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PC 69-147, . ~ +~ F.ESOLUTIO'd N0. PC69-147 ~ ` A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COM~~IISSION OF THE CITY OF ANAHEI6! ADOPTING THE COMMUNITY (PUBLIC) FACILITIES ELEMEiVT OF THE ANAHEIM GEtJERAL PLAfd - 1969 - t AND RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEINi T!-!E ' ~ ADO?TION OF SAID ELEMENT OF THE ANAHEIM GENERAL PLAD1 - 1969 THERETO. WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim, pursuant to Section i 65300 of the Government Code of the State of California, prepared and subsequently adopted s comprehensive, :ong-range, Anaheim General Plan on July 15, 1963 in Resolution No. 834, ~ Series 1963-64, which delineated land use policy for an area generally located north and west of the Santa Ana Rive:; and WHEREAS, the City Plannin9 Commission of the City of Anaheim, pursuant to the aforc- ~ mentioned Government Code adopted the Hill and Canyon General Plan on January 3, 196b, in Resolution No. 1901, Series 1965-66, ~vhich established oolicies for an area generally I located south of the Santa Ana River and east of the Newport Freeway; and WHEREAS, Resolution IJo. 834, Ser.ies 1963-64, states that the General Plan s~~a:; at all times be current with the needs of the Citv of Anaheim, and shall reflect amendnents made to the Anaheim enc Hill and Canyon Ger,era! :-~,;,~s; and WHEREAS, there have been significar.t changes in City policy and development trends, particularly west of the Santa Ana River, warranting the updating of previously adopted General Plans; and WHEREAS, updatino studies have now been completed and the Planning Cornmission has prepared and considered at public hearings, and adopted the i?ousing (Residential}, Commercial, and Industrial Elements of the Anaheim General Plan - 1969, containing documentation, both textual and graphic, and has recommended adoption of said elements by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission pursuant to the requirements of Article 6, revised, of Title 7 of the Government Code of the State of California, held public hearinos on the Community (Public) Facilities Element at which time public testimony ~,as taken; and WfiEREAS, the Planning Commission has carefully considered the testimony and analyticai data offered at the aforementioned public hearings and f~r.ds the Community Facilities Elemc;~t of the Anaheim General Plan - 1969 provides: (1) comprehensive studies of Schools, Libraries, Fire Stations, Police Facilities, Parks, Recreation and Open Space, Circulation, Drainage Facilities, Sewers, Electrical Utilities, and VJater Utilities; (2) a suitable guide for the future physical develooment of the area within the jurisdiction of the City of Anaheim and su:h areas which are within the jurisdiction of the Cour,ty of Grange t:~~:t will logically annex to the City of Anaheim; (3) a;.egal basis for the development and execution of precise plans in accc:dance with Articles 8, 9, and 10 of Title % of the Government Code of the State of California; and (4) a propei means of communicating the physical development policies of the City of Anaheim and the County of Orange to the OVJIIBZS and developers of properties encompassed within this Plan. fJOW, TNEREFORE, BE IT R 6 pLVED, that the Anaheim City Planning Commission hereby adopts the Comrnunity (Public) Facilities Element of the Anaheim ~eneral Plan - 1969, as depicted in the textual material marked Exhibit "n" attached hereto and as reflected on the map entitled "The General Plan, City of Anaheim - 1969;' said map presently is located in the City Counci: Chamb?rs and encompasses an area generally boundecl on the west by l;older Sireet; on the r~orth by Crowther and Urangethorpe Avenues, ori the east by Gypsum Canyon Road, and on the south bv ~hapn~an Avenue, the Santa Ana River, and the east-west ridge line forrned by the Santa Ana ~dountains. BE I7 FURTHER kESOLVED, that the City Planning Commission recommends to the City Council adoption of all elements, both those elements previously adopted by the Commission ar.d the i.ornmunity Facilities Element, and all documentary textual material and rnaps for~~aarded to the City Council which represent the Anaheim General Plan - 1969. I ~ . - - •,. ^t L THE FOREGOIAJG R~OLUTION is signed and approv@d by me this th da of Juiy, 1969. \ r ~ CHA 0-TEM ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COM6IISSION ~ : ATTES T: ~ ,_ ~~~~ I ~ L-~z! 2~~~ SECRETARY ANAHEI CIT1' PLANNING COMMISSION I i STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) O~UNTY OF ORANGE ) ss. ' CITY OF ANAHEIM ) i ~ ' I, Ann Krebs, Secretary of the City Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim, do hereby ; certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the City Planning i Commission of the City of Anaheim, held on July 14, 1969, at 2:00 0'clock P.M., by the followiny ~ vote of the members thereof: 1 ~ AYFS: CON6I~ISSIONERS: Camp, Farano, Gauer, Thom, Rowland. ~ NOES: CON~MISSIONERS: None. ~• ASSENT: COMNISSIOIJERS: Allred, Herbst. ~ IN PJITNESS WHEREOF, I have h~reunto set my hand ttiis 24th day o: July, 19b9. ~ ~ 4 t: ~(. ~ J ~` ~i? ' r : C ' ~~12 c /4-- ./ i SECRETARY ANAH~IM CITY PLANNING COAi1~4ISSI0N Res. No. 147 :,, ~ W '3 .;i .~$' . ~.' .~ . . I ~..~. ~ r. ;~ . ,>~ ~ 'I : i ; , ,,~ :, „ ,. ~ ,:. r. F ~ ;, i:. ~ . r-, y, ~ 1~t~ I' j ,'~ ~ :~ } i li ~ K; ,~, • ; i _ . . ... . . . ..... ~~~I~~'~ «~~.~» ~ ANAF~7a( QENERAL PLAN - 1969 $0210019 Ob~eotives and Poliaiea , ~ ~~ ~ ~ '~, '~ , j- ~~ ~~ i ~ 1 . ~" ~ { ~ { ~ . 1 ' Ylanning Area A ~ I . ~.~ : rr ~ •; i I ~ ~{ ~ .~ ~ ~ .r ~ SCHOOLS Present 5tatus: The direot responsibility for providing sohool faoilities rests with the sohool distriots. The (3eneral Plan assiats eohool faoilitq planning by: 1• Indioating the City's plans for the long-range use of land; and 2. Relating sohool faoility needs to astimated sohool-age popule- tion, based on (3eneral Plan proposals. Planning Area A is served by nine separate sohool diatriots. There are two Unifi9d Distriots: Pleoentia and Garden Grovc~; two IIr'~~]cn HiEh Sohool Distriots: Anaheim and Fullerton; and five Eleme,~?,nry '9ohqol Distriots: Anaheim, Magnolie, Savanna, Centralie, and Buena i'or~. Future Outlook: Age group data obtained from the 1966 5peoial Cens~~ itudlant9; 1) the total sohool age populotion in 1966; and, 2) the number o£ "'lnd,ol age per3ons living in single and multiple-family daelling units. Sohoal age population per dwelling unit faotora are noted below: Age Grade Population per aingle- Population per multiple- femily dwelling unit family dwelling unit 5- 11 K=6 0.70 0.21 . 12-14 7-9 0.29 0.07 15-17 10-12 0.7A 0.07 The e.bove feotora should ba updated when 1970 Census information beaomes available. A sohool age population ::«,,~on was dei•ived by applying 1966 student per dwelling unit fnota ~.•. ~ected housing inventories. Speaial Census faotors were used, instead of the Stnte-wide averagea often used by sahool . ,. .. -..w... W ~ .,. .,. ,..._. . _.._.., . , ... . _ . ._ . i __. - --- .. - ,aet~~:- ~ __ '~ ~ ~- ~~ , l~ ~ ,~ ~ - J R ~ .tx - 2 - districts, beaause the Census da1;a more aaourately descril area. For purposes of sohool sito planning, the standards used by sohool distriots were applied to pro~eoted sohool age population. Elementars Sohool standards very from an optimum of 700 students to a maximum of 1,100, on a ten-aore site. Junior High Sohoo7. standards range from 900 students at optimum oapaoity to 1,600 students at maximum, on a twenty-eore site. Senior High Sohool standards range from 1,200 studenta at optimum oapaoity to 2,400 at maximum, on a forty-eore site. Sohool enrollment oapaoities, for both oonstruoted nnd planned faoilities, and pro,jeoted sohool-age population oompare as follows: Sohool Capaoities 1966 Cenyus 1989 5aturation K-6 29,400 23,500 29,600 30,900 7_g 13,400 9,900 11,500 11,900 10-12 12,620 H,100 10,100 10,500 VPhen the qohool-a¢e oopulation figures iisted above are related to pro,jeoted total population data, it is noted that, atudent population will be proportionately less than it was in 1966. The downward trend during the next twenty years is typioel of e maturing oou,munity. It is antioipated that single-femily land within Planning Area A will beoome saturated prior to 1989. Dwelling unit aonstruation after that date will almost eaolusively oonsist of multiple- family units; thus, the student to total population ratioa leval off. Student Population as e peroent of total population: 1966 1989 Saturation 28$ 23~ 23~ A oomparison was made botween sohool-age population as pro~eoted above, nnd an a3ditional pro~eation into whioh nntioipated looaT orude birth rate, houaing oonstruo:ion dc~i:a, end net migration trende x~ere inoorporated in an ~ ---~_, • _.~_~._. , ;~ ~ • . . i _ ;i _ ~ ~ f~ t~ w ~~~ ~ effort to oxamine lon~-ran~e imglioations resulting from these trends. This oomparison indicates that if birth rate, housing and migration trends develop as antiolpated, sLudent gopulation aould be lesa than was pro,jeoted using 1966 Cenaus data. The value of tt:e above oomparisons is that they lend perspeotive to . the sohool-age populs~ion that oan be antioipated, if Planning Area A ~ develo a as p proposed. These oomparisons only serve as a guide for future sohool faoilits planning beoause sohool distriat boundarie3 are not ooterminua with City and Plcsnning Area boundaries. Indioations are that a signifioant portinn of tha ctudent oapaoitq of some sohools within the Planning Area will be absorbed by studente living within the sohool distriot, but out~ide Planning Area A. Conversely, a number of Anaheim studenta may attend sohools outside the Planning Area. The Orange County Gommittee on Sohool Distriot Organization has estab- lishod servioo arens for existing and proposed Junior Collages in Orange County. Junior College faoilities in the oities of Cypreas, Fl~llerton and Yorba Linda will aerve reeidents of Anaheim. There are tentative plane for a private univex•o!+.v faoility in Planning Area A. Brigham Young Univarsitq hae eoquired a site near Euolid Street and the Aiverside Freeway, Ob,jeotives and Polioieat The basia ob~eotive in planning for the development of sohool faoilities is to aseist sahool distriote in their long-range planning, This ob~eative is aooomplished through the applioation of the following prinoiples; 1• Provide oomprehen3lve pro,~eotiona of the oommunit~'s future population and long-rar~ga use of land. 2. F,elate sohool looations to oiroulation faoilities end the r.esds ef the ultiwate population. _ . . ._„ _. - - -- , ~ r ~~ " ~ ~ .~._.___... .. T' ` ~ j =•:9 ~ i• , , , 1,`~~ . ~!'.~ I~~~- I ~.. .,. -4 - 3. ~noourage the aoordination of sahool locations with the oity parks systems to obtain ,joint usage of reoreational faoilities. ~ h !r~~w~ ~ `~ r~~'~ ~ ~~, , ., _;.' '~ :':~ ; : "- ti.7 `~ ~ ~ .~3 1 - ~' ~ :;~ .+tx ~ : I ri j~; t Plsnnir.6 Area B SCHOOLS Present Status: The direot responsibility for providing sohool faoilities wi;hin Planning Area B rests with the Orange IInified Sohool Distriot. The General Plan aids sohool faoility planning by; 1. Indioating the City's plans for the long-range use of land; end, 2. Relating sohool faoility needs to estimated sohool-age poaple- tlon, based on Qeneral Plan proposals. Planning Area B is presently served by three Elementary Sohools (Olive, Cresoent and Riverdale) and one Junior High Sohool Nista Del Rio) whioh are looated north of Santa Ana Canyon Road. Property has been soquired for a~oint Elementary-Junior High Sohool site near Glassell Street and Riverdsle Avenue; Elementary Sohool site~ ad~eoerit to Olive Hills Reservoir and in Feralta Hills; and, a High Sokaool site at Imperisl Highway and Santa Ana Canyon Road. Fliture Outlook: General Plan proposals have be3n determined ,jointly with ~he Sohool Distriot. A new oonoept in providing Elementary 5ohool eduoation hss been aooepted by the Sohc,ol Board. It oells for providing two types of sohools; K-3 5atellite Sohools. TY.<,•aa cohool3 house from 20U to,250 students in Kindergerten through ;'hird grade. They require a site of three or four eores, &nd would not require utudents t;o orosa Primary or Seoond- ary Highways. :'ifteen Satellite Sohools are proposed within Planning Area B. , Satellite Sotlools are only proposed for hill areas. The smaller site reduoea walking 3latanoes nnd buasing oosts. Although it means more ;~ ~:ar _-~.,~~~r~.~.<~..,...~.~.:.k.:__-~,~. , . _, ~-~-- :.~,.. _ m:~.. __ .. _ _ ~' ~"._ ~ , ,.-- ,~... `Y ~ _ ~ ,-°~ ~a+- °- - .. _ _ , . _ _ ._. _ _ .._ . ..._. _....... ._ ....._._ , ~ i .. ._.. _ _ _.... _._. _ ~ i j : . , ~ --------~ ~ - 6- ' sites, the total aaretsga is about th i~ f , .~ ' ;~ - ;: ~ B 38~6 as is requir•ed under the oonvsntional Elen;entary Sohool system. It also means lower site preparation oosts, sinoe less pleyfield area is required for the younger ohildren. K-6 Elementexy Sohools. ~ Qonver_tional Elementsry Sohool Paoilities are planned for the rela- tively flat portions of tho Planning Area, for example: (elong Santa Ana Canyon Road) whioh will house up to 770 students on ten-aore sites. In the hilly areas they will house from 600 to 750 students on ten-eore sites. The number of olassrooms oonstruo- ted will depend upon surrounding residentisl densities. Sohools in the hills will serve as Satellite 5ohools for the area within e half-mile of the sohool, as well. as a oentral sohool for ohildr9n in grades 4-6. Maximum walking distanoe would be one mile, with , no ohild having to aross a primary Highway. Elevan K-6 Elementary Sohools are proposeri within the Planning Area. I I Juniar and Senior High 5ohools are proposed on the same basis as they are new provided by the Distriot. Junioi~ High Sohools house from 900 to 1,000 studeni;s on a minimum twenty-sore site, and Senior High Sohools house from 1,800 to 2,000 students on a minimum forty-sore site. Five Junior and two Senior High Sohools are proposed. The sohool faoility proposals outlined Rbovo should prove adequate to house pro~eoted sohool-age populations. City-wide student per dwelling unit faotors obtained .from the 1966 Speoisl Census were spplied to pro,jeoted housing inventories to derive sohool- age population. Speoial Census faotors were used, instead of 3tate-wide aver- ' agea often used by sohoo7. distriots, beoause the Census data more aoaurately I desoribes the looel area. Citq-wide (Census data .inoorporating inPormation I ~ --_ ~ i =-r._.._,a.w.._ :. . _ . ._._.. _ , _ ._. _ .. t ..,. _ _ ..,~ . _ - _____ . . , , W~~~ ~a „~ :su ~ ~;^ ~ ~, +9 ~ ,~ , ,:.~ * ~ „e~x - `1 i ,_ ~ ~ ~,, -~- from both Planning Areas A d B) studont per dwelling unit factors were used. beoause available Census data indioates that family oomposition in Planning Aree H parsllels family oomposition in Planning Area A. This oonolusion is based upon a very small sample (County areas were not inoluded in the Census), and should be re-examined when 1970 Census data le made available. 1966 1989 Saturatic~n Elementary Sohools (K-6) 750 3,600 13,OC~ Jr. High Sohools (7-9) 90 1,500 5,300 Sr. High Sohools (10-12) 60 1,300 4,5G0 The value of the ebove oomparisons is that they lend perspeative to the sohool-age population that oan be antioipated, if Planning Area B develops as pronosed. These oompartsons only serve as e guide for future sohool faaility planning beoause sohool distriat boundaries are not oo- terminus with City and Planning Area boundaries. Indioations are that e aignifioant portion of the student oapeaity of some sohools witiiin the Planning Area will be absorbed by students living within the sohool dis- triot, but outside Planning Area H. Conversely, a number of Anaheim students may attend sohools outside the Planning Area. The Orange County Committee on Sohool Distriot Organization han established servioe areas Yor existing and pxoposed Junior Colleges in Orange County. Junior Collage faoilities in the oities of Cypress, Fullerton and Yorba Linda will serve residents of Anaheim. . Ob,jeotives csnd Polioies: The basio ob,jeotive in planning for the developmea.t of sohool faoilities is to esaist sohool distriots in their long-range planning. This ob~eotiva is aooomplished through the applioation oP the followinQ prinoiples: . ~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~ : . . -8- 1. Provide oomprehensive projeations af the oommunity's future population and long-range use of land. 2. Relate sohool looations to oiroulation Paoilitiea and the needs of the ultimate population. 3. Enoourage the ooordination of sohool looations with the oity parks ayateme to obtain ~oint usag;; of reoreation Peailitiea. ;+ i:' _ ; '~. ,`, , ~ ~ h .- _._ ~.,,,, ~; ~ .. ; . _ _.., , ~ , , f. . ~ PLANNING AREA A PRESENT STATUS Anaheim's library system~ as projected by the Civic Buildin~s Committee of 19`JJ9~ includes a main library and three branch libraries. The City Council and Anaheim Public Library Board~ in cooperation with the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Anaheim Public Library and Mother Colony House Advisory Board~ have be~un to carry out these plans by completion of the Elva L. Haskett Branch Library (Broadv~ay~west of Magnolia) and the construction of two of the three proposed floors of the Central Library (Broadway and Harbor Boulevard). In addition~ appropriate branch library sites are currently under re- view for the future construction of two additional facilities. FUTURE OUTLOOK In 1~;68~ the Citizens' Capital Improvement Committee completed an extensive review of pro~rams in propress and twenty year projected population growth within each of the present library faci;ity service areas. On the basis of this review~ the following program of expansion was forwarded to ~he City Council for their consideration: ~. Construction of two additional west Anaheim branch librariesg each branch to consist of a minimum of 10~000 square feet~ exclusive of r~ultipurpose rooms. 2. Acquisition of property adjacent to the Mother Colory House~ such pruperty to enable the development of an Anaheim historical facility complex. p 3. Conversion of the Elva L. Haskett Branch Library into a ~ regional facility by the addition of some 1'7~5p0 square feet o~ floor space. In this way~ Anaheim will be able to meet ~ the educational requirements of the expar,ding population of ~1 the C'sty's western secior. ;,.~ ~ ~~ ~F, Completion of the third floor of the Central Library and subsequent remodelin~ of the facility in order to expand library services. ~ If this system is completed as Propcsed~ nearly all residents of Planning Area A will be within less than ten minutes drive of a library. In addition~ Bookmobile service will continue to be provided for resi- dential areas located more than two mile:s from either a branch or the .~~ ' main library, ~.~ ~: . __ ..._, ~ _ ~~ '~`~ . . ~ ~u ,~; ~~ ~ ;~ ', ~ ~~ ~ i -2- The General Plan map depicts the actual locations of developed library facilities. Plan symbolo~y for proposed facilities indicates a general relationship between future library requirements and the population to be served rather than a recommended or precise location. OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES The basic objective in plannin~ for the development of library facilities is to support and encoura~e the educational and cultural enrichment of the citizens of Anaheim. This objective is accomplished through the application of certain principles which~ for the City of Anaheim~ include the following: 1. Provide a city-wide network of conveniently located library facilities~ offering a wide variety and range of informational~ cultural, and educational services. 2. Make provisions for conferences and general public meetin~s in order to facilitate cultural development. 3. Record and set for•th the history of a city significant in the development of the State of California. ';~ ~ , :'a ~;~ ~ ~ i ~ ._ , - --_ . , . ,'~ , ' ~ PLANNING AREA B '~Z a :.~ ~ 'ii ~ . . h r 1{ 7 - ~ - 1 PRESENT STATUS Bookmobile service has been provided to the City's eastern sector to meet the educational needs of this relatively low population density area, FUTURE OUTLOOK In ~eneral~ branch libraries are planned at two to two and one- half mile intervals~ each branch will serve approximately 50~ppp people, Areas which cannot support a branch will be served by book- mobiles. ~ - C~rrent City plans call for the construction of an East Anaheim - re~ional library facility to be completed in proximity {o a major shopping center. The most appropriate location for this branch appears to be along the Santa Ana Canyon Road~ near the intersection of the Imperial Highway, This particular location is most accessible to per- sons living within Planning Area B~ and ta the north~ because it provides access in four directions. Experience has shown that libraries located in proximity to major shopping facilities or other community focal points benefit from mutual patrona~e. In 1Q68~ the Citizens' Capital Improvement Committee completed an j extensive review of pro~rams in progress and twent ear I ulation ~rowth within th+s olanning area, Ori the basis ofr{he$teevPew~ ~ the followin~ program oi' expansion was forwarded to the City Council for their considerations 1. That a regional or main library fecility of 25~000 square feet or more be constructed in the Hill and Canyon Area of East Anaheim. Such a branch would eliminate the undue ~ burden placed upon Santa Ana Canyon residents who must now seek major library facilities at some distance from their ~ homes. ~~~ * ~x __ ..., 2. Th~t a branch library be constructed eastward of the re~ional library site~ the branch t~ consist of 10~000 square feet of floor space. If this system is completed as proposed~ ~early all residents of Planning Area B will be within less than ten minutes drive uf a library. In additior,~ Bookmobile service will cnntinue to be provided for resi- dential areas located more than iwo miles from ei{her a branch or the re~ional library. ~ ::~ ~T', , ,~ ~ =~~~1 ~ -5- Plan symbolo~y for Fropo:~r-;d facilities indicates a ge~eral relationship between futurC ;~bra-y requir~~nents and the population to be served rather than ~ recommended or precise location. OBJECTIVES AND PGLICIES The basic objective in planning for the development of library facilities is to support and encoura~e the educational and cultural enrichment of the citizens of Anaheim. This objective is accomplished through the application of certain principles which~ for the City of Anaheim~ include the fellowin~: 1, To support and encnura~e the educational and cultural enrichment of the citizens of Anaheim. 2. To provide a city-wide network of conveniently located library facilities~ offerinp a wide variety and range of informational~ cultural~ and educational services. 3. To make provisions fo!• conferences and ~eneral public meetings in order ;o 's'aci;itate cultural development. ~+. To record and set forth the history of a city si~nificant in the development of the State of California. 6:. ~ . i~t K~ ' , ~j ~~ , ~ , ` ~. ANAHEIM GENERAL PLAN - 1~9 Fire Statinns Objectives and Policies >, • - -, ' .~f;- ~ . .~:~ . ~ i ~t PLANNING AREA A PRESENT STATUS Durin~ the past ten years~ acquisition and development of fire station sites has followed a format outlined by the Citizens' Capital Improvement Commit{ee of 1°59• This propraT takes into consideration standards established by the American Insurance Association concern- ing population densi#.y~ building types and heiQhts~ fire hazards~ and response time and distance factors. These standards provide that fire stations be located within one mile of hi~h-value areas such as commercial and industrial r.enters or high density apartments~ and within one and one-half miles of all other residential and commercial development. Of the nine facilities planned in 1050~ ei~ht sites have been acquired and seven are developed and in operation. FUTURE OUTLOOK The current implementation propram was recently reviewed by Cify staffs and the 1~68 Cifizens' Capital Improvement Committee to deter~nine needs for the next twenty years. P.s a result of these reviews~ it was noted that present fire station facili'.ies are adequate to serve existinQ development~ however~ future land use patterns may warrant the possible relocation of some stations. The follcwinc; observations and recommendatiuns were made concerninp sta'ions now in uperation and a future development proQram. If present policies are chanQed concerning fire station locations~ ihe General Plan should be emended to reflect these chanQes: Station No. 1(Headquartars) is located at Broadvray ,nd Melrosa Street. It is considered adequate to serve present and future development within the Downtown and adjoining residential areys. Station No. 2 is located at the intersection of Brookhurst 5treet and Crescent Avenue. Present responr•e is limited Ey the Santa Ana Free~ray~ but this limitation will be lessened with construction of a proposed Crescent Avenue freeway overpass tentatively planned for 1~jFi2. Statioii No. ~ is located on Manchester Avenue~ north of Freedman Way. Presen! resporsse is limited by the Santa Ana Freeway; however~ this limitation wil] be lessened with construction of the proposed Araheim E3oulevard-Haster Street freeway overpass tentatively scF~eduled for 1~i5• Consideration sho~ld be ~iven to relocatina, this facility in the vicinity .~r . ... -- , ~ -_.-. .~..~._ ~J .~r~ ~,. ~ r-""' .~.'.~. ~ . ... ~ ' . ~ 1 ....._.. . . ... . .._ _....._._..._..._._... ~ ~ l ^' :~ ,:7 : ` I _2_ : I ; ~':` ~ ::J ~ of Convention Way to improve response time to anticipated high-value hotels mo:el construction in the Commercial Recreation Area. Both : locations are affected by high traffic volumes~ however the alter- 't~ •~~ ~ native site would have additional avenues of in~ress and egress. ~ Station No. 4 is located on Orange Avenue between Ma~nolia and Dale I Avenues. This response area overlaps with Station No. 2 to the east. ) Residential development to the west is not within the recommended .~ response distance. Adoptiun of the "Oran~e Alignment" of the pro- ,{ posed Route ~p Freeway would severely limit response to the east if no I means of traversin~ the freeway were provided. I Consideration should be given to locating this facility io the ,:<:~ ; west ir. the vicinity of Orange Avenue and Beach Boulevard. Residen- ~ tial areas to the west would be within the recommended response _ distance as wr~ald areas between this location and Station Nos. 2 and ~,~ _ 6. A traffic signal pre-emptor would be advisa6le for the Beach ` Boulevard intersection. .~ ; Station No.~ is located on Kraemer Boulevard between La Palma and '~ Miraloma Avenues. This facility is considered adequate to serve . hi~h-value industrial use requirements in the portion of the Northeast ;,.~ Indusirial Area located between Jefferson Street and the Orange Freexay. Station No. 6 is l~cated on Euclid St.reet between Ball Road and Cerritos `~ Avenue. This facility is considered adequate to serve existing and ~ anticipated development within the prasent response area. ,.~ Station t~o. 7 is located on Ball Road between State Colle~e Boulevard and Sunkist Street. Response area is limited to the east in the vicinity of the Santa Ana River and will be further limited by com- , oletion of the Orange Freeway currently under construction. , ! Consideration should be given to locatin~ this facility on State ~ ~ College Boulevard between Cerritos and Katella Avenues. Response ~ distances to existing and anticipated high-value commercial and i resid~ntial development would be improved as well as backup support ~ , to the Disneyland Area and proposed Metroport site. ~~ Additional recommendations made as a result of these analyses are: 1, That a station be constructed within the area generally ~~ bo~~nded by the northern City limits~ the Oran~e Freeway on the east~ and response areas for Station Nos. 1 and ~ on ~~ the south. A sta+.ion at this location would better serve ; tne high-val~~ North Central Industrial Area~ commercial ) , '_i a ~~:~~ ~ ,, ~ ie4~ -3- dpvelopment alon~ State College Boulevard and the large residential area not presently within a one and one-half mile response distance from Station Nos. 1 and 'J. 2. That a station be constructed within the general area bounded on the north by the Riverside Freewayg on the east~ south and west by response areas for Station Nos. 1~ 2~ and 6~ to better serve Anaheim Center anci other high-value properties within this area. In general~ water mains in the Center City area are undersized and need replacement~ wa{e; pressure is less than optimum and fire hydrants are obsolete and difficult to operate. These facilities will be brought up to contemporary standards as redevelopment of this area occurs. ; ~= OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES The basic objective in plannin~ fire stations is to protect the ~ lives~ property~ and investments of the citizens of Anaheim. This , objective can be accomplished through the application of certain policies which for the City of Anaheim include the following: ~ 1. To provide a uniform network of fire stations at strategic locations to efficiently and economically serve all areas ~ of the community by: I a. Locatin~ fire stations near major street intersection and freeways for optimum accessibility to physical develop- ment and the least amoun: of friction with adjacent land uses. ~ b. Complyin~ with American Insurance Association standards ~ to assure the most economical community fire insurance rates possible. I ~ ;~ ~ .~ ! :j _ ' :; ~ ; ;a ~ i '~ j ; ~, ~'~ ~ ~; Me _.. .~. .,-- ..~~,'fj.... ~ . 4- P' ANN I NG AREA B ~~2 ~:~ ~x* ~ „~.:., .~:._ ~ ..~ ----~-r-- ..:,~ : .,~<,.n.,~ ,~..,_, ..... ,. ..._..,, .. ,. . , . ,. ,..,: . ~ ,,.,._., ......,._>.,.. ___- . - . * : ;~: - - PRESENT STATUS PLANNING AREA B To date~ only residential development has been comp;eted within the incorporated portion of Planning Area B~ and almost all of the d~velopment is in the western sector. These residential areas are currently served by a tempurary fire station located on Pinney Drive. FUTURE OUTLOOK The American Insurance Association has developed standards for determining the number of fire stations needed within any area. heeghts~lfere hazards~banderesponseatime andSdistance1dactors~eSThese standards provide that fire stations be located within one mile of high-value areas such as the proposed Regional or Community Shopping Center and high density apartments. In the hills areas~ no residential area should be more than two miles from a station~ however~ for areas having a residential density of more than four dwellin~ units per acre~ the response distance should be reduced to one and one-half miles. The General Plan indicates a need for three stations to serve anticipated development within Planning Area B. Fire station locations are ~eneral rather than specificg however~ they are based upon the standards discussed above. Topography is an important consideration in locating fire stations in hill areas. Response time can be reduced by locating stations along or near the crest of hillsg thereby reducing the amount of uphill drivin~ necessary to reach most points within the response area. Actual fire station site selection will be influenced by the future development of streets~ highways~ freeway interchanges~ and hi~h-value areas such as major shoppin~ centers and apartment complexes. Facilities at the temporary station on Pinney Drive will ultimately be moved to a permanent ~ocation in the vicinity of Lakeview Street and La Palma Avenue. This fauility will ultimately serve the Northeast Industrial Area as well as a portion of Plannin Area B. Included in the Citizens' Comnittee report~ is the recommendation that development of the Lakeview Street - La Pal.ma Avenue site co- incide with completion of the Lak~view overcroseing of the Santa kna River which is scheduled for completion in 157p, ~ .~ ~ ',` ~ ,. ~ i~ ~: N' ~ i ~ e~ ~ ~~ ' ~ ~ i ~ i K:I .~ ,.; ,:, ;; ;~ '; ~ ~ -.,-- ;~ __ ... -6- OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES The basic objective in planning fire stations is to protect the lives~ property~ and investments of the citizens of Anaheim. This objective can be accornplished throunh the applications of certain policies which for the City of hnaheim include the following: ~. To provide a uniform network of fire stations at strategic locations to efficiently and economically serve all areas of the community by: ~, I^^;+°~.s ';;re stations near major street intersections and freeways for optimum accessibility to physical development and the least amount of friction with adjacent land uses. b. Complying with American Insurance Association standards to assure the most economical community fire insurance rates possible. ,; .., . . ~:. . . _.,._. _ _ ,_ . . ....... . . .. . . . --- _ . ~ Sj; F . • ~ :,~ b C .. . / t ANAHEIM GENERfiL PLAN - 1969 ( Police Facilities Objeciives and Policies ~a ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.' ~ ~!. ~ ~, ' ~ ;~-~ ~:~ a I ~ .:w _._ ..--.~. ------ w~~,~~.w~..~..~.,_~,~::..~.,~... ___.~.~__ ,_ ._. . , . ~~~~..,,..~.~„«,~. ._ . :~ ~-= i ~ PLANIdING AREA A AND PLANNING AREk B ''~ i ~ . i ~ ; ~ ~x ~_~ ~ '''i '~ r ~ E . r--; ~~! ' "'" PRESENT STATUS The City is prPSently served from a single police department head• quarters building constructed at t}~e ncrthwest corner of Harhor Eoul~•vard and Santa Ana Stree~. The present single-story facility has been pianned and structurally designed to support two additional stories at such time as expansion is vrarranted. A second story addition is under construction at the present time and scheduled for completio~ in December 1969. FUTU RE OUTLOOK The future physical plant and aperational necds of the police department for the next tv~enty years were recently studied by the 1968 Citizenst Capital Improvemer' Comrnittee. This Committee considered possible advantages in estabiishing branch stations at a future date in West Anaheim to p:ovide Police Inferr~ation Centers which would :acilitate more effective crime prevention techniques and create a public image of local police protection in outlying areas. The Com- mittee also conside:ed the possibility of developing a series of police facility substatiors in conjunction with fire st<:tion sites; thereby substantially reducing capital expenditures required to establish branch polic~ stationso Upon completing their ana?yses of these alternativesT the Committee concluded that: 1. The present police headquarters site is adequate for any necessary plant expansions between now and 1990; and ~. There is no functional advantage in establishinq branch stations in thc: near future. The present level of service pro~~ided all arcas of the C~ty seems ad~quate. Branch facilities N~ould probably result in unnecessary duplication without substantially imprcving the present level of servica. OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES The basic objective in planning police facil:ties for the City is: 1. To protect the lives, property, and investments of the citizens of Anaheim. This orjective is accomplished by providing a system of police protection facil?ties which will efficiently and economically serve the needs of the community. ~f1 : ~ , ~= $: ~, ~, ~ ;. ~ ,,r - ; p/"~ ANAHEI~A GENERAL PLAN - 1969 f' . i~ ~I ''~ '~ . . Parks~ Recreatio~ and Open Space ~ :;~ Obj~ctives and Policies `~~ ~:~ .~ I ~~ ~ i a . _,.a. ... ' 1~ ~-~ T ^_~ - ~'..~^ .^-+.~ '_ "" ' w'!!`~~~wew~^..~:Y~±!+!i.r --„wa; ;~..~ •.. ~ , , rv - - -- ~--~- - - - .- PLANNING AREA A PRESENT ~T.-;"~S A recent inventory of parkland acauisition and development indicates that a tota] of 312 acres has been purchased or is beina_ leased by the City, This acreaoe is distributcd amonp seven loca- tions within the oresent Cify limi{, and includes ten Community and seventeen Neiohborhood parks. Approximately 21~ acres are developed~ twelve acres are under development~ and eiphty-{WO acres are undeveloped. 1h~rinn the past dera dP the acr;uisition and develnoment of parkland= by ±he City has followed a p:an of development prepared by the ip5;~ Citizens' Advisory CoTmi'tee and subsequently adopted by the City, B3~ic polici~; cnn'ained in this program provide for the acauisi- foTT"nnd develoc:n~~~ ~{ ~oproxi~mately l.~j acres of NeiQhborhood or y~arkianr! ner i,('~f~Ci City resid~nis. ~xclusive of school acreaoe and th~ cnmmuni;Y~~, special facili:ies~ such as ~;olf courses, and recrea'ion facilitiPs propramTed by reFional jurisdictions and adjoininp comT~urities, As a result of ih;s pro~;ram, approximately 1,~ acres oi N~iFhborhood and Com~nunity Parkland have been acquired per 1~000 residents. Since 195G, a total of 160 acres of parkland have been acquired. This acrea~e is allocated to eight sites adjacer~; to elementary schools ancl six sites adjacent to secondar-y schools. The land acqui~ition pro~re~a of 195U has been completed with the exception of ten acres loca•~ed south of Rudy Boysen Park, M:jor arterial street and hi~hway systems in Plannin~ Arr-a A divide most resid,=.nti,~l ar~as into mile souare uni;;, Most of these residentia] units are s=_rved by parks developed in c~njunction with school facilities, In some instances~ existin~; land use patterns have made it necessary to provide parkland services by acauirin~ the nearest available site havina an adequate size. Neiphborhood parks provide ten or more acres of recreation area~ half of which i-, usually school property containinp playpround and r.ames area eaui~~rnt common to elementary schools. Community parks vary from fiftF•~~n ;o twenty-seven acres in size. City parks are desiened to serve a wide rana,e of family recreation needs and are noted for their beauty and landscapine. Park services provided by the Ci{y vary depend- inp upon park size~ the availability of school-related facilities, an~ the service area needs. Both ~eiphborhood and Communi{y parks contain a basic set of facilities which ~enerally include a pre-school play area, elementary ape creative play area, fami]y picnic and barbecue ar a~ one mu1Ci-u~e softball field~ a park-li'~e area for free play and , ~~ J~t ~ .-. -2- open spaces~ a park control building~ off-street parkin~~ walkways~ and general transitional landscapin~. In addition te these basic facilities~these parks may contain a quiet area~ an area for older people~ a play or u~adin~ pool~ a paved area for court g~mes (particu- larly when the parksite is not adjacent to a school site)~ multi- purpose she11~ and a natural area. Since Community parks serve several nei~hborhoods~ they contain recreational facilities requirinn major capital expendituresg for example~ lighted ball diamonds, swimming pools~ and community centers such as the Greek Theatre in Pearson Park. Cooperation between the City and a number of school districts in planning~ developing~ and jointly utilizing land and buildings has improved '.he level rf community service while reducin~ tax money expenditures. Elerr-:ntary schools provide educa'tional facilities and play~round equipment. Junior and Senior Hi~h Schools provide playfields for baseball~ basketball~ and football and may include tennis~ gymnasium~ and swimming pool facilities. Schools~ in turn~ find City park facilities useful to their pro~rams. During 1968~ a Citizens' Committee was formed for the express purpose of undertakinQ a comprehensive review of current and future parkland needs of Anaheim residents and recommendin~ capital improvement proQram which would best serve these needs durin~ the next twenty years. Consideration was Piven to population composition and densities both current and future~ for each Nei~hborhood and Community park service area withir~ the Ci{y, Wherever possible~ the special interests of a nei~hborhood due to citizens' aQe~ typical £orms of recreation and access to parks were considered. As a result of this analysis~ the followinp policy recommendations re~ardin~ the present parkland acquisitan and development program were made: 1, That the current policy of providing one and one-half acres of parkland per '1,000 residents be continued. 2. That the policy of developin~ parksites adjacent to and in conjuncti~n with school sites 6e continued wherever possible. 3. Tl~at each site be developed in accordance with the current and projected requirements of the community or neighborhood served by a particular facility. Thus~ a ler~er area may be set asi~e for a particular activity in one park than in another. ~ ~ -3- ; a "~x ~ ~. That the City's present practice of developing both Neighborhood and Community parks with a basic set of facilities be continued. FUTURE OUTLOOK When Anaheim's present parkland to population ratio ~vas adopted injl°59~ long-range plans for the development of the Community indi- ca.ed that relatively low residen~~al densities would develop. During the past decade~ residential densities have increased with the construction cf apartments and sing?e-family homes on small lots. These increases require that additional parkland be acquired if park facilities are to be provided in accordance with City standards. Since most residential land within this planning area has been developed~ it can be generally assumed that residential densities will not increase substantially durino the next two or three decades. It is assumed that most of the County peninsula located between Brookhurst and Gilbert Streets will te annexed to the Ciiy, Much of the land within this area is devoted to urban use. Present plans call for serving this area by further utilizin~ facilities at Walt Disney School~ Magnolia High Scho~l and Salk School. An opportunity for expanding park services for residents of anaheim consi;ts of developing portions of the Edison Company riQhis- of-vray.fior supplemental park use. Edison ri~ht-of-way can be leased for a relatively small sum per year~ thus eliminatin~ major expenditures for land acquisition. Development of these easements can be used to supplement tlie existinP and future neiphborhood park deficier,cies and to serve as special recreation facilities. The entire Edison Company right-of-way could be developed as a regional facility which wouid serve many resident~ of Orange County, The development of s~ch a system mi~ht be accomplished through pariial funding by other cities and perhaps the County. This acreaQe could be leased and developed in relatively small increments~ according to a lun~-range program which would obviate major budgetin~. The Santa Ana River ard adjoinin~ sar~d pits and easements have lonF been considered in a regional context for use by many equestrians and hikers. However~ if the sand pits located between Lincoln Avenue and Ball Road were ~eveloped with land fill~ they could serve local park needs of residents living hefwPPn +ho Santa Ana River and the Orange Free~+ay who are not presently ser.ved by either Neighborhood or -~- Community parks. Heavy rains durina, 1Q6° have necessitated the re- shapinp and re-desi~n of the Santa Ana River. An important part of the plans for r~-shapinp this v~ter course include the possibility of usinv this facility for various types of water recreation. The Oranpe County Water District is proposin~ that the river be dyked in{o a series of larFe ponds. Problems of maintenance~ policing. and alternative uses - for example~ water skiinp or put-and-take fishin~ - are beinp expiored by the Parks and Recreation Departmen: at this time. OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES 7he basic objectives in plannine for the development of parks and rPCrPa+i~n ar?as are: 1. Provide residents of the community with visual~ physical, and emotional relief from th~ con~estion of urban surroundinps. 2. Expand and enhance park lands and open space areas as a vital natural reso~~rce of the community. These objectives ar~s accomplished throu~h the application of certain development principles which for the City cf Anaheim include the followin~: ;, i-~t.ab?i~h a city-wide system of parks planned throu~h the utilization of contemporary standards wfiich pro~.ide attracti~~e parks conveniently located with respect to residential areas offerinP, a wide ran~e of recreation facilities. 2. Provide recreation facilities and other co~nunity services considered essential for the health, safety~ welfare ard maximum enjoyment of community life. 3. Locate parks ad,jac?nt to schools to obtain joint usaQe of fscilities for the mutual benefits of service~ safety~ con- ~ venience~ and preater use return to the taxpayer. ~ ~ ~ :~:. y, ~ +-:~ ~+. Acouire additional parklands and open space areas as nee e o ~''~ ` maintain adequate recreation fac;lities pr~>portionate to the ;+ _~ population density and prowth of the communi+v. y.~` ';,~ , 5. Caordinate Anaheim's park~ recreation and open space system i with re ional state and nationa] park and re~rcation i; ~~ ;;'s systemsg to obtain tha ~reatest use of open space lands with ~~~ the most Ffficient expAnditure of funds. , .,~ - ,r,,._,. : ~ ~'~ ; ~ _ i. - K- 6. Encourage the development of re~ional and sub-reFional natural scenic and recreation resources in the Santa Ana Canyon and hill areas~ by the aQency responsible for such development. ~, Pro{ec` recreation and park :ands from diversion to other uses or pur~oses. 8. Coordinaie Anaheim~, park and recreation syste,T wi'.h the refuse disposal system~ to provide for -he use of filled solid-refuse dispcsal sites as supplementary park and recreation areas. PRGPOSALS Recomrnenuatirns prepared by 'he l~f? Cit(_~ns~ Capital I:nprove~T~ent Co~rmittee have been incorporated into ihe Plan. The CoTm;{tee reviewed each par~ se~vice area within the City limits ic de4ermine if current park faciliti~s will serve projected pupulation in accordance with current city standards. The availability of undeveloped ]and w~.thin each service area was also reviewed wh?rever park facilities zpF~'ared to be deficient. Since most of the areas de=_iqna:ed for residential uses within Planninp Area A arP developed anr3 the bc~si,: park develop- ment propram ;s well established~ propc~~als centained in the General Plan primarily con~`itut~ an expansion of present faci'.iti2s. Plan proposa.ls provide for the acquisition of approximately sixty ac~es in addition to what is presently developed or acquired. Specific recommendations concerninp the allocation of this acreape are: 1. Purchase a~ additional ten acres adja~ent to Twila Re:d Park. 2, Acquire an additional five acres adjacent to John MarsFall P~r4, 3, Acquire 5.7 acres a~jacent to the westerly junction of Glencaks and Greenleaf Streets with some realia,nment of the streets and creation of a street access via Fern S1rer_-t t~~ aarve the area bounded b.i Euclid~ La Palma~ :.anin Ana FreeMay~ and Cr~scent. 1~. Purcfiase available land adjacen't to Sape Fark on both sides of the channei to the north and east £or us~ as a parden park~ with in~ress and egress to West and Loara Stree's. ~ ~ 5• Purcha:e ~poroximately ten acres of land within the area boun~le~l hy ~anta Ana Stre~:t on the north~ the Santa Ana rr=eway en tF~e south~ and the Southern Pacific R3ilroad tracks on the east to serve the nearly 1'],000 persons expected to liv= within this area. A portion of this area will oossibly develop for high-rise residential use. The concept of hi~h density r~sidential development as discussed in th= C,~nter City Study includes the recommendation that redevelopment programs provide for an adequate and appropriatF amount of open space. If the recreation open space portion of that concept were not implemented as discussed in the Center City report~ thFn the acquisition of add',tional acrea~e would be necessary to serve the increased population. F. Acquire an additional ten acres adjacent to Rudy Boysen Park ?xpanding this facility to a communi+y park which would serve residents livin~ east of East Street and south of Lincoln Avenue. This recommPndation is also part of the ~ 959 pro~ram. 7. Expand Thomas Edison Park by purchasing an additional twelve aores south of Edison Elementary School having frontage on La Palma Avenue. 8. Acquire the Beatty House (.6 acres) adjacent to Pioneer Park when it becomes available. This structure is an ideal repre- sentation of early California; with improvements it could serve as a community recreation building. `~. Purchase eight acres of land south of Ball Road to serve the area bounded by Wagner on the north~ the Orange FreeHay on the east~ S{ate College on the west~ and multiple-family residential areas south of Ball Road. 0. Develop sand and gravel extraction pits and public utility easements alon~ the Santa Ana River for recreation uses in conjunction with the adjoining communities and re~ional p~rk planning a~encies. ~ ~. ; ~s~;; PLANN I NG AREA B :-t ~ `a .1 ~ :~'~ ~ :;~ ' r~-.-._ ~~,. _ ~ ~ , . _N _ .. _ _ __ _ . , _. _ __ . , _ ._ ~ -8- PRESENT STATUS Current policies guiding tlie deveiopment of parksites within Planning Area B differ from those for Plannin~ Area A to the extent that residents of the hills areas are to be served by Community parks~ generally more than twenty acras in size~ rather than a combination of Community and smaller Neighborhood parks. However, policies for the fiatland portions of Planning Area B are similar to those for Planning Area A in that it may prove desirable to provide for both Neighborhood and Community parks. The selection of the Community park concept for Planning Area B is closely related to the steep terrain of the hill area and the generally low~r residential densities. Terrain dictates the necessity of acquiring sites which exceed actual need in order to provide a sufficient amount of net usable space. The size of a park will partially depend upon details of acquisition and the recreation program planned for it. Swimming pools~ community center buildings~ tennis courts and night li~hted baseball diamond are examples of facilities which may effect the size of a site. Relatively low residentiai densities mean that park facilities wiil serve an area that is substantially larger than the normal half-mile service radius. Be- cause of 1A°ger residential lot sizes and a si~nificant amount of undevelopable open space~ persons visiting City parks will do so primarily to use special facilitie~ not available at home. The Orange Unified School District has been very receptive to the concept of developing joint schoo:-park facilitiesg thus~ Community parksites have been planned ~n conjunction with proposed Junior and Senior High School sites. The joint development of schools and parks inereases the usefulness of open-space available for recreation. These schools provide from twelve to twenty acres of playfields~ which contain some of the basic facilities common to playfield areas of a Community park. These fecilities are usually available ;o the general public when school is not in session. Parks provide picnic areas~ and other special-purpose facilities which schools find helpful to their programs. To date~ two parksites have been acquired within Planninp Area B. An eleven acre site adjacent to Olive Hills Reservoir is part~ially developed and scheduled for completion as money becomes available. A ~ixtaen acre sit~ adjacent to Crescent Elementary School is undeveloped. The County Park Department is currently engaged in developing Sycamore Flats Regional parksite~ an area of some 156 acres located alonQ the Santa Ana River immediately north of the junction of Gypsum Canyon and Santa Ana Canyon Roads. .._ ....,. ~ ~ Q - RITURE OUTLOOK ~~ty park and recreation pro~rams for Planning Area B were recently reviewed and analyzed by the 1q5$ Ci{izens` Capital Improvement Com- mittee. Recommendations resulting from this analysis arei ~• 1}~at the current policy of providing one and one-half acres per l~ppp Persons~ exciudin~ Re~ional parks~ golf courses~ and special facilities~ be continued. 2. That the policy of coordinating the development of parksites adjscent ±o Junior and Senior Hi~h Schools be continued. 3• That each park be developed to serve the particular needs of its service area~ and ~. That the parkland development rate be proportionate {o popu- lation growth within Planning Area B, Importa~{ considerations wi{h re ard ; facilities in the Santa Ana Canyon are the manyaoPPo~{~~C{ees~{oadevelop natural na{er courses and easements for regional facilities thereby further enhancing {he living amenities of this attractive area. The State Division of Hi hwa Sa~tiago Boulevard is located~adjacentrto Anahelm~s~Oliv~enHh1Rsad and Reservoir and has recrea{ion use potential. When the State has finished excavat•ing from {he pi{ ~{ W~11 be offered to interested public aaencies. Since this site is located in the City of Oran~e~ this would lo~ically be that jurisdiction or the County. CombininQ the per etuall do~~~sh of the Reservoir with the borrow pit presents a unique oppor- tunity to reserve this open area. Alihou h p Y open at this time~ it has obvious use potentia~ as~as~olffdriving~rangePorea special activiiies park. The downwash area of the Walnut Canyon Reservoir has potential for recreation o. ~pen space use. Favorable natural tapo~raphy could form and the~beautyaofaa~we~lldes)gned course would~combineP{o~marity of golf invaluable community asset, ake this an There is a possibility of extending the County's Master Plan of Riding and Hiking 7rails into this area. use of the Santa Ana River bed west of Impereal~Hith~lan proposes the a proposed flood control facility eas•t from Imperial H~~h~xtenaion of County line will permit use of the Santa Ana River for ~ecreationhpurposes. ~ 1• ~ - 10 - County agencies are prceently studying the recreation potential of the River b::tween Imperial Highway and Horseshoe Bend~ north of the pro- posed Riverside Freeway ali~nment. The planning area is traversed by two major pow•erline rights-of- t~ay. Although they cross steep terrain~ they are in excess ot 300 feet wide and it may be possible to desi~n riding and hikin~ trails. The rights-of-way extend from the Santa Ana River north of Katella Avenue and cross the planning area to join with the River again in the vicinity of Wier Canyon Road. Such a facility might be coordinated with #he County Master Plan~ or it might be provided by th~: developers of adjacent property~ in cooperation with the County. The details of operation of such an internal sysfem should be worked out in advance ot ~ the development ot adjacent properties. This system would offer a ~ recreational experience which is quite different from a ride or vralk _ along the River bed. Other riding and hikin~ trails may be established as the h~ills develop, One instance mi~ht ba the "4-corners" pipeline easement. This easement runs in an east-west direction~ about 2~000 feet south of the Santa Ana Canyon Road. At present it is 'too early to determine if this trail should be public or private. This should be the subject of a special study in the near future. OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES The basic ob,jectives in providing recreation facilities within this planning area are: 1. To develop parks in conjunction with Junior and Senior High School sites which will serve basic recreation needs~ and~ " 2. To encourage the development of natural and scenic recreation ! resources by the responsible a~ency which will serve regional ~ needs and further enhance the local environment. The natural beauty of much of the hill areas can be preserved in regional parks~ in areas adjacent to the Santa Ana River~ in riding ~• and hiking trails~ and in the rolling fairways of golf courses. Fine G; stands of existing trees should be capitalized upon in the develop- ~ ment of the hills~ for they add value and beauty to neiEhborhoods. ~. An im ortant p part of this objective is to encourage the responsible ~'~'~ agency to take appropriate action. ta , . ~~ ~ , C~ ~ : :: ~ ~ ~ T l~l ' .. . . ... . . .. ; c~ S~ • - 11 - PROPOSALS The 6eneral Plan designates six Community parksites. Individual parksite size is based upon a minimum of fifteen acres of level land, Topography dictates the necessi{y of acquiring more acreage in some ~reas. A tota? of approximately 12p-~50 acres will be necessary {o serve the residents of this plannin~ area, With the exception of sites that are already acquired~ parksi{e symbols are general in location. Specifi~ locations will be determined by the location of future Junior and Senior High School sites and circu•lation facilities. Sycamore Flats Regional Park is shown es are sp~ecial facilities such as a golf course in the viciniFy of Walnu; Canyon Reservoir~ utility easements~ flood plains and wa{er courses and {he Santa Ana River. These special faci]ities represent oppor- tunities for incorporating regional recreation planning considerations withi.n Planning Area B. 4~ ~i ' ~:;i ~ .,~ ..;~ i - ~ , - --_ _ „ .- ~..-. ~~r , ~ ANAHEIM GENERAL PLAN - 1~9 Circulation Element Objectives and Policies ~ - .. _.._.~ ~ ... ._.._- ._-.-__ . ""~ - , . ~ ~ ~ PLANNING AREA A PRESENT STATUS Transportation facilities have historicaliy played a key role in the development of cities, ?tius~ an adequate system of highways is vital to continued orderly gruwth, The Oran~e County and Los An~eles Metropolitan Areas are inter- related~ and ~ievelopment of the circulation system in Anaheim has been coorc~'tnated with established highway patt~erns in both Counties. By plarr,;ng in this manner~ regional~ as well as loca: traffic route continuity and efficiency has been maintained. Regional highway networks h~ve been planned on the basis of anticipated future land use patterns and expected traffic volumes. Controlled-access Free~rays and limited-aceess Expressways constitute the prir~ciple repional system and form the backbone of the traffic network. This system is supported by a number of arterial hi~hways and local streets which serve both intra-regional and local circulation needs. Three Freeways - the Santa Ana~ Riverside~ and Newport - currently serve Anaheim~ a fourth - the Orange Free~ray - is under construction~ and~ two additional Freeways - the Yor•ba Linda and Route 39 - are planned for the future. The location, desien, construction~ and maintenancP of the Freeway system is a responsibilitv of the California State Division of Hi~hv,ays. Althou~h the State mainta~ins some surface arterial hi~h~rays and controls access alon~ these facilities at various locations~ the long-range pro- gram underway by the State is to develop a complete freeway system and on its completion~ to relinquish riqhts to most surface streets and hi~hways to local agency responsibility. Certain portions of the arterial highway system will remain under the jurisdiction of the State~ particu3arly where they are connectin~ freeways. ;I A comprehensive systam of Major~ Primary~ and Secondary arterial ! highways au~ments the Freeway system and serves both regional and local I transportation needs. These surface streets form a grid pattern i throughout Planrinp Area A and connect this area with neighboring communities and the Southern California re~ion. Approximately ninety percent of the major and primary arterial highways have been completed within the present ~ity limits and serve the City with approximately eighty-two miles of fo~~r-lane highways and twelve miles of six-lane facilities. ' The Cityts policy of requiring dedication to ultimate right-of-way widihs ; in conjunct~on with r~ew develoFment has substantially aided the completion , of Anaheimts circulation system, . , p i ~ I ~t -2- ~ ~ l ~~ '~ ~ ~ The design~ develcpment and ~eneral locations of Ma,jor~ Primary~ and Secondary hi~hway systems servin~ Oran~e County is coordinated throu~h County ~overnmental a~encies in accordance with an adopted County Master Plan of Arterial Hi~hways. Individual cities are pr~marily responsible for the acquisition of ri~hts-of-way and con- struction and maintenance of road~rays within their jurisdic~ions. The County sets minimum standards regarding traffic capacities for each classification of hi~h~ways. Si~nalized arterial streets anrJ hi~hways are designed to provide for an optimum carrying capacity averaging 1~U00 vehicles per hour of green time per travel lane. Total high~rays ri~ht-of-way dimensions may vary with individual cities depending upon local policies concernin~ parkway widths or the use of frontape roads. Anaheim standards ~enerally exceed County standards ±o provide for additional parkway planting. The Circulation Element of adopted in 1o60. This document completed and proposed Freeways streets and hi~hways. Freewavs the Anaheim General Plan was initially indicates the Qeneral location of and five cate~ories of s~~rface arterial These are controlled-access~ separated hi~hways which provide for vehicular traffic wi±hin the Suuthern Califcrnia reQion. They require 200 to 300 feet of right-of-way and are designed to ha~dle traffic volumes up to 2~00~ vehicles per hour~ per lane. Access points from freeways to local facilities are ideally spaced a mi~imum of one mile apart. Th;s allows an adeuuate distance for traffic enterinQ or leavin~ the freevray to merpe properly. ~ Planning Area A is ~:;:sentiy served by the Santa Ana and Riverside Freeways. The Oran~e Fr~eway is under construction~ and the Route 39 and Yorba Linda Freeways are in the planning stages. Orange County's rapid growth and development be~an with the com- pletion of the Santa Ana Freevra,y which connects the County with Los Anaeles to the north and San Diego to the South. This facility traverses diagonally across Plannina Area A which is developed with a grid system of streets. H lack of adequate Freevray crossin~s and limited ingress and egress has created problems of congestion on the limited number of streets that cross or connect to the Santa Ana Freeaay. The Riverside Free~ray provides east-west service across the northern portion uf the planning area and forms an essential part of the transportation network which serves tha Nartheast Industrial Area. ._ ..., -3- The extension of this Freeway west from the interchange with the Santa Ana Freeway is anticipated by 1~J1, North-south Freeway ar.cess in the eastern portion of Planning Area A will be provided by the Orange Fr•eeway currently under construction. On and off-ramp spacing for both the Riverside and Orange Freeways is generally in accordance with s';andards for urbanized areas and provides a full interchange at Katella Avenue and a diamond interchan~e at Oran~ewood Avenue which should adequately serve Anaheim Stadium and the Cummerc:al-Recreation Area to the west. Na ior Highways These facilities complement Free~,rays by serving cities within the region and provide local circulation needs. This cate~ory of hiphway requires 120 feet of ri~ht-of-way and provides for six trave] lanes~ a center divider~ left turn pockets and parkin~ lanes adjacent to each curb. Primarv Hi~hwa~ These facilities provide for circulation within the city and its immediate environs. This cate~ory of hi~hway requires 106 feet of right-of-way and provides either a six lane divided highway w;th no parking~ or a four lane divided hiphway with left turn pockets and two parkin~ lzn~s. Secondary Highwavs These facilities provide for circulation within the city. This cateQory of hi~h»ay requires 90 feet of righ{-of-way and provides four traffic lanes and two parking lanes. Collector Streets These facilities oistribute residential traffic from its point of ori~in to hi~her capacity facilities. This catepory of street requires 6~+ feet of ripht-of-way and provides for two travel and two parkinQ lanes. '~ Planning Area A is principally served by a north-south/east-west ~rid system of arterial hiQhyrays. The general spacing between major and ~ primary hi~h~rays is at one-mile intervals with intermediate Secondary .. . _ ,., :- _ _. .. _ . . - . , -..-. -4- Highv~ays at the half-mile points. This spacing is typical throu~hout Los Angeles and Orange Counties and has generally proven to be ade- quate from the standpoint of street capaci{/ and traffic control efficiency. FUTURE OUTLOOK Completion of the comprehensive system of Freeways and arterial highways planned for the Southern Ci'.ifornia re~ion should provide the , necessary capacity to handle traffic volumes anticipated within the ; foreseeable future. ~fficient operation will depenc ~pon the future use _ of a number of techniques to expand traffic carryin~ capacities within _ present rights-of-way~ while providin~ relatively safe traffic flow. These techniques ranee from improvements in si~nalization to cons+.ruc- tin~ ~rade separations at major intersections. .., . ~}j Repional circulation networks were planned on the basis of anii- cipated land use patterns and residential densities expected to develop by 1~)$0. Increases in the ratio of operating vehicles per capita - among other factors v~as also taken into consideration. Residential densities were estimated to average approximately 10~000 persons per square mile. These peneral considerations have been adjusted to accommodate local considerations whenever necessary - notable examples are the circulation systems planned or proposed for the Com~ercial- Recreation and Northeast Industrial Areas. Traffic volumes are expected to increase in proportion to increases in pupulation. From 1960 until 1~?66~ vehicle re~istrations for passenger cars and taxis increased from 61,~ vehicles per thousand to ~8.3 vehicles per thousand. The addition of trucks and buses indicates an increase in these figures from ~3.9 vehicles per thousand in 1Q60 to ;~+.~ vehicles per thousand in 1~;66. This represents an increase of mure than twenty-five percent within the six year period. This ~rowth rate can be expected to ]evel off in the foreseeable future. Freewavs The precise location of the Route 39 Freeway is currently under study by the State Division of HiQhways and the City, This Freevray will relieve present traffic conPestion on Beach Boulevard and will serve the wes`Arn portion of Plannin~ Area A as well as neiphboring cities. . I For the Route 39 Freeway~ study corridors have been limited to ~ .ax .~- -5- approximately o~ie mile on either side of Beach Boulevard. Briefly stated~ the goal in locating a Freeway is to provide optimum service for a traffic corridor by alignin~ the FreeMay as nearly as possible to the cen±er of the curridor. Some variatior~ is possible to accomo- date other conflictinp demands which must be consideredg however~ this variation is usually limited to a one-mile distance on either side of the optimuT location. If the Freeway were located outside of the optimum traffic corridor~ i{ would then be necessary to consider a second Freeway to serve the imbalance created~ to avoid an overload of existing parallel hi~hv,ay facilities. A number of factors will be taken into consi-leration by tl~e State and the City in the preparation of a feasibility study for the location of this Freeway. It is customary to avoid acquisition of public facilities~ such as schools, churches~ public buildin~s~ and community facilities. Every effort is made to avoid the existin~ major ]and uses such as lar~e commercial establishments, shoppinP centers, ]ar~e utility installations~ and other expensive developments which would make right-of-way costs prohibitive, A Freeway alignment must al=_o adhere to topo~raphical requirements~ horizontal and vertical align- ment standards~ and necessary clearances dictated by interchange requirements. The location of a Freeway or major arterial throu~h or along the periphery of a residential area is often viewed as a nepative influence upon the local environment. In an ideal sense~ a depressed Freeway constitutes the design which would be least disrup{ive to an established urban area. However~ problems associated with draina~e~ ground ~ra{er level and collection~ and the cost of reconstr•ucting existin~ util;ty systems often preclude the use of this type of design. City staffs are currently explorinQ the possibilities of constructin~ landscaped berms along sections of Freeways routed throu~h residential areas. Initial indicat:ons are that this design concept may prove to be a feasible and practical solution to the problems of noise and visual intrusion that currently exist. Afi'ter a thorou~h study of the proposed locations and the required public hearingsy the General Plan will be amended to show the adopted routinp. Surface Streets and Hi hwa s Present roadney standards should prove adequate to serve demandsamny requmre thatrparking lanesebe removed1alonQVSOmeahighways~ .~x ~ . ; . - - ---- ~ --- '^ --~; ` .~`q.; . I __:~t`i~. - f~ , ?~ ~ 1 I -6- particularly in Conmercial and Industrial areas. This alternative appears realistic in ]ight of the i'act that the primary purpose of arteriel hiphways is to move traffic. In most cases~ roadside development excludes the possibility of further street wideninp and normally creates additional demands for access. By removin~ parkinp and providing left turn lanes it is possible to increase traffic carr~~ing capaci:ies of arierial surface s:reets and hiQhway; by approximately twenty-five percent. The composition of traffic in Comnercial and Industrial areas, i.e., preater than avera~e volumes of trucks~ buses~ or other comTe•cial vehicles, substantially reduce tra°fic carryin~ capabilities of sireets servinp these areas. The concept of restrictinp lef!-turr movements at ma~or inter- sectio~s would noi be a successfu] solution in the major portion of Planning Area A because of the half-mile ~;rid desipn formed by arterial hiQhways and the lack of throuph routes in the half-mile area. If Cenied a left-tur~~ a driver would be renuired to make a series of riQht turns and often be required to travel over a mile :o reach hic, destination. With the possible exception of the Center Ciiy Area~ the technique of one-way street systems would not prove a workable means of relievinp traffic cer~pestion in Plannin~ l,rea A~ because these systems are most effective when u.=_ino complete or pairs located approximately one-eiphth mile apart~ with~ ar~ adeouate two-way street separatin~ pairs. Since most of the pla~nir,Q area is served by a prid system of arterial highways at ha:f-mile intervals~ !he distance between complete pairs would be too great. CUARENT STUDIES A very important circulation problem wi{hin Plannino Area A is the lack of adequate nortfi-south~ east-west~ overcrossinps and connection points with the Santa Ana Fre~way. Aoproximately six miles of {he Santa Ana FreeNa y serve the City directly. Connections are spaced about two and ~ne-half miles apart~ which is a sipnificantly Qreater distance than fhe normal spacinQ of interchanges in an urbanized area. As a result, vehicles must frequen?.ly use heavy traversed intersections and arterial streets io reach the freevray. When this situation is improved, traffic will become more evenly distributed throughout the communi;y. Ideaily~ there should be both east-west and north-south crossinQ points at about h~alf- mile intervals~ with fresrray connection points at approximately one mile intervals. .tx ,- ,_ iw. . s~, .. ___ _ ,. i ~ ~ r•~,~ f _. . .. ._ ___ , ti , ... _ _ . _, __ ,.~ ~~'~3 ,~ • s,:~ - 7 - ~ : ,~ ~i, " Tra Anaheim ffic conpestion problems have increased in the Disneyland and St di ~ and duri S a um areas. This problem is particularly evident on weekends n~ the seasons when events are held at the Convention Center : tadium~ i ~ Disneyland and Melodyland. Traffic volumes are expected to ,, ncrease significantly when these areas ultimately develop. ~ Met hods of alleviating congestion problems in Plannin~ Arez A that ; ~ :~ are curr ently under study are: . 1. Completion of a circulation link connecting Anaheim Boulevard and Haster Street. Consideration is being given to ( ) t b i ~ a es a l shing a southbound connection and two-way ~ overcrossin~ of the Santa Ana Freevrayg and (b) improving roadway widths into the Center City Area. - r 2. The ali~nment of West Street north and south of Ball Road ~'+ ,~ including a two-way overcrossing and connection with the Santa Ana Freeway Consider ti i `! . a on s also being given to improving access from this overcrossing into the Center ~ City Area. , `.~ i 3. The upgrading of Orangewood Avenue between the Orange Freeway .' , and Haster Street including a two-way overcrossing at the Santa Ana Freeway. ~+. Modification of' the southbound Katella Avenue off-r~mp on the , I Santa Ana Freeway connecting it with Freedman Way as a ~ ~ temporary expedient pending construction of the Anaheim I Boulevard - Haster Street overcrossing. , 5• Connecting East and Lewis Streets in the vicinity of Ball Road and realignment of Lewis Street~ linkin~ Katella AvQnue ~~ ! to Anahsim Boulevard and/or Orangewood Avenue. I 6. Adoption of a precise alignment for Clementine Street between I Manchester Avenue and Orangewood Avenue. i ',.~ 1 ~. The extension of Convention Way between Harbor Boulevard and Haster Street. 8, Widening of the Harbor 6ouievard overcrossing of the Santa ~•; _ Ana Freeway and construction of a fuil interchange. y,~ °. ^onstruction of a Crescent Avenue overcrossing of the Santa Ana Freeway to provide an additional east-west circulation ~ _ link which will supplement Lincoln and La Palma Avenues. ;;~ a ~ k ~: ~ ~~ I ~ ~ ~ -8- 10. Widen and improve ramp connections with the Santa Ana Freeway at Brookhurst and Euclid Streets and La Falma and Lincoln Avenues to relieve con~estion zt adjacent intersections. il. Construction of a two-way overcrossing and full interchange linking State College Boulevard~ Manches±er Avenue~ and the Santa Ana Freevray to relieve traffic con~estion in the vicinity of State College Boulevard and Chapman Avenue. 12. Up~radin~ the traffic carrying caoacity of Harbor Boulevard between the Santa Ana Freeway and the Riverside Freeeray~ providing for adequate street width to accommodate anticipated demand. 13. The extension and possible reali~nment and widenin~ of east- west streets in the Center City Area to relieve existin~ arterial hiohways. A major problem related to the arteria] highway system in plannin~ Area A is that in many instances there is no subsystem below the Secondary Hi~hway classification to further serve the half-mile square erids formed by Major~ Primary and Secondary Hi~hways. Streets serving subdivisions within many of these ~rids are orier.ted directly to arterial hi~hways~ and as density or land use intensity increases~ arterial hi~hways may function less effici~ntly where these situations exist. Whenever possibie, the grid pattern should consist of Major or Primary Hi~hways at mi1= intervals~ Secondary Hiphways at half-mile intervals~ and Collector Streets at quarter-mile intervals. In the future every effort should be exerted to complete the Collector Street system. Past policies of the City have been to develop adjacent single and multiple family projects as self-contained units so traffic generated by the multiple family use would not have ready access to sin~le family residential areas. As a result of these policies~ Plannin~ Area A contains a number of local stub streets. These stub streets coupled with an incomplete system of Collector Streets may improve the efficiency of the Arterial system. The Plan proposes that these streets be extended to their logical terminus where practical or feasible. Railroad Grade Crossinas There are approximately seventy railroad ~rade crossings with arterial highways and iocal streets within the Anaheim city limits. Most of ihe trackage is used to service local spur lines~ and re~ularly ~ - -9- scheduled freight and passenger traffic is relatively light. Primary points of conflict with vehicular traffic are in those areas where the railroads have switching yards~ for example~ Katella at the Southern Pacific tracks and Lincoln and Broadway in the vicinity of the Santa Fe tracks. In generai~ train speeds are relatively slow and traffic delays are infrequent and of varying duration. R3ilroad companies recognize the problem of traffic safety and have constructed crossing guards at critic~l crossings. It is~ of course~ desirable to eliminate all g-ade crossings in a city so that there are fewer accidents and no delays. However~ it is necessary to evaluate the significance of the ~rade crossing problem in relation to the expense involved in correcting it~ and in comparison with other traffic problems~ so the matter may be kept in proper per- spective. Annual accident records indicate that major highway inter•sections experience ten or more times the number of accidents annually as the worst railroad grade crossings in the community. The railroad grade crossin~ problem is not expected to be of critical significance in the immediate future~ and the solution to the problem is too costly snd too destructive on adjoining properties to xarrant the consideration of a city-wide program that would eliminate many of the City's ~rade crossings at this time. It can be anticipated that switching activities will increase as the industrial areas develop. Thus~ it is possible that an increase in railroad operations mi~ht justify further consideration of railroad ~rade separations in the future~ particularly on State Colle~e Boulevard north of Katella Avenue~ Lincoln Avenue or Broad~ray at the Santa Fe tracks~ Harbor Boulevard at Santa Ana Street~ Broadvray near Manchester, and Katella Avenue near Lewis Street. Street Narnin~• Policies City staff works closely with County and State agencies ~o eliminate confusion which cart result from uncoordinatea street namin~ practices. Police and fire departments are greatly assisted when a uniform namin~ policy is extended to all City streets. Therefore~ the somewhat standardized apprcach ~f desi~nating the more extensive east-west streets and highways as avenues~ and north-south streets and highways as streets has been adopted. It has been more difficult to implement a standardized policy for neighborhood serving local streeis and cul- de-sacs. Since nearly eighty-five percent of the land within Planninp Area A _. ._ ..., . _ _ i _.__ ___ ~ . _ ....._ ~ - 10 - is developed~ there is little opportunity for implementing standardized practices at this date~ except with regard to newly constructed facilities. OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES The basic objectives in planning traffic ways are: 1. To provide a circulation system for the efficient and safe ~ movem~nt of people and ~oods throughout the city and its environs. _ 1 2. To provide trafficways which will preserve and enhance ~he _ aopearance and quality of the community. These objectives are accompiished through the application of certain desi~n and development principles which for the City of Anaheim include the followinQ: 1. To locate and classify trafficways according to their function. The functional classification of trafficways will be determined ~'' by analyzing: a. The location and 4ype of land use to be served„ b. The origin and destination of traffic involved. ~; ~ c. The speed~ type~ and volume of traffic to be accommodated. 2. Provide and maintain adequate street right-of-ways to accommodate ,! the expanding transportation needs of the community. ~ ~ i h 3• Design street systems to separate residential areas~ elementary ;i schools and other ~enerators or pedestrian traffic from indus- I~ trial~ cammercial~ and other through vehicular traffic while I; , providing all areas with convenient access to arterial highways. ~ 4. Relate all public and private transportation facilities within the community to re~ional~ state~ and national transportation ~ systems and facilities. ; 5• Provide attractive parkways~ street trees~ and other appropriate ~ landscaping on all public property adjace~t to any public ~; thoroughfare. ~ ' 6, Encourage and require attractive landscapin~ and site develop- ~-' ment on all sites adjacent t~ any public thoroughfare as an ~ * inte~ral part of such development. ~ ~ i . ~ ; ~ } ~ ,; ~ ,.. ._ .,:~..~„ ,.. .._.- <- ~~.~_.. _ .. - -. k ~ _, _ _ ~ - --- ~ . ~ _ .~~;- ~ ~. PLANWING AREA B ~: ~~~ ~ , ` ~ R I '. „Ax :{ ~ ,i 1 ~ , . ~ i ; ~ ~ ~ N ~.' , :. . ... .. _ .......... ...: _..,,..._.._. _' " _ ~. ~ * ~ .. . / " _' "'" , ~ ~ " . '. h : ~I~~ . ~ 1 ~ . C n ~ .,.. .,::++e~ - ;;~ i _. ... .. ~ . ........ . . _ _. ~ ~ .+ '~ f I .. . . . .. .. 'I . . . ... _ . . . . ~ ;. ~ .;j - 12 - ~~ 1 :~ P!ANNING AREA B PRESENT ~TATUS B3sic concepts for the development of an adequate circulation ; '~ system to serve this plannin~ area were adopted in 1965. The adopted circulation pattern was developed jointly with the County and the ~ cities of Orange and Villa Park. Although indicated road locations are approximate rather than precise~ they represent feasible alter- natives resu:ting from design studies. Topo~raphy will largely determine precise ali~nments. The classification of each road is based upon residential density proposals of tFie Plan. The system represents the minimum required to s~rve the planning area~ given these densit ro os l y p p a s. ' Since only lim~ted development has taken place to date~ basic ~ circulation links have not been completed. FUTURE OlJTL00K The Plan proposes six major north-south arterial highways. Three arte~ies cross the hills - Lakeview-Crescent-Lemon; Imperial~ and Wier ~ Canyonq two penetrate the h~lls - Linco:n and OranPe Park Boulevard~ ,~ and one provides a loopy connectinp Walnut and Gypsum Canyons. The proposed backbone arterial system is essential to provide access throuQh the planning area to adjacent areas~ and between jurisdictions. ~ I Five classes of arterial hi~hways are proposed in the Plan. They fulfill the same ~eneral functions as those west of the Riverg however~ ' standards have been modified because of the steep terrain. It may be necessary to deviate f'rom standards discussed below~ where topography ~. , dictates. The hillside standards will be applied in areas where the `, ~ grades generally exceed six percent. :{ ~i ~ ' Freewavs F} ~ j ~ f These are controlled-access separated highways providin~ for ~. l regional and inter-city traffic. They usually require 2~0 to 300 feet of right-of-way. €:• The Planning Areh will be served by three FreeNays - the Newport on ~` the west~ the Riverside on the ncrth~ and the Yorba Linda providin~ ~:~:. service from the northwest. These will ~ provide interchan es at the ~,1~ ; following points: °° ~' i 1 i - ~, °. ~~ * ~ ; ' '..~ :, ~ ~ . ~-- - ~3 - s Newport Freeway Katella Avenue - Villa Park Road Lincoln Avenue - Nohl Ranch Road . Riverside Freeway Jefferson Street Lakeview Street (extended south across the River) Imperial Nighway Wier Canyon Road Coal Canyon . Yorba Linda Free~ray Imperial Highway Current projections are that the Riverside Freeway wili become operational during 1971 and the Yorba Linda Freeway will be in operation by 19']6. The State Division of High,vays~ in conjunction wifh the City of Yorba Linda~ is currently studying the pussibility of routing the proposed Yorba Linda Free~vay north and east of Yorba Linda~ tiein~ into the Riverside Freeway in the vicinity of Weir Canyon. The Plan only desiQ- nates the Yorba Linda Freerray north of Esperanza Road because the ri~ht- of-way has been acquired and the first sta~e of construction has been completed. Expresswavs These are limited-access highways that serve inter-city traffic. They usually provide six travel lanes~ a center median~ and emer~ency parking lanes and require approximately 2p0 feet of right-of-way. Santa Ana Canyon Road will be relinquished by the State fcllowing completion of the Riverside FreeHay and will provide for circulation within the Plannin~ a.*ea and its immediate surroundings between Lincoln Avenue a.: Wier Canyon Road. ,:a A joint access point study for Santa Ana Canyon Road completed and ,.~ adopted b~ the State~ County~ and City provides for nine four-way intersections and two tF~ree-~vay intersections. Studies are currently `•~ underway to consider an additional four-way access point to serve th~. eastern perimeter of the proposed High School site located south of ;~ j { Santa Ana Canyun Road and east of Imperial Highway. , ~~.~ .~* I __. _ _ T___... _ _ , . -. _-. , , . ~~, y I ~~ ~ ~. _. _ _ _ _ Major Hiehway~ -14- These are six-lane divided highways c~nnecting ciiies witliin a re~ion. A standard ma~or highway requires 120 feet of ri~ht-of-way. No Major High~rays have been proposed within the planning area; however, several will provide some service. Oran~ethorpe Avenue provides for east-west traffic and Tustin Avenue provides for north-south traffic between Orangethorpe Avenue and the Riverside Freev~ray. Primary H~hways These are faur-lane divided highways providing for circulation within the piannin~ area and its immediate sur•roundings. A standard Primary Highway requires 106 feet of right-of-way. In the hill areas~ how~ver~ the standard has been reduced to 8~+ feet. Two Primaries serve the immediate area. Lakeview Street will extend from the Santa Ana Canyon Road across the River into the Yorba Linda area. Wier Canyon Road~ the only Primary Hi~hv~ay to cross the hills~ will connect the central and northeastern Orange County areas. Secondary Hiehwa~ These are four-lane hi~hways providing for circulation within the plannin~ area. A standard Secondary Hi~hway requires 90 feet of right- of-way. In the hillsides~ the width will vary depending upon whether there is direct accPSS to the highway. If there is to be access to both sides of the road~ ~-t feet is required. If access is one side only~ 67 feet is required~ and if there is no access only 60 feet need be provided. Where no access is provided~ parking bays may be required at regular intervals to handle emereency parkin~. A large number of Secondary Highways are proposed. Of these~ the mcst important are: . 1. The southern extension of Lakeview Street across the hills to Lemon Street~ in Villa Park. ~~}1 i 2. The southern extension of Imperial Highway to terminate at Santiago Boulevard. 3. The Walnut Canyon-Gypsum Canyon loop serving the eastern half af the - planning area. ~ .4x ~ -15- ~+. The northern e.ctension of Oran~e Park Boulevard to connect with Walnut Canyon Road in the vicinity of the Walnut Canyon Reservoir. 5. The eastern extension of Nohl fiarich Road to Walnut Canyon Road. Collectors These are two-lane highways distributin~ residential traffic from its ori in to higher capacity facilities, q standard Collector re- quires ~ feet of right-of-way, Ir the hill areas the standard has been modified as rollows: access both sides - 60 feet of right-of-way~ access one side only - 1i6 feet~ if no access is provided - 32 feet. qs with Secondaries~ parking bays may be required £or emeraency parking. The Plan shows general locations for a number of collectors. They are mostly found in the hi~hAr elevations of the planninp area~ where densities are penerally lower. Interior Streets These provide primary access to residential properties. A standard Interior Street requires 60 feet of ri~ht-of-way. In the hiils the standard has been modified to allow {he followinP: ;~6 feet of right-of- way where there is access on both sides~ ~+3 fePt~where there is access on one sideg and 30 feet ~vhere there is no access. This last conditior~ will be very infrequent. As above~emer~ency parkin~ bays may be required. Scenic Hiehwavs Several hi~hways lend themselves to development as scenic hi~hways, Principle among these is Santa Ana Canyon Road~ Nohl Ranch Road~ and the proposed Hillside Collectors which follow the ridgeline and form the southern boundary of Planning Area B. These latter facili:ies may offer potential scenic vistas~ future precise alipnments could incorporate turnouts for motorists. There is excess State property on both sides of Santa Ana Canyon Road that varies from a few feet to more than 150 feet in width. Thr; State will presumably relinquish righ+.s to Santa Ana Canyon Road and this excess property some time after completion or the Riverside Freevray. It Tay be possible for the City to acquire and attractively landscape this property. i . _ . ' - 16 - River Crossinas The Plan propnses five crossings of the Sania Ana River. Crossings at Tustin and Lakeview Avenues and Imperial Highway have been part of the Ci{y~s policies for some time. The imperial Hi~hxay and Tustin Avenue bridges are constructed. The Lakeview Avenue brid~e is essential to complete the link between Yorba Linda and Villa Park and will probably be built by mid-19'~0. The crossing dt Wier Canyon Road will link Yorba Linda and central Orange County areas. This will probably be the easternmost Primary Highway providinP access to the Riverside Freeway from the central portion of the County, 7he fifth brid~e will cross the river in the vicinity of Sycamore Flats, It is intended to interchange with the Riverside Freevray near Gypsum Canyon. As noted earlier~ this is also the site of a Re~ional Park. OBJ~CTIVES AND NRINCIPLES The basic objectives in planning an adequate circulati~n system within Planning Area B are: 1. Provide a system of traffic~rays which is related to the planned residential densities and land use and the anti- c~pated need for movin~ people and voods. 2. Relate ihe systsm of arterial hi~hways to the County Master Plan of Arterial Hi~hways~ and to the Plans of adjacent cities. ~ ~t ~ Cf - i ~ I 1i ~;~ ~ i :~ ~ i'. ~ 3. Provide trafficways which will enhance the appearance and quality of the residential and commercial areas through which they +ravel. trafficevolumesentTheseSen turnrdepend upon~the developmentnofhadjacen{ed land. A decision to change the use of that land will affect the volume of traffic carried on the hi~hway. If the capacity of the roadvs y is exceeded~ additional width~ or perhaps a completely new ri~ht-of-way would be required. This is complicated by steep topoeraphy, Current City policy calls for landscapin~ along arterial hiphways~ as N~ell as street tree planting. These policies should be continued in the hillsides~ to maintain the same high quality of development present west of the River. Because the tooopraphy will require reduced street standards~ the appearance of streels and hi~hways should be carefully considered. ' i - ~. ANAHEItd GEiJERqL PLAN - 1969 Drainage Facilities Objectives and Policies PLANi4ING AREA A PRESE1dT STATUS Most of the City of Anat~eim is built on a flood plain which originates at the mouth of the Santa Ana Canyon and spreads south- westerly to the Pacific O~ean. The major water course through this area is the Sa~ta Ana River vrhich also forms the eastern boundary of Planning Area A. The use of the Santa Ana River for storm drain discharge serving Pianniny Area A is generally pre- cluded by the fact that the ~iver's elevation is higher than most o f the land within the City to the south and west. The planning and development of flood control and drainage facilities is a joint effort undertaken by the Oranqe County Flood Control District and the City of Anaheim. Major facilities~ such as the Santa Ana River and the flood-control chan~els~ are con- structed ar,d maintained by the Distr?ct. These .'acilities are de- signed on a minimum basis of a twenty-five year frequency storm to provide against major loss of life and property a~d the channels serve as regional outfall.s for the local drai~s constri~cted by the C?ty of A~aheim. Anaheim's prepared htaster Plan of Drainage indi- cates needed ~ainage facilities for all areas within the City's present bou~daries (including Planning Area A). The size and location of these facilities is based o~ a desiq~ criteria to mitigate flooding during a!0-year freque~cy sterm. All Southern California Cities, including Anaheim, have historical'y used their local streets and arterial highvrays .'or the seco~dary function of transporting storm water during pe:iods o` peak runoff in additi.o~ to their ~o:mal usa for vehirular traffic. However~ as areas become urbanized and la~d uses hecome more concentrated~ quantities of water runoff increase, exceeding the capacity of streets to adequately earry this ru~off and also maintai~ the normal d~mands of vehicular traffic. To determine the exte~t cf the storm drain facilities required by the City, it has been necessary to consider the following factorss 1. The anticip,ted property damage and possible loss of life due to floodtng. 2. Economic loss due to traffic delays. 3. Economic losses attributable to rainfall and flooding. .a* - 2 - PI.ANfJ IIJG AREA A Using the abov~ factors as guide lines, the locatio~ and size of required underground storm drains has been principally determined by thP following criteria: 1. Flooding on an arterial street should not er.ceed the width of the parking lane during a t~n-year freq~ency design storm. 2. Flooding on local streets should not exceed the top of the curb during a ten-year frequ~^cy desig~ storm. 3. Hillside streets should be designed in a manner that . limits maximum runoff velocities of water in the streets; ! thereby~ preventing destructio~ caused by high runoif _ velocities. In 1959, the need for a storm drain program for the ~ity of Anaheim was clearly recognized and a Bond Issue was subm:tted to the electorate for 51~300~Q00 which was subsequentl•,• passed b~~ the voters. I~ 1963~ ano{:her Bond Issue was placed before the voters, this tim= in the amount of 32,500,000 and again the result was affirmative for a continued program of storm drain construction. The monies from the above Sto:m Drain Bond Issues combined with *.hr_ use of Gas Tax 'unds and mi~or amount of General Fund money, have provlded for the con- st•ruction of approximately five and one half million dollars of Storm Drain Facilities since 1959. Thus, when the heavy rainfalls oc~urred in January and ~ebruary of 1969 which wrought vicious destruction in other areas of Orange County, the forsight shawn by Anaheim citizens during the previous ten years ;eturned a fruitful premium; prop?rty losses and inconveniences were minor considering thn magnitude of the storm. The City of Anaheim has a drainage deficiency in excess of twenty million dollards (Reference ?_0-year Capital Improvement Report for Storm Drains - 1968). The 1968 Citizen's Capital Im- provr.me~t Committee reviewed these deficienr.ies and formaliy recorunended a 35~371~000 ~r program to cover a t;even-year con- str~ction period. I~ their iudgment~ this was a prudent prog;am which would permit the City to continue its' position as a ir,adi~g ~ ~* ..~- _ -i . s ___ _ _ .__.._._ . ___ _._.......__._. _. . _._ ..... -°-.. _.. ....,. .. + _...._ . .... , _ ._ _ _._... _. ~ % ~ ,, -- ~. ~ } ,;_,;1 ` ~~ - 3 - i;:~ PLqNN ING AREA A ,~~ center for residential, commercial and industrial growth in Orange ..',~ Cou n t y b y m i t i g a t i n g t h e m o s t s e ri o us : loo d pro blems. ~ In November, 1968, a proposed four and one-half million dollar '~i~ storm drain bond issue to permit the continvance of the storm drain program as recommended by the 1968 Citizens' Committee xras placed .~ on the ballot and defeated by the Anaheim electorage (yes votes - { 26,956; no votes - 25,639; approval by two-thirds majority required ^ `i ~ to pass) , FUTURE OUTLOOK i _ The Citizens of the City of Anaheim have been leaders in Orange _ County in the development and construction of drainage facilities to protect the'•.r life ano their property. It is considered that with continued urbanization and increased population densities, there will be ever increasing demands for additional amenities that can be pro- vided only with an underground storm drain system. Some of these ares ; 1. Elimination of the need for cross gutters and chan~els in streets; •~hereby: ~ a. Providing smoother streets without drainage I dips which are hazardous to traffic; and b. increasing the traffic carryi~g capacity of streets by reducing traffic slow-down caused 'c:y surface drainage. 2,. Removal of irrigation "nuisance" and storm waters , and attendent trash and debris which collects in ~i gutters. I 3.. Afford properties better protection from flood ~ and erosion damage. 4,. Pedestrians and school children may walk across streets without wetting their feet in the wa'.:er running in street gutters and motorists would no~ have their cars splashed with nuisar.ce water. • ~ 1 ~. i a~l ~ ~ ~ . ~_ __. _ ._..... _._.__.._... ~i _.__.._ ..... .. .. . . . . . .. __....__. , _.._ .. _..,.. ..__ , f ...~ - 4 - ~ PLANNING AREA p The recent failure of the proposed 1968-Storm Drain Bond Issue will require that other means of financing Storm Drain Facilities be considered. Financir~g methods that may be considered ares 1. Establishing drainage acreage fees 2. Using more Generai Fund t~fonies 3. Using Federal Grant Monies • 4. Increased use of Gas Tax Monies 5. Resubmittai of a Bond Issue to the Anaheirn electorate for their reconsideration It cannot be concluded that floods like those of January 1916~ January 1934, Marc~ 1938 and January and February 1969 are indica- tive of maxirnum flood conditions that will be experienced in the future. As noted by U, S, Geological Survey reports concerning past floods in Southern California (Water Supply paper 88~1)~ "Residents of Southern California should realize that, in spite of the application of our most advanced technical and scientific know- ledge regarding flood co-~tro1 facilities and pr.actices~ those who continue t~ occupy natural flc~d plains and debris cones are defying the inexorable laws of nature." OBJE;)TIVES AND POLICIES i The basic object in planning drainage facilities is to provide a quality service which will adequa•tely protect and enhance the ! health, safety and general welfare of the present and future citizens I! of the City of Anaheim. The objective can be accomplished through the application of certain policies which inciude the following: I 1. Provide a storm d~•ainage system which will pre- vent deva3ting fl~od drainage and adequately dis- pose of rainfall and subsequent runoff from a ten-year fr~yuency storm. 2. Relate Anaheim's flood control system to multi- ~ purpose uses whenever practical and financially ~ feasible. Some examples of e desirable multi- j purpose use ares - ...,, ~ , . -i __ .__ _ . _. __... ,. __... _.__..__. ~ ~ ~~ - 5 - PLANNING AREA A a. Utilization of land with flood-hazard poten- tial to recreational uses or greenbelt areas. b. Maximvm retention of stoxm runoff for recharg- ing into the underground water basir, for future rrater resource. c. Construction of underground drainage facilities with street improvement projects to take full advantage of accruing economies. 3. Relate Anaheim's flood control system to regional~ state and national plans and programs of comprehensive lon9-range planning for the total urban area to ob- tain the maximum bene£its a± the lowest possible cost to the community. ~ ---.:., - ~~. c~~:l - ~ ~1 ,-- i ____...._._ __..,.....~.._:_.,.,:-,-:., _. ) ~•~ PLANN ING ARFrI B ~;_... i --- _ -- ~ ! 1 ~ .. - 7 - ~ PLANNING AREA B i , I PRESENT STATUS 1 To date only a limited amount of storm drain facilities have been constructed within this Planning Area. Partially com- pleted ,`ac`_~i+ies include: 1. A City constructed channel adjacent to Nohl Canyon Road which also serves as a spillway for the Walnut Canyon Reservoir. (This chan~el has not been fully li~ed and considerable improvement is required for • its ultimate service.) ; 2. A~ upstream storm drain through the residential tract at Solomon Drive~ south of Santa Ana Canyon Road~ is complete. But' the downstream portion ~ from Santa Ana Canyon Road to the Santa A~a River has not been constructed. It is estimated that if Planning Area B is to develop as anticipated, it will cost in excess of five million dallars to 4 provide adequate flood control and storm drain facilities. FUTURE OUTLOOK The Orange County Flood Contrcl District has prepared a study entitled "An Investigation of Flood Control and Water Conservation Deficiencies within ~range County~ California" which notes the major drainage courses and areas of deficiency within Planning Area B. The construction of 1;',~e~e needed facilities presents no difficult or u~usual problems from an engineering and technicai point of view; however, difi`icult decisions of the future will be: 1. How to provide adequate drainage facilities with limited financial resourcesj ands 2. What sources of monies can or will be used. Financing the construction of necessary drainage facilities will be a perplexing problem in the well planned development of this area. Presently~ current City policy is that developers are required to construct necessary dreineg~ facilities at their cost if they desire to proceed with tract development prior to work by the Orange County Flood Control District or the City's ability to financially participate in a drainage project. a ~ . - _ _ ._ _ . _ ._. ... _ . ~: . ._ _ . ~ ~~ - 6 - OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES . The basic object in planninn drainage facilities is to pru- vide a quality service which will adequately orotect and enhance the health, safety and general welfare of the present and future citizens of the City of Anaheim. The objective can be accomplished through the application of certain policies which include the following: 1. Provide a storm drainage system which will prevent devastin9 flood drainage and adequately dispose of rainfall and sutsequent runoff from a ten-year ~ frequency storm. 2. Relate Anaheim's flood control system to multi- purpose uses whenever practical and financially feasible. Some examples of a desirable multi- purpose use ares a. Utilization of land with flood-hazard potential to recreational uses or gree- belt areas. b. Maximum retention of storm runoff for re- charging ir,to the underground water basin for future water resource. c. Construction of underground drainage facilities with street improvement projects to take full advantage or accruing economies. 3. Relate Anaheim's flood control system to regional, state and national plans and programs of comprehensive long-ran9e planning for the total urban area to obtain the maximum benefits at the lowest possible cost to the community. .~.~. . . .. ,.... ... . ~..- . ~ ,,_,_... .,.:. ,,,. . --~ ~ .._- _ ,... ..._ .... _.. , ., . . __... .. _ . , ---•- , -.. r , ~ , r. ~ ~~` :~;:, _._ ___ _ _ ~ .~ . ^ r , ~ -~ i , ~ li ANAHEIM GENERAL PLAN - 1;~69 Sew~rs Obje~tives and Policies ~~ ~, !; `~ r,~ ~ ~ ~ , ____ _ ; ~ _ __ ___ _ __ __ ... ,-- . _ I ~: . PLANNING qREA A PRESENT STATUS A major factor in the urbanization of an area is the availability o~ an adequate sanitary sewerage system. The development of sewerage systems like other public utility systems is a regional consideration. When individual jurisdictions within a region are able to cooperate in the development of major facilities~ duplication and expense can be minimized. ~ ~ne of the principle factors in the development and design of ; sanitary sewerage systems in Orange Cou~ty has becn the outstanding , regional cooperation between Municipal and County governmental agencies _ in establishing a comprehensive system of ma.jor trunk sewers and treat- ment plants. I.~dividual cities and districts pr~vide for the design and con- st*uction of sewer subsystems v~hich ultimately tie into the larger regional trunk system. Ovm ers and developers of individual properties are responsible for the installation of on-site facilities which will adequately serve their properties. Orange County Sanitation Districts Nos. 2 and 3 serve nost of plannin9 Area A; portions of West Anaheim are served by the Stanton ~ounty Water District and the Garden Grove Sar,itar; Disi:rict. The Yorba Linda County VJater District serves a small portion of the plan- ning area north of Orangethorpe Avenue. Effluent from these districts is collected by local sewers and transported via main trunk lines to Orange County Sanitation District's treatment plants. The final treated effluent is then discharged into the Pacific Ocean. Most of the land within Plannin9 Area A is developed and construc- tion of the municipal sewerage system is nearly complete. Principle criteria used in designing these systems were anticipated future land uses and topography; however, economics have also played an important part. Residential~ commercial, and i~dustrial developers needing service pay a sewer acreage fee which is then utilized for sewer ,` construc•tion. A findin9 of the 1968 Citizens Capital Improvement ' Commil;tee study concerning sewerage facilities is that increased construction costs will necessitate fee increases if the program is ~,~~ to be self-sustaining. ,; Typical sewer design involves the use of basic coefficients of ~ water use for residential, commercial, and industrial land uses. Hew- ~, ever, local land use considerations~ such as anticipated development ~x ! ~ L . . . ....... . . .. , - 2 _ within the P.naheim Stadium and the Di.sneyland Areas have warranted a departure from standard practices because of the difficulty in de- termining the number and size of the ma,jor facilities that will ultimately develop. In sizin9 sewer facilities in Anaheim's irdustrial areas~ it has been assumed that most development will be of a"light" industrial nature and that industries of the high water use= type will incorporate programs of water reclamation ~~d reuse into their site plans. FUTURE OUTLOOK Each area of the City, as well as the adjoining und~veloped areas, have been analyzed in terms of existin9 and future sev~er requiremenis. These ar,alyses point out that deficiencies witliin Planning Area A are primarily in the Center City Area. Capital improvements programs ~ecessar~ to up~rade service i.n this area are currently under study, However, major improvements in the Center City Area will. not be under- taken until there is more definite knowledge concerning future pa~~ern~ and densities of development. The rapid growth and development of Anaheim relates to a nu:r,ber of facters. Important determinants in the selection of 2n Anaheim location by homebuilders, industrialists, and developers of major commercial facilities has been the City's willingness to serve new areas with sanitary sewers at a reasonable char.~ge, OB,7ECTIVES AND POLICIES The basic objective in planning sewer facilities is: to provide for the health~ safety~ and general welfare of the citizens of Anaheim. This objective can be acr,omplished through the application of certain policies w}~ich for the City of Anaheim include the following: 1• provide the necessary systems of drains, sanitary sewers~ Pumps, and treatmen+. plants, to collect and adequately dis- pose of the liquid wastes of the community. 2• Establish and enforce adequate standards for the discharge of solid and liquid industrial wastes, to prevent water oollution. ~5; ~ 3• Relate Anaheim's sanitary sewei• syst~m ±o regional~ state~ and ~ational sanitary sewer facilities to assure the reclama- tion and re-use of liquid wastes as a supplemental water ., ~; supply wherever possible. .~ d `:~ :3~ ~~:~ ~ ',~. rc~~. PLAIJNING AREA B SEWERS ~ ~ ..-- ~~ i w'{ ' ~ ~+ ~ ~ c.,; ~ I ~~ ~~ ~ ~ I ~---~:yj:~ ~ _ _. , ., PRESENT STATUS PLANNING AREA B A pr;nciple reason for the dynamic grov~h of the westerly port:on of Ylanning Area B during the past four years l~as been the extension of a main trunk sewer from the Riverside Freeway east to Imperial Highway and a twenty-seven inch tru~k extending easterly from this facility to beyond Solomon Drive. Present plans call for extending this facility further east to Mohler Drive by Mid-1970. Factors which ledto construc- tion of the main trunk sewer weres 1. Tl~at the Orange County Sanitation Distr~ct's long-range plans for main trunk sewers designated a facility alon9 the south side of the Santa Ana River; howcver, the scheduled date of completion was 1975; and~ 2. Recognition that residential land witt~in 'lanr'nc nr~a q was approachin9 saturation and that the `-~r,ta A~; ~;dr yo~ was nov~ ready to begin developing, FUIURE OUTLOOK Steep terrain in the hill areas may necessitatc- r' ~ installati~n •~ several pumping stations. It is probable that relat ~1: srra~li ;.nt~>ri•;;` sewage treatment plants will be constructed along thc no°~Lh ha~k np ±~;e Santa Ana River to serve the area east of Imperial Highvr~y '~' ~h -,ortl. and south of the River. These interim plants will provide ^ece ar service until mai~ trunk sewer systems are completed. TreateJ eF{lUr^~ from these plants vrill be discharged into the Santa Ana River a-:d eventually percolate down to the underground water table. The Orange Co~nty Sanitstion Disi:rict currently proposes locating a water reclama- tion plant south of the Riverside Freeway and west of Tusi:in Avenue. OATECTIVES AldD POLICIES The basic objective in plan~in9 sewer facilities is to provide for the health~ safety~ and yeneral v~elfare of citizens of Anaheim. This objective can be accomplished through the application of certain policies which for the City of Anaheim include the followings 1. ~'rovide the necessary systems of drains, sanitary sewers, purnps~ and treatment plants~ to collect and adequately dispose of the liGuid wastes of the community. 2. Establish ar~ -:~e adequate standards for the discharoe of solid a~ ~dustrial wastes~ to prevent water p~llution. ~-- ~~: . _... _...... . _ i ', ~ . ._ti ' _ _ _ _ . _ . . _ _ „~ ;. :j .~ - 2 - .+ ~ 3. Relate Anaheim's sanitary sewer system t~ regional, state, ~ and national sanitary sewer facilities to assure the ,~ , reclamation and re-use of liquid wastes as a:upplemental water supply wherever possible. ; _' ~ ~ _ i ... _. _ , 1 '. ~ / AIJt,FIEI~d GEtJFBpL PLAN - 19r,9 Electrical Utilities Objr.ctives and Policies ~i ~. a ,t ~ :~_~ :; ..,t~ i ~ ~,. .. . . .. .. . . ._.._ _ __ , __ ._. ,.,. i ~ ___ _ __.,. : . . ~_) OVERVIEW The Anaheim municipal electrical utility has provided service to Anaheim residents since 1895. Prior to that time, electrical energy was unavailable in the City. The generating plant constructed in 1895 delivered single-phase power with a primary voltage of 1000 volts and a secondary voltage of 30 volts. When the plant was initially put into operation~ it supplied electricity for 145 incandescent lamps, 13 a-rc ligntis for street lighting and 9 arc lights installed in front of stores. For the first 21 years -- 1895 to 1916 -- the electrical utility 9enerated all of its ow~ power requirements. In 1916, the City nego- tiated a ten-year contract to purchase all of its power frorn the ; Southern California Edi~~n Company. Soon after this contract was signed~ the City sold ali of its generating equipment. At the end of -. the ten-year contract perioa, the municipally-owned and operated electrical utility installed a generator in-parallel with the Edison lines. For ttie next three years -- 1927 to 1930 -- this generator provided part of the City's power requirements~ the remaining oor- tion being purchased from the Edison Company. On May 12, 1930, the City generating plant was removed from service and the municipal } electrical utility again pu~chased all of its power from the Edison Companq• Since 1930~ the City has purchased all of its power from ~ the Edison Company with the present contract to expire in 1973. ~ Today, the Electrical Division distributes about one billion kilow'att hours of electrical energy to about 40,000 metArs and approxi- mately 7~000 street lights. Maximum demands placed on the utili±y facilities c.ach year occur in the summer. In I968~ the maximum de- mand was neax]:, 1b0,OGU kilowatts. Electricai enerc~; is u~istributed through aboui ~6 mi.les of transmission lines and 600 miles of dis- tribution lines. All power distribui;?d by the City is purchased at ! 66,000 volts from the Southern California Edison Company. Ciiy- I owned transmission lines carry the power to five suUstations where it is transiurmed to 12~000 volts and distributed through lines I which are ca•rried on poles and in underground conduits to homes and businesses throughout the City. ~': s . [. ~. ~ l•~ ;;j ` ~~ F,~ ' ~ I~~1 ..~~ ~ ~ , ~- - 2 - PLANNING AREA A PRESENT STANS Approximately three-fourths of Planning Area A is served by the City-owned and operated electrical system. Portions of the Planniny Area generally located: 1) between the Santa Ana Freetivay and Brook- hurst Street south of Ball Road; and, 2) from Dale Avenue to the western City limits are presently served by the Southern California Edison Company. The City has an agresment with the Edison Company to purchase Edison facilities servin9 those areas and residents in P~anning Area A not presently served by the City system. This program has been in effect for several years and annual appropriations are made to the electrical utility's budget to assure its completion. Tne 1968 Citizens' Capital Improvement Committee recently reviewed this program and recommended that the City purchase the remaining Edison Company facilities in A~aheim as soon as possible. Al1 power distributed by the City within Planning Area A is pur- chased from the So~ithern California Edison Company, and is initially delivered to ihe Lewis Substation at 66~000 volts. From this point it is transmitted via multiple 66,000 volt lines to three other sub- stations within Planning Area F~: Hannum Substation located on Gilbert Street north of Lincoln Avenue; Dowling Substation located on Kraemer Bculevard north of La Palma Avenue; and, Anaheim Substatio7 located o~ Anaheim Boulevard south of Santa Ana Street. Each of these substations is designed to have an ultimate capacity of 80,000 kilowatts. The City's power distribution system is operated at 12,000 volts except for the older Center City Area which is served at 4,160 volts. A new substation - Yorba Substation - is now under ccnstruction on La palma Ave~ue just west of Lnperial Highway. This facility is scheduled to begin operation in the fall of 1969 and will provide ad- ditional service to the Northeast Industrial Area, portiuns of the community north of Orangethorpe Avenue, and the western half of Planning Area B. The City Utilities Department contains a Power Sales Division to assist developers, builders~ and citizens in the use of elec~=ica1 energy for lightin9 or electrical apoliances in their homes, businesses, or industries. FUNRE OUTLOOK ihe Electrical Div~sion's management and professional staffs are ~ngaged ~n a contin~uus program of Qhysical and technological moderniza- tion of all existing facilities ana equipment. In addition, projections indicating fuiure power requirements within Planning Area A have been r,ompleted. Future nlans call for the construction of two additional substations io serve the western and south-western portions of Planning Area A when the rated capacity of existing substations is reached. .- - 3 - PLANNING AREA A Redevelopment of the Central Business District will require re- construction of the existing overhead 4~160 volt distribution system. If high density residential and cortu~nercial development mat?rializES, and electrical load requirements'increase proportionately~ the capacity of existing electrical facilities must be increased. Sig- nificant capital investments will be required to provide substation and underground utilitv facilities to serve a modern downtown Jwsiness district comprisEd of high density living and working areas. The Electrical Division is studying alter~ate rnethods of lower- ing the cost of electrical energy while maintaining a highly reliable level of service. Joint participation with other electrical suppliers to develop generatin9 and transmissio~ facilities is under study to meet the growin9 electrical needs of the community. Recent studies indicate that the City's electrical requirements will double every six years. Participation by the City in power generation hrojects may be recommended upon the completion of these studies. A program of this magnitude would require that Hnaheim voters authorize thP City Council to issue revenue bonds for the necessary capital invest- ments in plant and facilities~ OBJECI'IVES AND POLICIES The principal objective in planning electrical facilities is to provide quality utility services adequate to protect and enhance the health, safety and general welfare ef present and future citizens of Anaheim. This objective can be accomplished with the apolication of certain policies which for the City of Anaheim include the Fol~owing: 1. Serve electrical energy to all electrical consumers in Anaheim in an efficient manner which is consistent with good utility and business practices at rates which are equal to or lower than rates for cornparable services in adjacent communities. ~~~ ~ ~' ~ ; r 2. Encourage ard provide for the installation of electrical lines and cables and underground facilities to enhance the esthetic appearance of the communit.y, U~dergrou~d electrical service is required by City ordinrnce for all subdivision developments. The developer provides underground trenches and pays the difference between estimated overhead and underground installation costs. ~ ~ i e ,~'~ _ , „ ,. .. _. .-- --..._. _ . .. . . ... .. . . . . . , . . . _ , . ... --_.~ a n. ~ _ _... .._._ ~ `~ ~ . , - • .. y`~•` "~ -4- ^ ~?:.~ :-,r~ , PLANNING AREA A ~:~ 3. Operate and maintain City street lightin9 facilities ~' for the safety and control of pedestrian and vehicular ;' ~, traffic. Residential, commercial and industrial sub- division developers aTe required bv ordina~ce to pro- vide a street lighti~g system in accordance with City ~1 i specificatio~s which will then be owned, operated and mai~tained bv the Electxical Division. Developers of ~`'~ propezties which are not part of a subdivisio*+ may pay ~: a fee for street li.ghting construction or provide a p'1 street lighti~g system which complies with City ~ ~ standards. g~ . ~;~ For more detailed information concernin9 electrical system policies, ~ ' ~ a listing of rules~ regulations and rates for electrical utilities, as ,. ~' - estabiished by the Citv Council, is available from the Utilities Depart- `~ ment and the City s Customer Service Division. P~ _., _., ,...:.. Z-:~..~.__.~„_-.,~,~;.:~~,ry...,- .,.,_.,..,. „ ^ ~ ~ ~ ,- ~ _..____. ____ __ ' • K ~ ~ ~ . - . ~;~~ _I ~ . , .~ ,'~,~ , .'~ ~ ` ~ • 1 ` 1 ,'1 j ': ~ ~' ,t t ' ~ 4 ~! ~ • 6 ; ,~: ~' ~: ~~ t~' r ~ ~ ~ ~i i 6:i ~ i ,t.~ "~' I _.... _ ..., _._.._ ..... .,.., I S .s ) PLANNIIJG AREA B ~ , ry ~ - 5 - PLANNING AREA B e~ .. PRESENT STATUS ~rowth within Planning Area B to date~ pr?marily consists of residential development constxucted in the ivestern one-third of the planning area. Both the City and the Southern California Edison Conoany have installed overhead 12~000 volt systems to serve this Plannin9 Area. Areas annexed to the City after development occurs are generaliy served by the Edison Company• Uninhabited areas an- nexed to the City before development occurs are generally served by the City electrical utility. As in planning Area A~ the City has an agreement with the Edison Company to purchase Edison 'facilitiesservin9 those areas and residents in planning Area B not presently served by the City system. 1'ower for the City system is distributed from the ~owlir.g Substation located in Planning Area A on Kraemer Boulevard north of La Palma Avenue. The City is presently engaged in the develop- ment of a backbone system to serve anticipeted growth within plan- ning Area B. The initial phase of this program is construction of the Yorba Substatio~ (also located in Plannin9 Area A) on La Palma Avenue west of Imperial Highway. This facility will be in operation by the fall of 1969, FU'NRE OUTLOOK An additional substation is planned in the vicinity of Featherly Regional Park to serve future developments in the eastern half of Planning Area B, The City's electrical system will be expanded to meet the needs of increasing load requirements as tnis area is annexed and developed. ~B,TECTIVES AND POLICIES The principal objective in planning e:ectrical facilities is to provide Guality utility services adequate to protect and enhance the health, safety and general welfare of present and future citizens of Anaheim. This objective can be accomplished with the application of certain policies which for the City of Anaheim include the following: 1. Serve electrical energy to all electrical consumers in Anaheim in an efficient manner which is consistent with good utility and business practices at rates which are eq~al to or lower than rates for comparable services in adjacent communities. ~ . ~ ,-. , _... _.. __ ~ . . . _, i _. __.,-.,.,. _ _, 1 ..~ ::< - 6 - ~ . PLANNING AREA B 2. Encourage and provide for the installation of electrical lines and cables d an underground facilities to enhance the es+.heti.c appearance of the community. Undergro»nd electrical service is required bv City ordinance for all subdivision developments> The developer provides u~derground txe ch n es and pays the difference between estimated overhead and undergrou~d i s± ll ti n a a on costs. 3. Operate and maintain City street ]ighti~g facilities f ~ ~ or the safety and control of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Residential ' , commercial and industrial sub- division developers are required b~~ ordinance to ' pro- v?de a street lighting system in accordance with City s ifi _ pec cations k~hich will then be owned, operated and maintained by the Electrical Divisi D on. evelopers of properties which ~re not part of a subdivisio~ m ay pay a fee for street lighting construction o•r provide a street lighti~ s t g ys em which complies with City standards. For policies, more detailed inFormation concerning electrical system a listing of rules re ul ti utilities , g a ons and rates for electr?cal , as established hy the City Council i Utilities , s available from the Department and the City's GLstomer Seryice Division. r~• ~ ~~ ~ ~~ . ~r~ R ~ ~ ~ ,, ; - :.,..__..._._.___._~_~__ ~i - ~:~ ~ , ~ _. _.__......____..._.... _.._.__.......-------__ _ _ , ~} • • ij ~ .'~~ • :.~ . ' ~ ~ ~ . - ~ , , '~~ , ,~ ~:{ <i I, ;. I 1 Af i ~ ANAHEIM GENERAL PLAN - 1969 Water Utilities Objectives and Policies i ~ ~ , ~, ' i OVERVIEW The Anaheim municipal water utility has provided service to Anaheim residents since 187~. Prior to that time~ each Anaheim family had to arrange for' its own water supply. ~`~hen the water utility be~an its cpera'icns~ water ~ras supplied•from a single well~ stored in a 7J~000 ~allon elevated wooden tank~ and distributed throu~h a four inch wooden water main a distance of fiv~ blocks. By the end of its first year of operation~ the municipally-owned and operuted water system w~s supplying approximately 4~000 ~allons per day to Anaheim residents. •j Today~ the aver~ge daily consumption of water used by Anaheim resi- dents is more than ~;j~000~000 gallons per day. The peak-use day was in ~ excess of 61~000~000 gallons of rrater. The Water Division provides ; servica to more than 1']0~000 people. About half of the water supply -. for the City is purchased from the Metropolitan Water District of - Southern California (MWD) and the other half is pumped from wells owned and operated by the Water Division. Four reservoirs provide Anaheim with a s{orage capacity of approximately one billion gallons of ~rater. This storage supply is sufficient to last the City from 30 to 90 days ~ in the event of an emergency. If Nater rationing were ever necessary~ , the storage supply could last significantly lon~er. The City has nearly t 500 miles of transmission ar.d distribution pipe lines beneath the y streets of Anaheim. These pipe lines~ ranging ir~ size from four to six ~ inches in size~ provide service to about 3'J~000 meters and more than ~+~000 fire hydrants. ~~~ ~ ~ .~x ~ ~- ~ .- , _ __ , _ i , _ _ . . ~.~ .r `~ -2- PLANNING AREA A PRESENT STATUS Nearly all of Planning Area A is served by the City-owned and operated water system. A small portion in'the northeast section of the planning area is served by the Yorba Linda County Water District. Water distri- buted by the City is obtained from six MWD connections~ approximately 30 wells~ the A. F. Lenain Filtration Flant and the sixty million gallon Olive Hills Reservoir. The :wo latter facilities are located in and also serve Planning Area B. Located in Plgnning Area A are the La Palma and Linda Vista pumping stations with ground level reservoir capacities of seven milli~n and four miilion ~allons~ respectively. All of the master- planned transmission mains have been installed in Plsnning Area A. FUTURE OUTLOOK The Water Division~s management and professional staffs are engaged in a continuous program of physical and technoloQical modernization of all e:eisting facilities and equipment. In addition~ projections indi- catin~ future water requirements within the planning area are continuously being updated. Based upon these projections~ plans call for additional wells and MWD connections to serve future deJelopments. R~development of the central business district in the future will require modofication of the existing distribution system if high density and commercial development Reterielizes and the water load requirements increase proportionately. Sianificant capital investments will be required to provide water facilities to serve a modern downtown business district comprised of high density living and working areas. Anticipatin~ future capital improvement needs associated Nith a rap;dly growing com- munity~ Anaheim residents in November~ 1968~ authorized the City Council to issue water revenue bonds in the amount of $2 million. ~~. ~~~ ` ~ ', ~, . C1 R I i .4x c P .:;~-~ ' ` ____...., . . ..,__... .._ ~ . _ __. .__ _ _ _ _ _. . -.--. . . _ ._ . _ _ _ _ .__ _ % ~ ~ . . . ___ ' `~ r • ~ ` . PLANNING AREA B ~~ t '~ - .~ ,.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t ^ J -4- PRESENT STATUS PLANNING AREA B Growth within Planning Area B to date prir~iarily consisis of residential developr.,~„i constructed in the western one-third of the planning area. Nearly all of this area is served by the City-cwned and operated water system. The Peralta Hills and Walnut Canyon Mutual Water Companies each ser•ie water to ap~roximately 80G acres. Water distribute~ by the City is obtai~tsd from one MWD cennecticr~ the A. F, Lenain Filtration Plant~ and Olive Hills Reservoir. The City is presently engaged in the develcpment of a backbone system to 'serve anticipated growth within this area. The initial phase of this program was the construction of the 920 million gallon reservoir in Walnut Canyon and the adjacent ten million gallon per day A. F. Lenain Filtra{ion Plant. in additi~n~ several miles of transmission mains have already been installed in this ar~a. FUTURE OUTLOOK As development occurs in PlannifiF Area B~ completion of the second stage cf the A. F. Lenain Filtration Plant is plan~ied to increase its capacity from 10 to 20 mi:`.ion ga:lons per day, ror elevaticns higher than existing facili~ies~ booster stati;ns und storage tanks are planned. Add'stional transmission main^ canformirig {o the master plan for this area will be installed 4o ser~~e fvture developments. Water revenue bonds are aveiiable if reo~d~.re~.~ for future r,apital investments in this area, OBJECTIVES AND P01_ICIES The princi~le objective of the Wster• D~•~;,,9~n in planning water facilities is to provide service to the :i:;.~ons of A~aheim: Service in the form of adequate pressure~ high qualit~•~ and necessary quantities to meet both domestic and fire demands, The objec;tive can be acccm- olished through the application of certain policies which for the City of Anaheim include the followings 1. Provision for the efficient and economic distribution of adequate ~rater supply to all residential~ commercial~ industrial and public areas served by the municipal water dis{ribution systam at a minimum pressure of a~. leas4 55 PS;, ~ i!~~' . , ~ , ~~ " „ . ~ _ { -5- .j In 1958~ the Water Division received an American Insurance Association rating of two on a rating scale of 1-10 where .~ one is the highest rating. ~ 2. Establishment and enforcement of requirements for municipal ~,.j water service which meet or exceed state health standards. i The Water Division has had a state-certified water laboratory ~ since ?966 which is presently staffed full time with a Water ? Biologist~ a Laboratory Field Assistant~ and a Cross- Connection Inspector. A cross-connection pro~ram protects ! against backflow and backsiphonage where there are cross- I connections between drinking and non-potable water systems. . A~ part of this program~ regular on-site inspections are made of all cross-connection devices. ; 3• Non-duplication of Neter facilities in Pianninq Areas A and B j _= within areas served by the Yorba Linda County Water District f and Peralta Hills and Walnut Canyon Mutual Water Companies. ~ For more detoiled information concernin~ rrater system policies~ a % listing of rules~ repulations and rate schedules for various types of ! aater service is available from the Utility Department and the Cityts ; Customer Service Division. Also available from the Utilities Depart- ' ~ ment is a"~lineral Analysis of Water from Wells and Other So~rces" 1 brochure that is updated every six months. i `' ~ [ ~ I ~ I P