PC 1964-1965-1460RES~LUTION WOe 1460, Series 1964-65
A RESJLUIION OF THE CITY PLANNING ~MMISSION OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
RE~1~NulENDING 1'0 THE CITY O~UNCIL OF rHE CITY OF AW,HEIM IHE AMENpMEN1'
OF TITLE EIGHTEFJ+1 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL WDE BY THE ADDITION OE
CHAPTER 63, BILLHOARDS THER~F
WHFREAS, the City Councii of the City of Anaheim has heretofore expressed a
desire to be reljeved of the myriad de'-ails associated with the approval of numerous
spec3fic advertising billbcard request; and
WHFREAS, the said City Council has requested th~+ a comprehensive ordinance
regulating billbeards be prepared and presented to said City Council, which com-
,,,_, prehensive ordinance would enable billboard requests to be processed through the
administrative channels of tha Building Department of the Cit~+ of Anaheim at the
~•;~ time of the issuance of building permits for such billboards, or through the filing
-'~ of a Conditional Use Permit; and
INI~REAS, billboards are deemed to be "struct+~*es" on the land within the meaning
of both the Maheim Municipal Code ar.d 65A00 et seqa ~f the Government Code; and
NfHFREAS, 65800 et seq. of the Government Code requires that such a comprehensive
billboard ordinance be initiated and adopted through public hearings to be held
before both the Planning Commission and the City Council; and
1NHEREAS9 the City l:ouncil has referi~ed the matter of a comprehensive billboard
ordinance to the City Planning Coan~ission for the purpose of initiating and conducting
public hearings on such a comprehensive billboard ordinance; and
WHE.4EAS, the Maheim C?ty Plannir.y Cortunission did initiate, condvct and receive
evidence at several public hearings held before said Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Cammission did recommend for appr~•,sl a
comprehensive billboard ordinance at the regular meeting of the M aheim City Planning
Comnission held on December 91, 19ha.
NOYY, THEREPORE, BE IT RE90LVm that the Maheim City Planning Commission does
recommend to the City Council af the City of M aheim the adoption of an amendment to
Title 1H of the Anaheim Municipal Cade by the addition of Chapter 18.63 - ORDINANCE
R~UI,ATING BILLBOARDS - which Chapter 18.63 is attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A"
and made a part hereof as though fully set forth herein.
THF P~RI~IPX; RFSOLIR'ION ±s sign?d and aFF=oved b•• , *hi_ 31g± .±ay f Dece.:.bor, 1464.
ATTESTt C}{pIRMAN, ANAHEIM CITY NING COMMISSION
S~:RETARY, ANP TEIM CITY PLANNIt~ (AMMISSIOiJ
STATE OF CALII~RWIA )
OOUNfY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAH~M )
I, Ann Krebs, Secretary of the City Planning ~.omnission of the City of Anaheim,
do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was pa,sed and adapted at a meeting
of the City Planning CommiSSion of the City of M aheim, held on December 21, 1964, ~t
2t00 0'clock P.Nt., by the follcHing vote of the members thereofs
AYFS: OOMMISSIONERS: Gauer, Mlungall, Perry, Rowland.
t~fS: OONaIISSIONERSs None.
ABSFNIi ~MYIISSIONERSs Allred, Gamp.
IN WITNESS WHFR~F, I hsve herP~mto set my hand this 31st day of December, 1964.
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SECRETARY,ANAHEIM CI?Y PLANNING WW+IISSION
Exhibit "A"
Adopted by Resolution No. 1460,
Series 1964-65
ORDINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING TITLE 18 OF THE ANAHEIM
MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING THERETO CHAPTER 18.63 RELATING TO BILLBOAROS
THE CITY OOIINCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOYVSe
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That Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code be~ and the same is hereby
amended by adding thereto Chapter 18.63~ reading as folloNS~
CHAPTER 18.63 - B:LLBOARDS
SECTION 18.63a010 - DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSEe The purpose of this Chapter is
to recognize the function of billboards in the City of Anaheim, and to provide
for their inclusion under the comprehensive zoning ordinance of the Citya The
location~ size~ type and number of billboards permitted shall be governed by
the provisions of this Chapter and Chapter 4008 of the Anaheim Municipal Code,
"Outdoor Advertising Signs and Structures - Near Freev+ays", It is the further
purpose of this Chapter to preserve locally recognized values of community ap-
pearance; to safeguard and enhance property values in residential, commercial
and industrial areas; to protect public investment in and the character of pub-
lic thoroughfares; to aid in the ettraction of tourists and other visitors who
are important to the economy of the City; to reduce hazards to motorists and
pedestrians traveling on the public way; and thereby to promote the public
health~ safety and welfaree
SECTION 1a.63.020 - DEFINITIONi DILLBOARDS. A billboard is defined as any
sign usually designed for use Mith changing advertising copy~ and Nhich is
normally used for the advertisement of goods produced or services rendered at
locations other than the premisea on which the sign is loceted{ and Nhich sign
ie not otherNiae defined in Chapter 18.62 (Signs, Advertising Signs and Struc-
tures) as a guide sign, a business cign~ or a temporary off-site real estate
aign. A billboard may~ but need not~ advertise products of the premises upon
which it is locateda
SECTION 18.63a030 - BILLBOARDSi 7ANES PERMITTING. Billboards~ except roof
billboards, may be permitted in the C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1 and M-2 Zones when
located within 200 feet of any corner formed by the intersection of tvro high-
ways~ each of xhich is designated as either major, primary or secondary on the
Circulation Element of the General Plan, EXCEPT where, Nithin a radiua of 75
feet of any portion of such billboard there exists any residential zone or any
structure used primarily for residential purposes in an R-A 2one~ and except
that regardless of the zone in which it is proposed to be located~ no billboard
N:11 be permitted on the same parcel on which is located a structure originally
designed or intended for residential use. The 200 foot measurement shall be
taken from the planned highxay right-of-xay line as indicated in the Official
Highxay Rights-of-Way Plan.
Notrrithstandin9 the foregoing provisions~ no billboard shall be permitted in
the following Special Scenic Districts:
(1) Within the Center Citv Area~ described approxireately as folloNS:
Bounded on the rrest by the Santa Ana Freeway, on the south by
Water Street, on the east by the Santa Fe Railway right-of-rray
at Orange Street, and on the north by Sycamore Street (and the
centerline of Sycaroore extended to the Santa Ana Freeway)~ and
as designated on the Special Scenic ~istrict Map.
(2) Near certain Scenic Hiahvravs. No billboards ehall be located
within the areas along the scenic highrrays listed below and
designated on the Special Scenic Cistrict ldap. This limita-
,~,_,,,,~ tion shall apply to any portion of any property that is within
200 feet of any such highway, unless a greater depth of area is
~ indicated on said Special Scenic Diatrict Mape =.
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. (A) Harbor Boulevard, between the north city limit and south
city limit.
~ (8) Katella Avenue~ betNeen the "Anaheim-Barber City Flood
Control Channel" and the S~nta Ana River.
~ SECTION 18.63.040 - BILLBOARDSt CaNDIT20NAL USES.
~ (1) Billboards, including wall and roof billboards, may be permitted in
the folloMing zones sub~ect to a Conditional Use Permit and subject
to the required shoNings of Chapter 18.64. The site development
standards of Section 18.63.050 shall apply.
(a) R-A Zone, except that no billboard shall be located in any
R-A 2one where, within a radius of 75 feet of any portiofi of
such billboard there exists any structure used primarily for
residential purposes. Such billboards shall have an amortiza-
tion pariod established as set forth in Section 18.63.060 of
this Ordinance.
(t) C-1, C-2, C-3~ M-1~ M-2 at other than the locatione described
in Section 18.63.030, except that regardless of the zone in
which it is proposed to be located, no billboard Nill be per-
mitted on the same parcel on which is located a structure
originally designed cr intended for residential use.
(2) @illboards exceeding the .naximum display area specified in Section
18.63.050(5) of this Or~:nance may be permitted subject to a
Condit!onel Use Permit. •
SECTION 1R .63.050 - BILLBOARDSe SITE DHVELOPM~NT STANDARDS.
(1) Minimum site standards and condition6.
(a) Billboards ehall be ao located as not to project into the
public right of May.
(b) Billboards shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from
the intersection of property lines at the corner of a
block, measured along each property line.
(2) Yards and Setbacks. All billboards shall be subject to the yard
and setback (except landscaping) standarde of the zone in which
located, and of Chapter 18.84 of the Maheim Municipal Code.
Although billboards shail not require landscaping, this provision
shall not constitute a waiver of the landscaping requirement at
such time as the site is developed for a use other than a bill-
boerd.
(3) Structural Height Limitations.
(a) Billboards shall be subject to the height standard of the
zone in which located{ provided, however, that the minimum
height of the lorrest portion of any display surface of said
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billboard shall be elevated to a height of eight
from the ground. The maximwn height of any portion of such
billboard structure shall be twenty-eeven (27) feet, when,
within a radius of three-hundred (300) feet of such bill-
boaFd there exists any structure used prLoarily for reei-
~ dential purposes.
For each ten (10} feet of radius in addition to the afore-
mentioned three-hundred (300) feet~ Mithin Mhich no structure
.` used primarily for residential purposes exiet6, said billboard
;, ' structure may be increased in height one (1) foot.
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. Notwithstanding any of the above provisions governing the
height of billboards, no billboard shall exceed a height of
thirty-six (36) feet measured from ground level to the hig~est
part of the billboard structure.
~ ' (4) Other Structural Limitationsa
~ (a) All free-standing billboards shall be constructed on steel
supports.
(b) Lighting of billboardsa
~' (1) No artificial light of whatever type or nature used in
;`~ conjunction with~ or for the purpose of, lighting any~
billboard shall be so erected or constructed or placed,
nor shall any substance or material cepable of reflecting
,-~ light be so placed, as to direct such artificial light
into any structure use~ primarily for residential purposes.
`'° For the purpose of this provision, structures devoted to
hotel and motel use are not to be construed ae structures
~~ used primarily for residential purposes.
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(2) No billboard lighted by any type of indirect lighting
shall Aave any such lighting Nhich ex:eeds eight hundred
(600) milliamps rated capacity nor shall any sign lighted
by neon or Similar rt:aterial have any such neon or similar
., material which exceeds three hundred (300) milliamps rated
~ capacitya :
(3) No rotating~ revolving or flashing lighting devices shall
~ be atteched to, or made a part of, any billboard.
(5) Maximum Display Area. Maximum size of the diaplay area of billboards
shall be three-hundred (300) square feet for single face billboards
: and Lhree-hundred ;3C0) square feet for each :ace :ar double faced
,~ billboards.
a (6) All billboards shall comply with all other provisions of the Anaheim
~ Municipal Code except as herein provided, and with all applicable
I laws of the State of California.
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; SEC't ION 18, 63.060 - A1r10RT I7AT ION IN R-A ZONES o
i (1) My billboard constructed in an R-A 2one subsequent to the effectivP
date of th3s ordinance as provided for in Section 18.63.040~ or
legally in existence in any R-A Zone on the effective date of this
; ordinance, and which otherwise conforms to the zone location provisions
r;; of Section 16.63<03~, shall have an amortization period applied to it
~ by the Chief Building Inspector or his authorized representative. Such
`~ • amortization period shall be eetablished from the date said billboard
was erected or constructed~ The maximum period so established shall
in no event exceed ten (10) years, except that in no case shall any such
~~ billboard be required to be removed prior to three (3) years from the
:,; effective date of this ordinance. Such amortization period shall apply
~`: to said billboard regardless of subsequent development of structures
used primarily for residential purposes within a radius of seventy-
~! five (75) feet of such billboard; provided honever, that if no residen-
tial structures are developed within the aforementioned radius of seventy-
':; five (75) feet of such billboard at the expiration of the aforementioned
and established amortization period, such billboard site may continue,
~ but only until such residential structures may develop rvithin seventy-
~ . five (75) feet of said billboard.
~ (2) Any billboard legally in existence in any R-A Zone on the effective
~ date of this ordinance nhich does not conform to the zone location pro-
-^--~ visions of Section 18.63.030 shall be governed as to Amortization by
Section 18.63.070 (Nonconforming Billboards).
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SHC'IION 18.63.070 - NONCONFORMING BILLBOARDS.
' (1) Billboards requiring alteration or removal within one year. Any
. billboard in existence on the effective date of this ordinance
which has an appraised value of less than two hundred dollars ($200)
shall be required to be removed within one year of the effective
i date of this ordinance. Said appraisal of the value of such bill-
board shall be made by the Chief Building Inspector or his authorized
~ representative. Any such appraisal by the Chief Building Inspector
or his authorizrd representative shall be subject to revieN by the
City Council if review is requested by the owner of such billboard
or is requested by any person aggrieved by the declsion of the Chief
Building Inspector or his authorized representativee
(2) All other Billboards.
(a) Billboards in existence on the effective date of this ordinance
which violate or do not conform to the site develoament provisions
hereof (Section 18,63.050) and which have an appraised value of
two hundred dollars (5200) or more shall be permitted to continue
for a period of ~~g,..(.~ vears from the effective date of this
ordinance, at which time it shall either be made conforming or
shall be discontinuedo
(b) Billboards in existence on the effectfve date of this ordinance
which violate or do not contorm to the zone location provlsions
hereof (Section 18a63.030) and ~fiich have an appraised value of
tMO hundred dollars t$2~0) or more shall be permitted to con-
tinue for a period of five (5) vears from the effective date
of this ordinance; unless, however, a conditional use perait
is granted during this periodf and except that billboards in
the Center City Area as described in Section 18.63.030(1) shall
be exempted from this amortization requirement e~ntil such time
as may be specified by the City Council.
SEC?IJN 18.63.080 - VIOLATIONS - PENALTIES ~ ABATEMENT AS NUISANCE. Any vioiation
or failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall render a person
guilty of a misdemeanor and such person shall be punished in accordance with the
provisions of Section 1.01.370 of the Anaheim Municipal Code.
In addition to the penalties hereinabove provided~ any condition caused or permitted
to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a pub-
lic nutsance and ma~ be, by this City, 6ummarily abated as such, and each day such
condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.
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