ANAHEIM : Decision on Northeast Area Zoning Delayed

The City Council has delayed action for two weeks on a proposal to adopt zoning and development standards that will guide the future growth of northeast Anaheim.

The 2,645-acre area is able to accommodate 7 million square feet of additional commercial and industrial development, representing a substantial source of potential tax revenue for the city. The area is bounded by the Riverside and Orange freeways, Orangethorpe Avenue and Imperial Highway.

Among concerns that prompted the delay was a proposal to designate the area around East Frontera Street as a recycling zone. Two local recycling firms, Adams Steel and DBW & Associates, are urging the council to approve the recycling zone designation.

Mayor Tom Daly directed city planners Tuesday to study the implications of establishing such a zone and report on the matter at the Aug. 22 council meeting.

In other action, the council approved an agreement with Orange County to upgrade a substandard water system in the area known as Southwest Anaheim.

The agreement calls for the replacement of antiquated fire hydrants and an undersized water main in an area bounded by Katella Avenue, Gilbert Street, Crestwood Lane and Jean Street.

The neighborhood is in an unincorporated area of the county that receives water service from Anaheim. Its existing water system was constructed about 40 years ago.

The $285,000 project will be funded by a federal grant that was not affected by the county’s December bankruptcy filing, said Edward K. Aghjayan, Anaheim’s public utilities general manager. He estimated that designing the installing the new water system will take six to nine months.