4511ORDINANCE NO. 4511
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM ADDING TO TITLE 18, CHAPTER 18.22, 18.23,
18.24, 18.25, 18.26, 18.27 NEW SECTIONS 18.22.068,
18.23.068, 18.24.068, 18.25.068, 18.26.068, 18.27.068
AND REPEALING TITLE 18 CHAPTERS 18.31, 18.32, 18.34,
SECTIONS 18.31.068, 18.32.068, 18.34.068, AND SUB-
SECTIONS 18.31.068.022, 18.32.068.022, 18.34.068.022,
AND ADDING TO TITLE 18, CHAPTERS 18.31, 18.32, 18.34,
OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO ZONING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That Title 18, Chapters 18.22, 18.23, 18.24, 18.25, 18.26,
18.27, Sections 18.22.068, 18.23.068, 18.24.068, 18.25.068,
18.26.068, 18.27.068 be added to the Anaheim Municipal Code to
read as follows:
"18.22.068 REQUIRED SITE SCREENING
Except as otherwise provided herein, a solid decor-
ative type masonry wall, landscaped earthen berm, or any
combination thereof, totaling not less than six (6) feet in
height, shall be provided along and immediately adjacent to
the site boundary line of any single family development
abutting any arterial highway, any commercial, industrial
or multiple -family zone boundary or any alley abutting any
such boundary. The height of any such wall and/or berm
shall be as measured from the highest finished grade level
of the building pad of the dwelling units located nearest
any such abutting boundary.
.020 EXCEPTIONS
.021 Fences, walls and hedges conforming to the
provisions of Section 18.04.043 of this Code.
.023 No wall or berm shall be required across any
approved vehicular or pedestrian accessway.
.024 Where any alley is proposed to serve as
joint access for any residential use, requirements for a
wall and/or berm may be modified or waived by the Planning
Director or his designee where the following may be satis-
factorily shown:
.0241 Any truck loading or trash collection
areas are adequately screened from any reasonable view
from the residential area; and
.0242 No major traffic problems will be
created by such joint use.
.025 Where unusual topography exists, height re-
quirements may be modified or waived by resolution of the
Planning Commission or City Council if the City Engineer
certifies that the erection of such wall or berm would not
be practical in the exercise of sound engineering prac-
tices.
.026 Any wall required adjacent to an arterial
highway, freeway, or expressway shall be constructed either
along and adjacent to the property line separating such
developments from a freeway, arterial highway or express-
way, or at the top of the slope adjacent to said freeway,
arterial highway or expressway, whichever is the higher
elevation. The top of said wall shall be a minimum of six
(6) feet above the elevation of the building pad of the
dwelling units closest to the freeway, arterial highway or
expressway, regardless of whether the wall is constructed
on the property line or at the top of the slope.
.0261 Where required walls are constructed at
the top of any slope which is not the property line,
maintenance access openings to the slope area shall be
provided in the wall on each lot.
.0262 On corner lots formed by the inter-
section of residential streets with arterial highways,
the six (6) foot high Wall required along the rear lot
line adjacent to the arterial highway shall be ex-
tended along the side lot line adjacent to the resi-
dential street to the required front setback line.
18.23.068 . REQUIRED SITE SCREENING
Except as otherwise provided herein, a solid decor-
ative type masonry wall, landscaped earthen berm, or any
combination thereof, totaling not less than six (6) feet in
height, shall be provided along and immediately adjacent to
the site boundary line of any single family development
abutting any arterial highway, any commercial, industrial
or multiple -family zone boundary or any alley abutting any
such boundary. The height of any such wall and/or berm
shall be as measured from the highest finished grade level
of the building pad of the dwelling units located nearest
any such abutting boundary.
.020 EXCEPTIONS
.021 Fences, walls and hedges conforming to the
provisions of Section 18.04.043 of this Code.
.023 No wall or berm shall be required across any
approved vehicular or pedestrian accessway.
.024 Where any alley is proposed to serve as
joint access for any residential use, requirements for a
wall and/or berm may be modified or waived by the Planning
Director or his designee where the following may be satis-
factorily shown:
.0241 Any truck loading or trash collection
areas are adequately screened from any reasonable view
from the residential area; and
.0242 No major traffic problems will be
created by such joint use.
.025 Where unusual topography exists, height re-
quirements may be modified or waived by resolution of the
Planning Commission or City Council if the City Engineer
certifies that the erection of such wall or berm would not
be practical in the exercise of sound engineering prac-
tices.
.026 Any wall required adjacent to an arterial
highway, freeway, or expressway shall be constructed either
along and adjacent to the property line separating such
developments from a freeway, arterial highway or express-
way, or at the top of the slope adjacent to said freeway,
arterial highway or expressway, whichever is the higher
elevation. The top of said wall shall be a minimum of six
(6) feet above the elevation of the building pad of the
dwelling units closest to the freeway, arterial highway or
expressway, regardless of whether the wall is constructed
on the property line or at the top of the slope.
.0261 Where required walls are constructed at
the top of any slope which is not the property line,
maintenance access openings to the slope area shall be
provided in the wall on each lot.
.0262 On corner lots formed by the inter-
section of residential streets with arterial highways,
the six (6) foot high wall required along the rear lot
line adjacent to the arterial highway shall be ex-
tended along the side lot line adjacent to the resi-
dential street to the required front setback line.
18.24.068 REQUIRED SITE SCREENING
Except as otherwise provided herein, a solid decor-
ative type masonry wall, landscaped earthen berm, or any
combination thereof, totaling not less than six (6) feet in
height, shall be provided along and immediately adjacent to
the site boundary line of any single family development
abutting any arterial highway, any commercial, industrial
or multiple -family zone boundary or any alley abutting any
such boundary. The height of any such wall and/or berm
shall be as measured from the highest finished grade level
of the building pad of the dwelling units located nearest
any such abutting boundary.
.020 EXCEPTIONS
.021 Fences, walls and hedges conforming to the
provisions of Section 18.04.043 of this Code.
.023 No wall or berm shall be required across any
approved vehicular or pedestrian accessway.
.024 Where any alley is proposed to serve as
joint access for any residential use, requirements for a
wall and/or berm may be modified or waived by the Planning
Director or his designee where the following may be satis-
factorily shown:
.0241 Any truck loading or trash collection
areas are adequately screened from any reasonable view
from the residential area; and
.0242 No major traffic problems will be
created by such joint use.
.025 Where unusual topography exists, height re-
quirements may be modified or waived by resolution of the
Planning Commission or City Council if the City Engineer
certifies that the erection of such wall or berm would not
be practical in the exercise of sound engineering prac-
tices.
.026 Any wall required adjacent to an arterial
highway, freeway, or expressway shall be constructed either
along and adjacent to the property line separating such
developments from a freeway, arterial highway or express-
way, or at the top of the slope adjacent to said freeway,
arterial highway or expressway, whichever is the higher
elevation. The top of said wall shall be a minimum of six
(6) feet above the elevation of the building pad of the
dwelling units closest to the freeway, arterial highway or
expressway, regardless of whether the wall is constructed
on the property line or at the top of the slope.
.0261 Where required walls are constructed at
the top of any slope which is not the property line,
maintenance access openings to the slope area shall be
provided in the wall on each lot.
-~ .0262 On corner lots formed by the inter-
section of residential streets with arterial highways,
the six (6) foot high wall required along the rear lot
line adjacent to the arterial highway shall be ex-
tended along the side lot line adjacent to the resi-
dential street to the required front setback line.
18.25.068 REQUIRED SITE SCREENING
Except as otherwise provided herein, a solid decor-
ative type masonry wall, landscaped earthen berm, or any
combination thereof, totaling not less than six (6) feet in
height, shall be provided along and immediately adjacent to
the site boundary line of any single family development
abutting any arterial highway, any commercial, industrial
or multiple -family zone boundary or any alley abutting any
such boundary. The height of any such wall and/or berm
shall be as measured from the highest finished grade level
of the building pad of the dwelling units located nearest
any such abutting boundary.
.020 EXCEPTIONS
.021 Fences, walls and hedges conforming to the
provisions of Section 18.04.043 of this Code.
.023 No wall or berm shall be required across any
approved vehicular or pedestrian accessway.
.024 Where any alley is proposed to serve as
joint access for any residential use, requirements for a
wall and/or berm may be modified or waived by the Planning
Director or his designee where the following may be satis-
factorily shown:
.0241 Any truck loading or trash collection
areas are adequately screened from any reasonable view
from the residential area; and
.0242 No major traffic problems will be
created by such joint use.
.025 Where unusual topography exists, height re-
quirements may be modified or waived by resolution of the
Planning Commission or City Council if the City Engineer
certifies that the erection of such wall or berm would not
be practical in the exercise of sound engineering prac-
tices.
.026 Any wall required adjacent to an arterial
highway, freeway, or expressway shall be constructed either
along and adjacent to the property line separating such
developments from a freeway, arterial highway or express-
way, or at the top of the slope adjacent to said freeway,
arterial highway or expressway, whichever is the higher
elevation. The top of said wall shall be a minimum of six
(6) feet above the elevation of the building pad of the
dwelling units closest to the freeway, arterial highway or
expressway, regardless of whether the wall is constructed
on the property line or at the top of the slope.
.0261 Where required walls are constructed at
the top of any slope which is not the property line,
maintenance access openings to the slope area shall be
provided in the wall on each lot.
.0262 On corner lots formed by the inter-
section of residential streets with arterial highways,
_ the six (6) foot high wall required along the rear lot
line adjacent to the arterial highway shall be ex-
tended along the side lot line adjacent to the resi-
dential street to the required front setback line.
18.26.068 REQUIRED SITE SCREENING
Except as otherwise provided herein, a solid decor-
ative type masonry wall, landscaped earthen berm, or any
combination thereof, totaling not less than six (6) feet in
height, shall be provided along and immediately adjacent to
the site boundary line of any single family development
abutting any arterial highway, any commercial, industrial
or multiple -family zone boundary or any alley abutting any
such boundary. The height of any such wall and/or berm
shall be as measured from the highest finished grade level
of the building pad of the dwelling units located nearest
any such abutting boundary.
.020 EXCEPTIONS
.021 Fences, walls and hedges conforming to the
provisions of Section 18.04.043 of this Code.
.023 No wall or berm shall be required across any
approved vehicular or pedestrian accessway.
.024 Where any alley is proposed to serve as
joint access for any residential use, requirements for a
wall and/or berm may be modified or waived by the Planning
Director or his designee where the following may be satis-
factorily shown:
.0241 Any truck loading or trash collection
areas are adequately screened from any reasonable view
from the residential area; and
.0242 No major traffic problems will be
created by such joint use.
.025 Where unusual topography exists, height re-
quirements may be modified or waived by resolution of the
Planning Commission or City Council if the City Engineer
certifies that the erection of such wall or berm would not
be practical in the exercise of sound engineering prac-
tices.
.026 Any wall required adjacent to an arterial
highway, freeway, or expressway shall be constructed either
along and adjacent to the property line separating such
developments from a freeway, arterial highway or express-
way, or at the top of the slope adjacent to said freeway,
arterial highway or expressway, whichever is the higher
elevation. The top of said wall shall be a minimum of six
(6) feet above the elevation of the building pad of the
dwelling units closest to the freeway, arterial highway or
expressway, regardless of whether the wall is constructed
on the property line or at the top of the slope.
.0261 Where required walls are constructed at
the top of any slope which is not the property line,
maintenance access openings to the slope area shall be
provided in the wall on each lot.
.0262 On corner lots formed by the inter-
section of residential streets with arterial highways,
the six (6) foot high wall required along the rear lot
line adjacent to the arterial highway shall be ex-
tended along the side lot line adjacent to the resi-
dential street to the required front setback line.
18.27.068 REQUIRED SITE SCREENING
Except as otherwise provided herein, a solid decor-
ative type masonry wall, landscaped earthen berm, or any
combination thereof, totaling not less than six (6) feet in
height, shall be provided along and immediately adjacent to
the site boundary line of any single family development
abutting any arterial highway, any commercial, industrial
or multiple -family zone boundary or any alley abutting any
such boundary. The height of any such wall and/or berm
shall be as measured from the highest finished grade level
of the building pad of the dwelling units located nearest
any such abutting boundary.
.020 EXCEPTIONS
.021 Fences, walls and hedges conforming to the
provisions of Section 18.04.043 of this Code.
.023 No wall or berm shall be required across any
approved vehicular or pedestrian accessway_
.024 Where any alley is proposed to serve as
joint access for any residential use, requirements for a
wall and/or berm may be modified or waived by the Planning
Director or his designee where the following may be satis-
factorily shown:
.0241 Any truck loading or trash collection
areas are adequately screened from any reasonable view
from the residential area; and
.0242 No major traffic problems will be
created by such joint use.
.025 Where unusual topography exists, height re-
quirements may be modified or waived by resolution of the
Planning Commission or City Council if the City Engineer
certifies that the erection of such wall or berm would not
be practical in the exercise of sound engineering prac-
tices.
.026 Any wall required adjacent to an arterial
highway, freeway, or expressway shall be constructed either
along and adjacent to the property line separating such
developments from a freeway, arterial highway or express-
way, or at the top of the slope adjacent to said freeway,
arterial highway or expressway, whichever is the higher
elevation. The top of said wall shall be a minimum of six
(6) feet above the elevation of the building pad of the
dwelling units closest to the freeway, arterial highway or
expressway, regardless of whether the wall is constructed
on the property line or at the top of the slope.
.0261 Where required walls are constructed at
the top of any slope which is not the property line,
maintenance access openings to the slope area shall be
provided in the wall on each lot.
.0262 On corner lots formed by the inter-
section of residential streets with arterial highways,
the six (6) foot high wall required along the rear lot
line adjacent to the arterial highway shall be ex-
tended along the side lot line adjacent to the resi-
dential street to the required front setback line.
SECTION 2.
That Title 18, Chapters 18.31, 18.32, 18.34 Sections
18.31.068, 18.32.068, 18.34.068 and Subsections 18.31.068.022,
18.32.068,022 and 18.34.068.022 be and the same are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 3.
That Title 18, Chapters 18.31, 18.32, 18.34 Section
18.31.068, 18.32.068 and 18.34.068 be added to the Anaheim
Municipal Code to read as follows:
"18.31.068 REQUIRED SITE SCREENING
Except as otherwise provided herein, a solid decor-
ative type masonry wall, landscaped earthen berm, or any
combination thereof totaling not less than six (6) feet in
height, shall be provided along and immediately adjacent to
the site boundary line of any multior multiple -family
development abutting any freeway, expressway, railroad
right-of-way, or any "RS" (Residential, Single -Family),
Commercial or Industrial Zone boundary or any alley
abutting any such boundary. The height of any such wall
and/or berm shall be as measured from the highest finished
grade level of the building pad of the dwelling units
located nearest any such abutting boundary.
"18.32.068 REQUIRED SITE SCREENING
Except as otherwise provided herein, a solid decor-
ative type masonry wall, landscaped earthen berm, or any
combination thereof totaling not less than six (6) feet in
height, shall be provided along and immediately adjacent to
the site boundary line of any multior multiple -family
development abutting any freeway, expressway, railroad
right-of-way, or any "RS" (Residential, Single -Family),
Commercial or Industrial Zone boundary or any alley
abutting any such boundary. The height of any such wall
and/or berm shall be as measured from the highest finished
grade level of the building pad of the dwelling units
located nearest any such abutting boundary.
"18.34.068
REQUIRED SITE SCREENING
Except as otherwise provided herein, a solid decor-
ative type masonry wall, landscaped earthen berm, or any
combination thereof totaling not less than six (6) feet in
height, shall be provided along and immediately adjacent to
the site boundary line of any multior multiple -family
development abutting any freeway, expressway, railroad
right-of-way, or any "RS" (Residential, Single -Family),
Commercial or Industrial Zone boundary or any alley
abutting any such boundary. The height of any such wall
and/or berm shall be as measured from the highest finished
grade level of the building pad of the dwelling units
located nearest any such abutting boundary.
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
elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared
invalid.
SECTION 5. CERTIFICATION
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this or-
dinance and shall cause the same to be printed once within fif-
teen (15) days after its adoption in'the Anaheim Bulletin, a
newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and cir-
culated in said City, and thirty (30) days from and after its
final passage, it shall take effect and be in full force.
THE FOREGOINGORDINANCEis approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim this 12th day of June, 1984.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
FAL:kh
0761U, .
04/03/84
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. 4511 was introduced at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Anaheim, held on the 5th day of June, 1984, and
that the same was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said City
Council held on the 12th day of June, 1984, by,.the following vote of the
members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kaywood, Bay, Overholt, 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. 4511 on the 12th day of June, 1984.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal
of the City of Anaheim this 12th day of June, 1984.
C TY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, LEONOItA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is the original Ordinance No. 4511 and was published once in the
Anaheim Bulletin on the 22nd day of June, 1984.
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