Anaheim Revises Sportstown Plans

City officials appear willing to scale back their vision for a sports, entertainment and retail complex around Anaheim Stadium in the hope of reaching agreement with the Walt Disney Co. over stadium renovations and a new lease for the Angels.

City Manager James D. Ruth on Monday declined to elaborate, but acknowledged that any deal would involve a smaller version of the complex called Sportstown Anaheim.

The proposed 167-acre complex, unveiled by the city in January, would be built on the stadium’s parking lot and figured prominently in Disney’s decision last month not to buy the Angels. Disney has never endorsed the plan and has expressed concern over how it would affect stadium parking.

Disney Sports Enterprises spokesman Bill Robertson expressed “cautious optimism” about the city’s new proposal.