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PREFACE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
Title 1 ADMINISTRATION
Title 2 TAXES
Title 3 BUSINESS LICENSES*
Title 4 BUSINESS REGULATION
Title 5 BICYCLES
Title 6 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Title 7 MORALS AND CONDUCT
Title 8 ANIMALS
Title 9 RADIO AND ELECTRONICS
Title 10 PUBLIC SERVICE AND UTILITIES
Title 11 PUBLIC PROPERTY
Title 12 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Title 13 PARKS AND BOULEVARDS
Title 14 TRAFFIC
Title 15 BUILDINGS AND HOUSING
Title 16 FIRE
Title 17 LAND DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES
Title 18 ZONING
Chapter 18.01 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 18.04 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES
Chapter 18.06 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES
Chapter 18.08 COMMERCIAL ZONES
Chapter 18.10 INDUSTRIAL ZONE
Chapter 18.14 PUBLIC AND SPECIAL-PURPOSE ZONES
Chapter 18.16 REGULATORY PERMITS
Chapter 18.18 SCENIC CORRIDOR (SC) OVERLAY ZONE
Chapter 18.20 PLATINUM TRIANGLE MIXED USE (PTMU) OVERLAY ZONE
Chapter 18.22 BROOKHURST COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR (BCC) OVERLAY ZONE
Chapter 18.24 SOUTH ANAHEIM BOULEVARD CORRIDOR (SABC) OVERLAY ZONE
Chapter 18.26 MOBILE HOME PARK (MHP) OVERLAY ZONE
Chapter 18.28 FLOODPLAIN (FP) OVERLAY ZONE
Chapter 18.30 DOWNTOWN MIXED USE (DMU) OVERLAY ZONE
Chapter 18.32 MIXED USE (MU) OVERLAY ZONE
Chapter 18.34 RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITY (RO) OVERLAY ZONE
Chapter 18.36 TYPES OF USES
Chapter 18.38 SUPPLEMENTAL USE REGULATIONS
Chapter 18.40 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Chapter 18.42 PARKING AND LOADING
Chapter 18.44 SIGNS
Chapter 18.46 LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
Chapter 18.48 RECYCLING FACILITIES
Chapter 18.50 SENIOR CITIZENS' APARTMENT PROJECTS
Chapter 18.52 HOUSING INCENTIVES
Chapter 18.54 SEX-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
Chapter 18.56 NONCONFORMITIES
Chapter 18.58 AFFORDABLE MULTIPLE-FAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS (Repealed by 6101 § 55, 4/22/08)
Chapter 18.60 PROCEDURES
Chapter 18.62 ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS
Chapter 18.64 AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Chapter 18.66 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
Chapter 18.68 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS
Chapter 18.70 FINAL PLAN REVIEWS
Chapter 18.72 SPECIFIC PLANS
Chapter 18.74 VARIANCES
Chapter 18.76 ZONING AMENDMENTS
Chapter 18.80 FEES
Chapter 18.90 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 18.92 DEFINITIONS
Chapter 18.100 HIGHLANDS AT ANAHEIM HILLS SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 87-1 (SP 87-1) ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Chapter 18.102 SYCAMORE CANYON SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 88-1 (SP 88-1) ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Chapter 18.104 THE SUMMIT OF ANAHEIM HILLS SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 88-2 (SP 88-2) ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Chapter 18.106 PACIFICENTER ANAHEIM SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 88-3 (SP 88-3) ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS (Rescinded by 6358 § 7, 2/9/16)
Chapter 18.108 FESTIVAL SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 90-1 (SP 90-1) ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Chapter 18.110 EAST CENTER STREET DEVELOPMENT SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 90-2 (SP 90-2) ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Chapter 18.112 MOUNTAIN PARK SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 90-4 (SP 90-4) ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Chapter 18.114 DISNEYLAND RESORT SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 92-1 (SP 92-1) ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Chapter 18.116 ANAHEIM RESORT SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 92-2 (SP 92-2) ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Chapter 18.118 HOTEL CIRCLE SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 93-1 (SP 93-1) ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Chapter 18.120 ANAHEIM CANYON SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 2015-1 (SP 2015-1) ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Chapter 18.122 BEACH BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 2017-1 (SP 2017-1) ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
TABLES
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18.14.100   STRUCTURAL SETBACKS.
   .010   Setbacks. The minimum setbacks for public and special-purpose zones are set forth in Table 14-G, and shall apply in addition to the setback and yard requirements of Section 18.40.040 (Structural Setbacks and Yards) and the special area setbacks of Section 18.40.050 (Special Area Setbacks) in Chapter 18.40 (General Development Standards). Encroachments into setback areas are set forth in subsection .020 below.
Table 14-G
MINIMUM SETBACKS: PUBLIC AND SPECIAL-PURPOSE ZONES
Zone
Minimum Setbacks
OS
Front
25 feet from any property line, public right-of-way line, recorded private accessway easement, or recorded riding and hiking trail easement
Side
10 feet; the side setback adjacent to the street on reversed corner lots shall be not less than 50% of the required front setback on the lot to the rear of the corner lot
Rear
25 feet
PR
Standards shall conform with those imposed upon publicly owned property but, except by direction of the City Council, shall be compatible with the standards established for the surrounding zones
SP
Uses Permitted by Right:
•   Abutting Any Arterial Highway: 15 feet, as measured from the planned highway right-of-way line as designated on the Circulation Element of the General Plan.
•   Abutting Any Local Street: 10 feet, as measured from the planned street right-of-way line; provided, however, that where more than two-thirds of the property in the block on the opposite side of the local street is zoned for single-family residential use and if parking is provided between the landscaped setback and any building, a 3 foot high earthen berm or masonry wall, screened with clinging vines and/or shrubs on both sides, shall be provided to the rear of the 10 foot landscaped area.
•   Abutting Any Non-Residential Interior Site Boundary Lines: None
•   Abutting Any Residential Zone Boundary:   A one-story building: 20 feet
   A two-story building: 51 feet
   A three-story building: 76 feet
   A four-story building: 101 feet
   A five-story building: 126 feet
   A six-story building: 151 feet·
•   Abutting Any Alley: 10 feet; provided, however, that one-half (1/2) the width of the alley may be applied in measuring the setback
Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit: Standards determined as part of conditional use permit process; generally shall conform with those imposed upon publicly owned property, but, except by direction of the City Council, shall be compatible with the standards established for the surrounding zones
 
 
Table 14-G
MINIMUM SETBACKS: PUBLIC AND SPECIAL-PURPOSE ZONES
Zone
Minimum Setbacks
T
Front
25 feet from any property line, public right-of-way line, recorded private accessway easement, or recorded riding and hiking trail easement
Side
10 feet; the side setback adjacent to the street on reversed corner lots shall be not less than 50% of the required front setback on the lot to the rear of the corner lot
Rear
25 feet
 
   .020   Encroachments. Allowable encroachments into the setback requirements in Table 14-G are set forth below. Any encroachment that conflicts with the Uniform Building Code, as adopted by the City, shall not be permitted.
      .0201   Canopies (fixed) or trellises may encroach into a required setback on a public street no more than three (3) feet.
      .0202   Cornices, eaves, sills, belt courses, buttresses and fireplaces may encroach into any required setback not more than two (2) feet.
      .0203   Driveways providing access from adjacent streets or private accessways to parking spaces or loading/unloading areas may encroach into any required street landscape and structural setback.
      .0204   Fences, walls and hedges that comply with Section 18.46.110 of Chapter 18.46 (Landscaping and Screening) may encroach into any required setback.
      .0205   Flagpoles that comply with the structural height requirements of the zone may encroach into any required setback.
      .0206   Guard railings for safety protection around hazardous areas, as required by City codes, may encroach into any required setback.
      .0207   Light fixtures may encroach into any required setback except required setbacks adjacent to residential zones and uses.
      .0208   Parking spaces (open) and open vehicular accessways may encroach into required structural setback areas, but shall not encroach into minimum required landscape setbacks.
      .0209   Signs that comply with Section 18.14.130 of this chapter may encroach into any required setback.
      .0210   Trees, shrubs, flowers or plants shall be permitted in any required setback.
      .0211   Walkways leading from parking areas and public sidewalks may encroach into any required landscaped setback, provided the walkway is integrated with the landscape design. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)
18.14.110   STRUCTURAL LOCATION AND ORIENTATION.
   The location and orientation requirements for buildings and other structures in the public and special-purpose zones are as follows:
   .010   "T" Zone. Buildings and structures in the "T" Zone shall be located in a manner assuring the least encumbrance on future access and development; single-family residential structures adjacent to arterial highways, as designed on the Circulation Element of the Anaheim General Plan—Arterial Streets and Highways, shall be oriented so as to rear or side on the highways.
   .020   Other Zones. There are no building and structure location and orientation requirements for other public and special-purpose zones. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)
18.14.120   PARKING AND LOADING.
   Parking and loading requirements for public and special-purpose zones are set forth in Chapter 18.42 (Parking and Loading). (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004: Ord. 5944 10; September 28, 2004.)
18.14.130   SIGNS.
   .010   Within the “T” Zone, all freestanding and monument signs for uses that are conditionally permitted may also be reviewed by conditional use permit to ensure that such signs shall not exceed the sign standards applicable to adjacent and nearby zones. Wall signs for non-residential uses shall be permitted as set forth in Section 18.44.110 (Wall Signs and Other Types of Signs). All other signs in the “T” Zone shall be in compliance with sign requirements set forth in Chapter 18.44 (Signs).
   .020   Except as may otherwise be provided in Chapter 4.04 of Title 4 of this Code, signs within the “OS,” “PR” and “SP” Zones shall comply with the requirements set forth in Chapter 18.44 (Signs). (Ord. 5920 1 (part); June 8, 2004: Ord. 6247 § 1; June 5, 2012: Ord. 6320 § 2; April 7, 2015.)
18.14.140   LANDSCAPING.
   Landscaping shall be permitted and/or required in public and special-purpose zones, subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in Chapter 18.46 (Landscaping and Screening). (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)
18.14.150   FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES.
   Fences, walls, hedges and berms shall be permitted and/or required in public and special-purpose zones, subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in Section 18.46.110 of Chapter 18.46 (Landscaping and Screening). (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)
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