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HE,SO~UTIQN NJ, PC 89-155
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A R~SOLUT:C027 0~' THE ,ANAFi~IM CITY PLANNING C~hII~fTSSION ,
~LARIFY~NG ~,AND USE REGU7~AxI0NS AND RESOLUTION QF UNCERTATNTIk;;; '~•`{;+
IN CONNECTION WITH AN ORDINA,NCE PF.RTATNING TO ET.,EVATOR5 IN ~~
MULTYPLE-FAM:CLY RFSIDENTIAL ZONES r~';?
WH~RF,AS, Section 18.Q2,pgY ~,~g t~e ~n~hezm Municapal Code sgecifies
that if an amb~.guity ~rises cor.cerniny the meaning and zn~ent of the Zoning
Code, it sha11 be the duty of kh~ planning Cormna.ssion to ascertain all
pertinent facts and set forth its findings arid the rensons therefor, and such
findings shall be referred to the City Council and, i~ approved by the
Council, thereafter such interpr~tat•ion sha11 govern; a~~
Y7HER~AS, efrective May 25, 1989, a new CoBe ~ec;tion 18,32,0%0 became
e.ffective requiring thal all attac2aed or semi-a~hached one-£amily dwa,llinqs,
multipl~ dwEllings, ana residential planned ur.it d+~
(3) stories or more in height., and aYZ deck-ty~,e huusingmas~definedhinrSection
;' 18,01.090 of th.i.s Coda regardless of number of s~orf~s, sha11 provide elevatur
~ access for rQSidents and guests tc all levels df dwelling uniCs in thp
~ti development; and
WHCREAfi, currently the Loning Code does not c~efine dpcY,-Cyp~ housinq
(an amendmant is pending pertainir.g to a DPCk Housir.g Oi~dinancc~, and was
reforred bar.k to the Planning Commissi~n by tYae City Counci] f~r further
study) ancl a literal ::nterpretat,ion of t2ie above-noted code section suggests
that ,~11 3-story clevQlnpmerits shall provide ~n elevator L•o a1.1 levels of units
rrith.in tht development; and
WF:ERGAS, subject developmert (kecla5sification No. 8tl-gg_53 and
V~;iance No. 3941) is ca:~sidered 3-s~ories only because of its proximity to
sin.gle-family residentia] zoning tn the north, easL and wesL•; ti'~e developar zs
prov3diny an ~levator from the qarage level to the fArst level cteck; ar~.d,
furthor, khe ~ev~loper is requesting ~n interpretatfon by the Planning
Commission as to whether it was thc~ .intenh of sazcl section to rec7uire elevator
access ta the thi.rd 1eve1 uz~its which are actually th~ seaond lov~el unzts
abo~e the main deek level,
WHEREAS, khe Anaheim City Plaiininq Commission did co.ns.ider subject
requesL• at their regular meeting oP June 5, 1989, and after duQ investigatiun
and study made by 3t~elE and in its behalf, and after due consi.deration of all
evidence and reports of.Eered, does hereby find arid dekermzne t2a~ foll~wing
facts:
1• That the Planning Commission rletermined that elevators are not•
required in circumstances where elevator ~ccess is provided
from a first levrl park.Lng area to a second .level deck and no
more than two levels ~f dwelling units eJCist above said deck,
and where the desiqn involves separate detrsched resir~ential
arructures.
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2, That the fir~t 1NVe1 parking garage is depressed. five (5) Foet
he].ow the natural grade of ~he site. ,;'i
3. That there are multi.ple buildings proposed in the project and
revisi.rig tho des.igri to one ~u~iaxny~ w.1t-~ an elevator ~roulcl
ereate more af a hotel atmosphere with units opening ontr, or.e
common hallway.
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NOW, TYiEfiEFOR~, BE IT RESOLV~D that t~e Anaheim City Planning
Comm:.ssian does hereby make tYie determination that an elev~tur shall not be
requi.red on the basis of the ~oregoing findings.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTTON is signed and approved hy me this 5th day
oP ~une, 19A9.
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SEC~E.T.:.~tY, ANAFiEIM C~TY PLANTizNG COM2dISS]:ON
S`TATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Editla I~. Harris, Secrett~ry of the 1-nt~heim :'ity PXanninq Comrn3.ssion, do
r.~.~eby cert?fy that the foregoing resolutian was p~ssed and e~dopted at a
rneetir.g of the Anaheam City Planning Commission hel~ on Jvne 5, 1989, by tho
followiiig vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONF.RS: BOUAS, li0YD5TCJN, CARUSILLO, FELnH~.US, HEkBS:,
MC BURNEY, MESSE
NOES: COMMIS~IOIdERS: NONE
ABSENT: CObII/,ISSIONERS: NONE
I~T bvITNESS WHEKEOF, I tiav~ her~~unro set my hand khi.s 5th day of
June, 1989.
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SECRETARY, l~NAHETM CITY PLI~NNING COMMIS3ION
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