city of anaheim planning commission

PLANNING COMMISSION

Study Session: Beach Boulevard Specific Plan Workshop

Project Background

Sustainable Communities Grant Funding

Phase 1 Outreach: Improve the Boulevard

A Specific Plan is a long-term planning

document that guides land use and

development

Purpose

The intent of this Plan is to create a new,

tailored and flexible regulatory environment,

land use plan, development incentives, and

streetscape enhancements to improve

conditions along Beach Boulevard and attract

economic investment to the area

Preliminary Outreach (Community Outreach Report)

Community Advisory Committee Meetings

Pop-up Events

Stakeholder Interviews

Developer Roundtable

Property and Motel Owner Workshops

Online Engagement

High School Outreach

Project Unveiling Community Meeting

Planning Commission and City Council Workshops

Community Outreach

Draft Specific Plan

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Themes, Vision, & Guiding Principles

Chapter 3: Context

Chapter 4: The Plan

Chapter 5: Administration & Implementation

Appendix

A: Development Code

B: Community Outreach Summary

C: Preliminary Market Analysis and Motel Demand Study

D: Sustainability Existing Conditions Report

Introduction (Chapter 1)

Key Themes and Vision (Chapter 2)

Guiding Principles (Chapter 2)

Context (Chapter 3)

Areas of Change

Development Areas

Development and Design Regulation

Permitted Uses

Corridor Design Concepts

Branding

Outdoor Places

The Plan (Chapter 4)

Areas of Potential Change

Motel Sites

Mixed-Use Areas

39 Commons (Westgate)

Corners of Lincoln and Beach

Proposed Development Areas

Max. Max.

Residential Low-Medium (R-LM)

Allows for a range of housing types,

including attached single-family

townhouses, duplex or triplex

buildings, courtyard housing, and

mobile home parks.

Anacapa Pacific Sunset Estates

DEVELOPMENT

STANDARDS

Residential

Low-Medium

Max. DU/AC 18

Max. Height 40’ | 3 Stories

Allows for a variety of housing types,

including townhomes, courtyard housing,

and stacked flats.

Residential Medium (R-M)

Turnberry, Anaheim

The Domain, Anaheim

Parker Collection, Buena ParkPradera, Anaheim

Residential Medium (R-M)

DEVELOPMENT

STANDARDS

Residential Medium

Max. DU/AC 36

Max. Height 40’ | 3 Stories

Min. Rear Setback 30’ abutting interior property

line, adjacent to single-family

residential

Residential Design Standards

DESIGN

STANDARDS

Residential Low-Medium

and Residential Medium

• Additional 3rd floor stepbacks of 10’ from single-family

• Placement of windows to minimize views to private yards

• Convenient pedestrian access to Beach Blvd.

• Buildings must front or side onto roadway

• Ground floor to be elevated above sidewalk

• Building design standards: materials, roof pitch, windows

• Porches, balconies, bay window encouraged for “eyes on street”

Allows flexibility in zoning for parcels that could transition from strip commercial uses to residential or a mix of residential, commercial, and office development. Allows residential in either a standalone or mixed-use configuration.

Mixed-Use Medium (MU-M)

Belmont Court, Bellflower

The Boulevard, AnaheimCity Walk at Vantis, Aliso ViejoAuburn, Irvine

Mixed-Use Medium (MU-M)

Allows a mix of residential and commercial uses in vertical or horizontal site configuration. The intent of this designation is to create a dynamic environment. This development area is also required to integrate public and private open space amenities.

Mixed-Use High (MU-H)

Uptown Village, Anaheim (under construction)Boardwalk, Huntington Beach

Gateway Apartments, Anaheim

Mixed-Use High (MU-H)

Mixed-Use Design Standards

Provides for the daily shopping, dining, and service commercial needs of the Beach Boulevard area. Allowed uses include retail and services such as grocery stores, specialty shops, small retail stores, hair salons, dry cleaners, restaurants, and coffee houses.

Neighborhood Commercial (NC)

DEVELOPMENT

STANDARDS

Neighborhood

Commercial

Max. FAR 0.35

Min. Lot Area 1 acre

Max. Height 45’ | 28’ if adjacent to

single-family

Recreational – Leisure

Area

Standards for open space/

plazas

Intended to serve a larger market than Neighborhood Commercial areas. Allows for large-scale commercial uses, restaurants, entertainment, and hospitality uses that serve a broad area, including the tourism market.

Regional Commercial (RC)

Regional Commercial (RC)

Commercial Design Standards

Permitted and Prohibited Uses

Development Code: Permitted by Right, CUP, Minor

CUP, Prohibited

Residential Uses – CUP required for residential-only

projects in MU-M and MU-H

Non-Residential Uses Focus is on prohibited uses: Bail Bonds, Check Cashing, Pawn Shops,

Vape Sales, Alcohol Sales (Off-sale), Carwashes, Gas Stations, Auto

Repair, Auto Sales, Used Merchandise

Limit operations during late hours (12am – 5am): Convenience Stores,

Restaurants, Drive-throughs, Retail Sales

Hotels/Motels: Hotels are permitted with CUP in MU-H and R-C;

Motels, including adaptive reuse, are prohibited

Appendix A: Development Code


ForecourtShopfront Stoop

Frontages

Porch Terrace


Beach Boulevard Cross Section


Plant Palette and Planting Pattern


Undergrounding Utilities and Streetlights

In City’s 5-year

Undergrounding Plan

Streetlight

improvements

Revitalization Concepts

Branding Efforts

Highway 39 Coalition

Go Human – Open

Streets Events

2016 Westminster Go Human Event

Outdoor Places & Parks

Administration & Implementation (Chapter 5)


Beach Boulevard Initiative

Adopted by City Council in September 2016

Accelerates revitalization

Sale of Westgate (39 Commons) and purchase of

3.6 acres for mixed-use

Established the Economic Development Fund

Provides flexibility in fees for preferred uses

New economic development team

Help business locate, grow, and prosper along

Beach Boulevard


Implementation Action Plan

Economic Development Actions

Mobility and Streetscape Actions

Identity and branding Actions

Infrastructure Actions

Sustainability Actions

EIR Review Period

EIR and Specific Plan Review 45 day review period ends October 8th

View the Specific Plan and EIR on-line: www.anaheim.net/improvetheboulevard

Submit comments to:Gus Gonzalez | Senior Planner

[email protected]

714-765-4671

Mail: 200 S. Anaheim Boulevard, MS162, Anaheim, CA 92805

Next Steps

City Council Workshop September 25th

Council Chamber City Hall, Time TBD

Planning Commission Hearing Monday, October 29th

(Tentative)

Council Chamber City Hall, 5:00

City Council Hearing Tuesday, November 13th

(Tentative)

Council Chamber City Hall, 5:00

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