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The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-59 y The mix of plant materials may be limited to a few species grouped in masses of the same species; the random scattering of unrelated species will be avoided; and, y The base of the hotels may be located higher than the street to enhance the appearance of the street by exposing more landscape to view than would be visible if the hotels were located at the same grade as the street. Additional information about the regulations for the Hotel District can be found in Section 7.0, ‘Zoning and Development Standards.’ ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-60 5.6.7 Disneyland Theme Park Back-of-House Setbacks The uses in the back-of-house area of the Theme Park District are extremely important to the smooth functioning of the theme park attractions. It is equally important that these areas be concealed from visitors. In part, this is to preserve the mystery of the attractions, but it is also important that the visual character of these uses (which include storage buildings, workshops and maintenance facilities) not intrude into the surrounding neighborhood, which consists primarily of hotels and other visitor-serving commercial uses. To achieve this, setbacks surrounding this area will be landscaped with trees and shrubs that screen back-of-house buildings and activities. Adjacent to Interstate 5, an opening in the landscaping will permit views of the new Disneyland Administration Building. The other setback areas will feature the more traditional landscape treatments described in the following criteria: y The landscape treatment for the setback area extending from the south end of the Disneyland Administration Building to the Interstate 5/Harbor Boulevard interchange will reinforce the landscape design of this interchange; y The setback area between Harbor Boulevard and the wall that separates the street from the existing Disneyland theme park back -of- house service road will remain in its current condition in order to accommodate the existing monorail beam way, back- of-house service road, and the repair and maintenance facilities for the monorail and existing Disneyland theme park train (see Exhibit 5.6.7a); ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-61 y From the Eastern Gateway north to the place where the setback is constricted by the existing service road and monorail beam way, the landscape in the setback will be a layered landscape (see Exhibit 5.6.7b). y North of the Western Gateway on the east side of the street, the landscape setback area will be similar in character to the hotel setbacks on the west side of West Street/Disneyland Drive. y The landscape adjacent to the entry into the West Parking Area will feature closely spaced columnar trees that will screen views into the existing Disneyland theme park back-of-house, as well as shrubs on the ground that conceal the fence or wall that separates the back-of-house from West Street/Disneyland Drive (see Exhibit 5.6.7c). ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-62 y Adjacent to Ball Road, the Disneyland theme park back-of- house setback will feature a minimum ten-foot wide landscape area planted with trees, shrubs and vines intended to enhance the fence or wall that separates the back-of-house from the street (see Exhibit 5.6.7d). ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-63 y The Disneyland Administration Building will be set back an average of thirty feet from the Ball Road right-of-way, though a small portion of the structure, less than ten feet wide, will extend to the public right-of-way line. This setback will be planted with trees, shrubs and ground cover (see Exhibit 5.6.7e). y Rear property lines adjacent to other Anaheim Resort uses will have a minimum ten-foot wide setback planted with trees and shrubs intended to screen views. y Masonry walls with a minimum six-foot and maximum twelve- foot height will surround the back-of-house areas. Metal fences (including chain link, tube steel, or wrought iron fences, including those planted with vines) will be a maximum of sixteen feet high. Walls visible to the public will be planted with evergreen vines, vertical trees, or other plants to discourage graffiti (Exhibit 5.6.7e). ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-64 5.6.8 Parking Facility Setbacks The parking facilities within The Disneyland Resort vary in size and scale depending on their use. The largest will be the public parking facilities in the East and West Parking Areas. They are intended to accommodate visitors to the theme parks, and to provide day use parking for visitors to the Anaheim Convention Center, as well as theme park employees. Because of their size, the setback landscape planting will consist of large-scale materials planted according to the layered landscape principles described previously. This planting style is intended to reduce the apparent size of the structures and help screen them from view, reinforce the overall landscape identity of the Specific Plan area, and create an attractive environment along the streets that the structures face. The smaller parking facilities adjacent to Walnut Street within the Hotel District will also be screened with landscape planted according to the layered landscape concept. See Section 7.0. ‘Zoning and Development Standards,’ for additional information (Anaheim Municipal Code Section 18.114.070). 5.6.8.1 Parking Facilities in the East and West Parking Areas The parking facilities in the East and West Parking Areas will be set back from adjacent public street rights-of-way and the setbacks will be landscaped. The setback from the property line varies depending on the size of the street and the adjacent use. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-65 The landscape setbacks in the West Parking Area along Walnut Street will be a minimum of thirty feet wide. The following cross section shows the proposed landscape treatment. In addition to the extensive landscaping, the upper levels of the parking facility in the West Parking Area will be terraced back to reduce the apparent height and mass of the structure. The East Parking Area will be set back a minimum of twenty feet from the ultimate public right-of-way of Disney Way, Clementine Street, and Manchester Avenue. The setback area will be fully landscaped with trees and other plant material according to the layered landscape principles. The setback from the ultimate property line along Katella Avenue will be eleven feet, though when considering the width of the landscaped parkway and sidewalk in the Public Realm (which is twenty-four feet), the total setback from the curb will be thirty-five feet. The following exhibits illustrate the setback conditions for the parking facility in the East Parking Area. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-66 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-67 5.6.8.2 Hotel District Parking Facilities Along Walnut Street, the minimum parking facilities setback will be thirty feet, for a total of forty-three feet from the curb. Along Katella Avenue, the minimum setback will be eleven feet, though when measured from the curb, the building setback will total thirty-five feet. The landscape treatment will follow the layered landscape principles described previously. The following cross sections illustrate these conditions. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-68 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-69 5.6.9 Interior Setbacks Interior setbacks are those setbacks not adjacent to a public street. The following is a description of the proposed landscape treatment for the four typical conditions within the Specific Plan area. Also see Section 7.0, ‘Zoning and Development Standards,’ (Code Section 18.114.050). 5.6.9.1 Interior Setbacks between Adjacent Properties Within the Same District Between two properties located in the same District, the setback may be zero feet from the property line, provided the setback between adjacent buildings is a minimum of ten feet. 5.6.9.2 Interior Setbacks for Adjacent Properties in Different Districts Between two properties located in different Districts, but within The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan area, the minimum setback may be zero feet from the property line, provided the setback between adjacent buildings is a minimum of ten feet except in District A and in the East Parking Area adjacent to District A where the minimum setback shall be ten feet. 5.6.9.3 Interior Setbacks Adjacent to Anaheim Resort Uses The minimum setback adjacent to properties zoned Anaheim Resort Specific Plan No. 92-2 shall be ten feet. The setback area will be landscaped with trees and other plant material except within the Anaheim GardenWalk Overlay according to the layered landscape concept described in Section 5.3.1.5. 5.6.9.4 Future Expansion District Interior Setbacks adjacent to Residential Uses The minimum building setback adjacent to a residential zone will be fifty feet, including a minimum landscape setback of twenty feet. The landscape area will be planted with closely spaced, evergreen, vertical trees (maximum ten feet on center) in order to help screen the view of buildings from adjacent residential uses. In addition, no windows which allow views of adjacent residential uses will be permitted within one hundred fifty feet of the property line. The following cross section illustrates this condition. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-70 5.6.9.5 Interior Setbacks Adjacent to C-R Overlay Uses The minimum setback adjacent to interior property lines within areas developed under the provisions of the C-R Overlay will be ten feet. Similarly, the minimum setback adjacent to interior property lines within any District from areas developed with C-R Overlay uses will be ten feet. 5.6.10 Minimum Landscape Requirements All areas within the Setback Realm which are required to be landscaped will have a minimum landscape requirement, which is described in this section. 5.6.10.1 Minimum Tree Density The 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. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-71 Therefore, the regulation allows for variation in the size and number of trees. 5.6.10.2 Tree Density to Vary According to Adjacent Use The regulation 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 public parking facilities or residential uses. Dense planting will also be required adjacent to other parking structures, back-of-house uses in the Theme Park District, service areas, or adjacent to other uses in The Anaheim Resort except within the Anaheim GardenWalk Overlay. The least dense planting will be required adjacent to Disneyland Resort hotels, theme park entries, to other features where visibility to the public is important. 5.6.10.3 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 Realm 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 Specific Plan establishes three levels of tree density, defined as follows: Very Dense: ≥ .8 Dense: ≥ .8 Moderately Dense: < .5 Exhibit 5.6.10.3a, ‘Tree Density Factor Plan,’ shows the location of each density of tree planting required by the plan. All trees are also subject to a minimum size at the time of installation. Exhibit 5.8.4a, ‘Tree Selection Matrix,’ defines the minimum permitted tree size to be used. The tree point values are defined in the following table: ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-72 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-73 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 < 5 feet in height 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 1200 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. 5.6.10.4 Walnut Street Tree Density The plan, elevation and sketch on the following pages illustrate the effect of the Tree Density Factor on Walnut Street adjacent to the West Parking Area. As shown on the Tree Density Factor Plan, this area has a Tree Density Factor of The exhibits show the appearance of the landscape in both the Setback Realm and Public Realm, and the plan and elevation show how the appearance of this landscape will change as the trees mature. They show the probable appearance immediately after installation, after approximately 5 years, and again at maturity (which varies depending on the type of tree). The perspective sketch shows a direct view of the parking facility through the trees in the Public Realm from the west side of Walnut Street immediately adjacent to the existing residences. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-74 The landscape shown in the following exhibits is not the final design for this area, but is intended to show how the Tree Density Factor will help achieve the goals of the Design Plan. Subsequent to the creation of these exhibits, the Public Realm landscape in the parkway for Walnut Street has changed from a medium canopy tree to a vertical tree. The vertical trees will provide even greater screening of the parking structure over time than shown on these graphics. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-75 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-76 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-77 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-78