Resolution-PC 2020-031RESOLUTION NO. PC2020-031
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM RECOMMENDING THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVE AND ADOPT
PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2019-00529
(DEV2019-00148)
(1730 SOUTH CLEMENTINE STREET)
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 of the
General Plan ("General Plan Amendment No. 2019-00529") to modify "Table LU -4: General Plan
Density Provisions for Specific Areas of the City" to reflect a new density category created for the
Commercial Recreation District of the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan. The new density category
would be called "Medium Density (Modified A)" and would accommodate up to 127 hotel rooms;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed modification to Table LU -4 is shown in Exhibit "A" attached to
this Resolution and incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment No. 2019-00529 is proposed in conjunction with
Specific Plan Amendment No. 16 to the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan; Minor Conditional Use
Permit No. 2019-06041, Variance No. 2020-05132, Final Site Plan No. 2019-00001, and
Administrative Adjustment No. 2019-00437 to permit a 6 -story, 125 -room hotel; 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. 372"). A complete copy of
MMP No. 372 is on file and can be viewed in the Planning Services Division of the City; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in
California as a result of the threat of COVID-19. On March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued
Executive Order N-29-20 (superseding the Brown Act -related provisions of Executive Order N-
25-20 issued on March 12, 2020), which allows a local legislative body to hold public meetings
via teleconferencing and to make public meetings accessible telephonically or otherwise
electronically to all members of the public seeking to observe and to address the local legislative
body; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20 the Planning Commission did hold a
teleconferencing public hearing in the City of Anaheim on August 17, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., notice
of said public hearing having been duly given as required by law and in accordance with the
provisions of the Anaheim Municipal Code, to consider the Mitigated Negative Declaration and
to hear and consider evidence for and against the Proposed Project and related actions, and to
investigate and make findings and recommendations 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 Planning Commission found and determined
and recommended that the City Council also find and determine 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. 372 and that the City Council approve and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration
and MMP No. 372; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, after due consideration, inspection, investigation
and study made by itself, and after due consideration of, and based upon, all evidence and reports
offered at said hearing, does hereby find:
1. That proposed General Plan Amendment No. 2019-00529 maintains the internal
consistency of the General Plan, as the proposed modifications to the General Plan are consistent
with Goals 5.1 and 6.1 of the Land Use Element of the General Plan to create and enhance dynamic,
identifiable places for the benefit of Anaheim residents, employees and visitors and enhance the
quality of life and economic vitality in Anaheim through strategic infill development and
revitalization of existing development.
2. That proposed General Plan Amendment No. 2019-00529 would not be
detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City in that the
proposed amendment to the General Plan would not change the Commercial -Recreation land use
designation on the subject property.
3. That proposed General Plan Amendment No. 2019-00529 would maintain the
balance of land uses within the City, in that the proposed amendment would provide for a hotel
with a higher number of rooms in area of the City where hotel uses are encouraged.
4. The General Plan Land Use Map is unchanged, as the boundaries of the
Commercial Recreation land use designation have not been modified; and
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 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 Planning Commission expressly
declares that it considered all evidence presented and reached these findings after due
consideration of all evidence presented to it.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, based upon the aforesaid findings and
determinations, the Planning Commission does hereby recommend that the City Council of the
City ofAnaheim approve and adopt General Plan Amendment No. 2019-00529 pertaining to Table
LU -4 to reflect the "Medium Density (Modified A)" density category as set forth in Exhibit "A"
to this Resolution.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of
August 17, 2020. Said resolution is subject to the appeal provisions set forth in Chapter 18.60
(Procedures) ofthe Anaheim Municipal Code pertaining to appeal procedures and may be replaced
by a City Council Resolution in the event of an appeal.
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ATTEST:
SECRETARY, PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Eleanor Morris, Secretary ofthe 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 August 17, 2020, by the following vote of the
members thereof
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: ARMSTRONG, KEYS, LIEBERMAN, MEEKS,
MULLEADY, VADODARIA
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: WHITE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17'' day of August, 2020.
SECRETARY, PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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EXHIBIT "A"
NOTE: New words are shown in bold underline.
TABLE LU -4: GENERAL PLAN DENSITY PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE CITY
Location
General Plan Land Use Designations
Permitted Density
The Mountain
Low Medium Hillside Density Residential
485
Park Area
(Up to 6 du/ac)
Low Medium Density Residential
2,015
(Up to 16 du/ac)
(Up to 2,500 dwelling units)
Area "A"
(Parcel Map
Low -Medium Density Residential
Up to 140 dwelling units
94-205)
The Disneyland
Resort Specific
Plan (SP 92-1)
Commercial Recreation
See Note No. 1 on next page.
Area
The Anaheim
Resort® Specific
Plan (SP 92-2)
Commercial Recreation
See Note No. 2 on next page.
Area
Hotel Circle
Commercial Recreation
The Hotel Circle Specific Plan allows for a
Specific Plan
master planned hotel project including up
(SP 93-1) Area
to 969 hotel rooms and integrated guest
oriented amenities including full-service
restaurants, conference room/banquet
facilities, pool and spa areas, tour
bus/shuttle facilities, and pedestrian
promenades and plaza areas with
comprehensive landscaping.
The Platinum
Mixed -Use
Triangle Area
Residential
17,501 dwelling units
Commercial
4,782,243 square feet
Office
9,180,747 square feet
Institutional
1,500,000 square feet
Office High and Office Low
4,309,486 square feet"
Institutional
3.0 FAR
Industrial
0.5 FAR
Open Space
0.1 FAR
The maximum FAR for properties designated
Office -Low is 0.5; the maximum FAR for properties
designated Office -High is 2.0.
The Stonegate
Low Density Residential
Up to 35 dwelling units
Development
Area
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TABLE LU -4: GENERAL PLAN DENSITY PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC PLANS WITHIN THE
ANAHEIM RESORT AND FOR THE PLATINUM TRIANGLE AREA (CONTINUED)
Note No. 1: The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan provides for the development of an approximate 489.7
acre international multi -day vacation designation resort including ongoing modifications to the Disneyland
theme park, the development of a new theme park, additional hotels and entertainment areas,
administrative office facilities, new public and private parking facilities, and an internal transportation
system. This development is within five planning Districts (Theme Park, Hotel, Parking, Future Expansion
and District A) and a C-R Overlay, which allows development within the Overlay to either be consistent
with the underlying Resort District or subject to the same land uses as in the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan
No. 92-2 Zone. The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan also identifies maximum development density
designations for hotel/motel development in the Hotel District (up to 5,600 hotel rooms for the entire District
with up to 1,000 hotel rooms transferable to the Theme Park District), in District A (the maximum number of
units permitted would be 75 hotel/motel rooms per gross acre or 75 hotel/motel rooms per parcel existing
on June 29, 1993, whichever is greater) and the C-R Overlay (the maximum number of units permitted on
a parcel would be the following: 1) for parcels designated Low Density — up to 50 hotel rooms per gross
acre or 75 rooms, whichever is greater; and 2) for parcels designated Medium Density — up to 75 hotel
rooms per gross acre or 75 rooms, whichever is greater; provided that for those parcels that are developed
with hotel/motel rooms which exceeded the maximum density designation, the number of rooms existing
on the date of adoption of The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Ordinance may be rebuilt or modified at
their existing density.) It should be noted that accessory uses may be developed as well as other visitor -
serving commercial/retail and restaurant uses along with these hotel/motel uses. The Disneyland Resort
Specific Plan also provides for the development of the Anaheim GardenWalk project pursuant to the
Anaheim GardenWalk Overlay at the following density and subject to the approval of Conditional Use
Permit No. 4078, as amended, to permit the following: up to 590,265 square feet of specialty retail,
restaurants, and entertainment uses, including movie theaters; 1,628 hotel rooms/suites (including up to
500 vacation ownership units) and 278,817 square feet of hotel accessory uses; a transportation center,
and 4,800 parking spaces. The Anaheim GardenWalk Overlay encompasses District A and the portion of
the Parking District (East Parkin Area)/CR Overlay south of Disney Way.
Note No. 2: The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan (ARSP) provides for the development of approximately 581.3 acres
within The Anaheim Resort. The ARSP is divided into two development areas. Development Area No. 1 is referred to
as the C-R (Commercial Recreation) District which allows for hotels, motels, convention and conference facilities, as
well as restaurants, retail shops and entertainment facilities. Development Area No. 2 is referred to as the PR (Public
Recreation) District which encompasses the Anaheim Convention Center and associated parking facilities and
provides for the orderly use of City -owned property as well as the existing Anaheim Hilton Hotel.
The C-R District includes two overlays. The Mobilehome Park (MHP) Overlay, which encompasses existing
mobilehome parks within the C-R District, provides development standards for mobilehome parks and regulations and
procedures to mitigate relocation concerns and adverse effects of displacement upon mobilehome owners when a park
is converted to another land use. The Anaheim Resort Residential Overlay, which applies to focused areas of the
Specific Plan, provides for the incorporation of residential uses into hotel developments when such uses are fully
integrated into a minimum 300 -room full-service hotel.
The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan also identifies maximum development density designations in the C-R District.
These designations are based upon hotel/motel development and allow up to 20% of each hotel/motel project gross
square footage, excluding parking facilities, to be developed with integrated (i.e., included within the main hotel/motel
complex) accessory uses. These accessory uses will reduce the otherwise maximum permitted hotel/motel density at
the rate of one hotel/motel room per six hundred (600) gross square feet of accessory use. For properties proposed to
be developed with permitted and conditionally permitted uses other than hotels/motels with accessory uses, the traffic
generation characteristics of said uses shall not exceed those associated with the otherwise permitted hotel/motel
(including accessory uses) density as determined by the City Traffic and Transportation Manager prior to Final Site
Plan review and approval. The maximum development density for each of the designations are as follows:
• Low Density: up to 50 rooms per gross acre or 75 rooms per lot or parcel, whichever is greater;
• Low -Medium Density: up to 75 rooms per gross acre or 75 rooms per lot or parcel, whichever is greater;
• Low -Medium Density (Modified): up to 252 rooms and 75,593 square feet of accessory uses;
• Medium Density: up to 100 rooms per gross acre or 75 rooms per lot or parcel, whichever is greater; and,
• Medium Density (Modified): up to 345 rooms; and
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• Convention Center (CC) Medium Density: up to 125 rooms per gross acre with trip generation characteristics
mitigated to the equivalent of 100 rooms per gross acre or 75 rooms per lot or parcel, whichever is greater.
For those parcels that are developed with hotel/motel rooms which exceed the maximum density designation, the
number of rooms existing on the date of adoption of the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Ordinance may be rebuilt or
modified at their existing density. For projects that are developed in accordance with the Anaheim Resort Residential
Overlay, the maximum number of dwelling units allowed shall be less than the number of hotel rooms proposed and
such projects shall not create infrastructure impacts greater than the subject property's permitted hotel/motel density,
as permitted by the property's underlying C-R District density designation unless otherwise mitigated through
subsequent environmental analysis.
The maximum development density for the PR District is up to:
• 2,158,363 square feet of convention center/meeting space
• 100,000 square feet of outdoor programmable space
• 2,500 hotel rooms
• 180,000 square feet of commercials ace
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