PC 66-146ARESOLUTIOU IJO. PC66-146-A
A RESOLUTIC~ OF THE CITY PLRNNIIJG CONJt7I5SI0N OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM RECOM~dtNDI6iG TO THH
CITY WIJNCIL OF THE CI7'Y OF AiIAHEIM THE ADOPTION OF AN ANFSJD~dENT TO Ti1E ADlAHEIAI
MUNICIPAL OJDE, ]'ITLE 1R, ZONING, BY THE ADDITIOtJ OF CHAPTER 1~.39 C-H,
OOMMFRCIAL HILLSIDE, ZO~E THERETO
VJHEREAS, the City Council or May 24, 1966 did adopt a Ganeral Plan for the Hill and
Canyon Area; and
WHEREAS, the existing cormnercial zones established in the Anaheim Muni~:ipal Code do
nut provide for the ul~imate d2velopment of commercial shopping facilities in the hilly
,f:iidbi~ terrain of the City, therefore, a new commercial zone was deemed necessary to provide ior
~ the oroper development of these commercial hillside areas; and
WHEREP.S, the City Planning Commission did hoid a public. hearing at the City Hall in
the City of Ananeim on ~lovember 7, 196n, at 7:00 0'clock P.h1., notice oi said publi~ hear'tng
ha~~ing been cluly given as required by law to }iear and consider evidence for and against
said addit`_on to the Anaheim Municipal Code, and to investigate and ma}:e findinqs and
rerommendations in conne.tion therewith; and
WHERflAS, said Commission ~fter due inspection, investi9ation, and st.udy irade by
: itself and in its behalf, and after due consideration of all evidence and reports of`ered
at said 'nearing, does hereby find and determine the follov;ing .'acts:
i. That the proposed zone provides for unified n?ighborhood convenience
shop~~in9 centers of t~~vo to three and one-half acres.
2. That tne proposed Chaoter 1~.39 was found necessary in order to encourage
the development of tneee neighbornood convenience st~opping centers in
such a manner that they ~Ni11 be in heeping with t!~e amenities of tne
hiliside areas, thus preservina the unique scenic resources found in
this area.
3. Tnat in order to ,"urt.her encourage development in keepiny r~iih thi=
natural eeaut:y and to r~aintain the standards set by the surrounding
residential hcmes, a policy stateanent should be adopted to require
thaL any roof on a commer~ial structure which may be viewed from
above shail be consistent in design by employing the use o; materials
used on adjacent stsuctures.
4. TtiaC a representative oT t}ie Vlestern Oil and Gas kssociation appeared
t.o protest the reyuirements Yor the estaolishment_ of service stations
in '.he ~-H Zone.
t~OW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Planning Commission does
i~eieby recommend to t.he C;Cy Councii cf the City of Anaheir~ that an amendrnent t.o 'he Ar.ai:~~in:
Municipal Code be made by tt:e ad~ption ef a C-H, Comme:cial Hillside, Zon? as =et iort.i~ in
Exhibil "A" attached here~o and referred to as though set, forth in fcll.
BE IT FURTHL-R RESOLVED, that tne City Council consider the adopt.ion of a Hil] and
Canyon Comrnercial Roof Pc~licy as follov~s:
"It is the policy of t.'r,e City Council that where a commercial st.ructur? is lo~ated
~rfithin tlie Hill and Canyon Area, in such a manner that the roof may be viewed froni ~bo~~e,
sai~~ roof sha11 be consistent in design with and emoloy the use of materials used on ad'acent
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is signed and approved by me hi~ 17th day of November, 1966.
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CH IRMAN ANAHEIN CITY PLANh NG ~~.dISSIOtd
ATT~ST:
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StCRE7ARY ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING OOh1MISSION
' STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Ann Krebs, Secretary of the City Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim, do hereby
certif'y t}iat the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a meetina of the Cit.y Planninn
Commission of the City of Anaheim, held un November 7, 1966, at 7:00 0'c1ocF: P.M., by the
fo'_lo~.ving vote of the members thereofs
AYES: COh1MISSIO(JERS: Farano, Gauer, Herbst, hlungall, Ro~~iland, Camp.
NOES: COM~AIISSIONERS: None.
ABSENT: ~h1MISSIOIJERS: Allred.
:N WITt4ESS WHtRE-0 F, I nave hereunto set my hand tnis 17th day oi t~loven:ber, i966.
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SECRHTARY ANAHEIM CITY PLANIJItdG ~h1h1ISSI0P2
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PRELIMINARY DRAFT
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ORDINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING TITLE 16 OF THE
ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER TO BE NUPABERED 18.39
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AtJAHEIM DOF.S ORDAIN AS FOLLOVJS:
Section 1
That Title 18 cf the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is
hereby amended by adding a new chapter to be numbEred 18,39, reading
as follows:
."18.39 CH - COMMERCIAL HILLSIDE ZONE"
18.39.01() DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE. This zone provides for unified
neighborhood convenience shoppingcenters of two~2) to three and one half
(3z) acres to serve the daily convenience needs of residents of the i~n~nedi-
ate hillside area in which they are located. It further is intended to
encourage the development of these neighborhood convenience shopping
centers in such a manner that they will be in keeping with the natural
amenities of the hillside areas, preserving the unique scenic resources
found in t}~is area.
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18.39.020 PERMITTED USES. Subject to the provisions of this zone,
neighburhood convenience retail stores and service businesses, either
s'•qly or in combination, and dealing principally in new merchandise,
may be cor~ducted in the Commercial Hillside Zone. All uses except
service stations shall be conducted wholly within a building. No
use nor equipment utilized shall be objectionable by reason of sight,
noise, odor, dust, smoke, vibrations or other similar causes. No com-
bination of residential and commercial us~ ,shall be permitted in any
structure, nor shall any structures designed or intended ior residential
use be used for commercial purposes. Uses limited to the following
types may be conducted between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and midni9ht only:
A. Primarv Uses
1. Permitted Retail Businesses
a. Bakery
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b. Clothing or apparel shop
c. Confectionery store
d. Drug store or pharmacy
e. Grocery or iruit st~re
f. Hardware store
g. Meat market or delicatessen
h. Notions or variety store
i. Off-sale beer, wine or liquor establishment
i. Permitted Service Businesses
a. One automobile service station per planned unified shop-
ping center limited to those sites where the proposed
service station i= an integral part of the Planned Unit
Shopping Center located on an arterial highway at least
seventy-five ~'~ ft.) feet from any rasidential zone on
the same side of the street.
b. Barber or beauty shop
c. Coffee shop where integrated within a primary use
d. Collecting and distributir~g station for a laundry or dry-
cleaning establishment
e. Radio/TV or a~pliance reoair cr sales
f. Shoe repair
II. Ac~essorv Uses
1, Signs as permitteu in Section 18.39.040.
18.39.030 SITE AEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. The following site development
standards shall apply:
A. Site Size. Minimum area: 2 acres. Maximum area~ 3.5 usable acres.
Area which may be utilized for vehicular parking, vehicular access
and;or buildings, exclusive of the required perimeter landscaping.
B. Setbacks and Landccaninp. Every building, structure oi• addition
thereto hereafter erected i~ this zone, sh311 be provided with set-
backs and landscaping as follows:
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1. Street setback. All properties abutting a public street shall
have a ten (10 ft.) foot open landscaped setback area extend-
ing for the fu:il width of the property. This setback shall be
parallel to the centerline of the street and shall be measured
from the plann~~d highway right-of-way line as designated on
the Circulation Element of the General Plan or the ultimate
right-of-way line of a local street. A thirty (30 in.) inch
decorative type masonry wall shall be e*ected at the rear of
the required setback.
2. Interio* sPth~~k. None required except as the trrenty (20 ft.)
foot accessway required by Section 18,39.030 G functions as a
setback.
3. Landscaaina. All planted areas shall be provided with hose
bibbs~sprinklers or other similar irrigation facilities. Said
planted areas shall be permanently maintained as a condition
of use.
a. Setback areas. All required setbacks shall be planted
with lawn, trees, flowers or shrubs.
b. Interior landscaoinq. With the exception of slope areas
and required setbacks, the remaining areas of the pl.anned
unit shoFping center shall be planted with minimum ten
(10 ft.) foot high trees. Said trees shall be planted
at a ratio of one (1) per each seventy-five hundred
(7500 sq. ft.) square feet of the site exclusive of
slope and required setback areas. The intent of such
planting shall be to screen or soften the appearance of
the entire planned unit shopping center from above as
well as from the horizontal.
c, Landscaoe olan review. The location of all peripheral
and interior landscaping and tree locations shall be
shown on a plot plan and shall be subject to review
by the Development Services Department.
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C. Buildina and Structural Heiaht Limitation. The maximum buildin9
height shall be twenty (20 ft.) feet above the average finished
grade levels of the building site on which it is located, measured
at the exterior building walls.
D.'~Roof Mounted Eouiqment shall not be permitted in this zone in
order to preserve the view from above as well as from the horizontal.
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E. Off-Street ParKinct. A11 required parking areas shall be paved and
shall be designed in accorda.~ce with the standard "Minimum Dimen-
sions for Designing Off-street Parking Layouts" on file in the
office of the Zoning Division of the Development Services Department.
Retail stores or service businesses shall provide five (5) spaces
per one thousand (1000 sq. ft.) square feet of gross floor area
or fraction thereof.
F. External Liqhtin4. Parking areas shall be lighted by maximum six
(6 ft.) foot high down-light type light standards. All external
lighting shall be directed into or on the site and away from the
property lines.
G. Vehicular Access.
1. No vehicular accessway to or from a street shall be located
closer than one hundred ten (110 ft.) feet from any inter-
section of two (2) planned street right-of-way lines.
2. There shall be a minimum twenty (20 ft.) foot clear, paved,
veh'c~:]ar accessway provided at the rear and sides of all main
buildings. Said accessway(s) shall provide adequate circula-
tion for trash, delivery, and fire trucks.
N. Walls. Where the interior boundaries of a planned unit shopping
center abut residentially zoned property and there is a height
differential between the finished grade of the planned unit
shopping center and the adjacent residential property of more
than two (2 ft.) feet ands
1. A slope is used, a six (6 ft.) foot solid masonry wall
shall be erected at the property line,
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with the slope itself planted or
2. A retaining wall is used, a six (6 ft.) foot solid masonry wall
shall be erected ~n top of said retaining wall which wall shall
be at the property line.
NOTE: The height of the required six (6 ft.) foot masonry walls
shall be measured from the highest finished grade of the
adjacent properties.
I. Trash Co ~ction and Loadin4 Areas.
1. Trash Collection areas shall be constructed in accordance
with the standard entitled "Trash Storage Areas" on file
in the office of the Director of Public Works. Said collec-
tiun areas shall be screened from public view.
2. Loadin9 areas. All loading and unloading operations shall
be performed on the site and loading platforms or areas shall
be screened from view from the public streets or adjacent proper-
ties.
18.39.040 SIGNS
A. Permitted Siqns
1. Wall Sians. The total wall <ign area shall not exceed ten
(10%) percent of the face of the individual building unit.
there shall be no more than one (1) wall sign as defined in
Section 18.62.030(j) of the Anaheim Municipal Code ~Sign
Ordinance) for each use per front entrance or in the case
of service stations, wall signs shall be permitted only on
the faces of the building that most nearly face thE pump
;sland(s).
2. Shoaqin4 Center ldentification. One (1) illuminated identi-
fication sign displaying only the name of the planned Unit
Shopping Center may be constructed on or as a part of the
required thirty (30 in.) inch decorative type wall for each street
fronta9e provided that:
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aa Said sign shall have only one (1) display surface.
b. Said display surface shall be parallel to the wall
within or upon which it is mounted.
c. The display surface shall not project more than six-
teen (i6 in.) inches beyund the wall within or upon
which it is mounted.
d. The sign shall not exceed twenty (20 sq. ft.) square
feet in area.
3~ Free-Standinp Directional Siqns. For each vehicular entrance
there may be erected within the required landscape setback
one (1) illuminated double faced directional sign display-
ing only the word "IN" or "OUT". Each face of the sign shall
~ot exceed three (3 fto) feet in height and three (3 ft.) feet
in width.
4. Genera . Nothing may be attached to the sign or support other
than the permitted sign itself.
B. Sipn Liqhtinq.
1, No blinking, flashing, or animated signs of any type shall be
permitted.
2. No signs shall be lighted between the hou*s of midnight and
6:30 ~~mo
18.39.050 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW. Ail development plans shall be subject
to review by the Development Review Committee of the Development Services
Department. Where a question arises as to the administration of specific
sections of the Anaheim Municipal Code, the Planning Commission shall
hear the matter at its next regular meeting. Appeals from the decision
~f the City Planning Commission shall be made to the City Council in
written form, stating the reason for said appeal.
18.39.060 DEDICATION AND IMPROVEMENTS. The fcllowing dedications and
improvements are deemed to be necessary for the preservation of the
public health, safety and welfare in the hill and canyon areas. These
requirements shall be met or complied with before any building shall be
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given final acceptance or release for occupancy.
A. Circulation Facilities. All required streets, highways, alleys,
hiking, riding or equestrian easements or other circulation
facilities which abut the subject property shall have been in-
stalled and in good repair. A faithful performance bond in a
form approved by the City Attorney and in an amount determined
by the City Engineer may be posted to guarantee the construction
of the required improvements which may include but not necessarily
be limited to excavation, curbs, gutters, pavement, drainage facil-
ities or othr engineering requirements. Dedication shall have been
made to the City of Anaheim to the full width designated by the
General Plan and~or the City Standards.
B. Street Liqhts. Street lighting facilities shall have been in-
stalled in accordance with the official street lighting standards
on file in the Public Utilities Department, or street lighting
fees in an amount per front foot specified by the City Council
for abutting dedicated streets or highways, shall be deposited
with the City of Anaheim for the installation of said street
lighting.
Co Utilities. Utilities shall be placed underground in accordance
with Chaper 17.08 of the Anaheim Municipal Code entitled
"Subdivisions".
D. Final Occuqancv. The Building Inspector shall not grant final
occupancy to any structure constructed upon any property covered
by this ordinance until the City Engineer has signified compli-
ance with conditions set forth in A above, the Utilities
Director has signified compliance with the conditions set
forth in B and C above.
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