Resolution-PC 2007-77• ~
RESOLUTION NO. PC2007-77
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
ADOPTING ANDRECOMMENDING TQ THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT
GENERALPCAN AMENDMENT N0. 2006-00445 PERTAINING TO
`THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF TkiE ANAHEIM GENERAL PLAN _
(THE PLATINUM TRIANGLE)
WHEREAS, the first Anaheim General Plan was adopted in 1963 and has been subsequently
amended over the years as conditions warrant; and that the City Council adopted a comprehensive update to
the General Plan on May 25, 2004; '
WHEREAS, the adopted General Plan envisions an area of the City of Anaheim known as the
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 Platinum Triangle comprises approximately 820 acres located at the
confluence of Interstate 5 and SR-57 Freeways in #he City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California,
generally east of interstate 5 Freeway, west of the Santa Ana River channel and SR-57 Freeway, south of the
Southern California Edison easement, and north of the Anaheim City limit area; and
WHEREAS, the City did receive a verified petition for General Plan Amendment Na 2006-
00445 requesting an amendment to the Land Use Element of #he General Plan to increase the square footage
of office and commercial uses permitted in The Platinum Triangle from 1,735,00~ to 1,790,550 square feet of
office development and from 0 to 10,000 square feet of commercial development, as further set forth in Exhibit A
(Table LU-4: General Plan Density Provisions for Specific Areas of the Gity), which exhibit is attached hereto
and incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the Anaheim Civic
Center, Council Chamber, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, on Juty 23, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., notice of said pubfic
hearing having been duly given as required by law and in accordance with the provisions of the Anaheim '
Municipal Code, to hear and consider evidence for and against said General Plan Amendmenfiand 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 a{ said hearing, DOES HEREBY
FIND:
1. That the evidence presented substantiates that the proposed amendment to the Land' Use
Element of the Anaheim General Plan is necessary, and will further the goals of said Plan by providing '
commercial and office uses consistent with the Office High designation and maintaining the internal consistency
of the General Plan.
2. That the proposed amendment would be consistent with and assist in the implementation of the
goals and policies for The Platinum Triangle pertaining to Office High approved by the City Council as apart of
the comprehensive General Plan Update on May 25, 2004.
3. That proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety,
convenience, or welfare or the citizens of the City and would maintain a balance of land uses within the City.
4. That no one indicated their presence at said public hearing in opposition; and that no ,
correspondence was received in opposition to subject petition. A person spoke about issues and a person
spoke with concerns pertaining to the subject request, and a letter of concern was received.
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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT:FINDING: That the Anaheim Pfanning
Commission has reviewed General Plan Amendment N. 2006-00445' and, by its motion, did find and determine
and recommend that the City Council find and determine; pursuant to the provisions of<the California
Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), and based upon its independent review and consideration of an Initial
Study/Addendum conducted pursuant to CEQA for General Pian Amendment No. 2006-00445, and the
requirements of CEQA, including Section 21166 of the California Public Resources Code and Section 15162 of
the CEQA Guidelines, and the evidence received at the public hearing, that previousiy-certified FSEIR No.332
' and the Third Addendum to FSEIR 332, together with the Updated and Modified Mitigation Monitoring Program
No. 106A for The Platinum Triangle, and Mitigation Monitoring Plan Na 145, are adequate to serve as the
required environmental documentation for General Plan Amendment No. 2006-00445 and satisfy ali of the
requirements of CEQA, and that no further environmental documentation need 6e prepared for said Generai
Plan Amendment. '
NOW, TMEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the 'above findings, the Anaheim '
Planning Commission does hereby recommend that the City Council of the City of Anaheim adopt Generaf Plan -
Amendment Na 2006-00445 pertaining to the Land Use Element, to increase the maximum square footage
permitted for office and commercial uses in The Platinum Triangle from 1,735,000 to 1,790,550 square'feet of
office developmenf and from 0 to 10,000 square feet of commercial development, as further set forth in Exhibit A
(Table LU-4: General Plan Density Provisions for Specific Areas of the City).
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the applicant is responsible for paying all charges
related to theprocessing of this discretionary case application within 15 days of the issuance of the final invoice
or prior to the issuance of building permits for this project, whichever occurs first. Failure to pay all charges sha~l
: result in delays in the issuance of required permits or the revocation of the approval of this application.
THE FOREG0ING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of
July 23, 2007. Said resolution is subject to the appeal provisions set forth in Chapter 18.60 `Procedures" of the
Anaheim Municipal Codepertaining to appeal procedures and may be replaced by a City Council Resolution in
the event of an appeaL
CHAIR AN, AHEIM PLAN COMMISSION
ATTEST:
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
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
July 23, 2007, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BUFFA, EASTMAN, FAESSEL, KARAKI, VELASQUEZ ~
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: FLORES, ROMERO
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ~ day of v us~ ,
2007.
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General Pian Amendment No. 2006-00445
' NOTE: Removed words are shown with s#~ilFee~~ and new words are shown in bold:
~ TABLE LU-4~: GENERAL PLAN DENSITY PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE CITY, :
tocation General Plan Land UseDesi nafions Permitted Densit `
The Mountain Park Low Medium Hi{Iside Density 485 '
Area Residential
(Up to 6 du/ac)
2,015
Low Medium Density Residential '(Up to 2,500 dwelfing units)
(Up to 16 du/ac)
Area "A" .
(Parcel Map Low-Medium D~nsity Residential Up to 140 dwelling units
94-205) ',
The Disneyland
Resort Specific Plan ' Commercial Recreation See Note No. 1 on next page.
SP92-1 Area
The Anaheim
ResortO Specific Commercial Recreation See Note No. 2 on next page.
Plan SP92-2 Area :
Hotel Circle Specific Commercial Recreation The Hotel Circfe 5pecific Plan allows for a
Plan (SP93-1) Area master planned hotel project including up to
969 hotel rooms and integrated guest
oriented amenities inciuding full-service
restaurants, conference room/banquet
fiacilities, pool and spa areas, tour
bus/shuftle facilities, and pedestrian
promenades and plaza areas with
comprehensive landscaping.
The Platinum Mixed-Use'` Up to 10,266 dwelfing units at densities up
T.riangle Area to 100 dwelling units per acre; up to
3,265,000 s:f. of office development at
maximum FAR of 2A0; and, up to
~ 2,254,400 s.f. of commercial development
at a maximum FAR o# 0.40.
Office High and Office Low Up to ~8981,790,550 s.f. of office
development and 10,OOO:s.f. of
commeroial development a~-a--r~a~i~~
- #~ and a maximum FAR of 0:50 for
properties designated Office-Low.
The Stonegate Low Density Residential Up to 35 dwelling units
Development Area
*Mixed-Use numbers may change pending GPA2006-OD4~46.