RES-2025-034RESOLUTION NO. 2 0 2 5— 0 3 4
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
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION NO.2021-00223
WHEREAS, proposed amendments to the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan
amend the development density/intensity permitted in the Platinum Triangle to add residential
and/or mixed -use development in the Office District, as shown in the attachment labeled Exhibit
A ("Office District Proposed"); establish a new residential and mixed -use district (Sunkist -Lewis
District) as shown in the attachment labeled Exhibit B ("Sunkist -Lewis Proposed Sub -Areas");
and increase the amount of residential development in the Katella District as shown in the
attachment labeled Exhibit C ("Katella District Proposed"); and
WHEREAS, 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 Land Use Element will be updated in its entirety, 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, includes land use designation changes associated with the Housing Element
Update and Center City Corridors Implementation Plan to provide for new residential and mixed -
use opportunities throughout the city. The anticipated residential and non-residential buildout
associated with the Land Use Element updates has been updated to reflect growth projections
anticipated through 2045. The amended Land Use Element includes new mixed -use designations;
separates the Institutional land use category into "Institutional -High" and "Institutional -Low"
density categories; updates the Intermodal Transportation Center description to specifically
describe the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC); and updates maps and
tables consistent with the described changes; and
WHEREAS, the above -described changes to the Land Use Element create new residential
and mixed -use opportunities throughout the City that are implemented with the adoption of
Chapter 18.12 (Mixed -Use Zones), amendments to the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan,
and the rescission of Chapters 18.30 (Downtown Mixed Use (DMU) Overlay Zone) and 18.32
(Mixed Use (MU) Overlay Zone); and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Building Director has therefore initiated a General Plan
Amendment, in accordance with Chapter 18.68 (General Plan Amendments) of the Anaheim
Municipal Code to amend text within the Land Use Element, adopt an updated Circulation
Element, and adopt a new Environmental Justice Element, which are on file with the City of
Anaheim Planning and Building Department and incorporated herein by this reference as if set
forth in full; and
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WHEREAS, the General Plan Update Project includes the following actions, which shall
be referred to herein collectively as the "Project":
1. Certification of Final Program Environmental Impact Report (FPEIR) No.
356, adoption of Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation
Monitoring Program (MMP) No. 394;
2. Amendment to the General Plan Land Use and Circulation Elements and
adoption of the Environmental Justice Element;
3. Amendments to Title 18 (Zoning) of the Anaheim Municipal Code to
rescind Chapters 18.30 (Downtown Mixed Use (DMU) Overlay Zone) and 18.32 (Mixed Use
(MU) Overlay Zone), add new Chapters 18.12 (Mixed -Use Zones) and 18.39 (Multiple -Family
and Mixed -Use Objective Design Standards), and other associated changes necessary to
implement the Project;
4. Reclassification of the City's Zoning Map to remove the Mixed -Use
Overlay and Downtown Mixed -Use Overlay; and
5. Amendment to the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan to increase the
overall amount of residential development in the Platinum Triangle to 24,785 dwelling units; add
2,056 dwelling units of residential development in the Office District; establish the Sunkist -Lewis
District with 2,543 dwelling units; increase the amount of residential development in the Katella
District to 6,735 dwelling units; and revise maps, figures, text, and tables throughout the document
to reflect the proposed increase in residential development in the Platinum Triangle; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.; herein referred to as
"CEQA"), the State of California Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental
Quality Act (Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations; herein referred to as the "CEQA
Guidelines"), the City is the "lead agency" for the preparation and consideration of environmental
documents for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the Civic Center in the
City of Anaheim on March 24, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., and 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 and testimony concerning the contents and sufficiency
of FPEIR No. 356, including all written and verbal comments received during the 45-day public
review period, the Project, and related actions, and to investigate and make findings and
recommendations in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, but prior in time to the adoption of this Resolution, and
based upon its independent review, analysis, and consideration of the environmental information
contained in FPEIR No. 356 prepared in connection with the Project, the Planning Commission
did adopt its Resolution No. PC2025-007 finding and recommending that the City Council certify
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Final Program EIR No. 356 (FPEIR No. 356), including the adoption of Findings and a Statement
of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 394 (MMP No. 394), and
determining that (i) FPEIR No. 356 was prepared for the Project in compliance with the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and all applicable CEQA
Guidelines; (ii) FPEIR No. 356 and MMP No. 394 are adequate to serve as the appropriate
environmental documentation for the Project; and, (iii) 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; and
WHEREAS, upon receipt of Planning Commission recommendation, the City Council
did fix the 22" d day of April, 2025, 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 the
Proposed Project and did give notice thereof in the manner and as provided by law; and
WHEREAS, on April 22, 2025, 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; 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
by implementing key housing and mixed -use strategies outlined in the Sixth Cycle Housing
Element and the C3 Plan. The modifications increase residential capacity to meet the City's
housing needs while preserving employment -generating land uses in appropriate areas. The
addition of residential and mixed -use development in the Office District and the Katella District
further supports economic development and provides much -needed housing near job centers and
transit corridors;
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
because it promotes a desirable development character that is compatible with both existing and
proposed projects in the Platinum Triangle. By revising maps, figures, text, and tables to reflect an
increase in residential units, the amendment establishes a framework for high -quality, mixed -use
urban development;
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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. The introduction of new residential and mixed -use districts, such as the
Sunkist -Lewis District, enhances the diversity of land uses while maintaining design standards that
align with the Platinum Triangle's vision. The increase in residential development opportunities
within the Platinum Triangle supports the City's long-term growth objectives while maintaining a
balanced distribution of land uses. Additionally, the amendment maintains a balanced distribution
of land uses within the City by providing high -quality housing opportunities in strategic locations;
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. The amendment respects environmental, aesthetic, and
historic resources while acknowledging economic realities. FPEIR No. 356 identified potential
impacts and established mitigation measures within MMP No. 394 to address them effectively.
Future residential and mixed -use projects will adhere to updated development standards, objective
design standards, and applicable mitigation measures; 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. 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.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted by the City Council of the City of
Anaheim this 22" d day of April, 2025, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Pro Tem Meeks and Council Members Balius,
Leon, Rubalcava, Kurtz and Maahs
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Aitken
ABSTAIN: None
CITY OF ANAHEIM
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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. 2025-034 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim
City Council held on the 22"d day of April, 2025 by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Pro Tem Meeks and Council Members Balius, Leon, Rubalcava,
Kurtz and Maahs
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Mayor Aitken
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of April, 2025.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)