MN081808
City of Anaheim
Planning Commission
Action Agenda
Monday, August 18, 2008
Council Chamber, City Hall
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, California
Commissioners Present
:Chairman: Joseph Karaki
Peter Agarwal, Kelly Buffa, Stephen Faessel,
Victoria Ramirez, Panky Romero
Commissioners Absent
:Gail Eastman
Staff Present
:
CJ Amstrup, Planning Services ManagerKim Wong, Planner
Ted White, SeniorPlannerDiane Bathgate, Planning Consultant
Mark Gordon, Assistant City AttorneyKeith Linker,Principal Civil Engineer
Della Herrick, Associate PlannerDavid Kennedy, Associate Transportation Planner
Elaine Thienprasiddhi, Associate PlannerLuis Torrico, Project Manager I
Scott Koehm, Associate PlannerGrace Medina, Senior Secretary
Vanessa Norwood, Associate PlannerDonna Patino, Secretary
Jonathan Borrego, Principal Planner
Agenda Posting: A complete copy of the Planning Commission Agenda was posted at
10:00 a.m.on Thursday, August 14, 2008, inside the display case located in the foyer of
the Council Chamber, and also in the outside display kiosk.
Published:Anaheim Bulletin Newspaper onThursday, August 7, 2008
Call to Order
Preliminary Plan Review 1:00P.M.
•STAFF UPDATE TO COMMISSION ON VARIOUS CITY DEVELOPMENTS
AND ISSUES (ASREQUESTED BY PLANNING COMMISSION)
•PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEW FOR ITEMS ON THEAUGUST 18, 2008 AGENDA
Recess to Public Hearing
Reconvene to Public Hearing 2:30 P.M.
Attendance: 20
Pledge of Allegiance:
Commissioner Faessel
Public Comments
Consent Calendar
Public Hearing Items
Adjournment
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PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA
Anaheim Planning Commission Agenda -2:30 P.M.
Public Comments:None
Consent Calendar:
Commissioner Faesseloffered a motion, seconded by Commissioner Agarwaland MOTION CARRIED,
for approval of Consent CalendarItem 1A and1B;and to withdrawItem 7as recommended by staff.
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
Reports and Recommendations
ITEM NO. 1AConsent Calendar Approval
CEQAMITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
Motion:Faessel/Agarwal
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED) AND
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2007-05202
(Tracking No. CUP2008-05323)
VOTE:6-0
Commissioner Eastman absent
Owner
Extron Electronics
and
1230 South Lewis Street
Applicant:
Anaheim, CA 92805
Location:1055 East Ball Road:
This property is
approximately 3.35 acres, located at the northwest corner of
Ball Road and East Street with property frontages of 111feet on
the north side of Ball Road and 104 feet on the west side of
East Street.
Requesta retroactive one-year extension of time to comply with
Project Planner:
conditions of approval for a previously-approved five story office
Kimberly Wong
and training building.
kwong2@anaheim.net
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Minutes
ITEM 1BConsent Calendar Approval
Receiving and approving the Minutes from the Planning
Motion: Faessel/Agarwal
Commission Meeting of August 4, 2008.(Motion)
NOTE:
Meeting minutes have been provided to the Planning
VOTE:6-0
Commission and are available for review at the
Commissioner Eastman absent
Planning Department.
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Public Hearing Items:
ITEM NO. 2
CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, CLASS 1, AND
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2008-05343ResolutionNo.PC2008-77
(Faessel)
Owner:
NMC Anaheim, LLC
Sanford Sigal
Approved
18801 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300
Tarzana, CA 91356
Applicant:VOTE:5-1
Joey Aliano
Commissioner Eastman absent
Ultrasigns
Commissioner Romero voted no
9025 Balboa Avenue, Suite 150
San Diego, CA92123
Location:2280 East Lincoln Avenue:
This property
(Anaheim Town Square) is located at the southeast corner
of Lincoln Avenue and State College Boulevard and is
approximately 26.39 acres, having a frontage of 1,535 feet
along the south side of Lincoln Avenue and 910 feet along
the east side of State College Boulevard.
Project Planner:
Request to permit the replacementof two existing
Diane Bathgate
monument signs to add new electronic reader boards.
dbathgate@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appealrights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, September 10, 2008.
DISCUSSION TIME
:17minutes (2:36to 2:53)
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ITEM NO. 3
CEQA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 330
AND ADDENDUM (PREVIOUSLY-CERTIFIED),
AMENDMENT TO PREVIOUSLY-APPROVED
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2006-05072Resolution No. PC2008-78
(Tracking No. CUP2008-05338) AND
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 17295Resolution No. PC2008-79
(Buffa)
Owner:
Brookfield Olive Street, LLC
3090 Bristol Street, Suite 200
Approved
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Applicant:
Cheryl Stump
VOTE:6-0
Brookfield Homes
Commissioner Eastman absent
3090 Bristol Street, Suite 200
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Location:No Address)
(.This property is located at the
northeast corner of Olive and South Streets and is
approximately 16.6 acres, having a frontage of 789 feet on
the east side of Olive Street and 1,113 feet on the north
side of South Street.
Project Planner:
Request to amend a previously-approved conditional use
Elaine Thienprasiddhi
permit and Final Tract Map to modify project site
ethien@anaheim.net
boundaries, building configurations and streets including a
reduction in the number of dwelling unitsfrom 339 to 270
for an affordable single-family attached condominium
planned unit development. The project requires a
conditional use permit for a modification of development
standards to provide a reduced building setback adjacent to
future Public Street A and a Tier Two Incentive for fewer
parking spaces than required by code.
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the10-day appealrights for the Tentative Tract
Map ending at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday,August 28, 2008;and the22-day appealrights for the
Conditional Use Permit ending at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10, 2008.
DISCUSSION TIME
:10minutes (2:53to 3:03)
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ITEM NO. 4
CEQA MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND
MITIGATION MONITORING PLAN NO. 000003,
SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2007-00051,Resolution No. PC2008-80
VARIANCE NO. 2007-04742,Resolution No. PC2008-81
FINAL SITE PLAN NO. 2007-00013 ANDResolution No. PC2008-82
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 2006-195:Resolution No. PC2008-83
(Romero)
Owner:
HICM LLC
18300 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 850
Approved
Irvine, CA92612
Applicant:
Springhill Suites Marriott
VOTE: 6-0
Vicki Fetterman, Government Solutions
Commissioner Eastman absent
230 Newport Center Drive, Suite 210
Newport Beach, CA92660
Location:1240 South Walnut Street:
This "L" shaped
VAR, FSP, & TPM:
property is approximately 5.912-acres with a frontage of
Recommended for City Council
407 feet on the south side of Ball Road and 294 feet on the
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east side of Walnut Street.
Motion: Romero/Faessel
Request to construct a new 120-room hotel. Proposed
project actions include the following:
Specific Plan Amendment No. 2007-00051 -
Request to
amend the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan to redesignate
the project site hotel density from Low Density to Medium
Density.
Variance No. 2007-04742
-Request to permit less
landscaping adjacent to an interior property line then
required by code.
Final Site Plan No. 2007-00013
-Request for approval of a
Final Site Plan for the development of 120-room hotel
within the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan zone.
Project Planner:
Della Herrick
Tentative Parcel Map No. 2006-195
-Request to
dherrick@anaheim.net
subdivide an existing parcel into two parcels.
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the10-day appealrightsfor the Tentative Parcel
Mapending at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday,August 28, 2008;and the22-day appealrights for the
Specific Plan Amendment, Variance and the Final Site Plan ending at5:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
September 10, 2008.
DISCUSSION TIME
:14minutes (3:03to 3:17)
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ITEM NO. 5
CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, CLASS 3, AND
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2008-05325Resolution No. PC2008-84
(Buffa)
Owner
Gerardo Bermudez
and
704 South Lemon Street
Applicant:Approved
Anaheim,CA 92805
Location:704 South Lemon Street:
This property is
VOTE:6-0
approximately 0.17 acre, having a frontage of 50 feet on the
Commissioner Eastman absent
east side of Lemon Street, 80 feet south of the centerline of
Stueckle Avenue.
Project Planner:
Request to permit the conversion of an existing single-
Scott Koehm
family residence into a senior second dwelling unit and
skoehm@anaheim.net
construct a new single-family residence in the Single-
Family Residential (RS-2) zone.
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appealrights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, September 10, 2008.
DISCUSSION TIME
:9minutes (3:17to 3:26)
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ITEM NO. 6
CEQA NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND
RECLASSIFICATION NO. 2008-00218Resolution to Approve Failed
Owner VOTE: 3-3
Anaheim Redevelopment Agency
Commissioner Eastman absent
and
201 South Anaheim Boulevard, Suite 1003
Commissioners Buffa, Faessel and
Applicant:
Anaheim, CA92805
Romero voted no
Location:2748 West Lincoln Avenue:
This property is
approximately 1.7 acres, having a frontage of 125 feet on
Recommended for City Council
the south side of Lincoln Avenue and approximately 669
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feet east of the centerline of Dale Street.
Motion: Karaki/Faessel
Request to reclassify the property from the General
Commercial (C-G) zone to the Multiple-Family Residential
(RM-4) zone.
Project Planner:
Kimberly Wong
kwong2@anaheim.net
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appealrights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, September 10, 2008.
DISCUSSION TIME
:44minutes (3:36to 4:20)
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ITEM NO. 7
CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, CLASS 1, AND
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2008-05336Withdrawn
Owner:
J & J Food Store, Inc.
Motion: Agarwal/Romero
P.O. Box 2805
Fullerton, CA 92837
VOTE:6-0
Applicant:
Sherrie Olson
Commissioner Eastman absent
PLRC
1030 North Mountain, Suite 190
Ontario, CA91765
Location:3174 West BallRoad:
This property is
approximately 0.30 acre, located at the southeast corner of
Ball Road and Western Street, having a frontage of 112
feet on the south side of Ball Road and 105 feet on the east
side of Western Street.
Project Planner:
Request to exchange and upgrade the ABC license for an
Kimberly Wong
existing legal nonconforming convenience market from a
kwong2@anaheim.net
Type 20 (Off-Sale Beer and Wine) license to a Type 21
(Off-Sale General) license.
OPPOSITION:
None
DISCUSSION TIME
:This item was not discussed.
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ITEM NO. 8
CEQANEGATIVE DECLARATION
(PREVIOUSLY-APPROVED) AND
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2008-05326Resolution No. PC2008-85
WITH A WAIVER OF CODE REQUIREMENTS
(Buffa)
(Tracking No. CUP2008-05345)
Owner:Approved, modified Condition
Caruthers Properties
Nos. 5 and 8
2107 Yacht Mischief
Newport Beach, CA92660
Applicant:VOTE:6-0
Anaheim Redevelopment Agency
Commissioner Eastman absent
201 South Anaheim Boulevard, Suite 1003
Anaheim, CA 92805
Location:502-524 East Julianna Street:
Property is
approximately 1.68 acres, located at the southeast corner
of Julianna Street and Sabina Streetwith a frontage of 389
feet on the south side of Julianna Street and 163 feet on
the east side of Sabina Street.
Project Planner:
Request to permit automotive repairs and modifications in
Kimberly Wong
conjunction with apreviously-approved towing business,
kwong2@anaheim.net
with fewer parking spaces than required by code. The
approved towing business also includes a vehicle impound
yard and an area for washing towed vehicles.
Continued from the August 4, 2008 Planning Commission
meeting.
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appealrights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, September 10, 2008.
DISCUSSION TIME
:8minutes (4:20to 4:28)
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ITEM NO. 9
CEQADETERMINATION: SECTION 21080 PUBLIC
RESOURCES CODE EXEMPTION AND
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2008-00067Approved
Applicant:
Planning Department
Motion: Ramirez/Faessel
City of Anaheim
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92805
VOTE:6-0
Commissioner Eastman absent
Location:Citywide
This is a request initiated by the City of Anaheim Planning
Department to amend a section of Title 7 (Morals and
Conduct) and various sections of Title 18 (Zoning) of the
Project Planner:
Anaheim Municipal Code as follows: Title 7 -to amend
Vanessa Norwood
Chapter 7.24 (Handbills) by adding language related to the
vnorwood@anaheim.net
distribution of handbills at public venues; Title 18 -to
amend Chapter 18.38 (Supplemental Use Regulations) by
adding special event provisions for The Platinum Triangle,
to clarify existing citywide special event provisions and to
amend provisions related to the establishment of carnivals
and circuses; to amend Chapter 18.10 (Industrial Zone) to
clarify permitted outdoor activities; to amend Chapter
18.04 (Single-Family Residential Zones) to amend various
sections pertaining to permitted encroachments for
accessory uses/structures; and to amend Chapter 18.52
(Density Bonus) pertaining to application review to provide
consistency with recent changes in project processing
procedures.
Continued from the June 23 and August 4, 2008, Planning
Commission meetings.
OPPOSITION:
None
Mark Gordon, Assistant City Attorney, presented the 22-day appeal rights ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, September 10, 2008.
DISCUSSION TIME
:9minutes (4:28to 4:37)
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MOTION:
Commissioner Faessel offered a motion, seconded by Commissioner
Karaki and MOTION CARRIEDto appointment Commissioner Buffa as
theHistoric Presentation Committee Liaison. UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 4:37P.M.
TO WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008AT 1:30P.M.
FOR PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEW
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