RES-2016-036RESOLUTION NO. 2016-036
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM APPROVING AND ADOPTING GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT NO. 2015-00499.
(DEV2014-00095)
(1110-1116 NORTH ANAHEIM BOULEVARD AND
115-125 WEST LA PALMA AVENUE)
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim (the "Planning
Commission") did receive a verified petition for an amendment to the Land Use Element and
Circulation Element of the General Plan ("General Plan Amendment No. 2015-00499") for
certain real property commonly known as 1110-1116 North Anaheim Boulevard and 115-125
West La Palma Avenue in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, as
generally depicted on Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Property"), for
the purpose of allowing the applicant to construct 162 single-family attached condominium units
and 922 square feet of commercial space (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Property is approximately 7 acres in size and is located, in part, in the
"I" Industrial Zone, which is a zone under the Zoning Code that "provide[s] for and encourage[s]
the development of industrial uses and their related facilities, recognize[s] the unique and
valuable existing industrial land resources, and encourage[s] industrial employment opportunities
within the City", and, in part, in the "CG" General Commercial Zone, which is a zone under the
Zoning Code that "allow[s] a variety of land uses including some identified for the
Neighborhood Center Commercial Zone ...." The Property is designated on the Land Use
Element of the General Plan for "Mixed Use" and "Open Space" uses; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment No. 2015-00499 proposes to (1) amend "Figure
LU -4: Land Use Plan" of the Land Use Element of the Anaheim General Plan to re -designate
those portions of the Property designated as "Open Space" to "Mixed Use" land uses so that the
entirety of the Property will be designated for "Mixed Use" land uses, and (2) Figures C-1, C-5,
and C-6 of the Circulation Element of the Anaheim General Plan to remove the right turn road
connector from westbound La Palma Avenue to northbound Anaheim Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment No. 2015-00499 is proposed in conjunction with
a request (i) to establish the Mixed Use (MU) Overlay Zone on the Property, which will define
the allowable land uses and property development standards for the Property in accordance with
Chapter 18.32 (Mixed Use (MU) Overlay Zone) of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Anaheim Municipal
Code (the "Code"), which reclassification is designated as "Reclassification No. 2015-00276",
(ii) for approval of a conditional use permit to permit a 162 -unit, attached single-family mixed-
use project and 922 square feet of commercial space with modified development standards,
which is designated as "Conditional Use Permit No. 2015-05780", (iii) for approval of a tentative
tract map to permit a 152 -lot single-family attached residential subdivision of a portion of the
Property, which is designated as "Tentative Tract Map No. 17846", and (iv) for approval of a
tentative tract map to permit a 10 -lot single-family attached residential subdivision with 922
square feet of commercial space for a portion of the Property, which is designated as "Tentative
Tract Map No. 17992". General Plan Amendment No. 2015-00499, Reclassification No. 2015-
00276, Conditional Use Permit No. 2015-05780, Tentative Tract Map No. 17846, Tentative
Tract Map No. 17992, and the Project shall be referred to herein collectively as the "Proposed
Project"; 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 the Implementation of the California
Environmental Quality Act (commencing with Section 15000 of Title 14 of the California Code
of Regulations; herein referred to as the "CEQA Guidelines"), and the City's Local CEQA
Procedure Manual, the City is the "lead agency" for the preparation and consideration of
environmental documents for the Proposed Project; and
WHEREAS, a draft Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared in accordance with
CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines and the City's Local CEQA Procedure Manual to evaluate the
physical environmental impacts of the Proposed Project; and
WHEREAS, in conformance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, a Mitigation
Monitoring Plan has been prepared for the Proposed Project and includes mitigation measures
that are specific to the Proposed Project (herein referred to as "MMP No. 325"). A complete
copy of MMP No. 325 is on file and can be viewed in the Planning Services Division of the City;
and
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2015, the Planning Commission held a public hearing,
notice of said public hearing having been duly given as required by law and in accordance with
the provisions of the Code, to consider the Mitigated Negative Declaration and to hear and
consider evidence for and against the Proposed Project, including General Plan Amendment No.
2015-00499, and to investigate and make findings and recommendations in connection
therewith; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and
arguments (if any) of all persons desiring to be heard, the Planning Commission considered all
factors relating to the Proposed Project, including the Mitigated Negative Declaration and MMP
No. 325, and the comments received and the responses prepared, and did adopt its Resolution
No. PC2015-112 on December 14, 2015, recommending that this City Council find that the
Proposed Project will have a less than significant impact upon the environment with the
implementation of the conditions of approval and the mitigation measures contained in MMP
No. 325 and that this City Council approve and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and
MMP No. 325; and
WHEREAS, by the adoption of its Resolution No. PC2015-107 on December 14, 2015,
the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve and adopt proposed
General Plan Amendment No. 2015-00499 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and
incorporated herein by this reference, contingent upon and subject to the adoption of an
ordinance establishing the Mixed Use (MU) Overlay Zone on the Property, which will define the
allowable land uses and property development standards for the Property in accordance with
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Chapter 18.32 (Mixed Use (MU) Overlay Zone) of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Code, in accordance
with Reclassification No. 2015-00276, now pending; and
WHEREAS, upon receipt of the Planning Commission's Resolutions Nos. PC2015-107,
PC2015-108, PC2015-109, PC2015-110, PC2015-111 and PC2015-112, a summary of evidence
and a report of the findings and recommendations of the Planning Commission, the City Council
did fix the 9th day of February, 2016, 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 evidence for and against the Mitigated Negative Declaration, MMP No. 325 and the
Proposed Project, and did give notice thereof in the manner and as provided by law; and
WHEREAS, on February 9, 2016, the City Council did conduct a public hearing to hear
and consider evidence for and against the Mitigated Negative Declaration, MMP No. 325 and the
Proposed Project and to investigate and make findings in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, by the adoption of a resolution concurrently with, but prior in time to, the
adoption of this Resolution and pursuant to the provisions of CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines,
and the City's Local CEQA Procedure Manual, this City Council found and determined, among
other things, that the Proposed Project will have a less than significant impact upon the
environment with the implementation of the conditions of approval and the mitigation measures
attached to that concurrent Resolution and contained in MMP No. 325 and, accordingly,
approved and adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration and MMP No. 325; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering the recommendations
of the Planning Commission, all evidence and reports offered at said hearing, and all testimony
and arguments (if any) of all persons desiring to be heard pertaining to the request to approve
General Plan Amendment No. 2015-00499, this City Council does hereby find and determine as
follows:
1. That proposed General Plan Amendment No. 2015-00499 maintains the
internal consistency of the General Plan, as the proposed modifications to the General Plan are
consistent with Goals 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1 and 6.1 of the Land Use Element of the General Plan
to preserve and enhance the quality and character of Anaheim's mosaic of unique
neighborhoods, to continue to provide a variety of quality housing opportunities, to address the
City's diverse housing needs, and to promote development that integrates with and minimizes
impacts to surrounding neighborhoods.
2. That proposed General Plan Amendment No. 2015-00499 would not be
detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City in that the
proposed amendment to the Anaheim General Plan would result in residential development
opportunities.
3. That proposed General Plan Amendment No. 2015-00499 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 consistent with
the existing Mixed Use designation for the adjacent property to the north.
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4. That the Property to be re -designated by proposed General Plan Amendment
No. 2015-00499 is physically suitable to accommodate the proposed modification, including but
not limited to, access, physical constraints, topography, provision of utilities, and compatibility
with surrounding land uses because the project is designed to integrate into the surrounding
neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, this 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. This City Council expressly declares that it considered all
evidence presented and reached these findings after due consideration of all evidence presented
to it.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, based upon the aforesaid findings and
determinations, this City Council does hereby approve and adopt General Plan Amendment No.
2015-00499 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, contingent upon and subject to the
adoption of (i) an ordinance establishing the Mixed Use (MU) Overlay Zone on the Property,
which will define the allowable land uses and property development standards for the Property in
accordance with Chapter 18.32 (Mixed Use (MU) Overlay Zone) of Title 18 (Zoning) of the
Code, in accordance with Reclassification No. 2015-00276, now pending, and (ii) the mitigation
measures set forth in MMP No. 325 approved in conjunction with the aforementioned Mitigated
Negative Declaration.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Anaheim this 9th day of February , 2016, by the following roll call vote:
Mayor Tait and Council Members Kring, Murray, Brandman,
AYES: and Vanderbilt
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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