6543 ORDINANCE NO. 6543
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING
SECTION 4.08.020 (ADVERTISING SIGNS ALONG
FREEWAYS—RESTRICTED) OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL
CODE FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE SPECIAL SIGN
DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED BY ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTIONS 4.04.400 (TRANSIT SPECIAL SIGN
DISTRICT), 4.04.401 (STADIUM SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT)
AND 4.04.402 (ARENA SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT)
WHEREAS, the Outdoor Advertising Act (Chapter 2 of the California Business and
Professions Code,commencing at Section 5200; herein referred to as the "OAA")regulates the size,
illumination,orientation and location of advertising displays within specified distances of interstate
or primary highways. With some exceptions, the OAA prohibits "off-premises" advertising
displays from being placed or maintained within a 660-foot wide controlled area at the edge of
interstate or primary highways. State Route 57 ("SR-57") is a"primary highway" and,therefore, is
subject to the regulation of advertising displays under the OAA; and
WHEREAS, with the adoption of Ordinance No. 6320 on April 7, 2015, the City Council
established the ARTIC Special Sign District pursuant to Section 5272.1 of the California Business
and Professions Code, which exempts from the OAA advertising displays at a publicly-owned
multimodal transit facility that serves passenger rail and that is to serve as a station for a high-speed
train system. On October 4, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 6541, which, among
other things, modified the name of the district from "ARTIC Special Sign District"to the "Transit
Special Sign District"; and
WHEREAS, with the adoption of Ordinance No. 6444 on September 11, 2018, the City
Council established the Arena/Stadium Special Sign District pursuant to Section 5272 of the
California Business and Professions Code, which exempts from the OAA specified advertising
displays authorized by local ordinance at the premises of an arena or stadium that is capable of
providing a permanent venue for professional sports and has a capacity of 15,000 seats or more;
and
WHEREAS, with the adoption of Ordinance Nos. 6540 and 6542 on October 4, 2022, the
Arena/Stadium Special Sign District is now recognized as two distinct geographical areas referred
to as the "Arena Special Sign District" with respect to Anaheim Arena and the "Stadium Special
Sign District"with respect to Anaheim Stadium; and
WHEREAS, unless exempted by the provisions of Anaheim Municipal Code Section
4.08.020, advertising structures, accessory signs, post signs and advertising signs are restricted
when such structures are designed or have advertising thereon maintained primarily to be viewed
from a main traveled roadway of a freeway; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is proposed in conjunction with and is a component of the
entitlement of the ocV!BE development, which consists of, among other things, General Plan
Amendment No. 2020-00532, Miscellaneous Case No. 2020-00739, Reclassification No. 2020-
00333, Zoning Code Amendment No. 2020-00174, Miscellaneous Case No. 2020-00751,
Development Agreement No. 2020-00004, Final Site Plan No. 2020-00004, Final Site Plan No.
2020-00005, Final Site Plan No. 2020-00006, Final Site Plan No. 2020-00007, Final Site Plan No.
2020-00008, amendment to Conditional Use Permit No. 2010-05492, Conditional Use Permit,
Minor Conditional Use Permit, and Tentative Tract Map No. 19153 (together"Proposed Project");
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code
Section 21000 et seq.; herein referred to as "CEQA") and the California Guidelines for
Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (commencing with Section 15000 of
Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations;herein referred to as the "State CEQA Guidelines"),
the City is the "lead agency" for the preparation and consideration of environmental documents for
this ordinance; and
WHEREAS,by Resolution No. 2022- 0 9 7 , considered and approved by the City Council
concurrently with but prior in time to consideration of this ordinance, the City Council found and
determined: (i) Addendum No. 11 was prepared for the Proposed Project in compliance with the
requirements of CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines, and the City's Local CEQA Procedures; (ii)
Addendum No. 11 to Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report(FSEIR No. 339),Mitigation
Monitoring Program No. 106C (MMP 106C) adopted for FSEIR No. 339, and Mitigation
Monitoring Plan No. 383 (MMP No. 383), together with the previously approved environmental
documents for development in the Platinum Triangle, constitute the appropriate environmental
documentation for the Proposed Project pursuant to Section 15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines;
(iii) none of the conditions described in Section 15162 or 15163 of the State CEQA Guidelines
calling for the preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR or negative declaration have
occurred in connection with the Proposed Project; and (iv) no further documentation needs to be
prepared for CEQA for this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determines that the evidence in the record constitutes
substantial evidence to support the actions taken and the findings made in this ordinance, that the
facts stated in this ordinance are supported by substantial evidence in the record, including
testimony received at the public hearing, the staff presentation, the staff report and all materials in
the files for the Proposed Project. There is no substantial evidence that negates the findings made
in this ordinance. The City Council expressly declares that it considered all evidence presented and
reached these findings after due consideration of all evidence presented to it; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determines that this ordinance is in accord with the public
purposes and provisions of applicable State and local laws and requirements.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 4.08.020 (Advertising Signs Along Freeways -- Restricted) of Chapter 4.08
(Outdoor Advertising Signs and Structures --Near Freeways) of Title 4 of the Anaheim Municipal
Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to read in full as follows:
4.08.020 ADVERTISING SIGNS ALONG FREEWAYS—RESTRICTED.
No advertising structure, accessory sign,post sign or other advertising sign shall be
erected,constructed,located or maintained regardless of the district or zone in which
it is located, except as provided in Section 18.44.100 (Freeway-Oriented On-Site
Signs), or in Section 4.04.400 (Transit Special Sign District), Section 4.04.401
(Stadium Special Sign District)or Section 4.04.402 (Arena Special Sign District)of
this Code:
.010 If such structure is designed to have or has the advertising thereon
maintained primarily to be viewed from a main traveled roadway of a freeway; or
.020 If such structure or sign, because of its location, size, nature or type,
constitutes, or tends to constitute, a hazard to the safe and efficient operation of
vehicles upon a freeway,or create a condition which endangers the safety of persons
or property thereon.
SECTION 2.
The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares that should any section,paragraph,
sentence, phrase, term or word of this ordinance be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the
intent of the City Council that it would have adopted all other portions of this ordinance independent
of the elimination of any such portion as may be declared invalid. If any section, subdivision,
paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each
section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that
any one (or more) section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase had been declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be
printed once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption in the Anaheim Bulletin, a newspaper of
general circulation,published and circulated in the City of Anaheim.
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SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force thirty (30) days from and after its final
passage.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Anaheim held on the 27th day of September, 2022,and thereafter passed and adopted
at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the ath day of October , 2022, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Pro Tem O ' Neil and Council Members Diaz ,
Ma ' ae, Moreno, Valencia, and Faessel
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
[Mayoral vacancy]
CITY OF ANAHEIM
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By:
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ANAHEIM
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CITY CL RK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original Ordinance No. 6543 introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Anaheim, held on the 27th day of September, 2022, and that the same was duly passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 4th day of October, 2022, by the
following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Pro Tern O'Neil and Council Members Diaz, Ma'ae, Moreno, Valencia,
and Faessel
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
[Mayoral vacancy]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th of October, 2022.
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4CITY CL RK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is the original Ordinance No. 6543 and was published in the Anaheim Bulletin on the 13tn
day of October, 2022, pursuant to Section 512 of the City Charter of the City of Anaheim.
CITY CL RK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
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clerk of the Anaheim Bulletin, a newspaper that has been
adjudged to be a newspaper of general circulation by the
Superior Court of the County of Orange County, State of
California, on December 28, 1951, Case No. A-21021 in and
for the City of Irvine , County of Orange County, State of
California; that the notice, of which the annexed is a true
printed copy, has been published in each regular and entire
issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on
the following dates,to wit:
10/13/2022
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laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and
correct:
Executed at Anaheim, Orange County, California, on
Date:Oct 13, 2022.
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SUMMARY PUBLICATION
CITY OF ANAHEIM
ORDINANCE NO.6543
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING SECTION 4.08.020
(ADVERTISING SIGNS ALONG FREEWAYS-RESTRICTED) OF THE ANAHEIM
MUNICIPAL CODE FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICTS
ESTABLISHED BY ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 4.04.400 (TRANSIT
SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT), 4.04.401 (STADIUM SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT) AND
4.04.402(ARENA SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT)
Thisordlnanceamends Section 4.08.020(Advertising SlgnsAlong Freeways-Restricted)
to Chapter 4.08 (Outdoor Advertising Signs and Structures-Near Freeways) of Title
4(Business Regulation) of the Anaheim Municipal Code to maintain consistency with
the exemptions for freeway oriented signs allowed by the Transit Special Sign District,
the Arena Special Sign District and the Stadium Special Sign District.
I,Theresa Bass,City Clerk of the City of Anaheim,do hereby certify that the foregoing
is a summary of Ordinance No. 6543, which ordinance was Introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Anaheim on the 27th day of September,2022
and was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said Council on the 4th day of
October,2022 by the following roll call vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Pro Tern O'Neil and Council Members Diaz,Ma'ae,
Moreno,Valencia,and Faessel
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
[Mayoral Vacancyl None
The above summary is a brief description of the subtect matter contained in the text of
Ordinance No.6543 which has been prepared pursuant to Section 512 of the Charter of
the City of Anaheim.This summary does not include or describe every provision of the
ordinance and should not be relied on as a substitute for the full text of the ordinance.
To obtain a copy of the full text of the ordinance,please contact the Office of the City
Clerk, (714)765-5166,between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM,Monday through Friday.There is
no charge for the copy.
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Published:10/13/22
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