2003-061RESOLUTION NO. 2003R- 61
A RESOLUTION OF THE C1TY COUNCIL OF THE C1TY OF
ANAHEIM ADOPTING A POLICY PROHIBITING THE
IMPOSITION OF ANY SPECIFIC TIME LIMITATION ON THE
LENGTH OF GUEST OCCUPANCY IN A HOTEL OR MOTEL
AND RESCINDING ANY SUCH LIMITATION HERETOFORE
IMPOSED IN ANY ZONING ENTITLEMENT.
WHEREAS, in a limited number of instances and under certain circumstances, the
City Council or City Planning Commission has heretofore approved new zoning entitlements, or
amended existing zoning entitlements, for certain hotels or motels to include conditions limiting the
permitted length of guest occupancy in such hotels or motels to a maximum of thirty days within any
ninety day period, or other similar specific time limitation (the "Occupancy Limitation"); and
WHEREAS, said Occupancy Limitation has heretofore been imposed as a condition
of approval in the following zoning entitlements currently in effect:
Conditional Use Permits Nos. 244 and 564 authorizing a 52-unit
motel on the property located at 1800 West Lincoln Avenue,
Anaheim, California (Executive Suites Motel).
Conditional Use Permit No. 3928 authorizing a 45-unit motel on the
property located at 420 South Beach Boulevard, Anaheim, California
(Best Budget Motel).
Variance No. 1229 authorizing a 70-unit motel on the property
located at 823 South Beach Boulevard, Anaheim, California (Covered
Wagon Motel).
(hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Existing Entitlements"); and
WHEREAS, the stated purpose of such Occupancy Limitation was as expressly stated
in each of said Existing Entitlements; and
WHEREAS, upon further review, the City Council has determined that such
occupancy limitation is no longer necessary as a means to accomplish the stated purpose for which
such limitation was originally imposed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires, as a City-wide policy determination, to rescind
any such Occupancy Limitation heretofore imposed, including any such limitation currently
contained in any of the Existing Entitlements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further desires to prohibit the imposition of such
Occupancy Limitation as a required condition of any future zoning entitlement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Anaheim as follows:
Section 1.
That any Occupancy Limitation heretofore imposed in any conditional use permit,
zone variance, or other permit or entitlement which is otherwise currently in effect, including any
such Occupancy Limitation contained in any of the Existing Entitlements, is hereby rescinded and
of no further force and effect.
The Planning Commission is hereby directed to initiate such amendments to the
Existing Entitlements as may be necessary to conform the Existing Entitlements to the provisions
of this resolution.
Section 2.
follows:
That new Council Policy No. 550 be, and the same is hereby adopted, to read as
"It is the policy of the City Council that no zoning
entitlement for any hotel or motel shall be approved, and no existing
zoning entitlement for any hotel or motel shall be amended, in any
manner which would require the owner or operator of such hotel or
motel to limit the length of occupancy of any guest therein to any
specific period of time. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to
prohibit any limitation on the term of any zoning entitlement.
The term 'zoning entitlement' as used herein shall
mean any zoning reclassification, conditional use permit, zone
variance, administrative adjustment, or other discretionary entitlement
approved by the City Council, City Planning Commission or Zoning
Administrator pursuant to any provision of the Anaheim Zoning
Code."
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is her/O/by adopted ~t~proved by the City
Council of the City of Anaheim this 25th day of
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
CItY CLERK t~F THI~ CITY OF ANAHEIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2003R-61 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of
the Anaheim City Council held on the 25th day of March, 2003, by the following vote of the
members thereof:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chavez, Hemandez, McCracken, Pringle, Tait
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
G~TY CLERK dF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)