Resolution-PC 90-175~~"d~'1
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A RE~OGUTI0~1 Of' TtfE: ANAHGTM CSTY PLAIvNING COMN.'lSSION
THAT PGTIT7UN I'OR RECLASSIf'TCATlON l~p, 90-91-0'L HF. GBANTED
L~(iF.FFaAS, th~ Anahc:~im Cit.y pl~nning Comm3.ssion did race3ve a
vorifaod .pQtition for Flfjcla3sificF-Cion for certain re~l property yituated in
lho CiL-y of ~nahoim, t;ounty ot Or.angQ, Stake of Calitornia, describc~d as
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PARCEG A:
L01'S 9 TO 25 1PICLUSIVE OF' Tl2AC7' N0. Fi905, :CTT THE CITX OI'
ANAHEIM, COUNTY OE' ORAPJGE, STAT~ pi? C~LII'ORNIA, AS PER
MAP RECORUEU ZN BdOK d6f3, FAGGS 1 TO 5 IN~LUS:[VE, OF
MISCELL,ANEOUS MAl'S, It7 TFIE OhF'ICE 4F' THE C.OUNT'Y RECORDEk
OF' SAID CUUPI~'Y,
I'ARCEL B:
~XCE1~TtNG TEiEREFROM TfiAT PORTIUN IP1CLiJDT;D WITHIN PAR~EI~S
1 TA fi INCLrJSIVE, AS SH0~4N ON THAT CERTAITi "LAT LIVE
MJUSTMENT PLAT f190" RECCkbED ~tOVEMB~R 4, 1981 .Cl7 BQUR
19280, pAGE 1714 4F SATD OEFICII~L RF.CORDS.
PARCFL C:
LOTS C• ll ANB E UI' TRAC'T f10. 8905, IPl rH~ CTTY OF
1-idAHEIM, COUtJTY UF ORANGE, STATE ~F CA[,lFORNIA, AS PER
MAP RECORbCD IN I+OOK ~IQ, PAGC~ ]. TO 5 IN.LUSIV~, pE
MTSCELLAt1E0US MAPS, T;T THL•' OI'PICE OF TEIE C~UNT1 R~COhD~R
OP SAID COUNT'1,
GXCk;PTING TiiEREFROM THAT UORTInN ITTCLUII~;D WITh;:' PARCELS
1 TO 8 TTICLUSIVG, AS SFiOWfi ON TIIAT CERTATPi "L•QT I.INE
ADJ[.JSTMENT PLAT N90" RECORD~:D NOVE~tBEi2 9, 198:1, IN RCOK
1428Q, PA(;E 1714 OF SAID OFFICIAL F~ECORDS.
WHEREAS, Chc City ~latining Commission clic] h~ld a~ublic hearing
at• the Civic Cent:er in the CiLy oE An~~heim on Ju].y 16, J.~gO at 1:30 p.m.,
noticp of 3aid public hearing k,aving Ueen duly given ns requirec] by .aw and in
accord:incc~ wittti the provisians of ttie Anahei.m Municipa.l Code, Chapter 18.03,
to hcar and consiiier avi.dence f`or ancl agailisL• szid proposQd reclassification
ar.d L•o investigate e-nd makQ t inclinc{s and recor~mendation~ in co~~noct.ion
therewith; and
Y7HL•'Rf:AS, s~zd C~.,mmis:,ion. afker duc± inspectxon, investigs~tion
and stucly made by its~.lC and i.» i;.s behalt, and aft~r duQ cqnsiderati~n :~f, al.l
evidence anrl repor ~s off.ere<i at : ai~) h~axin,r doe~ f ir.d and de:.ermin4 the
Eollowing l:act:::
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:1. '1'hat tlie petitir~ier pror~~se~ recln~~sit.icat:o~: af subject
properry from thr~ 1tM-3000(SC) (ltosi~len~ial, Multiple-f'amily, Sconic Corridor
OvQrlay) Zo•r.e to the RS-FiS-22,000 (SC) (Roside~ntial, SingX3-E'amixy Hillside,
Scenic Corridor Overlay) or ~ 1c~ss int•onse zone.
2. That ~ha Anatieim Gc~nQrul Y1t~n designaCOS subject propert.y
for Hillsic3e Low Dens.ity Rosidenti.al land usc~s.
3. That the gx•opaseci re~~lassif.ication of ~ubject ~roptrty is
nocessary and/or dosirablo fcr the ordQrly an~ prn~A.r developmr~nt of. t2ie
communiCy.
9. 'rhac ~ha propo:;eil reclass.i fication o;E subject properl•y doos
proper :y relate to the zc,nes and the.ir permitted uses .locally established in
c~oso L~rox.zmity to subject praoertl ar.cl to L•he zones and their permittod uses
genexally estat~lisheci khroughout the community.
5. That t.he prapos~d racl~assification of. subject property
r~quiros the ded.icution and im~rovametit oL• abu~ting streets ancl nlleys in
accordanc:e with t'tie r.zrculation Element oL L•ho General Plan, due to the
' anh.icipat~cl increase in r.raLf•ic wh~.ch. wi1.l be generated by the intonsif.ication
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oI land use.
6. That two ('L) p~ople :inEiicated their presencQ at said public
hearing in oppositioii; aiid tnaL• nu carrrsponclE~nce was reroived in opposition
L-o :~ubject ~c~tition.
SALI~RriIA r.NVTRQt7~tF~N~AL _~~1ALI?'X ~T FIt3DZtd;~,: That aftar
consicl~ring D.raft E;nvirnnme:zla? Tmpacr. Report Na. 296 :Cor the pro~osed San
Raphaal project and reviewing eviclence pres~nt:ed, both writl:en and oral, to
supplement Drait EIR No. 7.96, hhe Plar,nfng Commissipn does hereby find that:
(~) Drait• E!R Pio. 296 is in cornpliance with the Cali£ornia
Enviro~imenta.l Quality Act and the Srate and CiCy Gui.dolines;
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(b) Draft EIR No. 296 indicatc~~ that ~he prOject miti.qatior. measur~-s can
reduce all pr~ject- si~ec.ifi.c impa~;.tcs tu an arcaptable Ievel;
(r.) Tho project ~s consistent r~ith ChRs intent uf tht~ City's Gonnral Plan
for the siCe and will bc compatible with r~urrounding lanQ us~ss.
(d) Sect;io,i i5091 of th~ CCQA Gui.~leline~ requ.ir~s that one or more
E.indings be madF~ for e~ch of tho:~u sigr..if.icanC ~nvironmental
ef.fects. 2hree findincJ categnries are p~ssible. SQCtions A, B and C
be?ow state cach Findzr.g, and ~he:? icienti.fy Che impach. c~~tegorios for
which these findings ar~ ~npropriate.
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A. "C2iange;t or altaration~ hava boon roqtiiryd in, or 3nco.rporate~.
into, the project which avoid or sub~~antially 1NSSen the
signaficar~t Qnvi.ronmental ~1:LocL• as identified in tho Fliial
~IR." Th:is tin~iing aPpli.c~s tc~ t}ie follo~vinr.J environmental
affacts of LY-o project•:
. Land 'Jse
. Farth
. Hydrology
. Biota
. TtaL-Lic/Circulation
. Air Qu~ iL•y
. TIp1:+3
. Fol~ce
. Fire
. Schools
. Public Trans~ortatior-
. Water
. Sewer
. Solicl W~ste
. Natura:L Gt~s
. Four Corncrs Pipel.ine
. FlectriciL-y
. 'PelephonQ
. Visuul Resources
FQEer to th~ Draft GIR :'or a full cliscussiori of the ab~ve
.impacts, L•h~ m.itigation mQa:,ur~s proscxiberl and a discussion of
impact :~ignif.icance aEt~r mitigation.
p, "Suc}~. r_liangos r~r alteratians are wit:~in the rosponsibility and.
jurisdic;t.ion of a~c~t•ha_r public agency and not ttie agoncy making
the findi•cig. Such changes havs bee.n adop~ed by such othor
agency or can and shau'i.d be ~~do~,ted by such ather agency."
Tli~rc are no orher agenci.es that havQ been identifiod through
thG L•'[R process which have jurisdictioa over this sitQ.
C. "Specific economic, social, or other considerations make
iiitQasi.ble the mitie~ation maasures or project altornatives
i.dentified in the Draft EIR,"
The following cliscu;;sion idant.iEies the various altornatives
r,onsidered in L•he Dr~a£t LIR, followed by an expJ.anation or tho
rationale for fi.ndi.nc; these a].ternaL•i.vos irxf~asible and/ur
rcjectinq 3ame.
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:ihis alternat:ive assumc~s th~ continttation of exisl•ing
conciitions on the si~.e. Thorofore, L•he site would remaan
vacant. Gr.isting v~geta~ion would remair-. Economic b~nefits
h.o ~he community woulci no~ bo roalized and ~he additi~n of
}~ousing to the (;iL•,y's hous3.nc~ invenCOry would be de£er.red,
; This ~1Nernative d~es noi:, howc~vc~r, precluda f.uL•urQ dovelopment
in acr.ordAnce with plann.ing ancl zoning s~t~ndard~ ixi ox3~tance
a~ rhe t:.ime of per.mit issuanc:e, or ~he przviou~ly-appravod
tract mrlp,
T2ie No I~r~j_ecr._ Alt~rna~i~e coulcl be cunsi~ar.ed environmentally
supex•ior to the pr~iect as it would eliminate those
environm~nral effects oL the p: oject identified in r.r~Q Llraft
~IR. Praject objc`L'~.1VPu uper.iL•ied in the Drnft E?:R would not
be accom~~lislied.
This altor:~a~iv~ is considered infoas.ible and, fihere~ore,
rejectoc3 bccauso it fa.ils Lo meet any ~f tlie ~roject object:ives
or to provide soc3.u1, eco•riomic, and housing bc~n~fits associ.uled
with che project.
111~~.~rn~tive Sire
Tlie alternativ~ sit•e is an irregularly-shaped ~~arcel on the
etist side of rairmont Fioulevard, approximately 1,120 fdet scuth
of the r_enterline ot S;~nta Ana Canyon Road. The ~arcel a.s
appro:cimate.ly 7.03± acz•ss in size. Tmplemanta*ion or the
~roposecl project at t:tiis site would necessitato a GQneral Plan
l~mer.dmen~ from Iiillside Eskat~ Dansity t.o H~:lsida Low APnsity
and a reclas;;ific~tti.on From the RS-HS-22,OOa(SC) Zone to the
RM-300U(SC) 'Lrne. AlthoucJk~ ttie sit~ is currenL•ly deve2oped
wiCti one singlo-family resid~nce, rhe Planninc~ Commission
approved Tentative Trar.~ No. 13716 Go establish a thirtQen (13)
lot single-iamily subdivisi~n ~.i~d a Spec.iman Tree nermit to
rcmava 5Q trc~es. Proviaus land use dociszons in connection
wilh ~he propert•y includec~ -tenials for two separata progosals
for Genezai P1an Amandment.s and Reclassificrations which would
hav~ increased ~he r]ensity (.10.2 uniks to the acre and 9.1
tinits tc thc acre). Recoyniaing the ~revious denials to allow
t~r ~z hic~her density use, developm~nt oi the proposod pruject
oa this sit:e may nor_ be consisCeiit with p~,~hlic lar.d use
objectives.
Dev~lopmi~nC ~~C L•hc~ pr~pnseci project on this site would
nec~,:,itar.e a red~:ction trou~ the pr.oposod d-~nsity, ttioreEore,
.infr;~struct:ur.e and public cerv.ice impact:, may be less than
wouicl be associated with the propowefl project. Site
constirai.nts ~ppear comp~rablo, Signif.icant gr.ading would occur
.in ~racr tr, accomm~datQ in~ernal circulat{on and bui.lding pads.
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The A14nrTl~tziv_~~Si:~~ is no~ considc~red env3.renmen~nlly superior
~a the proaact ~s .tt would r~duce iritra~trucY.ure and p~~blic
snrvice impacl:s, bi.~t not eliminate c:hose Qr,vS.ronm~ntal affecLs
o~ thc~ ~rojec~ .identiFic~~i in the DraFt i:IR.
This alternat.iv~ is considortc~ inPeasible basQd upon thc~ above
commen~s and, thoreFore, 3., rejecr,aa.
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This altern~~~ivQ is describec; as tne romaining development of
Tract 8905, rer.nrded .in 1n76. Tha previnusly-approvod ~xact
would allow development oE soventeQn (17) single-family
detachod uriits un the remain3.ng 11.56 acres. ThQ re@uctioxi in
units may reciuce, but~ not eliminate, aesthetic impacts
associatQd with dc~vclupment, Althuugh grading activitios would
be reducead, extensive cfrading (approxima~ely 100,000± cubiG
yards) woulci sti11 occuc,
Assuming a reducL-io;z ,in dc~nsi~y r~~.rre:lates ~~ a proportional
r.ecluc:t.ion in ei,vironmerital impact :. it i~ assumed that imp~cts
~issociat;ed wit:h air quality, t.raffic genoratiun and ~ublic
serv5.ces r~nd urilities would be reducer~. O~eu space,
l~~nclsca~ed areas or rer.reation-lei ,urE arefa would be li.Y.ely to
iiicreasQ, AddiCionally, Cra~ti.c hazards would be associated
with L-he rrulti~le poirlt;; o£ ingrass/egress as prokosecl on Tract
8905.
The I~,~r D~ns~~_,~l~;~xna~i~ is considerec.l environr.i~ntally
si~perior to the ~roject; because it wnuld reduc~,
e~i;ni~aCe, E~r~viror.mental .impacls. A~id9.tional impacts (traffip)
not ~ssocia~F~i witki thQ proposed pxoject would also occur.
This alternative :vould not meet. Z~roject objer.tives speciFied i.n
the Draf.~ EIk bocatcsQ it *.~ould nol resul~ in an oconomieaZly
feas.ibla developm~nt on t2ie prajec~ site and is, ~herezors,
rejected.
and L•ur~.2iQr thaC .~.lf)Ct:l~7I1 210s31.6 oF the Public~
requi:es tb.at wlien a public agency is making tho findinqs requiRedAby Section
21081(a) o~ the Yublic R~sources Code, tY~a Agancy shall adop*_ a reporting or
monitori:ig program f.ar thQ charxges to th4 project tvhich it has adopted or made a
condition of projQCt approval, in arder Co mitigate or avoid significant effnctE
on tlie environmen~. The City Planiiina Commisni~n herNby finds that the
mitiya.tion meastires incor.porated in the Mitigation Moiiitoring Program sQt forth
xn ArlachmPr.t C meets thQ rec~uirernc~nts oE Section 21G81.6 ot thQ Public
~QSOUrces Code and reduces the pr~j~ct's env5.rr~nment~l ir~pacts to an acceptable
1cUF1; The•ref.ore, the Planniiig Cc~mrnissicn hez•eby cortifies EI3 ido. 2g6 and
adopts the Mi.tigation tdoiiituring E~r~gram, identified as AY.tachment C.
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NOV~, T.kIL~ftLI'ORE, HE IT FF~SULVEI~ th~t the Ana2ieim City Planning
Commis~ion doos h~reby grant subject ~oti~ion Lor Iteclasaif,ication an~], by so
doing, that Ti.tle 1$-7on,ine~ of L•he Anr~`~eim MunS.cipal Codo be ~ended ta ex~lude
Lhe ab~vc~-d~scr.ibecl property from tht RM-3000!SC) (Resi~9enti~xl, Mult.i~le-Family,
Sc~nic Curridor Overlay) 7on~ ~nd t:o 3.ncorpo.-ate said d~scribed proper~;~ into
the R5-H5-22,000 (SC) (Resid~ntial, S.irig?.e-•~'amily Hillside, Sconic Corridor
Ovorl~y) Zont} upon t•h~ tollowing cond3.ti.ons whfch are hErQby fnund tu be t~
necQSSary prereguis:te to the ~r.ouosed use of subj~ct prc~pert1 zn order to
preserve the saFety and general welfare oi t.lie Citizens o[ th~ City ~f Anaheim:
7.. That an in~.~r~ss ~tnd egress easement ;;hall be reccrded or additional land
sha11 be purchased L-o providc veki.icu]ar access from Via Montaziera to L~t
No. 7.
2. That Lh~ develo~er sh~..ll b~ re:por-sible Lor any diroct cosCs ossociatad
with tha monitoririg and/or reporting required as set forth ka~ Section
2'100]..6 ot ~he Public Resources Code to ensuro implementation of those
mitigati~n rr~easures ident•ii?.ed in t:he mil:igated N'ogaY..ive Declaration that
Yiave been incorporated as conditions of approvaJ for subjQr.L prop~;rty. A
cory ot Y.ho Mitigation Monikoring P.rogram is ~ttach~d l~.o tnis Re~olution
and l~beled At.tachment "C".
3. That prioi• C.~ introduction o.f ~n ordinanco rezoninrJ subiect property,
Cnndit.ian ~lo. 1, a~ove-me~itioned, sha:i~ :~e completed. TY~e provisions oz
right;s grantecl by this re.,oluti~:, shall bec~me nu11 and void by action cf
tho ~lanninq Commission unless said r.onditions are complied wi~h wi.thin
one (1) yoar from the 3~~r~ ot tliis resolution ~r s~.~ch further time as the
Plar.nxng Cammissi.on may c~rant.
~. That a~pr.aval of l•.?ii~ app.licat.ion con,SL-itutes approval of. the proposed
requc~st only to tha exto~h. that: :i.t comp].ies wi~h ~he Anahai.m Municipal
Zon.ing CudP and any othE;r a~~l.icable CiL•y; St:ate 7nd Fc~c'.eral xegulations.
Approval does not ir~clucle any ackion ~r findings as ~o complianco or
appro~al of the requ~;st r~~c~acdi.ng ~ny ether• :;,pp]..i.cable ordinance,
rEg~xlation or reqair.ement.
Bi: IT FURTHF.It RGSOL,VL'b that the Anah~im City Planning Co:r,mis~ion
~~~~s horeby tizid and dQtFrmine thaL adoption dL• Lhis Reso~urion .is expressly
}- dicated up~n applicant's rompl.i~nco wiL•h each and all of the conclitions
hereina}aove set f:ort'ri. Should any such ~or,cliCions, or any pac~ thareof, be
riecl~xrrsd invalid or unenf~rceab.le by t}ie final jiiJgmeiit ot any co~zrt of
competont jvrisdiction, r.hen ttxi.s ResoluCiori, and any appi•cvals horea.n
cnntained, sha11 be deeme~ nu11 and vo.id.
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ThE I'OfiEGOING 1tESU~,UTI0t7 was ~doptod at the Planning CpIT11i1~.S3~Ori
meati.ng oy ,Tu:l~r 16, 1990. ~
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CHAIRWOMIN, ANAHEIM CI Y Pr,ANNING COMMISSION
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SrCR~xARY. ANAtIEIM C2T1 pL~iNG COhII~ITSSION
STATE OF CAL'!F'ORNIA )
COUNTY ~F ORANG~ ) S;, .
CITX qF.' AP7~IFIEIM )
I, Edith L. Flarris, Sec.retary of thF Anahe.im City Planningr Commission, da
hereby certify that the fox•egoiz~g resolucio:. was Fa~sed and adopCed at Z
mePting uf the AnaheS.m Ci~y Planninq Commission held on ;July 16, 1990, by the
Followinq vote ct the members t:het•eof:
AYES: COM1dFSSTONEFS: BUYDSTUN, BCUAS, i~P;L,DHAUS, HELLYER,
MC BURNEX
i;JES: CUMMISSIONEKS: A10NE
ABSENT: CON.hfIS~IOflERS: MESSE
VACANT : ONE SEAT
, IN W:CTNGSS ~1HSREOF, T have liereunro sc~t nty hand thi.a 'Fi~
of •~v _. :194~. -~7L day
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SECRETARY, I~NAHE1'M CITY PL'ANNING COMMISSION
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