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Resolution-PC2025-038RESOLUTION NO. PC2025-038 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVING A MINOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR REDUCED SETBACKS FOR `PARKING DECK A' AND DETERMINING THAT THE PREVIOUSLY -CERTIFIED FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 339, ADDENDA NO. 11 AND ADDENDA NO. 13, SERVE AS THE APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (DEV2024-00077) (1715 SOUTH DOUGLASS ROAD) WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim (the "Planning Commission") did receive a verified application from Anaheim Real Estate Partners, LLC for the approval of Development Project No. 2024-00077 (the "Proposed Project") on certain real property located at 1715 South Douglass Road in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, as generally depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Property"); and WHEREAS, the Property is approximately 3.23 acres in size in the Transit District of the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan. The development standards and regulations of Chapter 18.20 (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone) of the Anaheim Municipal Code (the "Code") applies to the Proposed Project. The Property is designated on the Land Use Element of the General Plan for Mixed -Use Urban Core land uses; and WHEREAS, on September 27, 2022 and October 4, 2022, the City Council approved Addendum No. 11 to the Revised Platinum Triangle Expansion Project Subsequent Environmental Impact Report No. 339 (FSEIR No. 339) associated with the OCVIBE Mixed Use Project, including General Plan Amendment No. 2020-00532; Miscellaneous Case No. 2020-00739; Reclassification No. 2020-00333; Zoning Code Amendment No. 2020-00174; Development Agreement No. 2020-00004 including Master Site Plan (Miscellaneous Case No. 2020-00751), a request for Density Bonus and Development Incentives, and Deviation from Engineering Standard Details; Final Site Plan No. 2020-00004; Final Site Plan No. 2020-00005; Final Site Plan No. 2020-00006; Final Site Plan No. 2020-00007; Final Site Plan No. 2020-00008; Conditional Use Permit No. 2010-05492 Amendment; Conditional Use Permit; Minor Conditional Use Permit; and Tentative Tract Map No. 19153, including Street Name Change; and WHEREAS, on October 29, 2024 and November 13, 2024, the City Council approved Addendum No. 13 (Development Project No. 2023-00050) to FSEIR No. 339 associated with Amendment No. 1 to the OCVIBE Master Site Plan, including a General Plan Amendment, a Bicycle Master Plan amendment, a Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan amendment, a Master Site Plan amendment, a Zoning Code amendment, an Amended and Restated Development Agreement No. 2020-00004, a Conditional Use Permit amendment, and a Minor Conditional Use Permit amendment; and WHEREAS, the Proposed Project would demolish five existing industrial buildings and retain one existing industrial building to construct a seven -level parking structure with 1,840 parking stalls, a digital advertising display, murals, and associated landscaping and hardscaping. The Proposed Project includes the following land use entitlements: 1. A Final Site Plan which encompasses approximately 3.23 acres in the Transit District adjacent to Douglass Road, to construct a seven -story, 1,840-stall parking structure called Parking Deck A. 2. A Minor Amendment to the OCVIBE Master Site Plan (MIS2020-00751) to reflect the changes proposed for Parking Deck A. 3. A Minor Conditional Use Permit for reduced structural setbacks along Douglass Road and SR-57. 4. A Minor Conditional Use Permit amendment to modify the OCVIBE Mural Plan for one additional mural and; WHEREAS, Section 18.60.080 (Planning Director Reviews) of Chapter 18.60 (Procedures) of the Anaheim Municipal Code provides that, when multiple discretionary land use applications are submitted for concurrent Planning Commission review and approval, and one or more of such applications requires Planning and Building Department Director review and approval, all such applications shall be subject to full review and approval by the Planning Commission as the granting authority; and WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.; herein referred to as "CEQA"), the State of California Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations; herein referred to as the "CEQA Guidelines"), the City is the "lead agency" for the preparation and consideration of environmental documents for the Proposed Project; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the Civic Center in the City of Anaheim on November 17, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., with notice of said public hearing having been duly given as required by law and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18.60 of the Code, to hear and consider evidence for and against the Proposed Project and to investigate and make findings in connection therewith; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds and determines that previously -certified FSEIR No. 339 and its Addenda, including Addendum No. 11, Addendum No. 13, and Mitigation Monitoring Plan No. 383 (MMP No. 383), prepared for the OCVIBE Mixed -Use Project in compliance with the requirements of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines; and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program No. 106C (MMP No. 106C); and other previously -approved environmental documents for development in the Platinum Triangle area, serve as the appropriate environmental documentation in connection with the Proposed Project (collectively the "CEQA Documents"); that the approved mitigation measures continue to be appropriate for the project; that no further environmental documentation needs to be prepared under CEQA for the Proposed Project; and - 2 - PC2025-038 WHEREAS, none of the conditions described in Sections 15162 or 15163 of the State CEQA Guidelines calling for the preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR or negative declaration have occurred, specifically: 1. There have not been any substantial changes in the Proposed Project that require major revisions of the CEQA Documents because of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects. 2. There have not been any substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under which the Proposed Project is undertaken that require major revisions of the CEQA Documents due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects. 3. There is no new information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time FSEIR No. 339 was certified as complete or the other CEQA Documents were adopted, that shows any of the following: (a) the Proposed Project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in FSEIR No. 339 or the other CEQA Documents; (b) significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in FSEIR No. 339 or the other CEQA Documents; (c) mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would, in fact, be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the Proposed Project, but the Owner declines to adopt the mitigation measures or alternatives; or (d) mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in FSEIR No. 339 or the other CEQA Documents would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the Owner decline to adopt the mitigation measures or alternatives; and WHEREAS, the Planning 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 with respect to the request for a Minor Conditional Use Permit, does find and determine the following facts: Section 18.20.195.050.0501 Setbacks Abutting Public Rights -of -Way, Private Streets and Alleys Douglass Road — Parking Structure (10 feet required; 0 feet proposed) Douglass Road — Wayfinding Signage (10 feet required; 2 feet proposed) SR-57 — Exterior Drive -Aisle (10 feet required; 3 feet proposed) SR-57 — Existing Industrial Building (10 feet required; 0 feet proposed) 1. The setback reduction is permitted by Paragraph .0502 (Modifications) in Subsection .050 (Structural Setbacks) of Section 18.20.195 (Arena District and Transit District Standards) of Chapter 18.20 (PTMU Overlay Zone) pursuant to approval of a MCUP. 2. The setback reduction would not adversely affect the adjoining land uses, as the location of the setback for the structure, vehicular driveway, and pedestrian wayfinding signs are not adjacent to an existing building. In addition, the reduction in setbacks do not adversely affect growth or development of the area because they are confined to the subject property. -3- PC2025-038 3. The setback reduction would allow for the full development of the site and would not be detrimental to health or safety since the site layout provides adequate circulation and landscaped areas to buffer the structure from surrounding uses while maintaining adequate vehicle and pedestrian connectivity. 4. The setback reduction would not alter traffic patterns or volumes along adjacent streets, including Douglass Road, and would not impose an undue burden on the surrounding street network as the proposed setbacks are for the physical location of the structure, rather than traffic generating land uses, and would not have any impact on vehicular circulation or traffic. 5. The project would comply with all applicable building, fire, and safety codes. Therefore, the setback reduction would not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, nor materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission determines that the evidence in the record constitutes substantial evidence to support the actions taken and the findings made in this Resolution, that the facts stated in this Resolution are supported by substantial evidence in the record, including testimony received at the public hearing, the staff presentation, the staff report and all materials in the project files. There is no substantial evidence, nor are there other facts, that negate the findings made in this Resolution. The Planning Commission expressly declares that it considered all evidence presented and reached these findings after due consideration of all evidence presented to it. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to the above findings, the Planning Commission does hereby approve the Minor Conditional Use Permit, in the form presented at this meeting, contingent upon and subject to (1) the adoption of resolutions to approve a Final Site Plan to construct a seven -story, 1,840-stall parking structure, a Minor Amendment to the OCVIBE Master Site Plan to reflect the changes, and an Amendment to the Minor Conditional Use Permit to update the OCVIBE Mural Plan; and (2) the condition of approval set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, which are hereby found to be a necessary prerequisite to the proposed use of the Property in order to preserve the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Anaheim. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission does hereby find and determine that adoption of this Resolution is expressly predicated upon compliance with each and all of the conditions hereinabove set forth. Should any such condition, or any part thereof, be declared invalid or unenforceable by the final judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction, then this Resolution, and any approvals herein contained, shall be deemed null and void. - 4 - PC2025-038 THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of November 17, 2025. , CHAIP�& .RSON, PLANTJPG COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ANA EIM ATTES SEC I°AR , LANYING COMMISSION OF TH TY OF A. AHEIM - 5 - PC2025-038 EXHIBIT "A" PROPERTY 232-071-02LILL 232-071-03 E KATELLA AVE 0 75 is) MFeetm Source: Recorded Tract Maps and/or City GIS. Please note the accuracy is +/- two to rive feet. EXHIBIT "B" CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL NO. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL REVIEW BY 1 The premises shall be developed substantially in accordance Planning and with plans and specifications submitted to the City of Anaheim Building by the applicant, which plans are on file with the Planning Department, Department, and as conditioned herein. Planning Services Division STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss. CITY OF ANAHEIM ) I, Bridgette Bambrick, Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim held on November 17, 2025, by the following vote of the members thereof: AYES: Commissioners Abdulrahman, Castro, Kelly, Lieberman, Perez, Tran-Martin, and Walker. NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto s y h• this 17th day of November 2025. SECRETARY, PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM