This District is intended to accommodate Theme Park uses consisting primarily of ticket/entry areas, dining, retail and entertainment facilities, support back-of-house service facilities (maintenance, accessory uses, and staging areas), and associated administration facilities as well as hotels and accessory uses as identified on Exhibit 3.3a (The Disneyland Resort District/Overlay Summary Tabulation - Maximum Allowable Development) of the Specific Plan and as set forth herein. (Ord. 5580 § 11; October 22, 1996.)
.010 Theme Park - Permitted Primary Uses and Structures. Subject to the limitations prescribed in Section 18.114.050 (Land Use and Site Development Standards - General) and in accordance with the Design Plan, the following buildings, structures and uses shall be permitted in this District:
.0101 Theme Park. A commercial establishment which includes entertainment facilities of a regional significance and may include ancillary or incidental facilities, such as plazas, streets, walkway promenades, marinas, lakes, parks, and other landscaped open space areas, and rest areas, and which may charge a fee for admission. The following facilities may be included within a Theme Park:
.01 Amphitheaters, indoor and outdoor.
.02 Amusement devices and/or arcades.
.03 Auditoriums.
.04 Dance floors.
.05 Fireworks (location and time subject to approval of the Fire Department), provided no aerial fireworks shall be launched within approximately 1,300 feet of the eastern side of the ultimate right-of-way of Walnut Street.
.06 Outdoor special light effects including, but not limited to, sky beacons, floodlights of the thematic element and other theme park structures, search lights, laser light shows, fireworks, and other similar lighting effects intended primarily for entertainment of The Disneyland Resort visitors and not as an advertising display.
.07 Retail shops.
.08 Restaurants - enclosed, outdoor dining, satellite, or walk-up.
.09 Theaters - includes dinner, legitimate or motion picture theaters and performance theaters or clubs.
.10 Theme park attractions. A building, structure, improvement, device, mechanism, or other facility or combination thereof operated for the entertainment of visitors in a theme park. Such facilities may include, but are not limited to: roller coasters, amusement rides, water rides, monorails, shows (live, automated or motion picture), displays, museums, art galleries, auditoriums, pavilions, or zoos.
.11 Outdoor stands and booths.
.0102 Hotels. Up to a maximum of five thousand six hundred (5,600) hotel rooms or guest suites subject to the limitations prescribed in subsection 18.114.050.020 (Limitation on Total Number of Hotel Guest Rooms or Suites).
.0103 Retail Entertainment Centers.
.0104 Transportation Facilities.
.0105 Vacation Ownership Resorts in compliance with Section 18.114.120 (Requirements for Vacation Ownership Resorts) and Section 18.114.050.020 (Limitation on Total Number of Hotel Guest Rooms or Suites). (Ord. 6093 § 2; January 29, 2008.)
.020 Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures. The following accessory uses may be conducted where clearly incidental to and integrated with a permitted primary use:
.0201 Theme Park Accessory Support Facilities. A building, structure, device, mechanism, or other facility or combination thereof which supports and is consistent with the intent of the operation of a theme park. Such facilities may include, but are not limited to:
.01 Administrative offices including temporary offices within existing hotel buildings during construction period only and subject to approval of the City Traffic and Transportation Manager for parking layout and vehicular access.
.02 Alcoholic beverages, On-Sale.
.03 Animal storage facilities. An establishment in which six (6) or more dogs or other domesticated animals are housed, groomed or temporarily boarded. Such facilities shall be limited strictly to the use by guests and patrons of a Theme Park and/or for use in the Theme Park and must be located a minimum of fifty (50) feet from any residential zone.
.04 Automobile/vehicle parking lots or structures providing off-street parking spaces, as required by this chapter for uses permitted under this Section and subject to approval of the City Engineer for vehicular access and Planning Director for parking layout.
.05 Banking facilities, including automated teller machines.
.06 Child day care services intended for the use of theme park employees.
.07 Emergency medical facilities.
.08 Employee dressing room and rest areas.
.09 Mechanical equipment.
.10 Movie and theatrical production facilities within a theme park.
.11 Repair facilities for vehicles and attractions.
.12 Signs as permitted pursuant to Section 18.114.130 (Sign Regulations).
.13 Staging areas.
.14 Storage facilities provided they shall not be visible from a point six (6) feet above ground from an adjacent public right-of-way or any adjacent or surrounding property except when viewed from the adjacent Parking District.
.15 Studios, radio and television. A facility which may include accommodations for filming/taping in front of live audiences.
.16 Back-of-House.
.0202 Hotel Accessory Support Uses.
.01 Administrative offices including temporary offices within existing hotel buildings during construction period only and subject to approval of the City Traffic and Transportation Manager for parking layout and vehicular access.
.02 Alcoholic Beverage Sales, Off-Sale, accessory and incidental to and integrated within a hotel.
.03 Alcoholic Beverages, On-Sale.
.04 Amusement devices and/or arcades within a hotel complex with no public access directly from the exterior of the building and subject to the provisions of Section 18.16.050 (Amusement Devices) of this Code.
.05 Banking facilities, including automated teller machines.
.06 Barbershops.
.07 Beauty shops.
.08 Child day care services, within a hotel complex, intended for hotel and theme park employees and guests.
.09 Caretaker unit. A residential dwelling intended to be the primary or secondary living accommodations for the manager or caretaker of a hotel. For hotels containing less than three hundred (300) rooms, such unit shall be less than one thousand two hundred twenty-five (1,225) gross square feet in size and integrated within the hotel only. For hotels containing three hundred (300) rooms or more, such unit may not be more than three thousand (3,000) gross square feet.
.10 Health spas and physical fitness centers within hotel complex and limited strictly to the use of the guests and/or employees of such hotel complex.
.11 Kitchens in a hotel complex or restaurant or kitchenettes in a hotel guest room or suite.
.12 Laundry and dry cleaning facilities as a part of a hotel facility.
.13 Massage services as a part of a hotel complex in accordance with the requirements and permits set forth in Section 18.16.070 (Massage Establishments) and Chapter 18.54 (Sex Oriented Businesses) of this Code.
.14 Meeting and convention facilities as a part of a hotel facility.
.15 Outdoor stands and booths.
.16 Postal and copy services.
.17 Recreational facilities, when a part of a hotel. Recreational facilities include, but are not limited to, outdoor playground areas, tennis and racquetball courts, spas, and swimming pools, when integrated as part of a hotel only.
.18 Rental agencies for automobiles (Automobile Rental Agency) provided the storage and/or display of rented vehicles is within a parking structure and vehicles are screened from view and are not located within required hotel complex parking spaces.
.19 Restaurants, indoor and outdoor.
.20 Retail uses, integrated into hotel.
.21 Signs within a feature landscape element with the following requirements:
(a) Shall be constructed in compliance with the Design Plan;
(b) Shall replace monument signs permitted in subsection 18.114.130.060.0601 (Permitted Signs);
(c) Shall be setback a minimum of seven (7) feet from the ultimate public right-of-way;
(d) Shall not exceed a maximum of ten (10) feet in height;
(e) Shall not have more than two sign faces per hotel entry drive; and
(f) Shall not create a continuous wall along the public right-of-way.
.22 Travel services.
.23 Former Hotel District - Hotel Accessory Support Uses:
(a) Automobile/vehicle parking lots or structures providing off-street parking spaces, as required by this code for uses permitted under this chapter.
(b) Book stores, including newspaper and periodical sales.
(c) Clothing stores.
(d) Confectionery shops, including candy stores, ice cream parlors, and establishments selling bakery goods and/or coffee.
(e) Custom print and art galleries.
(f) Dog and cat kennels, limited strictly to the pets of guests and patrons of such hotel or motel, provided such kennels shall not be located closer than forty (40) feet from hotel/motel guest rooms or residentially zoned property.
(g) Drugstores.
(h) Floral shops.
(i) Jewelry Stores.
(j) Luggage and accessory shops.
(k) Maintenance, and/or indoor storage facilities necessary to support the operation of a primary use.
(l) Miniature golf.
(m) Photo supply shops.
(n) Shoe repair shops.
(o) Souvenir, gift and/or novelty shops, including sales of sundry items.
(p) Ticket agencies.
(q) Tobacco shops.
(r) Theaters, including dinner, legitimate or motion picture theaters, performance theaters or clubs and indoor amphitheaters.
.0203 Gateway Facilities.
.01 Except as provided in subparagraph 18.114.060.020.0203.02, gateway facilities which provide access to the ticket booths/entry areas that serve theme parks, including but not limited to, directory and informational signs, flags, banners and changeable copy signs, provided the changeable copy signs shall have the following requirements:
(a) No more than one (1) changeable copy sign per street frontage;
(b) Shall not be located within the required setback area along Katella Avenue;
(c) Maximum height of seventy (70) feet;
(d) Maximum sign copy area of thirteen hundred (1,300) square feet with a maximum of five hundred (500) square feet of changeable copy; and,
(e) The changeable copy signs can be single or double-sided.
.02 One gateway facility, which identifies the pedestrian entry to The Disneyland Resort Theme Park District, may encroach into the setback area adjacent to Katella Avenue provided that the gateway facility meets the following requirements:
(a) Maximum sign copy area for each side of the gateway facility shall not exceed two hundred and fifty (250) square feet;
(b) No changeable copy sign area shall be permitted;
(c) The design and location of the gateway facility shall be subject to the review and approval of the Planning Director as being compatible in scale with the pedestrian entryway, and compatible in design with the gateway facilities permitted in accordance with subparagraph 18.114.060.020.0203.01 above. (Ord. 5580 § 12; October 22, 1996: Ord. 5736 § 1; September 19, 2000.)
.0204 Murals, provided if visible from the public right-of-way, a minor conditional use permit is required.
.030 Structural Height Limitations.
.0301 Maximum Permitted Structural Height. Except as limited by the provisions of subsections .0302 and .0303, the maximum structural height shall be in accordance with Section 18.114.050.070 (Structural Height and Lot Width Requirements) and the following:
.01 Within Area A shown on the Anaheim Commercial Recreation Area Maximum Permitted Structural Height Map: two hundred fifty (250) feet, except that two structural thematic elements may have a height of three hundred (300) feet.
.02 (Repealed by 6573, 5/7/24)
.03 Within Area B shown on the Anaheim Commercial Recreation Area Maximum Permitted Structural Height Map: two hundred fifty (250) feet, except that two structural thematic elements may have a height of three hundred (300) feet.
.0302 Maximum Permitted Structural Height at Required Setback:
.01 Harbor Boulevard: Seventy-Five (75) feet.
.02 Katella Avenue: Seventy-Five (75) feet.
.03 Disneyland Drive: Two-Hundred and Fifty (250) feet, except between Ball Road and approximately 700 feet south of Ball Road right-of-way, 85 feet.
.04 Walnut Street: Fifty (50) feet.
.05 Ball Road: Eighty-Five (85) feet.
.06 Interstate 5: Eighty-Five (85) feet.
.07 Magic Way: Two-Hundred and Fifty (250) feet.
.0303 Sky Exposure Plane. The maximum height of structures adjacent to the following streets shall not exceed one (1) additional foot of height above the Maximum Permitted Height at the required setback for each two (2) additional feet of setback as described in Section 18.114.030 (Definitions) and in Section 3.0 (Land Use Plan) of the Specific Plan:
.01 Katella Avenue.
.02 Disneyland Drive, between Ball Road and seven hundred (700) feet south of the Ball Road.
(a) One (1) additional foot of height for each two (2) additional feet of setback, up to a height of one-hundred and forty (140) feet;
(b) Beyond one-hundred and forty (140) feet in height, one (1) additional foot of height is permitted for every four (4) additional feet of setback.
.03 Harbor Boulevard. (Ord. 5613 § 5; September 16, 1997.)
.04 Ball Road.
.05 Interstate 5.
.06 Walnut Street.
(a) One (1) additional foot of height for each two (2) additional feet of setback, up to a height of one-hundred and forty (140) feet;
(b) Beyond one-hundred and forty (140) feet in height, one (1) additional foot of height is permitted for every four (4) additional feet of setback.
.040 Interior Structural Setback and Yard Requirements. The following minimum setback requirements shall apply to permanent buildings and structures constructed within this District, except as provided elsewhere in this chapter. Such setbacks shall be measured from the interior property line.
.0401 From interior lots wholly within the same District: zero (0) feet minimum, provided the minimum distance between structures is consistent with applicable building and fire codes.
.0402 From interior lots in an adjacent District, but wholly within the Specific Plan area: zero (0) feet minimum, provided the minimum distance between structures is consistent with applicable building and fire codes.
.0403 From adjacent interior lots wholly outside the Specific Plan area: ten (10) feet minimum, except zero (0) feet minimum is permitted adjacent to, and concurrent with, development of the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan Theme Park West Overlay, provided the minimum distance between structures is consistent with applicable building and fire codes.
.0404 From adjacent interior lots developed under the provisions of Section 18.114.100 (C-R Overlay): ten (10) feet minimum.
.050 Setbacks-Lots Abutting Public Rights-of- Way. The following minimum setback requirements shall apply to permanent buildings and structures constructed within this District, except as provided elsewhere in this chapter. Such setbacks shall be measured from the ultimate planned public right-of-way as designated on the Circulation Element of the General Plan and as further described in Section 4.0 (Public Facilities Plan) and Section 5.0 (Design Plan) of the Specific Plan. All setbacks shall be fully landscaped, irrigated and maintained in a manner in compliance with the Design Plan.
.0501 Ball Road.
.01 From Interstate 5 to a point five hundred (500) feet east of the centerline of Disneyland Drive: an average of thirty (30) feet with a minimum of zero (0) feet, provided (a) the length of the building with a zero (0) foot setback shall not exceed ten (10) feet, with landscaping consistent with the Design Plan, and (b) provided an open decorative fence, such as wrought iron, may be located no closer than ten (10) feet from the ultimate public right-of-way.
.02 From a point five hundred (500) feet east of the centerline of Disneyland Drive to the centerline of Walnut Street: twenty (20) feet minimum if the height of the structure is seventy-five (75) feet or less or thirty (30) feet minimum if the height of the structure is greater than seventy-five (75) feet, provided existing structures may remain as shown on Exhibit 3.2.3a (Existing Structures Permitted to Remain) of the Specific Plan and that a minimum of ten (10) feet of landscaping shall be consistent with the Design Plan.
.0502 Harbor Boulevard.
.01 Within the C-R Overlay: Twenty-six (26) feet, minimum, with landscaping consistent with the Design Plan and in accordance with Section 18.116.100 of The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan No. 92-2 (Central Core).
.02 Between the C-R Overlay and a point approximately two hundred and fifty (250) feet north of the centerline of Disney Way: Twenty-six (26) feet, minimum, with landscaping consistent with the Design Plan.
.03 Between a point approximately two hundred and fifty (250) feet north of the centerline of Disney Way and a point approximately one thousand three hundred and forty (1,340) feet north of the centerline of Disney Way: thirty-eight (38) feet, minimum, provided (a) existing structures may remain as shown on Exhibit 3.2.3a (Existing Structures Permitted to Remain) of the Specific Plan and (b) landscaping shall be consistent with the Design Plan.
.04 Between a point approximately one thousand three hundred and forty (1,340) feet north of the centerline of Disney Way to Interstate 5 (Santa Ana Freeway): twelve (12) feet, minimum, with landscaping consistent with the Design Plan.
.0503 Interstate 5 (Santa Ana Freeway). Ten (10) feet minimum provided that sculptural, architectural elements not attached to a building may have a zero (0) foot setback with landscaping consistent with the Design Plan.
.0504 Katella Avenue. Nineteen (19) feet minimum, with landscaping consistent with the Design Plan.
.0505 Disneyland Drive.
.01 Between Katella Avenue and a point one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet north of the northern right-of-way of Katella Avenue: subject to Exhibit 5.4.1.4.3a (Disneyland Drive Pedestrian Arrival Gateway South Landscape Treatment) of the Specific Plan, which provides for a one hundred and twenty-five (125) foot by one hundred and twenty-five (125) foot landscape triangle.
.02 Between a point one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet north of the northern right-of-way of Katella Avenue and a point three thousand five hundred (3,500) feet north of the northern right-of-way of Katella Avenue: eleven (11) feet minimum, provided existing walls and buildings shown on Exhibit 3.2.3a (Existing Structures Permitted to Remain) of the Specific Plan may remain, and that landscaping shall be consistent with the Design Plan.
.03 Between the centerline of Ball Road and a point three thousand five hundred (3,500) feet north of the northern right-of-way of Katella Avenue: twenty (20) feet minimum provided (a) existing structures may remain as shown on Exhibit 3.2.3a (Existing Structures Permitted to Remain) of the Specific Plan and (b) landscaping shall be consistent with the Design Plan.
.0506 West Place. Ten (10) feet minimum, if the height of the structure is thirty-five (35) feet or less or twenty (20) feet minimum, if the height of the structure is greater than thirty- five (35) feet with landscaping consistent with the Design Plan.
.0507 Walnut Street. Fifty (50) feet minimum structural setback and thirty (30) feet minimum landscape setback, provided (a) existing structures may remain as shown on Exhibit 3.3.2a (Existing Structures Permitted to Remain) of the Specific Plan, (b) fencing and walls are permitted to encroach in the areas beyond the thirty (30) foot setback area, and (c) landscaping shall be consistent with Design Plan. (Ord. 5580 § 13; October 22, 1996.)
.060 (Repealed by 6573, 5/7/24)
.070 Limitation on Access from Walnut Street. No vehicular access from Walnut Street is permitted except for the existing emergency and service vehicle access for the Disneyland Hotel complex of the Design Plan and emergency vehicle and pedestrian access to and from Magic Way as shown on Exhibit 5.8.3b (Theme Park District Concept Plan - B).
.080 Minimum Landscape and Open Space for Hotel Uses. The minimum landscape and recreation area for Hotel Uses within the Theme Park District shall be fifteen percent (15%) of the total area of the parcel. Such minimum landscaped open space may include: landscape areas with plantings of trees, shrubs and groundcover; water features including, but not limited to, swimming pools, spas, ponds, lakes, and fountains; pedestrian walkways and patios; landscaped areas within parking facilities; areas intended for emergency access, paved with turf block. Paved areas intended primarily for vehicular traffic including, but not limited to, temporary and/or permanent parking facilities; driveways, and porte-cocheres shall not be considered as landscaped open space for the purposes of this requirement.
.090 360-Degree Architectural Treatments. Prior to submittal of building plans to the Building Division, a sight-line study shall be prepared and submitted for review by the Planning Services Division to determine the extent of on-site building or structure visibility from the ultimate public right-of-way or adjacent residential properties. The sight-line study shall include a to-scale site plan with annotations, to-scale site sections and three-dimensional renderings of the proposed building or structure to determine if a proposed building or structure will be visible by a 6-foot person from the furthest point of the ultimate public right-of-way on the opposite side of the street, or from 400-feet on perpendicular streets, measured from the property line. The requirement for a sight line study may be waived by the Planning and Building Director if it is demonstrated that the building or structure is completely hidden from view of the public right-of- way or adjacent residential properties. If it is determined through review of the sight-line study that the building or structure will be visible from the furthest point of the ultimate public right- of-way on the opposite side of the street or from 400-feet on perpendicular streets, measured from the property line, application of the design criteria for the highest height range for a proposed building or structure, in lieu of criteria for the lower height ranges, will be required all the way to grade unless the Planning and Building Director determines by review of the sight- line study that the fencing/walls and landscape buffers provided will adequately screen views of the proposed building or structure in the lower height range(s) from the public right-of-way or adjacent residential properties. In instances where a building/structure insignificantly exceeds a 360-Degree Architectural Treatments design criteria level, the Planning and Building Director may waive the additional design criteria level requirement in favor of extending the lesser design criteria level. The 360-Degree Architectural Treatments, including the height range criteria, are described in the Design Plan. (Ord. 5378 § 1 (part); June 29, 1993: Ord. 5920 1 (part); June 8, 2004: Ord. 6245 §§ 103, 105; June 5, 2012: Ord. 6473 § 46; December 3, 2019: Ord. 6573 § 2 (part); May 7, 2024.)