PC 85-243RESOLUTION NO. PC85-243
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
THAT PETITION POR CONDITIOC7AL USE PERMIT NO. 2736 BE GRANTED, IN PART
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission did ceceive a verified
Petition for Conditional Use Permit from LIGHTNING EXPRESS, INC., 918 Eas*_
Vetmont Avenue, Anaheim, California 92805, AT~N: JOSEPH FARGO, owner of
certain real pc~perty situated in the City of Anaheim, Cour.t~ o£ Orange, State
of Califo:nia, described as:
THE WESTERLY 77•20 PEET OF THE NORTHERLY 10.00 ACRES OF THE
EASTERLY 25.00 ACRES OF LOT 21 OF ANAHEIM EXTENSION~ AS SHOWN ON
A MAP OF SURVEY MADE BY WILLIAM HAMEL AND FILED IN THE OFFICE OF
THE COUNTY RECORDER OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY~ CALIFORNIA~ A COPY OF
WHICH IS SHOWN YN BOOK 3~ PAGE 163~ AND FOLLOWING, EP~TITLED "LOS
ANGELES COUNTY MAPS", IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF
SAID COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at
the Civic Center in the ~ity of .naheim on November 13, 1985, at 1:30 p.m.,
notice of said public heating having been duly given as required by law and in
accordance with the provisions of the Anat~eim Municipal Code, Chapt~r 18.03,
to hear and consider evidence Eor and againsr_ said proposed conditional use
permit and to investigate and make findings and recommendations ir. connection
therewith; and
WHEk~AS, said Commission, after due inspection, investigation and
study made by itself and in its behalf, and after due consideration of all
evidence and reports offered at said hearing, does find and determine the
following facts:
1• That the proposed use is properly cne for Which a conditional use
oermit is authorized by Anaheim Municioal Code Sections 18.61.Q50.070 &
16.61.050.516 to wit: to permit automobile towing, repair and an impound yard
with waiver of;
SECTZONS 18.U6.050.0222 - Minimum number of parking spaces.
28.06.05~•~33•
18.06.080 AND
18.61.066.050
Z• That the requested waiver is hereby denied on the basis that it
was deleted from the submitted plans subsequent to the legal public notice.
3• That the pcoposed use is hereby granted subject to the
petitioner'$ stipulation at the public hearing that all vehicle repair will be
limited to the petitioner's own vehicles used in connection with the towiny
~ervice.
9• That the proposed use, as granted, will not adversely affect the
adjoining land uses and the 9rowth and development of the area in which it is
proposed to be located.
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5• Thar_ the size and shape of the sitr_ proposed foc the use, as
granted, i~ adequate to allow the full development of the proposed use in a
manner not detrimental to the p~rticular area nor to the peace, health, safety
and geneeal welfare of the Citizens of the City of Anaheim.
6• That the grantin9 of the Conditional Use Permit under the
conditions imposed, if any, will not be detrimental to the peace, healch,
safety and general welfare of the Citizens of the City of Anaheim.
~• That the traffic generated by the proposed use, as granted, will
not impoSe an undue bur~]en upon the streets an~ highways designed and improved
to carry the traffic in the aeea.
8• That no one indicated their presence at said public hearing in
opposition; and that no correspondence was ~eceived in opposition to the
subjec~ Pe~ition.
ENVIRONt1ENTAL IMPACT PINDING: That thr Anaheim City Planning
Commission has ceviewed the pcoposal to pecmit automobile towing, repair and
an impound y~rd on a rectangularly-shaped parcel of land consisting of
approximately 0.87 acre, having a frontage of approximately 77 feet on the
south side of Vermont Avenue, and further described as 918 East Vermont
Avenue; and does hereby app~ove the Negative Declaration upon finding that it
has considered the Neqative Declaration together with any comments [eceived
ducing the public review process and further finding on the basis of the
initial Study and any comments received that thece is no substantial evidence
that the pruject will have a siguificant effect on the cnv±ronment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT R6SOLVED that the T.naheim City Planning
Commission does hereby grant subject Petition for Conditior~al Use Permit, upon
the following conditions which are hereby found to be a neceysary prerequisite
to the ?roPosed use of the subject p~operty in order to prerequisite to the
proposed ~jse of the subject property in ordec to preserve the safetl and
aeneral welface of Y.he Citizens of the City of Anaheim:
1. That prior to issuance of a building p2rm1~. the appropriate traffic
Signai assessment f.ee shall be pa:~ to the City of Anaheim in an
emount as determined by the City Council fu: nutdoor use~.
2, That drainage of subject property shal.l be disposed of in ~ manner
satisfactory to the City Engineer.
3, That fi:e hydrants shall be installed and charged as required and
deternined to be necessary by the Chief of the Fice Department.
g. That the existing gatej entrance shall be relocated to a r~inimum
distance of 40 feet from Vermont: Avenue as required by tne City
Traffic Engineer.
5. That a11 lockable vehicular access gat-es shall be e4uipped with e
'knox box• device Lo the satisfactiun of the C;ty Fire Mac~hall.
6. Zhat tcash stora9e areas shall be provided and maintained in
accordance with approveu plans on file with the Street Maintenance
~~~ Sanitation Division.
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7. Tpat the pteposal shall ~omply with all signing =eyuirements of the
ML Zone, unless a variance allowing sign waivers is approved by the
planning Commiss`on or City Council.
g, That subject property shall be developed substantially in accordance
with plans and specificatiuns on file with the City of Anaheim marked
EXhibit No. 1.
y, Z~hat Condition No. 1, above-mentioned, shall be completed within a
peciod of thirty (30) ~'ays fcom the date of this resolution.
10. That prior to the commencement of the activity authorized under this
resolution, ur final building and zoning inspections whichever occucs
first, Condition Nos. Z~ 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8, above-mentioned, shall be
~omplied with.
11. That any on-site repzir shall be limited to the petitioner's own
vehicles which arr. used in connection with the towing service, herein
apP~ove~9.
gE IT FURTHER FESOLVED that the Anaheim City Planning Commission does
hezeby find and determine that adoption of this Resolution is exp[essly
predicated upon applicant's compliance with each and all of the conditions
hereinabove set focth. Should any such condition, or any part thereof, be
declared invalid or unenferc?able by the final judgment of any court of
competent ]~~isdiction, then this Resolution, and any approvals hecein
contained, shall be deemed null. and void.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is signed and approved by me this 13th day
of Novembec, 1985.
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CHAIRWOPSAN, ANAHEIM CITY PLANyING COMMISSION
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SECkETARY~ ANAHEZM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
STATE OF CALI[~ORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Edith L. Harris, Ser.retary of the Anaheim City Planning
Commission~ do hereby certify that the foregoing cesolution was passed and
adopted at a meeting of the Anaheim City Planning Commission held on November
13, 1985. 6y the fullowing vote of the members therzof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BOUAS~ FRY~ HERBST, LA CLAIRE, LAWiCKI~ MC BURNEY
MESSE
NOES: COMMISSIONE1tS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I Have hereunto set my hand thia 13th day of
November, 1985. ,~
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SECRET Y~ ANAHEIM CITX PLANNING COMMISSION
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