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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-061 - Urban Design Element of the General Plan of the City of Santa AnaRESOLUTION NO. 2001-061 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR GATEWAYS PURSUANT TO THE URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council does hereby find, determine and declare as follows: The Urban Design Element of the General Plan of the City of Santa Ana provides for nineteen (19) designated gateways into the City of Santa Ana and general policies for their implementation. The approval and adoption of specific design and development standards are necessary to ensure a general theme for the gateways. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed design and development standards for gateways on August 27, 2001. Section 2. The City Council approves and adopts the design and development standards for gateways in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein. ADOPTED this 17th dayof September ,2001. iguel A. Pulido ~- \ Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher City Attomey Christopher G. Norman Assistant City Attorney Resolution No. 2001-061 Page 1 of 2 AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: Alvarez, Bist, Christy, Franklin, Solorio (5) Councilmembers: McGuiaan (1) Councilmembers: None NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: Pulido (1) CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2001-061 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on September 17, 2001. Date: ~'.~q, ~e,r,l~f the Council cit~ of Santa Ana Resolution No. 2001-061 Page 2 of 2 Gateways Sign EXHIBIT A Design & DeveloPment standards Urban Design Element Gateways Overview Gateways are recognized in the policy plan layer concept as an integral part of the Urban Design Element that was adopted by the City in June of 1998. They provide a sense of arrival, and Santa Aha has 19 designated gateways into the city. Some of these gateways have more significance than' .others, but each offers opportunities to project a positive image to city visitors and residents. Gateways must include common elements as well as those that make each location unique and distinctive. This can be accomplished through the use of features such as e~tryway monuments, public art, decorative landscaping, signage, and architectural elements. Eighteen gateways are located on streets designed for automobile and truck users. The last gateway is centered at the Regional Transportation Center and focuses on the rail corridor and the passengers it serves. The common theme for gateways focuses on landscaping, primarily the use of different types of trees: unique specimens of palms, pines, eucalyptus and other distinctive species. Signage and features such as monuments, art an~ sculpture, special paving, and other landscape or architectural treatments are used to complement the trees and other plant materials. Each gateway is presented with its own unique feature~ but is tied to the previously outlined common theme. Public medians and parkways are used wherever possible where gateways occur. Private development would be required to fund on-site improvements for parcels located at the designated gateway through new development or redevelopment of the site. Off-site improvements for the proposed gateways would be funded through Capital Improvement Projects and private development. The 19 gateways are part of the Urban Design Element. Four gateways are described in detail under the Specific Policies and Development section. Urban Design Element Policies for Gatewa},s The General Plan Urban Design Element identifies 19 gateway locations on the attached policy map (Exhibit 1) and specifies the following policies on gateways: Policy 7.1 Policy 7.2 Gateways must be developed at strategically designated locations to communicate a sense of arrival and positive image of the City. Gateways to Santa Ana must include unique and distinctive streetscape and development design. Policy 7.3 Freeway on-and off-ramps are expected to be landscaped in a manner to create a sense of'place and arrival. Policy 7.4 Imaginative and distinctive features, such- as entry monuments, public art, decorative landscape, directional signs, landscape statements, and architectural' elements that project a positive image and community character are to be used at City gateways. Policy 7.5 Improve the rail corridor as an entry point to the City. Central Theme for the General Design of GateWays off-site Improvements Off-site improvements at gateway locations, whether public or privately funded in conjunction with a development proposal, would incorporate components such as: Landscaping on public medians or parkways would be provided through Capital Improvement Projects. Joint improvements to several gateways may be feasible in conjunction with CALTRANS where the gateways occur at freeway interchanges. Joint improvements for landscaping are encouraged where the gateway occurs on a boundary between Santa Ana and an adjacent city. Urban Design Element 1. Bristol St. at North City Limit 2. Main St. at North City Limit 10. Harbor Boulevard. at MacArthur Blvd. - City Gateways 11. McFadden Ave. at Barbor Blvd. 12. First St. at Euclid Ave. 13. Rarbor Boulevard. at North City Limit 14. Main St. at I-$ Freeway 15. 17~ St. at I-5 Freeway 16. Santa Aha Boulevard, at I-5 Freeway 17. Fourth St. at I-5 Freeway 18. First St. at I-5 Freeway 19. LO$$AN Rail Corridor EXHIBIT 1 On-site Improvements On-site improvements at gateways would include the following types of improvements: Hardscapes and Plazas -- this element would be used primarily in areas where pedestrian movements occur with the general flow of vehicular traffic. Many of the designated gateways are not in areas of high pedestrian traffic and do not merit this treatment. The hardscape material would be consistent for all areas within the gateway. Special Landscaping -- gateways would be accented by using specimen trees and trees that are unique in their growth habit, form, structure, bark or leaf color, flowering or seeding habits. Tree species referenced on the Santa Aha Recommended Tree List would be used for this purpose. Vertical Landscaping - where physical limitations restrict the use of spacious landscaping, tall and narrow trees will create a theme to enhance the gateway. Eucalyptus, Pinus and other trees that exhibit a narrow canopy would be used in these settings. Public Art and Fountains - where space is available, amenities as banners, sculpture, and water features encouraged to enhance a specific gateway. S~ecific Design Elements of Gateways The nineteen specific gateways are identified below out in the Urban Design Element Gateway 1 Bristol Street at North City Limit as such are called Gateway 2 Main Street at North City Limit Gateway 3 Seventeenth Street at Tustin Avenue Gateway 4 Edinger Avenue at SR-55 Freeway Gateway 5 East Dyer Road at SR-55 Freeway Gateway 6 MacArthur Boulevard at SR-55 Freeway Gateway 7 South Main Street at Sunflower Avenue Gateway 8 Bristol Street at Sunflower Avenue Gateway 9 MacArthur Boulevard at Fairview Avenue Gateway t0 Harbor Boulevard at MacArthur Boulevard Gateway 11 McFadden Avenue at Harbor Boulevard Gateway 12 First Street at Euclid Avenue Gateway 13 Harbor Boulevard at North City Limit Gateway 14 Main Street at I-5 Freeway Gateway 15 Seventeenth Street at I-5 Freeway Gateway 16 Santa Aha Boulevard at I-5 Freeway Gateway 17 Fourth Street at I-5 Freeway Gateway 18 First Street at I~5 Freeway Gateway 19 LOSSAN Rail Corridor Site development criteria are presented for four specific gateways. Four of the gateways were selected because Public Works Agency has road improvements that are occurring at these sites. An aerial map of the site is presented .alon9 with recommended design criteria for each of these gateways. Gateway 3 - Seventeenth Street at Tustin Off-site Improvements: An entryway monument would be placed on the median on Seventeenth Street to the west Of the Tustin intersection. A portion of the southeast corner of the intersection would be developed with a landscaped berm planted with pine trees, shrubs and groundcover. The entryway monument and other landscaping improvements would be funded as part of the Capital Improvement Projects administered by the Public Works Agency. On-site Improvements: Create landscape berms on the northwest, northeast, and southeast corners of the intersection planted with a ring of pine trees, shrubs and groundcover; the berms could feature small curved signs that would mirror one another; an art piece might be designed into the southeast corner of the intersection; the southwest corner of the intersection would remain with no improvements. The funding would come from Capital Improvement Projects money and land dedicated by private owners and right-of-way acquisition. Screen Landscaping: Each corner would be a landscaped berm planted with trees, shrubs and turfgrass. Vertical Landscaping: Plant new pine trees on the intersection corners in a curved pattern Refer to Exhibits 2 and 3. Gateway 4 - Edinger Avenue at SR-55 Freeway Off-site Improvements: Public Works Agency has design plans to plant trees on the Edinger medians; contact the City of Tustin to determine whether a joint entryway monument.sign between the two cities is feasible; contact CALTRANS to determine whether the landscape theme at the Auto Mall entrance could be extended to the entrance/exit area on the west side of the SR-55 Freeway. An entryway monument identifying the City of Santa Aha would be placed on the median. Funding would'come from Capital Improvement Projects money and other government agencies, depending upon agreements with the City of Tustin, CALTRANS and private development. On-site Improvements: The landscape theme would extend to the southwest corner of Edinger and the SR-55 Freeway entrance/exit ramp as part of the reconfiguration of this area. The planting should include specimen trees, shrubs, and groundcover or flowering vines .if support for the vines is available or compatible'to the overall design. Refer to Exhibits 4 and 5. Gateway 5 - East Dyer Road at SR-55 Freeway Off-site Improvements: This gateway has challenges because of the physical restraints around it. The medians are narrow and configured for left hand turn lanes. No obstructions are allowed due to the need for good visibility. A flood control channel runs along the west edge of the SR-55 entrance. An entryway monument that meets the criteria required by the Public Works Agency could be placed on the west side of SR-55 Freeway on Dyer Road. These improvements would be funded through Capital Improvement Projects money. Gateway 3 at 174 St. and TuStin Av.e Existing Conditions UNK 1717 Berm with '* Pine Trees ,/ 13912 TrE es ~nti gat /- Gateway 3 at 17th Street and Tustin Avenue On and Off-Site Improvements EXHIBIT 3 Gateway 4 at Edinger Avenue and SR-55 Freeway Existing Conditions Gateway 4 at Edinger Ave. and SR-55 Freeway On and Off-Site Improvements On-site Improvements: The are~ileading up to the intersections are fairly well landscaped on the private properties surrounding this gateway. A palm and dry landscape theme that matches the Embassy Suites property could be continued onto the two cloverleaf areas on the south side of Dyer Road that is under the jurisdiction of CALTRANS. The site is currently devoid of trees, shrubs and ground cover. Funding for the landscaping would be a joint effort between the City of Santa Aha and CALTR3%NS. Refer to Exhibits 6 and 7. Gateway 8 Bristol Street at Sunflower Avenue Off-site Improvements: Re-design the existing city en~yway monument on the Bristol Street median just north of the intersection .to the approved standard. Continue the construction of medians along Bristol Street from Sunflower Avenue to Warner Avenue using Date Palms as the spine in the middle of Bristol Street; the funding of these improvements would come from the Public Works Agency through Capital Improvement Projects money. On-site Improvements: Continue with the established plant palette for the Bristol Street Corridor Streetscape. Develop a vertical tree theme for interior parking lots, particularly in the South Coast Metro retail areas. A semi-circle of Canary Island Palms emphasizes the enhanced intersection of Bristol and Sunflower per the Bristol Street Corridor theme. Funding would occur under private development as each site redevelops or goes through the site plan development process for a discretionary action. Funding for the parkway streetscape could be generated from Public Works Capital Improvement Projects money. Refer to Exhibits 8 and 9. Me\Po1 icies&Procedures\Gat eways Revised Gateway 5 at East Dyer Rd. and SR-55 Freeway Existing Conditions Gateway 5 at East Dyer Rd. and .SR-55 Freeway On and Off-Site Improvements Gateway 8 at Bristol Ave. Existing Conditions St. and Sunflower EXHIBIT 8 Existing ~ Median: add Date Palms Vertical Trees in the parking lots Existing City nent 3~2! ~= Park~ ay tree theme Canary island Per Bristol Corridor Plan Gateway 8 at Bristol St. and Sunflower Ave On and Off-Site Improvements EXI-1IBIT 9