Minutes-ZA 2001/04/05•
ACTION AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE ANAHEIM CITY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
THURSDAY, APRIL 05, 2001 9:30 A.M.
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Staff Present:
Annika Santalahti, Zoning Administrator
David See, Associate Planner
Deborah Knefel, Deputy City Attorney
Patricia Koral, Sr. Word Processor
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
1a. CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION -CLASS 4
1b. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WAIVER NO. 2001-00012 APPROVED
OWNER: OCTO
Attn: Susan Lundgren
3472 Montair Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90808 10 day appeal period.
LOCATION: 1501 -1551 South Douglass Road: Property is 7.3 acres,
having a frontage of 1,560 feet on the west side of Douglass Road, located
690 feet north of the centerline of Katella Avenue. sr2ossas.doc
Request for a Special Circumstances Waiver to permit aone-day special Project Planner:
event permit for an automobile show on a commercial parking lot in the ML (aseeC7a.anaheim.net)
(Limited Industrial) zone.
No one indicated their presence at the public hearing in opposition to the proposal.
On April 5, 2001 Annika M. Santalahti, Zoning Administrator, considered the request for Special
Circumstances Waiver No. 2001-12 to permit a Special Event Permit for aone-day special event
consisting of an automobile show at 1501-1551 South Douglass Road. She made the following findings:
1. That a letter requesting this special circumstances waiver and describing the proposal
was submitted on March 1, 2001 by Susan Lundgren, Orange County Transportation Organization.
2. That approval of special circumstances waivers (allowing modification and/or waiver of
regulations pertaining to special events) is authorized by Subsection 18.02.055.080 "Zoning Administrator
Review (of Special Events Permits}" and Section 18.12.085 "Special Event Permit -Review" of the
Anaheim Municipal Code.
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3. That the property is zoned ML (Limited Industrial); that the Anaheim General Plan land
use designation is Business Office/Mixed Use/Industrial; and that the underlying parking lot was
established in connection with Conditional Use Permit No. 3700.
4. That this specific request is for waiver of Subsection 18.02.055.050(c) which allows
special event permits in any zone in conjunction with a use for which a conditional use permit has been
issued authorizing said use which is permitted as a matter of right in any commercial zone; but that a
parking lot is not a permitted rip mart/ use in any commercial zone and, therefore, this special
circumstances waiver was submitted.
5. That approval of this special circumstances waiver serves the public interest and general
welfare, as discussed in the Staff Report to the Zoning Administrator, dated April 5, 2001.
The Zoning Administrator approved Special Circumstances Waiver No. 2000-12 for the described special
event on Saturday, June 9, 2001, subject to compliance with the conditions.
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2a. CEQA NEGATIVE DECLARATION - (PREVIOUSLY- APPROVED-
2b. VARIANCE N0.4353
(Var. Tracking No. 2001-04435)
2c. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 98-245
(SUBTPM Tracking No. 2001-00006)
OWNER: ANACAL ENGINEERING CO.
Attn: Wayne Jolley
1900 E. La Palma Ave., Suite 202
Anaheim, CA 92803
LOCATION: 8205 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road:
Parcel 1: Property, a 2.65 acre irregularly-shaped parcel with a frontage of
65 feet on the north side of Santa Ana Canyon Road, has a maximum depth
of 478 feet and is located 850 feet west of the centerline of Weir Canyon
Road.
Parcel 2: Property, a 0.83 acre irregularly-shaped parcel with no frontage on
a street, has a maximum depth of 320 feet and is located 285 feet west of
the centerline of Weir Canyon Road and 210 feet north of Santa Ana Canyon
Road.
Request for a retroactive extension of time to comply with conditions of
approval to establish a 2-lot commercial subdivision with waiver of minimum
lot frontage abutting a public or private street. Date of original approval
(March 11, 1999); expiration date (March 11, 2002).
15 day appeal period.
APPROVED
10 day appeal period.
For Request of
Extension of time.
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Project Planner:
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No one indicated their presence at the public hearing in opposition to the proposal; and there was a letter of
opposition the same individual sent a second letter and withdrew his opposition.
At the meeting of April 5, 2001, Annika M. Santalahti, Zoning Administrator, considered the request for a
retroactive time extension for Tentative Parcel Map No. 98-245 to establish a 2-lot commercial subdivision
at 8205 East Santa Ana Canyon Road. This tentative map was approved on March 18, 1999 in
conjunction with Variance No. 4353 and expired on March 18, 2001 under Section 17.08.110 "Expiration
of Tentative Map Approval" of the Anaheim Municipal Code.
ACTION: Ms. Santalahti determined that the Negative Declaration previously approved in connection
with Variance No. 4353 and Tentative Parcel Map No. 98-245 is adequate to serve as the required
environmental documentation in connection with this request upon finding that the declaration reflects the
independent judgment of the lead agency and that it has considered the previously approved 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.
Ms. Santalahti granted the time extension, retroactive from March 18, 2001, to expire on March 18, 2002.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEM:
3a. CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION-CLASS 1
3b. VARIANCE NO.2001-04425 APPROVED
OWNER: Hamid Zanjani
419 South Windmill Lane
Anaheim, CA 92807
LOCATION: 419 South Windmill Lane: Property is 0.40 acre located at
the terminus of Windmill Lane with frontages of 41 feet on the west side of
Windmill Lane 61 feet on the south side of Rocky Point Road, and 196 feet
on the north side of Nohl Ranch Road.
15 day appeal period
Waiver of minimum side yard setback (6 feet required; 2 feet proposed) to
construct an addition onto the side of an existing two-story single-family
residence in the RS-HS-10,000 (SC) (Residential, Single-Family Hillside; Sr1004gk.doc
Scenic Corridor Overlay} Zone.
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ZONING ADMINISTRATOR DECISION NO. 2001-16 iStOE'"`'"~'"~''~`''V' ~'-''~
Continued from the Zoning Administrator meeting of March 22, 2001.
No one indicated their presence at the public hearing in opposition to the proposal; and there was a letter of
opposition the same individual sent a second letter and withdrew his opposition.
The Zoning Administrator approved Variance No. 2001-04425 based on the following:
1. That the petitioner submitted revised plans increasing the proposed setback to 3 feet,
(instead of 2 feet as originally proposed).
2. That there are special circumstances applicable to this property consisting of its
configuration and topography, which do not apply to other identically zoned properties in the vicinity,
because this property is irregularly-shaped and adjoins a steep downward slope on the west property line
where the setback waiver is proposed; and since the width of the adjacent slope is more 40 feet from
top-of-slope to toe-of-slope, the neighboring dwelling is significantly further away from the proposed two-
story addition than the minimum 9-foot distance required between dwellings when one or both dwellings
are 2-stories.
3. That the west side and street view of the proposed addition, including the roof and eave
configuration, are designed to blend with the existing architecture of the dwelling and include two
fireplaces and windows on the west-facing wall.
4. Items of Public Interest: NONE