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RESOLUTION NO. PC2003-159
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A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
ADOPTING AND RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2003-00413 PERTAINING TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Council did adopt the Anaheim General Plan by Resolution
No. 69R-644, showing the general description and extent of possible future development within the City;
and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Pianning Commission did direct staff to initiate an
amendment to the Land Use Element of the General Plan to redesignate subject properties from the
General Industrial land use designation to the Medium Density Residential land use designation on an
area consisting of multiple properties totaling approximately 2.35 acres located on the west side of Vine
Street between Broadway and Santa Ana Street with frontages of 125 feet on the south side of
Broadway, 756 feet on the west side of Vine Street, 125 feet on the north side of Santa Ana Street and
756 feet on the east side of the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way and further described as 802 to
808 East Broadway, 801 East Santa Ana Street and 409 to 421 South Vine Street and also including the
Santa Ana Street right-of-way between the Southern Pacific Raiiroad right-of-way and Vine Street; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the Anaheim Civic
Center, Council Chamber, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, on November 17, 2003, at 1:30 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 ~ode, to hear and consider evider~ce for ar~d agamst said Generat Plar~ - -
Amendment and to investigate and make findings and recommendations in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, said Commission, after due consideration, inspection, investigation and
study made by itself, and after due consideration of all evidence and reports offered at said hearing,
DOES HEREBY FIND:
1. That the evidence presented substantiates the need for an amendment to the Anaheim
General Plan and that, therefore, Exhibit A should be adopted redesignating subject area for Medium
Density Residentia! land uses.
2. That one person spoke at the public hearing in favor of the proposal and a second person
spoke in favor of condominiums and improvements; and that no correspondence was received in favor of
the proposal.
3. That one person spoke at the public hearing in opposition to the proposal and a second
person indicated their presence at the hearing in opposition; and that no correspondence was received in
opposition.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING: That the Anaheim City
Planning Commission has reviewed the proposal to amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan to
change the current land use designation from General Industrial to Medium Density Residential on a
rectangularly-shaped 2.35-acre area consisting of the properties on the west side of Vine Street between
Broadway and Santa Ana Street having frontages of 125 feet on the south side of Broadway, 756 feet on
the west side of Vine Street, 125 feet on the north side of Santa Ana Street and 756 feet on the east side
of the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way and further described as 802 to 808 East Broadway, 801
East Santa Ana Street and 409 to 421 South Vine Street and also including the 64.75-foot wide portion of
Santa Ana Street between the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way and Vine Street; and does hereby
approve the Negative Declaration upon finding that the declaration reflects the independent judgment of
the lead agency and that it has considered the Negative Declaration together with any comments
received during the public review process and further finding on the basis of the initial study and any
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comments received that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on
the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the above findings, the
Anaheim City Pianning Commission does hereby adopt and recommend to the City Council of the City of
Anaheim adoption of General Plan Amendment No. 2003-00413 pertaining to the Land Use Efement,
Exhibit A, to redesignate the study area from the General Industrial land use designation to the Medium
Density Residential land use designation.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of
November 17, 2003. ,
RPERSON, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
f, Paf Cfiandle~; S~i~i~r S~cretary c~f the Anaheim City Plannir~g Comrrrission, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the Anaheim City Planning
Commission held on November 17, 2003, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BUFFA, EASTMAN, O'CONNELL, ROMERO, VANDERBILT
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: BOSTWICK
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: FLORES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ~ day of
, 2003. ~
SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNfNG COMMISSION
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