Hotel 55 Project NOD #2

Hotel 55 Project NOD #2

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant requests a General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan Amendment Number 16, to create a new density category for the Anaheim Reso1t Specific Plan (ARSP) (SP92-2); Minor Conditional Use Permit to allow valet parking; Variance to allow a narrower landscaped street setback than required by the Code; Final Site Plan to confirm the Project complies with the ARSP; and Administrative Adjustment for a reduction in the number of parking spaces required by the Code. The applicant proposes to demolish the existing industrial building and construct a six-story, 125-room boutique hotel. The hotel would include a 490-square foot quick serve restaurant with outdoor seating and a 380-square foot market. Vehicular circulation, including valet drop-off and pick up areas, would be located on the northern portion of the site. The hotel would utilize valet parking and a three-tiered "mechanical puzzle" parking system wherein vehicles are stacked in tiers that can be slid, ascended, or descended in order for valet attendants to access the desired vehicle; one tier of the parking system would be subterranean and two tiers would be above grade. PROJECT APPROVAL: On September 15, 2020 the Anaheim City Council, at its meeting, by separate Resolutions, approved a Mitigated Negative Declaration and the requests below for the Hotel 55 Project and introduced an Ordinance for amending portions of Chapter 18.116 (Anaheim Reso1t Specific Plan No. 92-2 (SP 92-2) Zoning and Development Standards) of Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code and the (Amendment No. 16 to the ARSP): • General Plan Amendment No. 2019-00529 • Minor Conditional Use Permit No. 2019-06041 • Variance No 2020-05 l 32 • Administrative Adjustment No. 2019-00437 • Final Site Plan No. 2019-00001 On September 29, 2020 the Anaheim City Council, at its meeting, adopted Ordinance No. 6494, finalizing Amendment No. 16 to the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan to create a new density category "Medium Density (Modified A)" (Specific Plan Amendment No. 92-2Y). The following determinations were made regarding the Hotel 55 Project: (a) The project will not have a significant effect on the environment. (b) A Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. (c) A Mitigation Monitoring Plan was adopted by Resolution for this project. (d) Mitigation measures were made a condition of the approval of the project.

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