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RESOLUTION NO. PC2006-66
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
REGOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2005-00431 PERTAINING TO THE LAND USE, CIRCULATION,
GREEN AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT ELEMENTS
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, on May 25, 2004, the City Councif, by its Resolution Na 2004-95, adopted a
comprehensive update to the General Plan for the City of Anaheim; and
WHEREAS, staff anticipated that periodic review and modification to the document would
occur; and
WHEREAS; Planning Department staff recently requested that each City Department
review various sections of the Genera{ Plan in order to ensure that it is reflective of current goals and
policies, and
WHEREAS, following this reView, various amendments were recommended by
+nterdepartmentaF staff, 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 July 10, 2006, the Anaheim City Planning Commission did hold a public
hearing to consider a General Plan Amendment, designated as General Plan Amendment No. 2005-00431, '
notice of said hearing having been duly given as required by law and in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 18.60, to hear and consider evidence for and against said General Plan Amendment and to -
investigate and make findings and recommendations in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Amendment proposes to amend the Land Use, Circulation;
Green and Growth Management Elements of the General Plan, as follows:
1. Land Use Element
(a) Amend "Figure LU-1, SpecificPlan Map" to include a depiction of the Mountain Park
Specific Plan (SP 90-1) boundaries, as shown on Exhibit No. 1-B, on file with the
Planning Department and which is incorporated herein by this reference as if set
forth in ful1.
(b} Amend "Figure LU-4, Land Use Plan" to re-designate four (4) properties situated
on 5.49 acres located 670 feet east of the centerline of Dale Avenue and having
frontages of 406 feet on the south side of Lincoln Avenue, as shown on attached
Exhibit No. 2-B and which is on file with the Planning Department, from Low-
Medium Density Residential to Medium Density ResidentiaL
(c) Amend "Figure LU-4, Land Use Plan" to re-designate two (2) properties situated
on 1.38 acres located in the vicinity of Broadway and Manchester Avenue,
including a portion of railroad right-of-way approximately 897 feet long north of
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Broadway and approximately 424 feet long south of Broadway, as shown on
attached Exhibit No. 2-C and which is on file with #he Planning Department, from
General Commercial and Open Space to Railroad.
(d) Amend "Figure LU-4, Land Use Plan" to re-designate four (4) properties situated
on 2.94 acres located at the northwest corner of Harbor Boulevard and La Palma
Avenue, with frontages of 392 feet on the west side of Harbor Boulevard and 504
feet on the north side of La Palma Avenue, as shown on attached Exhibit No. 2-D
: and which is on file with the Planning Department, from Public Institutional to
General CommerciaL
(e) Amend "Figure LU-4, Land Use Plan" to re-designate one (1) property situated on
0.62 acre located approximatefy 80 feet north of the intersection of Cottonwood
Circle and Vermont Avenue, with a frontage of 331 feet on the west side of
Cottonwood Circle, as shown on attached Exhibit No. 2-E and which is on file with
the Planning Department, from Open Space to Parks.
(f) Amend "Figure LU-4, Land Use Plan" to re-designate one (1) propertysituated on
0.62 acre located southwest of the intersection of Santa Ana Street and Olive
Street, including a portion of railroad right-of-way approximately 463 feet long and
bounded by Santa Ana Street to the north and Olive Street to the east, as shown
on attached Exhibit No. 2-F and which is on file with the Planning Department,'
from Low-Medium Density Residential to Railroad.
(g) ` Amend "Figure LU-4, Land Use Plan" to re-designate four (4) properties situated
on 7.1 acres located 359 feet northwest of the centerline of Claudina Way and
having frontages of 974 feet on the northeast side of Anaheim Way; as shown on
attached Exhibit Na 2-G and which is on file with the Planning Department, from
General Commercial to Parks.
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(h) Amend `Figure LU-4, Land Use Plan to re-designate one (1) property situated on
0.44 acre located 1,000 feet east of the centerline of East Street and having a
frontage of 88 feet on the south side of Lincoln Avenue, as shown on attached
Exhibit No. 2-H and which is on file with the Planning Department, from Schools
to Medium Density ResidentiaL
(i} Amend "Figure LU-4, Land Use Plan" to re-designate nine (9) properties situated
on 8.8 acres at the northeast, southwest and southeast corners of Miraloma
Avenue and Red Gum Street, as shown on attached Exhibit No. 2-I and which is
on file with the Planning Department, from General Commercial to lndustrial.
(j) Amend "Figure LU-4, Land Use Plan" to re-designate one (1) property situated on
2.53 acres located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Monte Vista
Road and Bauer Road with frontages of 190 feet on the southwest side of Monte
Vista Road and 395 feet on the north side of Bauer Road, as shown on attached
Exhibit No. 2-J and which is on file with the Planning Department, from Public-
Institutional to Parks.
(k) Amend "Table LU-2, Residential Land Use Designations" and "Table LU-3, Non-
Residential Land Use Designations" to clarify that other zones may be substituted for
the typical implementation zones, provided that the overall density ranges.
established by the General Plan are not exceeded, as shown on Exhibit No. 3, on file
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with the Planning Department and which is incorporated herein bythis reference as if
set forth in fulL
(I) Amend "Figure LU-5, Areas of the City with Special DensityLimitations" to include
' a depiction of the boundaries of the Stonegate area which has a density limitation
of 35 dwelling units for the 32-acre site, as shown on Exhibit No: 4-B, on file with
the Planning Department and which is incorporated herein by this reference as if '
sef forth in fulL
(m) Modify the description of the CorridorResidential designation:
The Corridor Residential designation is intended to provide
for
~e}es~si~es#e~ single-family attached ~e~v~e~se-s~le
housing ~y~isa~l~ fronting on arterial highways and
incorporating a rear access drive or service alley. For
proiects with sufficient depth. this desiqnation mav also
- incorporate sinale-familv detached housina located
behind the attached product. This designation is intended
to provide for housing opportunities along the City's arteriaf
corridors. This category is implemented by the RM-1 zone.
The permitted densityrange for Corridor Residential is from
zero up to 13.0 dwelling units per gross acre.
(n) Amend "Table LU-5, Residential Buildout Estimates" and "Table LU-6, Non-
Residential Buildout Estimates" with updated land use acreage and projected
residential and non-residential estimates, as shown on Exhibit No. 5 and Exhibit
No. 6, respectively, on file with the Planning Department and which are
incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in fulL
2, Circulation Element
(a) Amend the Circulation Element of the General Plan to incorporate various textual
refinements and clarifications, as shown on Exhibit No. 7-A, on file with the Planning
Department and which is incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full.
(b) Incorporate "Figure C-2, Santa Ana Canyon Access Points Map," adopted by the City
Council on January 11, 1966, as a figure in the Circulation Element and which is
shown on Exhibit No. 7-C, on file with the Planning Department and which is
incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in fulL
(c) Amend "Figure C-5, Existing and Proposed Bicycle Facilities" (previously Figure C-4)
to reflect the addition of three proposed park sites, depict the realignment of the
Hidden Canyon Regional Trail, and remove the bicycle parking symbols from the
map, as shown on Exhibit No. 7-E, on file with the Planning Department and which is
incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in fulL
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3. Green Element
(a) Amend "Figure G-1, Green Plan" to reflect changes tothePark DeficiencyAreas, as
shown on Exhibit Na 8-6, on file with the Planning Department and which is
incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in fulL
(b) Amend "Figure G-4, Existing Park Facilities" to include three proposed park sites and
the expansion of an existing park as shown on Exhibit No. 9-B, on file with the
Planning Department and which is incorporated herein by this reference as if set
forth in fulL
(c) Amend "Table G-1, Existing Park Facilities" to include three proposed park sites and
the expansion of an existing park as shown on Exhibit Na 10-B, on file with the
Planning Department and which is incorporated herein by this reference as if set '
forth in fulL
(d) Modifythe text pertaining to Anaheim's Existing Facilities '
Anaheim's Existing Facilities. The following text would be
modified to accurately reflect the number and types of parks
identified in Figure G-4 and Table G-1, as follows:
As shown in Figure G-4, Anaheim currently owns or operates a
wide variety of parks and recreation facilities, totaling ~
approximatelv 700 acres. These include:
• 24 neighborhood parks
• 11 community parks
• ~ 8 mini-parks
• 5 nature centers
• 3 specialized recreation centers
These parks feature passive uses such as picnic tables,
barbecue facilities, and tot lots as well as active uses such as
ball ~ields and tennis courts.
(e) Modify the text pertaining to The Green Plan: Park Deficiency Areas:
7he Green Plan: Park Deficiency Areas
One of the key features of the Green Plan (Figure G-1) is the
identification of Park Deficiency Areas. Park Deficiency Areas
reflect those areas that, due to population pressures and limited
_ park opportunities, are underserved by recreational facilities and
includes residential areas that are located outside of a one-half mile
radius of Neighborhood and
Community Parks or one-quarter mile radius of a Mini Park.
Communitv Parks have a service radius of two miles and also
serve Neiahborhood Park functions within a one-half mile
radius. These areas are based on needs established in the last
update of the Parks and Recreation Element, demographic
changes since the last update, and future land use and empfoyment
trends described in the Land Use Element.
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4. Growth Manaqement Element
(a) Amend the Growth Management Element of the General Plan to incorporate various
fextual refinements and clarifications, as shown on Exhibit No. 10-A, on file with the ;
Planning Department and which is incorporated herein by this reference as if set
forth in fulL
(b) Amend "Figure GM-1, County of Orange Growth ManagementAreas Encompassing
' Anaheim" to expand the depicted Growth Management Areas to include portions of
other adjacent jurisdictions, as shown on Exhibit No. 11-C, on file with the Planning
Department and which is incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in fufL
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, the Anaheim.City Planning Commission did adopt its
Resolution Na PC2006-66 containing a report of its findings, a summary of the evidence presented at'said
hearing, and recommending that General Pfan AmendmentNo. 2005-00431 be adopted by the City Council;
, and
W HEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission has reviewed the proposal to amend the
Land Use, Circulation, Green and Growth Management Elements of the General Plan; and did recommend, by
motion, thaf the City Council, based on its independent review of the Initial Study prepared in connection with
the proposed General' Plan Amendment No. 2005-00431 and unless additional or contrary information is
received during the public meeting, find and determine, based upon said Initial Study and any evidence
received at the public meeting, that no additional significant efifect will result from the proposed modifications,
no new mitigation measures or alternatives will be required, and that the proposed General Plan Amendment
' No. 2004-00431 is within the scope<of the Final Environmental Impact Report No. 330, and that the
previously-certified Final EfR No. 330 for General Plan Amendment No. 2004-00419, which was a
comprehensive update to Anaheim General Plan, is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality
Act ("CEQA") and the State and City CEQA Guidelines and is adequate to serve as the requiretl
environmental documentation for the proposed Amendment and satisfy all the reguirements of CEQA; and
that no further environmental documentation need be prepared for the proposed General Plan Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, pursuant to the above findings, the
Anaheim City Planning Commission does hereby recommend that the City Council of the City of Anaheim
approve and adopt a resolution to amend the Land Use, Circufation, Green and Growth Management
Elements of the General Plan.
THE fOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the P ning Commiss' meeting of
July 10, 2006. ,
HAIR AN, ANA I LANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) '
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss. '
CITY OF ANAHEIM ) :
I, Eleanor Morris, Senior Secretary of the Anaheim City Planning Commission, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the Anaheim City Planning
Commission held on July 10, 2006, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BUFFA, EASTMAN, FAESSEL, FLORES, ROMERO, VELASQUEZ
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE :
ABSENT:' COMMISSIONERS:' KARAKI
W WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this'_ ~~o ~~day of
, 2006.
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION