99-039RESOLUTION N0. 99R-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVING
OF THE ANAHEIM STADIUM AREA MASTER
LAND USE PLAN
WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff to initiate a
land use strategy plan and necessary environmental analysis for
the Anaheim Stadium Area in order to set the stage for future
economic development and enhancement of an 807-acre area,
including the Edison International Field of Anaheim and the
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim; and that said area (also known as the
Anaheim Stadium Business Center) is bounded by the Santa Ana
River on the east, the Anaheim City limits on the south, the
Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) on the west, and the Southern
California Edison Co. right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, said study was conducted in two phases, the
first being the Anaheim Stadium property and certain adjoining
parcels at the southeast corner of Katella Avenue and State
College Boulevard, and the second being the greater stadium area
surrounding the stadium property and those certain adjoining
parcels; and that the first phase was completed when Area
Development Plan No. 120 was adopted for a project now identified
as "Sportstown Anaheim"; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission did hold a public
hearing on January 20, 1999, and did recommend to the City
Council the approval of the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land Use
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did hold a public hearing at
-- the Civic Center in the City of Anaheim on March 2, 1999, notice
of said public hearing having been duly given as required by law
and in accordance with the provisions of the Anaheim Municipal
Code, Chapter 18.03, to hear and consider evidence for and
against said proposed master plan and to investigate and make
findings in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, City Council, 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 City Council has adopted its Resolution No.
99R-38 approving General Plan Amendment No. 361 re-designating
the Anaheim Stadium Business Center As "Business Office/Mixed
Use/Industrial" and making certain amendments to the Circulation
Element and to the Safety and Seismic Safety Element.
2. That the City Council did certify Environmental
Impact Report No. 321 including a Statement of overriding
considerations, and adopt Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 106,
which were considered in conjunction with General Plan Amendment
No. 361 and the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land Use Plan.
3. That the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land Use Plan
consists of a booklet (attached to Resolution No. PC99-11 on file
in the Planning Department of the City of Anaheim) and that in
order to maximize development opportunities for sub-areas in the
Anaheim Stadium Area with the greatest potential to benefit from
their locations and to contribute to the unique sports
entertainment character being sought for the Stadium Area, while
remaining balanced with the infrastructure capacity of the area,
six development districts were identified and each was assigned a
development intensity expressed as Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.), as
follows:
-- Arrowhead Pond District 0.45/1.0
Gateway District 0.30/0.45/0.50
Gene Autry District 0.40
Katella Corridor District 0.50/1.0
Sportstown District (regulated under Area
Development Plan
No. 120)
Existing District 0.30
4. That the Master Land Use Plan includes also includes
an Urban Design plan including F.A.R., Maximum Site Coverage and
Building Height; a Landscape Concept Plan; a Conceptual
Identity Plan; Districts Plans; and Design Guidelines for the
Sports Entertainment Overlay Zone.
5. That the Planning Commission made the following
-~ modifications to the Master Land Use Plan:
(a) Expanded the Gateway District to the east and south to
encompass the southerly Existing District on both sides of
Orangewood Avenue, while retaining the underlying F.A.R.s.
(b) Amended the "gerrymandered" portion of the Katella Corridor
District which fronts on Gene Autry Way to limit the
structural height to 50 feet (instead of 100 feet), the same
as specified for the adjoining Gene Autry District.
(c) Included the Anaheim Commercial/Industrial Redevelopment
Project - South Anaheim Boulevard Corridor along Anaheim Way
as a map or exhibit.
(d) Added language to the text regarding mass transit
opportunities, both short and long term, being coordinated
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with the Orange County Transit Authority (O.C.T.A.).
(e) Added language to the text regarding promoting shared
parking opportunities in the area. -
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING: That
Final Environmental Impact Report No. 321, adoption of a
Statement of Findings and Facts and a Statement of Overriding
Considerations, and adoption Mitigation Monitoring Program No.
106, was certified and adopted by the City Council in conjunction
with the Anaheim Stadium Area Master Land Use Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Anaheim City
Council does hereby approve the Anaheim Stadium Master Land Use
Plan, including the following modifications:
(a) Expanded the Gateway District to the east and south to
encompass the southerly Existing District on both sides of
Orangewood Avenue, while retaining the underlying F.A.R.s.
(b) Amended the "gerrymandered" portion of the Katella Corridor
District which fronts on Gene Autry Way to limit the
structural height to 50 feet (instead of 100 feet), the same
as specified for the adjoining Gene Autry District.
(c) Included the Anaheim Commercial/Industrial Redevelopment
Project - South Anaheim Boulevard Corridor along Anaheim Way
as a map or exhibit.
(d) Added language to the text regarding mass transit
opportunities, both short and long term, being coordinated
with the Orange County Transit Authority (O.C.T.A.).
(e) Added language to the text regarding promoting shared
parking opportunities in the area.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the City Council
meeting of March 2, 1999.
MAYOR OF T E CITY O ANAHEIM
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 99R-39 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the
Anaheim City Council held on the 2nd day of March, 1999, by the following vote of the members
thereof:
AYES: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Feldhaus, Kring, Tait, McCracken, Daly
None
None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said Resolution
No. 99R-39 on the 2nd day of March, 1999.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of
Anaheim this 2nd day of March, 1999.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is
the original of Resolution No. 99R-39 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Anaheim on March 2nd, 1999.
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM