5612ORDINANCE NO. 5612
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING
VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 18.05 OF TITLE 18
OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM HEREBY ORDAINS
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 18.05.020 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
"18.05.020 CLASSIFICATION OF SIGNS.
For the purpose of this chapter all signs within the
City of Anaheim shall be classified in the following
categories:
.010 'Billboard' shall mean a structure of any kind
or character upon which any poster, bill, printing, writing,
painting, graphic or other display of any kind or nature
whatsoever may be placed for advertising purposes and which
structure is erected, maintained or used for the purpose of
advertisement of goods produced, sold or available for sale,
or services available or rendered, at locations other than the
premises upon which the structure is located. The term
'billboard' does not include:
.011 Official notices issued by any court or
public body or officer;
.012 Notices posted by any public officer in
performance of a public duty or by any person in giving
legal notice;
.013 Directional, warning or information
signs and sign structures required by or authorized by
law or by federal, state, county or City authority;
.014 A sign and sign structure which
contains solely the name of the City and the names of, or
any other information regarding, civic, fraternal or
religious organizations located therein;
.015 Guide signs, business signs and
temporary real estate signs as defined in Section
18.05.020 of this code.
.020 Business Signs. This category shall
include all signs and sign structures relating to the
principal business or use of the premises upon which the sign
is erected. Included within this category are nameplates
designating the name and occupation or profession of the
occupant of the premises. This category shall include any sign
which directs attention to a business, commodity, service,
industry or other activity which is sold, offered or conducted
on the premises upon which the sign is located, or to which it
is affixed. This category shall also include and authorize
signs with political, social, informational or otherwise
noncommercial messages which signs would not otherwise meet
the definitions of Business Signs contained herein. Nothing
contained in this definition shall be construed to permit the
erection or construction of a billboard unless said billboard
is otherwise authorized herein.
.030 Guide Signs. This category shall
include all signs and sign structures which serve as
directional guides to recognized areas of regional
significance and patronage. It is intended that signs
within this category shall be correlated with traffic
flow and designed so as to assist those seeking out
recognized areas of regional significance and patronage.
To clarify and define such areas of regional importance
and patronage, five types of areas are intended to be
included:
.031 Recreational and entertainment
centers of recognized regional significance where at
least fifteen percent of the annual attendance at
any such center is composed of persons residing
outside the State of California;
.032 Regional shopping centers maintaining
a minimum of one thousand parking spaces in the
immediate vicinity;
.033 Major sports stadiums, entertainment
centers or convention centers having a seating capacity
in excess of three thousand persons;
034 Any recognized historical landmark.
.035 Retail businesses of regional significance
which are the sole occupant, or the major tenant of a
site no less than 3 acres in size;
.040 Real Estate Signs
include all signs and sign structures
relating to the sale, lease or other
property.
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This category shall
of a temporary nature
disposition of real
.050 Nameplates. This category shall
include lighted or unlighted signs identifying the
occupant of the premises."
SECTION 2.
That Section 18.05.030 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
"18.05.030 DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO SIGNS.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following
abbreviations, terms, phrases and words shall be
construed as specified in this section:
.005 `Abandoned Sign': Any display remaining in place or
not maintained for a period of 90 days or more which no longer
advertises or identifies an on-going business, product, or
service available on the business premises where the display
is located.
.010 'Area of Sign': The area of a sign shall
include the entire area within any type of perimeter or
border which may enclose the outer limits of any writing,
representation, emblem, figure or character. The area of
the sign having no such perimeter or border shall be
computed by enclosing the entire area constituting the
advertising message within a parallelogram or triangle.
.020 'Display Surface': The surface made available
by the structure for the mounting of material to carry
the advertising message, trademark or emblem.
.022 `Electronic Readerboard': A changeable copy sign
upon which the copy is displayed or changed by electronic
means.
.025 'Fixed Balloon': Any air or gas filled balloon
attached to a string, rope or similar ligature, and
tethered to a fixed place or object, including a motor
vehicle.
.030 'Flashing Sign': A flashing sign is any sign
which is designed to intermittently blink on and off, or
which creates the illusion of blinking on and off, or
which contains running, traveling, animating or
scintillating lights upon the sign structure or within
the sign area; such term shall not time and temperature
displays or other electronic readerboard signs.
.040 'Frame of Building': Means the wall of a
building fronting on a street, excluding any
appurtenances such as projecting fins, columns,
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pilasters, canopies, marquees, showcases or decorations
but including the parapet wall.
.050 'Freestanding Signs': A sign which is supported
by two or more uprights or braces which is not connected
to another structure and which does not project over an
existing or future highway right-of-way or future highway
right-of-way as set forth on the circulation element of
the General Plan.
.053 `Freeway Oriented Signs': A freestanding business or
guide sign located within 660 feet of a freeway right of way
and whose height, location and sign copy is designed in a
manner which permits identification from an adjacent freeway.
.055 'Lighter Box Sign': An illuminated sign
designed to be an integral part of the architecture of a
gasoline service station, and intended to be placed above
the fuel pumps of a service station for purposes of
providing light for the working area and commercial
identification. Said sign may be either one or two-faced,
internally lighted, and may be decorated with company
logos and names, provided said logos and names shall not
exceed twenty (20) percent of the total area of each face
of said sign.
.060 'Location': A lot site or premises, building,
wall or any place whatsoever upon which a sign is
erected, constructed or maintained.
.070 'Marquee (Changeable Copy) Sign': A sign which
is characterized by non -electronic changeable copy
whether said sign is freestanding or a wall sign.
.072 `Monument Sign': A ground mounted sign having a
continual solid base and not exceeding a height of eight (8)
feet.
.076 Off-site Sign': Any sign not located on the
same unit, lot or subdivision to which such sign
pertains.
.078 'On-site Sign': Any sign located on the same
unit, lot or subdivision to which such sign pertains.
.080 outdoor Advertising' Defined: The term
'outdoor advertising' as used in this chapter is hereby
defined to be advertising on any board, fence, sign
device, or structure or building or the placing thereon
of any poster, bill, printing, painting, device or any
advertising matter of any kind whatsoever, and the
pasting, posting, printing, painting, nailing or tacking
or otherwise fastening of any handbill, card, banner,
sign, poster, advertisement or notice of any kind upon
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any property or place, but shall not be held to include
any signs or notices posted or displayed by any public
officer in performance of a public duty or a private
person in giving a legal notice.
.090 'Parcel or Lot of Real Property': As used in
this chapter a parcel or lot of real property for the
purpose of determining sign requirements shall mean any
parcel or lot of real property under separate ownership
from any other parcel or lot, or under separate lease of
at least ten (10) years' duration, with option to renew,
which has street or highway frontage.
.100 'Projecting Sign': A sign which projects over
any public right-of-way except a wall sign as herein
defined when said wall sign is located at least ten feet
in height above said public right-of-way.
.105 'Pump Top Sign': Any sign atop a fuel
dispensing pump, either affixed to or placed upon the
pump.
.107 'Rider Sign': A sign which is attached to a
freestanding or monument -type sign and which advertises
goods or services other than those advertised by the
principal sign.
.109 'Tract Sign': Any real estate sign advertising
the initial sale, lease or other disposition of more than
one unit or lot of real property in any single contiguous
grouping of units or lots of real property.
.110 'Roof Sign': A sign upon the roof, upon a
structure which appears to be a roof, or above the
roofline of the building elevation to which it is
attached.
.120 'Rotating or Revolving Sign': A rotating or
revolving sign is any sign or sign structure, or portion
thereof, which is designed to physically turn, tilt,
rotate, or move in any manner, excepting, however, time
and temperature displays.
.130 'Structure': The supports, uprights, bracing,
guy rods, cables and framework of a sign or outdoor
display.
.140 'Wall Sign': A sign which is affixed to an
exterior wall of any building or which is affixed to any
structure attached to the building, provided that all of
the following conditions exist:
.141 Such wall sign shall have only one display
surface;
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.142 Such single display surface shall be
placed parallel to and in front of any exterior wall
of the building;
.143 Such sign shall not project over or into
any public right-of-way;
.144 Such sign shall not project above the
parapet or eaves of the building;
.145 Such single display surface shall not
project more than sixteen inches beyond the wall or
structure to which it is attached.
.150 'Zone': Refers to zones established from
time to time under Title 18 of this Code."
SECTION 3.
That Section 18.05.040 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
"18.05.040 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SIGN
REGULATIONS.
From and after the effective date of Ordinance 1466
the location, size, type, construction and all other
matters relating to signs shall be regulated and
controlled by the provisions contained within the zone in
which any such sign is proposed to be located and the
provisions of this chapter and of Chapter 4.04 of the
Anaheim Municipal Code."
SECTION 4.
That Section 18.05.042 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
"18.05.042 VARIANCE PROCEDURE RELATING TO SIGNS.
No person shall install or maintain any sign in the
City of Anaheim except as permitted herein; provided,
however, that any requirements or restrictions may be
waived in whole or in part upon such conditions as may be
imposed by the Planning Commission, Zoning Administrator
or the City Council by a separate variance subject to all
of the procedures, requirements and restrictions
established for variances under Chapter 18.03 of this
title."
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SECTION 5.
That new Section 18.05.044 be, and the same is hereby,
added to Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code to
read as follows:
"18.05.044 REQUIRED SIGN MAINTENANCE
All sign support structures and sign display surfaces
shall be kept clean, neatly painted, and free from rust and
corrosion. Any crack, broken surfaces, malfunctioning lights,
missing sign copy or other unmaintained or damaged portion of a
sign shall be repaired or replaced within 60 calendar days
following notification by the City. Noncompliance with such a
request shall constitute a public nuisance and shall be subject to
abatement as provided in Section 18.95.045.
SECTION 6.
That new Section 18.05.046 be, and the same is hereby,
added to Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code to
read as follows:
"18.05.046 SIGNS REQUIRING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
The following categories of signs shall only be
permitted subject to the granting of a conditional use
permit and subject to all conditions and required
findings of Section 18.03.030 of this Code:
.010 Marquee or Electronic Readerboard Signs for
amusement facilities, theaters, lodging facilities and
automobile dealerships which are the sole occupant or the
major tenant of a site occupying no less than 3 acres in
size, subject to the standards set forth in Sections
18.05.067 and 18.05.094 of this Chapter.
.020 Freestanding signs advertising retail
businesses of regional significance as defined in Section
18.05.035 of the Chapter, subject to the standards set
forth in section 18.05.094 of this Chapter.
.030 Freeway -oriented signs, subject to the
standards set forth in Section 18.05.095 of this
Chapter."
SECTION 7.
That Section 18.05.051 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
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"18.05.051 NONCONFORMING SIGNS—CONTINUATION AND
TERMINATION.
Except as otherwise provided herein, any sign or
other advertising structure which, though not conforming
to the provisions of this chapter, has received approval
by both the Zoning Division and the Building Division, or
had received approval prior to the effective date of this
ordinance from the City Council or the Chief Building
official or his authorized representative, may continue,
provided that any structural change or alteration of such
sign shall be subject to the approval of the Planning
Commission and/or City Council through a variance
proceeding as prescribed in Section 18.03.040 of this
Code."
SECTION 8.
That Section 18.05.064 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
"18.05.064 PROHIBITED SIGNS—GENERAL.
All signs which are not specifically permitted in
Chapter 18.05 of this title, including but not limited to
the following types of signs, shall be prohibited:
.001 Abandoned Signs.
.002 Electronic readerboard signs, including time
and temperature displays, within the (SC) Scenic Corridor
Overlay Zone.
005 Flashing or blinking signs.
.006 Marquee or electronic readerboard signs, except as
permitted by subsection 18.05.046.010.
010 Portable signs, including 'A' frame signs.
020 Pump -top signs.
.030 Statues, real or simulated, utilized for
advertising purposes.
.040 Parking of Advertising Vehicles Prohibited. No
person shall park any vehicle or trailer on a public
right-of-way or public property or on private property so
as to be visible from a public right-of-way, which has
attached thereto or located thereon any sign or
advertising device for the basic purpose of providing
advertisement of products or directing people to a
business or activity located on the same or nearby
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property. This section is not intended to apply to
standard advertising or identification practices where
such signs or advertising devices are painted on or
permanently attached to a business or commercial vehicle.
.050 Projecting Signs. No projecting signs as
defined herein shall be permitted regardless of the zone
in which such sign is proposed to be located unless
permission for the location of such projecting sign is
first obtained from the City Council of the City of
Anaheim.
052 Rider Signs.
055 Roof Signs.
060 Rotating or Revolving Signs.
.070 Signs painted on fences or walls (other than
building walls).
.080 Signs painted on plywood or particle board
(excluding temporary real estate signs)."
SECTION 9.
That Section 18.05.065 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
"18.05.065 COMMERCIAL SIGNING FOR RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURES.
The following provisions shall apply when any
commercial use is permitted to be made of any structure
originally designed or intended for residential use:
.010 In cases where no significant alterations have
been made in the external appearance of such structure
and its identity as a former residence is clearly
evident, only one, unlighted, freestanding or wall sign,
no greater than eight square feet in area, shall be
permitted on the premises. If freestanding, such sign
shall be limited to a monument -type sign or mounted on
two support posts and shall not exceed a height of five
feet. Such sign shall include the property's numeric
street address in minimum six-inch numbers. Nothing
contained herein shall be construed as permitting any
type of sign or other advertising structure in
conjunction with a commercial use allowed as a home
occupation.
.020 In cases where significant alterations have
been made in the external appearance of such structure,
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and its identity as a former residence is not clearly
evident, then the sign standards of the property's
underlying zone shall apply."
SECTION 10.
That subsection .020 of Section 18.05.066 of Chapter
18.05 of Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is
hereby, amended to read as follows:
".020 No illuminated sign shall hereafter be erected
or constructed unless the illumination of the sign is two
hundred fifty foot lamberts or less, as said foot
lamberts are measured on any surface, and there shall be
a statement of the manufacturer attached to the sign
indicating that said sign does not exceed two hundred
fifty foot lamberts as measured at any surface. Such
measurement shall be established by any light measuring
device approved by the Chief Building Official. Said
illumination measurement shall exclude the effect of
other light sources and shall exclude the effects of
other external conditions which would affect the foot
lamberts illumination of the sign."
SECTION 11.
That Section 18.05.067 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby deleted.
SECTION 12.
That Section 18.05.072 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
"18.05.072 TEMPORARY TRACT SIGNS—GENERAL.
Every person engaged in the initial sale or lease of
more than one unit or lot of real property, if such
offering be in a single contiguous grouping, may be
permitted to erect and construct temporary for sale or
lease signs for the purpose of advertising said single
contiguous grouping of lots or units for sale or lease
subject to the following provisions:
.010 On-site Tract Signs. A maximum of one (1)
unlighted, single or double-faced, freestanding sign may
be permitted on any portion of the subdivision or tract
to which such sign pertains provided said sign is in
compliance with all other provisions for off-site tract
signs as specified hereinafter.
.020 Off-site Tract Signs. A maximum of two (2)
unlighted, single or double-faced freestanding off-site
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tract signs may be permitted for any tract subject to the
limitations provided herein.
.021 Permitted Location of Tract Signs. Off-site
tract signs may be permitted on any vacant property in
any zone subject to the following limitations:
.0211 Maximum Number of Tract Signs Per Parcel:
Not more than one (1) sign shall be permitted on any
parcel having a combined frontage of less than nine
hundred (900) linear feet adjacent to any public
street(s) or highway(s). On parcels having a
combined frontage of nine hundred (900) feet or
more, one (1) additional sign may be permitted for
each additional four hundred fifty (450) linear feet
of frontage in excess of four hundred fifty (450)
linear feet.
.0212 Minimum Distance Between Tract Signs: Not
less than four hundred fifty (450) feet between any
tract sign(s) located on the same parcel.
.0213 Minimum Distance from Tract Sign(s) to
Streets or Highways: Not less than twenty (20) feet
to any highway right-of-way line nor less than
twenty-five (25) feet to the curb line of any corner
formed by the intersection of any such streets or
highways where possible to comply.
.022 Area Limitations of Tract Signs. The maximum
area of any tract sign shall not exceed ninety-six (96)
square feet.
.023 Height Limitations of Tract Signs. Except as
may otherwise be permitted by the zoning Administrator
due to topographical considerations, no tract sign shall
exceed the height limitations specified herein as
measured from the average finished ground level of the
site on which such sign is located:
.0231 Maximum Height: Not more than fourteen
(14) feet to the highest portion of any such sign.
.0232 Minimum Height: Not less than six (6) feet
to the lowest portion of any such sign.
.026 Required Identification on Tract Signs. All
tract signs shall contain the name of the person, firm or
entity constructing said sign and the date said sign was
constructed or erected. Said signs may also include the
name and address of the person, firm, entity or agent
offering said premises for sale or for lease.
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.027 Time Limitation. All for sale or lease signs
shall be permitted on a temporary basis for a period not
to exceed one year. The Zoning Administrator may extend
such one-year period for additional and successive
periods of six months each; provided, however, that if
the initial sale of all units or lots in said contiguous
grouping is completed during any of the aforementioned
permitted time periods, all such temporary signs shall be
removed."
SECTION 13.
That Section 18.05.073 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
1118.05.073 FUTURE ESTABLISHMENT SIGNS.
The future establishment of a business or other
activity on a parcel or lot may be advertised by means of
an on-site sign or signs, provided the following
provisions are complied with:
.010 Ownership of Property: The subject property
where the sign is proposed to be located must be owned in
fee interest, or leased for a minimum ten (10) year
period (from the date of issuance of the sign permit), by
the person, firm or entity proposing to erect such a
sign.
.020 Maximum Area Per Sign: 250 square feet for
parcels of 1 acre or more. 100 square feet for parcels of
less than 1 acre.
.030 Maximum Dimension Per Sign: 25 feet for a 250
square foot sign. 15 feet for a 100 square foot sign.
.040 Maximum Height: 25 feet, by all portions of
such a sign.
.050 Minimum Ground Clearance: 8 feet, by any
portion of the display surface.
.060 Maximum Number Permitted: 2, for parcels of 5
acres or more, with 2 street frontages. 1, for parcels of
less than 5 acres.
.070 Location: No closer than 10 feet to any
adjoining property line or adjoining highway right-of-way
line, nor within 25 feet of the intersection formed by
street corner property lot lines.
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.080 Time Limit: 1 year from date of construction or
erection, unless extended for a period not to exceed 1
year by the Zoning Administrator.
.090 Names and Dates Required on Signs: The name of
the person, firm, or entity as well as the date the sign
is erected, shall be securely placed on said sign."
SECTION 14.
That new Section 18.05.076 be, and the same is hereby,
added to Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code,
to read as follows:
"18.05.076 FREESTANDING AND MONUMENT -TYPE
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.010 All freestanding and monument -type signs
permitted herein shall be developed in accordance with
the Planning Department standards approved by Resolution
of the Planning Commission or City Council entitled
`Monument Sign Detail (Planning Standard No. 1),'
`Freestanding Sign Detail (Planning Standard No. 2),'
`Freeway Oriented Sign Detail (Planning Standard No. 3),
or 'Freestanding Shopping Center Identification Sign
Detail (Planning Standard No. 4)' (collectively, the
"Standards").
.0101 If the sign is not part of a project
otherwise subject to discretionary review by the Planning
Commission or Zoning Administrator, the Planning
Director, without public notice or hearing required, is
authorized to approve design modifications to the
Standards (excluding height and square footage
requirements), provided (i) physical constraints on the
subject property preclude strict adherence to the
Standards and (ii) the modification maintains the intent
and effect of the Standards. The Planning Director's
approval shall be considered final ten (10) days
following the decision unless an appeal to the Zoning
Administrator is filed within ten (10) days of the
decision. The Zoning Administrator shall conduct a
hearing on the appeal in the same manner as is required
for the processing of applications for conditional use
permits and variances in Section 18.12.070 of the Anaheim
Municipal Code. The decision of the Zoning Administrator
shall be final unless appealed to the City Council within
ten days from the date of such decision.
.0102 If the sign is part of a project otherwise
subject to discretionary review by the Planning
Commission or Zoning Administrator, the decision relating
to minor design modifications to the Standards shall be
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made in conjunction with the hearing on the discretionary
approval.
.020 All freestanding and monument -type signs shall
be located within a landscaped planter, the area of which
is at least one-half the total sign area of the sign
located within the planter.
.030 All freestanding and monument signs (except
freeway -oriented signs) shall include the numeric street
address of the property upon which it is located. The
numbers used to identify the address shall be no less
than nine inches in height.
.040 The exterior finish, color and materials of the
sign shall compliment the colors and/or materials of the
building that the advertised business occupies.
.050 All monument signs shall maintain a solid base
at least eighteen (18) inches in height."
SECTION 15.
That Section 18.05.090 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
"18.05.090 SIGNS PERMITTED IN COMMERCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL ZONES—GENERAL.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no
sign shall be erected, installed or maintained in any
commercial or industrial zone except as permitted
herein."
SECTION 15.
That Section 18.05.091 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
1118.05.091 BUSINESS SIGNS PERMITTED WITHIN THE (SC)
SCENIC CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONE.
.010 Commercial Center Identification. One (1)
illuminated identification sign displaying only the name
of the commercial center and/or one (1) major tenant name
or logo may be constructed on or as part of a thirty-six
(36) inch high decorative -type wall for each street
frontage, provided that all of the following requirements
are satisfied:
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.011 Said sign shall have only one display surface
for a commercial center and/or one major tenant name or
logo;
.012 Said display surface shall be parallel to the
wall within or upon which it is mounted to display one
commercial center name and/or one major tenant name or
logo;
.013 The display surface shall not project more than
sixteen (16) inches beyond the wall within or upon which
it is mounted;
.014 The sign shall not exceed twenty-six (26)
square feet in area.
.020 Wall Signs. Not more than one (1) wall sign as
defined herein shall be permitted for each individual
building unit, and in no case shall the aggregate total
area of all such signs exceed ten percent (10°s) of the
total area of the face of said building unit. As a
further limitation in the case of service stations, wall
signs shall be permitted only on those walls of the
building that most nearly face the pump island(s).
.030 Freestanding Directional Signs. For each
vehicular entrance there may be erected within the
required landscape setback one illuminated, double-faced
directional sign displaying only the word 'IN' or 'OUT,'
'ENTER' or 'EXIT' which may include a logo and/or
directional arrows. Each face of the sign shall not
exceed three feet in height and three feet in width.
.040 Signs, General. Nothing may be attached to the
sign or support other than the permitted sign itself.
.050 Limitations on Sign Lighting. No sign shall be
lighted between the hours of midnight and 6:30 a.m.
unless such signs (a) identifies a business which remains
open during those hours or (b) identifies a commercial
center which contains one (1) or more businesses which
remain open during those hours. Any signage which
identifies a business which is closed between the hours
of midnight and 6:30 a.m. shall not be lighted during
those hours."
SECTION 16.
That Section 18.
the Anaheim Municipal Code
its entirety.
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05.092 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
be, and the same is hereby, deleted in
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SECTION 17.
That Section 18.05.093 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
"18.05.093 BUSINESS SIGNS PERMITTED WITHIN COMMERCIAL
AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES (EXCLUDING SHOPPING
CENTER IDENTIFICATION SIGNS AND
CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED SIGNS).
The following standards shall apply to the
development of those freestanding and monument -type signs
permitted in commercial and industrial zones within the
City. These standards are not applicable to signs
identifying commercial retail centers, as defined in
Section 18.01.040 of this Code, or those signs permitted
subject to the approval of a conditional use permit.
.010 Maximum Number of Freestanding or Monument -Type
Signs Permitted. Not more than one (1) single or
multi -faced freestanding or monument sign, designating
the principal uses of the premises, shall be permitted on
any lot or parcel of property having a street or highway
frontage of less than six hundred (600) feet.
.0101 On parcels having a street or highway
frontage of six hundred (600) feet or more, an
additional freestanding or monument sign shall be
permitted for each additional three hundred (300)
linear feet of street or highway frontage in excess
of the first three hundred (300) linear feet of
frontage; provided, however, when more than one
freestanding or monument sign is permitted, no
freestanding or monument sign shall be located
closer than three hundred (300) feet from any other
freestanding sign or any legal, non -conforming roof
sign located on the same parcel of real property.
.020 Maximum Area of Freestanding or Monument -Type
Signs. The area of each face of a double-faced
freestanding sign (excluding the sign base) shall not
exceed the lesser of sixty-five (65) square feet or 0.5
square foot for each linear foot of street or highway
frontage of the parcel of real property on which said
sign is located. No one face of any multi -faced
freestanding sign shall exceed 0.5 square foot of sign
area for each linear foot of street or highway frontage,
and the combined area of all of the faces of a
multi -faced freestanding sign shall not exceed one
hundred thirty (130) square feet. On parcels having
frontage on more than one street, only the linear feet of
frontage on the street which any sign faces may be
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considered in establishing the maximum permitted size of
each such sign.
.0201 Combining of Street Frontages for Greater
Sign Area. The owner of any lot or parcel of real
property having frontage on more than one street or
highway may elect to combine the total street
frontage of said property in establishing the
maximum permitted size of any freestanding or
monument sign; however, in the event all street or
highway frontage is so combined, only one such sign
shall be permitted to be constructed on the
premises.
.0202 Combining of Separate Adjoining Properties
for Greater Sign Area. Two or more owners of
separate, contiguous parcels of real property may
elect to combine the street or highway frontage of
their respective contiguous properties. If such
properties are so combined, one freestanding sign
may be constructed or erected in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter; the maximum sign area of
each face of any such double-faced, freestanding
sign shall be the lesser of sixty-five (65) square
feet or 0.5 square foot for each linear foot of
combined street or highway frontage. No face of any
multi -faced, freestanding sign permitted pursuant to
this subsection may exceed one square foot for each
linear foot of combined street or highway frontage,
and the combined area of all faces of a multi -faced
freestanding sign shall not exceed one hundred
thirty (130) square feet.
.0203 The aforementioned election to combine
street or highway frontages of contiguous properties
shall not be permitted if there exists on any
portion of said properties any freestanding sign
unless all parties agree to remove such
freestanding sign.
.030 Permitted Location of Freestanding or Monument
Signs. No freestanding or monument sign shall be located
closer to any property line of an abutting parcel of
property (other than streets) than a distance equal to
thirty-three percent (330) of the width of said parcel on
which said sign is to be located in relation to said
abutting parcel of property; provided, however, that no
such sign need be located at a greater distance than one
hundred twenty feet from any such abutting parcel.
Insofar as the area of such freestanding sign results
from the combining of street or highway frontage of
separate lots or parcels of property, such sign may be
placed in accordance with the provisions of this section
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provided that such distance shall be measured from width
and length of the combined parcels.
.040 Minimum Distance Between Freestanding or
Monument Signs. When more than one freestanding sign is
permitted on any parcel, no such sign shall be located
closer than three hundred (300) feet from any other
freestanding, monument or legal, non -conforming roof sign
on the same parcel of real property.
.050 Maximum Height of Freestanding or Monument -Type
Signs. The height of any freestanding or monument sign
shall not exceed eight (8) feet as measured from the
finished grade level of the nearest public right of way.
.060 Maximum Sign Width. All freestanding signs shall be
limited to a maximum width of 8 feet and all monument -type
signs shall be limited to a maximum width of 10 feet,
including any frame or support structure.
.070 Minimum Sight Distance Requirements for Freestanding
Signs. In order to reduce visual obstruction to vehicular and
pedestrian traffic, all freestanding signs which contain sign
copy above a height of two (2) feet shall not be located
within the Line of Sight Triangle which is described as: the
triangle area formed by the intersection of two streets by
measuring back 40 feet in each direction from the point of
intersection of the projection of the two ultimate right of
way lines. Further, any freestanding sign located within
fifty (50) feet of a vehicular access drive shall comply with
the Line of Sign Triangle provisions shown on Engineering
Standard Plan No. 137 "Commercial Drive Approach".
SECTION 18.
That new Section 18.05.094 be, and the same is hereby,
added to Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code to
read as follows:
"18.05.094 STANDARDS FOR FREESTANDING SHOPPING CENTER
IDENTIFICATION SIGNS, FREESTANDING ELECTRONIC
READERBOARD/MARQUEE SIGNS AND FREESTANDING SIGNS
ADVERTISING RETAIL BUSINESSES OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
The following standards shall apply to those
freestanding signs which are used to identify commercial
retail centers, as defined in Section 18.01.040 of this
Code. These standards do not apply to commercial retail
centers located within the Scenic Corridor (SC) Overlay
Zone (See Section 18.05.091.010)
.010 Maximum Number of Signs Permitted. Not more
than one (1) single- or multi -faced sign designating the
principal uses of the premises shall be permitted on any
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lot or parcel of property having a street or highway
frontage of less than six hundred (600) feet.
.0101 On parcels having a street or highway
frontage of six hundred (600) feet or more, and
additional sign shall be permitted for each
additional three hundred linear feet of street or
highway frontage in excess of the first three
hundred linear feet of frontage; provided, however,
when more than one freestanding or monument sign is
permitted, no freestanding or monument sign shall be
located closer than three hundred feet from any
other freestanding, monument or legal, non-
conforming roof sign located on the same parcel of
real property.
.0102 On parcels having frontage on more than
one street, one additional sign may be permitted for
each such street frontage in accordance with the
aforementioned formula.
.020 Maximum Area of Signs. The area of each face
of a double-faced freestanding or monument sign shall not
exceed the lesser of two hundred fifty (250) square feet
or one square foot for each linear foot of street or
highway frontage of the parcel of real property on which
the sign is located; provided, however, that the area of
each face of any multi -faced sign shall not exceed one
square foot for each linear foot of street or highway
frontage, and provided further that the combined area of
all of the faces of a multi -faced sign shall not exceed
five hundred (500) square feet, and provided further,
that on parcels having frontage on more than one street,
only the linear feet of frontage on the street upon which
each of said signs faces may be considered in
establishing the maximum permitted size of each such
sign.
.0201 Combining of Street Frontages for Greater
Sign Area. The owner of any lot or parcel of real
property having frontage on more than one street or
highway may elect to combine the total street
frontage of the property in establishing the maximum
permitted size of any freestanding or monument sign;
however, in the event all street or highway frontage
is so combined, only one such sign shall be
permitted to be constructed on the premises.
.030 Permitted Location of Freestanding or Monument
Signs. No freestanding or monument sign shall be located
closer to any property line of an abutting parcel of
property (other than a street) than a distance equal to
the lesser of thirty-three percent (330) of the width of
the parcel on which said sign is to be located in
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relation to said abutting parcel of property or one
hundred twenty (120) feet. No portion of any sign,
including its supporting structure, shall be located on
or within any portion of a street, sidewalk or other
public right of way.
.040 Minimum Distance Between Freestanding or
Monument Signs. When more than one freestanding or
monument sign is permitted on any parcel, no such sign
shall be located closer than three hundred (300) feet
from any other freestanding, monument or legal, non-
conforming roof sign on the same parcel of real property.
.050 Maximum Height of Freestanding Signs. On
shopping center properties having 150 feet or less in
combined street frontage, the maximum height of the
identification sign shall exceed twenty (20) feet. On
properties having a combined frontage greater than 150
feet, the maximum height of the identification sign shall
not exceed twenty-five (25) feet. The height of such
signs shall be measured from the finished grade level of
the nearest public right of way.
.060 Maximum Sign Width. All freestanding signs
permitted within this section which are less than 150
square feet in area shall be limited to 15 feet in width.
All freestanding signs 150 square feet or greater in area
shall be limited to twenty (20) feet in width.
.070 Minimum Sight Distance Requirements for Freestanding
Signs. In order to reduce visual obstruction to vehicular and
pedestrian traffic, all freestanding signs which contain a
portion of sign copy between a height of two (2) feed and
eight (8) feet shall not be located within the Line of Sign
Triangle which is described the triangular area formed by the
intersection of two streets by measuring back 40 feet in each
direction from the point of intersection of the projection of
the two ultimate right of way lines. Further, any
freestanding sign located within fifty (5) feet of a vehicular
access drive shall comply with the Line of Sight Triangle
provisions shown on Engineering Standard Plan No. 137
"Commercial Drive Approach". These requirements may be
modified at the discretion of the City Traffic and
Transportation Manager.
SECTION 19.
That new Section 18.05.095 be, and the same is hereby,
added to Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code to
read as follows:
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"18.05.095 STANDARDS FOR FREEWAY -ORIENTED SIGNS.
Freeway -oriented signs, as defined in
subsection 18.05.030.053 of this Chapter, may be
permitted subject to the approval of a conditional use
permit, only for service stations, restaurants, lodging
facilities, regional shopping centers as defined in
Section 18.05.020.032 of this Chapter, or automobile
dealership(s) occupying a site no less than ten (10)
acres in size.
.010 Maximum Number of Signs Permitted. Not more
than one (1) single- or multi -faced freeway -oriented sign
designating the principal use of the premises shall be
permitted on any lot or parcel of property.
.020 Maximum Area of Signs. The area of each face
of a single or double-faced freeway -oriented sign shall
not exceed the lesser of two hundred fifty (250) square
feet or 0.5 square foot for each linear foot of freeway
frontage of the parcel of real property on which the sign
is located.
.0201 Combining of Freeway and Street Frontages
for Greater Sign Area. The combination of street
and freeway frontages for the purpose of increasing
the permitted sign area of a freeway -oriented sign
shall not be permitted.
.030 Permitted Location of Freeway -Oriented Signs.
No freeway -oriented sign shall be located closer to any
property line of an abutting parcel of property (other
than a street) than a distance equal to the lesser of
thirty-three percent (330) of the width of the parcel on
which said sign is to be located in relation to said
abutting parcel of property or one hundred twenty (120)
feet. No portion of any sign, including its supporting
structure, shall be located on or within any portion of a
street, sidewalk or other public right of way.
.040 Minimum Distance Between Freestanding Signs.
when a freeway -oriented sign is permitted on a parcel, no
such sign shall be located closer than three hundred
(300) feet from any other freestanding, monument or
legal, non -conforming roof sign on the same parcel of
real property.
.050 Maximum Height of
maximum permitted height of
shall be determined through
process, but in no instance
exceed 70 feet as measured
grade of the property upon
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Freeway -Oriented Signs. The
any freeway -oriented sign
the conditional use permit
shall the height of such sign
from the average finished
which it is located.
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.060 Maximum Sign Width. All freeway -oriented signs
permitted within this section which are less than 150
square feet in area shall be limited to 15 feet in width.
All freeway -oriented signs 150 square feet or greater in
area shall be limited to twenty (20) feet in width.
.070 Maximum Height Limit Within 750 Feet of Any
Residential Structure. The maximum height of any portion
of any freeway -oriented sign or sign structure located
within three hundred (300) feet of any structure used
exclusively or primarily for residential purposes shall
be twenty-five (25) feet. The height of any such sign or
sign structure may be increased by one foot for each ten
feet of distance over three hundred (300) feet that
exists between such sign or sign structure and the
nearest structure used exclusively or primarily for
residential purposes; provided, however, that the height
of such sign or sign structure shall not exceed the
maximum height limit specified in this section."
SECTION 20.
That new Section 18.05.097 be, and the same is hereby,
added to Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code to
read as follows:
1118.05.097 OTHER PERMITTED SIGNS
Notwithstanding the aggregate area of signs
permitted hereinbefore, the following types of signs may
be permitted subject to the limitations and conditions
prescribed herein:
.010 Entrance or Exit Signs. Not more than one such
sign, not to exceed three feet in height and three feet
in width shall be permitted at each driveway entering or
leaving the premises. Such signs shall display the word
'IN' or 'OUT,' or 'ENTER' or 'EXIT' and may include a
logo.
.020 Guide Signs. One guide sign, as defined in this
chapter and not exceeding twenty-four (24) square feet in
area with no dimension greater than six (6) feet, may be
located anywhere on the premises behind the property
line.
.030 For Sale or For Lease Signs. Not more than
three (3) unlighted signs not exceeding a maximum
aggregate area of ten (10) square feet, offering the
premises for sale or lease or open to the inspection of
the public.
.040 Nameplates. One nameplate, lighted or
unlighted, of a maximum of two (2) square feet in area.
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.050 Wall Signs. Provided the total area of any such
sign(s) shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the area of
the face of the building to which such sign(s) is
attached."
SECTION 22.
That Section 18.05.098 of Chapter 18.05 of Title 18 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and it is hereby, deleted in its
entirety.
SECTION 23.
That new subsection .120 be, and the same is hereby,
added to Section 18.12.060 of Chapter 18.12 of Title 18 of the
Anaheim Municipal Code to read as follows:
".120 Wall sign requirements (except wall signs
specifically required by this Title to be reviewed by the
Planning Commission."
SECTION 24.
To the extent that any provision(s) of this Ordinance
would otherwise apply to the development or use of property and
said provision(s) ("new regulations") contain restrictions or
limitations on the development or use of property greater than the
provisions which existed immediately prior to the time this
ordinance became effective ("prior regulations"), said prior
regulations shall continue to apply (and said new regulations shall
not apply) to the construction, development or establishment of the
following projects:
1. Any project (i) not otherwise subject to the
provisions of this ordinance for which building plans were
initially submitted to the City of Anaheim for plan check (the
"initial plan check") prior to October 16, 1997, for purposes of
obtaining building permit approval, and (ii) for which construction
is completed within one year following the date of issuance of said
building permit; or
2. Any project (i) for which specific plans for
development were finally approved by the Zoning Administrator,
Planning Commission or City Council pursuant to a zone
reclassification, conditional use permit or zone variance
("discretionary approval") prior to October 16, 1997, and (ii) for
which a building permit is issued pursuant to and in accordance
with such discretionary approval and (iii) for which construction
is thereafter commenced and completed pursuant to and in accordance
with said discretionary approval.
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SECTION 25. SEVERABILITY
The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares
that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this
ordinance of the Code, 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 26. SAVINGS CLAUSE
Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal of
any other ordinance of this City shall in any manner affect the
prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were
committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a
waiver of any license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable
to any violation thereof. The provisions of this ordinance,
insofar as they are substantially the same as ordinance provisions
previously adopted by the City relating to the same subject matter,
shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as
new enactments.
SECTION 27. PENALTY
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the
requirements of this ordinance. Any person, firm or corporation
violating any provision of this ordinance or failing to comply with
any of its requirements shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding
six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such
person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate
offense for each day during any portion of which any violation of
any of the provisions of this ordinance is committed, continued or
permitted by such person, firm or corporation, and shall be
punishable therefor as provided for in this ordinance.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim this 16th day of September ,
1997.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EIM
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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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. 5612 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Anaheim, held on the 9th day of September, 1997, and that the same was duly passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 16th day of September, 1997, by
the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS:
McCracken, Tait, Zemel, Lopez, Daly
NOES:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS:
None
ABSENT:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS:
None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said Ordinance No.
5612 on the 16th day of September, 1997,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of Anaheim this 16th day of September, 1997.
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 Ordinance No. 5612 and was published once in the North County News on
the 25 day of September, 1997.
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM