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DLFWorkshopEYTPLANNING COMMISSION DISNEYLANDFORWARD PUBLIC CEQA WORKSHOP OCTOBER 9, 2023 1 City Team / CEQA Lead Agency City Staff Elaine Thienprasiddhi, Senior Planner Heather Allen, Principal Planner Ted White, Planning & Building Director 2 •Public Works, Traffic Engineering •Public Works, Development Services •Public Utilities, Water •Public Utilities, Electrical •Fire & Rescue •Police Dudek, Inc. Alexandra Martini, Project Manager Notice of Preparation/Initial Study Oct. 21, 2021 to Nov. 29, 2021 NOP Scoping Public Meeting November 4, 2021 Prepare Draft SEIR Release Draft SEIR for 45-day Agency and Public Review Sep. 14, 2023 to Oct. 30, 2023 3 Prepare Final SEIR including Response to Comments Public Hearings Anticipated Spring 2024 Issue Notice ofDetermination DisneylandForward Environmental Review Public Workshop Staff presentation on environmental review of the Project Project Applicant presentation Public comments on environmental review Not a public hearing to make a decision on the Project nor a forum to debate the merits of the Project 4 Using the Environmental Analysis Section 1.0 – Executive Summary Section 2.0 – Introduction Section 3.0 – Project Description Section 4.0 – Environmental Setting Section 5.0 – Impact Analysis Section 6.0 – Alternatives to the Proposed Project Section 7.0 – Other CEQA Considerations Section 8.0 – List of Preparers and Persons Consulted 5 Draft SEIR Availability City Hall: Anaheim Planning and Building Department 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Planning Counter Anaheim, California 92805 6 Public Libraries: Anaheim Central Library 500 W. Broadway Anaheim, California 92805 Euclid Branch Library 1340 S. Euclid Street Anaheim, California 92802 Ponderosa Joint Use Branch Library 240 E. Orangewood Avenue Anaheim, CA 92802 Online: www.Anaheim.net/876/Environmental-Documents 7DSEIR Section 3.0 8DSEIR Section 3.0 Disneyland DriveWalnut StreetHarbor BoulevardKatella Avenue Ball Road Haster StreetDisneylandForward DisneylandForward Project Overview Provide flexibility as to location for permitted uses within DRSP & ARSP No additional square footage of Theme Park or Retail No additional Hotel Rooms Increase of 4,376 Theme Park-related parking spaces in the ARSP Provide administrative review of future projects by City of Anaheim Incorporate properties acquired by Disney since original approvals 9DSEIR Section 3.0 Project Objectives To support the continued reimagination of The Disneyland Resort to meet and exceed evolving guest expectations for immersive entertainment and technological advances in theme park and other resort experiences. To continue to fulfill the following vision of Walt Disney: “Disneyland will never be completed… It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.” To allow the expansion of theme park and parking uses to Disney ARSP Properties to support the continued success and vitality of The Anaheim Resort, including The Disneyland Resort. 10DSEIR Section 3.0 Discretionary Applications General Plan Amendment Specific Plan Amendment Zoning Code Amendment Height Map Amendment The Anaheim Resort Public Realm Landscape Program Amendment The Anaheim Resort Identity Program Amendment Abandonment of Public Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreements Development Agreement Amendment 11DSEIR Section 3.0 General Plan and Specific Plan Amendments 12DSEIR Section 3.0 13Disneyland DriveWalnut StreetHarbor BoulevardDSEIR Section 3.0 DRSP Theme Park District: 6,850,000 square feet of Theme Park uses DRSP Hotel District: 5,600 Hotel rooms DRSP Parking District, West Parking Area: 16,700 parking spaces ARSP C -R District: 564 Hotel rooms Katella Avenue Ball Road Theme Park District Hotel District Parking District ARSP Current Districts and Allowed Uses 14Disneyland DriveWalnut StreetHarbor BoulevardKatella Avenue Ball Road DSEIR Section 3.0 DRSP Theme Park District: 6,850,000 square feet of Theme Park uses 5,600 Hotel rooms DRSP Parking District, West Parking Area: 16,700 parking spaces ARSP Theme Park Overlay West: 80,000 square feet of Theme Park uses 564 Hotel rooms Proposed Districts and Allowed Uses Parking District Theme Park District Theme Park District 15 Concept Rendering of Theme Park District Disneyland Hotel DSEIR Section 3.0 Paradise Pier Hotel California Adventure 16 Current Districts and Allowed Uses Harbor BoulevardKatella Avenue Orangewood Avenue Haster StreetDRSP Future Expansion District: 5,100 parking spaces ARSP C -R District: 3,348 Hotel rooms Theme Park Parking by CUP Future Expansion District ARSP C -R District 17 Proposed Districts and Allowed Uses Harbor BoulevardKatella Avenue Orangewood Avenue Haster StreetDRSP Southeast District: 390,000 square feet of Theme Park uses 1,852 Hotel rooms ARSP Theme Park East Overlay: 840,000 square feet of Theme Park uses 3,348 Hotel rooms Southeast District ARSP Theme Park East Overlay 18 Concept Rendering of Southeast District/ Theme Park East Overlay DSEIR Section 3.0 19 Current Districts and Allowed Uses ARSP C -R District: 534 Hotel rooms Parking by CUP Ball Road Disney WayHarbor BoulevardClementine StreetARSP C -R District: 1,116 Hotel rooms Parking by Temporary Parking Permit Parking District, East Parking Area: 17,600 parking spaces 20 Proposed Districts and Allowed Uses ARSP Parking Overlay: 534 Hotel rooms 5,700 parking spaces (increase of 4,376 spaces) Ball Road Disney WayHarbor BoulevardARSP Parking Overlay: 1,116 Hotel Rooms A portion of the parking from the Parking District Parking District, East Parking Area: 17,600 parking spaces 21 Concept Rendering of Parking District East Parking Area (as viewed from Disney Way) General Plan Circulation Element Amendment 22DSEIR Section 3.0 Transportation – Intersection Improvements 23DSEIR Section 3.0 Disneyland DriveHarbor BoulevardHaster StreetKatella Avenue Orangewood AvenueClementine Street Transportation – Traffic Signal Control 24DSEIR Section 3.0 Disneyland DriveHarbor BoulevardHaster StreetKatella Avenue Orangewood AvenueClementine StreetMagic WayWalnut Street Transportation – Lane Configuration Changes 25DSEIR Section 3.0 Disneyland DriveHarbor BoulevardHaster StreetKatella Avenue Orangewood AvenueClementine StreetConvention Way Gene Autry Way 26 Transportation – Operational Improvements Funding Harbor BoulevardKatella Avenue Anaheim BoulevardBall Road Orangewood Avenue Circulation Element and Bike Master Plan Amendments – Walnut Street 27 Walnut Street Proposed Cross Section Proposed Bike Facility Change Modify Planned Class II Bike Lanes to Class I Shared Bike/Ped Path on east side Walnut StreeetDisneyland DriveBall Road Katella Avenue DSEIR Section 3.0 Circulation Element and Bike Master Plan Amendments – Disney Way 28 Disney Way Proposed Cross Section Remove Planned Class I Bike Path Add Class I Shared Bike/Ped Path Modify Planned Class I Bike Path to Class I Shared Bike/Ped PathHarbor BoulevardDisney Way Clementine StreetAnaheim BoulevardProposed Bike Facility Changes DSEIR Section 3.0 Height Map 29DSEIR Section 3.0 Existing Proposed Anaheim Resort Identity and Landscape Programs 30DSEIR Section 3.0 31 Right-of-Way Abandonments DSEIR Section 3.0 Harbor BoulevardDisneyland DriveMagic Way Katella Avenue Disney Way Hotel Way Clementine StreetAnaheim Boulevard Encroachment Agreements for Bridges 32 Disneyland Drive Bridge/Crossing Examples Harbor BoulevardDisneyland DriveBall Road Katella Avenue DSEIR Section 3.0 33 Harbor Boulevard Bridge Examples Harbor BoulevardDisneyland DriveBall Road Katella Avenue DSEIR Section 3.0 Encroachment Agreements for Bridges Harbor Boulevard Bridge Features 34 Harbor Boulevard Bridge ExamplesPublic access from Harbor will be provided Abutments will meet existing setbacks Vertical clearances will meet emergency vehicle requirements Will include safety screening Will have an open design Will not be more than 50 feet wide DRSP Section 4.6.2 Environmental Analysis Applies to discretionary actions undertaken by agency Evaluates and discloses potential project impacts on the environment to the public and decision makers 35 Follows regulations established by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determines level of impact, if any, for each environmental topic Prior EIRs 36 Disneyland Resort Specific Plan (DRSP) 1993 - EIR No. 311 Certified 1994 - Master EIR No. 313 Certified 2012 - Supplemental EIR No. 340 Certified Anaheim Resort Specific Plan (ARSP) DSEIR Section 2.0 DisneylandForward Project CEQA Review – SEIR No. 352 Analyzes changes to The Disneyland Resort Project and the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Project proposed by DisneylandForward Looks for potential new or substantially more severe significant impacts than those analyzed in the prior EIRs Includes mitigation measures from the prior EIRs in addition to new mitigation measures applicable to DisneylandForward 37DSEIR Section 2.0 38 DisneylandForward Environmental Review Included in Draft SEIR: •Aesthetics •Air Quality •Biological Resources •Cultural Resources •Energy •Geology/Soils •Greenhouse Gas Emissions •Hazards/Hazardous Materials •Hydrology/Water Quality •Land Use/Planning •Noise •Population/Housing •Public Services/Recreation •Transportation •Tribal Cultural Resources •Utilities/Service Systems No further review required: •Agricultural/Forestry Resources •Mineral Resources •Wildfire DSEIR Sections 1.0 and 5.0 Less than Significant with Mitigation Impacts •Aesthetics •Biological Resources •Energy •Geology/Soils •Hazards/Hazardous Materials •Land Use/Planning •Noise (Operations and Vibration) •Public Services/Recreation •Transportation •Tribal Cultural Resources •Utilities/Service Systems 39 •Hydrology/Water Quality •Population/HousingConsistent New or Substantially More Severe DSEIR Section 5.0 40 Aesthetics DSEIR Section 5.1 Operational Noise - Fireworks 41 Aerial fireworks limited to existing Disneyland and California Adventure Theme Parks No aerial fireworks, only low-level fireworks west of Disneyland Drive or south of Katella Avenue DSEIR Section 5.0 Operational Noise – Setbacks from Residential Uses 42 Indoor Thrill or Family Attraction: Outdoor Family Attraction: 200-feet minimum 400-feet minimum + building or noise barrier DSEIR Section 5.11 Operational Noise – Setbacks from Residential Uses 43 Outdoor Thrill Attractions / Parades and Large Shows: 550-feet minimum + building or noise barrier Mitigation Measure for noise monitoring requires: •Ongoing: Semi-annually •During the first five years of operation: Quarterly •Noise Complaint: Immediately DSEIR Section 5.11 Public Services 44DSEIR Section 5.13 Utilities and Service Systems 45 Katella Avenue Harbor BoulevardNinth StreetDisneyland DriveClementine StreetWalnut StreetDSEIR Section 5.16 Significant and Unavoidable Impacts •Cultural Resources 46 •Air Quality (Construction and Operations)Consistent New or Substantially More Severe •Greenhouse Gas Emissions •Noise (Construction) DSEIR Section 5.0 Consistent and New or Substantially More Severe Air Quality - Construction and Operation 47 •Impact consistent with EIR Nos. 311 and 340 •Mitigation Measures DSEIR Section 5.2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions 48 •CEQA did not require analysis for EIR No. 311 •Consistent with EIR No. 340 •Mitigation Measures DSEIR Section 5.7 Noise - Construction 49 •New Impact compared to EIR No. 311 •Consistent with EIR No. 340 •Mitigation Measures DSEIR Section 5.11 Cultural (Historic) Resources 50 •New Impact •Mitigation Measures DSEIR Section 5.4 Notice of Preparation/Initial Study Oct. 21, 2021 to Nov. 29, 2021 NOP Scoping Public Meeting November 4, 2021 Prepare Draft SEIR Release Draft SEIR for 45-day Agency and Public Review Sep. 14, 2023 to Oct. 30, 2023 51 Prepare Final SEIR including Response to Comments Public Hearings Anticipated Spring 2024 Issue Notice ofDetermination DisneylandForward Environmental Review Next Steps Project Webpage 52 https://www.anaheim.net/DisneylandForward Draft SEIR Availability City Hall: Anaheim Planning and Building Department 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Planning Counter Anaheim, California 92805 53 Public Libraries: Anaheim Central Library 500 W. Broadway Anaheim, California 92805 Euclid Branch Library 1340 S. Euclid Street Anaheim, California 92802 Ponderosa Joint Use Branch Library 240 E. Orangewood Avenue Anaheim, CA 92802 Online: www.Anaheim.net/876/Environmental-Documents Comment Letters Received 54 “No Comment” Letters from Agencies - 2 Comment Letters on the environmental analysis - 0 Letters from the community - 48 Public Review Period: September 14, 2023 through October 30, 2023 (45 days) Public Workshop: The public may provide verbal or written comments today. The public may provide written comments by mail, email or hand delivery to: Elaine Thienprasiddhi, Senior Planner Anaheim Planning and Building Department 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, MS 162 Anaheim, California 92805 Email: Ethien@Anaheim.net 55 Thank You for Your Participation!