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The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-1 5.0 DESIGN PLAN The Design Plan contains descriptions of the basic concepts that will help achieve the ARSP's fundamental goal of creating a unified resort identity for the ARSP area. Written text in this Section describes the fundamental design concepts, while the drawings that accompany the text show how the concepts will be implemented. The Design Plan has been coordinated with several adopted documents that describe design concepts for the ARSP area. These documents include The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan, The Anaheim Resort Public Realm Landscape Program, and The Anaheim Resort Identity Program. In addition, this Section is intended to supplement the Zoning and Development Standards contained in Section 7.0, which is codified as Chapter 18.118 of the Anaheim Municipal Code. Since the public streets are the interface between the ARSP and The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan, both specific plans describe in detail the design of the public streets, as well as the treatment of setback areas adjacent to public streets. The emphasis in both plans is on creating unity through landscape design, a standardized design vocabulary for streetscape elements (such as light poles and directional signs), and regulation of private property, including standards for signs, building heights, and setbacks. For ease of reference and to better depict the relationship between the two specific plans, the ARSP contains information about the treatment of all public streets that border or are within the ARSP area boundaries. As a result, there is an overlap in the information contained in both specific plans along the border between the two areas. For example, the description and illustrations of the design concept for Harbor Boulevard appear in both specific plans. On September 20, 1994, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 94R-239 approving The Anaheim Resort Public Realm Landscape Program. Subsequent amendments have been adopted including Resolution No. 96R-178 (Amendment No. 99R-137 (Amendment No. 2002R-56 (Amendment No. 2009R-037 (Amendment No. and 2012-162 (Amendment No. The Anaheim Resort Public Realm Landscape Program summarizes landscape concepts proposed for the public streets within The Anaheim Resort and provides a general overview of the different landscape treatments that will help create a unifying resort identity. The ARSP is also consistent with The Anaheim Resort Identity Program approved by the City Council by adoption of Resolution No. 94R-238 and amended by Resolution Nos. 2001R-239 (Amendment No. 1) and 2012-161 (Amendment No. The Anaheim Resort Identity Program contains specific recommendations for the location and design of gateways, directional signs, banners, light fixtures, and street furniture for The Anaheim Resort. Section 5.5 of the ARSP summarizes how signs and other identity elements will help create the unified environment envisioned for the entire Anaheim Resort area. The information in this Section supplements the Zoning and Development Standards contained in Section 7.0 in the following ways. First, it describes the fundamental design ideas and concepts that are the basis for the standards and regulations. This description of the basic concepts will assist in the interpretation of the intent of the ARSP in situations where several options may be consistent with the regulations. Also, it contains design guidelines that would be considered too general to be standards or regulations, but convey useful information about ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-2 the character and quality of development anticipated within the ARSP area. Finally, this Section contains sketches, cross-sections and photos that show what the physical appearance of important conditions in the ARSP area should be if the standards, regulations, and guidelines are implemented in accordance with this section and Section 7.0. By showing how the two work together, the intent of the ARSP can be conveyed in a more comprehensive manner. In addition to this introduction, this Section is divided into eight parts, including:  5.1 Design Plan Objectives;  5.2 Design Concepts;  5.3 Landscape Concept Plan;  5.4 Landscape Cross Sections;  5.5 Identity Concept Plan;  5.6 Design Criteria for the Public Realm;  5.7 Design Criteria for the Setback Realm; and  5.8 Design Criteria for the Private Realm. 5.1 Design Plan Objectives The Design Plan is intended to achieve three principal design objectives. They are:  Create visual continuity between the ARSP area and the adjacent Disneyland Resort Specific Plan area;  Create a high quality, visually appealing, pedestrian-oriented environment; and,  Create landscape and design standards and regulations to reinforce the area's identity. The following are descriptions of each of these objectives. 5.1.1 Create Visual Continuity between the ARSP Area and the Adjacent Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Area An important objective of the ARSP is to visually tie the ARSP area to the adjacent Disneyland Resort Specific Plan area through the consistent use of landscape and other streetscape elements including signs, gateways, lights and other elements. The Anaheim Resort will then have a more unified identity, and there will be a smooth transition from the ARSP area and The Dis- neyland Resort Specific Plan Area. 5.1.2 Create a High Quality, Visually Appealing, Pedestrian-Oriented Environment A second design objective is to create a high quality pedestrian environment that reinforces the urban character of the ARSP area. With the development of a second theme park and construction of the new public parking facilities in The Disneyland Resort, and the increase in the number of visitor accommodations both within The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan and the ARSP, there will be a measurable increase in the number of pedestrians in the area. Anticipated improvement and expansion of the Anaheim Convention Center will also contribute significant- ly to the increase in pedestrians. This will help support an active street environment for shopping, dining and lodging within walking distance from the theme parks and the Anaheim Convention Center. The Design Plan addresses the needs of pedestrians by:  Establishing the size and location of pedestrian walks;  Defining the type of landscape necessary to create a pedestrian scale; and,  Providing for other amenities, such as directional signs, intended to enhance the overall pedestrian experience. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-3 5.1.3 Create Landscape and Design Guidelines to Reinforce the Area's Identity The Design Plan also provides landscape guidelines for the setback areas and along the public streets that pass through the center of the ARSP area in order to reinforce the overall consistency of the area's identity. The setback landscape will also help provide a continuity ele- ment in front of existing buildings that have a variety of architectural styles. In addition, the Design Plan includes design guidelines intended to support the overall quality of development in the ARSP area by establishing sound minimum criteria for private development. 5.2 Design Concepts The concepts described below are the basic design policies for the ARSP area and form the basis for implementation of the Design Plan. They address the objectives of the Design Plan described in Section 5.1 and include a description of the important site factors that will affect implementation of the design concepts. 5.2.1 Transform and Unify with Landscape The primary concept of the Design Plan is to transform the visual character of The Anaheim Resort with landscape. The primary component of this transformation will be the streetscape, which includes trees and shrubs, as well as man- made elements such as light fixtures, benches, entry gateways, and signs. Setback areas on private land between the public street and buildings are also important in this transformation. In some instances, the visible portions of buildings and private land behind the setbacks will also play a role in defining the character of the ARSP area. 5.2.2 Create a District with a Grand Scale The Anaheim Resort encompasses approximately 1,078 acres, a large urban area in which to create a unified identity. In addition, many of the streets within The Anaheim Resort are wide and provide important regional circulation linkages. Finally, the number of visitors to the area is already significant and will grow with development of the Anaheim Resort and The Disneyland Resort Specific Plans. Consequently, the character of The Anaheim Resort as a whole must be grand in scale to complement the size and importance of the area as a world-class destination resort. The Design Plan proposes creating a grand scale primarily with large-scale landscape plantings and architectural regulations, including building heights and setbacks. 5.2.3 Emphasize Landscaping on Public Streets Most visitors to the ARSP area and the adjacent Disneyland Resort Specific Plan area will experience the area's streets at some time during their visit, either from automobiles, other vehicles (such as the pedestrian way/people mover/moving side system and/or monorail discussed in The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan), or on foot. Nearly all of the publicly-owned land within both areas is contained within the street rights-of-way (or in easements), though the space available for landscaping within the public right-of-way will be somewhat limited because of the need to serve vehicle and pedestrian circulation. Streets and their edges furnish the primary space in which landscaping can be placed to transform the identity of The Anaheim Resort. Where new rights-of-way are being created, sufficient space will be provided within the right-of-way to accommodate the proposed landscape. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-4 Exhibit 5.2-1 Utilize the Streets for Landscaping 5.2.4 Orient Visitors Visually Visitors to the ARSP area and the adjacent Disneyland Resort Specific Plan area often come from great distances and lack familiarity with Anaheim and The Anaheim Resort. These visitors need well-defined visual cues that orient them to their location within the area. In addition, there is great variety in the different uses and functions of the spaces within the ARSP area, and the scale of the spaces often varies as well. The Design Plan differentiates the major streets within the ARSP area by establishing landscape treatments that will help create a unique character for each. 5.2.5 Create a Recognizable Center for the Anaheim Resort In coordination with The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan, the Design Plan establishes an area known as the Central Core, which will have special design standards. It includes parcels located on Harbor Boulevard between Interstate 5 and Orangewood Avenue, and on Katella Avenue between Interstate 5 and Walnut Street. For parcels adjacent to Harbor Boulevard and to Katella Avenue, special design standards will apply to setbacks and streetscape treatments that are different from other locations in The Anaheim Resort. 5.2.6 Coordinate Streetscape Improvements with other Improvements The construction of the streetscape improvements in the ARSP area will be coordinated to the extent feasible with public and private improvements, such as the undergrounding of utilities. The intent is to install public streetscape improvements as soon as possible, while minimizing the need to disrupt these improvements once they have been installed. 5.2.7 Establish a Clear Design Hierarchy The ARSP specifies three distinct levels of design hierarchy called the Public Realm, the Setback Realm, and the Private Realm. The intent is that the most visually prominent areas have the most rigorous design controls, and that the design of less visually prominent areas be more flexible. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-5 Exhibit 5.2-2 The Three Elements of the Design Hierarchy: The Public Realm, The Setback Realm, and the Private Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Public Realm Ultimate Public Right-of-Way Building Setback Buildable Portion Buiding Envelope Areas within the ultimate public right-of-way are called the Public Realm. This visually prominent area is the most precisely defined and designed of the three Realms. The Public Realm concepts for the entire Anaheim Resort area are regulated by The Anaheim Resort Public Realm Landscape Plan. The Setback and Private Realm concepts are regulated for the respective specific plan areas by the Anaheim Resort and Disneyland Resort Specific Plans. The Setback Realm includes the private property between the ultimate right-of way and the required minimum building setback. Since these areas are not quite as significant to the overall character of the ARSP area as the Public Realm, the plan provides for more flexibility in their design. The Private Realm, which includes areas behind building setbacks adjacent to public streets, is guided by design criteria that are the most flexible of the three realms, but still contain important design guidelines intended to enhance the overall identity of the ARSP area. Development of the Private Realm will occur with less predictability than the other Realms, and so less specificity is provided in the design guidelines. Additional discussion of the three Realms can be found in Subsections 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8. 5.3 Landscape Concept Plan This section of the Design Plan describes the landscape design principles for the ARSP area that will contribute to the unified environment envisioned by the Plan. It contains a description of the basic landscape concepts, criteria for the selection of plant material, and general planting design guidelines for the public streets and adjacent setbacks, which the Plan calls the Public Realm and the Setback Realm. The Landscape Concept Diagram (Exhibit 5.3-1) shows how the principles have been applied to the important streets within the ARSP area, and Section 5.4 Landscape Cross Sections illustrates the basic landscape design principles. The landscape design drawings, photos and landscape cross sections found in this Section and Section 5.4, illustrate basic landscape design concepts, and, unless needed to illustrate a concept described in the text, do not contain dimensions or other detailed information about street right-of-way widths or minimum setback dimensions. Information about street rights-of way and minimum setbacks can be found in Section 4.3, Vehicular Circulation Plan, and Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards, respectively. The Landscape Concept Plan is more fully described in Appendix 2, The Anaheim Resort Public Realm Landscape Program. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-6 Exhibit 5.3-1 Landscape Concept Diagram ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-7 5.3.1 Plant Material Selection and Use The purpose of this subsection is to:  Describe the basic plant selection criteria for the plants that will be used in the ARSP area;  Describe the role each type of plant (tree, shrub, ground cover) will play in establishing the overall character of the ARSP area; and,  Identify in a general way where and how each type will be used. The information in this subsection is supplemented by a detailed plant palette in Section 5.3.4, which contains a list of plants recommended for use in the ARSP area. The purpose here is to provide the rationale that serves as the basis for the plant palette. 5.3.1.1 Basic Selection Criteria The desirable attributes of plants to be used in the ARSP area include:  Drought tolerant;  Reasonably low in maintenance;  Relatively free from disease and pest infestation,  Outstanding in some characteristic, such as form, color, bark, etc.;  Unlikely to be familiar outside subtropical areas;  Evergreen;  Exotic in appearance;  Moderate or fast in growth; and,  Suitable for use around people. The intent is to establish an overall appearance that is recognizably Southern Californian in character. There is virtually no list of plants that could be developed that would completely satisfy all of these conditions. The intent is to provide a list from which plants can be selected that will provide the best plants to respond to the needs of different uses/functions in the ARSP area, as well as the flexibility to be used in a variety of different situations. 5.3.1.2 Tree Selection and Use Criteria Trees will be the backbone plant material of the planting design because of the size and widespread presence in the street rights-of-way and setback areas. The following describes the different types of tree forms that will be used throughout the ARSP area, and the criteria that will be used to determine how they will be used. Small canopy trees: Small canopy trees are intended for use where it is desirable to create a more intimate scale (such as along narrow streets or in pedestrian areas), where a contrast with a larger tree will help reinforce the layered landscape concept, or to contrast with a tree with a different form. On wide streets where the separation between trees from one side of the street to another (or from a parkway to a median planting) is thirty feet or greater, small canopy trees should always be combined with medium or large canopy trees. Small canopy trees will have a mature height of at least twenty feet, but not more than forty feet. Their mature spread will be approximately equal to their height. Along streets with regularly spaced trees, small canopy trees will be planted at a rate of one tree for each twenty to thirty lineal feet of frontage; spreading trees may require a somewhat wider spacing. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-8 Medium canopy trees: Medium canopy trees may serve the same purposes as either the large or small canopy trees. Typically, they will have a mature height of at least thirty feet, but will not typically exceed sixty feet. Their mature spread will approximately equal their height. Along streets with regularly spaced trees, medium canopy trees will be planted at a rate of one tree for each twenty-five to thirty-five lineal feet of frontage; spreading trees may require a somewhat wider spacing. Medium canopy trees may be used on local or secondary streets, but should not be used alone on arterial roads or other streets greater than sixty feet wide unless there is a landscaped median. Exhibit 5.3-2 Medium Canopy Trees Large canopy trees: Large canopy trees will be used on arterial roads to help reinforce the grand, civic scale of The Anaheim Resort landscape. They are intended to be large scale elements that create a strong, positive visual impression. Their mature height will not be less than fifty feet, and may exceed eighty feet. For the smaller trees in this category, the spread will approximately equal the mature height, while in larger trees the spread will typically be 50% to 75% of the height. Along streets with regularly spaced trees, large canopy trees will be planted at a rate of one tree for each thirty to forty lineal feet of frontage; spreading trees may require a somewhat wider spacing. Large canopy trees may also be used in setback areas that exceed twenty feet in width, and may be planted in masses. Exhibit 5.3-3 Large Canopy Trees ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-9 Vertical and Pyramidal trees: Vertical trees have a mature height that dramatically exceeds their mature width. Vertical trees will have a ratio of height to width not less than 4:1, but which may (in the case of certain varieties of palm) exceed 20:1. Vertical trees will range in height from 30 to 100 feet when mature. The spacing of vertical trees will typically be from eight feet to thirty feet on center for streets on which they are regularly spaced, depending on the ultimate size and spread of the specific tree. When the primary purpose is screening, vertical trees will be evergreen and will be spaced so that the mature trees form a dense visual barrier. When used in the Public Realm, vertical trees will generally be used in combination with canopy trees, especially areas with pedestrians, who will need canopy trees to provide shade. Vertical trees are especially useful in narrow setback areas as a contrast with lower growing canopy trees or shrubs to create the layered landscape. Vertical and pyramidal trees are intended to serve a variety of purposes. Among these are:  Screening views of adjacent uses or property;  Establishing regular, easily recognizable geometric patterns; and,  Providing a dramatic vertical expression that stands out from the surrounding landscape. Pyramidal trees have a characteristic shape like a pyramid, and benefit from having space that permits their lower branches to touch the ground. Many needle leafed evergreens, such as pine and cedar trees, belong to this category. Pyramidal trees will be used as screens, as large-scale backdrop, in formal rows within setbacks, or, where space permits, as large specimens. Exhibit 5.3-4 Vertical and Pyramidal Trees 5.3.1.3 Shrub, Vine and Ground Cover Selection and Use Criteria This subsection explains the role that will be played by shrubs, vines and ground cover to support the basic design established by the trees. Shrubs: Shrubs will serve several main design purposes to reinforce the basic landscape plan, including the following:  Screen views of surface parking lots, service areas, trash enclosures, and other sights that detract from the garden-like character envisioned for the area, or to provide privacy for pool areas, outdoor eating areas, and patios associated with ground floor hotel rooms;  Providing a physical barrier to discourage pedestrians from crossing streets mid-block, or to direct pedestrian and vehicular traffic; and,  Introducing an intermediate to low layer within a layered landscape. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-10 Exhibit 5.3-5 Use of Shrubs to Screen Surface Parking Lots To create a stronger impact, shrubs will be planted in large masses dominated by a single species. They will often appear as either loose (unclipped) or formal (clipped) hedges of consistent height that may vary from two feet to more than fifteen feet high. Shrubs that are very low growing (less than two feet tall), and that spread widely will be used as a ground cover. Exhibit 5.3-6 Formal (Clipped) Hedges Vary in Height Vines: Vines will be used for the following main purposes:  Creating a cloak to cover walls and buildings. For example, clinging vines will be used on parking facilities, buildings and walls to enhance building elevations, and will help discourage graffiti;  Creating vertical and hanging gardens. Vines will be trained to the trunks of palms in order to enhance their appearance at the pedestrian level, and will be used in planters on parking facilities or other buildings. Vines will also be used on garden structures such as arbors and trellises, especially where limited planting area precludes a more traditional planting of trees and shrubs; and,  Establishing a sprawling ground cover in large areas where the vine's growth can be contained in the available space. Ground Cover: In addition to spreading, low growing shrubs and sprawling vines, ground covers include turf and other grasses, annuals, and other varieties of plants that do not generally exceed two or three feet in height at maturity. Generally, ground covers will be used to create a green or colored blanket over the ground. They will be planted so that large areas have a uniform appearance. The use of turf as a ground cover will be limited to particular areas where its smooth, green, manicured appearance and ability to accommodate light pedestrian traffic is needed. Large areas of landscape will be planted with drought tolerant ground covers in order to reduce water usage and long-term maintenance costs. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-11 Exhibit 5.3-7 Ground Cover Includes Turf and Other Grasses, Annuals, and Other Varieties of Plants 5.3.2 Layered Landscape Design Criteria This subsection describes in more detail the layered landscape concept and provides criteria that will be used to design areas in the Setback Realm designated to have a layered landscape treatment. Since planting in both the Public Realm and adjacent Setback Realm will be needed to create a layered landscape, successful implementation requires that planting in both reinforce each other. As a result, setback landscaping will vary depending on the treatment of adjacent public landscape. Implementation of the layered landscape is most important in two areas: along Katella Avenue and Harbor Boulevard, the two major streets within the Central Core; as an additional device to create a unified appearance; and, adjacent to large parking facilities, which will benefit from the articulation of the building facade provided by the variation in the size and height of plant material. Such effective articulation for these buildings would be difficult to provide only with architecture. While construction of the layered landscape in the Public Realm will be achieved in large continuous sections of street, layered landscape in the Setback Realm will be constructed in smaller pieces as individual parcels develop or are renovated. Achievement of the layered landscape look will depend on the successful enforcement of the concept on numerous parcels over a number of years. The length of the street frontage of individual parcels is the most important factor that will influence implementation of the layered landscape. Parcel frontages of more than five hundred lineal feet are long enough to provide the variation needed to create the layered landscape look within a single parcel, while frontages of less than three hundred feet are too short to provide much variation. Therefore, areas that have many parcels with short frontages will require special consideration. Exhibits 5.3-12 and 5.3-13 illustrate diagrammatically the criteria for creating layered landscape based on the length of parcel frontage. The width of the landscape setback will also affect the creation of the layered landscape. In order to create a layered landscape, there needs to be at least two horizontal or two vertical layers of landscape. This means that in narrow set- backs (10-20 feet wide), the selection of plant material is likely to be different than for medium (20-30 feet), or wide (greater than 30 feet) setbacks. Wider setbacks permit the use of a larger canopy or pyramidal trees, or will allow more than three layers in the Setback Realm alone. Exhibits 5.3-8, 5.3-9 and 5.3-10 illustrate diagrammatically the criteria for creating layered landscape based on setback width. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-12 Exhibit 5.3-8 Layered Landscape Design Criteria for Properties with Frontages Greater than 300 Feet Consistent street tree planting forms layers(s) in Public Realm (typical) Minimum length: 150 ft Vertical or canopy tree greater than 50 ft tall at maturity No minimum length for ground covers Minimum length: 100 ft Min length: 50 ft Tall shrub or small canopy tree, 10-25 ft tall Medium shrub, 5-15 ft tall at maturity Exhibit 5.3-9 Layered Landscape Design Criteria for Properties with Frontages Less than 300 Feet Consistent with street tree Within Setback Realm, each property planting forms layer(s) in must match the layered landscape of Public Realm (typical) one of its adjacent neighbors Property B Property C Property A ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-13 Exhibit 5.3-10 Layered Landscape Setback Width Criteria Larger scale plants should be used on wider setbacks Alternate use of medium scale plant permitted (typical) Typical plant material "envelope" 10-15 ft 15-25 ft 25-45 ft Minimum of 3 horizontal and 3 vertical layers in wide setback areas Minimum of 2 horizontal and 3 vertical layers in narrow width setback areas Minimum of 3 horizontal and 3 vertical layers in medium width setback areas Each layer shall be landscaped. The number and size of trees shall be balanced between all layers. See Exhibit 5.6-23, Tree Density Factor Plan for size and number of trees in the setback areas. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-14 5.3.3 Minimum Tree Density The Design Plan identifies trees as a critical element necessary to create a civic scale, and trees are also needed to establish the layered landscape envisioned for the Setback Realm. Trees in the setbacks adjacent to public streets also support the landscaping proposed for the Public Realm. Therefore, both the size and number of trees, which are to be planted in the Setback Realm are regulated by the minimum landscape requirement. To permit flexibility and design creativity in landscape design, the minimum landscape requirement recognizes that the effect of planting many smaller sized trees is comparable to the effect created by planting fewer large trees. Therefore, the regulation allows for variation in the size and number of trees. However, the Setback Realm landscaping adjacent to public streets must also be in conformance with the requirements identified in Section 5.3.2, Layered Landscape Design Criteria, which requires a balanced number of trees/plants/shrubs to be planted within the various landscaping layers. 5.3.3.1 Tree Density to Vary According to Adjacent Use The Design Plan also recognizes that the density of trees adjacent to some types of uses should be different than the density adjacent to others. The densest tree planting will be required adjacent to residential uses. Dense planting will also be required when intended to screen an area as in the case adjacent to parking structures or service areas. The least dense planting will be required adjacent to the public right-of-way for hotels, restaurants, or other visitor-serving uses where visibility to the public is important. 5.3.3.2 The Tree Density Factor To differentiate one tree density from another, all final landscape plans submitted to the City for approval will be required to show the Tree Density Factor for each landscape area. To establish the Tree Density Factor, all trees planted in the setback areas will have a point value based upon their size at installation. The point value varies depending on the size of the tree: large trees have a higher point value than small trees (the actual values are defined below). The Tree Density Factor for any landscape area is defined as the sum of the point values for all trees installed divided by the total area required to be landscaped. The ARSP establishes three levels of tree density, as indicated in Table 5.3-1 Levels of Tree Density. Table 5.3-1 Levels of Tree Density Tree Density Level Tree Density Factor Very Dense Screening adjacent to sensitive areas, for example next to residential zones and the MHP Overlay Zone Dense Screening adjacent to parking structures, interior property lines or the I-5 freeways/ramps Moderately Dense Landscaping adjacent to the public right-of-way for hotels, restaurants and other visitor-serving uses ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-15 Exhibit 5.3-11, Tree Density Factor Plan, shows the location of each density of tree planting required by the plan adjacent to all public streets and to properties bordering the ARSP area. All trees are also subject to a minimum size at the time of installation. Exhibits 5.3-11 and 5.3-12 ‘Tree Selection Matrix,’ define the minimum permitted tree size to be used. The tree point values are defined in Table 5.3-2 Tree Point Values. Table 5.3-2 Tree Point Values 5 points 5-gallon tree (minimum tree size permitted in the Setback Realm) 15 points 15-gallon tree 50 points 24-inch box canopy or vertical tree; Washingtonia or Brahea species palm with a trunk 125 points 36-inch box canopy or vertical tree; Washingtonia or Brahea species palm with a trunk ≤ 20 feet in height; Phoenix species palm with trunk < 5 feet in height 300 points 48-inch box canopy or vertical tree; Washingtonia or Brahea species palm with a trunk > 20 feet in height; Phoenix species palm with trunk ≤ 20 feet in height 600 points 60-inch box canopy or vertical tree; Phoenix species palm with trunk > 20 feet in height 1,200 points 72-inch box canopy or vertical tree The total number of points for a given landscape area within the setback must be equal to or greater than the product of the Tree Density Factor and the area to be landscaped. For example, a 10,000 square foot landscape area with a factor of .5 requires the total point value of trees planted in this area to equal or exceed 5,000 points. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-16 Exhibit 5.3-11 Tree Density Factor Plan ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-17 5.3.4 Plant Selection Matrix This subsection is intended to assist in the selection of plant material to be used within all three Realms of the ARSP area. It contains two plant selection matrices: one for trees and another for shrubs, ground covers and vines. The plants listed in these matrices fulfill the planting design requirements contained in subsection 5.3.2, and identify the specific plant material that may be used to satisfy the landscape requirements defined in the plans and cross sections contained in the Design Plan. The Tree Selection Matrix (Exhibits 5.3-15 and 5.3-16) divides the trees into four subgroups: small canopy trees, medium canopy trees, large canopy trees, and vertical and pyramidal trees. Section 5.3.2 contains a description of these classifications, and generally describes the basic uses for each type of tree. For each species, the matrix contains detailed information about the character of the tree, including:  Mature height and spread;  Evergreen or deciduous;  Drought tolerance; and,  Normal rate of growth. The matrix also identifies the preferred planting locations, and how the tree should be used. Within the Public Realm, the matrix specifies whether the tree should be used within the Freeway interchanges, on the two major Central Core streets, or on other streets. The matrix additionally indicates the minimum parkway width required for the particular tree, based on the City's criteria, the minimum size for the indicated use, and the maximum recommended separation between trees when planted in regular rows. Similarly, the matrix identifies where and how trees should be used in the Setback Realm, and the appropriateness of each species for use in narrow (10-20 feet), medium (20-30 feet), or wide (>30 feet) setbacks. For the Private Realm, the matrix identifies trees to be used for parking areas, pool areas, general landscaping, or as focal points. The Shrub Selection Matrix (Exhibits 5.3-17 and 5.3-18) follows a similar pattern by first dividing the recommended plants is into three groups (shrubs, vines, and ground cover), and then indicating the character of the plant and where and how it should be used to achieve the objectives of the Design Plan. For both matrices, a solid diamond indicates that the particular plant has either the quality indicated (in the case of the portion of the matrix which describes the plant's character), or that the plant is preferred for the designation. A hollow dot indicates that the plant is acceptable for the indicated use, and the absence of a symbol generally means that the plant should not be used for the specified situation. Within the Private Realm, the matrix may be interpreted more freely; for example, it is acceptable for trees not identified as focal points to be used as focal points if planted in larger sizes (48" box, or larger). The intent is to permit somewhat more flexibility in the Private Realm. It is also acceptable to occasionally use plants not listed in the matrices. However, plants from the matrices should comprise at least 80% of the area to be landscaped, and 80% of total list of plants to be used within each Realm. Limiting the variety of plants will strengthen the overall unity of The Anaheim Resort. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-18 Exhibit 5.3-12 Tree Selection Matrix (Part I) Plant Name Comments Botanical Name Common Name Height (feet) Spread Evergreen Deciduous Drought tolerant Slow growing Approved City Street Tree Freeway Interchange Harbor Blvd. street tree Katella Ave. street tree Street Tree: other streets 8 ft Parkways 6 ft Parkways 5 ft Sidewalk cut outs Central Core: Harbor Blvd Central Core: Katella Ave Entries Screening >10-20 ft setbacks 20-30 ft setbacks >30 ft setbacks Parking areas Pool areas General landscaping Focal Points Minimum size at installation Small Canopy Trees Albizia julibrissin Silk Tree 25 35    15 Attractive spreading form. Conspicuous Butia capitata Pindo Palm 20 15    15 Shrub-like small palm. Very hardy. Callistemon citrinus Lemon Bottlebrush 20 15        15 Flowers attract bees in summer. Cassia Gold Medallion Tree 25 25        15 Showy flowers. Citrus spp. Citrus 20 20    15 Fruit management required. sykesii Coral Tree 20 20        15 Showy red flowers in winter. Geijera parvifolia Australian Willow 25 20        15 Looks like willow. Very tough. Melaleuca linariifolia Flaxleaf Paperbark 25 25      15 Shrub-like. Showy white flowers in summer. Metrosideros excelsus New Zealand Christmas Tree 30 30     15 Shrub-like. Red summer flowers. Olea europaea Olive 25 25     15 Use fruitless varieties. Pittosporum napaulense Cape pittosporum 20 20      15 Dense. Fragrant yellow summer flowers. Tabebuia umbellata Trumpet Tree 20 20      15 Showy flowers. Needs good drainage. Stenocarpus sinuatus Firewheel Tree 20 20        15 Showy red or yellow flowers in early fall. Medium Canopy Trees Bauhinia variegata Purple Orchid Tree 35 35        15 Attractive purple flowers. 'Candida', white. Calodendrum capense Cape Chestnut 35 40  15 Summer flowers. Briefly deciduous. Castanospermum australe Moreton Bay Chestnut 40 40      15 Profuse red and yellow summer flowers. falcata Coral Tree 35 35      15 Showy red flowers in winter. Corymbia ficifolia Red-flowering Gum 40 40       15 Showy flowers in summer. Ficus rubiginosa Rustyleaf Fig 40 50    24 Beautiful spreading form. Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda 40 30      24 Purple flowers. Long blooming. Briefly Koelreuteria bipinnata Chinese Flame Tree 35 30      15 Summer flowers and attractive fall fruit. Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 50 20       P Grey green trends. Fruit management required. Pinus brutia Calabrian Pine 40 30        15 Tough. Regular pine form. Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache 40 35    15 Round 'headed.' Bright red fall color. Quercus suber Cork Oak 50 50       24 Very attractive bark. Schinus molle California Pepper 40 40    15 Attractive willowy foliage. Branches to ground. Tabebuia avellanedae Tabebuia 35 35       15 Showy flowers. Tipuana tipu Tipu Tree 40 50         15 Showy yellow spring flowers. Briefly Tristania conferta Brisbane Box 50 40        5 Attractive coarse foliage. Minimum Size (Setback and Private Realm only): 5 = 5-gallon container; 15 = 15-gallon container; 24 = 24-inch box; P = palm sizes; minimum 20-ft trunk height in Public Realm Preferred Use Acceptable Use * Selection of all trees in the Public Realm shall be subject to the City's approval Character Min. Pkwy Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Where to use Use Where to use Min Stbk Where to use ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-19 Exhibit 5.3-13 Tree Selection Matrix (Part II) Plant Name Comments Botanical Name Common Name Height (feet) Spread Evergreen Deciduous Drought tolerant Slow growing Approved City Street Tree Freeway Interchange Harbor Blvd. street tree Katella Ave. street tree Street Tree: other streets 8 ft Parkways 6 ft Parkways 5 ft Sidewalk cut outs Central Core: Harbor Blvd Central Core: Katella Ave Entries Screening >10-20 ft setbacks 20-30 ft setbacks >30 ft setbacks Parking areas Pool areas General landscaping Focal Points Minimum size at installation Large Canopy Trees Chorisia speciosa Silk Floss Tree 50 60    15 Slow. Showy spiked bark and purple flowers in fall. Cinnamomum camphorum Camphor Tree 50 60       24 Very slow. Attractive form and foliage. Ficus Moreton Bay Fig 75 100   24 Needs a lot of room. Attractive form and Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree 60 40       15 Flowers inconspicuous. Attractive form. Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia 60 30        15 Showy white flowers. Dark green leaves. M. grandiflora 'St. Mary' Magnolia 25 20        15 Good for confined spaces. M. grandiflora 'Little Gem' Magnolia 20 15        15 Good for confined spaces. Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine 80 50      24 Needs a lot of room when young. Platanus racemosa California Sycamore 60 60       15 Native. Deciduous. Ulmus parvifolia Evergreen Elm 60 70       15 Deciduous in cold weather. Vertical and Pyramidal Trees Brahea armata Guadalupe Palm 40 5       P Good alternative to W. filifera. Brahea edulis Guadalupe Palm 30 10       P Good alternative to W. filifera. Cedrus deodara Deodar Cedar 60 30         15 Branches to ground. Cupressus sempervirens Italian Cypress 50 10          15 Use species of upright variety. Dombeya cacuminum Dombeya 30 15      15 Showy tropical foliage and red flowers in spring. Ginkgo biloba 'Fairmont' Ginkgo 50 20   24 Use sterile variety. Attractive fall color. Melaleuca quinquenervia Cajuput Tree 40 15     15 Very attractive spongy bark. Pinus canariensis Canary Pine Island 75 20         15 Awkward appearance when young. Populus nigra 'Italica' Lombardy Poplar 75 15       5 Very fast. Attractive form and foliage. Sequoia sempervirens Redwood 75 25    15 Use variety adapted to S. California. Thuja orientalis Arborvitae 50 15       5 Useful as an evergreen screen. Washingtonia filifera California Fan Palm 40 10       P Wide trunk. Washingtonia robusta Mexican Fan Palm 60 10         P Fast. Requires special pruning equipment when Minimum Size (Setback and Private Realm only): 5 = 5-gallon container; 15 = 15-gallon container; 24 = 24-inch box; P = palm sizes; minimum 20-ft trunk height in Public Realm Preferred Use Acceptable Use * Selection of all trees in the Public Realm shall be subject to the City's approval Character Use Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Where to use Min. Pkwy Where to use Min Stbk Where to use ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-20 Exhibit 5.3- 14 Shrub, Vine, and Ground Cover Matrix (Part I) Plant Name How to Use Botanical Name Common Name Freeway Interchange Harbor Boulevard Katella Avenue Walnut Avenue Other streets Medians Parkways next to street Parkways behind sidewalks Corners of major streets Harbor Blvd front yard Katella Ave front yard Pedestrian areas Corners of major streets Interior setbacks Parking areas Pool areas General landscaping As specimen Screen Physical barrier Clipped hedge Loose hedge Ground cover mass Trellis or arbor On walls and building faces Minimum size at installation Shrubs Agave spp. Agave         1 Aloe spp. Aloe            1 Arbutus unedo Strawberry Tree   5 Bambusa spp. Bamboo    1 Callistemon spp. Bottlebrush    5 Cassia splendida Golden Wonder Senna     5 Dracaena draco Dragon Tree      1 bidwillii Coral Tree     5 Ficus nitida 'Green Gem' no common name      5 Gardenia spp. Gardenia   5 Grevillea noellii no common name       1 Hedychium gardnerianum Kahili Ginger      1 Heteromeles arbutifolia Christmas Berry     5 Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese Hibiscus         1 Juniperus chinensis 'Tortulosa' Hollywood Juniper       5 Ligustrum japonica Ligustrum        5 Melaleuca nesophila Pink Melaleuca       1 Miscanthus sinensis Eulalia Grass   1 Philodendron evansii Philodendron       1 Philodendron selloum Philodendron      1 Phormium tenax New Zealand Flax              1 Pittosporum undulatum Victorian Box          5 Plumbago capensis Plumbago         1 Podocarpus gracilior Fern Pine    5 Podocarpus henkelii Long-leafed Yellowwood    5 Punica granatum Pomegranate    5 Rosa spp. Roses    1 Strelitzia nicolai Giant Bird of Paradise           5 Strelitzia reginae Bird of Paradise         5 paniculatum Australian Brush Cherry    5 Taxus baccata English Yew   1 Tecoma stans Yellow Trumpet Flower      1 Thevetia thevetioides Giant Thevetia     1 Umbellularia californica California Laurel      5 Yucca whipplei Our Lord's Candle     5 Minimum Key Size: 5 = 5-gallon container; 1 = 1-gallon container; 4" = 4-inch box; na = not applicable * Selection of all shrubs in the Public Realm shall be subject to the City's approval Where to Use Private Realm Setback Realm Public Realm ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-21 Exhibit 5.3-15 Shrub, Vine, and Ground Cover Matrix (Part II) Plant Name How to Use Botanical Name Common Name Freeway Interchange Harbor Boulevard Katella Avenue Walnut Avenue Other streets Medians Parkways next to street Parkways behind sidewalks Corners of major streets Harbor Blvd front yard Katella Ave front yard Pedestrian areas Corners of major streets Interior setbacks Parking areas Pool areas General landscaping As specimen Screen Physical barrier Clipped hedge Loose hedge Ground cover mass Trellis or arbor On walls and building faces Minimum size at installation Vines Bougainvillea spp. Bougainvillea               1 Clematis spp. Clematis    1 Distictis buccinatoria Blood Red Trumpet Vine      1 Ficus pumila Creeping Fig      4" Macfadyena unguis-cati Cat's Claw  1 Mandevilla suaveolens Chilean Jasmine       1 Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston Ivy  4" Passiflora spp. Passion Flower        1 Rosa banksiae Lady Banks' Rose              1 Rosa floribunda 'Cecile Brunner' Climbing Rose              1 Vitis vinifera Grape         4" Wisteria floribunda Japanese Wisteria        1 Grasses and Ground Covers Agapanthus africanus Giant Agapanthus             1 Lavandula Lavender          4" Limonium perezii Sea Lavender        4" Pennisetum setaceum Fountain Grass       4" Phalaris arundinacea picta Ribbon Grass            4" Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary       4" Santolina spp. Lavender Cotton 4" Stipa pulchra  4" Vinca major Periwinkle              4" Turf            na Minimum Key Size: 5 = 5-gallon container; 1 = 1-gallon container; 4" = 4-inch box; na = not applicable * Selection of all shrubs in the Public Realm shall be subject to the City's approval Where to Use Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-22 5.4 Landscape Cross Sections The Landscape Concept Diagram in Exhibit 5.3-1 shows the different landscape treatments proposed for each of the major streets in the area. This Diagram is intended to illustrate the overall planting design concept and does not show the actual size or placement of trees and other landscape elements. The following landscape cross sections are intended to provide a general overview of the different landscape treatments that will help create the unifying identity for The Anaheim Resort. They also show the approximate location of the Public Realm, Setback Realm and Private Realm on each street in the ARSP area. In this way they provide a key to Sections 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8, which contain more detailed information about each Realm, including the role of each Realm creating an overall unifying identity and a description of the specific components of each respective Realm. The cross sections are not intended to illustrate every condition that may occur within or adjacent to the street right-of-way, nor do they contain setback and right-of-way dimensions. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-23 Exhibit 5.4-1 Landscape Cross Sections ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-24 Disneyland Drive Exhibit 5.4-2 Disneyland Drive (North of Ball Road) Landscape Cross Section Private Realm Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, ground cover and/or turf; planting design to be layered landscape Private Realm Setback Realm Public Realm Setback Realm Street trees in parkway to consist of closely spaced vertical trees Pedestrian sidewalk ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-25 Exhibit 5.4-3 Disneyland Drive (Between 825 feet n/o Katella Avenue and 1,350 feet n/o Katella Avenue) Landscape Cross Section Private Realm Setback Realm Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Planting on ground may include shrubs, ground cover and/or turf Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, and ground cover and/or turf. Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Pedestrian sidewalk Street trees in parkways and median to consist of alternating vertical trees and medium or large canopy trees ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-26 West Street Exhibit 5.4-4 West Street (South of Katella Avenue) Landscape Cross Section Private Realm Setback Realm Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Parkway planting to consist of medium or large canopy trees Pedestrian sidewalk Layered landscape in setback to consist of trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover and/or turf Planting on ground may include ground cover and/or turf ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-27 West Place Exhibit 5.4-5 West Place Landscape Cross Section Parkway landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, ground cover and/or turf; planting design to be layered landscape Private Realm Private Realm Setback Realm Public Realm Setback Realm Pedestrian Sidewalk Planting on ground may include ground cover and/or turf Small or medium canopy tree as street tree ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-28 Disney Way Exhibit 5.4-6 Disney Way (East of Clementine Street) Landscape Cross Section ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-29 Katella Avenue Exhibit 5.4-7 Interim Katella Avenue ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-30 Exhibit 5.4-8 Ultimate Katella Avenue (Between Interstate 5 and West Street/Disneyland Drive) Landscape Cross Section ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-31 Exhibit 5.4-9 Ultimate Katella Avenue (Between Walnut Street and West Street/Disneyland Drive) Landscape Cross Section Private Realm Private Realm Public Realm Setback Realm Setback Realm Layered landscape in setback consists of trees, shrubs, ground cover and turf. Double row of Date Palms twenty-four feet (24) on center Ground cover may include turf, ground cover, or shrubs Special light fixtures with banners in parkway and ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-32 Walnut Street Exhibit 5.4-10 Walnut Street Landscape Cross Section Private Realm Public Realm Setback Realm Trees in parkway and median to be regularly spaced medium canopy trees Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, ground cover and/or turf; planting design to be layered landscape. Landscape on ground may consist of shrubs, ground cover and/or turf and may be bermed ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-33 Harbor Boulevard Exhibit 5.4-11 Harbor Boulevard (Between Chapman Avenue and Orangewood Avenue) Landscape Cross Section ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-34 Exhibit 5.4-12 Harbor Boulevard (Orangewood to Manchester on the East Side and Orangewood to 150-250 Feet South of Manchester Avenue on the West Side) Landscape Cross Section Private Realm Public Realm Setback Realm Medium or large canopy trees in parkway and median, thirty-two feet (32') on center, typical Vertical trees with vines planted at base, thirty-two feet (32') on center, Layered landscape consisting of trees, shrubs and/or ground cover Private Realm Setback Realm Planting on ground to consist of barrier shrubs, ground cover and/or turf Special light fixtures with banners in parkway and median, typical ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-35 Exhibit 5.4-13 Harbor Boulevard (Between Manchester Avenue on the East Side and 150- 250 feet South of Manchester Avenue on the West Side to the Interstate 5 Interchange) Landscape Cross Section Medium or large canopy trees in median and parkway (as space permits), thirty- two feet (32) on center, typical Special light fixtures with banners in parkway and median, typical Fence to be planted with vines Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Fence to be planted with vines Planting on ground to consist of shrubs, ground cover and/or turf Note: Planting of vines and parkway tree as shown subject to approval of Caltrans and the City Engineer. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-36 Exhibit 5.4-14 Harbor Boulevard (Interstate 5 to Vermont Avenue) Landscape Cross Section ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-37 Ball Road Exhibit 5.4-15 Ball Road (West of West Place) Landscape Cross Section ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-38 Exhibit 5.4-16 Ball Road (Between West Place and Cast Place) Landscape Cross Section Private Realm Setback Realm Public Realm Private Realm Medium or large canopy trees to be planted in landscaped parkways Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, vines and ground cover Painted median ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-39 Exhibit 5.4-17 Ball Road (East of Cast Place) Landscape Cross Section ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-40 Clementine Street Exhibit 4.4-18 Clementine Street Landscape Cross Section Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Planting on ground may include ground cover and/or turf Parkway planting to consist of alternating vertical trees and small or medium canopy trees Median planting to consist of small canopy trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover and/or turf Potential people mover north of Katella Avenue ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-41 Haster Street/Anaheim Boulevard Exhibit 5.4-19 Haster Street/Anaheim Boulevard Landscape Cross Section ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-42 Convention Way Exhibit 5.4-20 Convention Way Landscape Cross Section Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Private Realm Setback Realm Pedestrian Sidewalk Vertical palm where possible in planting areas Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, ground cover and/or turf; planting design to be layered landscape Regularly spaced planting; alternating between palms and canopy trees; barrier shrubs and ground cover in median. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-43 Gene Autry Way Exhibit 5.4-21 Gene Autry Way (Between Harbor Boulevard and Haster Street) Landscape Cross Section Private Realm Public Realm Setback Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Canary Island Date Palm in parkways and medians Pedestrian Sidewalk Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, ground cover and/or turf Supplementary median planting of large, upright, broad-leaf evergreen shrubs ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-44 Exhibit 5.4-22 Gene Autry Way (East of Haster Street) Landscape Cross Section ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-45 Manchester Avenue Exhibit 5.4-23 West Manchester Avenue Landscape Cross Section Private Realm Setback Realm Public Realm Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, ground cover and/or turf; planting design to be layered landscape. Setback Realm Private Realm Street trees in parkways and median to consist of alternating vertical trees and small or medium canopy trees Pedestrian Sidewalk ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-46 Exhibit 5.4-24 North Manchester Avenue (Adjacent to Interstate 5, North of Alro Way) Landscape Cross Section Public Realm Setback Realm Pedestrian Sidewalk Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, ground cover and/or turf; planting design to be layered landscape Interstate 5 Right-of-Way Private Realm Street trees in parkways to consist of alternating vertical trees and small or medium canopy trees ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-47 Exhibit 5.4-25 Manchester Avenue, East of Anaheim Boulevard (Adjacent to Interstate 5) Landscape Cross Section Interstate 5 Right-Of-Way Pedestrian Sidewalk Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, ground cover and/or turf; planting design to be layered landscape Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Street trees in parkways to consist of alternating vertical trees and small or medium canopy ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-48 Orangewood Avenue Exhibit 5.4-26 Orangewood Avenue Landscape Cross Section Public Realm Private Realm Setback Realm Pedestrian Sidewalk Planting on ground may include ground cover and/or turf Parkway planting to consist of medium or large canopy trees ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-49 Chapman Avenue Exhibit 5.4-27 Chapman Avenue Landscape Cross Section Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, vines and ground cover Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Medium or large canopy trees to be planted in existing landscaped median Medium or large canopy trees to be painted in landscaped parkway ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-50 Local Streets Exhibit 5.4-28 Alro Way Landscape Cross Section Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Pedestrian Sidewalk Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, ground cover and/or turf; planting design to be layered landscape Planting on ground may include ground cover and/or turf Small or medium canopy tree as street trees ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-51 Exhibit 5.4-29 Casa Vista Street Landscape Cross Section Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Pedestrian Sidewalk Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, ground cover and/or turf; planting design to be layered landscape Planting on ground may include ground cover and/or turf Small or medium canopy tree as street trees ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-52 Exhibit 5.4-30 Vermont Avenue Landscape Cross Section Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, ground cover and/or turf; planting design to be layered landscape Private Realm Setback Realm Public Realm Small or medium canopy tree as street trees Pedestrian Sidewalk ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-53 Exhibit 5.4-31 Wilken Way Landscape Cross Section Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Pedestrian Sidewalk Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, ground cover and/or turf; planting design to be layered landscape Planting on ground may include ground cover and/or turf Small or medium canopy tree as street trees ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-54 Exhibit 5.4-32 Zeyn Street Landscape Cross Section Public Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Pedestrian Sidewalk Setback landscape to consist of trees, shrubs, ground cover and/or turf; planting design to be layered landscape Planting on ground may include ground cover and/or turf Small or medium canopy tree as street trees ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-55 5.5 Identity Concept Plan The Anaheim Resort Identity Program (Appendix describes how signs and other identity elements, such as entry gateways and street furniture in the Public Realm, and freestanding monument signs identifying private businesses in the Setback Realm, will help create the unified environment envisioned for the entire Anaheim Resort. The Anaheim Resort Identity Program was approved by the City Council as a separate document. All Public Realm Identity elements, as well as the Freestanding Monument Sign Design, described in the Anaheim Resort Identity Program are applicable to the entire Anaheim Resort. This sign program for the ARSP will have the following characteristics:  Prior to installation, plans will be prepared which show the location, sign type, and message (or messages, in the case of a changeable message sign) that will be used for each sign in the Specific Plan area;  Signs in the Public Realm (the ultimate public right-of-way) and the freestanding monument signs in the Setback Realm have been designed as a family of signs with a con- sistent design vocabulary; and,  Consistent regulations for signs on private property will make it easier for visitors to quickly find their destination. Additional important information about signs is also contained elsewhere in the ARSP in Section 5.6, Design Criteria for the Public Realm; Section 5.7, Design Criteria for the Setback Realm; and Section 1.1, Design Criteria for the Private Realm. Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards, contains the Anaheim Municipal Code regulations which apply to signs in the ARSP area. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-56 5.6 Design Criteria for the Public Realm Exhibit 5.6-1 The Three Elements of the Design Hierarchy: The Public Realm, The Setback Realm, and the Private Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Public Realm Ultimate Public Right-of-Way Building Setback Buildable Portion Buiding Envelope As described in Section 5.2.7, the Design Plan divides the ARSP area into three segments: the Public Realm, the Setback Realm, and the Private Realm. The most visible segment, known as the Public Realm, includes all the area within the ultimate public right-of-way within the specific plan area and includes public streets, street medians, parkways and sidewalks. Because of its visual prominence and because development of this segment will primarily be implemented by the City or other government agencies Caltrans), more specific design solutions are prescribed for the Public Realm than for the other Realms. These design solutions are described The Anaheim Resort Public Realm Landscape and Identity Programs included in Appendices B and C of the ARSP, with supplemental information provided in this section. The primary design emphasis in the Public Realm is to provide a streetscape design that implements the major design concepts described in the preceding sections. Adherence to the streetscape design concepts for the Public Realm is extremely important because of the dominant role a street's image has in creating The Anaheim Resort's identity. Creating a strong identity is critically dependent on implementing a consistent, high quality, streetscape treatment. Virtually all who pass through the area will be affected by the quality of the street environment. The Public Realm includes public streets wholly within the ARSP area or public streets on the border of the Specific Plan area. The ARSP describes all public streets contained wholly or partially within the ARSP area. The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan also identifies the ultimate right-of-way within its boundaries as the Public Realm. The design concepts of streets within the Disneyland Resort Specific Plan and the ARSP have been designed to be compatible so that The Anaheim Resort, as a whole will have a consistent design and identity. The public streets that are entirely outside the ARSP area are not described in this document. Interstate 5, which is located outside The Anaheim Resort, has been included within the Public Realm because of its importance to the arriving visitor's experience. Exhibit 5.6.2, The Public Realm, shows the extent of the Public Realm throughout The Anaheim Resort. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-57 Exhibit 5.6-2 The Public Realm ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-58 5.6.1 Gateways Since many visitors will arrive in the area by vehicle, the Specific Plan defines two different types of gateways that will be oriented primarily to vehicles: Freeway Gateways and Arterial Gateways. The design of the arrival gateways reinforces the overall identity of The Anaheim Resort according to the Identity Concept Plan described in Section 5.5. The locations of the freeway gateways and arterial road gateways are shown on Exhibit 5.6-4, Gateway Location Plan. The following is a general description and guiding principles for each of these major gateways. 5.6.1.1 Freeway Gateways: The Plan identities three freeway gateways along Interstate 5 as shown on Exhibit 5.6-4, Gateway Location Plan. They will be the first experience of The Anaheim Resort for nearly 70% of arriving visitors and will be oriented primarily to vehicles. Because most of the visitors to The Anaheim Resort will be arriving via Interstate 5, it has an important role in creating and enhancing the overall Anaheim Resort identity. The design of the Interstate 5 interchanges with Disneyland Drive, Harbor Boulevard/Ball Road, and Katella Avenue/Disney Way will reinforce and complement the overall design objectives of the Plan. Secondary carpool access to The Anaheim Resort and Platinum Triangle is provided at Gene Autry Way; however this interchange does not include the same design considerations as the other major interchanges. Each interchange is treated as a large-scale gar- den easily perceived from vehicles traveling at freeway speeds. To differentiate the interchanges from one another, each features a distinct landscape type found in Southern California. The West Street/Disneyland Drive interchange is a temperate garden, featuring vertical evergreen trees; the Harbor Boulevard/Ball Road interchange, a temperate/subtropical garden, featuring large flowering canopy & vertical trees consistent with the Public Realm landscape on Harbor Boulevard; and the Katella Avenue/ Disney Way interchange, a temperate/tropical garden, featuring vertical trees. Plants are selected for their drought tolerance to the extent feasible, as well as their ability to create a visual impact while still complying with State of California requirements for treating water runoff. The three primary Freeway arrival gateways are located at the Interstate 5 Katella Avenue/Disney Way, Harbor Boulevard/Ball Road, and Disneyland Drive interchanges, since the majority of vehicles to The Anaheim Resort will use these interchanges. The design concept for these gateways extends the landscape treatment of the adjacent Freeway interchange in The Anaheim Resort until a smooth transition can be made to the public streets. The character of the freeway gateways will be created primarily by landscaping, which may consist of large-scale plantings of trees and directional signs. Other features incorporated into these gateways include:  Night lighting which highlights the arrival experience;  Architectural elements consistent with the other garden-like elements to be used in the area; and,  Identification signs to supplement the directional signs. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-59 Exhibit 5.6-3 Gateway Location Plan ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-60 5.6.1.2 Arterial Gateways: Arterial gateways occur on Harbor Boulevard and Katella Avenue near the edges of the Central Core area. They are oriented primarily to vehicles and include the following primary elements:  Trellis-like architectural elements located in the median and/or parkways, depending on local conditions;  Trellis elements with the same appearance at each location, though their arrangement may vary;  Trellis elements placed on a base which reinforces the element's traditional character;  Landscape on the ground features color and large, uniform shrub masses, seasonal color, or other similar landscape plantings;  The gateways allow for the attachment of flags and banners; the deployment of these elements is related to seasonal or event- driven needs;  The Anaheim Resort logo is included in the gateway; and,  Night lighting highlights the gateway after sunset. There are four arterial road gateways, which are described below. Additional information regarding the arterial road gateways is provided in The Anaheim Resort Identity Program. 5.6.1.2.1 Harbor Boulevard North The Harbor Boulevard North gateway is located at the northern entry into the Central Core area. It is located immediately south of the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Manchester Avenue. Because of the constrictions in the parkways on the east side of Harbor Boulevard, the garden trellis architectural elements are limited solely to the medians. Exhibit 5.6-4 Harbor Boulevard North Gateway 5.6.1.2.2 Harbor Boulevard South The Harbor Boulevard South gateway is located at the southern entry into the Central Core area. It is located immediately north of the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Orangewood Avenue. To match the Harbor Boulevard North gateway, the garden trellis architectural elements are limited solely to the medians. 5.6.1.2.3 Katella Avenue East The Katella Avenue East gateway is located west of the intersection of Katella Avenue and Anaheim Boulevard/Haster Street. The gateway elements, including the garden-trellis architectural elements are placed in both the median and 8-foot parkway on either side of the street. No elements span the street. The gateway area begins several hundred feet west from the intersection with Haster Street west of the left- turn lane median. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-61 5.6.1.2.4 Katella Avenue West The Katella Avenue West gateway is located east of the intersection of Katella Avenue and Walnut Street. The gateway elements, including the garden-trellis architectural elements, are placed in both the median and 8-foot parkway on either side of the street. No elements span the street. The gateway area begins immediately east of the intersection unless there is a left-turn lane for westbound traffic, in which case the gateway area will begin immediately east of the left-turn lane median. Exhibit 5.6-5 Katella Avenue West Gateway 5.6.2 Public Streets Public streets are the backbone of the Public Realm. The design concepts for the public streets are described in The Anaheim Resort Public Realm Landscape Program (Appendix ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-62 5.7 Design Criteria for the Setback Realm The Setback Realm includes the required structural setback area between the Public and Private Realms. The primary role of the Setback Realm is to support the design objectives for ARSP area by reinforcing the design of the streets. The setback areas vary significantly in width, use and character. Consequently, the design guidelines for the Setback Realm vary depending on these factors. Visual consistency will be achieved by application of the common landscape vocabulary, such as the layered landscape concept described in preceding sections, and the regularity of the landscape treatment along the adjacent public streets. The widths of the setback areas are identified in Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards. Exhibit 5.7-1 The Three Elements of the Design Hierarchy: The Public Realm, The Setback Realm, and the Private Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Public Realm Ultimate Public Right-of-Way Building Setback Buildable Portion Buiding Envelope 5.7.1 Exterior Lighting The following guidelines apply to exterior lighting in the Setback Realm or where visible from the public right-of-way.  Special accent lighting may illuminate unique architectural details where appropriate, but such lighting should be focused and used sparingly.  Multi-colored lights may only be used sparingly.  Landscape lighting, including tree uplights, small bare-bulb incandescent lights, "twinkle" lights, and other similar lighting effects are encouraged to add a glittering or specular effect to supplement the indirect nature of the rest of the Specific Plan area's night lighting. Requirements for exterior lighting are found in Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards. 5.7.2 Freestanding Monument Sign Guidelines The major sign element in the Setback Realm is the freestanding monument sign for identification of private businesses. Since these signs are designed to reinforce the identity of The Anaheim Resort, a similar trellis vocabulary is used. The plan provides for freestanding monument signs to be located within the Setback Realm. These signs are intended to identify particular uses or properties. The Anaheim Resort Identity Program (Appendix C) and Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards, contains design criteria, which regulate the location, size, appearance and message of these signs. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-63 Exhibit 5.7-2 Freestanding Monument Sign Hotel/motel owners may place standardized affiliation information on the Freestanding Monument Sign as shown in Exhibit 5.7-3. Exhibit 5.7-3 Freestanding Sign Design Criteria Ultimate public right-of-way Minimum setback adjcaent to Katella Avenue between Haster Street and Walnut Street, and Harbor Boulevard between Interstate 5 and Orangewood Avenue: 0 feet; elsewhere, 7 feet minimum. Freestanding monument signs are located in the Setback Realm to provide a primary source of business identification for all categories of commercial enterprise. They are part of the identity elements for The Anaheim Resort and as such contribute to the unifying effect of the overall identity sign and streetscape program. 5.7.3 Central Core The principal objective within the Setback Realm in the Central Core is to create a consistent, high quality pedestrian environment that reinforces the character established by the landscape and other street elements contained in the Public Realm. Generally, these objectives are achieved by:  Building massing that defines the street edge in a consistent manner;  Limiting the extent of the area devoted to the automobile;  Special intersection landscape treatment for intersections in the Central Core as well as other major entrances in The Anaheim Resort;  Planting design which is compatible with the treatment of the adjacent Public Realm  Limiting the variety of outdoor lighting effects; and,  Consistent size, placement and treatment of signs. Requirements for the Central Core are contained in Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards. Exhibit 5.7-14 is a diagram, which illustrates the basic Central Core design principles. The following guidelines provide property owners with additional recommendations for this area. Exhibit 5.7-4 Basic Central Core Design Principles ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-64 5.7.3.1 Central Core Architectural Guidelines Property owners are encouraged to articulate building masses adjacent to the right-of-way with elements such as:  Recesses in windows and door openings.  Variations in building height.  Balconies and awnings.  Buildings with distinct layers—a base, a middle and a top. 5.7.3.2 Central Core Circulation and Parking Guidelines The following circulation and parking guidelines are intended to enhance the pedestrian experience:  Eliminate curb cuts and driveways that disrupt the flow of pedestrians whenever feasible; eliminate redundant access driveways to the same parcel or consolidate driveways on adjacent parcels.  The maximum width of a driveway should not exceed twenty-eight (28) feet.  Entry to hotel parking areas (including those located under buildings) and surface parking lots may be directly from the adjacent Central Core street provided such entry is not more than 28 feet wide and is less than 20% of the width of the property.  The maximum number of curb cuts per lot should adhere to the following: Parcel Width Number of Curb Cuts 300 feet or less 1 >300 feet 2 Exhibit 5.7-5 Redundant Curb Cuts Parcel A Parcel A Parcel B Parcel B access access driveway driveway Property Line Right-of-way Sidewalk Central Redundant curb Core Street cuts disrupt pedestrian traffic Exhibit 5.7-6 Consolidate Curb Cuts Parcel A Parcel B Right-of-way Sidewalk Central Consolidated Core Street driveways smooth pedestrain flow driveway access Parcel B Property Line Reciprocal access easements may be necessary to assure permanent access driveway access Parcel A Exhibit 5.7-7 Limit Portion of Elevation Devoted to Parking Area Entries 5.7.3.3 Entry to parking areas covers no more than 28 feet Parcel Width ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-65 5.7.3.4 Central Core Landscape Guidelines The landscape character of the Setback Realm in the Central Core should support the "garden district" image of The Anaheim Resort, the landscape of the adjacent Public Realm and the underlying layered-landscape concept described earlier in Section 5.3.2, Layered Landscape Design Criteria. Where there is adequate space and the scale is appropriately grand, trees should be planted in a way that creates large-scale horizontal and vertical layers. Special intersection landscape treatment, as depicted in Exhibit 5.7-8, is required and further described in Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards, for the following intersections, which are either entry points to The Anaheim Resort or major intersections within this area. All of these intersections are within the Central Core except for the Ball Road intersections:  Harbor Boulevard and Manchester Avenue;  Harbor Boulevard and Orangewood Avenue;  Katella Avenue and Anaheim Boulevard/Haster Street;  Katella Avenue and West Street;  Ball Road and West Street/Disneyland Drive; and,  Ball Road and West Street (to be renamed West Place). The criteria for the Harbor Boulevard and Katella Avenue Intersection Area are located in Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards and Section 1.5 of The Anaheim Resort Public Realm Landscape Program and are generally depicted in Exhibit 5.7-9. Exhibit 5.7-8 Special Intersection Landscape Treatment Exhibit 5.7-9 Harbor Boulevard/Katella Avenue Intersection Area ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-66 5.7.4 Areas Outside of the Central Core In the areas of the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan outside of the Central Core, the intent of the Design Plan is to permit flexibility in site planning, architectural design, location of parking areas, and landscape design. The design standards for this area are contained in Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-67 5.8 Design Criteria for the Private Realm Exhibit 5.8-1 The Three Elements of the Design Hierarchy: The Public Realm, The Setback Realm, and the Private Realm Setback Realm Private Realm Public Realm Ultimate Public Right- of-Way Building Setback Buildable Portion Buiding The Private Realm includes the privately-owned property not included in the Setback Realm described in the previous section. It encompasses all of the developable area of a parcel. Although the Private Realm is less visually prominent than the Public Realm and the Setback Realm, the design guidelines contained in this section and the design standards contained in Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards, are intended to help strengthen the over quality and character of development in the Specific Plan area. The design guidelines and standards serve two main purposes:  To ensure high quality development projects will occur over time by providing uniform design criteria; and,  To help minimize development costs by reducing ambiguity about what type of criteria will be applied by the City when evaluating specific development proposals. 5.8.1 Organization of Private Realm Design Standards and Guidelines The design guidelines and design standards provide both the general design principles and the specific regulations that will guide the design of private development projects within the Specific Plan area. In this Section, "guidelines" are considered to be generalized rules to be applied by designers with discretion and judgment to the particular condition which they address. They are intended to help guide designers to solutions that will enhance the quality of development projects within the Specific Plan area. They are not intended to provide the only design solution to every condition a designer might face, and should not discourage creative and innovative solutions. In situations where they apply, how- ever, they should be followed. The term "standards" refers to regulations found in Section 7.0 of the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan (ARSP) and in Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code. City staff and decision makers will use both the guidelines and standards to evaluate projects for conformance with the intent of the Design Plan and the specific requirements of the Anaheim Municipal Code. 5.8.2 General Site Planning Guidelines Site planning is the process of arranging buildings, landscaped areas, circulation, parking, and service areas on a particular site. The following are recommended in addition to the requirements in Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards:  Long, unarticulated building facades should not be placed adjacent to portions of the Setback Realm adjacent to public rights-of- way. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-68  Provide landscape buffers between different land uses.  Orient at least one public entry toward major streets.  Provide direct pedestrian access from public walkways to buildings, where appropriate.  Provide secondary entries to buildings from parking areas or interior pedestrian walks.  Design buildings to allow pedestrians to circulate around buildings without stepping into vehicular driveways.  Provide pedestrian circulation between adjacent commercial properties where appropriate.  Provide reciprocal easements between adjacent properties for shared driveways and parking aisle connections. Exhibit 5.8-2 Landscape Buffer between Uses 5.8.3 Service, Storage and Maintenance Areas and Loading Docks Guidelines Although service, storage and maintenance areas and loading docks are important to the smooth function of uses within the Specific Plan area, they are not aesthetically compatible with the planned resort and entertainment areas. These areas should be incorporated into the main building whenever possible It is important that the requirements in Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards be followed so that these areas do not detract from the visual quality of the Specific Plan area. Exhibit 5.8-3 Screen Service Areas from View demonstrates how these areas should be screened. Exhibit 5.8-3 Screen Service Areas from View 5.8.4 Exterior Lighting Guidelines Nighttime illumination of buildings is important in creating an interesting and safe environment. In addition, it can highlight building design features, add emphasis to prominent entrances and plazas, and create an ambiance of vitality and security. In addition to the requirements of Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards, the following guidelines suggest ways in which these purposes can best be served.  Relate exterior lighting to the design elements of the site and building they serve. Lighting should highlight architectural elements and details and not entire walls. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-69  Design exterior lighting to be an integral part of the overall architectural concept. Fixtures, standards and all exposed accessories should be harmonious with the building design and the visual environment. Obtrusive lighting elements that detract from the appearance of their setting should be avoided.  Illuminate the entrances of buildings and parking areas to promote convenient, safe and easy identification.  Exterior lighting within private development should complement and not conflict with public lighting.  Consider energy conservation in nighttime lighting plans. Plans for the design and operation of lighting and illumination should be developed consistent with the latest technical and operational energy conservation concepts.  Include exterior lighting of pedestrian walkways within private development. Pedestrian walkway lighting levels should be set relative to the level of security necessary The guidelines shown in Exhibit 5.7-5 Allowable Lighting Levels by Level of Security, are averages. Higher lighting levels may be necessary to provide for safety, subject to the approval of the City. Table 5.8-1 Allowable Lighting Levels by Level of Security Average conditions 0.5 footcandle Security conditions, 9-15 foot tall fixtures 2.0 footcandle Security conditions, 15-30 foot tall fixtures 4.0 footcandle 5.8.5 Surface Parking Area Guidelines Parking lot design is a critical factor in the success or failure of a commercial use. In considering the possibilities for development of a parking area, the following factors will be an- alyzed: ingress and egress; avoidance of pedestrian and vehicular conflicts; conflicts with street traffic; and the overall configuration and appearance of the parking area. The following guidelines are in addition to the requirements of Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards:  If future expansion is contemplated, areas should be reserved for parking expansion and indicated as such on plan submittals.  Shared parking should be accommodated between adjacent parcels when appropriate.  Avoid heavily-textured paving that may create a difficult walking surface.  Provide pavement strength of all parking areas consistent with the expected traffic.  Discourage surface parking (excluding short- term parking associated with hotel drop-off areas) between the street setback and a building/structure within one hundred feet of a street intersection, as measured from the ultimate right-of-way line. (Surface parking is prohibited in the Central Core between the front setback and the building/structure.)  Locate parking areas to the rear or, if no space is available, to the side of buildings, whenever possible.  Design parking facilities in a manner such that any vehicle on the property will be able to maneuver to exit from the property traveling in a forward direction.  Design parking facilities so that a car within a parking area will not have to enter a street to move from one location to another within the same site. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-70  Use landscape areas, walkways, and plazas to reduce the visual impact of large surface parking areas.  Encourage right angle (90°) parking stalls to minimize total surface parking area.  Design parking areas so that pedestrians walk parallel to moving cars.  Minimize situations where pedestrians must cross parking aisles at right angles.  Design the parking lot so that drive aisles are perpendicular to the main building wherever feasible.  Direct vehicular circulation through a parking area to the outer edge of the lot where there is less pedestrian traffic.  Direct vehicular circulation away from fire lanes.  Design the parking area to link the building to a sidewalk system that is an extension of the pedestrian walk system through the use of design elements such as painted or en- hanced paving, architectural features, and/or landscape treatments.  Minimize the number of entrances and exits to reduce conflicts at entries and lessen possible congestion at street intersections. Exhibit 5.8-4 Screen Parking From View Exhibit 5.8-5 Pedestrians Move Perpendicular to Parking Spaces 5.8.6 Parking Structure Guidelines Parking structures will be found throughout the ARSP area, and their design is an important consideration in the overall visual quality of The Anaheim Resort. The design guidelines in this section and the requirements in Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards are intended to assure that parking structures incorporate design features, which make them more attractive.  Consider allowing climbing vines to grow on the surfaces of parking structures on elevations of the structure that face public streets.  Consider adding planters for hanging or climbing vines on the elevations of the structure that face public streets.  Consider stepping back parking structures above the fourth level on elevations adjacent to a public street, when such structures exceed four levels in height. If a parking structure has frontage adjacent to two or more public streets, consider stepping the structure back on the street with the highest traffic volume.  Consider creating openings in the upper decks that allow light to lower levels for parking structures that are only one or two levels above grade, and permit trees to be ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-71 planted on grade under the openings that, when mature, will extend above the structure.  Parking levels may be stepped or terraced to visually soften the overall mass of the structure.  Parking structure facade articulation should: o Create a sense of order through play of light, shadow and texture. o Minimize horizontal or vertical banding by balancing both vertical and horizontal elements. o Use openings, columns and beams to visually segment exterior surface and provide scale. o Spandrels are to be level and uniform when feasible. o Differentiate pedestrian and vehicular entrances.  Building design should employ clean, simple, geometric forms and coordinated massing that produce overall unity, scale and interest. Appropriate treatments include: o Straightforward geometry. o Unified composition. o Delineation of floor levels and structure. o Solid parapets.  Facades should reflect a coordinated design concept, including portrayal of building function, structure and scale. Appropriate treatments include: o Straightforward, functional design. o Expression of structure with columns and beams. o Unity and scale reinforced through an integrated grid module. o Surface delineation through use of reveals, mullions and recesses.  Detailing should be clean, clear and straightforward. Details should reinforce overall design unity, interest and scale. Appropriate treatments include: o Coordinated mullions and details. o Delineation and alignment of structural connections o Finishes commensurate with building materials. o Coordinated entry spaces and landscaping.  Street facades should be designed to be visually interesting and screen parked cars from exterior views.  Avoid horizontal banding. 5.8.7 Building Appearance Guidelines Building appearance guidelines in this section and the requirements in Section 7.0, Zoning and Development Standards address the following elements: massing, shape, scale, and materials. The intent of these guidelines and standards is to assure a harmonious relationship between buildings in the ARSP area without requiring a particular architectural theme. This can be achieved by careful attention to building massing, building materials and color. The guidelines in this section are intended to apply to both new construction and renovation of existing buildings. Existing buildings may need more latitude in the interpretation of these guidelines because of the limited opportunities to make fundamental changes in building massing, for example, than would be possible in new construction. 5.8.7.1 Building Massing Creating attractive building masses is an important factor contributing to the overall character of the Specific Plan area. The intent of the guidelines is to promote building mass that is rich visually and creates a more exciting and varied urban landscape, but does not place too much importance on any single building. Buildings, which have a large undifferentiated mass are often unattractive, and detract from the ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-72 Specific Plan's goal of encouraging more pedestrian activity, because their size and scale make pedestrians feel uncomfortable. The following guidelines are intended to guide designers in creating building masses that satisfy the goals of the Specific Plan. It is not necessary that every guideline be employed in the design of every building; rather, each guideline should be viewed as a suggestion that should be considered for any building in the Specific Plan area.  Create spaces with building masses, whenever possible; avoid creating building masses which are perceived as objects.  Design buildings to be members of a harmonious group, rather than independent, sculptural masses.  Use building mass to enhance the pedestrian scale of the street. Increase the articulation of building massing adjacent to major pedestrian walks and gathering places. In- crease landscape and architectural detail at the ground level.  Consider the location, size and scale of neighboring buildings when massing new buildings. Create a harmonious relationship between adjacent facilities, regardless of whether or not they are on the same parcel.  Articulate the different parts of a building facade using color, arrangement of facade elements, a change in materials, or other architectural devices.  Vary the height of the building so that it appears to be divided into distinct elements.  Use rooflines to help establish the mass of a building; whenever feasible, the form of the roofline should physically represent its function; avoid mansard roofs. 5.8.7.2 Building Materials and Colors The intent of these guidelines is to encourage the use of materials and colors that enhance the physical cohesiveness of the area, and to convey a sense of permanence. Although no particular material is specifically prohibited, the use of some materials is discouraged because it would be difficult to achieve the guidelines' goal of promoting cohesiveness and permanence. 5.8.7.2.1 Walls  The preferred dominant material for walls is masonry in any of the following forms: natural stone (including granite, sandstone, marble and limestone), brick, stucco, poured in place or precast natural concrete (sandblasted, textured, or exposed aggregate), and painted concrete.  Wall materials that may be used with care include: o Split face, slump, or other forms of concrete block. o Shingle, clapboard, vertical, or angled wood siding.  Use of the following materials will require a special design solution or other unique condition in order to be successful: o Exotic wood treatments, such as distressed wood, pecky cedar, log cabin look, stained fir plywood, or gingerbread filigree. o Reflective (mirror) glass curtain wall. o Corrugated metal. o Imitation rock work. o Plastic molded imitations of any conventional building material. o Silver or clear anodized aluminum sheets. o Imitation wood siding. o Flat or molded plastic sheeting. o White brick. o Tilt-up concrete. o Antique or old brick with partial paint, mottled light variegated brick, oversized brick, and white brick mortar. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-73  Discourage wall and/or window mounted room air conditioners unless they are concealed from public view, or are integrated into the architecture. 5.8.7.2.2 Windows  The preferred dominant material for windows is transparent or tinted glass.  reflective or solar glass may be used above the first floor.  Windows of dark or highly reflective glass are not recommended, especially on the first floor elevations, and will require exceptional or unique solutions to make them acceptable. 5.8.7.2.3 Roof Materials  When visible from the street, the preferred roof materials include natural colored terra cotta tile, concrete tile, and other similar materials.  Roof materials that will require a special design solution or other unique condition in order to be successful include: wood shakes, wood shingles, fiberglass shingles, composition shingles, corrugated metal and standing seam roofs. 5.8.7.2.4 Building Color Building color guidelines provide another means to visually unify the ARSP area by narrowing the range of choices to a group of colors that are visually compatible with one another. Although it is not the intent of the guidelines to eliminate any specific color from consideration or use within the Private Realm, the following criteria provide appropriate guidance for the selection of building color.  Encourage large building surface areas to be light colored. In general, accent elements, including, but not limited to, windows, doors, awnings, building trim and light fixtures may be either dark or light colored.  Limit the dominant surfaces of a building to only complementary colors; accent areas may include a greater variety of colors. 5.8.7.2.5 Awnings Awnings can be used to create an inviting space in front of a building where people may step away from the flow of pedestrian traffic and find a shady protected area.  Allow awnings that are continuous or broken to differentiate windows and display areas; awnings can become an important element in a storefront design as they may be used to unify a storefront with the whole building.  Design the shape of the awning to fit the architecture. Awnings that are barrel shaped segmented arches or round-ended create distinctive images, but should be used sparingly and only when they do not conflict with the building's architectural elements.  Ensure the highest point of a first floor awning not be higher than the midpoint of the space between the second story window sills and the top of the first floor storefront window, awning, canopy, or transom. This attachment should leave a comfortable space between awning and architectural elements, which comprise the building.  Ensure that the awnings do not obstruct the views to adjacent businesses.  Avoid awnings of more than a single color per building. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-74 5.8.8 Sign Guidelines Signs are one of the most visible design elements in the ARSP area. The purpose of establishing sign guidelines solely for the Specific Plan area is to:  Reinforce Identity.  Encourage graphic excellence.  Reduce conflicts between signs.  Improve appearance of the Specific Plan area.  Create consistency among signs.  Promote sign legibility.  Promote smooth flow of traffic as people are able to identify sites. The guidelines below establish positive criteria for the design of desirable signs and which complement the other building elements in the ARSP area.  Use a brief message. The fewer the words, the more effective the sign. A sign with a brief, succinct message is simpler and faster to read, looks cleaner and is more attractive.  Avoid faddish and bizarre typefaces. Such typefaces may look good today, but soon go out of style. The image conveyed may quickly become that of a dated and unfashionable business.  Avoid hard-to-read, intricate typefaces. These typefaces reduce the sign's ability to communicate.  Select sign colors and materials to contribute to legibility and design integrity. Even the most carefully thought out sign may be unattractive and a poor communicator be- cause of poor color selection.  Use significant contrast between the background and letter or symbol colors. If there is little contrast between the brightness or hue of the message of a sign and its background, it will be difficult to read.  Use complementary colors on signs. Too many colors overwhelm the basic function of communication. The colors compete with content for the viewer's attention. Limited use of the accent colors can increase legibility, while large areas of competing colors tend to confuse and disturb.  Harmonize sign size with the scale of the structure.  Place signs consistent with the proportions of scale of building elements within the facade. Within a building facade, the sign may be placed in different areas. A particular sign may fit well on a plain wall area, but would overpower the finer scale and proportion of the lower storefront. A sign appropriate near the building entry may look tiny and out of place above the ground level.  Place wall signs to establish facade scale and proportion where facade does not exist. In many buildings that have a monolithic or plain facade, signs can establish or continue appropriate design scale, and proportion.  Use widely recognized logos rather than print/text whenever possible.  Avoid signs with strange shapes. Signs that are unnecessarily narrow or oddly shaped can restrict the legibility of the message. If an unusual shape is not symbolic, it is probably confusing.  Consider carefully the proportion of letter area to overall sign background area. If letters take up too much sign, they may be harder to read. Large letters are not neces- sarily more legible than smaller ones. A general rule is that letters should not appear to occupy more than 75% of the sign panel area.  Make signs smaller if they are oriented to pedestrians. The pedestrian-oriented sign should read from a distance of fifteen to twenty feet, the vehicle-oriented sign is viewed from a much greater distance. The closer a sign's viewing distance, the smaller that sign need be. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-75  Design wall signs to be appropriate to the building on which it is placed. The wall sign is an integral part of the building facade. The style of a wall sign should be appropriate to the style of a building's design. 5.8.9 Landscape Guidelines  Design landscape and open space areas to be an integral part of the overall site plan design.  Use trees to define and enclose exterior spaces, and to provide physical protection from the sun and wind.  Provide for landscaped open space areas that enhance the building design and public views and provide buffers and transitions between adjacent uses.  Use trees, shrubs and vines to conceal walls, building elevations and parking facilities.  Use arbors, trellises, walls, gates and other elements to reinforce the architecture of adjacent buildings; landscape structures should be compatible and consistent with the architectural treatment of the adjacent build- ings.  Screen undeveloped, vacant land intended for future phases with plants that prevent wind and water erosion.  Space plants to assure unobstructed visual access for vehicles and pedestrians.  Ensure that plant materials do not interfere with security lighting, or restrict access to emergency apparatus such as fire hydrants or fire alarm boxes.  Provide simple, bold and easy to maintain landscape planting designs which incorporate many drought tolerant plant materials.  Landscape elements visible from the public right-of-way should blend with and seem a part of the public right-of-way landscaping.  Provide for plant palettes that include both long- and short-lived plant materials. Long- lived materials include trees and most shrubs; short-lived materials include perennials, annuals and some shrubs.  Select plant materials which are suited to the soil and climatic conditions of the site.  Minimize the use of water through the selection of plants that are drought tolerant when they are mature.  Space trees and shrubs with consideration for their ultimate size.  Ensure that all ground cover is healthy and densely foliated, and is comprised of well- rooted cuttings or container plants.  Provide a mix of plant material sizes in informal plantings. Exhibit 5.8-6 Landscaping Detail at Ground Level ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan 5.0 Design Plan 5-76 5.8.10 Wall and Fence Guidelines  Use walls and fences for security, visual screening, and aesthetic purposes.  Ensure that walls and fences are consistent with the architecture of the adjacent building in terms of material, color, and form.  Avoid walls which feature long, unarticulated surfaces. Use pilasters, height variation, setback variation, landscaping, and surface texture to vary the wall surface.  Provide walls and fences that are of the following preferred materials: masonry, wrought iron and painted steel tubing. 5.8.11 Pedestrian Paving Guidelines These guidelines for pedestrian pavements apply to all paved areas on private property intended for use by pedestrians, including areas to be used by both pedestrians and vehicles. Pedestrian pavements may include, but are not necessarily limited to: sidewalks, paths, walkways, courtyards, and plazas.  Desirable qualities of pedestrian paving surfaces: o A surface texture rough enough to prevent slipping, but smooth enough to prevent stumbling. o Maintenance free. o Stain resistant. o Fade resistant. o Non-reflective.  Acceptable pedestrian paving materials: o Concrete: broom finished, salt finished, heavy sandblasted. o Colored concrete. o Stamped and saw-cut concrete, provided the pattern does not have joints or score lines that catch high heels, or cause tripping. o Unit pavers, including brick, stone, concrete and tile, provided the pavers do not have joints or score lines that catch high heels, or cause tripping.  Pedestrian paving surfaces which may be used in situations where the limitations of the material have been considered include: o Decomposed granite (not suitable for use where disabled access should be provided). o Loose gravel (not suitable for use where disabled access should be provided, or where heavy pedestrian traffic can be expected). o White, or very light colored paving (not suitable where glare from the surface will affect pedestrian safety). o Asphalt (not suitable where the asphalt is likely to become soft on hot days). o Wooden boardwalk type paving (not suitable where heels might catch in the cracks between the boards).