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PC 1964-1965-1460RES~LUTION WOe 1460, Series 1964-65 A RESJLUIION OF THE CITY PLANNING ~MMISSION OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM RE~1~NulENDING 1'0 THE CITY O~UNCIL OF rHE CITY OF AW,HEIM IHE AMENpMEN1' OF TITLE EIGHTEFJ+1 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL WDE BY THE ADDITION OE CHAPTER 63, BILLHOARDS THER~F WHFREAS, the City Councii of the City of Anaheim has heretofore expressed a desire to be reljeved of the myriad de'-ails associated with the approval of numerous spec3fic advertising billbcard request; and WHFREAS, the said City Council has requested th~+ a comprehensive ordinance regulating billbeards be prepared and presented to said City Council, which com- ,,,_, prehensive ordinance would enable billboard requests to be processed through the administrative channels of tha Building Department of the Cit~+ of Anaheim at the ~•;~ time of the issuance of building permits for such billboards, or through the filing -'~ of a Conditional Use Permit; and INI~REAS, billboards are deemed to be "struct+~*es" on the land within the meaning of both the Maheim Municipal Code ar.d 65A00 et seqa ~f the Government Code; and NfHFREAS, 65800 et seq. of the Government Code requires that such a comprehensive billboard ordinance be initiated and adopted through public hearings to be held before both the Planning Commission and the City Council; and 1NHEREAS9 the City l:ouncil has referi~ed the matter of a comprehensive billboard ordinance to the City Planning Coan~ission for the purpose of initiating and conducting public hearings on such a comprehensive billboard ordinance; and WHE.4EAS, the Maheim C?ty Plannir.y Cortunission did initiate, condvct and receive evidence at several public hearings held before said Commission; and WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Planning Cammission did recommend for appr~•,sl a comprehensive billboard ordinance at the regular meeting of the M aheim City Planning Comnission held on December 91, 19ha. NOYY, THEREPORE, BE IT RE90LVm that the Maheim City Planning Commission does recommend to the City Council af the City of M aheim the adoption of an amendment to Title 1H of the Anaheim Municipal Cade by the addition of Chapter 18.63 - ORDINANCE R~UI,ATING BILLBOARDS - which Chapter 18.63 is attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof as though fully set forth herein. THF P~RI~IPX; RFSOLIR'ION ±s sign?d and aFF=oved b•• , *hi_ 31g± .±ay f Dece.:.bor, 1464. ATTESTt C}{pIRMAN, ANAHEIM CITY NING COMMISSION S~:RETARY, ANP TEIM CITY PLANNIt~ (AMMISSIOiJ STATE OF CALII~RWIA ) OOUNfY OF ORANGE ) ss. CITY OF ANAH~M ) I, Ann Krebs, Secretary of the City Planning ~.omnission of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was pa,sed and adapted at a meeting of the City Planning CommiSSion of the City of M aheim, held on December 21, 1964, ~t 2t00 0'clock P.Nt., by the follcHing vote of the members thereofs AYFS: OOMMISSIONERS: Gauer, Mlungall, Perry, Rowland. t~fS: OONaIISSIONERSs None. ABSFNIi ~MYIISSIONERSs Allred, Gamp. IN WITNESS WHFR~F, I hsve herP~mto set my hand this 31st day of December, 1964. 's•' ,; Y ~At i ~. ~~~~./ / ~ SECRETARY,ANAHEIM CI?Y PLANNING WW+IISSION Exhibit "A" Adopted by Resolution No. 1460, Series 1964-65 ORDINANCE N0. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING TITLE 18 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING THERETO CHAPTER 18.63 RELATING TO BILLBOAROS THE CITY OOIINCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOYVSe Sectiqn 1 That Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code be~ and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto Chapter 18.63~ reading as folloNS~ CHAPTER 18.63 - B:LLBOARDS SECTION 18.63a010 - DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSEe The purpose of this Chapter is to recognize the function of billboards in the City of Anaheim, and to provide for their inclusion under the comprehensive zoning ordinance of the Citya The location~ size~ type and number of billboards permitted shall be governed by the provisions of this Chapter and Chapter 4008 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, "Outdoor Advertising Signs and Structures - Near Freev+ays", It is the further purpose of this Chapter to preserve locally recognized values of community ap- pearance; to safeguard and enhance property values in residential, commercial and industrial areas; to protect public investment in and the character of pub- lic thoroughfares; to aid in the ettraction of tourists and other visitors who are important to the economy of the City; to reduce hazards to motorists and pedestrians traveling on the public way; and thereby to promote the public health~ safety and welfaree SECTION 1a.63.020 - DEFINITIONi DILLBOARDS. A billboard is defined as any sign usually designed for use Mith changing advertising copy~ and Nhich is normally used for the advertisement of goods produced or services rendered at locations other than the premisea on which the sign is loceted{ and Nhich sign ie not otherNiae defined in Chapter 18.62 (Signs, Advertising Signs and Struc- tures) as a guide sign, a business cign~ or a temporary off-site real estate aign. A billboard may~ but need not~ advertise products of the premises upon which it is locateda SECTION 18.63a030 - BILLBOARDSi 7ANES PERMITTING. Billboards~ except roof billboards, may be permitted in the C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1 and M-2 Zones when located within 200 feet of any corner formed by the intersection of tvro high- ways~ each of xhich is designated as either major, primary or secondary on the Circulation Element of the General Plan, EXCEPT where, Nithin a radiua of 75 feet of any portion of such billboard there exists any residential zone or any structure used primarily for residential purposes in an R-A 2one~ and except that regardless of the zone in which it is proposed to be located~ no billboard N:11 be permitted on the same parcel on which is located a structure originally designed or intended for residential use. The 200 foot measurement shall be taken from the planned highxay right-of-xay line as indicated in the Official Highxay Rights-of-Way Plan. Notrrithstandin9 the foregoing provisions~ no billboard shall be permitted in the following Special Scenic Districts: (1) Within the Center Citv Area~ described approxireately as folloNS: Bounded on the rrest by the Santa Ana Freeway, on the south by Water Street, on the east by the Santa Fe Railway right-of-rray at Orange Street, and on the north by Sycamore Street (and the centerline of Sycaroore extended to the Santa Ana Freeway)~ and as designated on the Special Scenic ~istrict Map. (2) Near certain Scenic Hiahvravs. No billboards ehall be located within the areas along the scenic highrrays listed below and designated on the Special Scenic Cistrict ldap. This limita- ,~,_,,,,~ tion shall apply to any portion of any property that is within 200 feet of any such highway, unless a greater depth of area is ~ indicated on said Special Scenic Diatrict Mape =. ~ _ ; ~ . ~ f ~ z~ ~ ~ ~ ^ ~ - 2 - . (A) Harbor Boulevard, between the north city limit and south city limit. ~ (8) Katella Avenue~ betNeen the "Anaheim-Barber City Flood Control Channel" and the S~nta Ana River. ~ SECTION 18.63.040 - BILLBOARDSt CaNDIT20NAL USES. ~ (1) Billboards, including wall and roof billboards, may be permitted in the folloMing zones sub~ect to a Conditional Use Permit and subject to the required shoNings of Chapter 18.64. The site development standards of Section 18.63.050 shall apply. (a) R-A Zone, except that no billboard shall be located in any R-A 2one where, within a radius of 75 feet of any portiofi of such billboard there exists any structure used primarily for residential purposes. Such billboards shall have an amortiza- tion pariod established as set forth in Section 18.63.060 of this Ordinance. (t) C-1, C-2, C-3~ M-1~ M-2 at other than the locatione described in Section 18.63.030, except that regardless of the zone in which it is proposed to be located, no billboard Nill be per- mitted on the same parcel on which is located a structure originally designed cr intended for residential use. (2) @illboards exceeding the .naximum display area specified in Section 18.63.050(5) of this Or~:nance may be permitted subject to a Condit!onel Use Permit. • SECTION 1R .63.050 - BILLBOARDSe SITE DHVELOPM~NT STANDARDS. (1) Minimum site standards and condition6. (a) Billboards ehall be ao located as not to project into the public right of May. (b) Billboards shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from the intersection of property lines at the corner of a block, measured along each property line. (2) Yards and Setbacks. All billboards shall be subject to the yard and setback (except landscaping) standarde of the zone in which located, and of Chapter 18.84 of the Maheim Municipal Code. Although billboards shail not require landscaping, this provision shall not constitute a waiver of the landscaping requirement at such time as the site is developed for a use other than a bill- boerd. (3) Structural Height Limitations. (a) Billboards shall be subject to the height standard of the zone in which located{ provided, however, that the minimum height of the lorrest portion of any display surface of said t (8) f ee billboard shall be elevated to a height of eight from the ground. The maximwn height of any portion of such billboard structure shall be twenty-eeven (27) feet, when, within a radius of three-hundred (300) feet of such bill- boaFd there exists any structure used prLoarily for reei- ~ dential purposes. For each ten (10} feet of radius in addition to the afore- mentioned three-hundred (300) feet~ Mithin Mhich no structure .` used primarily for residential purposes exiet6, said billboard ;, ' structure may be increased in height one (1) foot. s t ~ a . ~ ~ ~ • ` . -3- . Notwithstanding any of the above provisions governing the height of billboards, no billboard shall exceed a height of thirty-six (36) feet measured from ground level to the hig~est part of the billboard structure. ~ ' (4) Other Structural Limitationsa ~ (a) All free-standing billboards shall be constructed on steel supports. (b) Lighting of billboardsa ~' (1) No artificial light of whatever type or nature used in ;`~ conjunction with~ or for the purpose of, lighting any~ billboard shall be so erected or constructed or placed, nor shall any substance or material cepable of reflecting ,-~ light be so placed, as to direct such artificial light into any structure use~ primarily for residential purposes. `'° For the purpose of this provision, structures devoted to hotel and motel use are not to be construed ae structures ~~ used primarily for residential purposes. :; (2) No billboard lighted by any type of indirect lighting shall Aave any such lighting Nhich ex:eeds eight hundred (600) milliamps rated capacity nor shall any sign lighted by neon or Similar rt:aterial have any such neon or similar ., material which exceeds three hundred (300) milliamps rated ~ capacitya : (3) No rotating~ revolving or flashing lighting devices shall ~ be atteched to, or made a part of, any billboard. (5) Maximum Display Area. Maximum size of the diaplay area of billboards shall be three-hundred (300) square feet for single face billboards : and Lhree-hundred ;3C0) square feet for each :ace :ar double faced ,~ billboards. a (6) All billboards shall comply with all other provisions of the Anaheim ~ Municipal Code except as herein provided, and with all applicable I laws of the State of California. ; ; SEC't ION 18, 63.060 - A1r10RT I7AT ION IN R-A ZONES o i (1) My billboard constructed in an R-A 2one subsequent to the effectivP date of th3s ordinance as provided for in Section 18.63.040~ or legally in existence in any R-A Zone on the effective date of this ; ordinance, and which otherwise conforms to the zone location provisions r;; of Section 16.63<03~, shall have an amortization period applied to it ~ by the Chief Building Inspector or his authorized representative. Such `~ • amortization period shall be eetablished from the date said billboard was erected or constructed~ The maximum period so established shall in no event exceed ten (10) years, except that in no case shall any such ~~ billboard be required to be removed prior to three (3) years from the :,; effective date of this ordinance. Such amortization period shall apply ~`: to said billboard regardless of subsequent development of structures used primarily for residential purposes within a radius of seventy- ~! five (75) feet of such billboard; provided honever, that if no residen- tial structures are developed within the aforementioned radius of seventy- ':; five (75) feet of such billboard at the expiration of the aforementioned and established amortization period, such billboard site may continue, ~ but only until such residential structures may develop rvithin seventy- ~ . five (75) feet of said billboard. ~ (2) Any billboard legally in existence in any R-A Zone on the effective ~ date of this ordinance nhich does not conform to the zone location pro- -^--~ visions of Section 18.63.030 shall be governed as to Amortization by Section 18.63.070 (Nonconforming Billboards). r r ~ ). ~ ~ ~ .'_. ~ ._ ... . . . . _._ . . _ "__' ,_"f . . . . - 4 - SHC'IION 18.63.070 - NONCONFORMING BILLBOARDS. ' (1) Billboards requiring alteration or removal within one year. Any . billboard in existence on the effective date of this ordinance which has an appraised value of less than two hundred dollars ($200) shall be required to be removed within one year of the effective i date of this ordinance. Said appraisal of the value of such bill- board shall be made by the Chief Building Inspector or his authorized ~ representative. Any such appraisal by the Chief Building Inspector or his authorizrd representative shall be subject to revieN by the City Council if review is requested by the owner of such billboard or is requested by any person aggrieved by the declsion of the Chief Building Inspector or his authorized representativee (2) All other Billboards. (a) Billboards in existence on the effective date of this ordinance which violate or do not conform to the site develoament provisions hereof (Section 18,63.050) and which have an appraised value of two hundred dollars (5200) or more shall be permitted to continue for a period of ~~g,..(.~ vears from the effective date of this ordinance, at which time it shall either be made conforming or shall be discontinuedo (b) Billboards in existence on the effectfve date of this ordinance which violate or do not contorm to the zone location provlsions hereof (Section 18a63.030) and ~fiich have an appraised value of tMO hundred dollars t$2~0) or more shall be permitted to con- tinue for a period of five (5) vears from the effective date of this ordinance; unless, however, a conditional use perait is granted during this periodf and except that billboards in the Center City Area as described in Section 18.63.030(1) shall be exempted from this amortization requirement e~ntil such time as may be specified by the City Council. SEC?IJN 18.63.080 - VIOLATIONS - PENALTIES ~ ABATEMENT AS NUISANCE. Any vioiation or failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall render a person guilty of a misdemeanor and such person shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.01.370 of the Anaheim Municipal Code. In addition to the penalties hereinabove provided~ any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a pub- lic nutsance and ma~ be, by this City, 6ummarily abated as such, and each day such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense. ~ g i~ , 5 ~ . ~ T 1 ) h ~ __... . . ~ _. __"