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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 AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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Chapter 18.58 AFFORDABLE MULTIPLE-FAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS (Repealed by 6101 § 55, 4/22/08)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
18.118.010 PURPOSE AND INTENT.
18.118.020 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
18.118.030 DEFINITIONS.
18.118.040 METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR SPECIFIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.
18.118.050 PERMITTED USES AND STRUCTURES - GENERAL.
18.118.060 PERMITTED PRIMARY USES AND STRUCTURES.
18.118.070 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES.
18.118.080 PERMITTED TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES.
18.118.090 CONDITIONAL USES AND STRUCTURES.
18.118.100 PROHIBITED USES.
18.118.110 LAND USE AND SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
18.118.111 STRUCTURAL HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS.
18.118.112 STRUCTURAL SETBACK AND YARD REQUIREMENTS.
18.118.113 PERMITTED ENCROACHMENTS INTO REQUIRED YARDS AND SETBACK AREAS.
18.118.114 REQUIRED SITE SCREENING.
18.118.115 UTILITY EQUIPMENT.
18.118.116 REFUSE CONTAINER ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
18.118.117 VACANT LAND.
18.118.120 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS.
18.118.130 REQUIREMENTS FOR VACATION OWNERSHIP RESORTS.
18.118.140 SIGN REGULATIONS - ADVERTISING AND IDENTIFICATION.
18.118.141 LIGHTED SIGNS - GENERAL.
18.118.142 REAL ESTATE SIGNS - GENERAL.
18.118.143 FUTURE ESTABLISHMENT SIGNS.
18.118.144 TEMPORARY SIGNS, FLAGS, BANNERS AND FIXED BALLOONS.
18.118.145 BUSINESS AND IDENTIFICATION SIGNS.
18.118.146 HOTEL/MOTEL/VACATION OWNERSHIP RESORTS SIGN STANDARDS.
18.118.147 THEATERS AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES.
18.118.148 ANAHEIM RESORT NONCONFORMING SIGNAGE PROGRAM - REPLACEMENT SIGNS.
18.118.150 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND PERMITS.
18.118.160 DEDICATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
18.118.170 RECLASSIFICATION PROCEDURE - VIOLATION.
18.118.180 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
18.118.190 AMENDMENTS, CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND VARIANCES.
18.118.200 NONAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CITY ACTIVITIES OR PROPERTY.
18.118.210 APPLICATION FEES.
TABLE 18.118.145.040: PERMITTED SIGN STANDARDS MATRIX (GENERAL SIGN TYPES)
TABLE 18.118.146.101: HOTEL/MOTEL/VACATION OWNERSHIP RESORTS SIGN STANDARDS MATRIX
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
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18.118.090   CONDITIONAL USES AND STRUCTURES.
   Due to the uniqueness of the Commercial-Recreation Area as a tourist and visitor center, and the associated concerns of the circulation and traffic system, other infrastructure impacts and land use compatibility, the following buildings, structures and uses shall be permitted in this zone; provided a conditional use permit is approved therefor, pursuant to, and subject to, the conditions and required showings of Chapter 18.66 (Conditional Use Permits). Proposed plans for related signage shall be submitted with each conditional use permit application, and shall be subject to approval by conditional use permit.
   .010   Amusement Parks, Aviaries, Zoos. Such uses may include the keeping of animals or birds used in the operation of the facility, provided that such animals or birds shall be maintained in physical confinement sufficient to prohibit the movement of said animals or birds upon any real property not owned or under the lawful possession or control of the person or entity owning or controlling said animals or birds. Further, no animals or birds shall be confined closer than forty (40) feet from any building used for human habitation, including hotel or motel rooms and vacation ownership resorts, and no closer than forty (40) feet from any property line. Conditional use permits for the keeping of animals and birds shall specify the maximum number and type of animals and birds permitted. Any increase in the number and/or variations in the type of animals and birds kept shall require either an amendment to said conditional use permit or a new conditional use permit.
   .020   Massage Establishments. Massage establishments, only when integrated within a hotel, motel or vacation ownership resort, for which a permit is required, pursuant to Section 18.16.070 (Massage Establishments).
   .030   Art galleries.
   .040   Automobile Car Washes. Automobile car washes, only in conjunction with service stations.
   .050   Automobile Rental Agencies. Automobile rental agencies, with on-site storage and/or display of rental cars, whether or not in conjunction with a hotel, motel or vacation ownership resort.
   .060   Automobile Service Stations. Automobile service stations, subject to the requirements of Section 18.38.070 (Automotive Service Stations) of Chapter 18.38 (Supplemental Use Regulations), except as certain associated uses are prohibited in this subsection. As a condition of granting any conditional use permit for an automobile service station, the property owner shall record an unsubordinated covenant against the property, agreeing to remove the structures and underground tanks in the event that the station is closed for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months or longer. A service station shall be considered closed during any month in which it is open for less than fifteen (15) days. Under no circumstances shall the following uses be permitted in conjunction with any service station facility:
      .0601   The sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises or off-premises consumption.
      .0602   Convenience markets or mini-markets.
      .0603   Rental and/or display of utility trailers.
      .0604   Tow truck operations.
   .070   Automobile/vehicle parking. Automobile/vehicle parking lots or parking structures not otherwise permitted by Section 18.118.070 (Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures).
   .080   Bowling alleys. Bowling alleys, including the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.
   .090   Churches.
   .100   Emergency medical facilities.
   .110   Golf courses.
   .120   Museums.
   .130   Non-publicly operated convention centers including exhibition halls and auditoriums.
   .135   Office Buildings. Office buildings, when accessory and clearly incidental to, and integrated as part of, an on-site, permitted primary or conditional use.
   .140   Radio and Television Studios. Radio and television studios, which may include accommodations for filming/taping in front of live audiences.
   .150   Recreational Vehicle and Campsite Parks. Recreational vehicle and campsite parks, limited to use for short-term visits, not to exceed thirty (30) days in any calendar year, by tourists and visitors.
   .160   Signs. Signs not otherwise expressly permitted or prohibited in this zone.
   .170   Skating rinks.
   .180   Specialty Retail Centers. Specialty retail centers in which all goods and services are oriented, marketed and intended for tourist, visitor and/or recreational consumers, and not oriented to the general public. Such centers shall: consist of a minimum of three (3) contiguous acres, have integrated management, have a “festive theme” orientation, and:
      .1801   Have plazas and/or other pedestrian-oriented amenities as part of the center's design.
      .1802   Land uses may include, but need not be limited to: custom print and art shops; souvenir, gift, and/or novelty shops; toy shops; hobby shops; photo supply shops; clothing stores; confectionery shops, including candy stores, ice cream parlors, baked goods (e.g., cookies, muffins, etc.) for on-premises sale or consumption; floral shops; luggage and accessory shops; jewelry stores; sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption; sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; entertainment facilities; and amusement arcades, subject to the provisions of Section 18.16.050 (Amusement Devices). A complete listing of proposed uses shall be submitted with every conditional use permit application.
   .190   Transportation Terminal Stations. Transportation terminal stations to facilitate the transfer from automobile or pedestrian travel to bus, train or other forms of mass transit; helistops, as defined in Chapter 18.92 (Definitions), excluding heliports, provided that any such station or helistop shall be located a minimum of one thousand (1,000) feet from any residentially zoned property.
   .200   Theaters. Theaters including dinner, legitimate or motion picture theaters, performance theaters or clubs, and indoor or outdoor amphitheaters.
   .201   Repealed by Ord. 5614, 10/21/97
   .202   Vacation Ownership Resort Conversion, District A. Vacation ownership resort conversion, with vacation ownership units and hotel units within the same building on a permanent basis. (Ord. 5614 § 4; October 21, 1997.)
   .203   Uses or activities not listed, nor specifically prohibited in this chapter, which are determined by the Planning Commission to be consistent and compatible with the intent of the Specific Plan. (Ord. 5444 § 1 (part); August 16, 1994: Ord. 5625 § 4; November 18, 1997: Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004: Ord. 6245 § 112; June 5, 2012.)
18.118.100   PROHIBITED USES.
   The following uses shall be prohibited in this zone:
   .010   Ambulance services.
   .020   Sex-Oriented Businesses, as defined in subsection 18.54.020(F).
   .030   Billboards, as defined in subsection 18.44.030.080.
   .040   Bingo establishments.
   .050   Cemeteries.
   .060   Christmas tree sale lots and/or stands.
   .070   Conversions. Conversions of hotels, motels or vacation ownership resorts to semi-permanent or permanent living quarters, except for a caretaker/manager unit, as specified in Section 18.118.070 (Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures) hereof.
   .080   Drive-in or drive-through restaurants.
   .090   Headshops. For purposes of this chapter, a “Headshop” is defined as any commercial enterprise or establishment, whether ongoing or transient, which sells any devices, contrivances, instruments or drug paraphernalia, as defined by the California Health and Safety Code.
   .100   Heliports.
   .110   Hospitals, convalescent homes, rest homes, sanitariums, institutions for the treatment of the mentally ill, birthing centers, and animal hospitals.
   .120   Industrial uses.
   .130   Mobile home parks.
   .140   Office buildings, when not accessory and clearly incidental to, and integrated as part of, an on-site, permitted primary or conditional use.
   .150   Sale of Alcoholic Beverages. Sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and/or off-premises consumption, except as otherwise expressly permitted in this zone.
   .155   Signs. Signs listed in subsection 18.118.145.030.
   .160   Dwelling Units. Single-family or multiple-family dwelling units, except caretaker/manager units allowed as an accessory use integrated within a hotel, motel or vacation ownership resort.
   .170   Shopping Centers. Commercial retail centers, strip shopping centers, mini malls and other shopping centers not in conformance with the requirements of a specialty retail center as defined and permitted in subsection 18.118.090.180. (Ord. 5444 § 1 (part); August 16, 1994: Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)
18.118.110   LAND USE AND SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
   .010   General Building Site Requirements. The size and shape of the site proposed for the use shall be adequate to allow the full development of the proposed use in a manner consistent with the stated purpose and intent of this zone. Adequate provision shall be made for the safe and orderly circulation of both pedestrian and vehicular traffic between the proposed site and all streets and highways, and between coordinated facilities, accessways or parking areas on adjacent sites. The proposed development shall not limit or adversely affect the growth and development potential of adjoining lands, or the general area in which it is proposed to be located.
   .020   Nonconforming Building Requirements. The site development standards contained in this chapter shall apply to: (i) every building hereinafter erected in this zone, (ii) every building hereinafter structurally modified to an extent exceeding twenty percent (20%) of the gross floor area of said existing building, and (iii) the structural expansion portion of every building hereinafter expanded. (Ord. 5444 § 1 (part); August 16, 1994: Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)
18.118.111   STRUCTURAL HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS.
   .010   Maximum Structural Height. The maximum height of any building or structure shall be fourteen (14) stories, or range from one hundred forty-five (145) through one hundred eighty (180) feet (as measured from finished grade), which shall conform to the maximum heights defined by the “Anaheim Commercial-Recreation Area Maximum Permitted Structural Height Map” (Anaheim Municipal Code 18.04.035).
   .020   Structures in Excess of Maximum Heights. Structures in excess of the maximum heights defined by the “Anaheim Commercial-Recreation Area Maximum Permitted Structural Height Map,” as adopted by Anaheim City Council Ordinance No. 5379, shall be prohibited.
   .030   Minimum Parcel Size. Each lot shall have a minimum width at street frontage of not less than one hundred (100) feet. This requirement shall not apply to any lot lawfully created prior to the effective date of this chapter, and shall not render any such lot nonconforming to this chapter for purposes of applying any other requirements contained herein.
   .040   Parking Structure Height. The maximum height of a parking structure adjacent to, or in conjunction with, the Parkview Hotel (the northernmost parcel located on the east side of Clementine Street) shall be four (4) stories or forty (40) feet, excluding roof-mounted appurtenances or architectural features. The maximum height of a parking structure adjacent to or in conjunction with the Katella Hotel shall be four (4) stories or forty-eight (48) feet, excluding roof-mounted appurtenances or architectural features. In District A of the Hotel Circle Specific Plan Area, subterranean parking structures shall be permitted. (Ord. 5444 § 1 (part); August 16, 1994: Ord. 5614 § 5; October 21, 1997: Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)
18.118.112   STRUCTURAL SETBACK AND YARD REQUIREMENTS.
   Buildings in this zone shall be provided with open yards and setbacks extending across the full width of the property.
   .010   Lots Abutting Arterial Highways. Lots abutting any arterial highway shall have a minimum open setback, as measured from the ultimate planned highway right-of-way line of said arterial highway, as designated on the Circulation Element of the General Plan, which setback shall be as hereinafter set forth. Required yard setbacks shall be fully landscaped, irrigated and maintained in a manner in compliance with the Hotel Circle Specific Plan Area Design Guidelines and the Hotel Circle Specific Plan Landscaping Plan (Exhibit 29).
   .011   Lots Abutting Katella Avenue. Lots abutting Katella Avenue shall have a minimum eleven (11) -wide, open setback, as measured from the ultimate planned right-of-way line.
   .012   Lots Abutting Anaheim Boulevard. Lots abutting Anaheim Boulevard shall have a minimum twenty (20)-foot-wide, open setback, as measured from the ultimate planned right-of-way line. However, the following parcel shall have a minimum ten (10)-foot-wide, open setback, as measured from the ultimate planned right-of-way: the south 185 feet of the north 270 feet of the east 240 feet of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 22, in Township 4 south, range 10 west, in the Rancho San Juan Cajon De Santa Ana, City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, as shown on a map thereof recorded in book 51, page 10 of Miscellaneous Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said county.
   .013   Lots Abutting Clementine Street. Lots abutting Clementine Street shall have a minimum ten (10)-foot-wide, open setback, as measured from the ultimate planned right-of-way line.
   .020   Lots Abutting Zeyn Street. Lots abutting Zeyn Street, except for the first one hundred (100) feet along Zeyn Street, which shall have a minimum ten (10)-foot-wide, open setback, shall have a minimum five (5)-foot-wide, open setback, as measured from the ultimate planned right-of-way line.
   .030   Interior Lot Property Lines. A five (5)-foot-wide, minimum side yard setback shall be required for any building within the area abutting any interior lot property lines, whether said property line is adjacent to property within or outside of this Specific Plan Zone. Open parking areas or parking structures within the Specific Plan Zone abutting each other may have a zero (0) lot line setback.
   .040   Required Improvements of Setback Areas. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all required setback areas shall be fully landscaped with lawn, trees, shrubs, walkways, plazas, fountains, and other similar materials. A minimum of eighty percent (80%) of the required setback area, excluding driveways perpendicular to the street, on all lots abutting public streets shall contain live landscape materials. All landscaped area shall be permanently maintained in a neat and orderly manner as a condition of use and shall be provided with a permanent, automatic, water-conserving irrigation system. All landscaping, irrigation and maintenance thereof shall be provided in compliance with the Hotel Circle Specific Plan Area Design Guidelines and the Hotel Circle Specific Plan Landscaping Plan (Exhibit 29).
   .050   Sight Distance. No landscape materials or other elements exceeding twenty-four (24) inches in height shall be permitted within the commercial driveway approach area defined by the applicable Engineering Standard Details on file in the office of the Director of Public Works. All living landscaping must be maintained, pruned or trimmed in a manner which complies with the requirement contained in this subsection. (Ord. 5444 § 1 (part); August 16, 1994: Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004: Ord. 5998 § 78; October 25, 2005.)
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