Resolution-PC 2016-045RESOLUTION NO. PC2016-045
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ANAHEIM RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL APPROVE (1) AN ADDENDUM TO THE
PREVIOUSLY -CERTIFIED FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 340 FOR
AMENDMENT NO. 14 TO THE ANAHEIM RESORT
SPECIFIC PLAN, AND (2) MITIGATION MONITORING
PLAN NO. 332 FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2016-
05859, FINAL SITE PLAN NO. 2016-00002, AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2016-00002.
(DEV2015-00132)
(1030 WEST KATELLA AVENUE)
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim received a verified petition from FJS, Inc., a Texas
corporation, doing business as the Anabella Hotel (the "Developer"), requesting that the City of
Anaheim ("City") consider and approve a Development Agreement, designated as "Development
Agreement No. 2016-00002", in conjunction with the Developer's application for Conditional Use
Permit No. 2016-05859 and Final Site Plan No. 2016-00002 to permit the construction of a AAA
Four Diamond Hotel containing up to 634 hotel rooms, up to 42,000 square feet of meeting space,
up to 31,179 square feet of retail and restaurant space, a seven -level parking structure, of which
the ground floor would be dedicated to back -of -house uses for the Anaheim Convention Center,
and a zero -foot wide interior setback along the east property line (herein referred to collectively
as the "Proposed Project") for (a) that certain 6.44 -acre (approximate) parcel of land located at
1030 West Katella Avenue in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, and (b)
that certain 1.67 -acre (approximate) triangular parcel of land currently owned by the City and
proposed for sale to the Developer for development of the Proposed Project. The aforesaid
parcels of land are generally depicted on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated
herein by this reference and are collectively referred to herein as the "Property"; and
WHEREAS, the Property, consisting of approximately 8.11 acres on two parcels, is
developed with a 358 -room hotel and accessory uses and the Anaheim Convention Center back -
of -house area. The Anaheim General Plan designates the Property for Commercial Recreation
land uses. That portion of the Property upon which the existing hotel is located within the
boundaries of the Commercial -Recreation (C-R) District (Development Area 1) of the Anaheim
Resort Specific Plan Zone (the "SP 92-2 Zone"). That portion of the Property currently owned
by the City is located within the boundaries of the Public -Recreation (PR) District of the SP 92-2
Zone; and
WHEREAS, on September 20, 1994, the City Council adopted the Anaheim Resort
Specific Plan ("ARSP") to provide a long-range comprehensive plan for future development of
approximately 549.5 acres surrounding The Disneyland Resort and Hotel Circle. The ARSP
includes zoning and development standards, design guidelines, a streetscape program, and a
public facilities plan, intended to maximize the area's potential, guide future development, and
ensure a balance between growth and infrastructure. The ARSP permits the development of
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hotel, convention, retail, and other visitor -serving uses, as well as the infrastructure
improvements that are needed to support future development; and
WHEREAS, on September 27, 1994, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5454 for
the purpose of amending the zoning map to reclassify certain real property located within the
ARSP area into the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Zone (the "SP 92-2 Zone"), subject to certain
conditions as specified therein. The City Council concurrently adopted Ordinance No. 5453 for
the purpose of establishing zoning and development standards for the ARSP area in the form of
what was then known as Chapter 18.48 of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Anaheim Municipal Code (the
"Code") and is now known as Chapter 18.116 (Anaheim Resort Specific Plan No. 92-2 (SP 92-2)
Zoning and Development Standards) of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Code; and
WHEREAS, in support of the adoption of the ARSP and the zoning and development
standards for the SP 92-2 Zone, the City Council certified Master Environmental Impact Report
("MEIR No. 313") by the adoption on September 20, 1994 of its Resolution No. 94R-234; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2012-158, the City Council certified Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Report No. 2008-00340 ("SEIR No. 340"), which reevaluated all of the
environmental changes that had occurred in and around the ARSP area since its adoption in 1994
and contained an analysis of the potential environmental impacts of various entitlements and
actions referenced therein, including, inter alia, entitlements permitting the maximum build -out
of the ARSP, including an increase of to 406,359 square feet of convention center space, 180,000
square feet of commercial development, 900 hotel rooms, and 40,000 square feet of hotel
meeting/ballroom space; 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, in connection with the Proposed Project, an Addendum to SEIR No. 340,
dated June 2016 (herein referred to as the "Addendum"), a copy of which is on file in the
Planning Department and incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth, has been
prepared pursuant to the provisions of Section 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines in order to
determine whether any significant environmental impacts which were not identified in SEIR No.
340 would result from the Proposed Project or whether previously identified significant impacts
would be substantially more severe in connection with the Proposed Project. SEIR No. 340, the
proposed Addendum, the mitigation measures set forth in Mitigation Monitoring Program 85C
approved in conjunction with SEIR No. 340, and Mitigation Monitoring Plan No. 332 for the
Proposed Project and Mitigation Monitoring Plan No. 332 ("MMP"), which MMP has been
prepared for the Proposed Project, collectively constitute the environmental documentation under
and pursuant to CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines, and the City's Local CEQA Procedure Manual
relating to the Proposed Project and shall be referred to herein collectively as the "CEQA
Documents"; and
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WHEREAS, on June 13, 2016, the Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim
(hereinafter referred to as "Planning Commission") did hold a public hearing, notice of said
public hearing having been duly given as required by law and in accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 18.60 of the Code, to hear and consider evidence and testimony concerning the
contents and sufficiency of the Addendum and for and against the Proposed Project and to
investigate and make findings in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the Addendum and
the other CEQA Documents and, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments (if
any) of all persons desiring to be heard at said public hearing, finds and determines and
recommends that the City Council also find and determine as follows:
1. That the Addendum was prepared for the Proposed Project in compliance with the
requirements of CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines, and the City's Local CEQA Procedure Manual.
2. That, based upon the evidence submitted and as demonstrated by the analysis
included in the Addendum, none of the conditions described in Sections 15162 or 15163 of the
CEQA Guidelines calling for the preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR or negative
declaration have occurred; specifically:
(a) There have not been any substantial changes in the "project" described and analyzed
under SEIR No. 340 that require major revisions of those CEQA Documents because of
new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of
previously identified significant effects;
(b) There have not been any substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under
which the Proposed Project is undertaken that require major revisions of SEIR No. 340
due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase
in the severity of previously identified significant effects; and
(c) There is no new information of substantial importance, which was not known and
could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time SEIR
No. 340 were certified as complete and adopted, that shows any of the following: (a) the
Proposed Project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in SEIR No.
340; (b) significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than
shown in SEIR No. 340; (c) mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to
be feasible would, in fact, be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more
significant effects of the Proposed Project, but the Developer declines to adopt the
mitigation measures or alternatives; or (d) mitigation measures or alternatives which are
considerably different from those analyzed in SEIR No. 340 would substantially reduce
one or more significant effects on the environment, but the Developer declines to adopt
the mitigation measures or alternatives.
3. In connection with the Proposed Project and the Planning Commission's review of the
Addendum, the Planning Commission has independently reviewed all of the CEQA Documents
and has exercised its independent judgment in making the findings and determinations set forth
herein.
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4. Pursuant to the above findings, the Planning Commission determines that SEIR No.
340, together with the Addendum, satisfy all of the requirements of CEQA and are adequate to
serve as the required environmental documentation for the Proposed Project and, therefore,
hereby recommends that the City Council approve and adopt the Addendum and Mitigation
Monitoring Program No. 332 for the Proposed Project.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission 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 presentation, 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 Planning Commission 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 and based upon a thorough review of the proposed Addendum, the other CEQA
Documents, and the evidence received to date, this Planning Commission does hereby approve
and recommend that the City Council of the City of Anaheim approve and adopt the Addendum
and the MMP for the Proposed Project.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of
June 13, 2016.
ATTEST:
SECRETARY, PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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CH , PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Eleanor Morris, Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim, do
hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the Planning
Commission of the City of Anaheim held on June 13, 2016, by the following vote of the
members thereof.-
AYES:
hereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BOSTWICK, CALDWELL, HENNINGER,
LIEBERMAN, RAMIREZ, SEYMOUR
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: DALATI
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of June, 2016.
SECRETARY, PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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EXHIBIT "A"
DEV NO. 2015-00132
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