4765FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE NO. 4765
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING
THE DEFINITION OF "BASEMENT" AS SET FORTH IN
SECTION 18.01.030 OF CHAPTER 18.01 OF TITLE 18
OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
ZONING, DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF, AND
DECLARING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN AS
SECTION 1.
That the definition of term "basement" as set forth in
Section 18.01.030 of Chapter 18.01 of Title 18 of the Anaheim
Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as
follows:
"'Basement.' An area of building designed for
occupancy or use and having more than one-half of its
height below the average level of the adjoining
ground. A basement, when designed or occupied as
follows, shall be considered a story for purposes of
this Code including the height limitations set forth
herein: (i) dwelling purposes, (ii) business purposes,
(iii) manufacturing purposes, or (iv) a garage for
vehicle parking purposes when said garage is located
closer than one hundred fifty (150) feet to (a) any
single-family residential zoned property, (b) any
RS -A-43,000 zoned property or (c) any single-family
dwelling located in a multiple -family residential
zoned property."
SECTION 2. EXCEPTIONS
To the extent this ordinance contains restrictions or
limitations on the development of property greater than existed
immediately prior to the time this ordinance became effective,
such restrictions or limitations shall not apply to the following
projects.
1. Any project (i) for which building plans were
submitted to the City of Anaheim Building Division for plan
check prior to September 30, 1986, for purposes of obtaining
building permit approval, and (ii) for which construction is
commenced within one year following the date of issuance of
said building permit.
2. Any project (i) for which specific plans for
development were finally approved by the Planning Commission
or City Council pursuant to a zone reclassification, condi-
tional use permit or zone variance ("discretionary approval")
on or after September 30, 1985, and (ii) for which a building
permit is issued within one year following the date of such
discretionary approval and (iii) for which construction is
commenced within one year following the date of issuance of said
building permit.
SECTION 3. DECLARATION OF URGENCY
This Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency
measure and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its
adoption. The facts constituting such emergency are that there
has been an increase in both building density and/or heights or
structure in certain zones which is incompatible with the
characteristics of such zones. This increase in density and/or
structure heights increase was neither intended nor anticipated by
the City Council of the City of Anaheim.
Accordingly, the adoption of this Ordinance as an
emergency measure is necessary for the immediate preservation of
the peace, health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of
the City of Anaheim.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY
The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares
that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this
ordinance, 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 elimina-
tion herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid.
SECTION S. SAVINGS CLAUSE
Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal
hereby 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.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim this 30th day of September, 1986.
A 400el.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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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. 4765 was introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Anaheim held on the 30th day of
September, 1986, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kaywood, Overholt, Bay, Pickler and Roth
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said
Ordinance No. 4765, on the 30th day of September, 1986.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal
of the City of Anaheim this 30th day of September, 1986.
LEONORA N. SOHL, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is the original Ordinance No. 476-5;and was published once in the
Anaheim Bulletin on the 10th day of September, 1986.
LEONORA N. SOHL, CITY CLERK