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PETITION: VARIANCE NO. .4128 CEQA STATUS: CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION,
CLASS 11
DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING: May'16, 1991.
OPPOSITION: No one indicated their presence at the public. hearing in opposition to
the proposal, and no correspondence in opposition was received.
OWNER. MICHAEL and .BETTY TUNG
1428,Paseo La Cresta, Palos ,Verdes Estates CA 90274
LOCATION: ::4305 East La Palma Avenue
REQUEST:? Petitioner requests waiver of the following under authority of Code
Section 1$.12:060.'1'10 to retain a fenced storage area:
SECTIONS 18.06.050.0212 - Minimum number of narking spaces.
18.06.050.031 (132; required; 96 proposed)
18.06.050.033
18:06.080
and 18.61.066:050
Having been appointed Zoning Administrator ,by the Planning: Director, pursuant to
Anaheim. Municipal Code Section 18.12:'040, to decide the above-referenced petition
and a public hearing ..having been duly noticed for and ...held on the date set forth
:above, I do`hereby finds
1. That City Traffic Engineering concurred with the parking study (dated, December
20 1990 and; prepared by TSE Traffic_Safety Engineers)_for the specific
combination of uses on subject property:'
20,998.:sq.ft. of warehousing and manufacturing uses,:.
19,146 sq.ft. of office-related uses, and
6,525 sq.ft. of outdoor. storage area;
2. That the parking variance will not cause an increase in traffic congestion in
the immediate vicinity nor adversely affect .any adjoining land uses; and
3. That the granting of the parking variance under the conditions-.imposed, if any,
will:not;be detrimental to the peace, health, safety or general welfare of the
citizens of the City: of Anaheim.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY-:ACT-FINDING: That the Zoning Administrator has
reviewed the proposal for waiver of minimum number of parking spaces to retain a
fenced storage area on arectangularly.-shaped parcel of land consisting of
approximately 2:0 acres_located at the northeast corner of La Palma Avenue and Fee`
Ana'Street, having approximate frontages of 251°feet'on the north side of La Palma'
Avenue and 345 feet on-the east side of Fee '.Ana Street, and further described as
4305 East La'Palma.Avenue; and that the Planning Director: or his authorized
representative has determined that-the proposed project falls within the definition
of Categorical Exemptions, Classll, as defined in the State EIR Guidelines and is,
therefore, .categorically exempt from the requirement. to prepare an EIR.
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Variance No. 4128
Based on the evidence and testimony presented to me, I do hereby determine to
APPROVE Variance No. 4128, subject to the following conditions:
1. That the gated storage area/drive aisle shall remain open during business hours.
2.* That all lockable pedestrian and/or vehicular access gates shall be equipped.
with "knox box" devices as required and approved by the Fire Department.
3. a. That-no combustibles shall be stored closer than three (3) feet to .the east
.property line;,
b. That the fence enclosing the outdoor storage area and facing La Palma Avenue
shall be raised and maintained at a height equal to (at least ten [10] feet)
or higher than the material stored inside the storage area and that said
fence 'shall be_entirely interwoven with redwood or cedar slats.
4. That subject property shall be developed. substantially in accordance with plans
and specifications submitted to-the City of Anaheim by the petitioner and which
plans are on file with the Planning Department marked Exhibit Nos. l and 2.
5. That prior to issuance bf a building permit or within a period of ninety (90)
days,,from the date of this decision, whichever occurs first, Condition Nos. 1,
2, 3 and 4, above-mentioned, shall be complied with. Extensions for further
time;to_complete said conditions may be granted in accordance with Section
18.03..090 of the Anaheim Municipal Code.
6.* That approval of this application.constitutes approval of the proposed request
only to the extent that it .complies. with the;: Anaheim Municipal Zoning,Code and
any other applicable City, State and Federal regulations. ,Approval does not
include any action or findings as to compliance or approval. of the request
regarding-,any other applicable ordinance, regulation or requirement. Conditions
-marked with an asterisk (*) are required by established ,laws, codes, regulations
and agreements and are, therefore, not subject to negotiation.
This decision is made, signed, and entered into the file this twenty third-day of
May, 1991.
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Annika M. Santalahti, Zoning .Administrator'
NOTICE: This decision hall become final unless an appeal to-the City Council, in
writing, accompanied by an appeal fee,, is filed with the City Clerk within:l5 davs
of the date of the signing of this decision or unless members of the City Council
shall. request to review this decision, within said l5 days.
DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL: I do hereby..declare"under penalty of perjury that
on the date set forth below, I did deposit, in .the United States Mail, a copy, of the.
decision to the applicant .and did forward a copy.fo the-.City. Clerk.
DATED:. May 23, 1990
Pamela H. Starnes, Administrative A sistant
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