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RESOLUTION NOo 1031. SERIES 1963-64
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING O~MMISSION OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM RE~MMENDING
TO THE CITY ~UNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 189 SECTION 18052
OF THE ANAHEIM MUNIC]PAL NDEo
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Anaheim, on February 5, 1963, pursuant to
Ordinance 1811, did amend Chapter 18052 of the Anaheim Municipal Code "M-1, Light Industrial
Zone", to provide for a 50 foot landscaped setback area on all arterial streets and highways,
and
WHEREAS said City Council9 on November 5, 1963, pursuant to Resolution 63R-~869, did
adopt the General Plan for the City of Anaheim, which plan reflects city policy of encourag-
ing and requiring landscaped setbacks along arteriai highways and, pursuant to Resolution
63R-870y did amend the Circulation Element of the General Plany which provides for. a new
class of arterial streets: "Co'llector Streets"9 and
WHEREAS Chapter 18~52, therefore4 requires a 50-foot landscaped setback on all collector
streets, and .
WHEREAS the 50-foot restriction imposes an unnecessary hardship on persons wishing to
develop properties fronting on collecior streeis in Hnaheim°s inciustrial ar2as~ and
WHEREAS Ordinance 1526 did establish a 25-foot landscaped setback on Cerrit~~ and
Lewis Streets in the southeast industrial area, which setback the Planning Commission finds
to be an acceptable precedent, and
WHERFAS, the City Planning Commission did hold a public hearing at the City Hall in
the City of Anaheim on January 20, 1964 at 7s00 o°clock pomo, notice of said public hearing
having been duly given as required by law and in accordance wlth the provisions of the
Anaheim Municipal Code, to hear and consider evidence for ancl against said proposed amendment
and to investigate and make findings. and recommendations in connection therewith,
NOW THERF~DRE BE IT RESOLVID that the Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim does
f ind and determine that although said 50-foot landscaped setbac!c is too restrictive on
highways of the collector classification9 ihe mainienance and enha~~cament of the high quality
of Anaheim's industrial areas requires some minimum landscaped setback on arterial highways
and does recommend to the City Council that Chapter 18052.060(2) be amended to read as
follawss
"18o52v060(2)(~~s An open setback area extending for the full width of the subject property
shall be provided along those properties in all Anaheim industrial areas which abut upon an
arterial highway as designed on the Circulation EJ.ement of the General Plan -"Arterial
Streets and Hiyhways" as adopted and as amended from time to timee Said setback area shall
be a minimum of fifty (50) feet in depth for all maior orimarv and secondarv hiqhwavs, and
twentv-five (25) feet for all collec~Eor Streetsy measured from the planned highway right-of-
way line as designated on the Circulation Element of the General Plan "Highway Rights-of-Way".
"18.520060(2)(b)s The front twenty (20) feet of said fi£tv ~50) reet setback area and all of
the twentv-five (25) feet setback area shall be landscaped with lawn, treesY shrubs or other
plant materials and shall be permanentlymaintained in a neat and orderly manner as a condition
to use. Fountains, ponds9 sculpture, planters, walkways and decorative screen type wall,,
thirty (30) inches or less in height, where an integral part of a landscaping scheme comprised
primarily of plant materials9 are permitted. Entrance and exit drives and walks may be
provided into parking areas. Said drives shali not exceed thirty (30) feet in width for each
curb opening".
"1R.52o060(2)(c): xhe rear thirty (30) feei: of said fifty (50) foot setback area may be used
for employee or customer parking but where it is not so utilized, the entire.fifty (50) feet
shall be landscaped and maintained as provided in (b) above~"
THE 1~REGOING RESOLUTION is signed and approved by me this 30th day of January, 1964e
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SECRETARY ANAHEIM CITY PLANNING OOMMISSION ~
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Ann Krebs, Secretary of the City Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the City Planning
Commission of the City of Anaheim9 held on January 20, 1°64 at 7s00 0'clock pame, by the
following vote of the memUers thereofa ~
AYESs COMMISSIONERSs Camp, Chavos, Gauer, Mungall, Pebley, Perry, Rowland, Sides.
NOES: COMMISSIONERSs None.
ABSENf: CAMMISSIONERSs Allred.
IN WITNESS WHERII3F, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of January, 1964.
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