Resolution-PC 2009-078RESOLUTION NO. PC2009-078
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAIIEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
DETERMINING THAT A CLASS ll CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION IS
T'HE APPROPRIATE EN VIRONMENTAL DOCUIvIENTATION
AND APPROVING VARIANCE NO. 2009-04788
(3460 EAST LA PALMA AVENUE)
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission did receive a verified
Petition for a Variance for a deviation in the number, size, location, and height of freestanding
monument signs and wall signs for a Kaiser Hospital campus, for certain real property situated in
the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of Califomia, as more particulazly described in
Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, the 27-acre property is cunently developed with a 4-story medical
office building and is located in the SP 94-1, D.A. 4 zone (Northeast Area Specific Plan; Transit
Core Area) and the General Plan designates this property for Institutional land uses; and
WFIEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the Civic
Center in the City of Anaheim on September 14, 2009, 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, Chapter 18:60 "Procedures", to hear and consider evidence for and against said
proposed variance and to investigate and make findings and recommendations in connection
therewith; and
WHEREAS, said Commission, after due inspection, investigation and study made
by itself and in its behalf, and after due consideration of all evidence and reports offered at said
hearing, does find and determine the following facts:
1. The applicant requests a variance from the following development standards to
install new wall signs and freestanding monument sigris for a Kaiser Hospital campus:
(a) SECTION NO. 18.120.090.140.1412
Maximum number of freewav-oriented
wall si~ns (one permitted; five
proposed).
(b) SECTION NO. 18.120.090.140.1412
(c) SECTION NO. 18,120.090.160.1601
(d) SECTION NO. 18.120.090160.1602
Maximum size of freewav-oriented
wall siQns (250 square feet permitted;
304 and 578 square feet proposed).
Maximum number of arterial highway
monument siQns (one permitted; two
proposed).
Maximum height of arterial hiehwav
monument siens (4 feet high
permitted; 16 feet high proposed).
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(e) SECTION NO. 18.120.090.160.1602
( fl SECTION NO. 18.120.090.180.1802
Masimum area of arterial highwax
monument signs (40 square feet
permitted; 96 square feet proposed).
Ma~cimum number of wall siens (two
permitted; twelve proposed).
(g) SECTION NO. 18.120:090.180.1802(bl Maximum letter and logo hei ng t of
wall si¢ns (4-foot letters and 4-foot, 6-
inch logos perntitted; up to 6-foot
letters and 8-foot, 9-inch ]ogos
proposed).
2. There are special circumstances applicable to the property, including size, shape,
topography, location or surroundings, due to the large size and depth of the property, long
distance of the buildings from the street, frontage on three streets, and khe unique regional nature
of the hospital compared to other businesses in the vicinity.
3. Strict application strict applicarion of the Zoning Code deprives the property of
privileges enjoyed by other property under identical zpning classification in the vicinity because
similar sign variances have been granted for other commercial and industrial properties in the
City.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Anaheim City Planning
Commission has reviewed the proposal and does hereby find that a Class ll Categorical
Exemption in connection with Variance No. 2009-04788 is adequate to serve as the required
environmental documentation in connection wath this request.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Anaheim City Planning Commission, for
the reasons hereinabove stated, does hereby approve Variance No. 2009-04788 subject to the
conditions of approval described in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated by this
reference which are hereby found to be a necessary prerequisite to the proposed use of the
subject property in order to preserve the health, safety and general welfare of the Citizens of the
City of Anaheim.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Anaheim City Planning Commission
does hereby find and determine that adoption oFthis Resolution is expressly predicated upon
appiicanYs compliance with each and all of the conditions hereinabove set forth. Should any
such condition, or any part thereof, be declared invalid or unenforceable by the final judgment of
any court of competent jurisdiction, then this Resolution, and any approvals herein contained,
shall be deemed null and void.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that approval of this application constitutes
approval of the proposed request only to the extent that it complies with the Anaheim Municipal
Zoning Code and any other applicable City, State, and Federai regulations. Approval does not
include any action or findings as to compliance or approval of the request regarding any other
applicable ordinance, regulation or requirement.
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BE IT PURTHER 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.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission
meeting of September 14, 2009. 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 eXent of an appeal.
CHAIRMAN,
ATTEST:
SENIOR SECRETARY. ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COt1NTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
COMMISSION
I, Eleanor Moms, 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 5eptember 14, 2009 by the following vote of the members
thereo£
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BUFFA, FAESSEL, KARAICI, ROMERO
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: AGARWAL, AMENT, RAMIREZ
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14'h day of September, 2009.
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SECRETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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EXHIBIT "A"
VARIANCE NO. 200)-0-{788
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EXHIBIT "B"
V ARIANCE NO. 2009-047$8
NO.
CONDITION OF APPROVAL RESPONSIBLE
FOR
MOIVITORING '
GENERAL
1 The subject properly shall be developed substantially in Planning
accordance with plans and specifications submitted to the City
of Anaheim by the applicant and which pians are on file with
the Planning Department mazked Eachibit Nos. 1- 25 (Sign
Program).
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