PC 77-22RESULUTION NO.PC77-22
A RESO~UTfON OF TNE ANAHFIM CITY PLANt~IhG CO"U115510~i
P.ECONMEIJDINf TO THE C~.TY COUNCIL ~F THc CITY OF n!iAHEIH
THAT 71TLE5 15 AND 13 Uf TIiE AtJAHE1M NUtlICIPAL CODE BE
At1ENDED TO REFLECT UNIFOnHITY OF TERHINOLOGY BETIJEE>~ THE
At~AH~ I t1 I1Ut! I C I PA~ CODE, COUNC I l POL I CY At~D STAt~D,9RD DETA I LS.
WHEREAS, during the preparation of the study for Area DevelopmEnt Plan No,
117, staff discovered non-conformity of terminoloay, standards and dedlcation
procedures `or public and priva[e streets, roads, road:vays, accessways, access roa~is,
access drives, drives, driveways and alleys, as 9iven in various ,tandards policies
and the Zoning and Buiidinq Codes (Titles !5 and 13 of thr Anaheim Nunicipal Code);
and
WNEREAS, staff fron [hc various City denartments detcrmined that an
ai~endmen[ to the l,naheim Municipal Code :~ould be .~pproariate for consider,~tion by [he
Anaheim City Planning Canmission ar,~i City Council; and
WHEP,E~15, Ch~ Anahcim City Planning Co~nission did hnld a public hearing at
the City Nall in the City of Anaheim on January 17, 1?7?, at 7:nn n,m „ notice of
said public hearing having been duly given as required hy larr and in accordance with
provisions of thre ~naheim Hunicipal Codc, to hear and consider evidence for ~n~i
auainst said proposed amendments [o Titles 15 and 1C•, and to invcstiqate and make
findings and recommendo[ions ln connection therewith; ind
WHEREAS, said Cor•mission, aftcr duc inspection, investlnation, and st-~dy
made by itself and in its beh~lf, and after Aur_ consideration of all evidence and
reoorts offered at sald hear, ~q, DOES HEREBY FI!ID A~~D DETERMIt~E:
That, as a rrsult of comp,~rative anal~sis of [erms by staff, the terms
and definitions relatrd to vehicu~ar access in thr_ hill and canyon area
bc as `ollows:
'Accessway" - General ter~ for any public or private vehicular
casement including but not lir~i[ed to: strr_cts, roads, lanes,
alleys, hi9h~.~ays and exoressways.
"Roadway" - The porti~n ~f a vehicul.ar easement used for vehicular
travel.
"5[reet" - A public cr a privat~ easemrnt whicn affords primary
means of vehicular access to ahuttinq property.
"Road" - In general, may mrai~ the same as "street", nowever, in
ti~e hillside zones "road" refers to ~ local vehicular eas~°ment
with less than full street impr~vements, fn addltlon, "road" may
bc used as a part of the nropcr namc o!` othcr ar_cessw~ys.
"Private Lanc" - A 20-foot widc private vehicular easemenC serving
no more than four lo[s.
"Driveway" - Unrecorded access servinq one lot only.
RESO:.UT'ON N0. PC77-22
2. That piivatc road widLhs bc amended for chc study area of Area
Developmen[ Plan I~o, 117, lnclud(ng the Hohler brive and Peralta hills
areas, said widths to be 32'foot wfdc road easements havin, a 24-foot
wide paved roadway, wi[h [he provision that existing privatc roads with
greater or lesser widt~~s may be retained unless additional development
occurs, and any newly established private roads shall bc in conformance
~i[h these new standards; and that the C1ty Engineer be direcred to
prep.ire revised standard engineering details in accordance herewi~h,
3. That the Zoning Code (Title 13) be amended to standardize the
termirolagy outlined ahove in all single-family residcn~lal hillsidc
zones; to increase panhandle lot widths frorn a minimu~ •- 15 feet to a
min3mum of 20 fee[ to accommodate an 1°-fo~t wide st~~nc.:-d driveway;
and [o decrease the maximum distances fror strucCure tn accessway and
firc hydrant, subJect to review for grr_ater dis[ances.
4. That the Zoning Cade (Titlc 13 - Dedication and tmprovements - General)
be amended [o change "shall" [o "nay" rcquire strcet li~httnn in-lieu
fees, so as to reflect mnre clo~~ely [he fiexihility of Council Po~icy
Nos. 20J and 2~]A.
;. That [he Buil~!inys and Nousinq Code (Title 15 - Stree; Naming and
Premise Numbering) bc amended to dr_lete [hc dr_finitfon of "p~-iva[e
drives" ~a standorizc [crminoloyy.
6. That the Environmental inpact Report No. 191 was considered in
conjunc[ion with this Area Development Plan,
7, That sixteen (1G) area property nwners, represcntinn approxima[r1y
Chir[y (3~) arca propcrty owners presenY, anpcare~: at said puh,ic
hearin9 in oppositlon; ~nd a r.etition siqncd by apnroximately ane
hundred anc! ninety-twa (192) arca orcmer[y orm rrs was reccived in
opposition.
t~4u, THERcFORE, BE IT RESQLVED that Environmental Impact Report ~~o. 141,
haviny been considered this datc by the Anahclm City Plannin9 Cor~mission and
evidence, bo[h r•itten and qral, having becn presented to supplemen[ said draft fIR
~io. 191, the Planning Correnlssion bclievcs that sairl draft EIR tJo. 191 does c.onform [o
the City and SYa[e ;uidelines and the Statr_ of Californla Fnvironmental Qu~lity Act
and, based upor, such inforr~ation, does hereby r~cnrimenJ to the Cit~/ Counc:il of the
City of Anahelm that th~y certify said EIR ~~o. 191 is in cor~pliance wfth said
Environmental Quality Act; Provided, hnwever, ihat par.inraph 1 on pa9c 12 of said
documen[ shall be changed from: "Hinimal stree[ li9ht!r.n is re~uired" to: "Street
lighting revufrements s~all he simil:,r ro tho5c in the 'lohlcr Driv~ area, as set
for th i n C i ty Lounc i 1 Pol i cy ~~o. 207A."
E3[ IT FURTHER RE50LVED tha[, on the bas~s of thc fnre9oing finings, the
Anaheir~ Cit}~ Planr ing Corrmisslo.^. does hereby recommen~ to the City Council of the
City of Anahrim that amendr~ents *.o the A~ahcim Huniclpal Code, Tftlc '~ - P,uildings
and Housinq ~.nd Titlc ip - Zonin!~ be adopted, as sct fnrth in "Exhibit A" attaehed
hereto and by reference made a par[ of this resolution.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTI~I~ is signed and approved by me this 17th day of
January, 1977.
AT~EST:
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~ A ~~l, <s~~' I~'' ~"`-'r.c.~s'U
SECRETARY, ANANEtr~ CITY PLANt:ING COr1MI551ot1
STATE OF CALIFORt~IA )
~OUNTY OF QRANGE )ss.
C I TY OF AI~AHE I'1 )
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CHAIR'1A1 PRO TEMPOR
At~ANEI!1 CITY PLA':tlll~; CO!1H15510~7
I, Patricia B. Scanlan, Secretary of the Anaheim Ci[y Planninq Ccxnnissinn,
do hcroby certify [h~t thc foregoing res~1'~tion was pass~d and adonted at a mceti~9
oY thc An~heim City Planning Commission, hcid on January 1?, 1°?7, at 1:30 p•m•, nv
the `ollowing vo[e af thc memhers therr.of:
~YES: COM'115SIONERS: BARNES, DAVif), NERBST, Y,IN.,, MORLEY, TOLAR
NOES: COhMIS510NERS: r~OtJE
ABSEt1T: COt1HISSICI~ERS: JOH!lSON
iN UIT!~E~S WHEREOF, I havc hereunto set my hand this 17th day of January
1977.
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~i~Ge~-eL/ ,~'~''~
I SECRETARY, PI~AHF.I!~ CITY PLA~INItIG COM1115510N
, RESOLUTION N0. PC77-22