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RESOLUTION N0. 802, SERIES 1962-63
A Kt~I.~L'u1lUN UF '1'HE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
~~ RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL THE AMENDMENT TO TITLE Ei:GHTEEN, 3Y THE
.,i;, ADDITION OF C~iAPTER 18.38~ ZONING CODE - C-0, COMMERCIAL OFFICE~ ZONE.
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WHEREAS, Section 18038, C-0 Commercial Office, Zone is intended to
provide for and encourage the orderly development of business and
professional office centers, and further to recognize the development
potential of Anaheim's office areas which is due to geog^aphic location,
regional markets, and regional labor pools; this potential is found to
be vital to the City's economic health and stability, and therefore of
community-wide significance; and
WE;EREAS, the City Planning Commission did initiate and conduct a
public hearing on June 10, 1963, and did adopt said amendment at the
regular meeting of June 10, 1963:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Planning Commission
does recommend to the City Council of the City of Anaheim the adoption
of the amendment of Title Eighteen by the addition of Chapter 18.38,
Zoning Code - C-0, Commercial Office, Zo~e of the Anaheim Municipal Code:
CHAPTER 18~38 COMMFRCIAL OFFICE ZONE
SECTION 18.38v010 DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE
This zone is intended to provide for and encourage the development
of business and professional o:fice centers, and further, to recognize
the unique development potential resources which exist within the City
of Anaheim. These resources are found to have hoth local and regional
significance due to the City's central geographic location and ideal
relationship to regional markets, regional labor pools and regional
access and circulation routeao These office areas a~d their continued
development in a qualii;y manner are found to be a resource essential to
the community's economic iizalth and preservation of a competitive growth
potential.
SECTION 18.380020 PERMITTED BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES A14D USES
Subject to the provisions of this zone, the following buildir~gs,
structures and uses, either singiy or in combination, may be permitted
in the Commercial Office Zone. Uses other than automobile parking lots
shall be conducted wholly within a buildinge In the interests of
assuring land use compatibility and the preservation of the development
resonrces within Anaheim's office areas, no structure designed or
intended for residential use shall be used for a commercial activity
nor shall a combination of reside~tial and commercial use be permitted
in any structure.
Office uses including but not limit2d ta the fallow~ing shall be
permiiied:
(1)
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(4)
(5)
(6)
Accounting
Advertising Agency
Architectural.
Automobile Club
Bar.k
Bookkeeping
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RESOLUTION N0. 802, (CONT'D) C-0 Zone
(7) Consultant's Office (any field)
(8j Employment Agency
(9) Engineering
(10) General Offices
(11) Insurance
(12) Investment Company
(13) Law
(14) Market Research
(15) Medical-Dentsl
(16) Public Utility, payment or business office
(17) Real Estate
(18) Savings and Loan Association
(19) Stock Brokerage
(20) Title Insurance Company
(21) Travel,Agency
SECTION 18e38o030 OFFICE RELF,TED USES
In recognit~on of the needs and requirements of office center complexes~
to include supporting service businesses, the following office related uses
are permitted where integrated within and clearly incidental •to a primary use
structure:
(1) Barber Shop
(2) Beauty Shop
(3) Drafting Service
(4) Medical and~or Dental Laboratory
(5) Prescription Pharmacy
(6) Restaurant and~or coffee shop provided, however, that cocktail
lounges are permitted ~~_~ere an integral part of a building six
stories or more in hei7hto (No drive-in or waik-up restaura~ts;o
(7) Secxetarial Service
(8) Telephone Answering Service
(9) Tobacco, Candy, Newspaper and Magazine Counter
SECTION 180380040 CONDITIONAL USES
The following uses may be permitted in this zone subject to a
Conditional Use Permit and subject to the conditions and required showings
of Chapter 18e64e The site development standards of Section 18e38o050
shall applyo
(1) The following uses may be permitted where integrated within
a primary use siructure:
(A) Art Gallery
(B) Exhibition F?ali
(C) Restaurant with Cocktail Lounge
(D) School offering instruction in the fine arts
(E) Specialty shops, either service or retail when provided
on the ~raund :lacr cf a primary use structurc thrae cr
more stories in height, where said,uses are an integral
part of and secondary to a prim2ry use complc:: and where
primarily intended to sErve employees and patron~ of the
primary complexe
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RESOLUTION N0. 802~ (CONT'D)
C-0 Zone
(2) The foilowing uses may be permitted either separately er where
integrated within a primary use structure:
(A) Commercial parking lots or siructures
(B) Training center (excluding trade or busine~s schools)
SECTION 180380050 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Ti~e follawing site development standards are intended to provide for
the continued orderly development of the City's business and professional
office areaso These office areas and their cor.tinued development in a
quality manner are found to .be a resource essential to the community's
economic health and vital to the preservation of a competitive growth
potential~ The following provlsions are intended to preserve, enhance
and encourage the fulfillment of this potentialo
In order to assure adequate levels of light, air and density of
development, to maintain and enhance the locally recognized values of
community appearance, to promote functionai compatibility of uses and to
p.romote the safe and efficient circulation of pedestrian and vehicular
traffic, all of which are found to be necessary for the preservation of
the community health, safety and general welfare, the following site
development standards shall apply:
(1) Minimum Site Standards and Conditions
(A) The minimum site area shall be 20,000 square feeto
(B) Sites less than 20,000 square feet may be developed only
where a Precise Area Development Plan has been prepared
by the City and adoptedby resolution of the Planning
Commission and~or the Cfty Counci3 and where the•proposed
development complies with said area development plano
YJhere such an area p~an is approved, all other site
development standards of this Section shall applyo
(C) All site developments shall comply with the following
conditions:
la The s~ze and shap~ of the site proposed for the
use shall be adequate •to allow the fu~l development
of th~ proposed use in a manner consistent with
the Stated purpose and intent of this zone~
2o P.deq::~:e provision shall be made for the safe and
orderry circulatio{~ of both pedestrian and
vehicular traffic between the proposed site and
all streets and hi~hways and betweer, coordinated
facilities, accessways, or parking areas on
adjacent siteso
3o The proposed development shali not limit or
adversely affect the growth and development
potential of adjoir~ing lands or the genaral .
area in which it is proposed to be locateda
(2) Yards and Setbacks
(A) An open grounti floor bu3.lding setback area shall be provided
for the full width of property abutting any arterial highwayo
Said setback ~rea shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet in
dc~pth measured from the planned highway riyht-of-way line as
designated on the circylation elemen~t of the General Plan
"Highway Rights-of-Way"e •
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lb~ An open buildin9 setback area shall be provided for the full
::?d;,ii of property abutting any local stree+.a Said setbacl: ~
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from the planned right-of-way line as designed on Plan 10U0,
"Standard Details for Street Improvements"o
(C) Setback areas may be used as part of an automobile parking
area; provided9 however9 that a three (3) foot planting strip
shall be ma4ntained adjacent to any right-of-way lir.eo ~
(D) There shall be provided an open setback area along all site
boundary lines not abutting streets or highways as follows: !
lo A minimum of ten (10) feet, provided however, that for
any building over 3 stories in height the setback area
shall be increased in width 2 feet for each sto•ry by
which the building exceeds 3 storias in heighto
2o Where property abuts an alley, one-halF the width of
said alley may be applied in measuring the setback~
3o To further encourage a varied and interesting arrangement
of buildings and to provide for a more flexible and
desirable relationship between bu2ldings, the yard pro-
visions of (D) above may be reduced according to the
angle of the buiiding with the side lo~ line as foliows:
ANGLE OF BUTLDING WITH INTERIOR LUT LINE
~ 0- 15° ~ 16 - 25° , 26 - 35`~ p 36 •- 45° ,
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(E) Landscaping
Except where oi;herwise provided, said setback areas stiall be
landscaped with lawn, trees, shrubs, or other plant materials
and shall be permanentiy maintained in a neat and orderly
manner as a condition to useo Fountains9 pondsy sculpture,
planters, walkways, flag poles for display of national, state
or company ensign~ only9 liyht standards, and deccraiive
screen type walls, 30 inches or less in height, where an
integral part of a landscaping scheme comprised primarily
of piant materials are permittedo Entrance and exit drives
and walks may be provided into parking areaso Said drives
sha11 not exceed thirt;~ (30) feet in width ior each curb
openingo In addit?on; a minimum or 2 pe*cent of all parking
areas shall be landscapada Required landscaping shall be
subject to the approval of the Development Review Committeea
(3) Buildino a.nd Structural Height Limitations
(A) The height of any building or structure within 150 feet
of any single family residential zone boundary shall not
exceed one-half •tr~ dist.ance from said building or structure
to the zone boundaryo Streeis or aileys may be included in
calculating distanceo
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RESOLUTION NOa 802 (CONT'D)
(4) Off-Street Parking
C-0 Zone
(A) The following minimum oFf-street parking spaces shall be
provided:
lo Professional and general business ofiices - 4 spaces per
1000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereofa
2o Corporate or hez~auariers offices not provi3ing direct
service to the general publ~c - 3 spaces per 1000
square feei of gross floor area or fraction thereofo
3o Mpdical and dental offices - 8 spaces per 100~ square
feet of gross floor area or fractian thereofo
4o For other uses as provided in this Chapter, parking shall
be provided in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 16a04o
5e Where a combination of uses are px•oposed the parking
requirements shall be the sum of the requirements of
the individual types of useso
(B) Where parking is p:ovided on other than the site of the
use served, said site shali be within 750 feet of the use
to be served, and either under the same ownership as the
use intended to be served, under joint ownership, or under
lease a9reement approved by the City Attorneyo A recorded
document stipulating the reservation of the property for
said property for said parking purposes shall be fi'led with
the Building and Planning Departments prior to the issuance
of a building perrtiita
(C) In recognition of the municipal parking lot orogram, Center
City area parking, when approved by the City Council, may be
provided in the fe*m of an in-lieu payment to i:ne Municipai
Parking Fund or to a Parking District9 in an amount per space
as specified by the City Councilo
(D) All off-street parking shail be designed and improved in
accordance with the requiremznts of the "Minimum Dimensions
for Designing Off-Street Parking Layouts" on fiie in thE
City Planning Depar±mento
(5) Access
Public alleys sha'l1 be required on all parcels in this zone in accord-
ance with Section :7008~070 of the Anahe:m Municipal Code and
improved in conformar.ce with city standards as set forth in Plan 1000
"Standard Details for Street Improvements" on file in the office of
the City Enginearo The alley requirement may be waived where the
proposed development site is surrounded by public streets or where
the Planning Commission has recommended by reolution, and the City
Council has, by resolution or ord:cancey adopted a Precise Area
Develropment Plan as provided for in Section 18,380050 (I)o
(6) Wall~
Where the Commercial Office Zone abuts upon any residential zone,
there shall be provided a soiid masonry wall not less than 5 feet
in height on the zone boundary Zine except that said walls shall
be reduced to 30 inch:,s in hei.ght within a setbac~ area ad,}acent
to a street or highwaya Said wall shall be measured from the
highest finished grade lP•~el of the subject property or adjacent
properties, whichever is the highesto Where a development is
contiguous to an existing alley which serves as access to
~esidential p*opertfes tha wall requirement may be modified or
waived by the Development Review Committeeo
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RESOLUTION N0. 802 (CONT°D)
C•-0 Zone
(7) Signs
This section of the Commercial-0.`fice aone is intended to
provide for +he identification of office centers and their
individual tenantso Tre absence of walk-in trade as a
major element in the conduct of this type of business is
recognized by limitir.g said signs to ihe ideniification of
the center ar.d its tenants onlyo Flags, fiashing or unusual
lights, sound ox mechanical devices are specifi.cally
prohibitedo
(A) The aggrega*e area cf all signs, intPnded to be
viewed frem o:f-site locations, on any one building
. face shall not exceed :L5% of the area of that building
facea In mea~uring the area of the building face tnat
~ortion of any exterior wall which extends above the
roof line shall rot be inc:ludedo
.• (B) All signs intended to be viewed from off-site locations
shall be li;nited to the identification of the center,
its tenants, and tneir types of businesa onlya
(C) A1), signs shall be attached to a building face and shall
not project more t}ian four (41 f~e•t ~therefromo
(D) No sinyle sign shaii exceed two hundred and fifty (250)
square feet in area 4--~p~i as pro~~ided in ( E) belowo
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signs, free stana_ng signs, or any sign in excess of
two hundred and fifty (250) square feet shall be in
keeping with the na{:ure and scale of the proposed
development and shall be subject to ±ne review and
approval of the City Councilo
(8) Standard Refuse Storage Areas
Refuse storage areas shali conform to the s±andards as shown
on tihe document "Mini.mum Acceptabie Trash Collection Areas"
on file in the ofPice of the Director of Public Workso
(9) Development Review
In ordex to promote the continued quality development f
characteristic of Anaheim°s office areas to safeguard
and enhanca both pote~rtiai and established community values
through the encouragement of compatible developments, both
structurally and architeci:urally, all development plans
shall be subje~t to review and approvai by the Development
Review Cemmittee of the Building and Piar~ning Departmentso
Appeals from the action of the Committee shall be tu the
City Council in written form, statina 'che reasons for said
appeale
(10) Str~et Dedi.cation and Improvements RequirQd
Hnticipating that changes wi'l1 occur in the local neighborhoods
and the City generally due to the increase in vehicular
traffic, incraase in pedestri~.n traffic,'increased noise,
and other activities associated with the City°s development
and growth, the following dedications ar,d imp•r~vements are
deemed to be necessary to prevent congasti.on and the other
. hazards that are related to the inter.si:°ied use of the land
and to b~ necessary for tne preservation of the public healtn,
safety and general welfarer These reyuirements shall be met
ox complied ro~iith before any building shall b= finally
~pproved and eccepted for use and occupancyo
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RF$(1TIITTQN NQ, $02 (C~NT'D)
C-0 Zone
(A) All required streets and alleys, both local and highways,
which abut the subject property, shall be dedicated to
the full width designated on Plan 1000, and the circulation
element of the General Plan -"Highway Rights-of-Way" as
adopted and amended from time to timeo ,
(B) All stxeet, highwayy and a11ey improvements shall have
already been installed a;id in good repair or street
improvement plans shail be prepared to City of Anaheim
stand.ards and said improvements constructedo A Faithful
Performance Bond in a form appxoved by the City Attorney
and in an amount to be determined by tha City Engi~eer
may be posted to assure the construction of the streets
wh~ch may inciude but not necessarily be limiied to
excavation, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, pavement,
drainage facilities ox any other engineering requiremento
(C) Street lighting facilities,shall be instailed in accordance
with the official street lighting standards on file in the
Department of Public Utilities, or street lighting fees in
the amount per froat foot specified by the City Council
for any abutting street or highway, shall be deposited with
the City of Ar.aheim for the installation of ~aid street
lightingo
(D) Tree we11s shail be install~d in accordance with the
official parkway clevelopmen~(; standards on file in the ,
Department of Public Wo•_ks, and stre~t tree fees in
the amount per fxont foot specified by the City Council
for any abutting street or ~ighway, shall be depo=_ited
, with the City of Anaheim for the planting of said ~ireeso
(E) Public utility easements necessary to serve the subject -
property and~or area in which the subject property is
situated shall be dedicated to the City of Anaheim in
zccordanc~ with the requirements of the Director of
Public Utiliti.esa
(F} T_he Building Inspector shall not grant final release of
occupancy to any structure constructed upon any nroperty
covered by this ordinance until the City Engineer has
certified to the compliance of the conditions set forth
in (A) and (B) above, the Director of Public Utilities
has c~stified to the compliance of the conditions set
forth in (C) and (E) above, and the Director of Public
Works.has certified to the compliance of the conditions
set forth in (D) above~
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~ `'` THE FOREG~ING RESOLUTIGN IS signed and approved by me this lOth day of June, 19b3 j
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CHAIR!J~AN ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING COAMAI~ ~
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ATTEST:
SECRETARY ANAHEIM~ITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNI'Y OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Lee Burgess, Secretary Pro Tem of the City Planning Commission of ths City of
Anaheim do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution Noo 802, Series 1962-63,
was passed and adopted by a motion duly made, seconded and carried, at a Regular
Meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the lOth day of June, 1963, at
2:00 o'clock P.M. by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: CGMMISSIONERS: Chavos, Gauer, Pebley, Perry, Rowland, Sides
NOES COMMIS5IONERS: None
ABSTAIN CONiMISSIONERS: Allred
ABSENT CONAAISSIONERS: Camp~ Mungall
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hsreunto set my hand this lOth day of June, 1963
SECR TARY ANAHEIM ~ TY PLANNING COMMISSION
PRO TEM
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