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DECISION NO. ZA 2003-07
A DECISION OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT NO. 2003-00235
REQUESTED BY: Gold Coast Enterprises, Inc.
1518 W.Taft Avenue
Orange, CA 92865
OWNER: Crown Pointe H.O.A.
1518 W. Taft Avenue
Orange, CA 92865
LOCATION: 1 17 acres located on the southeast side of Imperial Highway west of Hudson Bay
Drive (a private street)
DATE NOTICES MAILED: February 21, 2003
REQUEST: Waiver of the following to construct an 8-foot high concrete masonry sound wall in
the RS-HS-10,000(SC) (Residential, Single Family Hillside -Scenic Corridor Overlay)
Zone:
Sections 18.04.043.100.102(a) - Maximum fence height.
18.12.080.015 (3-foot height permitted in 6-foot side yard;
18.24.063.020 8-foot height proposed adjacent to Imperial
and 18.24.064.100 Highway)
DETERMINATION OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Having been appointed Zoning Administrator by the Planning Director to decide the above-referenced
Administrative Adjustment, and subject petition having been duly noticed and no written objections having
been received, I do hereby find, pursuant to Section 18.12.080:
1. That the proposal is for a sound wall to buffer residential uses from traffic along Imperial
Highway, a primary arterial highway which crosses the ridge line between Anaheim Hills and the City of
Orange; and that screen landscaping will be provided along the sound wall in a 3-foot wide planting area
between the wall and the highway .
2. That the request is hereby granted in accordance with Subsection 18.12.080 of the Anaheim
Municipal Code which permits waivers of maximum fence height in connection with administrative
adjustments for fences located in side yards.
3. That no written opposition was received during the required 10-day notification period.
Based on the evidence presented to me, I do hereby determine to grant Administrative Adjustment No.
2003-00235, subject to the following conditions:
1. 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. 1 (site plan), 2 (planting plan), 3 (wall elevation plan) and 4 (sound
wall details).
2. That irrigation facilities shall be installed for the three (3) foot wide planter area between the sound
wall and Imperial Highway.
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3. That the location of the sound wall shall be subject to review and approval by the City Traffic and
Transportation Manager to verify that appropriate lines-of-sight will be provided between traffic (both
vehicular and pedestrian) along Imperial Highway and Hudson Bay Drive (a private street).
4. That the appropriate permits shall be obtained from the Building Division for the sound wall and the
irrigation facilities.
That within a period of one (1) year from the date of this decision, 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.
This decision is made, signed, and entered into the file this 13~~` of March, 2003.
Annika M. Santalahti; Zoning Administrator
NOTICE: This decision shall become final unless an appeal to the City Council, in writing, accompanied
by an appeal fee, is filed with the City Clerk within 15 days of the date of the signing of this decision or
unless members of the City Council shall request to review this decision within said 15 days.
DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL: I do hereby declare under penalty of perjury that on the date set
forth below, l did deposit, in the United State Mail, a copy of the decision to the applicant and did forward
a copy to the City Clerk.
DATED: March 13, 2003
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