Minutes-ZA 2001/06/14•
ACTION AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE ANAHEIM CITY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2001 9:30 A.M.
Council Chambers, City Hall
200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, California
ZA061401.DOC
Staff Present:
Annika Santalahti, Zoning Administrator
Della Herrick, Associate Planner
Linda Johnson, Associate Planner
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
Debra Knefel, Deputy City Attorney
Patricia Koral, Sr. Word Processor
1a. CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION -CLASS 4
1b. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WAIVER N0.2001-00014
OWNER: The Walt Disney Company
1313 S. Harbor Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92802
AGENT: John T. Graves, AIA
Walt Disney Imagineering
888 South Disneyland Drive
Anaheim, CA 92802
LOCATION: The north side of Katella Avenue between Disneyland
Drive and Harbor Boulevard (a part of The Disneyland Resort Specific
Plan No. 92-1, 292-acre Theme Park District, Disney's California
Adventure Theme Park back-of-house area).
The Walt Disney Company has submitted a request for approval of a Special
Circumstances Waiver to permit the issuance of twenty Special Event
Permits in addition to the four permitted by Code, for a total of twenty-four
Special Event Permits during the 2001 Calendar year. Four Special Event
Permits have already been issued for the property this year to permit parade
floats associated with Disney's Electrical Parade to be stored within three
temporary tents located in the back-of-house area of Disney's California
Adventure Theme Park from June 6, 2001 through July 12, 2001. The
proposed twenty additional Special Event Permits would allow the continued
use of the tents from July 13, 2001 through December 31, 2001.
Approved as
recommended by Staff
and concur with the
findings in the staff
report.
10 day appeal period.
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No one indicated their presence at the public hearing in opposition to the proposal.
On June 14, 2001, Annika M. Santalahti, Zoning Administrator, considered and approved the request for
Special Circumstances Waiver No. 2001-00014 to permit 20 Special Event Permits in addition to the four
permitted by Code (for a total of 24 Special Event Permits during calendar year 2001) on property located
on the north side of Katella Avenue between Disneyland Drive and Harbor Boulevard (Disney's California
Adventure Theme Park back-of--house area). She made the following findings:
1. That approval of special circumstances waivers (allowing modification and/or waiver of
regulations pertaining to special events) is authorized by Subsection 18.02.055.080 "Zoning Administrator
Review (of Special Events Permits)" and Section 18.12.085 "Special Event Permit -Review" of the
Anaheim Municipal Code.
2. That a letter requesting this special circumstances waiver and describing the proposal
was submitted by John T. Graves, A.I.A., Senior Development Manager; and, that photographs attached
to the Staff Report to the Zoning Administrator dated June 14, 2001, illustrate the screening of the tents.
3. That approval of the request allows the continued use of three temporary tents for the
storage of parade floats associated with Disney's Electrical Parade from July 13, 2001 through December
31, 2001.
4. That the property is located in the 292-acre Theme Park District of The Disneyland
Resort Specific Plan No. 92-1, where theme park facilities including parade floats and associated
permanent storage facilities are permitted in back-of-house areas.
5. That extraordinary circumstances are present because permanent facilities do not
currently exist to store the parade floats and the three temporary tents will protect the floats from direct
sunlight and prevent damage to the color-coated bulbs and black fabric material; and, that approval of
the request facilitates operation of the parade through the end of the year while the petitioner designs and
constructs permanent facilities to house the parade floats if it is decided to continue the parade.
6. That two of the proposed tents (Tents "A" and "B") are fully screened from public view by
a combination of landscaping, perimeter fencing and back-of-house buildings; and, that Tent "C" is
screened from view along Katella Avenue by a combination of landscaping, perimeter fencing, and a
wooden facade which has been designed to look like a building and is painted to match and blend in with
the adjacent roller coaster.
7. That the City Traffic and Transportation Manager has reviewed the tent locations and the
displacement of 30 parking spaces, and has determined that the tents do not impact on-site vehicle
circulation because adequate parking remains to serve The Disneyland Resort, including the California
Adventure Theme Park; and, that the remaining Resort parking spaces exceed Code requirements and
employees who typically park in the 30 spaces will be shuttled from other employee parking lots to the
area.
8. That approval of this request serves the public interest, safety and general welfare.
2. Items of Public Interest: NONE