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RESOLUTION NO. PC2005-45
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIMPLANNING COMMISSION
ADOPTING AND RECOMMENDING TO THE C17Y COUNCIL ADOPTION OF
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. GPA 2005-00425 PERTAINING TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2004, the Anaheim City Councif approved a memorandum of
understanding with the County of Orange stipulating that the City would pursue a process that may lead to
annexation of County Islands (i.e., pockets of land #haf are surrounded by but not within any city's boundaries) _
4-AN-6, 4-AN-7, and 4-AN-8 into the City of Anaheim; and
~ WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim has an adopted General Plan, which was updated by the City '
Council on May 25, 2005, by its Resolution No: 2004-95; and `
WHEREAS, on March 7; 2005, the Anaheim Planning Commission directed staff to initiate an
amendment to the Land' Use Element of #he Anaheim General Plan to redesignate certain real properties .
comprising an approximately 0.6 acre area at the southeast corner of Gilbert Street and Ball Road, as shown on
Exhibit A attached hereto and labeled "LAND USE ELEMENT, General Plan Amendment Na 2005=00425, Area
Na 6" (hereinafter described as "Acea Na'6"), from the Low DensityResidential land use designation to the
Medium Density Residential land use designation; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 18.68 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, provisions of the '
General Plan may be amended whenever the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare require
such amendment when adopted by a resolution of the City Council'in the manner prescribed by law; and
WHEREAS, on April 18, 2005, at 6:00 p.m., the Anaheim Planning Commission did hold a'
publia hearing at the Anaheim Civic Center, Council Chamber, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, notice of said
pu6lic hearing having been duly given as required by taw and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
18.60 "Procedures" of the Anaheim Municipal Code, to hear and consider evidence for and against said General
Plan Amendment No. 2005-00425 and to investigate and make findings and recommendations in connection
therewith; and
WHEREAS, said Commission, after due consideration, inspection, irnestigation 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, 4herefore, Area No. 6 should be redesignated in said General Plan for Medium Density
Residenfial land uses.
2. That the proposed amendment maintains the internal consistency of the General Plan. "
3. That the proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety,
convenience, or welfare of the City.
4. That the proposed amendment would maintain the balance ofJand uses within the City.
5. That the subject properties are physically suitable to accommodate the proposed modification,
inc{uding but not limited to access, physical constraints, topography, provisions of utilities, and compatitiility with
surrounding land uses.
6. That 3 people indicated their presence at the public hearing in opposition_to the proposal,
1 letter was received in opposition; and 2 people relayed their concerns/questions to the proposaC
Cr\PC2005-045 -1- PC2005=45
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CAUFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING: That the Anaheim Planning
Commission has reviewed the proposal to arriend the Land Use Element of the General Plan to redesignate
Area No. 6 from the L:ow Density Residential designation to the Medium Density Residential or less intense
designation; and did recommend that the City Council, based on its independent review of the Initial Study and
unless additional or contrary information is received during the public meeting, approve the Mitigated Negative
Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 133 as modified by.#he Planning Commission to include
refinements to Mitigation Measure 5.6-3 and find and determine that based upon said Initial Study and any
evidence received at the public meeting, that there is no substantial evidence that the project wiN have a
significant effect on the environment that cannotbe mitigated to a level of insignificance as identified in the
Mitigated Negative Declaration, that no new mitigation measures or alternatives will be required beyond those
identified in Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 133, and that the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation
Monitoring Program Na 133 are in'compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the
State and City CEQA Guidelines and are adequate to serve as the required environmental documentation #or
the proposed Amendment and satisfy alt requirements of CEQA; and that no further er-vironmenta!
documentation need be prepared for theproposed General Plan Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the above findings, the Anaheim
Planning Commission does hereby adopt and recommend to the City Council _of the City of Anaheim adoption of
- General Plan Amendment Na 2005-00425, to'redesignate AreaNo. 6 from the Low DensityResidenfial land
use designation to the Medium Density Residential land use designation.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of
April 18, 2005. ~
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CHAIR N, NAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSlON
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SEN10R SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
STATE OF CAUFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
!, Eleanor Morris, Senior Secretary of the Anaheim Planning Commission, do hereby certify that
the foregoing resolution was passed and adopfed at a meeting of the Anaheim Planning Commission held on
Apri118, 2005, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BUFFA, EASTMAN, FLORES, PEREZ, VELASQUEZ
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
VACANT: COMMISSIONERS: TWO VACANCIES
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ~'~ day of ~ ,
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Generai Plan Amendment No. 2005-00425
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