18.122.030 INTENT OF INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS.
   .010   Residential Low-Medium (R-LM). The intent of the Residential Low-Medium Development Area is to provide attractive, healthy, and safe environments for attached single-family and multiple family units as either condominiums or apartments. The R-LM allows for a range of housing types, including attached single-family townhouses, duplex or triplex buildings, courtyard housing, and mobile home parks. Residential development is permitted at a density of up to 18 dwelling units per acre. The underlying Anaheim Municipal Code base zone is the "RM-3" Multiple Family Residential Zone. If the standards in this Specific Plan are silent on a particular topic, the RM-3 Zone shall apply.
   .020   Residential Medium (R-M). The intent of the Residential Medium Development Area is to provide for quality, well-designed multifamily living environments, as either condominiums or apartments, near transit and other services. The R-M allows for a variety of housing types, including townhomes, courtyard housing, and stacked flats. Residential development is permitted at a density of up to 36 dwelling units per acre. The underlying Anaheim Municipal Code base zone is the "RM-4" Multiple Family Residential Zone. If the standards in this Specific Plan are silent on a particular topic, the RM-4 Zone shall apply.
   .030   Mixed-Use Medium (MU-M). The intent of the Mixed-Use Medium Development Area is to allow flexibility for parcels that could transition from strip commercial uses to residential or a mix of residential, commercial, and/or office development. The MU-M allows residential in either a stand-alone or mixed-use configuration at a density of up to 36 dwelling units per acre. Residential development in these areas emphasizes quality and offers a variety of amenities. A mix of commercial uses would continue to allow for a range of community-serving retail, office, and service commercial uses. The MU-M permits the non-residential component of mixed-use development at a maximum floor area ratio of 0.35. The MU-M also allows for stand-alone commercial uses. The underlying Anaheim Municipal Code base zone is the "MU" Mixed Use Overlay Zone. If the standards in this Specific Plan are silent on a particular topic, the MU Overlay Zone shall apply.
   .040   Mixed-Use High (MU-H). The intent of the Mixed-Use High Development Area is to allow a mix of uses, including residential, commercial, services, hospitality, and professional office uses, in a high-quality environment. The focus for new development in the MU-H is on creating a pedestrian-friendly environment, including increased connectivity and community gathering spaces. Uses and activities should be designed together to create a dynamic urban environment. The preferred pattern of development is vertically mixed-use buildings with continuous commercial street frontage on the first and, perhaps, second floors, supported by residential and/or office uses above. Development may also mix uses in a horizontal or multi-use pattern. Stand-alone uses within a multi-use project should be integrated with an overall project design and connected to other adjoining uses by plazas, promenades, and landscaped corridors. They should also include common architectural themes and signage. Typical residential uses could include stacked flats, live-work units, townhouses, and lofts. Residential development in these areas emphasizes quality and offer a variety of amenities. The residential component of mixed-use development is permitted at a density of up to 60 dwelling units per acre. The non-residential component of mixed-use development is permitted at a maximum floor area ratio of 0.35. Stand-alone residential and non-residential projects are permitted on parcels smaller than 2.5 acres and at a maximum of 60 dwelling units per acre or a floor ratio of 0.35, respectively. The underlying Anaheim Municipal Code base zone is the "MU" Mixed Use Overlay Zone. If the standards in this Specific Plan are silent on a particular topic, the MU Overlay Zone shall apply.
   .050   Neighborhood Commercial (N-C). The intent of the Neighborhood Commercial Development Area is to provide for the daily shopping, dining, and service commercial needs of the surrounding neighborhoods. Allowed uses include retail and services such as grocery stores, specialty shops, small retail stores, hair salons, dry cleaners, restaurants, and coffee houses. Projects should be designed to encourage pedestrian use by providing good connectivity within and to the site, with buildings clustered and close to the street. Additionally, projects should be compatible in scale and design with adjacent residential areas. Development is permitted at a maximum floor area ratio of 0.35. The underlying Anaheim Municipal Code base zone for is the "C-NC" Neighborhood Center Commercial Zone. If the standards in this Specific Plan are silent on a particular topic, the C-NC Zone shall apply.
   .060   Regional Commercial (R-C). The intent of the Regional Commercial Development Area is to serve a larger market area than Neighborhood Commercial areas. Given the regional nature of the Beach Boulevard corridor and the tourism market to the north in Buena Park, this development area allows for large-scale commercial uses, specialty stores and restaurants, theaters, home goods stores, entertainment, commercial recreation, and hospitality uses that serve a broad area. Projects should be designed to encourage pedestrian use by providing good connectivity within and to the site, with buildings clustered and close to the street. Development is permitted at a maximum floor area ratio of 0.35. The underlying Anaheim Municipal Code base zone is the "C-R" Regional Commercial Zone. If the standards in this Specific Plan are silent on a particular topic, the C-R Zone shall apply.
   .070   Office (O). The intent of the Office Development Area is to allow a variety of small-scale office uses, including legal services, insurance services, real estate services, and medical or dental offices, and other support services. Development is permitted at a maximum floor area ratio of 0.50. The underlying Anaheim Municipal Code base zone is the "O-L" Office Low Zone. If the standards in this Specific Plan are silent on a particular topic, the O-L Zone shall apply.
   .080   Semi-Public (S-P). The intent of the Semi-Public Development Area is to accommodate hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other medical-related uses in a clustered activity center to support West Anaheim and the surrounding area. The underlying Anaheim Municipal Code base zone is the "SP" Semi-Public Zone. If the standards in this Specific Plan are silent on a particular topic, the SP Zone shall apply.
   .090   Public Recreational (P-R). The intent of the Public Recreational Development Area is to provide active and passive public park and open space, areas including Twila Reid and Schweitzer Parks, as well as public facilities such as the West Anaheim Youth Center. They also include ancillary public buildings and facilities, such as a fire station and small recreation buildings. The underlying Anaheim Municipal Code base zone is the "PR" Public Recreational Zone. If the standards in this Specific Plan are silent on a particular topic, the PR Zone shall apply. (Ord. 6453 § 1 (part); December 18, 2018.)