2026-11-02 - Planning Commission

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12:15>> Hey.

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14:09>> Good evening and welcome to the Anaheim

14:11Planning Commission meeting of November

14:132nd, 2026.

14:16My name is Amelia Castro, chair of the

14:18Anaheim Planning Commission. As a

14:20reminder, Planning Commission meetings

14:21are broadcasted on all channels,

14:24including online and Anaheim TV channel

14:27channel 3.

14:28The first order of business is to salute

14:31our flag. Commissioner Tran Martin will

14:33lead us in the flag salute.

14:35>> If you are able, please rise and place

14:37your right hand over your heart and join

14:38me in our pledge. Ready? Begin. I pledge

14:41allegiance to the flag

14:43of the United States of America

14:45and to the republic for which it stands,

14:48one nation under God,

14:50indivisible, with liberty and justice

14:52for all.

14:55>> [clears throat]

14:57>> Thank you.

14:59Next, I will ask the Planning Commission

15:01Secretary to take a verbal roll call.

15:05>> Chairperson Castro.

15:06>> Here.

15:08>> Chair Vice Chairperson Walker.

15:10>> Here.

15:11>> Commissioner Abdul-Rahman.

15:12>> Here.

15:13>> Commissioner Tran Martin.

15:15>> Here.

15:15>> Commissioner Lieberman.

15:17>> I'm here.

15:18>> Commissioner Perez.

15:21Commissioner Kelly.

15:22>> Here.

15:23>> We have a quorum.

15:24>> Thank you.

15:26If you would please silence your phones

15:28so that they do not disrupt proceedings,

15:30we would appreciate that. The doors at

15:32the back of the room are automatic. They

15:35open when you get close to them and they

15:37do not close until you walk down the

15:39hall. Please make sure you walk away

15:41from the automatic doors to allow them

15:43to close.

15:44Today, we have one public hearing item

15:46on our agenda.

15:48If there are any members of the public

15:50who wish to speak during the general

15:51comments or public hearing item,

15:54please complete a yellow speaker card

15:56and give it to staff if you have not

15:58already done so.

15:59The cards can be found on the table at

16:01the entrance.

16:03Please note that public public comments

16:05are limited to 3 minutes.

16:07We ask that you keep your remarks brief

16:09as as brief as you can. We are

16:11influenced more by the content of your

16:13testimony than the length of your

16:14presentation.

16:17First, we will provide an opportunity

16:19for any members of the public to speak

16:21on items of interest to the

16:23to the public that are within the

16:25subject matter jurisdiction of the

16:26commission that are not a public hearing

16:29on tonight's agenda. Are there Is there

16:31anyone here to speak at this time?

16:35Seeing no one, we will move to the

16:36public hearing.

16:38Prior to the beginning of the public

16:39hearing, I will ask the planning

16:41commissioners for any disclosures they

16:43wish to make regarding the public

16:45hearing on tonight's agenda.

16:50Please note that actions taken by the

16:52planning commission tonight will be

16:54final unless an appeal is filed filed

16:56with the city clerk.

16:58The appeal deadline is November 12th,

17:002026 at 5:00 p.m.

17:03Appeal forms and information are

17:05available on the city clerk's website. I

17:07will now begin the public hearing and

17:09ask staff to present item number one.

17:13>> Good evening, Chair Castro and members

17:14of the planning commission. Um the item

17:16before you tonight is a request for

17:18approval of a tentative parcel map

17:20to subdivide an existing industrial

17:22property into two lots for condominium

17:24purposes

17:25to create 40 airspace units. The request

17:28was filed by GDC Orangethorpe JV LLC.

17:33The 4-acre property is located at the

17:35southwest corner of Orangethorpe Avenue

17:37and Placentia Avenue.

17:39The property is zoned industrial with

17:40the general plan designation of general

17:42commercial.

17:44Surrounding land uses include industrial

17:46uses to the west and north across

17:48Orangethorpe Avenue,

17:49mobile homes to the east across

17:51Placentia Avenue, and water retention

17:53uses to the south.

17:57The property is developed with two

17:59existing single-story buildings occupied

18:01by commercial and industrial tenants.

18:04No building expansion is proposed, and

18:05all existing improvements, including the

18:07buildings, parking, landscaping,

18:09utilities,

18:11trash enclosures, and signage will

18:12remain.

18:15The applicant proposes to subdivide the

18:17property into two parcels, each

18:19containing one existing building.

18:21Parcel one would be approximately 2.3

18:23acres and would contain building one, an

18:25existing 37,000 square foot building,

18:28and would be divided into 18 airspace

18:30units.

18:31Parcel two would be approximately 1 and

18:333/4 acres and would contain building

18:35two,

18:36an existing 24,000 square foot building

18:38divided into 22 airspace units.

18:42The airspace units would allow each unit

18:43to be individually owned and sold. The

18:46areas outside the buildings would be a

18:47common lot area maintained by a single

18:50property owners association.

18:52Each parcel would comply with the

18:53general commercial land use designations

18:56maximum floor area ratio of 0.5,

18:59uh with the floor area ratio of 0.37 on

19:01parcel one and 0.32 on parcel two.

19:06The proposed subdivision meets all the

19:08required findings for a tentative parcel

19:09map as it is consistent with the general

19:11plan. The site is physically suitable

19:13for the type and density of the

19:14development, and the project would not

19:16result in substantial environmental

19:18damage, serious public health problems,

19:19or conflict with public easements.

19:22The subdivision is limited to the

19:23creation of airspace units within two

19:25existing legally constructed buildings,

19:27and no building expansion is proposed.

19:30The project is also categorically exempt

19:32from CEQA under class one existing

19:34facilities and class 15 minor land

19:36division exemptions.

19:38Staff supports the request and

19:39recommends approval of the tentative

19:41parcel map subject to the conditions of

19:42approval.

19:44This concludes our presentation, and uh

19:46staff and the applicant are available to

19:48answer any questions.

19:50>> Thank you, Scott.

19:51I will open the floor for the planning

19:53commission's

19:54questions of to staff. Are there any

19:56questions?

19:58>> Just a quickie. Um this project I

20:01assume, but I would like you to confirm,

20:04um will have be subject to CC CC&Rs

20:09amongst themselves

20:11um to maintain the property, maintain

20:16standards, et cetera, et cetera.

20:18>> Yes, they are required to to have CC&Rs

20:20to maintain the common areas of the

20:22property.

20:22>> Okay. Thank you.

20:27Any more questions? Okay.

20:30Now, I will open the the public hearing

20:32at this time. I invite the applicant to

20:34come forward to make a presentation.

20:41>> Uh

20:42Chair Castro and members of the

20:43commission, my name is Robert Guthrie

20:45with Guthrie Development Company.

20:47Uh we are the applicant.

20:49Um

20:51we have worked closely with staff and we

20:53are in agreement with the staff report

20:55and the conditions of approval.

20:57And uh just a quick note to uh

21:00Commissioner Lieberman's question,

21:02uh we, in addition to providing CC&Rs,

21:05own an asset uh association management

21:08company that will manage the association

21:11uh

21:12and uh we

21:14have developed several projects in the

21:15city of Anaheim and in Orange County

21:17that we manage. So, we

21:20pledge to you that it will be well

21:21managed. I'm available to answer any

21:23questions. Other than that, I have

21:25nothing more to add.

21:28>> Thank you.

21:31Okay.

21:32Now, it's uh

21:35Now, it's time for public comment. Is

21:36there anyone here who wishes to speak on

21:38this item?

21:40Okay.

21:42Seeing none, I will close the public

21:44hearing.

21:45Are there any additional questions or

21:47comments from the commissioners? Or do

21:49we have a motion and a second?

21:54I'll

21:55>> I'll now second.

21:56>> I'll motion this.

21:58>> Okay, we have a motion and a second.

22:00Please vote.

22:14>> Six yeses, motion carries.

22:18>> Congratulations.

22:21I will now ask the planning

22:22commissioners for any updates.

22:27>> Scott?

22:28>> My turn. All right. November 18th, our

22:30next Planning Commission meeting. Just a

22:32reminder that that is on a Wednesday.

22:34City Council needed to use the chambers

22:36on the Monday, so we'll be moving to

22:37Wednesday. November 18th, we have three

22:40items on that

22:41agenda. The annual code update, general

22:44plan update,

22:46general plan amendment, I'm sorry, for

22:47several elements to be consistent with

22:49state law.

22:50And the Villains Brewery CUP um

22:53regarding their additional parking.

22:56Um

22:58as far as um

23:00City Council, November 10th, we have the

23:03A-Town development agreement annual

23:04review. And an amendment to special sign

23:07district at OC Vibe.

23:09Um we currently do not have any items

23:11scheduled for the November 30th meeting.

23:14So, we will give you the Thanksgiving

23:16holiday off. And we will um adjourn to

23:19December 14th at our next meeting.

23:22That's all I have.

23:24>> Thank you.

23:25The Planning Commission is adjourned to

23:27the meeting of Monday, November 18th,

23:292026.

23:34>> Chair Castro.

23:35Chair Castro, can we clarify it's a

23:37Wednesday, November 18th?

23:41I apologize. Yeah, clarify.

23:43>> Wednesday, November 18th.

23:45>> Apologize for the wrong script.

23:47>> [laughter]

23:57>> Thanks, Madeline. Thank you. Have a good

23:59day.

24:22>> Some parking.

24:22>> Yeah.

24:50>> Uh

24:51I just The last thing I would say is

24:52there's just a 10-day appeal period.

24:55I don't think it'll be an issue, but

24:58that's that and you know, once it's

24:59done,

25:00they'll be working with them and

25:02public works on the whole

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