Resolution-PC 99-4RESOLUTION NO. PC99-4
A RESOLUTION OF TI1E ANAHEIAi CITY PLANNIPIG COMMISSION
DENYING GENERAL F'LAN AMENDMENT NO. 360
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim did adopt the Anaheim General Plan
by Resolutiun No. 69R-64~, showing the general descriptEon and extent of possible future development
within the City; and
WHEREAS, Planning Commission directed staff ta initiate an amendment to the Land
Use Element of !he General Plan to redesignate subject property from the Low Density Residential
desic~nation to the General Commercial designation; and that the property consists of a 6.1-acre
irregulariy-shaped parcel having a frontage of 301 feet on the west side of Euclid Street, a ma;cimum
depth of 1,271 feet, and being located 220 feet south of the centeriine of Cris Avenue at 1631 South
Euclid Street (Southern California Edison easement); and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the
Anaheim Civic Center, Council Chamber, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, on January 4, 1999, at 1:30
p.m., notice of said public hearing havin~ been duly given as ~equired by law and in accordance with the
provisions of the Anaheim Municipal Cod2, to hear and consider evidence for and against said General
Plan Amendment and to investigate and make findings and recommendations in connection therewith;
and
V~JHEREAS, said Commission, after due consideration, inspection, investic~ation and
study made by itself, and after due consideraticn of all evidence and reports offered at said hearing,
DOES HEREBY FIND:
1. That General Plan Amendment ~o. 360 be denied based on the commercial designation
being too intense and incomp~tibie with the surrounding single family homes~ that the minimal street
frontage and irregular lot configuration precludes development of well-designed, hic~h quality commercial
use as is encouraged by General Plan po!icies; and that a commercial land use designation at this
location would have a detrimental environmental impact on surrc,unding residential land uses ~ecause of
traffic, noise, and height and visual impacts.
2. That the evidence presented at the public hearing did nut substantiates the need for an
amendment to the Anaheim General Plan.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FIND N~G: That the Anaheim City
Plarning Commission has reviewed the proposal to amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan to
change lhe current land use designation from Low Density Residentiai to General Commercial on a 6.1-
acre irregularly-shaped parcel having a frontage of 301 feet o~ the west ~~de of Euclid Street, a maximum
depth of 1,271 fee!, and being loc2ted 220 feet south nf the centerline of Cris Avenue at 1631 South
~uclid Street (Southern California Edison easement); and does hereby approve the Negative Declaration
upon finding that it has considered th~ Negative Declaration together with any comments received during
the public review process and furthEr ~nding on the basis of the initial study and any comments received
that there is no substantial evidence that the proJect will have a significant efiect on the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the above findings, the
Anaheim City Planning Commission does hereby deny General Plan Amendment No. 360 pertaining to
the Land Use Element and to redesignating the study area from Lo~v Jensity Residential to Generai
Commercial.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION dopted at t P anning Commisaion meeting of
January 4, 1999. ~ ; ~ ~+'
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CHAIRPEf~ IV, N CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST: ~~
SECRETARY, ANAHE CITY PLAtJNING COMMISSION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Margarita Solorio, Secretary of the Anaheim City Planning Commission, do hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the Anaheim City Planning
Commission held on January 4, 1999, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BOSTWICK, BOYDSTUN, BRISTOL, KOOS, NAPOLES
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSEhJT: COMMISSIONERS: ESPING, WILLIAMS
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this G~~~ day of
_~~~A.(i , 1999.
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SECRETAR ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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