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CITY OF ANAHEIM NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 340 AND NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR AMENDMENT NO. 14 TO THE ANAHEIM RESORT SPECIFIC PLAN City of Anaheim, P. O. Box 3222, Anaheim, CA 92803 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) No. 340 (State Clearinghouse Number 91091062) for Amendment No. 14 to the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan is available for a 45-day public review from September 14, 2012 to October 29, 2012; and, NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the Anaheim City Planning Commission and City Council are tentatively scheduled to hold public hearings in the Anaheim City Council Chamber in the Civic Center, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, on the dates and times listed below to hear public testimony, and consider Draft SEIR No. 340 and the Proposed Project Actions related to Amendment No. 14 to the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Project (Project No. DEV2010-00044). PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING: November 5, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING: December 18, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. PROPOSED PROJECT ACTIONS: Water Supply Assessment (Case No. MIS2010-00421) Supplemental Environmental Impact Report No. 340 and Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 85c (Case No. EIR2008-00340) General Plan Amendment (Case No. GPA2010-00482) Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Amendment No. 14 (Case No. SPN2010-00060) Zoning Code Amendment (Case No. ZCA2010-00093) The Anaheim Resort Public Realm Landscape Program Amendment No. 5 (Case No. MIS2010- 00479) The Anaheim Resort Identity Program Amendment No. 2 (Case No. MIS2010-00478) Amendment to Ordinance No. 5454 Conditions of Approval (Case No. MIS2010-00484) PROJECT LOCATION: The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan (ARSP) area encompasses approximately 581 acres of the 1,078-acre Anaheim Resort and is located in the City of Anaheim, 35 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles and 7 miles northwest of Santa Ana, in Central Orange County. The ARSP area is located generally west of the Interstate 5 corridor, south of Vermont Avenue, east of Walnut Street, and north of Chapman Avenue. The Anaheim Convention Center is located within the ARSP area, south of Katella Avenue between West Street and Hotel Way. The ARSP area is divided into two Development Areas: Development Area 1, referred to as the Commercial-Recreation (C-R) District, encompasses approximately 518 acres. Development Area 2, referred to as the Public Recreational (PR) District, encompasses approximately 63 acres and includes the Anaheim Convention Center and the Hilton Anaheim. ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 2 of 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Proposed Project includes an increase in the permitted development intensity within the PR District to allow for expansion of the Anaheim Convention Center, as shown in the table below. The Proposed Project also analyzes build-out of the development permitted within the CR District. Additionally, the Proposed Project includes amendments to the documents that govern and regulate development within the ARSP area. These amendments are intended to reflect the proposed increase in development intensity in the PR District; streamline development standards, guidelines and requirements to reduce redundancy within and between these documents; and, update the documents to reflect current conditions within The Anaheim Resort. The proposed amendments do not change the types of land uses permitted within the ARSP or significantly modify the associated development standards. Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Development Areas Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Amendment No. 14 District Existing Development Permitted Development Proposed Development C-R District 11,587 hotel rooms* 32,500 hotel rooms 32,500 hotel rooms PR District 1,600 hotel rooms 1,712,004 sf convention center 1,600 hotel rooms 1,712,004 sf convention center 119,414 sf future traffic generating uses 100,000 sf outdoor programmable space 2,500 hotel rooms 2,118,363 sf convention center 180,000 sf commercial development 40,000 sf of hotel meeting and ballroom space 100,000 sf outdoor programmable space * Commercial uses are converted to hotel room equivalents on a ratio of 600 square feet of commercial development = 1 hotel room ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION: Draft SEIR No. 340 has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State and City of Anaheim CEQA Guidelines and analyzes the environmental effects of the proposed project as described above to the degree of specificity required by Section 15146 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Significant effects on the environment anticipated as a result of implementation of this project include aesthetics, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, noise, storm water, and transportation and traffic. The proposed certification ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 3 of 3 of SEIR No. 340 includes an adoption of a Statement of Findings of Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Updated and Modified MMP No. 85c. Draft SEIR No. 340 will be released for a 45-day public review, starting September 14, 2012 and will be available for public review and for purchase at the City of Anaheim Planning Department, 200 S. Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92805 and for viewing on the City’s website: www.anaheim.net/planning (click on the link to Planning and Zoning, followed by the link to Current Environmental Documents) and at the Anaheim Central Library, 500 W. Broadway, Anaheim, CA. All interested parties are invited to submit written comments on the Draft SEIR for consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council. Due to the time limits mandated by State law, your comments should be sent at the earliest possible date but must arrive not later than 5:00 PM on October 29, 2012. Please submit your written comments to Susan Kim, Senior Planner, at the City of Anaheim Planning Department, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, California 92805 or by email at [EMAIL REDACTED]. ANY WRITINGS OR DOCUMENTS PROVIDED TO A MAJORITY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIONREGARDING ANY ITEM ON THE ACTION AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING (OTHER THAN WRITINGS LEGALLY EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE) WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND SAID MEETINGS AND BE HEARD. IF YOU CHALLENGE ANY ONE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM’S DECISIONS IN COURT, YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARINGS DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE DELIVERED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSON OR CITY COUNCIL AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. A COPY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA DESCRIBING THE COMMISSION’S DECISION ON THESE PROJECTS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY WEBSITE WWW.ANAHEIM.NET/PLANNING (UNDER DOCUMENT DOWNLOADS, SELECT PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA), AFTER 3:00 PM ON THE DAY AFTER THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. WHO TO CONTACT? For more information, please call Susan Kim, Senior Planner, at (714) 765- 4958 or email at [EMAIL REDACTED]. BY ORDER OF THE CHAIRMAN, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION AND BY THE ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL DATE PUBLISHED: Friday, September 14, 2012 DATE MAILED: Thursday, September 13, 2012