95-179 RESOLUTION NO. 95R-179
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING
SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 88-1 AND THE
ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
RELATING THERETO
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Council approved Specific
Plan No. 88-1 (the Sycamore Canyon Specific Plan) on February 9,
1988, to provide for development of up to 1,119 residential
units, 20 acres of commercial uses, and 133 acres of general open
space on property located on the east and west sides of Canyon
Vista Drive and the east and west sides of Serrano Avenue at Weir
Canyon Road; and
WHEREAS, the Sycamore Canyon Specific Plan was
subsequently amended in May 1989 to provide for 61 additional
residential units for a maximum total of 1,180 residential
dwelling units.
WHEREAS, Development Area 5 of the Sycamore Canyon
Specific Plan consists of approximately 4.2 acres of property
located at the northeast corner of Weir Canyon Road and Canyon
Vista Drive; and that said property is currently designated for
development as General Commercial on Exhibit 12 "Specific Plan",
Exhibit 15 "Specific Plan Exhibit A" and Exhibit 23 "Product
Types" of the Specific Plan document.
WHEREAS, the petitioner proposes to redesignate
Development Area 5 from General Commercial to Single Family
Detached to allow development of up to twenty four (24) single-
family detached dwelling units, thereby increasing the total
number of permitted dwelling units in the Specific Plan from
1,180 to 1,204 units; and
WHEREAS, the petitioner also proposes to amend
Subsection .070 "Development Area 5" of Section 18.71.060
"Development Standards" of the Anaheim Municipal Code, to
establish standards similar to those for neighboring Development
Areas 4, 6 and 7 (which standards are based on the RS-5000[SC]
"Residential, Single-Family - Scenic Corridor Overlay" Zone) with
certain exceptions. All development standards of the "RS-
5000(SC)" Zone (Chapter 18.27) shall apply to Development Area 5
except as proposed below:
DEVELOPMENT STANDARD PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AREA 5
Minimum Building Site and 4,000 sq.ft. lot and
3,000 sq.ft. building pad
Building pad Area
Minimum Lot Width 45 feet
Minimum Lot Width for 35 feet, measured at the
Cul-de-sac and Knuckle required building setback line
Lots
Minimum Lot Frontage 20 feet on accessway or
Width for Flag Lots easement providing access to
the flag lot
Maximum Lot Coverage and 40% lot coverage and
Minimum Open Space per No additional open space
Lot required for additional
bedrooms
Minimum Setback to 18-foot long driveway between
"Front-on" Garages the property line and a garage
with a roll-up garage door
Minimum Parking Space 16 feet wide by 18 feet long
Dimensions for required driveways,
measured from the property
line to a garage with a roll-
up garage door
Required Site Screening Decorative type wall permitted
to preserve view opportunities
where a minimum 6-foot grade
separation exists between any
arterial highway and a
property line and a minimum
12-foot setback exists between
the single-family development
and the above-stated
conditions; otherwise a 6-
foot high block wall is
required
Minimum Lot Depth 70 feet, with the exception of
adjacent to Arterial open spaces lots
Highways
Minimum Open Space Area 15-foot wide landscaped open
adjacent to Arterial space area or easement
Highways
WHEREAS, the City Council did hold a public hearing
upon said application on October 17, 1995, notice of which
hearing was given in the manner required by law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after due consideration of
all evidence, testimony and reports offered at said public
hearing does hereby find with respect to said proposed amendment
that:
1. The property covered by the specific plan has unique
site characteristics including topography, location and
surroundings which will be enhanced by the special land use and
developments standards of the specific plan;
2. The plan is consistent with the goals and policies of
the General Plan and with the purposes, standards and land use
guidelines therein;
3. The specific plan will result in development of a
desirable character which will be compatible with existing and
proposed development in the surrounding area;
4. The specific plan contributes to a balance of land
users; and
5. The specific plan respects environmental and aesthetic
resources consistent of economic realities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
does hereby approve amendments to Specific Plan No. 88-1,
consisting of revised Exhibit 12 "Specific Plan", Exhibit 15
"Specific Plan Exhibit A" and revised Exhibit 23 "Product Types"
changing the land use designation for Development Area 5 from
General Commercial to Single Family Detached and revising the
Development Standards for Development Area 5, as set forth
herein, upon the following conditions which are hereby found to
be a necessary prerequisite to the proposed use of the subject
property in order to preserve the safety and general welfare of
the Citizens of the City of Anaheim:
1. That completion of the proposed amendments to Specific Plan
No. 88-1 is contingent upon approval and adoption of General
Plan Amendment No. 338 by the Anaheim City Council.
2. That prior to approval of Final Tract Map No. 15223
(Development Area 5) or issuance of the first building
permit for Tract Map No. 15223, whichever occurs first, the
property owner/developer shall pay appropriate park and
recreation in-lieu fees for the twenty-four (24) single-
family detached residential units in said Development Area 5
to the City of Anaheim in an amount as established by City
Council Resolution.
3. That prior to approval of Final Tract Map No. 15223
(Development Area 5) or issuance of the first building
permit for Tract Map No. 15223, the property owner/developer
shall pay Branch Library fees for the twenty-four (24)
single-family detached residential units in said Development
Area 5 to the City of Anaheim in an amount as established by
City Council Resolution.
4. That approval of this application constitutes approval of
the proposed request only to the extent that it complies
with the Anaheim Municipal Zoning Code and any other
applicable City, State and Federal regulations. Approval
does not include any action or findings as to compliance or
approval of the request regarding any other applicable
ordinance, regulation or requirement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Anaheim City Council
does hereby find and determine that adoption of this Resolution
is expressly predicated upon applicant's compliance with each and
all of the conditions hereinabove set forth. 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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nothing contained herein
shall constitute a determination by the City of Anaheim relating
to any requested break in the median island on Weir Canyon Road
to permit access to or from Development Area 5. Any such
determination shall require separate action by the City.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, except as expressly
amended herein, Specific Plan No. 88-1, as heretofore adopted,
shall remain in full force and effect.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim this 17th day of October,
1995. ~~ ~~EIM
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
No. 95R-179 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim City Council
held on the 17th day of October, 1995, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: MAYOR/COUNCIL: Tait, Lopez, Zemel, Feldhaus, Daly
NOES: MAYOR/COUNCIL: None
ABSENT: MAYOR/COUNCIL: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said Resolution No. 95R-179 on
the 17th day of October, 1995.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto sat my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Anaheim
this 17th day of October, 1995.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original
of Resolution No. 95R-179 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim on this
October 17th, 1995.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM