3397ORDINANCE NO. 3397
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM REPEALING CERTAIN SECTIONS AND
SUBSECTIONS OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE AND
ADDING NEW SECTIONS AND SUBSECTIONS THERETO
PERTAINING TO ZONING.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That the following sections and subsections of the
Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same are hereby, repealed:
18.05.020.o4o, 18.05.071, 18.05.072, 18.05.073.100, 18.84.010
and 18.84.062.040.
SECTION 2..
That the following section or subsections are hereby
added to the Anaheim Municipal Code to read as follows:
18.05.020.040 Real Estate Signs. This category shall include
all signs and sign structures of a temporary
nature relating to the sale, lease or other dis-
position of real property.
18.05.030.076 Off -Site Sign. Any sign not located on the same
unit, lot or subdivision to which such sign per-
tains.
18.05.030.078 On -Site Sign. Any sign located on the same unit,
lot or subdivision to which such sign pertains.
18.05.030.109 Tract Sign. Any real estate sign advertising the
initial sale, lease or other disposition of more
than one unit or lot of real property in any single
contiguous grouping of units or lots of real prop-
erty.
18.05.071 REAL ESTATE SIGNS - GENERAL. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this chapter and regardless of
the zone in which such land is located, excepting
for tract signs as otherwise provided herein, tem-
porary real estate signs advertising property for
sale or for lease or for inspection by the public
may be permitted subject to the following limita-
tions.
.010 On -Site Real Estate Signs. A maximum of one (1)
unlighted, single or double-faced, free-standing
sign advertising the sale, lease or other disposi-
tion of the property on which such sign is located
may be permitted per each street or highway front-
age of said parcel as provided herein. Any such
sign(s) may also include the name and address of
the Derson, firm, entity or agent offering; said
premises for sale or lease.
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.011 On parcels
the maximum
total area
(10) square
less than 22,000 square feet in area,
area of any one sign and the combined
of all such signs shall not exceed ten
feet.
.012 On parcels of between 22,000 to 43,000 square feet
in area, the maximum area of any such sign shall
not exceed twenty-five (25) square feet, nor shall
either the height or width of any such sign exceed
five (5) feet.
.013 On parcels 43,000 or more square feet in area,
the maximum area of any such sign shall not exceed
fifty (50) square feet nor shall either the height
or width of any such sign exceed ten (10) feet;
provided, however, that if not more than one (1)
such sign is placed on such parcel, the maximum
area of such single sign may be one hundred (100)
square feet.
18.05.072 TEMPORARY TRACT SIGNS - GENERAL. Every person en-
gaged in the initial sale or lease of more than one
unit or lot of real property, if such offering be
in a single contiguous grouping, may be permitted
to erect and construct temporary for sale or lease
signs for the purpose of advertising said single
contiguous grouping of lot or units for sale or
lease subject to the following provisions:
.010 On -Site Tract Signs. A maximum of one (1) un-
lighted, single or double-faced, free-standing sign
may be permitted on any portion of the subdivision
or tract to which such sign pertains provided said
sign is in compliance with all other provisions for
off-site tract signs as specified hereinafter.
.020 Off -Site Tract Signs. A maximum of two (2) un-
lighted, single or double-faced free-standing off-
site tract signs may be permitted for any tract
subject to the limitations provided herein.
.021 Permitted Location of Tract Signs. Off-site tract
signs may be permitted on any vacant property in
any zone subject to the following limitations:
.0211 Maximum Number of Tract Signs per Parcel: Not more
than one (1) sign shall be permitted on any parcel
having a combined frontage of less than nine hun-
dred (900) lineal feet adjacent to any public
street(s) or highway(s). On parcels having a com-
bined frontage of nine hundred (900) feet or more,
one (1) additional sign may be permitted for each
additional four hundred fifty (450) lineal feet of
frontage in excess of four hundred fifty (450)
lineal feet.
.0212 Minimum Distance between Tract Signs: Not less
than four hundred fifty (450) feet between any
tract sign(s) located on the same parcel.
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.0213 Minimum Distance from Tract Sign(s) to Streets or
Highways: Not less than twenty (20) feet to any
,.-.. highway right-of-way line nor less than twenty-five
(25) feet to the curb line of any corner formed by
the intersection of any such streets or highways
where possible to comply.
.022 Area Limitations of Tract Signs. The maximum area
of any tract sign shall not exceed ninety-six (96)
square feet.
.023 Height Limitations of Tract Signs. Except as may
otherwise be permitted by the City Council due to
topographical considerations, no tract sign shall
exceed the height limitations specified herein as
measured from the average finished ground level of
the site on which such sign is located.
.0231 Maximum Height: Not more than fourteen (14) feet
to the highest portion of any such sign.
.0232 Minimum Height: Not less than six (6) feet to the
lowest portion of any such sign.
.026 Required Identification on Tract Signs. All tract
signs shall contain the name of the person, firm
or entity constructing said sign and the date said
sign was constructed or erected. Said signs may
also include the name and address of the person,
firm, entity or agent offering said premise for
sale or for lease.
.027 Time Limitation. All for sale or lease signs
shall be permitted on a temporary basis for a per-
iod not to exceed one year. The City Council, by
motion or resolution, may extend such one-year
period for additional and successive periods of
six months each; provided, however, that if the
initial sale of all units or lots in said contig-
uous grouping is completed during any of the
aforementioned permitted time periods, all such
temporary signs shall be removed. "'emporary for
sale or for lease signs legally in existence on
the effective date of this chapter may be permit-
ted to continue in accordance with any agreement
between the owner of such sign and the Chief Build-
ing Inspector provided that in any event no such
temporary sign shall be permitted to remain beyond
the period of time specified in this chapter except
by approval of the Council.
.029 Sign Permit Fees, Deposits and Cash gond Require-
ments. For each and every sign initially offering
more than one unit or lot in a single contiguous
grouping for sale or for lease, there shall be
paid to the Building Division of the Development
Services Department, a sign permit fee, and cash
deposit to guarantee removal of each such sign.
The amount of said permit and deposit shall be as
established by City Council Resolution for such
signs. Further, all such signs shall be subject
to the following conditions:
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.0291 If said sign is removed not later than 14 days
following the expiration period, the removal de-
posit shall be refunded to the depositor in full.
.0292 Before a permit for such a sign is issued, the
owners of record of the premises and the person
proposing to erect the sign must furnish the Build-
ing Division written authority granting the City
of Anaheim or any of its agents or employees per-
mission to enter upon the premises to remove such
a sign.
18.05.073.100 Sign Permit Fees and Deposits. For each and every
on-site "future establishment" sign, there shall
be paid to the Building Division of the Development
Services Department, a sign permit fee, and cash
deposit to guarantee removal of each such sign.
The amount of said fees and deposits shall be as
specified by City Council Resolution. Further,
all such signs shall be subject to the .following
conditions:
.1001 If said sign is removed not later than 14 days fol-
lowing the expiration period, the removal deposit
shall be refunded to the depositor in full.
.1002 If not so removed, the City or its agents may enter
upon subject property and remove the signs, the
cost of the removal to be deducted from the removal
deposit, and the remainder of the removal deposit
to be returned to the depositor.
.1003 Before a permit for such a sign is issued, the
owners of record of the premises and the person
proposing to erect the sign must furnish the Build-
ing Division written authority granting the City
of Anaheim or any of its agents or employees per-
mission to enter upon the premises to remove such
a sign.
18.84.010 DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE. The Scenic Corridor
Overlay (SC) Zone is intended to provide for and
promote orderly growth in certain areas of the city
designated as being of distinctive, scenic import-
ance, while implementing local governmental agency
actions for the protection, preservation and en-
hancement of the unique and natural scenic assets
of these areas as a valuable resource to the com-
munity.
18.84.015 DELINEATION OF (SC) ZONE BOUNDARIES. Areas of the
city designated as being within the Scenic Corridor
Overlay (SC) Zone, and reasons for said designation
are as specified herein:
.010 Santa Ana Canyon (SC) Zone; shall be defined as that
area lying easterly of the intersection of the New-
port and Riverside Freeways, westerly of the Orange
County line, southerly of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad right-of-way, and northerly of
the present or any future south city limits of the
City of Anaheim.
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This area has been so designated as an area of
distinctive natural and rural beauty characterized
and exemplified by the interrelationship between
such primary natural features as the rolling ter-
rain, winding river, Eucalyptus tree windbreaks and
the profusion of natural vegetation.
18.84.036 OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - GENERAL. Billboards, as de-
fined in this Title, are prohibited on any parcel
located within the (SC) Zone, otherwise the sign
regulations for the underlying zone in which such
land is located,as provided in Chapter 18.05 "Out-
door Advertising", shall apply for any such zone
combined with the (SC) Zone, except for commercial
zones as otherwise provided herein.
18.84.062.040 Outdoor Advertising. All signs in any commercial_
zone combined with the (SC) Zone shall be in cor-
pliance with the sign provisions for the CL -HS
(Commercial, Limited - Hillside Zone) as specified
in Section 18.05.091 (Outdoor Advertising - CL -HS
Zone).
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY.
The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares
that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this chap-
ter 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 chapter independent of the elimination
herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid.
SECTION 4.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this or-
dinance 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, printed, published and circulated in said
City, and thirty (30) days from and after its final passage, it
shall take effect and be in full force.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and signed by me
this 11th day of February , 1975 .
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PAYOR OF'THr-rITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, ALONA M. HOUGARD, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 3397 was introduced
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Anaheim,
held on the 4th day of February, 1975, and that the same was passed
and adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the
11th day of February, 1975, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kaywood, Seymour, Pebley, Sneegas
and Thom
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: done
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor *of the City of Anaheim
approved and signed said Ordinance No. 3397 on the -11th day of
February, 1975.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the official seal of the City of Anaheim this 11th day of February, 1975.
CITY CLERK OF THE CIT OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, ALONA M. HOUGARD, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do
hereby certify that the.foregoing is the original of Ordinance No.
3397 and was published once in the Anaheim Bulletin on the 21st day
of February, 1975.
City Clerk �/