such public hearing and did give all persons interested therein an opportunity to be heard, and did receive evidence and reports and did consider the Proposed Project, including recommendations of the Planning Commission, Addendum No. 13 and MMP No. 383; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2024-109, considered and approved by the City Council concurrently with but prior in time to consideration of this Resolution, the City Council finds that (i) Addendum No. 13 was prepared for the Proposed Project in compliance with the requirements of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines; (ii) Addendum No. 13 to the previously - certified Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report No. 339 (FSEIR No. 339) and its Addenda, including Addendum No. 11 and Mitigation Monitoring Plan No. 383 (MMP No. 383); Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program No. 106C (MMP No. 106C); and other previously - approved environmental documents for development in the Platinum Triangle area are the appropriate environmental documentation for the Proposed Project; (iii) MMP No. 383 remains valid for the OCVIBE mixed use project (DEV2020-00125) inclusive of Amendment No. 1 to the OCVIBE Master Site Plan (DEV2023-00050); (iv) none of the conditions described in Section 15162 or 15163 of the State CEQA Guidelines calling for the preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR or negative declaration have occurred; and (v) no further documentation is required by CEQA for the Proposed Project; and WHEREAS, the City Council, and after due consideration, inspection, investigation and study made by itself and in its behalf and after due consideration of all evidence and reports offered at said hearing with respect to the request for the Proposed Project, the City Council does hereby find and determine that all of the following conditions exist with respect to the proposed amendment to the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan: 1. That the Master Land Use Plan amendment is consistent with the applicable goals and policies of the General Plan, and with the purposes, standards and land use guidelines therein. The Proposed Project's consistency with the General Plan is described in detail in the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan Amendment Justification Matrix, which is on file with the City of Anaheim Planning and Building Department and incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full. 2. That the Master Land Use Plan amendment results in development of desirable character that will be compatible with existing and proposed development in the Platinum Triangle. 3. That the Master Land Use Plan amendment would maintain the balance of land uses within the City because the proposed amendment would provide quality housing opportunities to address the City's diverse housing needs and would be compatible with and complementary to the surrounding land uses. 4. That the Master Land Use Plan amendment respects environmental, aesthetic and historic resources consistent with economic realities as the potential environmental impacts associated with the Proposed Project were analyzed in Addendum No. 13 and MMP No. 383 as further described in the City Council's heretofore adoption of Resolution No. 2024-109 approving -4- Addendum No. 13 and confirming that MMP No. 383 remains valid for the OCVIBE mixed -use project (DEV2020-00125) inclusive of Amendment No. 1 to the OCVIBE Master Site Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council determines that the evidence in the record constitutes substantial evidence to support the actions taken and the findings made in this Resolution, that the facts stated in this Resolution are supported by substantial evidence in the record, including testimony received at the public hearing, the staff presentations, the staff report and all materials in the project files. There is no substantial evidence, nor are there other facts, that detract from the findings made in this Resolution. The City Council expressly declares that it considered all evidence presented and reached these findings after due consideration of all evidence presented to it. NOW, BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to the above findings, this City Council does hereby approve the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan Amendment, in the form presented at this meeting, contingent upon and subject to the approval of (1) General Plan Amendment; (2) Zoning Code Amendment; (3) Amended and Restated Development Agreement; (4) Conditional Use Permit Amendment; (5) Minor Conditional Use Permit Amendment; (6) Addendum No. 13; (7) the mitigation measures set forth in MMP No. 383; and (8) the conditions of approval set forth in the Development Agreement and incorporated herein by this reference, which are hereby found to be a necessary prerequisite to the proposed use of the Property in order to preserve the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Anaheim. Should any such condition, or any part thereof, be declared invalid or unenforceable by the final judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction, then this Resolution, and any approvals herein contained, shall be deemed null and void. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 29 day of October, 2024, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Kurtz, Diaz, Leon, Rubalcava, Faessel and Meeks NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None CITY OF ANAHEIM f MAYOR THE CITY OF ANAHEIM CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM -5- EXHIBIT "A" PROPERTY APN: 386-521-14, 386-521-16, 386-521-17, 386-521-20, 232-071-03, 232-072-06, 232-072-07, 232-072-09, 253-601-02, 253-601-03, 253-521-17, 253-521-30, 253-521-31, 253-521-32, 253-521-33, 253-521-34, 253-521-35, 253-521-37, 253-631-27, 253-631-28, 253-631-29 ��1�6,-- Iq 0 380 Feet E KATELLA AVE Source: Recorded Tract Maps and/or City GI& Please note the accuracy is +I- two to five feet. EXHIBIT "C" ARENA DISTRICT PROPOSED SUB -AREAS Arena District Proposed Sub -Areas D"K, SubArcaA �r fr Ir 'lr �,x I Arona0istriel� i Sub�Mea of �I I Aron. Su6.AreaOS Disukt Sum -Area B r New r� o sucama c Q W J - --.r Q9 OY �0.05 g.i Pmes �$ 211� CLERK'S CERTIFICATE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss. CITY OF ANAHEIM ) I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original Resolution No. 2024-111 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim City Council held on the 291 day of October, 2024 by the following vote of the members thereof: AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Kurtz, Diaz, Leon, Rubalcava, Faessel and Meeks NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 301 day of October, 2024. CITY 4LERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM (SEAL)