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2001-013RESOLUTION NO. 2001 R-13 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 88-1, EXHIBIT A (THE SYCAMORE CANYON SPECIFIC PLAN) WHEREAS, on February 9, 1988 the City Council of the City of Anaheim did adopt Resolution No. 88R-69 to approve Specific Plan No. 88-1, Exhibit A (the Sycamore Canyon Specific Plan), to provide for development of up to 1,119 residential dwelling units, 20 acres of commercial uses, 133 acres of general open space and certain public facilities on property consisting of 329 acres located on both sides of Weir Canyon Road approximately 1,650 feet southeast of Santa Ana Canyon Road; that Exhibit Nos. 4 and 12 contained in the Sycamore Canyon Specific Plan and the Public Facilities Plan, including Exhibit No. 6, designate a site consisting of 1.87 acres located at the southerly terminus of Dream Street approximately 344 feet south of Monte Vista Road and further described as 8186 South Dream Street as a Police Substation site; and that Resolution Nos. 89R-123 and 95R-179 were subsequently adopted to amend said Resolution No. 88R-69, with the last amendment providing for a total of 1,204 dwelling units; and WHEREAS, the Land Use Element of the Anaheim General Plan currently also designates the above-described 1.87-acre site at the southerly terminus of Dream Street for a Police Station, as illustrated on two attachments to the Staff Report to the Planning Commission dated November 20, 2000 (Figure 2 "Existing" and "Portion B" on the location map); and WHEREAS, in November 1998, an election was conducted for the residents of the three planned communities consisting of Sycamore Canyon, Summit of Anaheim Hills and The Highlands at Anaheim Hills to determine whether Mello-Roos funds collected from the three participating community facility districts should be used to purchase and construct a Police Substation facility outside the Sycamore Canyon Specific Plan area boundary; that the residents voted to allow the City of Anaheim to purchase the former Anaheim Memorial Medical Office Building at 8165 - 8195 East Santa Ana Canyon Road (a 6-acre property having a frontage of 660 feet on the north side of Santa Ana Canyon Road and located approximately 50 feet west of the centerline of Roosevelt Road); that the Police Substation was subsequently established at that location and is currently in operation; and that, therefore, the 1.87-acre site at 8186 South Dream Street, which is currently designated for a Police Station by both the Sycamore Canyon Specific Plan No. 88-1, Exhibit A, and the Anaheim General Plan, is no longer needed for a Police Substation; and WHEREAS, Amendment No. 3 to Specific Plan No. 88-1 is a city-initiated proposal to make modifications to certain exhibits in the Sycamore Canyon Specific Plan document and the related Public Facilities Plan; that the proposed amendments include deleting references to the Police Substation from Exhibit No. 4 "Land Use Plan" and Exhibit No. 12 "Specific Plan" of the Specific Plan document and from the Public Facilities Plan, including Exhibit No. 6 "Open Space and Recreation Plan"; and that the site designated for a Police Substation on each of those exhibits be replaced with the General Open Space land use designation; and WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the Civic Center in the City of Anaheim on November 20, 2000, at 1:30 p.m., notice of said public hearing having been duly given 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, said Commission, 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 adopted its Resolution No. PC2000-132 recommending to the City Council that Amendment No. 3 to Specific Plan No. 88-1 be approved; WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim did hold a duly noticed public hearing on January 9, 2001, to consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission regarding the approval of Amendment No. 3 to Specific Plan No. 88-1 and, based upon the evidence and testimony presented at said public hearing, including the staff reports and recommendations of the Planning Commission, the City Council does find and determine as follows: 1. That approval of Amendment No. 3 to Specific Plan No. 88-1, Exhibit A, will amend Exhibit Nos. 4 and 12 of the Sycamore Canyon Specific Plan and will also amend the Public Facilities Plan, including Exhibit No. 6, to remove the Police Substation site designation from the herein described property at 8186 South Dream Street, and will redesignate said 1.87-acre property for General Open Space land use. 2. That the Planning Commission has recommended adoption of General Plan Amendment No. 2000-00382 pertaining to the Land Use Element, including relocating the Police Station site to 8165 - 8195 East Santa Ana Canyon Road and designating the 1.87 acre parcel at 8186 South Dream Street for General Open Space land use; and that the proposed amendments to the Sycamore Canyon Specific Plan and Public Facilities Plan are consistent with the General Plan Amendment. 2 3. That the Police Substation is currently operating at 8165-8195 East Santa Ana Canyon Road in conformance with General Plan Amendment No. 2000-00382. 4. That the 1.87-acre site at 8186 South Dream Street should be redesignated for General Open Space land uses until such time as a future development proposal is received and considered by the City. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING: That the Anaheim City Council has reviewed Amendment No. 3 to Specific Plan No. 88-1, Exhibit A (the Sycamore Canyon Specific Plan), to amend Exhibit Nos. 4 and 12 of the Specific Plan, and to amend the Public Facilities Plan, including Exhibit No. 6, to remove the Police Substation designation from a site consisting of 1.87 acres located at the southerly terminus of Dream Street approximately 344 feet south of Monte Vista Road and further described as 8186 South Dream Street, and to redesignate said site for General Open Space land use; and does hereby approve the Negative Declaration upon finding that the declaration reflects the independent judgement of the lead agency and that it has considered the Negative Declaration together with any comments received during the public review process and further finding on the basis of the initial study and any comments received that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, the City Council of the City of Anaheim does hereby adopt Amendment No. 3 to Specific Plan No. 88-1, Exhibit A (the Sycamore Canyon Specific Plan), to amend Exhibit Nos. 4 and 12 of the Sycamore Canyon Specific Plan and does hereby amend the Public Facilities Plan, including Exhibit No. 6, to delete the Police Substation designation from the site located at 8186 South Dream Street and to redesignate the site for General Open Space land use. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 9th day of January, 2001. MAYOR' ATTEST: CITY CI~RK OF' THE CITY OF ANAHEIM 38627.1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss. CITY OF ANAHEIM ) I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2001R-13 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim City Council held on the 9th day of January, 2001, by the following vote of the members thereof: AYES: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: Feldhaus, Kring, Tait, M¢Cracken, Daly NOES: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None CITY CLERK'"'OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM (SEAL)