ANAHEIM : City Spells It Out for Park Tour Buses

After years of enduring the noise and smog from the hoards of tour buses bringing people to attractions around Disneyland, a small group of Anaheim residents has finally scored a victory.

About a dozen homeowners on Walnut Street, which borders the west exit of Disneyland, persuaded the City Council earlier this week to install “No Stopping Any Time” signs on the busy street, which they believe will be more effective than the existing “No Parking” signs.

“There were a bunch of tour buses that were stopping in front of their homes, leaving their engines on,” said Assistant City Manager Jim Armstrong, who has been working with the residents and tour bus companies. “There were noise problems, diesel problems and traffic problems.”

The city had worked with the bus companies and enlisted help from the police to better enforce the existing no-parking ordinance between Cerritos Avenue and Ball Road.

“It would get better for a while, then it would get worse again,” Armstrong said.

Some residents of the nearby Jeffrey-Lynne neighborhood, which is off Walnut Street one block south of the postings, were concerned at first that the new ordinance also would affect their parking conditions. But those concerns were calmed when they learned the new ordinance would not effect parking south of Cerritos Avenue, where the neighborhood is located.