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THE ANAHEIM RESORT SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 92-2 City of Anaheim September 2012 ---PAGE BREAK--- This page is intentionally blank. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Table of Contents Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 1-1 1.1 Introduction 1-1 1.2 Purpose of the Specific Plan 1-5 1.3 Organization of the Specific Plan Document 1-5 1.4 Existing Setting 1-5 1.4.1 The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan 1-7 1.4.2 The Hotel Circle Specific Plan 1-7 1.5 Implementing the General Plan 1-7 1.6 Specific Plan Goals 1-14 1.7 The Development Plan 1-14 1.7.1 Land Use 1-14 1.7.2 Development Density 1-15 1.7.3 Development Standards and Guidelines 1-15 1.7.4 Development Summary 1-16 1.8 Implementing the Specific Plan 1-16 2.0 PLANNING CONTENT 2-1 2.1 Purpose of the Specific Plan 2-1 2.2 Specific Plan Policies 2-1 2.2.1 Create and Enhance an Urban Destination Resort Environment 2-1 2.2.2 Establish a Unified Resort Identity 2-2 2.2.3 Supply Visitor and Convention Facilities to Meet Long-Term Demand 2-2 2.2.4 Improve Public Facilities, Services and Infrastructure to Accommodate Growth 2-2 2.2.5 Improve the Transportation 2-3 2.2.6 Develop Implementation Mechanisms to Assure Quality Development 2-3 2.2.7 Enhance and Protect Surrounding Uses 2-3 2.3 Authority and Scope of the Specific Plan 2-4 2.4 Relationship to City Planning Documents and Regulations 2-5 2.4.1 Relationship to the General Plan 2-5 2.4.2 Relationship to the Zoning Ordinance 2-5 2.4.3 California Environmental Quality Act Requirements 2-5 2.4.4 Relationship to The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan 2-6 2.4.5 Relationship to the Hotel Circle Specific 2-6 3.0 LAND USE PLAN 3-1 3.1 Regional Location 3-1 3.2 Existing Conditions 3-1 3.2.1 The Specific Plan Area 3-1 3.2.2 Existing Uses 3-1 3.3 Land Use Plan 3-5 3.3.1 Land Use 3-5 3.3.2 Commercial Recreation (C-R) District Development Density 3-7 3.3.3 Mobilehome Park (MHP) Overlay 3-9 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Table of Contents 3.3.4 Anaheim Resort Residential (ARR) Overlay 3-9 3.3.5 Public Recreational (PR) Development Density 3-9 3.3.6 Central Core Development Standards 3-13 3.4 Non Visitor-Serving Uses 3-15 4.0 PUBLIC FACILITIES PLAN 4-1 4.1 Regional Circulation Programs 4-1 4.2 Regional Infrastructure Programs 4-3 4.3 Vehicular Circulation Plan for the Anaheim Resort 4-3 4.3.1 Connections to Interstate 5 (I-5) 4-3 4.4 Anaheim Resort Arterial/ Secondary System 4-4 4.5 Transit Plans 4-16 4.5.1 The Disneyland Resort 4-16 4.5.2 Anaheim Rapid Connection 4-16 4.5.3 HOV Lane System 4-17 4.5.4 Bus Service 4-17 4.5.5 Intercity Commuter Rail Service 4-17 4.6 Pedestrian Circulation Plans 4-17 4.7 Water 4-19 4.8 Sanitary Sewer 4-21 4.9 Storm Drain 4-23 4.10 Electricity 4-24 4.11 Natural Gas 4-25 4.12 Telephone Services 4-25 4.13 Television/Cable Service 4-25 4.14 Solid Waste 4-25 4.15 Public Services 4-26 5.0 DESIGN PLAN 5-1 5.1 Design Plan Objectives 5-2 5.1.1 Create Visual Continuity between the ARSP Area and the Adjacent Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Area 5-2 5.1.2 Create a High Quality, Visually Appealing, Pedestrian-Oriented Environment 5-2 5.1.3 Create Landscape and Design Guidelines to Reinforce the Area's Identity 5-3 5.2 Design Concepts 5-3 5.2.1 Transform and Unify with Landscape 5-3 5.2.2 Create a District with a Grand 5-3 5.2.3 Emphasize Landscaping on Public Streets 5-3 5.2.4 Orient Visitors Visually 5-4 5.2.5 Create a Recognizable Center for the Anaheim Resort 5-4 5.2.6 Coordinate Streetscape Improvements with other Improvements 5-4 5.2.7 Establish a Clear Design Hierarchy 5-4 5.3 Landscape Concept Plan 5-5 5.3.1 Plant Material Selection and Use 5-7 5.3.2 Layered Landscape Design Criteria 5-11 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Table of Contents 5.3.3 Minimum Tree Density 5-14 5.3.4 Plant Selection Matrix 5-17 5.4 Landscape Cross Sections 5-22 5.5 Identity Concept Plan 5-55 5.6 Design Criteria for the Public Realm 5-56 5.6.1 Gateways 5-58 5.6.2 Public Streets 5-61 5.7 Design Criteria for the Setback Realm 5-62 5.7.1 Exterior Lighting 5-62 5.7.2 Freestanding Monument Sign 5-62 5.7.3 Central Core 5-63 5.7.4 Areas Outside of the Central Core 5-66 5.8 Design Criteria for the Private Realm 5-67 5.8.1 Organization of Private Realm Design Standards and Guidelines 5-67 5.8.2 General Site Planning Guidelines 5-67 5.8.3 Service, Storage and Maintenance Areas and Loading Docks Guidelines 5-68 5.8.4 Exterior Lighting Guidelines 5-68 5.8.5 Surface Parking Area Guidelines 5-69 5.8.6 Parking Structure Guidelines 5-70 5.8.7 Building Appearance Guidelines 5-71 5.8.8 Sign Guidelines 5-74 5.8.9 Landscape Guidelines 5-75 5.8.10 Wall and Fence Guidelines 5-76 5.8.11 Pedestrian Paving Guidelines 5-76 6.0 General Plan Consistency 6-1 7.0 Zoning and Development Standards 7-1 8.0 Legal Description 8-1 LIST OF EXHIBITS Exhibit 1.4-1 ARSP/The Anaheim Resort Boundaries 1-6 Exhibit 1.8-1 Development Summary Plan 1-17 Exhibit 3.1-1 Regional Location Map 3-1 Exhibit 3.2-1 ARSP/The Anaheim Resort Boundaries 3-2 Exhibit 3.2-2 Aerial Photograph with the ARSP and Anaheim Resort Boundaries 3-3 Exhibit 3.2-3 Existing Land Use 3-4 Exhibit 3.3-1 Development Plan 3-6 Exhibit 3.3-2 Commercial Recreation (C-R) Development Density Plan 3-8 Exhibit 3.3-3 Mobilehome Park (MHP) Overlay in the C-R District 3-10 Exhibit 3.3-4 Anaheim Resort Residential (ARR) Overlay in the C-R District 3-11 Exhibit 3.3-5 Public Recreation (PR) District 3-12 Exhibit 3.3-6 Central Core Plan 3-14 Exhibit 4.1-1 Vehicular Circulation Plan 4-2 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Table of Contents Exhibit 4.6-1 Pedestrian Circulation Plan 4-18 Exhibit 5.2-1 Utilize the Streets for Landscaping 5-4 Exhibit 5.2-2 The Three Elements of the Design Hierarchy: The Public Realm, The Setback Realm, and the Private Realm 5-5 Exhibit 5.3-1 Landscape Concept Diagram 5-6 Exhibit 5.3-2 Medium Canopy Trees 5-8 Exhibit 5.3-3 Large Canopy Trees 5-8 Exhibit 5.3-4 Vertical and Pyramidal Trees 5-9 Exhibit 5.3-5 Use of Shrubs to Screen Surface Parking Lots 5-10 Exhibit 5.3-6 Formal (Clipped) Hedges Vary in 5-10 Exhibit 5.3-7 Ground Cover Includes Turf and Other Grasses, Annuals, and Other Varieties of Plants . 5-11 Exhibit 5.3-8 Layered Landscape Design Criteria for Properties with Frontages Greater than 300 Feet 5-12 Exhibit 5.3-9 Layered Landscape Design Criteria for Properties with Frontages Less than 300 Feet 5-12 Exhibit 5.3-10 Layered Landscape Setback Width Criteria 5-13 Exhibit 5.3-11 Tree Density Factor Plan 5-16 Exhibit 5.3-12 Tree Selection Matrix (Part I) 5-18 Exhibit 5.3-13 Tree Selection Matrix (Part II) 5-19 Exhibit 5.3- 14 Shrub, Vine, and Ground Cover Matrix (Part I) 5-20 Exhibit 5.3-15 Shrub, Vine, and Ground Cover Matrix (Part II) 5-21 Exhibit 5.4-1 Landscape Cross Sections 5-23 Exhibit 5.6-1 The Three Elements of the Design Hierarchy: The Public Realm, The Setback Realm, and the Private Realm 5-56 Exhibit 5.6-2 The Public Realm 5-57 Exhibit 5.6-3 Gateway Location Plan 5-59 Exhibit 5.6-4 Harbor Boulevard North Gateway 5-60 Exhibit 5.6-5 Katella Avenue West Gateway 5-61 Exhibit 5.7-1 The Three Elements of the Design Hierarchy: The Public Realm, The Setback Realm, and the Private Realm 5-62 Exhibit 5.7-2 Freestanding Monument Sign 5-63 Exhibit 5.7-3 Freestanding Sign Design Criteria 5-63 Exhibit 5.7-4 Basic Central Core Design Principles 5-63 Exhibit 5.7-5 Redundant Curb Cuts 5-64 Exhibit 5.7-6 Consolidate Curb Cuts 5-64 Exhibit 5.7-7 Limit Portion of Elevation Devoted to Parking Area Entries 5-64 Exhibit 5.7-8 Special Intersection Landscape Treatment 5-65 Exhibit 5.7-9 Harbor Boulevard/Katella Avenue Intersection Area 5-65 Exhibit 5.8-1 The Three Elements of the Design Hierarchy: The Public Realm, The Setback Realm, and the Private Realm 5-67 Exhibit 5.8-2 Landscape Buffer between Uses 5-68 Exhibit 5.8-3 Screen Service Areas from View 5-68 Exhibit 5.8-4 Screen Parking From View 5-70 Exhibit 5.8-5 Pedestrians Move Perpendicular to Parking Spaces 5-70 Exhibit 5.8-6 Landscaping Detail at Ground Level 5-75 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES Table 1.5-1 General Plan Goals and Policies 1-8 Table 1.8-1 Development Summary 1-18 Table 1.8-2 Existing and Permitted Development 1-18 Table 4.8-1 Existing Sewer System Deficiencies and Recommended Improvements for Year 2030 4-21 Table 5.3-1 Levels of Tree Density 5-14 Table 5.3-2 Tree Point Values 5-15 Table 5.8-1 Allowable Lighting Levels by Level of Security 5-69 APPENDICES Anaheim Commercial Recreation Area, Maximum Permitted Structural Height Map Appendix A The Anaheim Resort Public Realm and Landscape Program Appendix B The Anaheim Resort Identity Program Appendix C Planning Standard Details 5-8 Appendix D ---PAGE BREAK--- The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Table of Contents This page is intentionally blank.