ANAHEIM, CA - (September 16, 2012) - The City of Anaheim has released a draft report that analyzes the environmental impacts associated with an expansion of the Anaheim Convention Center and an update of the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan. This document, Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (DSEIR) No. 340, has been released for a public comment period that ends at 5 p.m. on October 29, 2012.

The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan is one of three specific plans that regulate development within the 1,085-acre Anaheim Resort, an area within the City of Anaheim generally located west of Interstate 5, south of Vermont Avenue, east of Walnut Street and north of Chapman Avenue. The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan pertains to 581 acres located to the north, east and south of The Disneyland Resort. This area includes the Anaheim Convention Center and surrounding hotels, restaurants and associated development.

The proposed project, Amendment No. 14 to the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan, includes amendments to the Anaheim General Plan, Anaheim Resort Specific Plan, Anaheim Municipal Code, The Anaheim Resort Identity Program, and The Anaheim Resort Public Realm Landscape Program. These amendments are intended to allow an expansion of the Anaheim Convention Center, including additional hotel and commercial development; update and streamline development standards, guidelines and requirements; and, reduce redundancy within and between documents. The proposed amendments do not change the types of land uses permitted within the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan area or significantly modify the associated development standards.

DSEIR No. 340 is available online at www.anaheim.net and at the following locations:

Anaheim City Hall, Planning Dept.
200 S. Anaheim Blvd, 1st Floor
Anaheim, CA 92805

Anaheim Public Library
500 W. Broadway
Anaheim, CA 92805

In accordance with the time limits mandated by State law, comments regarding the proposed project and the content of the information addressed in the DSEIR must be received by the City of Anaheim by 5:00 p.m. on October 29, 2012. Responses may be submitted by fax to (714) 765-5280, by email to skim@anaheim.net, or mailed to:

Susan Kim, Senior Planner
City of Anaheim, Planning Department
200 S. Anaheim Boulevard, Suite 162
Anaheim, CA 92805

The Anaheim City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on November 5, 2012 in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 200 S. Anaheim Blvd. The public is welcome to attend.

Questions regarding the project may be addressed by contacting Susan Kim at (714) 765-4958 or skim@anaheim.net. Media inquiries can be directed to Ruth Ruiz at (714) 765-5060, or rruiz@anaheim.net.

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