PC 77-1RESOLUTION N0. PC77-1
A RESQLUiION 0~ THE ANANEIM CI7Y PLANt11NG COMMISSiON
THl1T PETi'IG~7 FdR VAQIANCF NG. 2$8~~ BE GR11N7F~,
rrIEHEAS, the Anahcin City Plarninc; Ccxnmission ~ilA recrivc a v~riFic•d
petition f~~r Variance ~rom R~GER T, ANf1 NANCY ~Pt',OiT, 745 E. Peraita Hili; Dr~ve,
Ar.aheln, Californla 42P,~3 (Owners}; H. STFPHFN LOQNT?, 35~+ San Minuel Drlvr, Ncrm.or*.
Beach, Californla 92660 (Aqen[1 ~f certAir. real proper~y situated In tE~e Clty of
Anahelm, County of Orany~, Sta;c c° f.al!fornfa descrihc; ts:
Tnat porilon of Sectlon 10, Ta•~nshlp ~~ `outh, R„r~e ? ue5t, San Hernardino rase
and Merid(an, and that portior of Loc 2F, Trac' No. '~, P!`r,alt~ t',ilis ''ract ~~~,
2, as per Map recorded !n E3ook 1D, Paee i~. of Misre!lan~•nus H~ens, ~ecords o~ saii
Orange County, Call`ornla, morr_ particularlv dcscrihcC as foll~r~s:
Deginning at Lhr_ point of lntersectfon of the 'i~rthe~strrly nrnlonna2ln., of Lhr.
Southeasterly line of Lot ZF, Nith *he crnterline <f P~ralta Hills Dr'.ve, as shown
on sald Mhp; thenrc Sauth 7~O 4fi' On" Nest k~~,'i~'~ !`ee[ alonq said centerli~ie;
thence South 14° 12' D~" East 35~.5; feet; Yhr.nce Norrh 7~:° 48' ~n" [•~t ?7P,2~
feet to a polnt on tne Southeast~rlv line of tha lani: 'escriheC as ParcPl %I~~.. 2
in a deed recorded January 11, 1~~hP~ in Roo~ '~+Q1, Pagc 3;i o` Official RecorAs;
Lhenr_e a'onc; last mentlanrA Southea;terly llne, 1lorth 1~~° ?1' ;~" Enst ?'~.~4
feet; ~torth 27G 5Z~ 3~" Enst 14Q.,;~ fect; t~orch la° ii' 0'~" Fast 11?,~3fi ±eet; ann
NorCh if,° Q7' S9" Uest i27.i5 fcet to a point on the Norihea~tcrly prni~~igatlon
of Che centcrline of Peralte Nllls ~rive, and Alst~nt thereon 51,~+~ fe-t from the
polnt o` beginning; thenr.e South 75° ~~' 00" Uest 5~.4~ feet ~iong sald
prolon,qa[ion to the pol~t of beginn~ng.
A~ID AL50:
7'hose portions o` SecYien ?fi, Townshlp u Sout`~ .°.anqe q wr~s:, San Berr~ar~lino P~as^
and Merfdian, and Chat p~rtion of Lot 2F, of Tract ~~o. 59; Peralta Hills Tra~•
No. 2 as shown on a map [hereof recorded In book ih, aaqe lA~ Mt:,cellaneous +'a:, ,
r_cords of sold Orange County, mere pbrtlcularly described as follows:
PARCEL 1: Commencinq at an anqle polnt in the Southerly houndary of sald i_ot 2h,
safd polnt beln9 thr. SouthwesCerly te.rminus o~ that certeln c~ursc h~vinq a
bear-ng and disxancc of "North 57° ~5' ~~" [ast 202.~3 feet" as same is shown on
sald map of Trac[ No, 59; the^ce, along satC Southerly boundarv Nor[h 57° ?j' OU"
Eost 111.2%i fee[ to thc True Point o' Reqinning; thence, leavlnq sald Southerly
bounGary Nor[h 39° 5~~' 15" West 202.97 feet to r, polnt of IntersecClo~ with the
SocR hcrly prolongation of the Westerly 11ne of that certain parcel of land
described in the deed to Roger 7, Ahhott and tilfe, recorded February 2, 1q?3, In
book T0541, page 115, of Officla! Reco~ds of sa1~1 Orange Cn~~~•y; thencr. alonr,
salG prolongation and the Sou[herly llne oi sald I~nd Nc~th i~+° 12~ on~~ Wesr
79•51 feet ~nd Nor[h 75° 43' OQ" East ::'A,87 f~et co a point In the Eastcrly
boundary of that certeln parcel of ~and descr~bed In Parcel ~ In a documenC
recorded I~ book 849~, pege 351, OP~icin) Recor.+s, records o9 sald Grange ~ounty;
thence, elong sald Easterly boundary 1?R,2? fect to er, ang1C polnt therein;
ther,cc contlnufng alona yeld Eastcriy boundbry i<R.37 fect to ar, angir polnt
thcr~tn, sald ~ngle polnt being also 4he In u reeceion of sa~~' F~s~crly boundary
with thc Nor2h~esterly prelongetfon of thc Southarly boundary of sel~1 Lnt 26;
thance, along sa(d ;Southerly boundary end Its Northeasterly prolongotlon South
57a x5' 00'~ 11esf 91.Q$ feet to the true point of bnq!rtning,
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ANQ ALSO:
Those por~lons ofi Lot 2G, Tract 59 of Peralta Hllts 7ract ~~o. 2 as shown on a mzp
recorued in book 10, paye 18, Miscellaneous Maps, records o` said Orange Cuunty,
Aescribed as follows:
Parcel 1: Beginning a[ A point In the centerlinc uf Peralta Hllis ~r;ve as shown
on said map of Tract 59, said llne belna also [he Northerly Iine of s:sid Lnt 2h,
said point being distant thercon Noreh 75° 4A' 00" East iQ.O~ feet 'rom thc most
Northwestcrly corner *.hcreof; thencr alonq sald centr.r!ine of Peralta Niils Drive
North 75° ~~8' 00" Ea~t lii.~, `cet 'o the true polnt of heqirininc~; tnence lcavinq
~aid centerline Scuth 14° 12' (10" East 1<3~.n~ feet; thence South 3~° 5~' 15" East
232.99 feet to a point on the Soucherly llne of 4AId Lot 26; thence ~lonq safd
Southerly line So~~th 71° 05' 0~" East .2.i~ feet t• an an~le poir.t thereln;
thence ~ontlnuing along said Southerly line Morth 57° '-" ~~~" Fast 111.2h fcet;
[henc..e leaving sald Sou~herly llne Nor[h jQ° 5F' 15" West ~02,9? ¢:~ct to a noi~~t
of intersectlor. with the Southerly nrolongation of the WesLCrly I~ne of that
certain parcel of land descrlbed in th~ d~ed to P.cx-~er T. Abbott recorCe~! ~ebruary
?., ~973, 1n Baok 10541, paqe 119, Offlclal Recorrl,; ~hence along said ~esterlv
line and Its Southerly prolonya*.lun ~ort~~ 1~~° 12' f,~" Nest 43q,t?f, fect to a polnt
in the above describe~d centerilnc ef Peralta Hllls ~rive; t'r.e~ce i'.ono salri
centcrline of Pcralta Hills Drive Soutn 75° 48' On" West 13?.15 feeL to the [rue
point of beclnning.
1~HEREAS, the City Planninc Coaxnissfon did hold a public l~earin~ at t`~e City
Hall ir. [he Clty of Aneheln on Janua:'y ), 19~i7, a~ t:3n p,m „ no;ice of sald puh!ic
hear?ng having been duly qiven as rr_qulred by law and 1n accordr,nce wit~~ the
provlslons of t~~e Anahelm Munfcipal CoGe, Cnapter ~8.~3, to hear and consldar
evidence for and agalnst sald proposeA v~rlance and to investigate anA make f(ndinqs
and rr.commendatlons In connection therewith; and
uHEREAS, snid Commisslon, nfter due Insnectlon, !nvestlqetlon and study made
by Itstlf and in 1[i behalfi, and ofter due consideretlon ef all cvidenc~ and re oric
offered at said hearing, does tlnd and dcterminc the followinc; fiRCC4:
1. That the petitlor.er praFoses Che followinq wavler from thc Anaheim
Hunicipa' Code, to permit a pct chimpanzee:
SEC710N 18,02,052,014 - Prohihitcd anfn;els. {keeping of pe; chipanzee
~ not pcrm tte
2. That [he abov_-mentlone~ walver Is hereby grantcd for one Chin-:panZee
Mr e period of three (3) years, sub]ect [~~ revlew and conslderation fcr p~s,lble
tlme extensions by the Plannin; Commissic~, upon written request by t`~~° cr~iitlaner;
sal' reviea being to determine whethnr there have been ar~y detrlmentr:t '~mF~:cc- upon
the neighborhood.
3, Thot th~ grantiny of thls varlantc Is baeed upon the flnai.^.q C~•..~: °'~e
subJecC proDerCy Is eppraxlm~tety afx ncrr_s (n slze and Is consldcred nn adec~ua;e'~r
large eree for the keoping of antmels othcrwlse prohlbiCnd such as s chSr;~-ze++F sa'.~
use therefore not having the san!e lmpact upon the surrounding nciqhbc;;•' ~,~- ' ::,z ~+
«ould if thc proparty end neighbnring prop~rtles coneFsted ot sneller lots, 7~d ~~+;-:%
upon the furt.her `inding thmt thc petltinnar ~tipulated thet the chlpanzce w~il be
accompanl~d by a fiuman being at sll tirres .rfier, Esot con4lned within fully enclosed
puerter~ such a~ ~ cagn.
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4, That there are excep*_ional or e:ctraordinary circumstances or c~nditions
applicable to the propcrty involved or to tne "ntended use of thP prop~rty that do
not aryply ge~erally to the property or class of use in the same vicin~ty a•nci rone.
5, That the requested varlance ys necesshry Tor the preservation anri
enjo•~~~ntnt or a sutstantlal property rlght possessed hy other propertY in the samr.
vicinitv end zone, and denled to Lhe propcrty in questlon.
~. Tha[ Che r~aue5ted variance will noY be miterlaliy detrlmental to the
public weli~are or InJurlous to [he property or im•,rovrm~nt3 In such vicinitv a~d zone
In which the property 1s locti~c'.
7. That no one ;ndlcated their presencr r~t salA punlic hearin~ ir
opposliion; ond no corr'esp~ndence Na3 rer_eived ln opnosi~lon to the subjec2 netition;
however, one (1) letter was rccelvcd in fa~•~r and four (4; ~earby re5ldcnts endorsed
the 9ubiect petition In favor.
E!~VIRONMEt~TAL IF!P1~CT REPOR'i FItIDING: ~hTt the Directer of tne ^lanning
Department has Ceterr ned th~t the propesed actlvlty .`Alls wichtr, the definitlon of
Sectian 3.01, C1ass 1, of Che City of Anahclm ruidclir.es to Che Renuirtments ror ar,
Envlronmental Impact Repore and ih, ¢herzfore, catc9orically exempt froni tl~e
requlrement to filc ~n EIP„
NOW, THEREFORE, 8~ IT RESOLVED tn~t the Anahefm C~ty Planning :anmission
does hereby grant sub)ect Peti[lon for Varlance, upon the q~ltowieo conGitions which
are hcreby found to bc a necessary prereauisitc to !hc pronosed use ~f the suhJect
property in order to preserve [he safety anA qeneral ~velfare af the Citizens of the
City of Anahefm:
1. That, ln orcier to determinr_ wh~ethcr any adverse effect will result from
the grar,ting of the proposed use, the Plnnninq Commisslon qranis sald use for a
perlod of three ~3) years, after which *_ime and upon ~rritien requr_st by the
petltloner, consideratlc+n may be given as to whether the use should he exended.
on1y.
2. That thls varlancc shell bt qrantad for the subjcct pro~ascd ch(mpanzee
3. That the subJec[ chimponzee shall be acconpanitu bv a F~u~+an beinq at
all [Imes when noti confined within fully enclosed quarters, such as a cag~, as
stipulattd to by the petltloner.
4, That this varlance mny become r.r'.1 and vold if suhject prnnerty is
subdivldel reducing th~ size oP the ~>arcel on which the cHlmpanzee is kept, and
furthermore, subJect varlance shali t~,e consiaered for [erminatirsn bv t~ie Planning
Commisslon at such tlme.
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THE F'ONcG01NG RESULUTION is signad
January, i977•
RTYES7:
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CRE AR , ANAHEIN CI LANN;N, ~t1MMISSIi~N
STATE OF CALIFORNiA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )ss.
CITY QF ANAHE!M )
I, Patrlcia P. Scanlan, Secre,ary of the Anahelin Lity Pianning Commission,
do hereby cc!tify thet thr, forcgoln~ resolut~on whs passe~ and adopted at .~ neetlnq
o" thn Anmheim City Plar.nlnq Cc~isslon, held on January 3, 1q7%, ~t 1:3C~ a.r:•, by
the foilo~,~ing vote of the me~bers thereof:
AYFS: COMMIS510NER5: 6ARNES, NERRST, KINf,, MORLEY, TO~AR, J~iHNS~N
NOES: COr1MI5510t~ER5: NUNE
AESEN7: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
VACANCY: UNE SEAT
i977.
IN 411T:~E~~S NHEREOF, I have her~unto set my hand Yhis 3rd day of January
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~~~'~iA i ANN NG COMM I SS I b!I
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