Harry Sidhu: The Rock of Jello-bralter
Last night, the Anaheim City Council voted 3-2 to save Disney the trouble and expense of making it’s case to Anaheim voters and simply adopted the ballot-box zoning SOAR initiative as an ordinance.
From now on, lucky property owners within the Resort District will be governed by their own very special set of zoning rules. Unlike the ordinary joe who can seek a zoning change through the normal process via the Planning Commission and City Council, Resort District property owners seeking a zoning change will have to seek approval from a majority of a combined Planning Commission/City Council of 132,000 voters.
Anyone feeling adventurous enough to try it better have a big wallet and Disney on their side.
Just last week, it looked as though the SOAR initiative would actually have to be voted on by Anaheim. After all, wasn’t that what all the Disney/SOAR breast-beating last year about… Read More