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RESOLUTION NO. PC2007-150
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
ADOPTING AND RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2p07-00454 PERTAINING TO
THE 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 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 the 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, on February 13, 2007, the City Council initiated (i) General Plan
Amendment No. 2007-00454; (ii) Zoning Code Amendment No. 2007-00056; (iii) an
amendment to The Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan (MIS2007-00188); (iv)
Reclassification No. 2007-00196; (v) an amendment to The Platinum Triangle Standardized
Development Agreement (MIS2007-00203); and (vi) further discretionary actions described in
Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report No. 2006-00334 (the "Draft SEIR"), pertaining
to The Platinum Triangle (herein collectively referred to as the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment No. 2007-00454 proposes to amend the
Anaheim General Plan as follows:
1. Land Use Element
(a) Amend "Figure LU-4: Land Use Plan" of the Land Use
Element of the General Plan as shown on Attachments "A-1"
and "A-2" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference.
(b) Amend "Table LU-4: General Plan Density Provisions for
Specific Areas of the City" of the Land Use Element of the
General Plan as shown in Attachment "B" attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference.
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2. Circulation Element
(a) Amend "Figure G1: Planned Roadway Network" of the
Circulation Element of the General Plan as shown on
Attachments "C-1" and "C-2," and as further described in
Attachment "C-3," attached hereto and incorporated herein by
this reference.
(b) Amend "Figure C-5: Existing and Proposed Bicycle
Facilities" of the Circulation Element of the General Plan as
shown on Attachments "D-1" and "D-2" attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference.
3. Green Element
(a) Amend "Figure G-1: Green Plan" of the Green Element of
the General Plan as shown on Attachments "E-1" and "E-2"
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
4. Public Services and Facilities Element
(a) Amend "Figure PSF-1: Fire and Police Facilities Map" of
the Public Services and Facilities Element of the General Plan
as shown on Attachments "F-1" and "F-2" attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference.
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the
Anaheim Civic Center, Council Chamber, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, on December 10,
2007, at 2:30 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 Code, 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, 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 the proposed amendments
to the Anaheim General Plan as the proposed changes would result in additional development
opportunities within the boundaries of The Platinum Triangle and provide appropriate street
widths, consistent with the General Plan goals and policies for that area.
2. That the proposed amendments are consistent with the General Plan goals and
policies.
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Plan.
That the proposed amendments maintain the internal consistency of the General
4. That the proposed amendments would not be detrimental to the public interest,
health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City.
the City.
That the proposed amendments would maintain the balance of land uses within
6. That the subject property proposed to be designated to new land uses, as depicted
on Attachment A-2, is physically suitable to accommodate the proposed modification, including,
but not limited to, access, physical constraints, topography, provision of utilities, and
compatibility with surrounding land uses as said is intended for a mix of land uses.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL OUALITY ACT FINDING: That the
Anaheim City Planning Commission has reviewed the proposed amendment to the General Plan,
designated as General Plan Amendment No. 2007-00454, and did find and determine and
recommend, by its Resolution, that the City Council, based upon its independent review of Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact Report No. 334 ("Final SEIR"), and unless additional or
contrary information is received during the City Council's public hearing on the Project, certify
the Final SEIR and adopt the Statement of Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding
Considerations and the Updated and Modified Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 106B, a copy
of each of which is on file with the Planning Department and which are incorporated herein by
this reference as if set forth in full, and determine that said Final SEIR, together with the
Statement of Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations and the Updated and
Modified Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 106B, fully complies with CEQA, reflects the
independent judgment of the City Council and is adequate to serve as the required environmental
documentation for General Plan Amendment No. 2007-00454, and that no further environmental
documentation need be prepared for said General Plan Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to the above findings, the
Anaheim Planning Commission does hereby recommend that the Anaheim City Council adopt
General Plan Amendment No. 2007-00454, as described above.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission
meeting of December 10, 2007. Said resolution is subject to the appeal provisions set forth in
Chapter 18.60 "Procedures" of the Anaheim Municipal Code pertaining to appeal procedures and
may be replaced by a City Council Resolution in the event of an appeal.
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CHA , A AHEI LANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
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SEN~fOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Grace Medina, Senior Secretary for 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 December 10, 2007, by the following vote of the members
thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: AGARWAL, BUFFA, EASTMAN, FAESSEL,
KARAKI, ROMERO
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONERS: VELASQUEZ
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this l~~day of
December, 2007.
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OR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
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