Attachment 2 - Summary of Amendments
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DEV2023-00047
Annual Code Update
Summary of Amendments
Ordinance
Section Municipal Code Chapter(s) Description/Analysis
6 18.08 (Commercial Zones) Restaurants: This amendment would provide regulatory relief for Restaurant-
General and Restaurant-Full Service pursuant to approval of a Minor Conditional
Use Permit in the O-L (Low Intensity Office) and O-H (High Intensity Office)
Zones instead of a Conditional Use Permit.
6, 7, 9, 10 18.08 (Commercial Zones)
18.14 (Public and Special-Purpose
Zones)
Dwellings in Commercial Zones: This amendment would provide consistency
with State Law (Government Code Section 65905.5) that a proposed housing
development is not inconsistent with the applicable zoning standards and criteria,
and shall not require a rezoning, if it is consistent with the general plan objective
standards and criteria, but the zoning for the project site is inconsistent with the
general plan. This amendment also implements State Law (Government Code
Section 65860), which became applicable to Charter cities in 2018, and requires
general plan and zoning consistency. Specifically, this amendment adds as a
permitted use specified dwellings on properties with a Zoning designation of C-G
(General Commercial) Zone, O-L (Low Intensity Office) Zone, and T (Transition)
Zone in a manner consistent with their existing General Plan Land Use
designation.
19 18.38 (Supplemental Use Regulations) Residential Uses of Motels, Commercial and Office Structures:
This amendment would provide regulatory relief for affordable housing
developments including:
Removal of the maximum unit threshold and sunset provisions for
Supportive Housing units.
Allowance for the conversion of motels, commercial and office structures
to Supportive, Transitional and Multiple-Family Housing for low-income
persons in the C-G (General Commercial) and O-L (Low Intensity Office)
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Ordinance
Section Municipal Code Chapter(s) Description/Analysis
Zones with an Administrative Housing Permit and not a Conditional Use
Permit.
Allowance for City Council to determine the location and distribution of
Supportive Housing on a project-by-project basis through a memorandum
of understanding, exclusive negotiation agreement, purchase and sale
agreement or other similar document between the applicant and the City to
ensure the equitable and appropriate distribution of units throughout the
city.
Consistency with federal housing programs by clarifying that studio units
may exceed the one (1) person occupancy if required by federal housing
programs.
Clarification that any new construction must comply with the standards of
the underlying zone.
Reduction of the minimum square footage of a studio unit from 275 square
feet to 250 square feet.
21, 37, 41 18.42 (Parking and Loading) Parking Requirements in Residential Zones: This amendment would prohibit
parking and/or storage of box trucks or tractors on a residential property.
14, 15, 16 18.38 (Supplemental Use Regulations) Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU):
This amendment clarifies that a roof eave/roof overhang for an ADU must be
no closer than 12 inches to the property line. (Section 14)
This amendment would clarify a grammatical error that incorrectly references
Junior ADUs instead of ADUs. (Section 14)
This amendment would clarify that ADUs constructed within setbacks of the
underlying zone must comply with additional privacy design guidelines to
minimize privacy impacts onto adjacent properties. (Section 15)
This amendment would provide regulatory relief by allowing Accessory
Living Quarters on properties with an existing ADU. (Section 16)
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Ordinance
Section Municipal Code Chapter(s) Description/Analysis
20 18.38 (Supplemental Use Regulations) Urban Lot Split and Two Unit Development: This amendment would require
existing structures on lots greater than 7,200 square to provide a 4-foot setback
from a newly created property line under an application for an Urban Lot Split.
25 18.44 (Signs) Coordinated Sign Program: This amendment would allow properties within the
Mixed-Use Overlay Zone to be eligible for a Coordinated Sign Program.
Currently, this is limited to properties in the Platinum Triangle Mixed Use
Overlay Zone and the Anaheim Canyon Specific Plan.
42, 43, 44,
45, 46
18.122 (Beach Boulevard Specific Plan
No. 2017-1 (SP 2017-1) Zoning and
Development Standards)
Beach Boulevard Specific Plan:
Residential Land Uses: This adjustment would provide regulatory relief
for stand-alone residential uses on properties less than 2.5 acres in size
within the Mixed-Use Medium and Mixed-Use High development areas by
allowing the land use without a Conditional Use Permit. Stand-alone
residential uses on properties larger than 2.5 acres would continue to
require a Conditional Use Permit. (Section 42)
Encroachments: This adjustment would allow ground-floor residential
patios to encroach into the setback abutting a public street within
residential and mixed-use development areas. This would provide
consistency with the vision of the Specific Plan to create a pedestrian-
friendly street environment. (Section 43, 44, 45, 46)
1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 8, 11,
12, 13, 17,
18, 22, 23,
24, 26, 27,
28, 29, 30,
31, 32, 33,
34, 35, 36,
38, 39, 40,
46
Chapter 18.04 (Single-Family
Residential Zones)
Chapter 18.06 (Multiple-Family
Residential Zones)
Chapter 18.10 (Industrial Zone)
Chapter 18.30 (Downtown Mixed Use
Overlay Zone)
18.38 (Supplemental Use Regulations)
Chapter 18.42 (Parking and Loading)
Chapter 18.44 (Signs)
Grammatical Errors, Incorrect References and Internal Consistency: These
amendments correct grammatical errors, update incorrect references and create
internal consistency of terminology throughout the Zoning Code related to the
following items:
Structural Setbacks: This amendment would clarify the rear setback
requirement for the RS-1 (Single-Family Residential) and would provide
consistency with the lot coverage requirements. (Section 1, 3)
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Ordinance
Section Municipal Code Chapter(s) Description/Analysis
Chapter 18.46 (Landscaping and
Screening)
Chapter 18.52 (Housing Incentives)
Chapter 18.92 (Definitions)
18.122 (Beach Boulevard Specific Plan
No. 2017-1 (SP 2017-1) Zoning and
Development Standards)
Patio Structures: This amendment would add a definition for patio
structures and clarify that patio structures are not subject to lot coverage
requirements. (Section 2, 40)
Permitted Encroachments for Accessory Uses/Structures in Single-Family
Residential Zones: This amendment adds a legend to Table 4-J which
clarifies the letter ‘Y’ stands for ‘Yes’ and the letter ‘N’ stands for ‘No’.
(Section 4)
Height Limitations Near Single-Family Residential Zones: This
amendment would update an incorrect reference to a code section. (Section
5)
Restaurant General: This amendment would address a grammatical error
by clarifying that Restaurants-General are permitted by-right in the
Industrial Zone when part of an industrial complex of more than 5 units.
This is consistent with the special provision that exists for this land use.
(Section 8)
Definition -- Housing and Community Development: This amendment
would update the name of the Department to be consistent throughout the
Zoning Code. (Section 18, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39)
Definition -- Economic Development Department: This amendment would
clarify the name of the Department to be consistent throughout the Zoning
Code. (Section 11, 12, 13, 38)
Definition -- Planning Department: This amendment would clarify the
definition of The Planning Department to read “The Planning and Building
Department of the City of Anaheim.” (Section 40)
Parking in Residential Zones: This amendment would clarify that parking
spaces, other than parking spaces tandem to a garage or in a circular
driveway, must be located outside of the front and street setback. (Section
22)
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Ordinance
Section Municipal Code Chapter(s) Description/Analysis
Beer and Wine Sales: This amendment would remove a duplicative
operating condition that exists in the Zoning Code that limits sales of beer
and wine to 35% of all retail sales during a 12-month period. This
operating condition already exists in the license issued by the California
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. (Section 17)
Outdoor Storage: This amendment would clarify that gates for an outdoor
storage yard with a material of chain link and interwoven slats is not
permitted. (Section 18)
Repair Services: This amendment would provide parking requirement
consistency between Repair Services-General/Repair Services-Limited and
Retail Sales-General. A previous annual code updated reduced the
minimum parking requirement to 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
for a number of commercial uses but inadvertently did not include repair
services land uses. (Section 23)
Off-Site Shared Parking: This amendment would provide consistency with
State Law (Assembly Bill 894) by allowing for a parking demand study or
a parking justification letter to determine the availability of parking to be
shared with an off-site use on parcels with underutilized parking. (Section
24)
Temporary Signs-Special Event Permit: This amendment would revise an
incorrect reference for signage regulations for special events. (Section 26)
Required Landscaping-Trees: This amendment would clarify the number
of required trees in the front/street setback is based on the lineal frontage
of landscape planters rather than the lot frontage. (Section 27)
Screening, Fences, Walls and Hedges: This amendment would clarify the
language in a special provision that fences in Industrial Zones may be six
feet in height at the back of the minimum landscape setback when the
fence is decorative and landscaped wrought iron. (Section 28)
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Ordinance
Section Municipal Code Chapter(s) Description/Analysis
Screening, Fences, Walls and Hedges: This amendment would clarify that
properties which have implemented the Mixed-Use land use designation
are subject to the same fencing/wall/hedge requirements as commercial
properties. (Section 28)
Screening, Fences, Walls and Hedges: This amendment would clarify that
electric fences are permitted in the Industrial Zone if they are not visible to
the public right-of-way. (Section 28)
Minimum Lot Area: This amendment would clarify the minimum lot area
in the Mixed-Use High development area. (Section 46)