RES-9019 Denying General Plan Amendment No. 1-98RESOLUTION NO. 9019
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE OVERRULING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ORANGE AND
DENYING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT REQUEST TO
ELIMINATE A PLANNED PRIMARY ARTERIAL HIGHWAY
SEGMENT ("WALNUT AVENUE") FROM THE CIRCULATION
ELEMENT AND MASTER PLAN OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
ON PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 291 NORTH STATE
COLLEGE BOULEVARD, ADJACENT TO INTERSTATE 5.
General Plan Amendment No. 1-98 (
CE)Applicant: Circuit City Stores, Inc. /
Carmax
RECITALS:After report thereon by the Planning Commission and after due public hearings by
the Plarming Commission and City Council, as required by law, the City Council of the City
of Orarlge considered a recommendation of the Planning Commission of the City of
Orange recommending by Resolution No. PC 44-98 that a planned primary arterial
highway segment be diminated from the Circulation Element of the General Plan and from the Master
Plan of Streets and Highways on property located at 291 North State College Boulevard,
adjacent to Interstate 5. After finding and determining the hereinafter described facts, the
City Council determined that General Plan Amendment 1-98 (CE) should be denied.
The subject property is described more particularly in Exhibit" A", attached hereto and incorporated
herein
by this reference.During its public hearing, the City Council found the facts more
particularly set forth
as fi)llows:1. The applic:ant, Circuit City Stores, Inc. / Cannax, is proposing to
develop the vacant Orange Drive-In Theater site as a sales facility for
used and new cars.2. The project site is located partially in the City and partially in
Anaheim. The City's General Plan Circulation Element shows a future
primary arterial highway segment designated as "Walnut Avenue"
running through the property.3. The location of the project is one of the key entryways into the City
and is in close proximity to The Block project and other
high traffic volume uses.4. One of the surrounding land uses is
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Orange as follows:
I. That the foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. That the recommendation of the Planning Commission be overruled and that General
Plan Amendment 1-98 (CE) eliminating a planned primary arterial highway
segment Walnut Avenue") from the Circulation Element and the Master Plan of Streets
and Highways be denied because the amendment is not in the public interest; is not
compatible with and will adversely affect surrounding land uses; and an environmental assessment
has found that adverse environmental effects will result from the proposed
amendment.Adopted this 13th day of October,
1998. //
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ATTEST:2 LA ..--?
J?,anne Coontz, Mayor ofthe Cit fOrange
tf!d ~A?A-
t-Cassandra J.
cart,City Clerk ofthe City of
Orange I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 13th day
of October, 1998, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:COUNCIL MEMBERS: COONTZ, SPURGEON,
ALVAREZ COUNCIL MEMBERS:
SLATER COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCIL
MEMBE Reso No. 9019 2
L~GA_ OlSCr\I? liON
PARCEL A:ili{s;" t.
THAT PORTION OF LOT 13 OF THE LOCKHART TRACT, IN THE CITY OF ORANGE,COUt,,:;y OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED iN BOCK 4.PAGE 512 OF MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS, iN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY
RECORDER OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING A,,( THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF THE 5.25 ACRE TRACT OFLANDCONVEYEDBYHARRYJ. BRAINERD TO 'MLLlAM F. GADE BY DEEDRECORDEDINBOOK527, PAGE 276 OF DEEDS OF SAID LOS ANGELES COUNTY;THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LAND OFGADETOTHECENTERLINEOFTHESTATEHIGHWAY; THENCE NORTHWESTERLYALONGSAIDCENTERLINETOTHEPOINTOFINTERSECTIONTHEREOFWITHTHECENTERLINEOFTHECOUNTYROADCO~MONL Y KNOWN AS PLACENTIA
AVENUE, AN EASEMENT FOR SAID ROAD WAS CONVEYED TO ORANGE COUNTYBYDEEDRECORDEDDECE~BER 6, 1922 IN BOOK 444, PAGE 395 OF DEEDS OF SAIDORANGECOUNTY; THENCE NORTH O' 09'30. WEST ALONG THE CENTERLINEOFSAIDCOUNTYROADTOTHENORTHWESTERLYLINEOf' LOT 13 OF SAIDLOCKHARTTRACT; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID LINE TO THE
NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOCKHART TRACT; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAIDLINETOTHENORTHWESTERLYCORNEROFTHELANDCONVEYEDTOPHILIP
LAUX AND ADElE H. LAUX, HIS WIFE, BY DEED RECORDED JUNE 15, 1920 IN aOOK369, PAGE 104 OF DEEDS; THENCE SOUTH 16'56'00. WEST 634.90 FEET TO THEPOINTOFBEGINNING.
EXCEPT THAT PORTION LYING SOUTHWESTERLY OF THE FOLLOWING
DESCRIBED LINE:
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF SAID COUNTY ROAD, DISTANT
THEREON NORTH 010'30. WEST 159.66 FEET FROM iTS INTERSECTION WITH
THE CENTERLINE OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE HIGHWAY (60 FEET WIDE),
DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, RECORDED OCTOBER
25, 1954 IN BOOK 2851, PAGE 256 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID ORANGE
COUNTY: THENCE SOUTH 60'43'00. EAST 344.21 FEET TO A POINT ON THE
NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LAND OF GADE, NORTHEASTERLY 221.05 FEET,
MEASL'RED ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE AND THE SOUTHWESTERLY
PROLONGATION THEREOF, FROM SAID CENTERLINE OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
HIGHW.~Y.
ALSO EXCEPT THE INTEREST CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF ORANGE, FOR USE AS A
PUBUC; STREET AND FOR USE OF PUBLIC UTIUTIES, BY DEED RECORDED
NOVEMBER 14, 1963 IN BOOK 6804, PAGE 358 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, IN THAT
PORTION DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT BEING THE INTERSECTION OF THE CENTERLINE OF LOS .
ANGELES STREET (60 FEET 'MDE) AND STATE COLLEGE BOULEVARD (FORMERLY
PLACENTIA AVENUE) (60 FEET WIDE); THENCE NORTH 0'09'30. EAST ALONG
THE CENTERLINE OF SAID STATE COLLEGE BOULEVARD, 32.63 FEET TO AN
ANGLE POINT; THENCE SOUTH 89'50'30. EAST 30 FEET AS MEASURED AT
RIGHT ANGLES TO THE EASTERLY UNE OF STATE COLLEGE BOULEVARD TO THE
TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 0'09'30. WEST 15 FEET TO AN
ANGLE POINT, SAID POINT BEING THE INTERSECTION OF THE EAST UNE OF 5AI::
STATE COLLEGE BOULEVARD WlTH THE NORTHEASTER!. Y LINE OF SAID LOS
ANGELES STREET; THENCE SOUTf' 50'4.3'00. EAST i 5 F;:ET ALONG SAID
NORTHEASTERL Y LINE OF LOS ANGELES STREET TO AN ANGLE POINT; THENCE
NORTH 3016'45. WEST 25.87 FEET TO T-iE TRUE POINT OF
BEGINNING ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTlON OF SAiD LAND AS DEDiCATED
Te THE CITY OF ORANGE BY DEDiCA TlON BEING RECORDED MAY 7, 1970 IN
PARCEL C:
TH.A T PORTION OF LOT 1 OF TRACT 71, PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 10. PAGE 22OFMISCELLANEOUSMAPS. IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, LYING EASTERLY OF THE FOLLOWING
DESCRIBED liNE: .
BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF TME NORTH LINE OF SAiD LOT 1
WITH THE CENTERLINE OF PLACENTIA A VENUE; THENCE SOUTH 0'09'30'
EAST 179.99 FEET TO THE EASTERLY liNE OF SAID LOT 1.
ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION DESCRIBED IN DEED TO THE Cln'
OF ORANGE RECORDED MAY 7, 1970 IN BOOK 9284, PAGE 62 OF SAID OFFICIALRECORDS.
PAF,CEL D:
THE: WESTERLY 50 FEET OF TI-lAT PORTION OF LOT 2 TRACT NO. 71, AS PER
MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 10, PAGE 22 OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS. IN THE OFFiCEOFTHE: COUNTY RECORDER OF ORANGE COUNTY, CAliFORNiA, LYING
EASTERLY OF A liNE WHICH BEGINS AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAiDLOT,WESTERLY 747 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF;
THENCE NOFnHERL Y ON A DIRECT LINE TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OFSAIDLOT, WESTERLY 1025.53 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER
THEREOF.SAIl) 50 FOOT STRIP TO TERMINATE SOUTHERLY IN THE NORTHERLY liNE
OF LOT 13 OF THE LOCKHART TRACT, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 4, PAGES
512 AND 513 OF MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY,
CAliFORNIA,BEING THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND CONVEYED
TO CALIFORNIA DRIVE-IN THEATERS. INC.. BY DEED RECORDED APRIL 22,
1941 IN BOOK 1089, PAGE 380 OF OfFICIAL RECORDS, IN THE OFFICE OF
THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID RECORDER OF SAID
BASIS CF BEARINGS
3E:ARlNGS ARE =ASE:' :/', ~:: C:::N"7""E~l...:N~ GF S-,=. 7E ::L_EGE 3CL:~::'. ;.,~S 3E:NG
NC'" ~'::'7.:- pC"::; :: ~ :;:......:-!J ... _'" 1"'1"""__F'-iO. 88-442, p.M.a. 295/15-22.
U,",ENT NOTES
FOU-'D MONU'"'ENTS ARE AS NOTED HEREON.
ACREAGE NOTE
NET ACREAGE = 833957 SQUARE FEET = 91.145 ACRES.
FLOOD NOTE
SUB,JECT PRCPERTY LIES 'NlTrlIN ZONE A99 "TO BE PROTECTED FROM 1 CC- YEAR FLOOD
BY F'EDERAL FLOOD PROTECTICN SYSTEM UNDER CONSTRucnON; NO BASE FLOOD
ELEVA TIONS DETERMINEw". PER F.I.R.~. 05059C0021 F DATED 1/3/97.
ZONING NOTE
THA~' PORTION )F SUBJECT PROPERTY L YlNG WITHIN iME CITY CF CRANGE is ZOND
M-1 LIGHT ,",ANUFACTUR1NG" PER CiTY OF ORANGE PLANNING
DEPARTMENT.M-1 ZONING REQUIRES A 20' BUILDING SE78ACK ALONG STATE
COLLEGE aCULEYAR::;.NO SIDE YARD SETBACKS
ARE RECUIRED.THA~' PORTION CF SUBJE:7 P~OPE~TY :.. YING 'N'7'r-iiN THE: C:7";' CF" A,~AH::
J~ :S ZON::::ML LIMITED INDUSTRIAL" ;:>ER CITY OF ANAHEIM P!..
ANNiNG DEo ARiMENT.ML ZCNING R::'~L:IRES A =:.' EL,illDING SETBACK ,A~:'NG S7.A 7E C:L.~::
G:: =C!...::..::V.:..,~:.NO SiDE ~AR~' S~7a;.c:"s AR:: r<::-~
UIR::D.
BENCH MARK COUNTY OFCRANGE BE'<CH MARK NO. 1A-125-
73. ELEVATION = 136.056'COW'OURS AND SPOi E!..EVA TIONSWERE COMPILED
PHOTOGRAMMETR!CAL!.. Y FROM AERIAL P,.,OTCGRAPHY 0;.
TED 8/
7/97.UTILITY STATEMENT THE UNDERGROUND UTILITiES SHOWN HAVE BEEN
LOCATED FROM FILED SURVEY INFORMATION AND EXISTING DRAWINGS. THE
SURVEYOR MAKES NO GUARANTEESTHA" THE UNDERGROUND U'TlLlTIES SHOWN COMPRISE ALL
SUCH UTiLITIES IN 1ME AREA, EITHER IN SERVICE OR ABANDONED. THE
SURVEYOR FURTHER DOES NOT WAR'RANi THAT UNDERGROUND UTILITIES SHOWN ARE iN
THE EXACT LaC:;' TION INDIC.A IT: Al... ~~C'~JGH ~~ DOES CE~T1FY iHA T "THEY ARE
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