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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 That the following sections and subsections of the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same are hereby, repealed: 18.05.020.o4o, 18.05.071, 18.05.072, 18.05.073.100, 18.84.010 and 18.84.062.040.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. -1- .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. -2- .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: -3- .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. -4- 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 . av" PAYOR OF'THr-rITY OF ANAHEIM ATTEST: CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM /fm -5- 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 �/