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RESOLUTION N0. PC7?-198
A RESOLUTION QF THE ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMM15510~~
ADOPTING AtiD RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUMCIL
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM ADOPTION OF
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT N0. 153 ~ LAND USE ELEMENT
WHEREAS~ the Clty Council of the City of Anahetm did adopt the Anafielm
General Plan by Resolution No. 69R-644, showing the general description and extPnt of
land uses withln the City and lndlcating the present belief of the Louncil as to
possible future development and redevelopment of land within the Ctty; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to requests from the property owner for General Plan
study~ the Anahelm City Planning Commission directed Ctty staff to prepare a General
Plan Amendment for an irregularly-shaped parcel of land havtng an area of
approximately 72 acres located on the south stde of the Santa Ana Canyon Road
approximately i000 feet southwest of the centerline of WeTr Canyon Road; and
4JHEREAS, The Pianning Department deemed It appropriate, pursuant to the
provisions of the Californla Environmental Quality Act, to prepare Enviornmental
Impact Report No. 229, in connectlon with the General Plan Mendment for the area
under consideration; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission dtd hold a publlc hearing at
[he City Hali in the City of Anaheim an September 24, 1y79, at 1:30 p.m „ notice of
said public hearing havtng been duly given as requlred by law and in accordance with
the provisions of the Anaheim Hunlcipal Code, to hear and consider evidence for and
against said Amendment to the Anahetm General Plan and to investigatc and make
findings and recommendations In connectton therewith; and
WHEREAS, said Commission, after due inspection, investigatton and study made
by its behalf and after due consideration of all evidence and reports offered at sald
public hearing, DOES HEREBY FIND:
1. That evidence was nresented whtch substantiates the need for an
amendment to the Anaheim General Plan, and it is deemed appropriate that Exhibtt A be
adopted.
NON, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Enviornmental Impact Report No. 229,
having been considered this date by [he Anaheim Cicy Planning Commisslon and
evtdence, both written and oral, having been presen[ed to supplement sald EIR No.
Z29, the Planning Commission finds that sald EiR No. 229 for General Plan Amendme~t
tdo. 153 for development of a regional shopping center on the Bauer Ranch~ Ts in
compllance wlth the California Environmental Quallty Act a~d wlth City and State EIR
Guidelines; that Draft EIR No. 229 Identtfles the followiny potential significant
impacts whtch said proJect could have on tfie envlronment: (a) extensTve grading of
the land Mill modtfy [he topography, change the drainage and eliminate or dtsplace
flora and fauna in the project area; (b) considerable amour.ts of vehicular trafftc
will genera[e congestion, nolse and alr pallutlon in the area; and (c) there will be
an increase tn the pollutant leve) tn the downstream groundwater recharge basins;
that the proJect will have a local and regional growth-inducing impact by stimulating
residentlal and cortvnerclal developmenC In presently undeveloped area; however, such
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environmental Impacts will he reduced by compllance t~lth City codes, polTcies and
procedures, and the proJect will bring substantlaT soctal and economlc benefits to
the Ctty and its restdents by provlding employment, Tncreased tax revenues and
stimulating the de~ielopment af attractive residential facilittes, and sald economtc
and soclal considerations make infeasible the mitlgatton measures or project
alternatives )dentifTed in the EIR; therefore, the Anahelm City Planntng Commisston
recarrnends that the Lity Council certify Environmentai impact Report No. 229 and
adopt a Statement of Overrlding Considerations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, pursuant to thc foregoing findings. thc Anahetm
C(ty Planning Commtssion does hereby adopt and recortmend to the City Council of
Anaheim~ adoption of General Plan Amendment No. 153. as follrn~s:
1. That ExhTbit A be adopted forthe approximate 72 acres located on the
south side of Santa Ana Canyon Road approximately 1A00 feet southrrest of the
centerline of Weir Canyon Road.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTIOt7 is signed and approved by me this 24th day of
September, 1979.
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CHA 1 MAtI, AN~HE I lq C I TY PLANtI I~1G COMM I SS I ON
ATTEST:
SECRETARY, ANAHEIK ~ITY PLANIJING COMMi5510H
STATE OF CALIfORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF AIdANEIM )
I~ Edith L. Harr(s, Secretary of [he Anahelm City Planning Commisslon. do
hereby certify that the foregoing resoTution was passed and adopted at a meeting of
the Anahelm City Planning CommTsslon held on Septembcr 24~ 1979. by the following
vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COM`IISSIONERS: BARNES, BUSNORE, DAVID, FRY, HERBST~ KING, TOLAR
NOES: COMNISSIONERS: NO~~E
ABSENT: CONM15510NER5: NONE
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hcreunto set my hand ihis 24th day of September,
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SECRE~ARY~ ~AH M C LANN NG COMM SSTOI!
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