PPT - BBSP PC WorkshopPLANNING COMMISSION
Study Session: Beach Boulevard Specific Plan Workshop
Project Background
Sustainable Communities Grant Funding
Phase 1 Outreach: Improve the Boulevard
A Specific Plan is a long-term planning
document that guides land use and
development
Purpose
The intent of this Plan is to create a new,
tailored and flexible regulatory environment,
land use plan, development incentives, and
streetscape enhancements to improve
conditions along Beach Boulevard and attract
economic investment to the area
Preliminary Outreach (Community Outreach Report)
Community Advisory Committee Meetings
Pop-up Events
Stakeholder Interviews
Developer Roundtable
Property and Motel Owner Workshops
Online Engagement
High School Outreach
Project Unveiling Community Meeting
Planning Commission and City Council Workshops
Community Outreach
Draft Specific Plan
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Themes, Vision, & Guiding Principles
Chapter 3: Context
Chapter 4: The Plan
Chapter 5: Administration & Implementation
Appendix
A: Development Code
B: Community Outreach Summary
C: Preliminary Market Analysis and Motel Demand Study
D: Sustainability Existing Conditions Report
Introduction (Chapter 1)
Key Themes and Vision (Chapter 2)
Guiding Principles (Chapter 2)
Context (Chapter 3)
Areas of Change
Development Areas
Development and Design Regulation
Permitted Uses
Corridor Design Concepts
Branding
Outdoor Places
The Plan (Chapter 4)
Areas of Potential Change
Motel Sites
Mixed -Use Areas
39 Commons (Westgate)
Corners of Lincoln and Beach
Proposed Development Areas
Max.Max.
Residential Low-Medium (R-LM)
Allows for a range of housing types,
including attached single-family
townhouses, duplex or triplex
buildings, courtyard housing, and
mobile home parks.
Anacapa Pacific Sunset Estates
DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS
Residential
Low-Medium
Max. DU/AC 18
Max. Height 40’ | 3 Stories
Allows for a variety of housing types,
including townhomes, courtyard housing,
and stacked flats.
Residential Medium (R-M)
Turnberry, Anaheim
The Domain, Anaheim
Parker Collection, Buena ParkPradera, Anaheim
Residential Medium (R-M)
DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS
Residential Medium
Max. DU/AC 36
Max. Height 40’ | 3 Stories
Min. Rear Setback 30’ abutting interior property
line, adjacent to single-family
residential
Residential Design Standards
DESIGN
STANDARDS
Residential Low-Medium
and Residential Medium
•Additional 3rd floor stepbacks of 10’ from single-
family
•Placement of windows to minimize views to
private yards
•Convenient pedestrian access to Beach Blvd.
•Buildings must front or side onto roadway
•Ground floor to be elevated above sidewalk
•Building design standards: materials, roof pitch,
windows
•Porches, balconies, bay window encouraged for
“eyes on street”
Allows flexibility in zoning for parcels that
could transition from strip commercial uses to
residential or a mix of residential, commercial,
and office development. Allows residential in
either a standalone or mixed-use
configuration.
Mixed-Use Medium (MU-M)
Belmont Court, Bellflower
The Boulevard, AnaheimCity Walk at Vantis, Aliso ViejoAuburn, Irvine
Mixed-Use Medium (MU-M)
Allows a mix of residential and
commercial uses in vertical or horizontal
site configuration. The intent of this
designation is to create a dynamic
environment. This development area is
also required to integrate public and
private open space amenities.
Mixed-Use High (MU-H)
Uptown Village, Anaheim (under construction)Boardwalk, Huntington Beach
Gateway Apartments, Anaheim
Mixed-Use High (MU-H)
Mixed-Use Design Standards
Provides for the daily shopping, dining,
and service commercial needs of the
Beach Boulevard area. Allowed uses
include retail and services such as grocery
stores, specialty shops, small retail stores,
hair salons, dry cleaners, restaurants, and
coffee houses.
Neighborhood Commercial (NC)
DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS
Neighborhood
Commercial
Max. FAR 0.35
Min. Lot Area 1 acre
Max. Height 45’ | 28’ if adjacent to
single-family
Recreational –Leisure
Area
Standards for open space/
plazas
Intended to serve a larger market than
Neighborhood Commercial areas.
Allows for large-scale commercial
uses, restaurants, entertainment, and
hospitality uses that serve a broad
area, including the tourism market.
Regional Commercial (RC)
Regional Commercial (RC)
Commercial Design Standards
Permitted and Prohibited Uses
Development Code: Permitted by Right, CUP, Minor
CUP, Prohibited
Residential Uses –CUP required for residential-only
projects in MU-M and MU-H
Non-Residential Uses
Focus is on prohibited uses: Bail Bonds, Check Cashing, Pawn Shops,
Vape Sales, Alcohol Sales (Off-sale), Carwashes, Gas Stations, Auto
Repair, Auto Sales, Used Merchandise
Limit operations during late hours (12am –5am): Convenience Stores,
Restaurants, Drive-throughs, Retail Sales
Hotels/Motels: Hotels are permitted with CUP in MU-H and R-C;
Motels, including adaptive reuse, are prohibited
Appendix A: Development Code
Corridor Design Concepts
ForecourtShopfront Stoop
Frontages
Porch Terrace
Corridor Design Concepts
Beach Boulevard Cross Section
Corridor Design Concepts
Plant Palette and Planting Pattern
Corridor Design Concepts
Undergrounding Utilities and Streetlights
In City’s 5-year
Undergrounding Plan
Streetlight
improvements
Revitalization Concepts
Branding Efforts
Highway 39 Coalition
Go Human –Open
Streets Events
2016 Westminster Go Human Event
Outdoor Places & Parks
Outdoor Places & Parks
Administration & Implementation (Chapter 5)
Administration & Implementation (Chapter 5)
Beach Boulevard Initiative
Adopted by City Council in September 2016
Accelerates revitalization
Sale of Westgate (39 Commons) and purchase of
3.6 acres for mixed-use
Established the Economic Development Fund
Provides flexibility in fees for preferred uses
New economic development team
Help business locate, grow, and prosper along
Beach Boulevard
Administration & Implementation (Chapter 5)
Implementation Action Plan
Economic Development Actions
Mobility and Streetscape Actions
Identity and branding Actions
Infrastructure Actions
Sustainability Actions
EIR Review Period
EIR and Specific Plan Review
45 day review period ends October 8th
View the Specific Plan and EIR on-line:
www.anaheim.net/improvetheboulevard
Submit comments to:
Gus Gonzalez | Senior Planner
ggonzalez@anaheim.net
714-765-4671
Mail: 200 S. Anaheim Boulevard, MS162, Anaheim, CA 92805
Next Steps
City Council Workshop
September 25th
Council Chamber City Hall,
Time TBD
Planning Commission Hearing
Monday, October 29th
(Tentative)
Council Chamber City Hall, 5:00
City Council Hearing
Tuesday, November 13th
(Tentative)
Council Chamber City Hall, 5:00
Questions