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RESOLUTION NO. PC2005-31
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A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
THE PLATINUM TRIANGLE MASTER LAND USE PLAN
WHEREAS, on January 29, 1999,,the Anaheim Planning Commission did hold a public
hearing and did recommend to the City Council the approvaf of the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land
Use Plan to provide for economic development and enhancement of the area surrounding and including
the Ange1 Stadium of Anaheim and the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim; and that said area (known at the
time as the Anaheim Stadium Business Center) is bounded by the Santa Ana River on the east, the
Anaheim City limits on the south, the Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) on the west, and the Southem
California Edison Company right-of-way to thenorth; and
WHEREAS, on March 2, 1999, the City Counc'sl of the City of Anaheim adopted
Resolution No. 99R-39 approving the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land Use Plan and certifying
Environmental ImpactReport No. 321, adopting a Statement of Findings and Facts and a Statement of
Overriding Considerations, and adopting Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 106 in conjunction with its ,
adoption of Resolution No. 99R-38 approving General Plan Amendment No. 361 redesignating the
Anaheim Stadium Business Center as "Business Office/Mixed Use/Industrial" and making certain
amendments to the Circulation Element and to the Safety and Seismic Safety Element; and
WHEREAS, on May 25, 2004, the City Council of the City of Anaheim adopted
Resolution No. 2004-95 approving General Plan Amendment No. 2004-00419 in conjunction with the
approval of Zoning Code Amendment No. 2004-00029, Reclassification No. 2004-00117, Amendment
No. 5 to the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan No. 92-2 (SPN 2004-00023), Amendment No. 2 to the
Northeast Area Specific Plan No. 94-1 (SPN 2004-00024), and other related actions; and adopted
Resolution No. 2004-94 certifying Final EIR No. 330, adopting a Statement of Findings and Facts and a
Statement of Overriding Considerations and adopting the Mitigation Monitoring Programs (Mitigation
Monitoring Program No. 122 for the General Plan and Zoning Code Update, the Updated and Modified
Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 106 for The Platinum Triangle and the Updated and Modified
Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 0085a for the Anaheim Resort Expansion Area} associated with the
project ("Final EIR No. 330"); and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment No. 2004-00419 provided for a comprehensive
citywide General Plan Update which included redesignating land uses within an approximately 820-acre
area generally bounded by the Santa Ana River on the east, the Anaheim City limits on the south, the
Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) on the west and the Southern California Edison Company right-of-way
on the north (referred to as "The Platinum Triangle") from Commercial Recreation and Business
Office/Mixed Use/Industrial to Mixed Use, O~ce High, Office Low, Industrial, Open Space and
Institutional, generally corresponding to the property subject to the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land
Use Plan, except for approximately 15 acres adjacent to the east side of the Santa Ana (I-5) Freeway,
north of Katella Avenue, and further depicted in Attachment A to Resolution No. PC2004-82; and
WHEREAS, the recently updated General Plan envisions The Platinum Triangle as a
thriving economic center that provides residents, visitors and employees with a variety of housing,
employment, shopping and entertainment opportunities that are accessed by arterial highways, transit
systems and pedestrian promenades (set forth in Goal 15.1 of the Land Use Element); and
WHEREAS, the recently adopted General Plan includes policies in the Land Use Element
and the Community Design Element to implement the vision for The Platinum Triangle including providing
for more detailed planning efforts to guide the future development of The Platinum Triangle; encouraging
mixed-use projects integrating retail, office and higher density residential land uses; encouraging a
regiona! inter-modal transportation hub in proximity to Angel Stadium of Anaheim; maximizing and
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capitalizing upon the view corridor from the Santa Ana (I-5) and Orange (SR-57) Freeways; maximizing
views and recreation and development opportunities afforded by the area's proximity to the Santa Ana
River; developing a comprehensive Mixed-Use Overlay Zone and Design Guidelines to implement the
vision for The Platinum Triangle; providing for a mix of quality, high-density urban housing that is
integrated into the area through carefully maintained pedestrian streets; transit connections, and`arterial
access; developing a Public Realm Landscape andldentity Program to enhance the visibility and sense
of arrival into The Platinum Triangle through peripheral view corridors, gateways, and specialized
landscaping; developing a strong pedestrian orientation throughout the area, including wide sidewalks,
pedestrian paths, gathering places, ground-floor retail, and street-level landscaping; encouraging
extensive office development along the highly visible periphery of the area to provide a quality
employment center; developing criteria for comprehensive property management agreements for
multiple-family residential projects to ensure proper maintenance as the area develops; and identifying
and pursuing opportunities for open space areas that serve the recreational needs of Platinum Triangle
residents and employees;
WHEREAS, the adopted General Plan establishes a maximum development intensity for
The Platinum Triangle,for up to 9,175 dwelling units (at an intensity of up to 100 dwelling units per acre),
5,000;000 square feet of office space,'slightly over 2,000,000 square feet of commercial uses, industrial
development at a maximum floor area ratio of 0.50 and institutional development at a maximum floor area
ratio of 3.0; and
WHEREAS, on February 23, 2005, the Anaheim Planning Commission considered
Environmental ImpactReport No. 128 (including Mitigation Monitoring Program Na 126, Findings of Fact
and Stafement of Overriding Considerations); Amendment No. 1 to ThePlatinum Triangle Master Land
Use Plan (Miscellaneous Case No. 2003-00071); Amendment No. 1 to The Platinum Triangle Mixed Use
Overlay Zone; and Conditional Use Permit No. 2003-04763 for a multiple-family residential development
(the Archstone Gateway Project) (the "Proposed Actions"); and
WHEREAS, The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan, which was approved by the
City Council on August 17, 2004, by its Resolution No. 2004-178, provides for the implementation of the'
General Plan vision, goals and policies for The Platinum Triangle and will serve as a blueprint for future '
development and street improvements within The Platinum Triangle, including setting forth planning
principles, development intensities, conceptual street, park and potential new signalized intersection
locations and streetscape designs including, but not limited to, landscaping, lighting fixtures and street
furniture and by identifying the existing Amtrak/Metrolink Station and the conceptual Anaheim Regional
Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) location.
WHEREAS, staff has recommended that The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan
be amended to revise Figure 10: Gateway District Underlying Zoning and Location Map to establish
new Sub Areas A and B and amend Section 3.6 Gateway District to reflect the new Sub Areas
(Amendment No. 1); and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the Civic
Center in the City of Anaheim on February 23, 2005, at 2:00 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, Chapter 18.60 (Procedures), to hear and consider evidence for and against said Proposed Actions
to investigate and make findings and recommendations in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, said Commission, after due inspection, investigation and study made by and
in its behaff, and after due consideration of al{ evidence and reports offered at said hearing, does find and
determine the following facts:
1. That Amendment No. 1, establishes the boundaries of Sub Areas A and B in the
Gateway District and reflects the new Sub Areas in "Section 3.6 Gateway DistricY'.
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2. That Amendment No. 1 is consistent with the Goals and Policies of the General Plan for
The Platinum Triangle.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING: That the Anaheim City
Planning Commission has reviewed DEIR No. 328, including Mitigation Monitoring Program Na 126, and
made certain findings and recommendations by its Resolution No. PC2005-30 determining that DEIR Na
328 is adequate to serve as the environmental documentation for the Proposed Actions and
recommending, as set forth in said Resolution, that the City Council, as lead agency for the Proposed
Actions, based upon its independent review of DEIR No.328 prepared in connection with the Proposed
Actions determine that the Proposed Actions are within the Scope of DEIR No. 328; are adequate to
serve as therequired environmental documentation for the Proposed Actions, including the subject
proposal, and satisfy all of the requirements of CEQA;'and, that no further environmental documentation
need be prepared for the Proposed Actions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Anaheim Planning Commission does
hereby recommend that the City Council approve Amendment No. 1 to The Platinum Triangle Master
Land Use Plan, to incorporate the changes identified in Attachment Na 1 to this Resolution.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was ado e e Planning Com ission meeting of
February 23, 2005. ~
CHAIRMAN, ANA IM PLANNING COMMISSION '
ATTEST:
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IOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSIDN
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY'OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Eleanor Morris, Senior Secretary of the Anaheim Planning Commission, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the Anaheim Planning
Commission held on February 23, 2005, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BUFFA, EASTMAN, FLORES, PEREZ, ROMERO, VELASQUEZ
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
VACANT: COMMISSIONERS: ONE VACANCY
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ~~_ day of
, 2005.
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
Attachment to this resolution:
Attachment No. 1- MIS Case No. 2003-00071 Figure 10:Gateway District Underlying Zoning and Location Map
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'Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Flan ~
3.6 G1t@W8~/ ~fStPICt Development Principles include:
The underlying zones for the Gateway District are the • Implement the palm tree and canopy tree plantings
I(Industrial) and O-L (Low Intensity Office) Zones. along Orangewood Avenue and State College
` The I Zone allows for industrial employment Boulevard.
opportunities, research and development, repair ~ • Provide landmark azchitecture that addresses the
services, wholesale activities, distribution centers and intersection of State College/Orangewood Avenue.
manufacturing and fabrication. The O-L Zone provides • Provide bike lanes along Orangewood Avenue and
for a variety of low-intensity office uses that are connector streets to provide an important link to
typically three stories or less in height. the Santa Ana River regional trail system.
Aptly named, this district provides the entry ~
ex erience into bo e' ' ce~e ~~~
p th th city and The Plahnum „
Triangle from the south and west. The Gateway ," ~ ~
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provide for the development of Sub Area B pursuant to N
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. Figure 10: Gateway District Underlying
Zoning and Location Map