96-178 RESOLUTION NO.96R-178
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM AMENDING THE ANAHEIM RESORT PUBLIC
REALM LANDSCAPE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, on September 20, 1994, the City Council
adopted Resolution No. 94R-239 approving The Anaheim Resort
Public Realm Landscape Program and making certain findings in
conjunction therewith; and
WHEREAS, on July 31, 1996, Walt Disney Imagineering,
authorized agent for The Walt Disney Company, submitted a request
to the City of Anaheim to amend the Anaheim Resort Public Realm
Landscape Program in conjunction with an application for
Amendment No. 3 to The Disneyland Resort Specific Plan No. 92-1;
and
WHEREAS, The Anaheim Resort Public Realm Landscape
Program Amendment, a copy of which is available in the Planning
Department and incorporated herein, pertains to certain public
streets within and adjacent to The Disneyland Resort Specific
Plan Area (Freedman Way, Harbor Boulevard, Walnut Street and West
Street/Disneyland Drive) as follows:
(A) Freedman Way - The street design currently
provides for alternating vertical trees and small
or medium canopy trees. When this design was
approved, the SCE lines were planned to be placed
underground or within a structure. As the 220-kV
lines are now proposed to remain aerial, the
vertical trees are proposed to be removed from the
street design as they would interfere with the
aerial SCE line clearance requirements.
(B) Harbor Boulevard - The approved street design for
Harbor Boulevard includes multiple rows of canopy
trees within the median and the parkway adjacent
to the street with vertical palm trees in the
parkway adjacent to the ultimate right-of-way.
Due to the configuration of the revised Theme Park
District Drop-off Area and the existing monorail
and fences along the Disneyland Theme Park
boundary, the street design is proposed to be
modified/corrected to remove the vertical palm
tree from the west side of the street north of the
southernmost point of the Theme Park District
Drop-off Area. From the I-5 to the Theme Park
District Drop-off Area, the landscaped parkway is
also proposed to range from 6 to 12 feet to
provide for layered landscaping adjacent to the
existing Disneyland Theme Park back-of-house
fence.
(C) Walnut Street - The approved street design
provides for regularly-spaced medium canopy trees
in the median and in the parkways. The proposed
revision would change the parkway trees to taller
trees to further buffer the uses within the Hotel
District including the SCE 220-kV transmission
lines along Walnut Street.
(D) West Street/Disneyland Drive - The approved street
design provides for alternating vertical trees and
medium or small canopy trees. The proposed
revision would provide for the same type of trees;
however, as previously indicated, a segment of the
street may be lowered to allow a grade-separated
pedestrian crossing and the landscape within the
parkway and median may be eliminated under the
pedestrian overcrossing. The trees depicted in
the graphic have also been modified. The vertical
and canopy trees originally depicted represented
two types of palm trees. The revised exhibit
shows one type of palm tree and another type of
canopy tree. It should be noted that these are
graphic representations only and that the final
tree selection will be made as street improvement
plans are finalized.
WHEREAS, the findings adopted by the City Council as
set forth in Resolution No. 94R-239 are still valid in light of
the requested amendments; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission did hold
a duly noticed public hearing on August 19, 1996 to hear and
consider evidence for and against the project actions and to
investigate and make findings and recommendations in connection
therewith; and
WHEREAS, said Commission, after due inspection,
investigation and study made by itself and in its behalf, and
after due consideration of all evidence and reports offered at
said hearing, did adopt its Resolution No. PC96-81 recommending
that the City Council amend the Anaheim Resort Public Realm
Landscape Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, based upon the
foregoing and the information provided within the amended Anaheim
Resort Public Realm Landscape Program document, the Staff Report
to the Planning Commission dated August 19, 1996, the findings
set forth in City Council Resolution No. 94R-239 and other
information, evidence and refinements received during the public
hearing process, the City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby
adopts the requested amendments to the Anaheim Resort Public
Realm Landscape Program in order to provide for modifications to
the streetscape landscape plans for Freedman Way, Harbor
Boulevard, Walnut Street and West Street/Disneyland Drive.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, except as expressly
amended herein, Resolution No. 94R-239, shall remain in full
force and effect.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim this 8th day of Octob~ 1996.
MA~ OF THE ITY~IM
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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STATE Of CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 96R-178 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of
the Anaheim City Council held on the 8th day of October, 1996, by the following vote of the
members thereof:
AYES: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: Tait, Zemel, Felhaus, Lopez, Daly
NOES: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said Resolution
No. 96R-178 on the 8th day of October, 1996.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of Anaheim this 8th day of October, 1996.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is the original of Resolution No. 96R-178 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of
the City of Anaheim on October 8th, 1996.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM