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
Community Outreach 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
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)
The Plan (Chapter 4) Areas of Change Development Areas Development and Design Regulation Permitted Uses Corridor Design Concepts Branding Outdoor Places
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. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Max. DU/AC 18 Max. Height Residential Low-Medium 40 3 Stories Anacapa Pacific Sunset Estates
Residential Medium (R-M) Allows for a variety of housing types, including townhomes, courtyard housing, and stacked flats. Turnberry, Anaheim The Domain, Anaheim Pradera, Anaheim Parker Collection, Buena Park
Residential Medium (R-M) DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Max. DU/AC 36 Max. Height Min. Rear Setback Residential Medium 40 3 Stories 30 abutting interior property line, adjacent to single-family residential
Residential Design Standards DESIGN STANDARDS Residential Low-Medium and Residential Medium Additional 3 rd floor stepbacks of 10 from singlefamily 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
Mixed-Use Medium (MU-M) 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. Belmont Court, Bellflower Auburn, Irvine City Walk at Vantis, Aliso Viejo The Boulevard, Anaheim
Mixed-Use Medium (MU-M)
Mixed-Use High (MU-H) 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. Gateway Apartments, Anaheim Boardwalk, Huntington Beach Uptown Village, Anaheim (under construction)
Mixed-Use High (MU-H)
Mixed-Use Design Standards
Neighborhood Commercial (NC) 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. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Max. FAR 0.35 Min. Lot Area Max. Height Recreational Leisure Area Neighborhood Commercial 1 acre 45 28 if adjacent to single-family Standards for open space/ plazas
Regional Commercial (RC) 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)
Commercial Design Standards
Permitted and Prohibited Uses Appendix A: Development Code 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
Frontages Corridor Design Concepts Shopfront Forecourt Stoop Terrace Porch
Corridor Design Concepts Beach Boulevard Cross Section
Corridor Design Concepts Plant Palette and Planting Pattern
Corridor Design Concepts 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
Outdoor Places & Parks
Administration & Implementation (Chapter 5)
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
Administration & Implementation (Chapter 5) 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 8 th View the Specific Plan and EIR on-line: www.anaheim.net/improvetheboulevard Submit comments to: Gus Gonzalez Senior Planner ggonzalez@anaheim.net 714-765-4671 Mail: 200 S. Anaheim Boulevard, MS162, Anaheim, CA 92805
Next Steps City Council Workshop September 25 th Council Chamber City Hall, Time TBD City Council Hearing Tuesday, November 13 th (Tentative) Council Chamber City Hall, 5:00 Planning Commission Hearing Monday, October 29 th (Tentative) Council Chamber City Hall, 5:00
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