RES-2006-190RESOLUTION NO. 2006-190
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SPECIFIC
PLAN NO. 94-1 FOR THE NORTHEAST AREA SPECIFIC
PLAN AND AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 95R-155
ACCORDINGLY.
WHEREAS, on August 22, 1995 the City Council of the City of Anaheim
approved Resolution No. 95R-155 to approve Specific Plan No. 94-1, the Northeast Area
Specific Plan, for the 2,645-acre area generally bounded by the Riverside (SR-91) Freeway on
the south, the Orange (SR-57) Freeway on the west, Orangethorpe Avenue on the north and
Imperial Highway on the east; and that on September 12, 1995 the City Council adopted
Ordinance Nos. 5517 and 5518 to add Chapter 18.110 "Specific Plan No. 94-1(SP 94-1) -
Northeast Area" to the Anaheim Municipal Code relating to zoning and development standards
for the Northeast Area Specific Plan, and to amend the Zoning Map by incorporating said 2,645-
acre area into the SP 94-1 Zone; and
WHEREAS, on June 4, 1996 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5563
amending Ordinance No. 5517 and Chapter 18.110 to permit service stations and automotive
vehicle repair as conditional uses in Development Area 4 "Transit Core" of the Northeast Area
Specific Plan ("Adjustment No. 1 "); and
WHEREAS, on June 4, 1996 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5564
amending Ordinance No. 5517 and Chapter 18.110 to permit service stations and automotive
vehicle repair as conditional uses in Development Area 4 "Transit Core" of the Northeast Area
Specific Plan ("Adjustment No. 2"); and
WHEREAS, on June 11, 1996 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5565
amending Ordinance No. 5517 and Chapter 18.110 pertaining to eating and drinking
establishments in the Northeast Area Specific Plan ("Adjustment No. 3"); and
WHEREAS, on August 20, 1996 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5574
amending Ordinance No. 5517 and Chapter 18.110 relating to deleting a time limitation for
churches in the Northeast Area Specific Plan ("Adjustment No. 4"); and
WHEREAS, on January 11, 2000 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5714
amending Ordinance No. 5517 and Chapter 18.110 relating to self service laundries in the
Northeast Area Specific Plan ("Adjustment No. 5"); and
WHEREAS, on April 18, 2000 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5728
amending Ordinance No. 5518 and Chapter 18.110 to amend the boundaries of Development
Area 5 (Commercial Area) and Development Area 2 (Expanded Industrial Area) at the northwest
corner of La Palma Avenue and Hancock Street in the Northeast Area Specific Plan
("Amendment No. 1 "); and
WHEREAS, on April 24, 2001 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5761
amending Ordinance No. 5517 and Chapter 18.110 relating to asphalt and concrete processing in
the Northeast Area Specific Plan ("Adjustment No. 6"); and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2002 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5767
amending Ordinance No. 5517 and Chapter 18.110 relating to requirements for freeway-oriented
signs in the Northeast Area Specific Plan ("Adjustment No. 7"); and
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2002 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5817
amending Ordinance No. 5517 and Chapter 18.110 to allow hospitals as conditional uses
Development Area 3 (La Palma Core) and Development Area 4 (Transit Core) in the Northeast
Area Specific Plan ("Adjustment No. 8"); and
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2003 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5865
amending Ordinance No. 5517 and Chapter 18.110 to allow new vehicle conversions in
Development Area 3 (La Palma Core) in the Northeast Area Specific Plan ("Adjustment No. 9");
and
WHEREAS, on June 8, 2004 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5923
amending Ordinance No. 5518 and Chapter 18.110 to amend the Northeast Area Specific Plan
94-1 and certain Development Area boundaries ("Amendment No. 2"); and
WHEREAS, this is aCity-initiated petition for Amendment No. 3 to the Northeast
Area Specific Plan (Anaheim Canyon Business Center) relating to nine (9) properties situated on
8.8 acres with frontages on East Miraloma Avenue and North Red Gum Street. Property
addresses include 2926, 2940, 2983 and 2985 East Miraloma Avenue and 1260, 1310, 1320,
1330 and 1340 North Red Gum Street (from DA 5 to DA 1); and
WHEREAS, as part of General Plan Amendment No. 2005-00431, the General
Plan land use designations for the area is proposed to change from General Commercial to
General Industrial to General Industrial; and that this amendment to the Northeast Area Specific
Plan would amend the development area boundaries to reflect the revised General Plan land use
designations; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the Civic
Center in the City of Anaheim on July 10, 2006, at 2:30 p.m., 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 18.60, to hear and consider evidence for and against said proposed
Amendment No. 3 and to investigate and make findings and recommendations in connection
therewith; and
WHEREAS, The Anaheim City Planning Commission, after due consideration,
inspection, investigation and study made by itself and on its behalf, and after due consideration
of all evidence and reports offered at said hearing, did adopt its Resolution No. PC2006-67
finding and recommending City Council adoption of Amendment No. 3 to Specific Plan No. 94-
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1 -amending certain development area boundaries as specifically shown on Attachment A
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, upon receipt of said Resolution, summary of evidence, report of
findings and recommendations of the Anaheim City Planning Commission, the City Council did
fix the 8th of August, 2006, as the time, and the City Council Chambers in the Civic Center as
the place for a public hearing on said proposed Amendment No. 3 to Specific Plan No. 94-1 and
did give notice thereof in the manner and as provided by law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did duly hold and conduct said public hearing and
did give all persons interested therein an opportunity to be heard, and did receive evidence,
testimony and reports, and the recommendations and findings of the Anaheim City Planning
Commission, as set forth in Planning Commission Resolution No. PC2006-67, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality
Act ("CEQA"), on May 25, 2004, the Anaheim City Council, by its Resolution No. 2004-94,
certified Final Environmental Impact Report No. 330, adopting Findings of Fact and Statement
of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 122 for General Plan
Amendment No. 2004-00419, the amended monitoring program described as Mitigation
Monitoring Program No. 112 for The Platinum Triangle, and the amended monitoring program
described as Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 85a for The Anaheim Resort; determined that
said Final Environmental Impact Report No. 330 fully complies with CEQA, reflects the
independent judgment of the City Council, and is adequate to serve as the environmental
documentation for (i) General Plan Amendment No. 2004-00419, (ii) Zoning Code Amendment
No. 2004-00029, (iii) Reclassification No. 2004-00117, (iv) Amendment No. 5 to the Anaheim
Resort Specific Plan No. 92-2, (v) Amendment No. 2 to the Northeast Area Specific Plan No. 94-
1, and (vii) future discretionary actions described in Environmental Impact Report No. 330, such
as Amendment No. 3 to the Northeast Area Specific Plan No. 94-1; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after due consideration of the recommendations
and findings of the Anaheim City Planning Commission set forth in Planning Commission
Resolution No. PC2006-67, and all evidence, testimony and reports offered at said hearing, does
hereby find:
1. That Development Area 1 is intended to provide for increased
opportunities for a mix of light industrial, corporate headquarters, and research and development
uses with essential support services at strategic locations; and that the underlying base zone used
for land uses and development standards is "I" (Industrial).
2. That Development Area 5 is intended to provide for and encourage the
orderly development of commercial retail areas throughout the Specific Plan Area which serve
the demand for a wide variety of goods and services; and that the underlying base zone used for
land uses and development standards and is "CG" (General Commercial).
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3. That the proposed amendment is consistent with the goals and policies of
the Anaheim General Plan and with the purposes, standards, and land use guidelines therein, and
will encourage high quality development compatible with the surrounding area.
4. That the proposed amendment will result in development of desirable
character and will contribute to a balance of land uses, which will be compatible with existing
and proposed development in the surrounding neighborhood.
5. Given that the intersection of Miraloma Avenue and Red Gum Street is not
a major intersection, the subject properties are unlikely to attract quality commercial
development in the future and are, therefore, better suited for industrial development consistent
with the surrounding area.
6. That the proposed amendment respects environmental and aesthetic
resources consistent with zoning and development standards and with economic realities.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Specific Plan No. 94-1 to
reclassify said properties as described above and to amend certain exhibits in the Specific Plan
document accordingly.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, Resolution No. 95R-155 adopting
Specific Plan No. 94-1, be and the same is hereby amended to amend the Specific Plan,
including but not limited to Exhibit No. 4 and all applicable exhibits thereto, as shown on
Attachment A (Amendment No. 3).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that projects shall be subject to compliance with
all applicable mitigation measures included in Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 122 in
conformance with the requirements of Section 21081.6 of the California Public Resources Code.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, except as expressly amended herein,
Resolution No. 95R-155 and Specific Plan No. 94-1, as previously amended, shall remain in full
force and effect.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Anaheim this A~ day of August , 2006, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Pringle, Council Members Chavez, Hernandez, Galloway, Sidhu.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
CITY OF AN EIM
By
MAYOR OF THE CITY F ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
C Y CLERK F T CITY OF ANAHEIM
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Attachment A
Amendment No. 3 to the Northeast Area Specific Plan (SP94-1)
(Tracking No. SPN 2006-00035)
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