5096ORDINANCE N0. 5096
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ADDING AND AMENDING VARIOUS SUB-
SECTIONS, SECTIONS AND CHAPTERS OF
TITLE 2 AND TITLE 18 OF THE ANAHEIM
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO VACATION
OWNERSHIP RESORTS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 2.12.040
Anaheim Municipal Code be, and
amend the definition of "hotel"
follows:
of Chapter 2.12 of Title 2 of
the same is hereby, amended to
as set forth therein to read
"'Hotel' means any structure, or any portion of any
structure, which is occupied or intended or designed
for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging or
sleeping purposes, and includes, without limitation,
any hotel, bachelor hotel, lodging house, rooming
house, bed and breakfast inn, apartment house,
dormitory, vacation ownership resort, public or
private club, mobilehome or house trailer at a fixed
location, or other similar structure or portion
thereof, and shall further include any space, lot,
area, or site in any trailer court, camp, park or
lot which is occupied or intended or designed for
occupancy by a tent, trailer, recreational vehicle,
mobilehome, motorhome, or other similar conveyance,
for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes."
the
as
That Section 18.01.230 of Chapter 18.01 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
add a definition of "vacation ownership resort" to read as follows:
"'Vacation ownership resort.'
in which a person or entity re
perpetuity, for life or for a
time, to the recurrent, exclus
of a lot, parcel, unit, space,
property for a period of time
be allocated from the use or o
which the facility has been di
ownership resort interest may
estate in real property, or it
contract, membership, or other
not coupled with an estate in
A timeshare facility
ceives the right in
specific period of
ive use or occupancy
or portion of real
which has been or will
ccupancy periods into
vided. A vacation
be coupled with an
may entail a license,
right of occupancy
the real property."
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SECTION 3.
That new Subsection .215 be, and the same is
hereby, added to section 18.48.050 of Chapter 18.48 of
Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code to read as
follows:
11.215 Vacation ownership resorts subject to
compliance with the requirements of Section
18.48.070 of this Code."
SECTION 4.
That new Section 18.48.070 be, and the same is hereby,
added to Chapter 18.48 of Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code
to read as follows:
1118.48.070 REQUIREMENTS FOR VACATION OWNERSHIP
RESORTS.
.010. Purpose of Section.
The City Council has determined that vacation ownership
resorts constitute a commercial use similar to hotel/motel
facilities. Due to the mixed method of operation, hybrid
ownership, the potential generation of large numbers of people and
vehicles, and the potential impact on the City's tourism -related
facilities, special criteria are warranted for the development of
vacation ownership resorts in addition to the requirements of the
underlying zone.
.020. Limits on Occupancy.
Occupancy, or right of occupancy, of any vacation
ownershi resort unit (including different units within the same
facility in a vacation ownership resort facility by a person or
entity shall be limited to not more than thirty (30) consecutive
days nor more than a total of sixty (60) days during any
consecutive twelve (12) month period. Units which do not meet
such criteria shall be considered to be residential units and
shall be prohibited.
.030. Required Zonin
Vacation ownership resorts and conversions to vacation
ownership resorts shall be permitted only in the Commercial
Recreation ("CR") zone and subject to obtaining a conditional use
permit. The conversion of vacation ownership resorts to
residential condominium use is prohibited.
.040. Related Uses.
Vacation ownership resorts may include other uses, either
as accessory uses to the vacation ownership resort use or as
independent facilities, so long as the specific use is allowed by
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the underlying zone designation. Such uses shall meet all City
laws and requirements.
.050. Development Standards.
The development standards established in the underlying
zone designation shall be applicable to vacation ownership resorts
and the conversion of existing facilities to vacation ownership
resort use. Additional requirements may be imposed as follows:
.0501 Setback, height, landscaping, signage
requirements and recreational amenities. Additional restrictions
may be required to ensure that the facility is adequately buffered
from surrounding uses.
.0502 Parking. Additional parking may be required if
the design of the facility and units indicates that additional
parking is necessary.
.0503 Required facilities. The Planning Commission
and/or City Council may require the provision of facilities,
amenities, or design features usually associated with
hotels/motels (for example, lobbies, check-in areas, registration
desks, service closets, laundry facilities, and the like) to
ensure that the vacation ownership resort will adequately function
in the same manner as a hotel/motel facility. All facilities will
require either on-site resident managers, or 24-hour front desks.
.0504 Kitchen facilities suitable for visitors may be
permitted by the Conditional Use Permit permitting the vacation
ownership resort.
.060. Conversion to Vacation Ownership Uses.
The following standards shall apply to conversions of
existing facilities to vacation ownership resort uses. Any
conversion of an existing facility to vacation ownership resort
use shall be required to meet the same standards as new facilities.
.0601 The conversion of any type of existing unit or
facility to vacation ownership resort use shall be subject to the
approval of a conditional use permit. Conversion shall be
evaluated in terms of the physical suitability of the units or
facilities for vacation ownership resort use. Items to be
considered shall include the general maintenance and upkeep of the
structures; general physical condition of the facility; age of the
structures; suitability of the units for the type of occupancy
proposed; the age, condition, and general repair of any
recreational facility; and conformance with appropriate building,
safety and fire standards. The facility shall be upgraded to
mitigate any identified deficiencies. Conversions shall also be
evaluated to ensure that the conversion does not create or add to
the shortage of the particular type of unit proposed to be
converted in the City as a whole or in any particular area of the
City.
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.0602 All facilities converted to vacation ownership
resort use shall meet all applicable City requirements, including
building, safety, and fire standards.
.0603 Conversions which would significantly reduce
the overall number of conventional overnight accommodations in the
City for visitors shall not be allowed. The effect of the
conversion on existing conventional overnight accommodations shall
be quantified by means of a survey. The survey shall include a
representative sample of the existing unit supply in terms of
location, price and type of unit.
.070 Information Required for Applications.
In addition to any information requirements established
by other applicable sections of this Code, the following
information shall also be submitted as part of any application to
develop or institute a vacation ownership resort:
.0701 Typical floor plans for each vacation ownership
resort unit type;
.0702 The phasing of the construction of the vacation
ownership resort use;
.0703 The type of vacation ownership resort method to
be used (fee simple, leasehold,
tenancy -in -common, license, membership, and the
like) and how such use may be created;
.0704 The identification of vacation ownership resort
intervals and the number of intervals per unit;
.0705
Identification of which units are in the
vacation ownership resort program, the use of
the units not included in the program, and the
method whereby other units may be added,
deleted, or substituted;
.0706
A description and identification of any
accessory uses which are proposed in
conjunction with the vacation ownership resort;
.0707
A description of the availability of the
vacation ownership resort project, including
accessory uses, to the general public;
.0708
The provisions made for management and
maintenance of the project and indication of a
contact person or party responsible for the
day-to-day operation of the project;
.0709
A description of the type and operation of any
other uses (commercial and/or recreational)
which are included in the facility;
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.0710 The formula, fraction or percentage, of the
common expenses and any voting rights assigned
to each vacation ownership resort unit and,
where applicable, to each unit within the
project which unit is not subject to the
vacation ownership resort program;
.0711 Any restrictions on the use, occupancy,
alteration, or alienation of vacation ownership
resort units;
.0712 A parking demand study prepared by an
independent traffic engineer licensed by the
State of California, or such other study as
approved by the City Traffic Engineer and
provided to the City by the applicant at
applicant's sole expense.
.0713 A description of the method to be used
consistent and in compliance with the
provisions of Chapter 2.12 of this Code, to
collect and transmit the transient occupancy
tax to the City for those units within the
project determined by the Planning Commission
and/or City Council to be subject to such tax;
.0714 Any other information or documentation the
applicant, City staff, or Commission deems
reasonably necessary to the consideration of
the project, including any required
environmental or fiscal impact report
documents; and
.0715 Applications for the conversion of any portion
of an existing facility to a vacation ownership
resort shall include the following information,
as well as the other information required by
this section:
(1) A property report describing in
detail the condition and useful life of the
roof, foundations, and mechanical, electrical,
plumbing, and structural elements prepared by a
licensed engineer, an architect, or general
engineering contractor;
(2) A comprehensive list of all
improvements, upgrading, and additional
facilities proposed; and
(3) A report describing all repairs and
replacements needed, if any, to bring all
structures into substantial compliance with the
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Uniform Building Code, Uniform Housing Code,
National Electrical Code, Uniform Plumbing
Code, Uniform Fire Code, Uniform Mechanical
Code, and any other uniform building related
codes as modified and adopted by the City.
Approval shall be subject to receipt of such
information and applicant's failure to submit
such documentation may be grounds for
disapproval.
.080 Prior to issuance of a building permit, the legal
property owner shall be required to provide the
following:
.0801 Copies of all relevant enabling documentation,
including, but not limited to, articles of
incorporation, bylaws, declarations of
covenants, conditions, and restrictions, and
membership or license agreements;
.0802 Copies of all State Department of Real Estate
applications and permits, including any public
report issued;
.090. Findings of Fact Necessary for Approval.
In addition to the findings of fact otherwise required by
any other provision of this Code, approval of any conditional use
permit for a vacation ownership resort shall require the following
finding:
That there are adequate visitor -serving facilities
in the City and that the project will not preclude
or significantly reduce the development of other
needed tourist facilities or hotel or motel
facilities.
.100. Vacation Ownership Resort Subject to Transient
ccupancy, ax.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Anaheim
Municipal Code, vacation ownership resort units may be subject to
the payment of the transient occupancy tax as otherwise prescribed
by Chapter 2.12 of this Code. Units occupied as traditional
hotel/motel rentals shall have the tax levied on the rent paid.
Units occupied on a vacation ownership resort basis shall either
(i) have the tax levied on the basis of the equivalent rental rate
which would be charged for that particular unit if it were to be
rented as a traditional hotel/motel rental unit, or (ii)
demonstrate alternative revenues identified in a fiscal impact
report which shall be submitted with the required information for
applications for Conditional Use Permit. The owner and manager of
the vacation ownership resort shall jointly and severally be
responsible to provide sufficient data to the City to justify the
equivalent rental rate used in calculating the transient occupancy
tax or to provide an annual monitoring of alternative revenue as
may be required by the City. The manager of the facility (or if
the facility has no manager, the on-site representative at the
24-hour desk) shall be deemed the 'operator' within the meaning of
Chapter 2.12 of this Code for purposes of collection and
remittance of the tax."
SECTION 5. SAVINGS CLAUSE
Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal of
any other ordinance of this City shall in any manner affect the
prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were
committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as
a waiver of any license or penalty or the penal provisions
applicable to any violation thereof. The provisions of this
ordinance, insofar as they are substantially the same as ordinance
provisions previously adopted by the City relating to the same
subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and
continuations, and not as new enactments.
SECTION 6. SEVERABILITY
The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares
that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this
ordinance of the Code, hereby adopted, be declared for any reason
to be invalid, it is the intent of the Council that it would have
passed all other portions of this ordinance independent of the
elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared
invalid.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim this 27th day of February ,
19 90.
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CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance No. 5096 was introduced at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Anaheim, held on the 13th day of February, 1990,
and that the same was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said
City Council held on the 27th day of February, 1990, by the following vote of
the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Daly, Ehrle, Kaywood, Pickler and Hunter
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said
Ordinance No. 5096 on the 28th day of February, 1990.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal
of the City of Anaheim this 28th day of February, 1990.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is the original Ordinance No. 5096 and was published once in the
Anaheim Bulletin on the 9th day of March, 1990.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM