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RESOLUTION NO. PC2008-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
ADOPTING AND RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2007-00462 PERTAINING TO
THE ANAHEIM GENERAL PLAN (THE ANAHEIM RESORT)
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 Council, by its Resolution No. 2004-95,
adopted a comprehensive update to the General Plan for the City of Anaheim; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Planning Commission did receive a verified Petition
for General Plan Amendment for certain real property situated in The Anaheim Resort area of
the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California and designated on the City of
Anaheim General Plan for Commercial Recreation land uses; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment No. 2007-00462 proposes to amend the
Land Use Element of the Anaheim General Plan as follows:
Amend `Figure LU-4: Land Use Plan" of the Land Use Element of the General
Plan to redesignate the eastern 3.3 acres of the subject property from the
Commercial Recreation to the Mixed Use land use designation as shown on
Attachment "A-1"attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as if
set forth in full.
2. Amend "Table LU-4: General Plan Density Provisions for Specific Areas of the
City" of the Land Use Element of the General Plan to reduce the number of acres
in the Commercial Recreation land use designation and the Anaheim Resort
Specific Plan area by 3.3 acres.
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment No. 2007-00462 is proposed in
connection with Reclassification No. 2007-00210, Specific Plan Amendment No. 2007-00049,
Conditional Use Permit No. 2007-05242, Final Site Plan No. 2007-00010, Tentative Tract Map
No. 17219 and Tentative Parcel Map No. 2007-163 to construct a mixed use project consisting of
a 102-room hotel on the western 1.5-acre portion of the project site adjacent to Harbor
Boulevard, and a 191-unit, condominium complex, including nine live/work units, on the eastem
3.3-acre portion of the project site (herein collectively referred to as the "proposed project
actions"); and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the
Anaheim Civic Center, Council Chamber, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, on January 7, 2008, 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 proposed project actions, including General Plan Amendment No. 2007-
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00462, and to investigate and make findings and recommendations in connection therewith; and
that said public hearing was continued from the January 7, January 23, and February 4, 2008
hearings; and
WHEREAS, said Commission, after due consideration, inspection, investigation
and study made by itself, and after due consideration of, and based upon, all evidence and reports
offered at said hearing, does hereby find:
1. That the proposed amendment maintains the internal consistency of the General
Plan, as the proposed modifications to the Commercial Recreation land use designation
description are consistent with Goal 2.1 of the Land Use Element of the General Plan to continue
to provide a variety of quality housing opportunities to address the City's diverse housing needs,
Goa14.1 of the Land Use Element of the General Plan to promote development that integrates
with and minimizes impacts to surrounding land uses, Goal 7.1 of the Land Use Element of the
General Plan to address the jobs-housing relationship by developing housing near job centers and
transportation facilities and Goal 5.1 of the Economic Development Element to expand housing
opportunities for all economic segments of the community.
2. The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest, health,
safety, convenience, or welfare of the City in that the proposed amendments to the Anaheim
General Plan would result in additional residential development opportunities on the eastern 3.3-
acre portion of the subject property, while maintaining Commercial Recreation land uses along
the western 1.5-acre portion of the subject property adjacent to Harbor Boulevard consistent with
the General Plan's vision to encourage the implementation of Commercial Recreation land uses
along Harbor Boulevard to the city boundary at Chapman Avenue. Further, the proposed
amendment area is bounded on two sides by existing multiple-family residential uses, so the
amendment would be consistent with a prevailing residential land use pattern;
3. The proposed amendment would maintain the balance of land uses within the
City, in that the proposed amendment would allow housing to be built in close proximity to a
jobs-rich area; and
4. That the subject property proposed to be designated to new land uses, as depicted
on Attachment A-1, 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 in that:
a. Access to the property would be maintained from Harbor Boulevard;
b. The proposed Mixed Use designation would provide a transitional use
between the Commercial Recreation land uses adjacent to Harbor
Boulevard and the multiple-family residential land uses to the east and
south of the site; and,
c. Infrastructure impacts associated with the proposed amendment would be
equivalent to the impacts associated with the site's present Commercial
Recreation land use designation.
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5. That no one indicated their presence at said public hearing in opposition; that one
email message was submitted with concerns about building height and lighting; and that no
letters were received in opposition to the subject petition.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING: That the
Anaheim Planning Commission has reviewed the proposal and does hereby approve the
Mitigated Negative Declaration and the associated Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 154 upon
finding that the declaration reflects the independent judgment of the lead agency and that it has
considered the Mitigated Negative Declaration together with any comments received during the
public review process and further finding on the basis of the initial study and any comments
received that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the
environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, 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 General Plan Amendment No. 2007-00462, as described above.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the applicant is responsible for paying all
charges related to the processing of this discretionary case application within 15 days of the
issuance of the final invoice. Failure to pay all charges shall result in delays in the issuance of
required permits or the revocation of the approval of this application.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission
meeting of February 20, 2008. Said resolution is subject to the appeal provisions set forth in
Chapter 18.60, "Procedures" of the Anaheim Municipal Code pertaining to appeal procedures.
CHAIRMAN, ANAHEIM ANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Grace Medina, 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 20, 2008, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BUFFA, EASTMAN, FAESSEL, ROMERO, VELASQUEZ
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: AGARWAL, KARAKI
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 3rd day of
March, 2008. ~ _,
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SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
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