Anaheim Planning Commission meeting for October 9, 2023

The Anaheim Planning Commission has a scheduled meeting on October 9, 2023 at 5:00pm in the city council chambers. The agenda for the meeting is available online here.

This is the Commission’s first meeting in more than a month, and it only has one action item and one workshop. The workshop will be the most interesting part of the meeting.

Item 1 - CUP & Variance - Outdoor Storage Yard - 1051 N. Patt St.

The only action item on today’s agenda is a request for a Conditional Use Permit and Variance for an outdoor trailer storage yard at 1051 N. Patt St. This is a very similar request, although a bit simpler, as one that the Planning Commission heard at the end of July (which I didn’t write about at the time.)

This request is to allow a trailer storage yard that would accommodate 24 trailers on an industrial zoned property. The City’s zoning code requires a Conditional Use Permit for any outdoor storage use in the industrial zone. In addition, the code requires that this type of outdoor storage use is only permitted on lots larger than 1.5 acres. However, this parcel is 1.45 acres, so they’re requesting a variance for the project.

The surrounding uses for this project are mostly industrial, with multiple nearby parcels being used for outdoor storage. In addition, the code requires the parcel to be 1.5 acres, and 1.45 acres rounds up to 1.5 acres if staff didn’t add an additional significant figure to the measurement.

I’ll be interested to see if my commission colleagues or members of the public have any concerns about this application.

Workshop - Disneyland Forward

Much more interesting tonight will be the workshop presentation regarding Disneyland Forward’s environmental review. The Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report is available for public review and comment now through October 30th. Tonight’s workshop is to provide an overview of the EIR and the project as a whole. There will be no action taken by the Planning Commission on this project tonight, this is just the first step in providing the Commission information regarding the project so we’re more informed when it comes before us in the future. This is a huge project for Anaheim, and I’m excited to start digging into what Disney is proposing for their property.