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A RESOLUTI01~ OF THE At~AHEIM CITY PLANNING LQHNISSIO!~
THAT PETITIO~~ FOR CONDITlONAL USE PEfL`11T N0. tE~7 BE r,Rn~~TED
WtiEREAS~ the +4naheim City Planning Larnnission did reccive a verified
Petition for Co~ditlonal Use Permit from MAGNOLIA SCHOOL D157RICT, 2705 Hest Orange
Avenue, Anaheim, California, 92804, owner, and CITY dF ANAHEI.Y, 204 East Lincoln
Avenue, Anahcim, Cal(fornta 92805, agent, of certain real property situated in thc
Lity of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of Lalifornia, described as:
The East half ~of che Southwest quarter ot the Southeast quartcr of
Section Seven, Townshtp Four South, Range Ten West, 5. B. E3. b M,
Excepting therefrom [he tJorih slx acres as co~veyed to the City of
Anaheim by deed recorded October 6, 1958, in Book 443~, Page 122
of Official Records. Also excepting therefrom the South 265 feet.
Also excepting therefrom the following describcd portion of said
land: Beginnina at a point on the uest line of thr_ Easc 33~ fee[
of the East half of the Southrres[ quar[er of the Southeast quarter
of Section Seven, 7ownship Four South, Range Ten k~est, S. B. P,. 6
H., said point of beginning bcing at a polnt 337. fee[ Nes[ and
715.65 fee[ North fron the Southeast corner of said Southwest
quarter of the Southeast auarter o` said Section Seven; thence
Easi paraliei wich the South Iine of said quarter section, 14
fcet: thence North parailel with [he Eas[ line of said quarter
section, $6 feet; thence West l~i feet; thence South 55 feet to the
point of be9fnnin9. Rlso excepting an undivided one-haif lnterest
in the well site, punping plant and machinery locatecl on the Wes[
half of said land.
L4fE'~~5, the Ci[y Planning Gortunission did hold a public hear(ng at the City
Hall in the City of Anaheim on October 23, 1?78, at 1:30 p.m., notice of sa(d public
hearing having been duly given as requtred by law a~d in accordance with the
provisions of the Anaheim Municipal Code, Chapter 13.03, to hear and consider
evidence for and against said proposed condi[lonal use and to tnvestiga[e and make
findin~~s and recommendations in connection therewlth; and
WHEREAS, said Carmission, af[er due inspection, invesiigatton and s[udy made
by itself and in its behalf, and after due consideration of all evidence and reports
offered at said hearing. do~s flnd and determine the foliawing facts:
1. That the proposed use is properly one for which a conditional use
permit ts authorized hy Anaheim Mun(cipa] Code Sections 18.03.03Q,010 and
18.7.1.050.260 to wit: To permit a multiple-purpose facility for park, recreation and
professtonal sports trainfng uses.
2, That the proposed use will not adversely affect the adJoinE~a land uses
and [fie growth and development of the area in which it is proposed to be located,
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3. That the size and shape of the site proposed for the use is adequate to
allow the full development of the proposed usc in a manner not detrimental to the
particular area nor to the peace, health, safety, and ge~eral welFare of the Citizens
of the City of Anaheim.
4. That the granting of the Conditional Use Permit under the conditions
imposed, if any, wlll not be detrimental to the peace, health, safety and general
welfare of the Citizens of the City af Anaheim.
5. That 11 persons indicated their presence at said public hearing in
opposition; anJ that no correspondence was received in opposition to the subject
petition.
ENVIRQNMENTAL IMPFCT FINDING: That the Anaheim Gity Planning Commission has
reviewed the proposal to permi[ a multipie-purpose facility for park, recreation and
professional sports training uses on a rectangularly-shaped parcel oi land consisting
of approxima[ely 10 acres having a frontage of approximately 53F feet on the west
side of Ven[ura Street, having a maximum depth of approximately 660 feet, being
located approximately 206 fee[ north of the centerline of Lincoin Avenue; and does
hereby approve [he Negative Declara[ion from the requirement to prepare an
environmental impact repori on the basis that there would be no signtficant
individual or cumulative adverse environmental impact due to the approval of this
flegatfve Declaration since ihe Anaheim Gcncral Pian dcsignates the subject property
for an elementary school site commensurate with [he proposal; that no sensi[fve
environnen[ai impacts are involved in lhe proposal; chat the intti~l Study submitted
by the petitioner indica[es no significant individual or cunulative adverse
environmental inpacts; and that [he Negative Declaratton substantiating the foregoing
findings is on ftle irt the Clty of Anaheim Planning Departme~t.
NOW, TIiEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that [he Anaheim City Planning Commisston
does hcreby 9rant subJect Petition for Conditional Use Permit, upon the followin9
conditions and stipulations which are hereby found to be a necessary prerequtsite to
the proposcd use of the su5}cci ~roperty in order to preserve th+~ safety and oeneral
welfare of thc Litizens of the Ci[y of Anaheim:
i. That the proposed use to permit a muitiple-purpose facility for park,
recreation and professional sports training uses is hereby granted subJect to the
following stipulations by the petitioner as specified in Exhibit "B" on file with the
City of Anaheim (a letter from D. Stephen Rosenbloom, Assistant to the President. Los
Angeles Rams Football Company, to James 0. Ruth, Parks, Recreation and The Arts
Department, City of Anaheim, dated September 12, 1973) and surrenarized as follows:
a. That Rams personnel wlll enter and exit subJect property from Lincoln
Avenue only. [hat the existing entrance to the school parking lot from
Polk Avenue (Note: This street was mistakenly identified as Monterey
Street in the aforementioned letter) wlll be closed with a locked gate,
and that an access easement to subJect property fran Lincoln Avenue
will be acquired across the adjacent property to the south.
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b. That if requested for reaso~s of security, [he Rams will install canvas
on ihe existiny fence separaCing subJect property from the municipal
golf course to the north and that thc Rsms will be responsible for
maintaining said canvas.
c. That approximately 8~ parking spaces will be avallable tn the existTng
parking lot; thai during the football season, from September through
December, the Rams will only require a maxtmum of 50 on-site parlcing
spaces and that from January [hrough Augus[ o~ly 25 Pzrkin9 5paces will
be needed by the Rams.
d. That no tickets will be sold to the generai pubiic at sub)ect property
because the ticket offfce will ba_ located at the Anaheim Stadium.
e. That the only planned maJor alteration at subject property is the
construction of a shower room facility between two existing bulldings
on the Lii~coln Avenue side of the property and that the new building
hbuld be construc[ed in the same architectural style as the existing
buildings.
f, That a large swir,ming pool may be conscructed on the subJect property
and, if so, shall be made available to area restdents for community
therapeutic sr~im programs.
g. That tr+o tennis courts may be constructed and naintained by the P,ams.
h. That the existing playground equipmen[ shail bc Improved and maintained
by the Rams.
i. That the existing pedestrian a~al{:way across subJect property and
providing access betrreen Polk Avenue io the east and Gilbert Street to
the wesi will be fenced, tengthened, and maintafned by the Rams.
j, That there wili be no "open" prac[tces by the Rams football team unless
requested by thc City of Anaheim and that persons wishtn9 [o watch
practice will be cleared by the Rams.
k. Th~t a"to~aer" for the us- of a ph~tographer for filmtng practtce
sessions will not be used an Che property but instead a hydraulic lift
which lowers to the approximate hetght of an autanobile will be
uttlized.
1. That the Rams football practice sesstons and team meettngs will
typically be five days a week from 10:00 a.m. to ~+:00 p.m,
2, That tiie property shall be developed substantially in accordance wTth
Exhibi: "A" (an aeriai photograph wtth an overlay identifying the practice fields,
the swirtming pool. the shower and incker room, and the vehicular access from Lincoln
Avenue} presented to the Planning Lommission at the public hearing and on fTle wtth
the City of AnahcTm.
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3. 7h~t if a problem develops wtth people a[[m+pting to vtew Lhe Rams
trainfng activities from Ventura Street or Polk Avenue thereby disturbtng the
residenis of [he area, a decorative concrete blocl: wall shail be constructed to the
rear of the minimum required structural setback atong Ventura Street.
1~. That no "football cltnics" or "open" practices shall be conducted on
thc subJ~ct propcrty by the Rams unless requested and/or approved by the Ctty of
Anaheim.
5. That stree[ lighting facilities along Ventura S[reet shall be installed
prior to the flnal 5uilding and zoning inspections unless otherrrise approved by the
Director of Public Utilities, and in accordance with standard speciftcations on filc
in the Office of the Dtreccor of Public Utilities; and/or that a bond, certiftcate of
deposit, letter of credi[, or cash, in an amount and form satisfactory to the City of
Anaheim shall be posted with the City to guarantce that the above improvement will be
lnstalled prior to occupancy.
6, That ftre hydrants shall be instailed and charged as required and
determined to be necessary by the Lhief of [he Fire Depar[ment prior to commencement
af structural framing.
7. That there shali be no vehicular access to subject property from
Ventura Stree[ or Poik Avenue and, therefore, the exis[ina e~trance to the school
parking lot from Ventura Street and Polk Avenue shall be closed with a locked gate.
8. That an easement [o provide vehicular access be[ween subject property
and Ltr.coln Avenue shall be acquired, and that said easement shall be subni[ted [o
the Ctty of Anaheim for approval and then be filed and recorded in the office of che
Orange Lounty Recorder.
9. That a mintmum of eighty (80) parking spaces shall bc avatlable in the
parking lot.
10. That the proposed shower room factlity shall be constructed in the same
architectural style as the existing buildings.
11. That subject property shall be developed substantially in accordance
with aertal photograph wlth overlay on file wtth the Lity of Anaheim marked Exhibii
"A", except as may be otherwise provided herein and that if any substantial
modifications are proposed, specific pta~s shall be submitted to and approved by [he
Planning Commission prior to the issuance of a building permlt.
12. That no tickets to Rams football games shall be sold to the general
public at subject property.
13. That ~o "football cltntcs" or "open" practtces shall be conducted on
the subJec[ property by the Rams u~less reques[ed andlor approved by the City of
Anaheim.
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14. That the filming of football practice sessions will be done from a
fiydraulic lift which lowers to the approximate height of an automobile and will not
utilize a permanent on-site structure such as a too~er.
15. That a decorative block wall shall be cons[ructed to the rear of the
minimum required s[ruciural setback along Ventura Street and Polk Avenue if tt is
determined by the Lity of Anahetm that peoplc are attempting to vicw the Rams football
training activities from Ventura 5tree[ or Polk Avenue and thereby disturbtng the
residents of the area.
16. That [he existing pedestrian walkway across subJect property and
providing access between Polk Avenue to the east and Gilbcrt Strect to the west shall
be fenced, lengthened, and malntained by the Los Angeles Rams football Lompany~ if
determined to be necessary by the City of Anaheim.
17. That t~~e Los Angcles Rams Foatball Comoany shail install canvas on the
existing fence separating subject oroperty from the municipal goif course to the
north if it is determined to be necessary by the Ciiy of Anaheim for reasons of
security and [hat thc Rams will main[ain sai~ canvas.
18. Th~t the existing playground equipment shail be improved and maintained
by the Los Angeles Rams Football Company if de[crmined ~o be necessary by the Llty of
Anaheim.
19. That Londi[ion Nos. t, 3 and 4, above-mentioned shall be complied with
prior to cannencement of the activity authortzed under this resolution, or prior to
the ti,ne that the building permlt is issued, or within a period of one ycar fron date
hereof, whichever occurs first, or such furttier time as the Planning Camission may
grant.
20. That Condition 4os. 5, 6 and 7, above-mentloned, shall be complied wi[h
prior to final building and zoning inspectTons.
BE IT FURTH[R RESOLVED that the Anaheim City ?lanning Commission does hereby
find and determine that adoption of this P,esolution is expressly predicated upon
applican['s compliance with each and all of the conditions hereinabove set forth.
5hould any such condition, or any part tt~ereof, be declared invalid or unenforceable
by the final judgment of any court of competent Jurisdic[ton, then [his Resolution,
and any approvals herein contained~ shall be deemed null and void.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is si9ned and approved by me this 23rd day of
October, 1978.
RMAN, AN E,1 L NN 1 t~G LOMM I5510~1
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SECRETARY, At~ANEIH CITY PLADI~~iNG COMt11S510!1
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STATE OF CALIF6RNIA )
COUI~TY OF ORAt~GE ) ss.
CITY OF ANANEIM )
i, Edith L. Narris, Secretary of the Anahelm City Plan~ing CommTssion. do
hereby certlfy that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a mee[ing of
the Anahelm City Planning Commtssion held on October 23, 197~, at 1:30 p.m., by the
followfng vote of the members thercof:
AYES: COMMISSi0NER5: BARNES. BUSHORE. HERBST, JOHNSOtI~ KING, TOLAR
NOES: COMH I SS I~JtlERS: DAV ID
ABSENT: COHMISSIONERS: NONE
1978.
IN WITNESS NFIERE6F, ~ have he~eunto set my hand thTs 23rd day of October~
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SECRETARY ~ AtIAtiE I!1 C ITY PLANN 1 NG CO'1M I SS I ON
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