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ITEM NO. 2
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION NO. (DEV2024-00072)
Location: Citywide
Request: This is a City-initiated request to amend
various sections of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Anaheim
Municipal Code as ordered by the Orange County
Superior Court.
Environmental Determination: The Planning
Commission will consider whether the proposed action is exempt from the requirements to prepare additional
environmental documentation per California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section
15061(b)(3).
Recommended City
Council approval of
Development
Application No. 2024-
00072.
MOTION: (Perez/Tran-
Martin)
VOTE: 5-0-1
Chairperson Walker and
Commissioners Castro,
Kelly, Perez, and Tran-
Martin voted yes.
Commissioner Lieberman
abstained. Vice Chair
Kring was absent.
Project Planner:
Heather Allen
[email protected]
Heather Allen, Acting Director, provided a summary of the staff report dated December 16, 2024, and a visual presentation. She stated that Staff recommended that the Planning Commission recommend approval to the City Council in compliance with the court order related to transitional housing and supportive housing.
Chair Walker opened the discussion for Commissioners' questions.
Commissioner Perez asked about sober living homes, short-term rentals and rental agreements.
Assistant City Attorney Mulvihill clarified that the action before the Commission involved transitional housing and supportive housing and did not involve either the sober living home or short-term rental ordinances previously adopted. She identified the role of Code Enforcement and discussed rental agreements, noting that they are not relevant with respect to transitional housing and supportive housing.
Chairperson Walker opened and closed the public hearing, there being no comments from the public.
Commissioner Lieberman stated that she was familiar with the history of Grandma's House of Hope and other transitional housing in the City and applauded the City of Anaheim for attempting to fight the situation. She stated she understood the State creating a law that states transitional housing is to be considered residential due to the housing crisis. She expressed concern about
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having large numbers of individuals living in a single-family residence and the services needed to support those numbers.
Commissioner Perez made a motion to approve.
Commissioner Tran-Martin seconded the motion.
Motion carried by a vote of 5-0-1.