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Resolution-PC2025-045RESOLUTION NO. PC2025-045 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVING A MINOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARD SIGN FOR `SOUTH PLAZA' 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 (DEV2025-00013) (2625 AND 2725 EAST KATELLA AVENUE) 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. 2025-00013 (the "Proposed Project") on certain real property located at 2625 and 2725 East Katella Avenue 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 4.5 acres in size in the Arena 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 an existing surface parking lot on the south and east sides of the Honda Center to be replaced by a new activity area consisting of a hotel, entertainment venues, public spaces, murals, and associated landscaping and hardscaping. The Proposed Project includes the following land use entitlements: 1. A Final Site Plan which encompasses approximately 4.5 acres in the Arena District at the northwest corner of Katella Avenue and River Road, to construct new entertainment venues; a sixteen -story, 320-room hotel with ancillary uses; and publicly accessible outdoor terraces and garden spaces known as South Plaza. 2. A Minor Amendment to the OCVIBE Master Site Plan (MIS2020-00751) to reflect the changes proposed for South Plaza. 3. A Minor Conditional Use Permit for an electronic message board sign. 4. A Minor Conditional Use Permit amendment to modify the OCVIBE Coordinated Sign Program and OCVIBE Mural Plan for updated signage size, quantity, and locations resulting from updated building footprints in South Plaza. 5. An Administrative Adjustment to permit fewer hotel parking spaces. 6. A Variance to permit fewer trees on Katella Avenue; 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 December 1, 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 - 2 - PC2025-044 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 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: 1. The proposed electronic message board is permitted by Paragraph .0 10 1 (Marquee or Electronic Readerboard Signs) in Subsection .03 (Theaters) of Section 18.44.045 (Minor Conditional Use Permit Required) of Chapter 18.44 (Signs) pursuant to approval of a MCUP. Like theaters, the music venue will display event information and showtimes related to the Golden Bear performances. 2. The electronic message board will not adversely affect the adjoining land uses, or the growth and development of the area, as it is appropriately located at a high -activity entertainment corner along Katella Avenue and the Paseo. Additional entertainment uses located across the Paseo include the Market Hall, Restaurant Row, and Concert Hall. The electronic - 3 - PC2025-044 message board is integrated architecturally into the building fagade and designed to display event information and showtimes related to music performances. 3. The size and shape of the proposed electronic message board will allow for the full development of the site and will not be detrimental to health or safety. The proposed double -sided, projecting sign will be elevated 16 feet above ground level and located at least 50 feet from Katella Avenue, ensuring appropriate visibility and clearances. The electronic display panels, each measuring approximately 10 feet 6 inches tall by 10 feet wide, are appropriately scaled to provide clear, legible event information related solely to music performances, minimizing potential distraction while supporting site operations. 4. The electronic message board will not alter traffic patterns or volumes along adjacent streets, including Katella Avenue, and will not impose an undue burden on the surrounding street network as the proposed signage is designed to display event information and showtimes related to music performances only, rather than traffic generating land uses, and will not have any impact on vehicular circulation or traffic. 5. The electronic message board sign will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, nor materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity as the sign will be required to obtain the necessary permits to ensure compliance with applicable codes. The messaging is limited to event information and showtimes only and is not intended for advertising that will be visible from roadways; 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 new entertainment venues; a sixteen -story, 320-room hotel with ancillary uses and publicly accessible outdoor terraces and garden spaces known as South Plaza, a Minor Conditional Use Permit amendment to modify the OCVIBE Coordinated Sign Program and the OCVIBE Mural Plan, an Administrative Adjustment to permit fewer hotel parking spaces, and a Variance to permit fewer trees on Katella Avenue; and (2) the conditions 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 - PC2025-044 THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting of December 1, 2025. CH&IRPERSON, PLkNNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF INAHEIM ATTE SECRET ,P-L—ANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM - 5 - PC2025-044 EXHIBIT "A" DEV NO.2025-00013 APN: 253-521-33 253-521-34 253-521-35 N 361' Lj 79' SQ, A O 165' LA i Or i I o � CA L-L boa 1 "r• 425' 4 O 4� Q. h E KATELLA AVE j W KATELLA AVE I o ioo v Source: Recorded Tract Maps and/or City GIS. Feet Please note the accuracy is +/- two to five feet. -6- PC2025-044 EXHIBIT "B" MINOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARD (DEV2025-00013) NO. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL REVIEW BY PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE 1 The applicant/property owner shall submit construction plans, Planning and structural calculations, and a soils report to the Building Building Division for review and issuance of a freestanding Department, identification sign permit. Planning Services Division GENERAL 2 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 3 Electronic message board shall display event information and Planning and showtimes related to performances only. Building Department, 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 December 1, 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 hereuntoyst-piy hand this 1st day of December 2025. SECRETMPI-PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM