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The City of Anaheim appeals from a judgment dismissing its eminent domain action wherein it sought to condemn a parcel of property owned by the defendants “for the construction, improvement and maintenance of a stadium complex, sports arena and associated parking. .-. .’’ The plaintiff built and developed the Anaheim Stadium on a site adjacent to defendants’ property. The City’s purpose in seeking to condemn defendants’ land is to utilize it for parking, and for ingress and egress, in connection with the operation of the stadium. However, plaintiff’s complaint originally' contemplated the taking of the property for stadium, sports arena, and associated parking purposes, including ingress and egress.

-.The. stadium was constructed by the plaintiff-city with a seating, capacity of 45,000-50,000 persons. The stadium-is primarily devoted to use as a major-league baseball park. Incidental uses include football games, rodeos, religious meetings, -baccalaureate services, outdoor concerts, musical and dramatic productions, midget auto racing, holiday celebrations and spectacles, auto and boat shows, public gatherings calling for attendance in excess of convention center facilities, and…