93-011 RESOLUTION NO. 93R-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING
SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 88-2 FOR THE
SUMMIT OF ANAHEIM HILLS AND
AMENDING RESOLUTION NOS. 88R-395
AND 88R-396 ACCORDINGLY
WHEREAS, pursuant to the procedures set forth in
Chapter 18.93 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, the City Council has
heretofore adopted Resolution No. 88R-395 adopting Specific Plan
No. 88-2, and Resolution No. 88R-396 approving zoning and
development standards for certain real property described therein
and referred to as The Summit of Anaheim Hills; and
WHEREAS, Specific Plan No. 88-2 and Resolution
Nos. 88R-395 and 88R-936 were subsequently amended from time to
time; and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim has received an
application to amend Specific Plan No. 88-2 and its zoning and
development standards as set forth in Resolution Nos. 88R-395 and
88R-396, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Commission adopted
its Resolution No. PC91-149 recommending approval of said
amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did hold a public hearing
upon said application, notice of which hearing was given in the
manner required by law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after due consideration of
all evidence, testimony and reports offered at said public
hearing does hereby find with respect to said proposed amendment
that:
1. The property covered by the specific plan has unique
site characteristics including topography, location and
surroundings which will be enhanced by the special land use and
developments standards of the specific plan;
2. The plan is consistent with the goals and policies of
the General Plan and with the purposes, standards and land use
guidelines therein;
3. The specific plan will result in development of a
desirable character which will be compatible with existing and
proposed development in the surrounding area;
4. The specific plan contributes to a balance of land
uses; and
5. The specific plan respects environmental and aesthetic
resources consistent of economic realities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
city of Anaheim that Specific Plan No. 88-2, as approved by
Resolution No. 88R-395, as amended, including but not limited to
all applicable Exhibits thereto, and the zoning and development
standards relating to Specific Plan No. 88-2, as approved by
Resolution 88R-396, as amended, be, and the same are hereby,
amended to the extent and wherever required to
(i) combine Development Area Nos. 205 and 206 into an area
designated as Development Area 205, delete all
references to Development Area 206 in the Specific
Plan, and transfer one hundred and sixty three (163)
residential units from Development Area Nos. 104, 105,
202, 203, 206 and 207 to Development Areas 204 and 205,
as described and depicted in amended Exhibit 10 to
Specific Plan 88-2; and
(ii) amend the development standards for Development Areas
201 and 205 (Hillside Medium) as set forth in
subsection 18.72.070.050 of said Specific Plan to read
as follows:
"This zone provides for the orderly development of single-
family detached (clustered) dwelling units or multi-family
dwelling units, in the medium density range.
The standards of the RM-2400 (SC) Zone, (Residential Multi-
Family Scenic Corridor Overlay Zone) shall apply for the
development of condominiums, townhouses, townhouse/stacked
flats and row houses except as provided below within
Sections A through F.
The standards of the RM-3000 (SC) Zone (Residential Multi-
Family Scenic Corridor Overlay Zone) shall apply for the
development of single-family detached (clustered) dwelling
units except as provided below within Sections G through Q.
A. BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL HEIGHT LIMITATIONS
Maximum overall height of any building shall be thirty-
five (35) feet and two (2) stories measured from the
highest portion of the structure to the ground floor
elevation directly below that point. However, within
one hundred and fifty (150) feet of any single-family
detached Development Area, except where separated from
such Development Area by an arterial, the maximum
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height shall be twenty-six (26) feet and two (2)
stories, exclusive of the roof and measured as stated
above.
B. MAXIMUM SITE COVERAGE
The maximum coverage by all residential and accessory
buildings shall not exceed fifty-five percent (55%) of
the building site area. Recreational-leisure area
buildings and facilities shall not be included in the
calculation of coverage.
C. STRUCTURAL SETBACKS AND YARD REOUIREMENTS
1. Setback of Buildings Adjacent to Highways, Streets
or Alleys.
On arterials and expressways (Oak Hills Drive and
Weir Canyon Road) the building setback shall be
twenty-five (25) feet from the right-of-way to the
building. This area may include open parking and
vehicular accessways and the landscaping area of
seven (7) to fourteen (14) feet as indicated on
the Circulation Plan.
2. Parking Area Landscaping (Adjacent to Oak Hills
Drive and Weir Canyon Road
A minimum ten (10) foot screen planting shall be
provided adjacent to arterial and expressway
right-of-ways. This may include the landscaping
area of seven (7) to fourteen (14) feet as
indicated on the Circulation Plan, and walls or
berms up to three feet high.
3. Minimum Landscaped Area (Adjacent to Oak Hills
Drive and Weir Canyon Road)
Minimum landscaped area, including sloped areas
shall be a minimum of seven (7) feet for downslope
conditions and fourteen (14) feet for upslope
conditions, varying between conditions as shown on
the Circulation Plan.
4. Required Improvement of Yards and Setback Areas
Yards and setback areas for condominium,
townhouse, townhouse/stacked flat, stacked flat
and row house developments shall be landscaped and
maintained either by individual lot owners or a
homeowners association, as appropriate.
D. REQUIRED RECREATION LEISURE AREA
The minimum private or common recreation-leisure space
requirement will be seven hundred fifty (750) square
feet per dwelling unit. Such recreational leisure
space may include both balconies and patios. The
minimum area counted shall be ten (10) feet exclusive
of driveways. No additional open space shall be
required. Patios shall have a minimum square footage
of two hundred (200) square feet with a minimum ten
(10) foot dimension and balconies shall be a minimum of
fifty (50) feet with a minimum five (5) foot dimension.
E. SIGN REGULATIONS-ADVERTISING AND IDENTIFICATION
Entrance monumentation/signage, both neighborhood and
community, shall be permitted as provided for in
Section 18.72.100 (Sign Regulations) of the Specific
Plan No. 88-2 document and shown on Exhibit 16 thereof.
F. REOUIRED SITE SCREENING
1. Except as otherwise provided herein, a solid
decorative type masonry wall, landscaped earthen
berm, and/or any combination thereof, totaling not
less than six (6) feet in height, shall be
provided along and immediately adjacent to the
applicable site boundary line or lot line of these
Residential Development Areas for that portion
abutting an expressway or a commercial area. The
height of any such wall and/or berm shall be
measured from the highest finished grade level of
the building pad of dwelling units located nearest
any such abutting boundary and shall be subject to
the review and approval of the Planning Commission
~ or City Council.
2. In cases where there is an intervening slope bank
or view opportunity, the height of site screening
may be reduced to five (5) feet, and may be
constructed with solid material, open metal work,
and/or plexiglass, or any combination thereof
based on view and sound attenuation conditions.
3. Any fencing located in a manner which may obstruct
the view from a public right-of-way shall consist
of decorative open-work materials or as required
for sound attenuation as approved by the city
Engineer.
4. Any wall required adjacent to an arterial highway
shall be constructed either along and adjacent to
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the property line separating such development from
the arterial highway, or at the top of the slope
adjacent to said arterial highway, whichever is
the higher elevation. The top of said wall shall
be a minimum of five (5) feet above the elevation
of the building pad of dwelling units closest to
the arterial highway, regardless of whether the
wall is constructed on the property line or at the
top of the slope. The wall may be constructed
with solid material, open metal work, and/or
plexiglass, or any combination thereof, based on
view and sound attenuation conditions.
5. Site screening up to seven (7) feet in height may
be permitted by the Planning Commission for sound
attenuation purposes based on an acoustical sound
study.
~ G. PERMITTED PRIMARY USES AND STRUCTURES
Detached (clustered), attached or semi-attached one-
family dwellings including but not limited to
condominiums, community apartments, townhouses or other
forms of clustered dwellings, subject to the provisions
for Residential Planned Unit Developments as prescribed
in subsection 18.31.020.051 of this Code.
H. SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
For detached (clustered) one-family dwellings, the
provisions of the RM-3000 Zone shall apply.
I. MINIMUM LOT WIDTH
All lots shall have a minimum width of not less than
thirty (30) feet measured from the minimum setback
line, except where the building is located farther back
than the required minimum setback line, the width shall
then be measured at the actual setback line provided.
A site plan shall be required to demonstrate actual
building location. When the width is measured at the
minimum setback line, no site plan shall be required.
J. MINIMUM BUILDING SITE AREA PER DWELLING UNIT
Detached (clustered) one-family dwellings: two
thousand four hundred (2,400) square feet for each
dwelling unit inclusive of any roadways which are not
part of the through circulation system.
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K. BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL HEIGHT LIMITATIONS
Maximum overall height of any building shall be twenty-
six (26) feet measured from the highest portion of the
structure to the ground floor elevation directly below
that point.
L. MAXIMUM SITE COVERAGE
The maximum coverage by all residential and accessory
buildings shall not exceed fifty-five percent (55%) of
the building site area. Recreational-leisure area
buildings and facilities shall not be included in the
calculation of coverage.
M. STRUCTURAL SETBACKS AND YARD REOUIREMENTS
1. Setback of Buildinqs Adjacent to Hiqhways, Streets
~F or Allevs.
On arterials and expressways (Oak Hills Drive and
Weir Canyon Road) the building setback shall be
twenty-five (25) feet from the right-of-way to the
building. This area may include open parking and
vehicular accessways and the landscaping area of
seven (7) to fourteen (14) feet as indicated on
the Circulation Plan.
2. Parkinq Area Landscaping (Adjacent to Oak Hills
Drive and Weir Canyon Road
A minimum ten (10) foot screen planting shall be
provided adjacent to arterial and expressway
right-of-ways. This may include the landscaping
area of seven (7) to fourteen (14) feet as
indicated on the Circulation Plan, and walls or
berms up to three feet high.
3. Minimum Landscaped Area (Adjacent to Oak Hills
Drive and Weir Canvon Road)
Minimum landscaped area, including sloped areas
shall be a minimum of seven (7) feet for downslope
conditions and fourteen (14) feet for upslope
conditions, varying between conditions as shown on
the Circulation Plan.
4. Minimum Structural Setbacks
Adjacent to interior lot lines, public or private
alleys, or buildings located on the same building
site, there shall be an open yard around each
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building, the depth of which shall be five (5)
feet as to interior lot lines, ten (10) feet as to
circulation roadways, five (5) feet as to private
alleys. Adjacent to buildings located on the same
building site, there shall be an open yard around
each building, the depth of which shall be either
ten (10) feet or six (6) feet; provided that in
the case of the six (6) foot depth, (a) the area
be enclosed as a private outdoor living area, (b)
at least one of the buildings be a garage of up to
twenty-five (25) feet in length, (c) at least one
(1) building contain no windows or entrances.
5. Required Improvement of Yards and Setback Areas
Yards and setback areas for detached (clustered)
one-family dwellings shall be landscaped and
maintained either by individual lot owners or a
~ homeowners association, as appropriate.
6. Required Recreation-Leisure Area
On any building site on which there are located
detached (clustered) one-family dwelling units,
there shall be provided a minimum of twelve
hundred (1200) square feet of private or common
recreational-leisure space for each dwelling unit.
Such recreational-leisure space may include both
balconies and patios. The minimum area counted
shall be ten (10) feet by ten (10) feet exclusive
of driveways. No additional open space shall be
required.
7. Private Recreational-Leisure Areas
The minimum area of private recreational-leisure
space shall be six hundred (600) square feet, with
a minimum ten (10) foot dimension. When a balcony
is provided, the minimum area of the balcony shall
be fifty (50) feet, with a minimum five (5) foot
dimension. The area of private recreational-
leisure space provided shall be counted toward the
required recreational-leisure space. Any required
recreational-leisure space not provided in private
outdoor living areas shall be provided for in
common recreational-leisure area.
8. Common Recreational-Leisure Areas
Where private outdoor living areas do not satisfy
the required recreational-leisure space, the
remainder of the required recreational-leisure
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space shall be provided in common recreational-
leisure space.
N. LOCATION AND ORIENTATION OF BUILDINGS
1. Minimum Distances Between Buildinqs
The minimum distances between parallel walls of
two (2) buildings shall be then (10) feet unless
at least one (1) building contains no windows or
entrances, in which case the minimum distance
shall be six (6) feet as set forth in Section
18.31.063.020 of this Code.
2. Minimum Width of Pedestrian Accessways
All pedestrian accessways extending between
buildings shall have a minimum width of six (6)
feet whether said accessways are covered or open
to the sky.
O. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REOUIREMENTS
1. For detached (clustered) one-family dwelling units
the provisions of this "RM-3000" Zone shall apply.
For detached (clustered) one-family dwelling
units, the following shall apply:
2. Minimum Number, Type and Design of Parking Spaces
The minimum number, type and design of parking
spaces shall comply with the requirements of
Section 18.06.050.012 of this Code.
P. SIGN REGULATIONS-ADVERTISING AND IDENTIFICATION
~ Entrance monumentation/signage, both neighborhood and
community, shall be permitted as provided for in
Section 18.72.100 (Sign Regulations) of the Specific
Plan No. 88-2 document and shown on Exhibit 16 thereof.
Q. REQUIRED SITE SCREENING
1. Except as otherwise provided herein, a solid
decorative type masonry wall, landscaped earthen
berm, and/or any combination thereof, totaling not
less than six (6) feet in height, shall be
provided along and immediately adjacent to the
applicable site boundary line or lot line of these
Residential Development Areas for that portion
abutting an expressway or a commercial area. The
height of any such wall and/or berm shall be
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measured from the highest finished grade level of
the building pad of dwelling units located nearest
any such abutting boundary and shall be subject to
the review and approval of the Planning Commission
or city Council.
2. In cases where there is an intervening slope bank
or view opportunity, the height of site screening
may be reduced to five (5) feet, and may be
constructed with solid material, open metal work,
and/or plexiglass, or any combination thereof
based on view and sound attenuation conditions.
3. Any fencing located in a manner which may obstruct
the view from a public right-of-way shall consist
of decorative open-work materials or as required
for sound attenuation as approved by the City
Engineer.
4. Any wall required adjacent to an arterial highway
shall be constructed either along and adjacent to
the property line separating such development from
the arterial highway, or at the top of the slope
adjacent to said arterial highway, whichever is
the higher elevation. The top of said wall shall
be a minimum of five (5) feet above the elevation
of the building pad of dwelling units closest to
the arterial highway, regardless of whether the
wall is constructed on the property line or at the
top of the slope. The wall may be constructed
with solid material, open metal work, and/or
plexiglass, or any combination thereof, based on
view and sound attenuation conditions.
5. Site screening up to seven (7) feet in height may
be permitted by the Planning Commission for sound
attenuation purposes based on an acoustical sound
study."
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, except as expressly
amended herein, Resolution Nos. 88R-395 and 88R-396, as
previously amended, and Specific Plan No. 88-2 shall remain in
full force and effect.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim this 5th day of
January . 1993 . MAYO~O~F THE CIT~Y ANAHEIM
CITY CLERK OF TH CITY OF ANAHEIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORAIqGE~ ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
No. 93R-11 was Introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim City Council
held on the 5th day of January, 1993, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Feldhau$, Hunter, Pickler, Simpson, Daly
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said Resolution No. 93R-11 on the
6'th day of January, 1993.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Anaheim
this 6th day of January, 1993.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing Is the original
of Resolution No. 93R-11 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim on
January 5, 1993.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM