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The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-29 y Special identity elements in the public right-of way (such as gateways), can feature special night lighting effects not permitted elsewhere; and, y Lighting on private parcels will be concentrated primarily in pedestrian areas. 5.4.2 Identity Elements This section contains the design principles that define the character of the key identity elements in the area. These elements are contained within the public right-of-way and include: y Gateways; y Light fixtures and pageantry elements, such as flags and banners; and, y Street furniture, such as benches and bus shelters. 5.4.2.1 Gateways This section will define those entries into The Anaheim Resort which are located within The Disneyland Specific Plan area and those which serve as Gateways to The Disneyland Resort. They will help establish the area as different from surrounding areas and will inform arriving visitors that they are entering a special place with a resort/recreation character. Since many visitors will arrive in the area by vehicle, the Gateways will be oriented primarily to vehicles and will occur on the area’s major streets. Although each of the Gateways will have much in common with the others (location at the edges of the district, similar forms, colors and garden element prototypes), differences will occur because of the specific conditions that exist at each gateway location. All gateway elements will be located in gateway areas shown on Exhibit 5.4.2.1a, ‘Gateway Location Plan. The gateway elements within this gateway area may include architectural features, (such as trellis-like garden structures), special planting (such as seasonal displays of color), temporary pageantry (such as flags and banners), graphic elements (such as signs or logos), special pedestrian or automobile paving, special night lighting effects, or other similar features which establish a festive sense of arrival. Gateways are intended to have the feeling of an event that has duration, as well as location. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-30 The plan also defines four different types of Gateways that differentiate each gateway based on its function, scale, orientation to vehicles or pedestrians, and the gateway’s relationship to particular land uses and land use Districts. These gateway types include: y Freeway Gateways; y Arterial Road Gateways; y District Gateways; and, y Theme Park Arrival Gateways. The following is a general description of each of these major Gateways and the guiding design principles for each type. Section 5.5.2, ‘The Arrival Gateways,’ supplements the general concepts described here with more detailed guidelines for each individual gateway. 5.4.2.2 Freeway Gateways Freeway Gateways occur between Interstate 5 and the Public Parking Facilities and/or arterial roads. They will be the first experience of The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan and The Anaheim Resort for nearly 70% of arriving visitors and will be oriented primarily to vehicles. 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 optional features which may be incorporated into these Gateways include: y Night lighting which highlights the arrival experience; y Architectural elements consistent with the other garden- like elements to be used in the area; and, y Identification signs to supplement the directional signs. 5.4.2.3 Arterial Road Gateways Arterial Gateways occur on Harbor Boulevard and Katella Avenue near the edges of the Central Core area. They will be oriented primarily to vehicles and will include the following primary elements: y Trellis-like architectural elements located in the median and/or parkways, depending on local conditions (see Section 5.5.2, ‘The Arrival Gateways,’ for more information); y Trellis elements will have the same appearance at each location, though their arrangement may vary; y Trellis elements will be placed on a base which reinforces the element’s traditional character; ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-31 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-32 y Landscape on the ground will feature color and may consist of large, uniform shrub masses, seasonal color, or other similar landscape plantings; y The Gateways will allow for the attachment of flags and banners; the deployment of these elements will be related to seasonal or event-driven needs; y A logo or sign identifying The Anaheim Resort may also be included in the gateway; and, y Night lighting will be used to highlight the gateway after sunset. 5.4.2.4 Hotel District Gateways The Hotel District Gateways will be located at the vehicular entrances into The Disneyland Resort’s main thoroughfare, West Street/Disneyland Drive. The Hotel Gateways will be oriented to both vehicles and pedestrians. To be compatible with the Arterial Road Gateways, they will include trellis-like garden elements located in both the median and parkways. Special landscape planting surrounding the trellis elements will enhance the gateway area, as will provision for pageantry such as flags and banners. Special architectural features may span from one side of the street to the other, or from the parkways to the medians. Night lighting will be used during the evening to enhance the gateway’s effect. Graphic elements identifying The Disneyland Resort (such as signs) may also be included within the Gateways. 5.4.2.5 Theme Park Arrival Gateways The Theme Park District Gateways may occur between the public parking facility and the theme park entry plaza. They will be oriented primarily to pedestrians, and the gateway area may include the entire experience from the parking facility to the theme park entry plaza. The character of these Gateways may be strongly related to the theme park experience and may consist of architectural, lighting and landscape elements which are organized to heighten the pedestrian’s anticipation of entering the theme parks. Informational and directional signs, flags and displays may be part of the gateway, as well as marquee signs intended to identify the theme parks to both pedestrians and vehicles. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-33 5.4.2.6 Light and Sign Poles; Pageantry The support structures for signs and lighting fixtures within the public right-of-way can incorporate the same traditional garden trellis design vocabulary as The Anaheim Resort Gateways (see Section 5.4.1 ‘Identity and Sign Concepts’). The pageantry elements’ appearance will, however, support the design vocabulary established by the Gateways. The light poles may provide an armature for pageantry, which may include flags, banners, or other similar temporary and permanent (but changeable) elements. The intent is to allow regular changes to the pageantry elements in terms of color, design, and other visual content so that the pageantry can always look current. 5.4.2.7 Street Furniture Design and placement of street furniture within the Specific Plan area may consist of, but will not be limited to: bus shelters, benches, trash receptacles and newspaper racks. Street furniture will be selected from standard street furniture catalogues, but will be customized for use in the area. The custom features may include: y Special colors consistent with the color palette used on signs, gateway elements and other identity elements; y Materials added to the furniture to reinforce the trellis-like architectural character of other identity elements; y Addition of logos, identifying signs, or other informational displays; and, y All street furniture elements will be compatible with and will enhance the landscaped garden theme. 5.4.3 Sign Elements Signs will also contribute to the unified appearance. Private signs will support the overall design goals of the Specific Plan, though greater flexibility in the design, location, and messages of private signs will be provided in response to the widely varying needs of individual properties. Standards and guidelines for private signs are discussed in Sections 5.6 ‘The Setback Realm’ and 5.7 ‘The Private Realm.’ Signs in the public right-of-way will have a consistent theme that includes consistent support structures, type face, and color palette. Sign elements may be externally or internally illuminated. The placement of signs and their individual messages will be established prior to sign con- ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-34 struction and installation. The major sign elements in the public right-of-way include: y Changeable message signs; y Vehicular directional signs; y Pedestrian directional signs; and, y Regulatory signs. 5.4.3.1 Changeable Message Signs Changeable message signs feature electronically controlled display areas which allow custom messages to be displayed. The messages may vary during the day and will provide important information to arriving or departing visitors about the location of attractions, parking, or traffic conditions. The final location of these signs will be identified prior to construction. Temporary installations of these signs may be necessary in order to respond to the changing nature of The Anaheim Resort during the phased development process. Changeable message signs may be supported by structures with the facade incorporating a garden trellis character found in the entry Gateways and other sign and light pole supports. 5.4.3.2 Vehicular Directional Signs Vehicular Directional Signs include the following basic types: y Primary signs which provide major directional and informational content which may span the roadway; and, y Secondary sized signs which may be located in either the parkway or median. Although these signs are usually non-changeable, it is likely that some will include changeable portions which can direct traffic or provide information about current events. Vehicular directional signs will be designed to be compatible with other signs and identity elements in terms of their character, color and type face. The large and medium sized sign support structures may incorporate the garden trellis vocabulary used in The Anaheim Resort Gateways. 5.4.3.3 Pedestrian Directional and Informational Signs Pedestrian directional and information signs may include three different types: ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-35 y A Pedestrian Directory sign located at major intersections which consists of a map of The Anaheim Resort embedded into the sidewalk and which shows the major streets and attractions; y Minor pedestrian directional signs which will be placed within the parkways of the public right-of-way in appropriate locations, and which will be compatible with vehicular directional and informational signs; and, y Information kiosks, which will be located in pedestrian gathering places, and which will provide a place for information about current activities within The Anaheim Resort. The kiosk appearance will complement the garden trellis character of other identity elements. 5.4.3.4 Regulatory Signs Standard regulatory signs, such as stop signs, will be used throughout The Anaheim Resort. All will be mounted on sign poles which complement the color and design character of other identity elements. The placement of regulatory signs shall be determined prior to construction and will be coordinated with the placement of directional and informational signs, as well as other identity elements. 5.4.3.5 Private Signs Private signs include those signs on private property which are intended to identify particular uses or properties. The Design Plan, in conjunction with Section 7.0, ‘Zoning and Development Standards,’ contains design criteria which regulate the location, size, appearance and message of these signs. The basic principles which guided the formulation of these guidelines (which are explained in more detail in Section 5.6.2 ‘Freestanding Sign Guidelines,’ and Section 18.114.130.060 of the Specific Plan) include the following: y Except as specifically permitted in this Plan and in Section 7.0, ‘Zoning and Development Standards,’ all free-standing signs shall be monument signs; y The maximum area of a monument sign identifying a particular property will be determined by the amount of frontage that particular property has on the adjacent public street; y Monument signs will have a consistent relationship to the adjacent street, including a minimum setback and angle relationship to the ultimate public right-of-way; ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-36 y Monument signs will have a consistent base which identifies the use as being part of The Anaheim Resort, unless otherwise permitted in Section 7.0, ‘Zoning and Development Standards;’ y The message on the sign will be limited to essential information about the use on the property: its name, identifying logo, address, and, in the case of hotels, the availability of rooms for rent and professional affiliation; and, y The size of wall signs will be limited by both the building height and frontage adjacent to a public right-of-way. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-37 5.5 Design Criteria for the Public Realm As described in Section 5.2.7, the Design Plan divides the Specific Plan 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 for 1-5 widening), the Plan proposes more specific design solutions for the Public Realm than for the other Realms. These design solutions are described in this Section of the Specific Plan. 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 proposed 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 Anaheim Resort will be affected by the quality of the street environment. The Public Realm includes public streets wholly within The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan area or public streets on the border of the Specific Plan area. To simplify the description, The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan describes all public streets contained wholly or partially within the Specific Plan area. Public streets entirely outside The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan area have been excluded. 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 5.5a, ‘The Public Realm,’ shows the extent of the Public Realm if it were extended through The Anaheim Resort and includes some areas that are described in The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan only, such as the section of West Street/ Disneyland Drive south of Katella Avenue, or Harbor Boulevard north of Interstate 5. The discussion of the elements of the Public Realm is divided into the following parts: ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-38 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-39 y Interstate 5 and the Major Interchanges; y The Arrival Gateways; and, y The Public Streets, including West Street/Disneyland Drive, Harbor Boulevard, Katella Avenue, Disney Way, Clementine Street, Manchester Avenue, Walnut Street, Ball Road, West Place, and Haster Street. Each element contains a small reference plan located in the margin that shows the approximate location of the element in a darker shade than other elements depicted in the diagram. There is also a brief description of the landscape concept, a cross section reference key, and a cross section illustrating the concept. 5.5.1 Interstate 5 and the Major Interchanges Because most of the visitors to The Disneyland Resort and the surrounding Anaheim Resort will be arriving via Interstate 5, it has an important role in creating and enhancing the overall Anaheim Resort identity and the identity of The Disneyland Resort. Accordingly, the design of the Interstate 5 interchanges with West Street/Disneyland Drive. Harbor Boulevard, and Katella Avenue will reinforce and complement the overall design objectives of the Plan. Though not designed, the conceptual landscape plan proposes that each interchange be treated as a large-scale garden easily perceived from vehicles traveling at freeway speeds. To differentiate the interchanges from one another, each is proposed to feature a distinct landscape type found in Southern California. Currently, the design plan proposes that the West Street/Disneyland Drive Interchange be a temperate garden, featuring deciduous and needle-leafed evergreen trees; the Harbor Boulevard Interchange, a subtropical garden, featuring broad-leafed evergreen trees and shrubs; and the Katella Avenue/Disney Way Interchange, an arid garden, featuring succulent and other plants characteristic of the Southern California deserts. Plants will be selected for their drought tolerance to the extent feasible, as well as their ability to create a visual impact. Though many design solutions might be possible in each of these interchanges, the design should be based on the fundamental principles of creating horizontal and vertical lay- ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-40 ers and the regular repetition of landscape elements that are among the basic landscape design concepts for the area. 5.5.2 The Arrival Gateways As described in Section 5.4, there will be several types of arrival Gateways to the Specific Plan area. This section describes the treatment of these Gateways. The two Freeway arrival Gateways are located at the two vehicular entries from Interstate 5 into the East and West Parking Areas via the Katella Avenue/Disney Way and West Street/Disneyland Drive interchanges, respectively. The design concept for these Gateways will be to extend the landscape treatment of the adjacent Freeway interchange into the Specific Plan area until a smooth transition can be made to the landscape treatment of the public streets. Entry gateway structures will be located at each major arrival gateway. These entry Gateways will be placed in large landscape areas located at the places indicated on the Gateway Location Plan (Exhibit 5.4.2.1a). Their design will reinforce the over- all identity of The Anaheim Resort according to The Anaheim Resort Identity Program and The Anaheim Resort Public Realm and Landscape Program described in Sections 5.3 and 5.4. Exhibit 5.5.2a is an illustrative plan showing the treatment of the West Street/Disneyland Drive Arrival Freeway Gateway. Arterial Road Gateways will be located elsewhere in the Specific Plan area as shown on the Gateway Location Plan. The design of the entry Gateways at these intersections will be consistent with the recommendations of The Anaheim Resort Identity Program described in Section 5.4.2. 5.5.2.1 Harbor Boulevard North Gateway The Harbor Boulevard North Gateway is located at the northern entry into the Central Core area. It will be located immediately south of the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Manchester Avenue. Because of the constrictions in the parkways on the west side of Harbor Boulevard, the garden trellis architectural elements will be limited solely to the medians. Other criteria described in Section 5.4.2.1, ‘Gateways,’ will be incorporated into the design of this Gateway. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-41 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-42 5.5.2.2 Katella Avenue East Gateway The Katella Avenue East Gateway will be located west of the intersection of Katella Avenue and Haster Street. The gateway elements, including the garden trellis architectural elements will be placed in both the median and 8-foot parkway on either side of the street. No elements will span the street. The gateway area will begin several hundred feet west from the intersection with Haster Street west of the left turn lane median. Other criteria described in Section 5.4.2.1, ‘Gateways,’ will be incorporated into the design of this Gateway. 5.5.2.3 Katella Avenue West Gateway The Katella Avenue West Gateway will be located east of the intersection of Katella Avenue and Walnut Street. The gateway elements, including the garden trellis architectural elements will be placed in both the median and 8-foot parkway on either side of the street. No elements will span the street. The gateway area will begin immediately east of the intersection unless there is a left turn lane for west bound traffic, in which case the gateway area will begin immediately east of the left turn lane median. Other criteria described in Section 5.4.2.1, ‘Gateways,’ will be incorporated into the design of this Gateway. 5.5.2.4 Hotel District South Gateway The Disneyland Resort Hotel District South Gateway will be located immediately north of the intersection of West Street/Disneyland Drive and Katella Avenue. The design of this Gateway will follow the general criteria described in Section 5.4.2, ‘Hotel District Gateways.’ 5.5.2.5 Hotel District North Gateway The Disneyland Resort Hotel District North Gateway will be located south of the entry to the West Parking Facility on West Street/Disneyland Drive. The design of this Gateway will follow the general criteria described in Section 5.4.2.4, ‘Hotel District Gateways.’ ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-43 5.5.2.6 Theme Park District East Gateway The Theme Park District East Gateway extends from the East Parking Area to the theme park entry plaza located between existing Disneyland and the new theme park. Since the final configuration of the East Parking Area has not yet been determined, the precise configuration and character of this Gateway has not yet been established. The gateway elements may include, however: y A pedestrian and/or transportation system(s) which will move people to the entry plaza; y A Harbor Boulevard pedestrian crosswalk or bridge; y The drop-off area adjacent to Harbor Boulevard; and, y Landscape, architectural, and sign elements that visitors entering the theme parks will use and see. The character of this Gateway will be strongly related to the character of the theme park entry plazas. Other criteria described in Section 5.4.2.5, ‘Theme Park Arrival Gateways,’ will be incorporated into the design of this gateway. 5.5.2.7 Theme Park District West Gateway The Theme Park District West Gateway extends from the West Parking Area to the theme park entry plaza located between the existing Disneyland and the new theme park. The gateway elements may include: y A pedestrian bridge over West Street/Disneyland Drive; y The pedestrian and/or transportation system(s) which will move people south along West Street/Disneyland Drive to the entry plaza; y The landscape and architectural elements within the landscaped area west of the main entry plaza between the theme parks and the resort hotels located west of West Street/Disneyland Drive; and, y Sign elements, including informational, directional, and other signs intended to assist visitors arriving at the theme park. Other criteria described in Section 5.4.2.5, ‘Theme Park Arrival Gateways,’ will be incorporated into the design of this gateway. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-44 5.5.3 The Public Streets Public streets are the backbone of the Public Realm. Consequently, it is important that the public streets conform to the design concepts described in this section. 5.5.3.1 West Street/Disneyland Drive West Street/Disneyland Drive will be the main north-south street through The Disneyland Resort. A segment of West Street/Disneyland Drive may be lowered to allow a grade- separated pedestrian crossing, linking the Theme Park District to the Hotel District. The proposed landscape for the Public Realm is intended to help tie together the different uses on either side of the street with a planting of medium or small canopy trees and vertical trees from Katella Avenue to the north end of the West Parking Area. Pedestrian walks on both sides of the street will be separated from vehicular traffic by a landscaped parkway along most of the entire length of the street. Exhibit 5.5.3.1a shows the treatment of the Public Realm on West Street/Disneyland Drive (landscape within the parkways and median may be eliminated under pedestrian over-crossings only). ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-45 5.5.3.2 Harbor Boulevard Harbor Boulevard is the main north-south street within The Anaheim Resort and serves as an important edge of the existing Disneyland and the new theme park, and other Anaheim Resort uses. The landscape treatment is intended to unify the two sides of the street by establishing a landscape treatment that is consistent on both sides of the street. The proposed treatment consists of regularly spaced medium or large spreading canopy trees and vertical trees. The canopy trees will provide shade for pedestrians that walk to the theme parks, Anaheim Convention Center, or other Anaheim Resort uses from the hotels on Harbor Boulevard, and the vertical trees are intended to provide a skyline identity for the street. The median will be planted with the same canopy trees that will be planted in the landscaped parkways. The intent is that the trees eventually close over the street to create a green canopy. Pedestrians will be separated from vehicular traffic by a landscaped parkway. Within the median, shrubs will be planted to form a barrier to prevent pedestrian crossings at mid-block. This barrier should be easily seen to be impenetrable to pedestrians. Exhibit 5.5.3.2a shows the typical treatment of the Harbor Boulevard public right-of-way. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-46 5.5.3.3 Katella Avenue Katella Avenue is the main east-west street within The Anaheim Resort and serves as the southern boundary to the Theme Park and Hotel Districts and the northern boundary of the Future Expansion District. In the spirit of differentiating the major streets from each other, the landscape on Katella Avenue will feature formal colonnades of regularly spaced Date Palms. The intent is to: y Create a dramatic impression with the multiple rows of closely spaced palms; y Maximize the effectiveness of the area available for landscape by using the multiple layers to create an increased sense of depth of the landscape along the street; and, y Use the palm’s ultimate height to help create a feeling of enclosure, thereby reducing the apparent scale of the street. Pedestrian walks on both sides of the street will be separated from the vehicular traffic by a landscaped parkway. The broad canopy of the palm will provide shade on the walks, and the narrow trunk will permit views into adjoining properties. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-47 5.5.3.4 Disney Way Disney Way will be widened to bring automobiles efficiently into the East Parking Area. The landscape treatment within the Public Realm will feature regularly spaced alternating small or medium canopy trees, such as those shown in the accompanying cross section. Pedestrians will be able to walk to the theme parks from the East Parking Area, as will guests of The Anaheim Resort hotels who choose to walk to the Theme Park District via this route. An eight-foot landscaped parkway will separate pedestrians from vehicular traffic. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-48 5.5.3.5 Clementine Street and Manchester Avenue Like Disney Way, Clementine Street and Manchester Avenue are important vehicular access roads to the East Parking Area. The proposed landscape for the public rights-of-way of these streets is similar to the treatment of Disney Way and is illustrated in the cross sections in Exhibits 5.5.3.5a and 5.5.3.5b. Pedestrian walks will be separated from vehicular traffic by a landscaped parkway. In the future, a pedestrian and/or transportation system(s) may be located in the median to connect the East Parking Area to the Future Expansion District located south of Katella Avenue as shown in Exhibit 5.5.3.5b. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-49 5.5.3.6 Walnut Street Walnut Street forms the western edge of the Specific Plan area. The proposed landscape within the public right-of-way will include vertical trees planted in a continuous parkway on the east side of the street and medium canopy trees in a new median which will be installed between Ball Road and Katella Avenue. Vertical trees of a similar size and type will be installed on the west side of the street. A continuous pedestrian walk on the east side of the street will be separated from vehicular traffic by a landscaped parkway. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-50 5.5.3.7 Cerritos Avenue Cerritos Avenue will be relocated up to 1,100 feet north of its current alignment and its width reduced from four lanes separated by a median to a local street with one lane of travel in each direction and no median. The proposed landscape will consist of regularly spaced small or medium canopy trees on both sides of the street. The continuous pedestrian walk on both sides of the street will be separated from vehicular traffic by a landscaped parkway. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-51 5.5.3.8 Ball Road Ball Road is another major east-west street and the northern edge of the Specific Plan area. The proposed landscape treatment for the public right-of-way will include a planting of medium or large canopy trees planted in new tree wells to be cut into the existing concrete sidewalk. Trees of the same species will be planted in the existing raised medians, as will complementary ground cover. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-52 5.6 Design Criteria for the Setback Realm 5.5.3.9 Haster Street The Haster Street landscape will consist of alternating, regularly spaced small or medium canopy trees and vertical trees. Pedestrian sidewalks will be separated from vehicular traffic by a landscaped parkway. The Setback Realm includes the required structural setback area between the Public and Private Realms as identified in Section 7.0, ‘Zoning and Development Standards.’ The primary role of the land in the Setback Realm is to support the design objectives for the entire Specific Plan 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 exhibit on the following page shows the location of the Setback Realm within the Specific Plan area. 5.6.1 Exterior Lighting The following guidelines and standards apply to exterior lighting in the Setback Realm or visible from the public right-of-way. y All night lighting shall predominantly consist of lights that have a warm, incandescent appearance; “cool” light sources, such as mercury vapor lights, or other light sources ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-53 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-54 which give people and plants a strange appearance at night, such as low- or high-pressure sodium lights, shall not be visible from major streets, including Harbor Boulevard, Katella Avenue, or West Street/Disneyland Drive (Code Section 18.114.050). y Illuminated areas shall be localized as much as possible; light fixtures which broadcast light over large areas, or which are a source of glare are not permitted (Code Section 18.114.050). y Exterior building illumination shall be focused at the pedestrian level—storefronts, building entries, porte cocheres, and other comparable locations (Code Section 18.114.050). y Special accent lighting may illuminate unique architectural details where appropriate, but such lighting should be focused and used sparingly; night lighting effects which illuminate entire buildings, or large portions of buildings will not be permitted where such buildings are prominently visible from adjacent public streets (Code Section 18.114.130.050). y Multi-colored lights may only be used sparingly; the dominant light colors shall be “warm,” incandescent-like colors (Code Section 18.114.050). y Landscape lighting, including tree up lights, small barebulb 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. y Except for small, bare-bulb and “twinkle” lights, all landscape lighting fixtures, including tree up lights, shall be concealed from view by burial in the ground or by locating them in landscaped areas (Code Section 18.114.050). ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-55 5.6.2 Freestanding Sign Guidelines and Standards The adopted Anaheim Resort Identity Program includes the final design for the freestanding sign. This section of the Specific Plan includes only the landscape wall sign and the reader is referred to Section 18.114.130 in Section 7.0 of the Specific Plan for all sign code requirements. y Locate freestanding monument signs and landscaped wall identity signs so that vehicular sight distances at entry driveways are maintained (Code Section 18.114.130). y Ensure that the freestanding monument signs do not exceed the provisions of Chapter 7.0, ‘Zoning and Development Standards,’ (Code Section 18.114.130). y A landscaped wall identity sign shall be permitted in lieu of a freestanding monument sign on West Street/Disneyland Drive, subject to the provisions of Section 7.0, ‘Zoning and Develop- ment Standards,’ (Code Section 18.114.130). y Encourage landscape screening behind the landscaped wall identity sign. 5.6.3 The New Theme Park Setbacks The new theme park setback includes the area that separates Harbor Boulevard, Katella Avenue, and West Street/ Disneyland Drive from the back-of-house buildings and uses along the southern boundaries of the Theme Park District. There will be three different conditions adjacent to the new theme park: the Eastern Gateway, the Katella Avenue Edge, and ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-56 The Eastern Gateway extends north on Harbor Boulevard from the C-R Overlay (as shown on Exhibit 3.3.5b, ‘C-R Overlay’) to the northern edge of the Pedestrian Way which provides access to the theme park entry plaza and ticketing areas, and is described in detail in the Section 5.6.4. Setbacks adjacent to Katella Avenue will feature the layered landscape described conceptually in Section 5.3.1.5. Along the western half of the Katella Avenue theme park setback, the monorail may parallel the right-of-way line within the Setback Realm and may cross the Public Realm. Landscape planting in this setback area will screen views into the adjacent new theme park back-of-house and will complement the regular spacing of the Date Palms planted within the Public Realm (see Section 5.5.3). Adjacent to the new theme park, the relocated Southern California Edison power lines will be located within the Setback and Private Realms. The landscape in the setback realm adjacent to the new theme park along West Street/Disneyland Drive between the Pedestrian Way and Katella Avenue will also be planted according to the layered landscape concept previously described. When appropriate, the landscape may vary from the layered landscape to respond to adjacent uses within the Theme Park District. For example, the setback realm landscape adjacent to a hotel within the Theme Park Dis- trict in this location may vary from the layered landscape concept in order to better complement the theme of the adjacent hotel. Instead of screening the hotel buildings, this landscape treatment is intended to enhance the appearance of the hotel and provide visitors with visual cues as to the location of hotel entry drives. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-57 5.6.4 The Eastern Gateway The Eastern Gateway is located on Harbor Boulevard at the west terminus of Disney Way between the north edge of the area designated as C-R Overlay and the north edge of the entrance to the theme park entry plaza and ticketing area. The Eastern Gateway will serve as the main pedestrian entry into the Theme Park District for visitors arriving from Anaheim Resort hotels, the Anaheim Convention Center, and the East Parking Area. It may also contain drop-off areas for shuttle buses, automobiles, and other vehicles. As the major eastern entry into the Theme Park District, special design elements may also be located here. These elements may include, but are not limited to: y Special planting that enhances the entry experience; y Gateway signs and structures that identify the Eastern Gateway as a major entry; y Special pedestrian paving; and, y Other special elements, such as exterior lighting and special street furnishings. One or two structures may be built over Harbor Boulevard to carry people coming from the East Parking Area, hotels, and other visitor serving uses located on the east side of Harbor Boulevard to the Theme Parks: a pedestrian and/or trans- portation system(s) overpass. These may also be combined into a single structure. Within the Eastern Gateway, there may be a drop-off/pick-up area intended to serve shuttle buses, vans, and automobiles that will be dropping off or meeting Disneyland Resort visitors. The precise design of this facility will be refined as plans for The Disneyland Resort develop, but Exhibit 5.6.4a shows the ---PAGE BREAK--- The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan Section 5.0: Design Plan Page 5-58 proposed landscape treatment for this setback area. Exhibit 4.4.2a contains a preliminary plan for the drop-off area. 5.6.5 Western Gateway The Western Gateway into the Theme Park District will be established on West Street/Disneyland Drive immediately across the street from the Hotel District. A pedestrian over- pass across a lowered West Street/Disneyland Drive will allow visitors to move from the hotels directly into the pedestrian way that connects to the theme park central ticket area and entry gates. 5.6.6 West Street/Disneyland Drive Hotel Setbacks West Street/Disneyland Drive will be the central vehicular artery between the Hotel District and the Theme Park District. The hotel setback landscape along this street is intended to create a distinct identity for the Hotel District, while reinforcing the overall unity of the public streetscape planting. Exhibit 5.6.6a shows minimum building setback conditions along the street, and the following describes the design intent. y The hotel setbacks will be a range of distance with the minimum setback of 19 feet; y Generally, the setback areas will be planted with informal masses of trees set in turf and ground cover areas. Formal planting may be appropriate in limited areas, such as entry drives, arrival courts, etc.;