PC 77-46RESOLUTION t~U PC77-46
A RESOLUT I ON OF THE AFlAi~E I M C i TY PLAIJN I PJG COMH I SS I Qtl
ADOPTIt~G AND r~ECOMMEH~Jil1G TO TNE CITY COUNCIL OF TH[
CITY OF NtlAHEIM ADOPTI~aI~ Of GEt1ERAL PLAiJ AhS~NDMENT t10. 142.
4Jt1EREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim did adopt the Anaheim Gencral
Plan by Resolution Na. b9R-64~~, showing the general description and ex[ent of land uses
within the City and indicating the present belief of the Council as to possible future
devclopment and redevelopment of land within the L:ty; and
WHERLAS, pursuant ~o requests from property owners for General Plan study and
direction from the City Council and Planning Commission, the Planning Department staff
prepared a General Plan Amendment for the areas of Savan~a Strcet (NREA 1), Lincoln
Avenue and Sunkist Stree[ (AREA 11), and [he Canyon Area (AP.EA 111); and
41HEREAS, the study areas for consi~!eration in the Gencral Plan Amendment are
described as follows:
AREA 1
Subject vicini[y is an irregularly-shaped parcel of land consisting of approximately
29.4 acres bounded by the Larbon Creek Cfiannel [o tlie north and west, Pacific
Eleciric Railway to the south and west, and Y,nott Street to the east.
AREA 11
5ubject vicinity is an irreg~?arly-shaped parcel consisting of approxima[ely 6 acres
located wes[ of Sunkist Street to dcp[hs of approximately 100 fe~[ north and 350
feet south of Lincoln Ave.
AREA 111
Subject vicinity (also referred [o as Planning Area 0) consists of approximately
14,44o acres generally bounded by the Newport Freeway/Richfield Road to the west~
Orangethorpe Avenue/Esperanza Road, centerline of [he 'Santa Ana River to the nor[h,
Orange-Riverside County line to the east, and the ridgeline to the south. (Ilote:
the boundaries are coterminous with Anaheim's Sphere of Influence as established
L~;+ LArCO).
WHEREAS, the Planning Department deemed it appropriate, pursuant to the provisions
of the California Environmen[al ~uality Act, to prepare Environmental impact Report tlo.
195 in connection with the General Plan Amendment for the foregoing areas under consid-
cration; and
WtiEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at :he
City I~all i~ [he Cit~ of Anaheim on February 14, 1977, at 7:00 p.m., notice of said
pubiic hearing hav(ng been duly given as required by law and in accordance with the
provisions of the Anal~eim Flunicipal Code, to t~ear and consider evidence for and a9ainst
said Amendmen[ to thc Analieim General Plan and to investigatc and make findings and
recommenda[ions in connection therewith; and
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WHEREAS, said Commisslon, after due inspection, investiqatlon and study made
by iCSelf and in it's behalr and after due consideration of a11 ev;dence and reports
offered at said hearing, DO~S HER,~gY FIND:
1. That, in connection wi[h AREA I- Savanna Street, evidence was presented
riliich substanttates ttie need for an arnendment to the Anahelm Generai Plan,
and it is deemed a~propria[e that "Fr.hibit D" (a modification of ExhiSit ~)
be adopted to reflect the actual land use ror tlie existin3 commercial
dev~lopm~nt along Y.nott Street and for tlie tr~o (2) existinq medium density
residential developments along Y.nott 5[reet, and to desianate lorf-mediu~
residential denstty for ttic remaining propertics in the study area,
recognizing t!iat one nonconforming parcr_1 will be created, which parcel
fron[s on Savanna Street and is developed oii[h mediun density residential
land use, The swnmariza:ion of land uses reflected in Exhihit D are as
follows:
Land Use Uestqnation
Sen~ral Cnmmercial
Low-MeJium Density Residential
Medium Density Residential
Tr[~I
Average Number of
Acreaqe Dwelling Units
4.2 _
14.d 126
10.4 2En
z~,4 336
2. That, in connection wi[h AR[A il - Lincoln Avenue and Sunkist Stree[,
evidence was presen[ed wliic;i substantiates [he need for an anendi~ent to the
Anahcim General Plan, onJ i[ is deer,icd anpropriatc that "Exhibit A" be
adopted Co reflect the actual developnen[ o` low den;it~ residential on the
north side of Lincoln Avenue and of generai conmercial on the south side of
Linceln ~venue, as ti~~ell as to desic~naCe general cortncrcial for the vacant
land at the south~aesL corner uf Lincoln Avenue anC Sunkis[ Street. The
summariza[ion of land uses rcflected in Exhibit A are as `ollows:
Land Use Desi9natlon Acreage
Low Density Residcntial ~,6
General Commerclal :~,y
To[al (,,p
3. Tfiat, in connection ~aitli AREA III - Canyon Area, evidence was presented
whlch substantiates thc need for an amendment to the Anaheim General Plan,
and it is decmed aoproprlatc that "Exhibi[ 2-B", as modified, be adopted,
said modific~[ion to reduce the amount of lo~a-medlum res~dentiai along the
east side of Weir Canyon Ro~d and piace it on the arest side of said road
near [he intcrsection of Weir Canyon Road and San[a Ana Canyon Road. The
summariz~tion of land uses reflr_cted In Exhibit 2-B are as follows:
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Land Use Designation A~rza9e
Estate Density Residential 3,;7$
Low Density Residentlai 2,396
Hedium Density Residential r,4
Low-Medium Density Residentlal ~p5
Commercial ~o~
Commercial-Recreation ?g
tndus[rlal 6i3
schools 326
Public iF.•0
Local Parks Z~~
Golf Course ~q~
Regional Park; ~~E?E
~griculture 420
Open Space 3~57q
Tota l ~ 1~,l~n~
Dwelling Uni;s ?p~?pp
F~~pulation 15,2°7
NOU, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE() that Environmental Impact Report ~~o. 195,
having been considered this datc by the P.nahein City Pianninn Conmission and
evidence, both written ared oral, having ~ten presented to supplement said draft EIR
No. t95, the Planniny Cocmission believ~s that sa(d draft EIR No. 1~5 does co~form to
the City and State Guidcilnes and the Statc of La;(fornia Environmental Quality Act
and, based upon such information, does hereby reccxnmend to the City Council that they
certify sai~J EIR No. 195 is in compliance with said Cnvironmental Quali[y Act.
BE IT FURTHER RFSOLVEL that, pursua-.t to the foregoing findings, thc Anahcim
Ci[y Planning Commissiun does hereby adopt ~~d recommend to tne City Council of the
City of Anaheiro adoption of General Plan Amendment ~10. 142, as follows:
1. That "Exhfbit D" be adopted for AP,[A I- SAVAN!~l1 STREET;
2. ThaC "Exhibit A" be adopted for AREA II - LINCOLI~ AVEt~UE AND SUNY,IST
STREET; and
3. That "Exhibit 2-B", as moJffied, be adopteJ for AREA III - CANYON AREA,
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTIOt~ is signed and approved
Pebruary, 1°77. ~
ATTEST:
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SECRETARY, AI~AHEIM CITY PLANt~ItIG COMr~I5Sl0~~
me thls 1l~th dav of
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STATE OF LALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )ss.
C ITY OF ANANE I11 )
I, Patr~cia B. Scanlan, Secretary of the Anahein City Plannin_a Commission,
do hereby certify that the foregoinq resolutlon was pas~,ed and adop:«~ at a meetinq
of the Anaheim City Planning Commission, held on Febru;~ry 14, 197', at 1:3~ P•~•. 5Y
the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: CONMISSION[RK; BARNcS, DAVIDT HER95T, KING, MORLEY, ?(:Lt~±:, JOHNSON
NOES: CONMISSIONERS: NOIIE
ABSE~~T: CO!1!iIS51flN[ft5: N011:
~977.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set my hand tliis 14th day of February,
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SECRETARY, n!1AHE Ir~ C ITY PLA!Jti I NG COMti I 5S ION
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