Resolution-PC 2012-081RESOLUTION NO. PC2012 -081
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING TO THE ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2010-00482 PERTAINING
TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT
(DEV2010- 00044)
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Council ( "City Council ") did adopt the Anaheim
General Plan by Resolution No. 69R -644, showing the general description and extent of possible future
development within the City; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan area includes 581 gross acres of the
1,078 -acre Anaheim Resort, located generally west of Interstate 5, south of Vermont Avenue, east of
Walnut Street and north of Chapman Avenue, designated on the Anaheim General Plan Land Use Plan
for Commercial Recreation land uses; and
WHEREAS, in 1993, the City Council approved The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan
and EIR, a proposal for approximately 489.7 acres in The Anaheim Resort to develop an international
multi -day resort including a second theme park, hotel rooms, internal transportation systems, public
parking facilities, administrative offices and ongoing modification of the existing Disneyland theme
park. In 1994, the City Council subsequently approved the Hotel Circle Specific Plan to provide for
the development of up to 969 hotel rooms on approximately 6.8 acres in the Anaheim Resort; and
WHEREAS, in 1994, the City Council adopted the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan to
provide a long -range comprehensive plan for future development of approximately 549.5 acres
surrounding The Disneyland Resort and Hotel Circle. The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan includes
zoning and development standards, design guidelines, a streetscape program, and a public facilities
plan, intended to maximize the area's potential, guide future development, and ensure a balance
between growth and infrastructure. The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan permits the development of
hotel, convention, retail, and other visitor- serving uses as well as the infrastructure improvements that
are needed to support future development. Since the adoption of the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan,
proposed modifications to the specific plan have included 13 amendments and 6 adjustments, which
have expanded the total acreage of the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan area to 581.3 acres; and,
WHEREAS, in support of the adoption of the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan and The
Anaheim Resort Identity and Public Realm Landscape Programs, City Council certified MEIR No.
313. Since being certified in 1994, two validation reports have been prepared (1999 and 2004) to
evaluate the continued relevance and accuracy of MEIR No. 313; and
WHEREAS, on May 25, 2004, the City Council, by its Resolution No. 2004 -95,
adopted a comprehensive update to the General Plan for the City of Anaheim; and
WHEREAS, in June 2008, City Council approved a contract with BonTerra Consulting
to prepare Supplemental Environmental Impact Report No. 2008 -00340 (EIR No. 2008 - 00340) to
reevaluate all of the environmental changes that had occurred in and around the Anaheim Resort
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Specific Plan area since its adoption in 1994. In August 2008, the City Council authorized exclusive
negotiations with Sonnenblick Del Rio Development relating to a development project at the Anaheim
Convention Center. In order to analyze the environmental impacts of this development project, in
October 2008, City Council approved an amendment to the agreement with BonTerra Consulting to
include this development project into the analysis for EIR No. 2008 - 00340; and,
WHEREAS, the Proposed Project identified as Amendment No. 14 to the Anaheim
Resort Specific Plan, would allow the maximum build -out of the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan to
increase by up to 406,359 square feet of convention center space; 180,000 square feet of commercial
development; 900 hotel rooms; and, 40,000 square feet of hotel meeting /ballroom space. Additionally,
the Proposed Project would amend the following documents that govern and regulate development
within the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan area: Anaheim General Plan, Anaheim Resort Specific Plan,
Title 18 (Zoning) of the Anaheim Municipal Code, Ordinance No. 5454, and The Anaheim Resort
Identity and Public Realm Landscape Programs. These amendments are intended to streamline
development standards, guidelines and requirements to reduce redundancy within and between these
documents; and, update the documents to reflect current conditions within The Anaheim Resort. The
proposed amendments do not change the types of land uses permitted within the Anaheim Resort
Specific Plan area or significantly modify the associated development standards; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed modifications to the General Plan Land Use Element's Table
LU -4: General Plan Density Provisions for Specific Areas of the City are shown in Exhibit "A"
attached to this Resolution and incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment No. 2010 -00482 is proposed in conjunction with
Amendment No. 14 to the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan (Specific Plan Amendment No. 2010 - 00060),
Zoning Code Amendment No. 2010 - 00093, Amendment No. 2 to the Anaheim Resort Identity
Program (Miscellaneous Case No. 2010- 00478), Amendment No. 5 to The Anaheim Resort Public
Realm Landscape Program (Miscellaneous Case No. 2010 - 00479), Amendment to Ordinance No. 5454
(Miscellaneous Case No. 2010- 00484), and a Water Supply Assessment (Miscellaneous Case No.
2010- 00421); and
WHEREAS, before the Anaheim City Planning Commission recommends approval of
any General Plan amendment, it must make a finding of fact that the evidence presented shows that all
of the following conditions exist:
1. The proposed amendment maintains the internal consistency of the General Plan;
2. The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety,
convenience, or welfare of the City;
3. The proposed amendment would maintain the balance of land uses within the City; and
4. If the amendment is to the General Plan Land Use Map, the subject property is
physically suitable to accommodate the proposed modification including, but not limited to, access,
physical constraints, topography, provision of utilities, and compatibility with surrounding land uses;
and
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WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the
Anaheim Civic Center, Council Chamber, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, on November 5, 2012, at
5:00 p.m., notice of said public hearing having been duly given as required by law and in accordance
with the provisions of the Anaheim Municipal Code, to hear and consider evidence for and against said
proposed project actions, including General PIan Amendment No. 2008- 00482, and to investigate and
make findings and recommendations in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission, after due consideration,
inspection, investigation and study made by itself, and after due consideration of, and based upon, all
evidence and reports offered at said hearing, does hereby find:
1. That the proposed amendment maintains the internal consistency of the General Plan, as
the proposed modifications to the General Plan are consistent with the Goals and Policies outlined in
Exhibit `B "; and
2. The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety,
convenience, or welfare of the City in that the proposed amendment to the Anaheim General Plan
would not change the Commercial- Recreation land use designation; and
3. The proposed amendment would maintain the balance of land uses within the City, in
that the proposed General Plan Amendment would increase the maximum development intensity
allowed for the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan area to provide for an expansion of the Anaheim
Convention Center and associated facilities, consistent with the Commercial Recreation Land Use
Designation; and
4. The General Plan Land Use Land Use Map is unchanged, as the boundaries of the
Commercial Recreation Land Use Designation have not been modified; and
5. That ''"'"'' indicated their presence at said public hearing in opposition; and that 4-1-1
correspondence was received in opposition to the subject petition.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds and determines, based upon its independent
review and analysis, that Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report No. 2008 -00340 (EIR No.
2008 - 00340) prepared in connection with the Amendment No. 14 to the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan
Project and in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act
(California Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.; herein "CEQA "), is adequate to serve as the
required environmental documentation for General Plan Amendment No. 2008 -00482 and satisfies all
the requirements of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines, and that no further environmental
documentation need be prepared for the proposed General Plan Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission has reviewed and
considered the environmental information contained in Draft EIR No. 2008 -00340 and does hereby
recommend that the City Council certify EIR No. 2008 - 00340, including adoption of Findings and a
Statement of Overriding Consideration and Mitigation Monitoring Program 85C, and determine that
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EIR No. 2008 -00340 fully complies with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, and is adequate to serve as
the environmental documentation for General Plan Amendment No. 2008- 00482.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to the above findings, the Anaheim City
Planning Commission does hereby recommend that the City Council of the City of Anaheim approve
General Plan Amendment No. 2008 -00482 pertaining to the General Plan Land Use Element's Table
LU -4: General Plan Density Provisions for Specific Areas of the City are shown in Exhibit "A"
attached to this Resolution.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting
of November 5, 2012. Said resolution is subject to the appeal provisions set forth in Chapter 18.60,
"Procedures" of the Anaheim Municipal Code pertaining to appeal procedures.
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
2012.
CHAIR, ANAHEIM CITY P NNING COMMISSION
SENIOR SECRETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
I, Grace Medina, Senior Secretary of the Anaheim City Planning Commission, do
hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the Anaheim City
Planning Commission held on November 5. 2012, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: AGARWAL, BOSTWICK, FAESSEL, LIEBERMAN, PERSAUD
RAMIREZ, SEYMOUR
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of November,
SENIOR SE 'RETARY, ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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TABLE LU -4: GENERAL PLAN DENSITY PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE CITY
Location
General Plan Land Use Designations
Permitted Density
The Mountain Park
Area
Low Medium Hillside Density
Residential (Up to 6 du /ac)
Low Medium Density Residential
(Up to 16 du /ac)
485
2,015
(Up to 2,500 dwelling units)
Area "A"
(Parcel Map
94 -205)
Low - Medium Density Residential
Up to 140 dwelling units
The Disneyland Resort
Specific Plan (SP 92-
1) Area
Commercial Recreation
See Note No. 1 on next page.
The Anaheim Resort®
Specific Plan (SP 92-
2) Area
Commercial Recreation
See Note No. 2 on next page.
Hotel Circle Specific
Plan (SP 93 -1) Area
Commercial Recreation
The Hotel Circle Specific Plan allows for a
master planned hotel project including up to
969 hotel rooms and integrated guest oriented
amenities including full- service restaurants,
conference room/banquet facilities, pool and
spa areas, tour bus /shuttle facilities, and
pedestrian promenades and plaza areas with
comprehensive landscaping.
The Platinum Triangle
Area
Mixed -Use
Residential
Commercial
Office
Institutional
Office -High and Office -Low
Institutional
Industrial
Open Space
18,909 dwelling units
4,909,682 square feet
9,862,166 square feet
1,500,000 square feet
4,478,356 square feet -
3.0 FAR
0.5 FAR
0.1 FAR
*The maximum FAR for properties designated Office -
Low is 0.5; the maximum FAR for propenies designated
Office -High is 2.0
The Stonegate
Development Area
Low Density Residential
Up to 35 dwelling units
Exhibit "A"
The proposed General Plan Amendment would amend General Plan Land Use Element
Table LU -4: General Plan Density Provisions for Specific Areas of the City to clarify the permitted
amount of development in the PR District. Deleted wording is shown in strikcthrough; new wording is
shown in bold.
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Note No. 1: The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan provides for the development of an approximate 489.7
acre international multi -day vacation designation resort including ongoing modifications to the
Disneyland theme park, the development of a new theme park, additional hotels and entertainment
areas, administrative office facilities, new public and private parking facilities, and an internal
transportation system. This development is within five planning Districts (Theme Park, Hotel, Parking,
Future Expansion and District A) and a C -R Overlay, which allows development within the Overlay to
either be consistent with the underlying Resort District or subject to the same land uses as in the
Anaheim Resort Specific Plan No. 92 -2 Zone. The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan also identifies
maximum development density designations for hotel /motel development in the Hotel District (up to
5,600 hotel rooms for the entire District with up to 1,000 hotel rooms transferable to the Theme Park
District), in District A (the maximum number of units permitted would be 75 hotel /motel rooms per gross
acre or 75 hotel /motel rooms per parcel existing on June 29, 1993, whichever is greater) and the C -R
Overlay (the maximum number of units permitted on a parcel would be the following: 1) for parcels
designated Low Density — up to 50 hotel rooms per gross acre or 75 rooms, whichever is greater; and 2)
for parcels designated Medium Density — up to 75 hotel rooms per gross acre or 75 rooms, whichever is
greater; provided that for those parcels that are developed with hotel /motel rooms which exceeded the
maximum density designation, the number of rooms existing on the date of adoption of The Disneyland
Resort Specific Plan Ordinance may be rebuilt or modified at their existing density.) It should be noted
that accessory uses may be developed as well as other visitor - serving commercial /retail and restaurant
uses along with these hotel /motel uses. The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan also provides for the
development of the Anaheim GardenWalk project pursuant to the Anaheim GardenWalk Overlay at the
following density and subject to the approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 4078, as amended, to permit
the following: up to 569,750 square feet of specialty retail, restaurants, and entertainment uses,
including movie theaters; 1,628 hotel rooms /suites (including up to 500 vacation ownership units) and
278,817 square feet of hotel accessory uses; a transportation center, and 4,800 parking spaces. The
Anaheim GardenWalk Overlay encompasses District A and the portion of the Parking District (East
Parking Area) /CR Overlay south of Disney Way.
Note No. 2: The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan (ARSP) provides for the development of approximately
582- 581.3 acres within The Anaheim Resort. The ARSP is divided into two development areas.
Development Area No. 1 is referred to as the C -R (Commercial Recreation) District, which allows for
hotels, motels, convention and conference facilities, as well as restaurants, retail shops and
entertainment facilities; the. Development Area No. 2 is referred to as the PR (Public Recreation)
District which encompasses the Anaheim Convention Center and associated parking facilities and
provides for the orderly use of City -owned property as well as the existing Anaheim Hilton Hotel -tie.
The C -R District includes two overlays. The Mobilehome Park (MHP) Overlay, which encompasses
existing mobilehome parks within the C -R District, aed- provides development standards for mobilehome
parks and regulations and procedures to mitigate relocation concerns and adverse effects of
displacement upon mobilehome owners when a park is converted to another land use; and -the. The
Anaheim Resort Residential Overlay, which applies to focused areas of the Specific Plan, and provides
for the incorporation of residential uses into hotel developments when such uses are fully integrated into
a minimum 300 -room full - service hotel.
The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan also identifies maximum development density designations in the C-
R District. These designations are based upon hotel /motel development and allow up to 20% of each
hotel /motel project gross square footage, excluding parking facilities, to be developed with integrated
(i.e., included within the main hotel /motel complex) accessory uses. These accessory uses will reduce
the otherwise maximum permitted hotel /motel density at the rate of one hotel /motel room per six
hundred (600) gross square feet of accessory use. For properties proposed to be developed with
permitted and conditionally permitted uses other than hotels /motels with accessory uses, the traffic
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generation characteristics of said uses shall not exceed those associated with the otherwise permitted
hotel /motel (including accessory uses) density as determined by the City Traffic and Transportation
Manager prior to Final Site Plan review and approval. The maximum development density for each of
the designations are as follows:
o Low Density t 1ch has a -+ imur— ensity -ef: up to 50 rooms per gross acre or 75 rooms per
lot or parcel, whichever is greater;
• -`Low- Medium Density:= up to 75 rooms per gross acre or 75 rooms per lot or parcel, whichever
is greater;
• - -`Low- Medium Density (Modified): up to 252 rooms and 75,593 square feet of accessory uses;
"Medium Density," up to 100 rooms per gross acre or 75 rooms per lot or parcel, whichever is
greater; and,
• "Convention Center (CC) Medium Density: up to 125 rooms per gross acre with trip generation
characteristics mitigated to the equivalent of 100 rooms per gross acre or 75 rooms per lot or
parcel, whichever is greater.
For those parcels that are developed with hotel /motel rooms which exceed the maximum density
designation, the number of rooms existing on the date of adoption of the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan
Ordinance may be rebuilt or modified at their existing density. For projects that are developed in
accordance with the Anaheim Resort Residential Overlay, the maximum number of dwelling units
allowed shall be less than the number of hotel rooms proposed and such projects shall not create
infrastructure impacts greater than the subject property's permitted hotel /motel density, as permitted by
the property's underlying C -R District density designation unless otherwise mitigated through
subsequent environmental analysis.
The maximum development density for the PR District is up to:
• 2,158,363 square feet of convention center /meeting space
o 100,000 square feet of outdoor programmable space
O 2,500 hotel rooms
O 180,000 square feet of commercial space
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City of Anaheim General Plan Goal or Policy
Land Use
Goal 2.1
Continue to provide a variety of quality housing opportunities to address the City's diverse housing needs.
Policy 4
Encourage the development and integration of residential land uses into mixed -use development where
appropriate.
Policy 6
Ensure quality development through appropriate development standards and by adherence to related
Community Design Element policies and guidelines.
Goal 3.1
Pursue land uses along major corridors that enhance the City's image and stimulate appropriate development
at strategic locations.
Policy 3
Ensure quality development along corridors through adherence to established development standards and
Community Design Element goals, policies and guidelines.
Policy 4
Continue to pursue additional open space, recreation, and landscaping amenities along major transportation
routes.
Goal 4.1
Promote development that integrates with and minimizes impacts to surrounding land uses.
Policy 1
Ensure that land uses develop in accordance with the Land Use Plan and Zoning Code in an effort to attain
land use compatibility.
Policy 2
Promote compatible development through adherence to Community Design Element policies and guidelines.
Policy 3
Ensure that developers consider and address project impacts upon surrounding neighborhoods during the
design and development process.
Policy 4
Require new or expanded uses to provide mitigation or buffers between existing uses where potential adverse
impacts could occur.
Goal 5.1
Create and enhance dynamic, identifiable places for the benefit of Anaheim residents, employees and visitors.
Policy 4
Promote development that is efficient, pedestrian- friendly, and served by a variety of transportation options.
Goal 6.1
Enhance the quality of life and economic vitality in Anaheim through strategic infill development and
revitalization of existing development.
Circulation
Goal 1.1
Provide a comprehensive multimodal transportation system that facilitates current and long -term circulation of
people and goods in and through the City.
Policy 3
Require that major new development proposals include traffic impact analyses that identify measures and
financing to mitigate traffic impacts.
Policy 6
Ensure the provision of needed transportation improvements through the site plan and environmental review
process.
Goal 1.2
Support improvements to highways passing near and through the City.
Policy 1
Continue working with Caltrans and the Federal Highway Administration to address traffic flow along State
highways that traverse the City.
Policy 3
Work with Caltrans to identify needed improvements to its facilities in the City as necessary.
Policy 4
Work with Caltrans and adjacent jurisdictions to improve the operational performance of highways within and
adjacent to the City.
Policy 5
Work with Caltrans in analyzing the performance of freeway interchanges located in the City and seek
appropriate improvements.
Goal 2.1
Maintain efficient traffic operations on City streets and maintain a peak hour level of service not worse than D at
street intersections.
Exhibit `B"
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City of Anaheim General Plan Goal or Policy
Policy 1
Make improvements to streets and intersections experiencing conditions worse than the applicable Level of
Service standard by providing appropriate improvements, including, but not limited to:
• Landscaped median islands to restrict left turns, with median opening spacing occurring a minimum of 400
feet apart, and preferably limited to signalized locations.
• Adequate driveway spacing of 125 feet (at 30 mph) to 230 feet (at 45 mph) between driveways on arterial
highways.
Goal 2.2
Provide a safe circulation system.
Policy 1
Promote the principle that streets have multiple uses and users, and protect the safety of all users.
Policy 3
Design access onto major arterial streets in an orderly and controlled manner.
Policy 6
Implement street design features such as the use of medians, bus turnouts, consolidated driveways and on
street parking prohibitions to minimize mid -block traffic congestion.
Goal 5.1
Promote bus service and paratransit improvements.
Policy 5
Intensify land uses in close proximity to future BRT stop(s) where appropriate.
Policy 6
Improve pedestrian access to transit facilities.
Goal 8.1
Protect and encourage pedestrian travel.
Policy 1
Encourage and improve pedestrian facilities that link development to the circulation network and that serve as a
transition between other modes of travel.
Policy 5
Add raised, landscaped medians, and bulbouts, where appropriate, to reduce exposure to cross traffic at street
crossings.
Policy 6
When appropriate, walkways should include pedestrian amenities such as shade trees and /or plantings, trash
bins, benches, shelters, and directional kiosks.
Policy 7
Ensure that streets and intersections are designed to provide visibility and safety for pedestrians.
Goal 12.1
Ensure adequate parking is made available to City residents, visitors, and businesses.
Policy 1
Assess the adequacy of existing or proposed on- and off- street parking as needed, especially in urban and
commercial areas, to ensure that an adequate supply is provided.
Policy 5
Encourage the use of well- designed, aesthetically- enhanced parking structures as an alternative to large,
expansive surface parking lots.
Green
Goal 5.1
Continue Anaheim's water conservation efforts to ensure that all City facilities are water efficient.
Policy 3
Specify and install water - conserving plumbing fixtures and fittings in public facilities such as parks, community
centers, and government buildings.
Goal 6.1
Develop a Groundwater Protection Management Program to ensure the quality of groundwater drinking
supplies.
Policy 3
Continue to coordinate groundwater protection efforts with the Orange County Water District, neighboring cities
and other relevant agencies.
Goal 7.1
Reduce urban run -off from new and existing development.
Policy 1
Ensure compliance with the Federal Clean Water Act requirements for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permits, including developing and requiring the development of Water Quality Management
Plans for all new development and significant redevelopment in the City.
Policy 2
Continue to implement an urban runoff reduction program consistent with regional and federal requirements,
which includes requiring and encouraging the following:
• Increase permeable areas and install filtration controls (including grass lined swales and gravel beds) and
divert flow to these permeable areas to allow more percolation of runoff into the ground;
• Use natural drainage, detention ponds or infiltration pits to collect runoff; and,
• Prevent rainfall from entering material and waste storage areas and pollution -laden surfaces.
Policy 4
Require new development and significant redevelopment to utilize site preparation, grading and best
management practices that provide erosion and sediment control to prevent construction - related contaminants
from leaving the site and polluting waterways.
Goal 8.1
Reduce locally generated emissions through improved traffic flows and construction management practices.
Policy 1
Reduce vehicle emissions through traffic flow improvements, such as traffic signal synchronization, Intelligent
Transportation Systems, the Scoot Adaptive Traffic Control System, and related capital improvements.
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Policy 2
Regulate construction practices, including grading, dust suppression, chemical management, and encourage
pre - determined construction routes that minimize dust and particulate matter pollution.
Goal 11.1
Encourage land planning and urban design that support altematives to the private automobile such as mixed -
use, provision of pedestrian amenities, and transit - oriented development.
Policy 1
Encourage commercial growth and the development of commercial centers in accordance with the Land Use
Element.
Goal 14.1
Conserve natural habitat and protect rare, threatened and endangered species.
Goal 16.1
Continue to monitor and improve the Anaheim Recycle program.
Policy 2
Provide adequate solid waste collection and recycling for commercial areas and construction activities.
Goal 17.1
Encourage building and site design standards that reduce energy costs.
Policy 1
Encourage designs that incorporate solar and wind exposure features such as daylighting design, natural
ventilation, space planning and thermal massing.
Public Services and Facilities
Goal 1.1
Provide sufficient staffing, equipment and facilities to ensure effective fire protection, emergency medical and
rescue services, permitting and fire inspection, and hazardous material response services that keep pace with
growth.
Policy 1
Maintain adequate resources to enable the Fire Department to meet response time standards, keep pace with
growth, and provide high levels of service.
Policy 3
Maintain and /or upgrade water facilities to ensure adequate response to fire hazards.
Goal 2.1
Meet the community's needs for public safety and law enforcement by ensuring adequate resources for the
prevention, detection, and investigation of crime, and response to calls for service.
Policy 1
Maintain adequate resources to enable the Police Department to meet response time standards, keep pace
with growth, and provide high levels of service.
Goal 4.1
Provide a water system that produces high quality water, sufficient water pressure, and necessary quantities of
water to meet domestic demands
Policy 1
Provide for the efficient and economic distribution of adequate water supply and pressure to all residential,
commercial, industrial, and public areas served by the Public Utilities Department.
Policy 2
Continue to provide municipal water service that meets or exceeds State and Federal health standards and
monitor water quality according to established criteria, with respect to health standards.
Goal 5.1
Provide a safe and effective sewer system that meets the needs of the City's residents, businesses, and
visitors.
Policy 1
Ensure that appropriate sewer system mitigation measures are identified and implemented in conjunction with
new development based on the recommendations of prior sewer studies and /or future sewer studies that may
be required by the City Engineer.
Goal 6.1
Maintain a storm drain system that will adequately protect and enhance the health, safety and general welfare
of residents, visitors, employees, and their property.
Policy 1
Improve the City's storm drain system to address current deficiencies as well as Tong -term needs associated
with future development to minimize flood damage and adequately convey rainfall and subsequent runoff from
a 25 -year frequency storm.
Policy 2
Develop Anaheim's flood control system for multi - purpose uses whenever practical and financially feasible (i.e.,
recreational, water quality /treatment, infiltration, etc.).
Goal 7.1
Minimize, recycle and dispose of solid and hazardous waste in an efficient and environmentally sound manner.
Policy 2
Reduce the volume of material sent to solid waste sites in accordance with State law by continuing source
reduction and recycling programs and by ensuring the participation of all residents and businesses.
Goal 8.1
Coordinate with private utilities to provide adequate natural gas and communications infrastructure to existing
and new development in a manner compatible with the surrounding community.
Goal 9.1
Provide a dependable fiber optics system that meets existing and future needs.
Policy 1
Maintain and, when desirable, expand fiber optics capacity to ensure Anaheim businesses and educational and
governmental institutions enjoy adequate high -speed communications access.
Goal 10.1
Improve the City's appearance by mitigating the visual impacts of utility equipment and facilities.
Policy 1
Continue to implement the Underground Conversion Program in public rights -of -way and increase the number
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of underground utility districts, as appropriate.
Policy 2
Use a combination of architectural enhancements, equipment undergrounding, screen walls and landscaping
to reduce or eliminate visibility of utility equipment and facilities, whenever feasible.
Growth Management
Goal 1.1
Provide a balance of housing options and job opportunities throughout the City.
Policy 3
Ensure a balance of retail, office, industrial and residential land uses to enhance the economic base of the City
when considering land use changes.
Goal 1.4
Develop land use strategies and incentives to reduce the amount of vehicle miles traveled within the City.
Goal 2.1
Reduce traffic congestion on the City's arterial highway system.
Policy 5
Promote the use of public transportation and alternative modes of transportation by increasing access to public
transit, including Bus Rapid Transit, through land use planning (e.g., locating higher density residential projects
near transportation corridors), ensuring direct and convenient pedestrian access to public transit stops,
implementing bicycle routes, encouraging pedestrian- friendly developments, and supporting High Occupancy
Vehicle (HOV) lanes.
Goal 2.2
Evaluate the traffic - related impacts of proposed developments and /or intensification of existing land uses and
address said impacts.
Policy 1
Continue to review development projects to ensure traffic- related impacts are addressed appropriately.
Policy 4
Prior to issuing building permits for new development forecast to generate 100 or more peak hour (morning or
evening) trip ends, require traffic impact analyses be completed that identify arterial and intersection
improvements that may potentially be needed to provide no worse than LOS E along Interstates /State
Routes /Smart Streets (unless current operation is LOS F), and not worse than LOS D along the balance of the
arterials on the City's Circulation Element that are measurably impacted by the new development and are
under the City's jurisdiction.
Policy 5
Require development projects that exceed LOS standards beyond acceptable levels to provide necessary
improvements and /or funding to mitigate said impacts, if determined necessary by the City.
Safety
Goal 1.1
Minimize the risk to public health and safety and disruptions to vital services, economic vitality, and social order
resulting from seismic and geologic activities.
Policy 1
Minimize the risk to life and property through the identification of potentially hazardous areas, adherence to
proper construction design criteria, and provision of public information.
Goal 3.1
Reduce, to the greatest extent possible, the risk to life, property, public investment, and social order created by
flood hazards.
Policy 1
Evaluate all development proposals located in areas that are subject to flooding to minimize the exposure of life
and property to potential flood risks.
Goal 4.1
Decrease the risk of exposure for life, property and the environment to hazardous materials and hazardous
waste.
Policy 2
Promote the proper handling, treatment and disposal of hazardous materials and hazardous waste.
Policy 4
Implement Federal, State and local regulations for the disposal, handling, and storage of hazardous materials.
Noise
Goal 1.1
Protect sensitive land uses from excessive noise through diligent planning and regulation.
Policy 2
Continue to enforce acceptable noise standards consistent with health and quality of life goals and employ
effective techniques of noise abatement through such means as a noise ordinance, building codes, and
subdivision and zoning regulations.
Policy 3
Consider the compatibility of proposed land uses with the noise environment when preparing, revising or
reviewing development proposals.
Goal 2.1
Encourage the reduction of noise from transportation - related noise sources such as motor vehicles, aircraft
operations, and railroad movements.
Policy 3
Require that development generating increased traffic and subsequent increases in the ambient noise level
adjacent to noise - sensitive land uses provide appropriate mitigation measures.
Goal 3.1
Protect residents from the effects of "spill over" or nuisance noise emanating from the City's activity centers.
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Policy 1
Discourage new projects located in commercial or entertainment areas from exceeding stationary- source noise
standards at the property line of proximate residential or commercial uses, as appropriate.
Policy 3
Enforce standards to regulate noise from construction activities. Particular emphasis shall be placed on the
restriction of the hours in which work other than emergency work may occur. Discourage construction on
weekends or holidays except in the case of construction proximate to schools where these operations could
disturb the classroom environment.
Policy 4
Require that construction equipment operate with mufflers and intake silencers no Tess effective than originally
equipped.
Policy 5
Encourage the use of portable noise barriers for heavy equipment operations performed within 100 feet of
existing residences or make applicant provide evidence as to why the use of such barriers is infeasible.
Economic Development
Goal 1.1
Continue to expand the City's Marketing and promotional campaign
Policy 1
Continue to market Anaheim as a business - friendly city and implement the following strategies to promote the
City's special activity areas and neighborhoods:
• Continue to market the Anaheim Convention Center as a showcase for the community and an opportunity for
new and existing businesses to network.
• Market The Anaheim Resort...as major entertainment amenities for local, regional and national business.
Goal 1.2
Attract new businesses and help existing ones through effective Public Utilities programs.
Policy 3
Continue and expand energy efficiency programs to new and existing businesses through the Anaheim Public
Utilities Department
Goal 1.3
Attract businesses through an efficient development approval process.
Goal 1.4
Attract businesses through an efficient public works program.
Goal 2.2
Enhance the quality of commercial development along major corridors
Community
Design
Goal 1.1
Create an aesthetically pleasing and unified community appearance within the context of distinct districts and
neighborhoods.
Policy 4
Pursue unifying streetscape elements for major corridors, including coordinated streetlights, landscaping, public
signage and street furniture, to reinforce Anaheim's community image.
Policy 5
Identify and preserve /enhance view corridors for major landmarks, community facilities, and natural open space
in the planning and design of all public and private projects.
Policy 7
Screen public and private facilities and above - ground infrastructure support and equipment, such as electrical
substations, and water wells and recharge facilities, with appropriately scaled landscaping or other methods of
screening.
Policy 8
Construct public and private facilities and support structures (e.g., water pipes, irrigation and electrical controls,
vents) to blend with the surrounding environment.
Policy 9
Minimize visual impacts of public and private facilities and support structures through sensitive site design and
construction. This includes, but is not limited to: appropriate placement of facilities; undergrounding, where
possible; and aesthetic design (e.g., cell tower stealthing).
Goal 2.1
Attractively landscape and maintain Anaheim's major arterial corridors and prepare/ implement distinctive
streetscape improvement plans.
Housing Element
Guiding
Principle D
Sustainable design and the efficient utilization of resources create more livable neighborhoods and can have
both environmental and financial benefits.
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