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Title 18 — ZONING

Chapter 18.18 — SCENIC CORRIDOR (SC) OVERLAY ZONE

Anaheim Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-30 · Anaheim

Sections:

18.18.010 Purpose.

18.18.020 Delineation of (SC) Overlay Zone boundaries.

18.18.030 Applicability.

18.18.040 Tree preservation.

18.18.050 Residential zones – Uses.

18.18.060 Single-family residential zones – Standards.

18.18.070 Multiple-family residential zones – Standards.

18.18.080 Commercial zones – Uses.

18.18.090 Commercial zones – Standards.

18.18.100 Industrial zones – Uses.

18.18.110 Industrial zones – Standards.

18.18.120 Public and special purpose zones – Uses.

18.18.130 Public and special purpose zones – Standards.

18.18.010 PURPOSE.

The purpose of this chapter, Scenic Corridor (SC) Overlay Zone, is to provide for and promote orderly growth in certain areas of the City designated as being of distinctive, scenic importance, while implementing local governmental agency actions for the protection, preservation and enhancement of the unique and natural scenic assets of these areas as a valuable resource to the community. This area has been designated as an area of distinctive natural and rural beauty, characterized and exemplified by the interrelationship between such primary natural features as the rolling terrain, winding river, Specimen Trees, and the profusion of natural vegetation. (Ord. 5920 1 (part); June 8, 2004: Ord. 6448 § 1 (part); November 20, 2018.)

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18.18.020 DELINEATION OF (SC) OVERLAY ZONE BOUNDARIES.

The area of the City designated as being within the Scenic Corridor (SC) Overlay Zone is defined as that area lying easterly of the intersection of the State Route 55/Costa Mesa and State Route 91/Riverside Freeways, westerly of the Orange County line, southerly of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad right-of-way, and northerly of the present or any future south city limits of the City of Anaheim, with the exception of those properties within the Anaheim Canyon Specific Plan No. 2015-01 (SP2015- 01) Zone. (Ord. 5920 1 (part); June 8, 2004: Ord. 6358 § 2; February 9, 2016.)

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18.18.030 APPLICABILITY.

The (SC) Overlay Zone is combined with any zone ("underlying zone") within the scenic corridor. The regulations contained in this chapter shall apply in addition to, and, where inconsistent therewith, shall supersede any regulations of the zone with which the (SC) Overlay Zone is combined. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)

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18.18.040 TREE PRESERVATION.

Preservation of significant stands and single specified trees in the (SC) Overlay Zone is necessary to preserve the natural beauty of the Santa Ana Canyon environment, increase the visual identity and quality of the area, and protect the remaining natural amenities from premature removal or destruction.

.010 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed herein:

.0101 “Specimen Tree” shall mean any tree of the Quercus varieties (Oak) with a trunk measuring twenty-five (25) inches or greater in circumference; or any tree of the Schinus varieties (Pepper) and Platanus varieties (Sycamore), with trunks measuring fifty (50) inches or greater in circumference; measurements of circumference shall be taken at a point four (4) feet above ground level.

.0102 “Destroy” shall mean to include, but not be limited to, cutting down, removing, trimming, topping or pruning any Specimen Tree to a height that may do damage to a particular variety of tree as determined by a City Arborist.

.0103 “City Arborist” shall mean a City staff member who is a certified Arborist by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) to serve as the City’s tree specialist.

.0104 “Topping” shall mean a reduction of tree size by cutting live branches and leaders to stubs without regard to long- term tree health or structural integrity.

.020 Scope. Except as provided in subsection .030, it shall be unlawful for any person to destroy or otherwise direct or permit the destruction of one (1) or more Specimen Trees growing within the boundaries of the “SC” Overlay Zone, without a permit issued by the City of Anaheim pursuant to the provisions of this section.

.030 Administrative Specimen Tree Removal Permit. A Specimen Tree Removal Permit is required to remove Specimen Trees as defined in this Chapter. Applications for authority to destroy Specimen Trees shall be filed with the Planning and Building Department on forms provided for such purpose, together with a filing fee as established by resolution of the City Council. The following Specimen Trees may be destroyed lawfully; provided that, prior to such destruction, a report obtained from the City Arborist, or an arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture and authorized to do business within the City, is submitted along with an application. Any Specimen Trees that are removed before a report is reviewed and approved by the City must obtain a Discretionary Specimen Tree Removal Permit as identified in Section .040 below. The report shall attest that the tree(s) fit into at least one of the following categories:

.0301 Trees that have died;

.0302 Diseased trees whose condition is a source of present danger to healthy trees in the immediate vicinity;

.0303 Trees so weakened by age, disease, storm, fire, excavation, removal of adjacent trees, or any injury so as to cause imminent danger to persons or property;

.0304 Trees whose general health and condition are a source of present danger of falling onto existing or proposed structures or utility lines;

.0305 Trees that have caused structural damage to a single-family residence or a required driveway for that residence; provided an arborist has attested that removal of the tree roots would threaten the health of the tree, or that the tree would be a source of continued damage to the structure; or

.0306 Trees removed pursuant to lawful order of the Fire Department.

.035 Exemptions. Specimen Trees planted by the current or previous homeowner as part of an original landscape plan, and are not located in an area visible from a public or private right-of-way and/or in a commonly viewed and maintained slope, are

exempt from the requirements for a Specimen Tree Removal Permit.

.040 Discretionary Specimen Tree Removal Permit. Applications for authority to destroy Specimen Trees shall be filed with the Planning and Building Department on forms provided for such purpose, together with a filing fee as established by resolution of the City Council. A City Arborist shall review and provide a recommendation for all Discretionary Specimen Tree Removal Permits. Applications that do not meet the requirements of subsection .030 above shall be referred directly to the Planning Commission for determination. The determination of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council pursuant to Chapter 18.60 (Procedures). Permits are valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance. A new application shall be filed for requests that have not been exercised within the established time frames.

.050 Findings and Issuance of Permit by Planning Commission or City Council. As a prerequisite to granting any permit to destroy any Specimen Tree, the Planning Commission or City Council may impose conditions, and shall make one (1) or more of the following findings:

.0501 That principles of good forest management will best be served by the proposed destruction;

.0502 That a reasonable and practical development of the property on which the tree is located requires destruction of the tree or trees;

.0503 That the character of the immediate neighborhood in respect to treescape will not be materially affected by the proposed destruction;

.0504 That the topography of the building site renders destruction reasonably necessary; or

.0505 That regard for the safety of persons or property requires the destruction.

.060 Replacement of Trees. Any Specimen Trees destroyed pursuant to a permit issued by the City shall be replaced on the same parcel, or in the public right-of-way located in the immediate vicinity, as directed by the City. Any replacement trees in the public right-of-way must be approved by the Department of Public Works. The replacement trees shall comply with the following provisions:

.0601 The replacement trees shall be a minimum thirty-six (36) inch box size at time of planting, or larger if appropriate to the tree unless the City Arborist approves a twenty-four (24) inch box size based on feasibility and site characteristics.

.0602 The number of trees shall be as identified in Table 18-A (Number of Replacement Trees), unless the City Arborist determines that the number of replacement trees, based on the site characteristics and the size of the Specimen Trees destroyed, is not feasible or cannot be properly nurtured through maturity.

Table 18-A

NUMBER OF REPLACEMENT TREES

Circumference of Tree Destroyed Number of Replacement Trees

(4 feet above ground level) Required For Each Tree Destroyed

Under 38 inches 1
38-64 inches 2
Over 64 inches 3

.0603 Specimen Trees on private property must be replaced with one of the Specimen Trees identified in Table 18-B (Allowable Replacement Trees: Private Properties). The City may, at its discretion, require that only Specimen Trees be used as replacement trees, based on the size of the tree removed and the trees in the general area of the removal.

Table 18-B

ALLOWABLE REPLACEMENT TREES: PRIVATE PROPERTIES

BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME

Table 18-B

ALLOWABLE REPLACEMENT TREES: PRIVATE PROPERTIES

BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME

Acer macrophyllum Big Leaf Maple Alnus cordata Italian Alder Alnus rhombifolia White Alder Arbutus unedo Strawberry Tree Citrus species Citrus

Eriobotrya japonica Loquat

Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree Juglans californica California Black Walnut Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle Lagunaria patersonii Primrose Tree Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. Fernleaf Ironwood Macadamia integrifolia Macadamia Nut Maytenus boaria Mayten Tree Metrosideros excelsus New Zealand Christmas Tree Parkinsonia florida Cercidium floridum/Blue Palo Verde Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache Pittosporum undulatum Victorian Box Plantanus racemosa California Sycamore Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak Quercus engelmannii Engelmann Oak Quercus suber Cork Oak Rhus lancea African Sumac Stenicarpus sinuatus Firewheel Tree Umbellularia californica California Laurel Acer paxii Evergreen Maple Bauhinia variegata Purple Orchid Tree Cassia leptophylla Gold Medallion Tree Cercis Canadensis Eastern Redbud Cinnamomum camphora Camphor Tree Fraxinus angustifolia Raywood Ash Geijera parviflora Australian Willow Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust Koelreuteria bipinnata Chinese Flame Tree Lophostemon confertus Brisbane Box Platanus acerifolia London Plane Tree Podocarpus gracilior Fern Pine Pyrus kawakamii Evergreen Pear Quercus virginiana Southern Live Oak Zelkova serrata Sawleaf Zelkova

.0604 Specimen Trees on slopes must be replaced with the trees in Table 18-C (Allowable Replacement Trees: Slopes) in the recommended replacement areas. The City may, at its discretion, require that Specimen Trees be used as replacement trees, based on the recommended locations and in the general area of the removal.

Table 18-C

ALLOWABLE REPLACEMENT TREES: SLOPES

Botanical Name Common Name

Table 18-C

ALLOWABLE REPLACEMENT TREES: SLOPES

Botanical Name Common Name

Arbutus Menziesli Madrone Arbutus 'Marina' Marina Strawberry Tree Arbutus unedo Strawberry Tree Ceanothus arboreus Island Ceanothus Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' Ray Hartman Ceanothus Cercis Occidentalis Western Redbud

Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' Forest Pansy Cinnomonum Camphora Camphor Tree Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. Aspleniifolius Fernleaf Ironwood Metrosideros excelsa New Zealand Christmas Tree Parkinsonia 'Desert Museum' Desert Museum Palo Verde Plantanus Racemosa California Sycamore Quercus Agrifolia California Live Oak Quercus engelmannii Engelmann Oak Quercus lobata Valley Oak Quercus phellos Willow Oak Quercus suber Cork Oak Umbellularia californica California Bay Laurel (Walnut) Juglans California Ca. Black Walnut

.070 Appeal. Any decision of the Planning and Building Director under this section shall be final, unless appealed to the Planning Commission by either the applicant or any one dissatisfied with the decision of the Planning and Building Director pursuant to Chapter 18.60 (Procedures). No permit to destroy a Specimen Tree that is approved by action of the Planning and Building Director, as provided in this section, shall be issued prior to the expiration of the appeal period.

.080 Replacement Trees. Any required replacement tree planted on-site, which is subsequently removed, damaged, diseased and/or dies, shall be replaced in a timely manner.

.090 Injuring Specimen Trees. It is unlawful for any person to injure or damage, or otherwise authorize or direct the injuring or damaging of, any Specimen Tree by any means, as Determined by a City Arborist, including, but not limited to, the following:

.0901 Constructing a concrete, asphalt, brick or gravel sidewalk, patio, driveway or roadway, or otherwise filling up the ground area around any tree so as to shut off air, light or water from its roots;

.0902 Piling building equipment, material or other substances around any tree so as to damage the tree;

.0903 Pouring any deleterious matter on, around any tree, or on the surrounding ground, lawn or sidewalk;

.0904 Posting any sign, poster, notice or other matter on any tree, tree stake or guard, or by fastening any guy wire, cable, rope, nails, screws or other device to any tree, tree stake or guard;

.0905 Causing or permitting any wire charged with electricity to come in contact with any tree;

.0906 Causing or permitting any fire or burning near or around any tree;

.0907 Topping or pruning of any tree to the point of injuring a tree; and

.0908 Causing damage to any tree resulting in weakening or disease such that the tree has to be removed.

.100 Punishment of Violations. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to violate the provisions of this section. A violation shall be subject to the enforcement and penalties as set forth in Section 1.01.370 (Violation of Code–Penalty) of Chapter 1.01 (Code Adoption and Construction).

(Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004: Ord. 6245 §§ 30, 31; June 5, 2012: Ord. 6448 § 1 (part); November 20, 2018: Ord. 6620 §§ 21, 22; January 13, 2026.)

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18.18.050 RESIDENTIAL ZONES – USES.

Those uses that are permitted or conditionally permitted in the underlying single-family or multiple-family residential zones shall be permitted by right or conditionally, except the following uses are prohibited.

.010 Bed and breakfast inns.

.020 Borrow pits.

.030 Excavation, processing, storage, wholesaling and distribution of sand, gravel and other nonfuel minerals.

.040 Transportation terminals. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)

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18.18.060 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES – STANDARDS.

The provisions of this section as follows shall apply in addition to, and where inconsistent shall supercede, any site development standards of the underlying single-family residential zone in which the property is located:

.010 Maximum Structural Height. The maximum height of any dwelling or other structure shall not exceed twenty five (25) feet, except as set forth in subsection .020 below.

.020 Height Exceptions.

.0201 Chimneys erected and maintained as an integrated feature of a dwelling may exceed the applicable height limitations of this section;

.0202 Nonhabitable architectural embellishments (except chimneys) otherwise permitted in the underlying zone (including, but not necessarily limited to, cupolas, spires, turrets, towers and horizontal roof ridgelines; provided any such ridgeline does not exceed ten (10) feet in length nor ten percent (10%) of the combined total length of all horizontal roof ridgelines on the structure, whichever is less), may exceed the applicable height limitations of this section; provided:

.01 The maximum height of any such embellishment shall not exceed thirty (30) feet; and

.02 The combined total horizontal area of all such embellishments exceeding the twenty-five (25) foot height limitation

shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total roof area;

.0203 Pursuant to the conditions of approval of Tract No. 8418 and 8647, a one (1) story height overlay zone is hereby established and imposed upon those certain lots abutting the area known as "Peralta Hills," and located on the north side of Valley Gate Drive, the east side of Sleepy Meadow Lane north of Forest Glen Road, and the north side of Forest Glen Road and Old Bucket Lane between Sleepy Meadow Lane and Nohl Ranch Road, and further described as Lot Nos. 65 through 79, inclusive, of Tract No. 8418 and Lot Nos. 24 through 46, inclusive, of Tract No. 8647. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the maximum structural height on said lots shall not exceed one (1) story or twenty-five (25) feet, whichever is less, except as otherwise permitted in this subsection .020. The term “One-Story,” as used in this subsection, shall mean a single habitable floor, and shall not permit any loft, mezzanine, balcony or similar habitable floor or area above such single habitable floor;

.0204 The maximum height of any building in the area known as “Hidden Canyon,” defined as the area south of Avenida de Santiago in the City of Anaheim, shall be thirty-five (35) feet, except as otherwise permitted in Section 18.40.030 (Structural Height Limitations) in Chapter 18.40 (General Development Standards);

.0205 Lots within Tracts 10996, 10997, 10998, and 13760 are subject to a Resolution No. 80-1407 of the Board of Supervisors of Orange County, dated September 2, 1980. This resolution indicates “Texaco-Anaheim Hills, Inc. has given verbal assurance that the viewshed from the floor of Weir Canyon will be protected from proposed residential development along the westerly rim of the canyon through private open space mitigations such as estate densities, restricted grading, landscaping edge treatments, and/or covenants, conditions and restrictions.” Any new construction within these tracts must receive County approval indicating compliance with this agreement.

.0206 The maximum height of any residential building within Tract No. 17289, also known as the “Robertson Property” defined as the residential development located south of the Riverside (SR-91) Freeway, east of Gypsum Canyon Road and east of the Mountain Park Specific Plan (SP90-4) area in the City of Anaheim, shall be thirty (30) feet, except as otherwise permitted in Section 18.40.030 (Structural Height Limitations) in Chapter 18.40 (General Development Standards).

.030 Roof-Mounted Equipment. Roof-mounted equipment, including exterior mounted radio and television antennas and satellite dishes exceeding three (3) feet in diameter or diagonal length, shall not be permitted except solar energy panels subject to 18.38.170. All satellite dishes and antennas three (3) feet and under in diameter or diagonal length shall be located such that visibility is minimized from public and private streets while maintaining reception.

.040 Ground-mounted radio, television and satellite dish receiving antennas shall be permitted as an accessory use, subject to all of the following requirements:

.0401 Maximum antenna height shall be six (6) feet as measured to its highest point above ground level;

.0402 All antennas shall be painted to blend with their surrounding environment;

.0403 No antenna shall be located in a required structural setback area abutting any public or private street;

.0404 All antennas shall be self-supporting and shall have no external guys or braces; and

.0405 All antennas and dishes exceeding three (3) feet in diameter or diagonal length shall be screened from view from all public rights-of-way, private streets and adjacent or affected properties (as may be seen from a point six (6) feet above ground level on such adjacent or affected properties) by year-round landscaping, fencing (of a height not to exceed that permitted in the zone) and/or other architectural building features. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004: Ord. 6031 § 17; August 22, 2006; Ord. 6170, § 1; May 4, 2010: Ord. 6555 § 18; April 4, 2023.)

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18.18.070 MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES – STANDARDS.

The provisions of this section shall apply in addition to, and where inconsistent shall supercede, any site development standards of the underlying multiple-family residential zone in which the property is located:

.010 Minimum Site Area. The minimum project area shall be five (5) acres.

.020 Structural Setback. On all lots adjacent to freeways, expressways, arterial highways and railroad rights-of-way, buildings and mobile homes shall be located no closer than fifty (50) feet to the right-of-way line. Said setback may be used for landscaping, recreation and open space, or for open parking and vehicular accessways; provided that a minimum ten (10) foot wide screen planting, which may include trees and shrubs, a minimum thirty-six (36) inch high landscaped earthen berm, or any combination thereof, shall be maintained adjacent to the right-of-way line.

.030 Roof-Mounted Equipment. Roof-mounted equipment, including exterior mounted radio and television antennas and

satellite dishes exceeding three (3) feet in diameter or diagonal length, shall not be permitted except solar energy panels subject to 18.38.170. All satellite dishes and antennas three (3) feet and under in diameter or diagonal length shall be located such that visibility is minimized from public and private streets while maintaining reception.

.040 Ground-mounted radio, television and satellite dish receiving antennas shall be permitted as an accessory use, subject to all of the following requirements:

.0401 Maximum antenna height shall be six (6) feet as measured to its highest point above ground level;

.0402 All antennas shall be painted to blend with their surrounding environment;

.0403 No antenna shall be located in a required structural setback area abutting any public or private street;

.0404 All antennas shall be self-supporting and shall have no external guys or braces; and

.0405 All antennas and dishes exceeding three (3) feet in diameter or diagonal length shall be screened from view from all public rights-of-way, private streets and adjacent or affected properties (as may be seen from a point six (6) feet above ground level on such adjacent or affected properties) by year-round landscaping, fencing (of a height not to exceed that permitted in the zone) and/or other architectural building features.

(Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004: Ord. 6007 § 10; November 11, 2005: Ord. 6555 § 19; April 4, 2023.)

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18.18.080 COMMERCIAL ZONES – USES.

The provisions of this section as follows shall apply in addition to, and where inconsistent shall supercede, any site development standards of the underlying commercial zone in which the property is located:

.010 Prohibited Uses. The following uses shall be prohibited:

.0101 Bed and breakfast inns;

.0102 Billboards, except temporary tract signs;

.0103 Office or other commercial uses of a residential structure; and

.0104 Service stations, except where integrated within a shopping center. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)

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18.18.090 COMMERCIAL ZONES – STANDARDS.

Notwithstanding the site development standards of the underlying commercial zone in which the property is located, the following provisions shall apply:

.010 Yards and Setbacks.

.0101 All buildings adjacent to freeways, expressways or scenic highways shall have a minimum building setback of ninety (90) feet, and a minimum landscaped setback of twenty-five (25) feet.

.0102 All buildings adjacent to major, primary, secondary, hillside primary or hillside secondary highways shall have a minimum building setback of fifty (50) feet, and a minimum landscaped setback of twenty-five (25) feet.

.0103 All buildings adjacent to collector and local streets shall maintain a landscaped setback having a minimum depth of twenty (20) feet.

.0104 The required landscaped setbacks shall include a three (3) foot high landscaped berm adjacent to the right-of-way.

.0105 Encroachment into the required landscaped setbacks along a public right-of-way shall be limited to the following:

.01 Walkways, provided the width of the walkway does not exceed six (6) feet and the walkway is integrated into the

landscape design;

.02 Driveways that are perpendicular to the adjacent street;

.03 Signs that comply with the provisions of this chapter and the underlying zone;

.04 Landscaping that complies with the provisions of this chapter and the underlying zone;

.05 Fences and walls that comply with the provisions of this chapter and the underlying zone; and

.06 Three (3) flagpoles for the display of national, state, city and/or company trademark or logo, not to exceed the

maximum structural height.

.0106 Parking is allowed in the portion of the building setback that is not part of the required landscaped setback; provided the parking area is screened by landscaping, landscaped earthen berm and/or a decorative low wall, or combination thereof.

.0107 Where the rear of a commercial building abuts a local street where two-thirds (2/3) of the property in the block on the opposite side of the street are zoned for residential use, a six (6) foot high decorative landscaped masonry wall shall be provided to the rear of the landscaped setback for the full width of the subject property.

.0108 Where an interior site boundary line abuts a residential zone, a minimum ten (10) foot landscaped setback shall be provided adjacent to the property line. This setback shall include minimum twenty-four (24) inch box, non-deciduous,

broadheaded trees planted at a maximum spacing of twenty (20) feet.

.020 Building and Structural Height Limitations.

.0201 The maximum building height shall be thirty-five (35) feet above the average finished grade levels of the building site on which it is located, measured at the exterior building walls; provided, however, that heights in excess of thirty-five (35) feet may be permitted by conditional use permit.

.0202 Roof-mounted equipment (including, but not limited to, compressors, condensers, conduits, pipes, vents, ducts, etc., as found in Title 15 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, and in the Uniform Mechanical Code as adopted by the City of Anaheim) shall be permitted provided that the equipment is required to be placed on the roof by the nature of a particular use of a building or by Title 15 (Buildings and Housing) of the Anaheim Municipal Code, or the Uniform Mechanical Code as adopted by the City of Anaheim. Such roof-mounted equipment shall be subject to the following provisions, and shall be clearly shown on plans submitted for review to the City of Anaheim. Submitted plans shall include line-of-sight drawings from surrounding properties, demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed method of screening.

.01 Screening of equipment shall be provided by acceptable, permanent building materials, the same as or similar to

those that are used in the construction of the underlying building, or equipment shall be screened from view by acceptable architectural features of the building itself. The screening shall not exceed the height limit as established by this section and shall not consist of wood latticework.

.02 Equipment shall not be visible from any public street, public or private property at finished grade level, or any floor

level of a residential structure.

.03 In order to minimize the visibility of screening methods and materials, all equipment shall be painted to match the

roof on which it is located, as well as being painted to match any materials used for equipment screening.

.04 The method and/or screening material used shall not be readily recognizable as a screening device, but shall be

integrated into the design of the building as a part thereof.

.05 All equipment screening and paint shall be retained and maintained in good condition.

.030 Roof-Mounted Equipment. Roof-mounted equipment, including radio and television antennas and satellite dishes exceeding six (6) feet in diameter or diagonal length shall not be permitted, except solar energy panels subject to 18.38.170. All satellite dishes and antennas six (6) feet and under in diameter or diagonal length shall be located such that visibility is minimized from public and private streets while maintaining reception.

.040 Ground-mounted radio, television and satellite dish receiving antennas shall be permitted as an accessory use, subject to all of the following requirements:

.0401 Maximum antenna height shall be six (6) feet as measured to its highest point above ground level;

.0402 All antennas shall be painted to blend with their surrounding environment;

.0403 No antenna shall be located in a required structural setback area abutting any public or private street or residential zone boundary;

.0404 All antennas shall be self-supporting and shall have no external guys or braces; and

.0405 All antennas and dishes exceeding six (6) feet in diameter or diagonal length shall be screened from view from all public rights-of-way, private streets and adjacent or affected properties (as may be seen from a point six (6) feet above ground level on such adjacent or affected properties) by year-round landscaping, fencing (of a height not to exceed that permitted in the zone) and/or other architectural building features.

.050 Signs. The sign regulations for the underlying zone in which such land is located, as provided in Chapter 18.44 (Signs), shall apply to any zone combined with the "SC" Overlay Zone, except as follows:

.0501 In addition to the provisions of subsection18.44.100.010 (Wall Signs), only one (1) wall sign shall be permitted per business unit, except as follows:

.01 A maximum of two (2) wall signs shall be permitted for a tenant unit where said signs are located on parallel walls of

the unit on opposite sides of the building, and: (a) one of the walls face an arterial highway or local street other than a residential street (where fifty percent (50%) or more of the opposite side is developed with residences); and (b) the opposite wall faces a customer area such as a parking lot or entry to the store; provided both signs are not visible when viewed from any single location and neither sign is intended to be visible to a freeway; or

.02 A maximum of two (2) wall signs shall be permitted for a single unit, if the unit is the corner unit closest to and fronting

on at least (2) local streets or arterial highways, excluding freeways, and has a main entrance on at least one (1) of the streets or highways. Only one (1) sign may be permitted per wall.

.0502 Monument or freestanding signs are only permitted on commercially zoned property in the Scenic Corridor as follows; provided that, for the purposes of this section, commercial parcels that are integrated by access, circulation and/or parking shall be considered a single property:

.01 Maximum Number. A maximum of one (1) freestanding or monument sign is permitted on any frontage abutting a

scenic expressway, major arterial, hillside primary arterial, and hillside secondary arterial; provided there is a minimum of three hundred (300) feet of frontage for each sign, and that the minimum distance between such signs shall be three hundred (300) feet.

.02 Permitted Text. Each freestanding or monument sign face shall be limited to the name of the commercial center and one (1) major tenant if the commercial center is developed with fifteen (15) or fewer units the name of the commercial center and three (3) major tenants if the center has more than fifteen (15) units.

.03 Maximum Size. The maximum size of the any freestanding or monument sign shall comply with Section

18.44.090.020.0201, Table 44A (Maximum Size of Monument and Freestanding Signs); provided, however, that multiple frontages and separate adjoining properties shall not be combined to increase the permitted sign area.

.04 Design. The design of the sign shall be in compliance with Section 18.44.080 (Freestanding and Monument Signs - General) and Section 18.44.150 (Sign Construction and Design) of Chapter 18.44 (Signs).

.0503 Freeway Oriented Signs. Freeway oriented signs shall be permitted only for regional shopping centers by conditional use permit for on-site and off-site signs as provided in subsection 18.44.050.010.0106 and Section 18.44.100 (Freeway- Oriented On-Site Signs).

.0504 Service Station Signs. In addition to the sign permitted under subsection .0502 above, one freestanding service station sign shall be permitted along the street frontage, not to exceed eight (8) feet high, eight (8) feet wide, and thirty (30) square feet in advertising area; provided, however, if the service station includes a convenience market, carwash and/or fast food, the advertising area may be increased to no more than forty (40) square feet. The advertising on the sign shall be limited to the price of gasoline and the name of the service station. The location of the freestanding sign shall be determined through the conditional use permit process. Freestanding signage along additional frontages may be permitted, subject to a conditional use permit, if evidence is provided demonstrating that State of California advertising requirements for service stations cannot be met with one (1) sign.

.0505 Electronic Readerboard Signs. Electronic readerboard signs are prohibited.

.060 Sign Lighting Adjacent to Residential Uses. No sign located on a parcel adjacent to a residentially zoned parcel shall be lighted between the hours of midnight and 6:30 a.m.unless such signs (a) identify a business that is allowed to remain open during those hours or (b) identify a commercial center that contains one (1) or more businesses which remain open during those hours. Any signage that identifies a business that is closed between the hours of midnight and 6:30 a.m.shall not be lighted during those hours. (Ord. 5920 1 (part); June 8, 2004: Ord. 6007 § 11; November 11, 2005: Ord. 6156 § 7; September 22, 2009: Ord. 6382 § 17; October 18, 2016: Ord. 6555 § 20; April 4, 2023.)

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18.18.100 INDUSTRIAL ZONES – USES.

The provisions of this section as follows shall apply in addition to, and where inconsistent shall supercede, any site development standards of the underlying industrial zone in which the property is located:

.010 Prohibited Uses. The following uses shall be prohibited:

.0101 Amusement parks;

.0102 Auto or truck storage (new or used);

.0103 Billboards;

.0104 Borrow pits;

.0105 Building material storage yards;

.0106 Circuses, carnivals or rodeos;

.0107 Concrete batching or mixing of Portland or asphaltic concrete;

.0108 Contractor storage yards;

.0109 Draying, freighting or trucking yards or terminals;

.0110 Dumps;

.0111 Large equipment storage or rental;

.0112 Mobile home parks or travel trailer parks;

.0113 Open-air theaters;

.0114 Rags, paper, metal or junk storage or sales;

.0115 Rock, sand or gravel, wholesale storage or distribution; and

.0116 All outdoor aspects of permitted industrial uses unless screened from the freeway or scenic highway by the use of wall, landscaping or both. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)

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18.18.110 INDUSTRIAL ZONES - STANDARDS.

The standards of the underlying industrial zones shall apply. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)

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18.18.120 PUBLIC AND SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONES – USES.

Those uses that are permitted or conditionally permitted in the underlying public and special purpose zones shall be permitted by right or conditionally, except the following uses shall be prohibited within the "T" Transition Zone:

.010 Amusement parks.

.020 Animal hospitals and kennels.

.030 Bed and breakfast inns.

.040 Billboards.

.050 Borrow pits.

.060 Car washes.

.070 Circuses, carnivals, rodeos, or fairgrounds.

.080 Dumps.

.090 Excavation, processing, storage, wholesaling and distribution of sand, gravel and other nonfuel minerals.

.100 Hotels, motels and motor inns.

.110 Open-air theaters.

.120 Pawnshops.

.130 Racetracks.

.140 Refuse, disposal or transfer.

.150 Restaurants-drive-through.

.160 Restaurants-walk-up

.170 Sewage treatment plants.

.180 Transportation terminals. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)

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18.18.130 PUBLIC AND SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONES – STANDARDS.

The provisions of this section as follows shall apply in addition to, and where inconsistent shall supercede, any site development standards of the underlying public and special purpose zone in which the property is located.

.010 Roof-Mounted Equipment. Roof-mounted equipment, including radio and television antennas and satellite dishes exceeding three (3) feet in diameter or diagonal length shall not be permitted, except solar energy panels subject to 18.38.170. All satellite dishes and antennas three (3) feet and under in diameter or diagonal length shall be located such that visibility is minimized from public and private streets while maintaining reception.

.020 Roof-mounted equipment (including, but not limited to, compressors, condensers, conduits, pipes, vents, ducts, etc., as found in Title 15 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, and in the Uniform Mechanical Code as adopted by the City of Anaheim) shall be permitted, subject to a conditional use permit; provided that the equipment is required to be placed on the roof by the nature of a particular use of a building or by Title 15 (Buildings and Housing) of the Anaheim Municipal Code, or the Uniform Mechanical Code as adopted by the City of Anaheim. Such roof-mounted equipment shall be subject to the following provisions, and shall be clearly shown on plans submitted for review to the City of Anaheim. Submitted plans shall include line-of-sight drawings from surrounding properties, demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed method of screening.

.030 Ground-mounted radio, television and satellite dish receiving antennas shall be permitted as an accessory use, subject to all of the following requirements:

.0301 Maximum antenna height shall be six (6) feet as measured to its highest point above ground level;

.0302 All antennas shall be painted to blend with their surrounding environment;

.0303 No antenna shall be located in a required structural setback area abutting any public or private street;

.0304 All antennas shall be self-supporting and shall have no external guys or braces; and

.0305 All antennas and dishes exceeding three (3) feet in diameter or diagonal length shall be screened from view from all public rights-of-way, private streets and adjacent or affected properties (as may be seen from a point six (6) feet above ground level on such adjacent or affected properties) by year-round landscaping, fencing (of a height not to exceed that permitted in the zone) and/or other architectural building features.

(Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004: Ord. 6007 § 12; November 11, 2005: Ord. 6555 § 21; April 4, 2023.)

Chapter 18.20

PLATINUM TRIANGLE MIXED USE (PTMU) OVERLAY ZONE

Sections:

18.20.010 Purpose and intent.

18.20.020 Applicability.

18.20.030 Mixed Use District Uses.

18.20.040 Development districts.

18.20.050 Structural heights.

18.20.060 Coverage.

18.20.070 Project size.

18.20.080 Floor area.

18.20.090 Structural setbacks.

18.20.100 Structural location and building orientation.

18.20.110 Public parks, recreational-leisure areas and landscaping.

18.20.120 Parking, loading and vehicular access.

18.20.130 Refuse storage and recycling facilities, and private storage areas.

18.20.140 Design standards.

18.20.150 Signs.

18.20.160 Compatibility standards.

18.20.170 Gateway District Sub-Area B standards.

18.20.180 Orangewood District standards.

18.20.190 Stadium District standards.

18.20.195 Arena District and Transit District standards.

18.20.200 Implementation.

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18.20.010 PURPOSE AND INTENT.

.010 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish the Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone (hereinafter referred to as the "PTMU Overlay Zone") to provide opportunities for well-designed development projects that combine residential with non-residential uses, including office, retail, business services, personal services, public spaces and uses, and other community amenities within the portions of the Platinum Triangle designated with the Mixed-Use Urban Core, Mixed-Use Medium, Office High and Office Low land use designations in the City of Anaheim General Plan, and consistent with the policy direction in the General Plan.

.020 Objectives. The PTMU Overlay Zone has the following major objectives:

.0201 Create a unique integrated, walkable urban environment that encourages pedestrian activity and reduces dependence on the automobile for everyday needs, through a streetscape that is connected, attractive, safe and engaging.

.0202 Develop an overall urban design framework to ensure that the appearance and effects of buildings, improvements, and uses are harmonious with the character of the area in which they are located.

.0203 Encourage compatibility between residential, office, commercial and sports entertainment uses.

.0204 Reinforce Transit Oriented Development (TOD) opportunities around the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) stations.

.0205 Maintain and enhance connectivity and linkages with convenience services, dining, retail and recreation facilities within walking distance, by providing ground floor commercial uses in key locations.

.0206 Provide a mix of housing types.

.0207 Create great long-lasting neighborhoods that maintain value through buildings with architectural qualities that create attractive street scenes.

.0208 Provide a variety of open space, including private, recreational-leisure areas and public parks.

.0209 Create a balance of landscape and architecture by providing sufficient planting space.

.0210 Encourage parking solutions that are incentives for creative planning and sustainable neighborhood design.

.0211 Stimulate market-driven development investment. (Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6075 § 1: September 11, 2007: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6344 § 1; October 20, 2015: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022: Ord. 6609 § 7; May 13, 2025.)

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18.20.020 APPLICABILITY.

.010 The Platinum Triangle comprises approximately eight hundred twenty-eight (828) acres generally bounded by the Santa Ana River on the east, the Anaheim City limits on the south, the Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) on the west, and the Southern California Edison Company Easement on the north. The PTMU Overlay Zone covers an area consisting of approximately seven hundred nineteen (719) acres designated for mixed use and office uses within the Platinum Triangle, as depicted in Figure 3 (General Plan Designations) of the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan approved by the City Council on August 17, 2004 and amended on April 26, 2005 (Resolution No. 2005-54), September 13, 2005 (Resolution No. 2005-188), September 25, 2005 (Resolution Nos. 2005-208 and 2005-212), June 5, 2007 (Resolution No. 2007-81), August 21, 2007 (Resolution Nos. 2007-169 and 172), April 8, 2008 (Resolution No. 2008-40), October 14, 2008 (Resolution No. 2008-179), October 26, 2010 (Resolution No. 2010-189), September 27, 2022 (Resolution No. 2022-099), October 29, 2024 (Resolution No. 2024-111), April 22, 2025 (Resolution No. 2025-034) and on file in the Office of the City Clerk. Said Figure 3 is incorporated herein by this reference as though set forth in full.

.020 Applicable Regulations. The provisions of this chapter shall supersede the corresponding regulations of the underlying zones, except as provided below.

.030 Option to Use Underlying Zone. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to parcels that have been, or are proposed to be, developed entirely under the underlying zone; provided that all requirements of the underlying zone are met by the project, except as specifically approved otherwise by variance or other official action by the City. However, any structure or any addition to an existing structure that utilizes the underlying zone shall comply with Subsection .010 (Platinum Triangle Minimum Setback Requirements) of Section 18.40.050 (Special Area Setbacks).

.040 Development Standards for the Arena District and Transit District. Development Standards for the Arena District and Transit District, including Structural Height, Coverage, Project Size, Floor Area, Structural Setbacks, Structural Location and Building Orientation, Public Parks, Recreational-Leisure Areas and Landscaping, Parking, Loading and Vehicular Access, Refuse Storage and Recycling Facilities, and Private Storage Areas, Design Standards, Signs, and Compatibility Standards are provided in Chapter 18.20.195 (Arena District and Transit District Standards), and further shown on Exhibit B (Master Site Plan MIS2020-00751) of Development Agreement No. 2020-00004. (Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 5948 § 2; November 9, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6004 § 2; November 8, 2005: Ord. 6014 §: Ord. 6609 § 8; May 13, 2025.)

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18.20.030 MIXED USE DISTRICT USES.

.010 Office District. The uses set forth in Chapter 18.08 (Commercial Zones) for the O-H (High Intensity Office) Zone shall apply to properties within the Office District designated for Office-High land use in Appendix G (PTMU Overlay Zone District Sub-Area Development Intensities) of the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan. The uses set forth in Chapter 18.08 for the O-L (Low Intensity Office) Zones shall apply to properties within the Office District designated for Office-Low land use in Appendix G (PTMU Overlay Zone District Sub-Area Development Intensities) of the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan. The uses set forth in Chapter 18.20 (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone) shall apply to properties within the Office District designated by the General Plan for Mixed-Use Medium land use that are developed with a residential or mixed- use project.

.0101 Residential or Mixed-Use in Office District. Properties developed with residential or mixed-use in the Office District are subject to PEIR No. 356 and MMP No. 394 and shall comply with Section 18.90.110.015 (Standard Conditions of Approval).

.020 Arena, Transit, Gateway, Gene Autry, Katella, Lewis, Orangewood, Sunkist-Lewis, and Stadium Districts. Tables 20-A, 20-B and 20-C only apply to properties within the Arena, Transit, Gateway, Gene Autry, Katella, Lewis, Orangewood, Sunkist- Lewis, and Stadium Districts.

.0201 Residential or Mixed-Use in Sunkist-Lewis District. Properties developed with residential or mixed-use in the Sunkist- Lewis District are subject to PEIR No. 356 and MMP No. 394 and shall comply with Section 18.90.110.015 (Standard Conditions of Approval).

.030 Primary Uses. Table 20-A (Primary Uses: Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone) sets forth allowable primary uses for the PTMU Overlay Zone, listed by classes of uses as defined in Section 18.36.030 (Residential Primary Use Classes) and Section 18.36.040 (Non-Residential Primary Use Classes) of Chapter 18.36 (Types of Uses).

.040 Accessory Uses. Table 20-B (Accessory Uses and Structures: Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone) sets forth allowable accessory uses and structures for the PTMU Overlay Zone, listed by classes of uses as defined in Section 18.36.050 (Accessory Use Classes) of Chapter 18.36 (Types of Uses).

.050 Temporary Uses. Table 20-C (Temporary Uses and Structures: Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone) sets forth allowable temporary uses and structures for the PTMU Overlay Zone, listed by classes of uses as defined in Section 18.36.060 (Temporary Use Classes) of Chapter 18.36 (Types of Uses).

.060 The allowable uses in Tables 20-A, 20-B and 20-C are established by letter designations as follows:

.0601 "P" designates classes of uses permitted by right;

.0602 "C" designates classes of uses permitted with a conditional use permit;

.0603 "M " designates classes of uses permitted with a minor conditional use permit;

.0604 "GF " designates classes of uses that are considered ground floor commercial for the PTMU Overlay Zone; and

.0605 "N" designates classes of uses that are prohibited.

.070 Ground-Floor Commercial Uses. In order to encourage an active street life while accommodating market demand, ground floor commercial uses facing the street are required along Market Street and on Gene Autry Way, east of Union Street, south of Katella Avenue, as identified on Figure 4 (The Platinum Triangle Urban Design Plan) in the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan. Permitted ground floor commercial uses are identified in Tables 20-A, 20-B and 20-C, and may include the non- residential portion of live/work units, or may be designed so that the space may be used for either residential or non-residential uses where the residential portion does not face the street. Ground floor commercial uses are also permitted along all other streets within the PTMU Overlay Zone.

.0701 Ground floor commercial uses, as designated in Tables 20-A, 20-B and 20-C, shall have a minimum depth of no less than thirty (30) feet and shall be provided along the property frontage adjacent to Market Street, south of Katella Avenue, and Gene Autry Way, east of Union Street, as identified on Figure 4 of the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan.

.080 Live/Work Units. Within the Arena, Transit, Gateway, Gene Autry, Katella, Lewis, Orangewood and Stadium Districts a commercial land use may be combined with a residential land use within one unit to create a space that contains both a residence and commercial area, such as an office.

.090 Interpreting Classes of Uses. The provisions for interpreting the classes of uses in Tables 20-A, 20-B or 20-C are set forth in Section 18.36.020 (Classification of Uses) of Chapter 18.36 (Types of Uses).

.100 Special Provisions. Special provisions related to a use are referenced in the "Special Provisions" column of Tables 20- A, 20-B and 20-C. Such provisions may include references to other applicable code sections or limitations to the specified land use.

.110 Uses not Listed, nor Specifically Prohibited. Any use class not listed inTable 20-A, Table 20-B, or Table 20-C shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission through a conditional use permit to determine compatibility with the intended purpose of the Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone.

Table 20-A P=Permitted by Right

PRIMARY USES: C=Conditional Use Permit Required

PLATINUM TRIANGLE M= Minor Conditional Use Permit Required

MIXED USE (PTMU) OVERLAY ZONE* N=Prohibited

*Office District; see subsection 18.20.030.010 for Office District uses. GF=Ground Floor Commercial

PTMU GF Special Provisions

Table 20-A P=Permitted by Right

PRIMARY USES: C=Conditional Use Permit Required

PLATINUM TRIANGLE M= Minor Conditional Use Permit Required

MIXED USE (PTMU) OVERLAY ZONE* N=Prohibited

*Office District; see subsection 18.20.030.010 for Office District uses. GF=Ground Floor Commercial

PTMU GF Special Provisions

Residential Classes of Uses

Alcoholism or Drug Abuse Recovery or Treatment P Facilities (Small)

Community Care Facilities–Licensed (Small) P

Community Care Facilities–Unlicensed (Small) N

Subject to the approval of Conditional Use Permit No.
2003-04763, as may be amended from time to time, and
subject to the conditions set forth in Section 18.66.060 Dwellings–Multiple-Family P/C
(Findings), and further subject to paragraphs .0201 and
.0202 of subsection .020 of Section 18.20.200. Subject
to 18.40.090

Dwellings–Single-Family Attached P Subject to 18.40.090

Dwellings–Single-Family Detached N

Dwellings–Two-Unit Development N

Mobile Home Parks N

Subject to Chapter 18.50 (Senior Citizens Apartment Senior Citizen Housing P Projects) and 18.40.090

Senior Living Facilities (Small) P

Sober Living Homes (Small) P Subject to 18.16.058 and 18.38.123.

Supportive Housing P

Transitional Housing P

Non-Residential Classes of Uses

Agricultural Crops N

Subject to Section 18.38.025; Buildings larger thanAlcoholic Beverage Manufacturing P/C GF
6,000 square feet are subject to a conditional use permit

Subject to 18.60.220; Conditional use permit notAlcoholic Beverage Sales–Off-Sale P/C GF
required if use is in conjunction with Markets–Large

Permitted with minor conditional use permit if accessory to a primary restaurant use Alcoholic Beverage Sales–On- Sale P/M/C GF Permitted by right in the Arena District and Transit District, if accessory to a primary restaurant use

Alcoholism or Drug Abuse Recovery or Treatment C Facilities (Large)

Ambulance Services C

Permitted without conditional use permit whenAnimal Boarding P/C
conducted entirely indoors subject to 18.38.270

Permitted without a conditional use permit if designed

Antennas-Broadcasting P/C similar to stealth telecommunications facility as defined in 18.38.060.030.0312

Antennas-Private Transmitting T Subject to 18.38.040

Antennas-Telecommunications - Stealth Building- T Subject to 18.38.060 and 18.62.020 Mounted

Antennas-Telecommunications - Stealth Ground- T Subject to 18.38.060 and 18.62.020 Mounted

Antennas-Telecommunications - Ground-Mounted (Non- N Stealth)

Permitted without a minor conditional use permit if

Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) P/M located inside an existing business or an exterior building wall

Subject to a maximum of 5 parking spaces for on-site parking of vehicle available for rental in reserved parking spaces. The provision of more than 5 parking spaces for rental vehicles shall be subject to theAutomotive-Vehicle Sales, Lease & Rental P/C approval of the Planning and Building Director. Said spaces shall be in addition to those required by Chapter 18.42 (Parking and Loading). Otherwise, a conditional use permit is required.

Automotive-Sales Agency Office (Retail) M Subject to 18.38.065 Subject to 18.16.055 and 18.38.065. Minor conditional use permit required for on-site storage, display or parking of one or two vehicles being held as inventory.Automotive-Sales Agency Office (Wholesale) P/M /C Conditional use permit required for on-site storage, display or parking of three or more vehicles being held as inventory Automotive-Impound Yards N

Automotive–Public Parking M

Automotive-Parts Sales M

Automotive–Repair & Modification: Major N

Automotive–Repair & Modification: Minor N

Automotive–Service Stations C Subject to 18.38.070

Permitted for up to one year by minor conditional use
permit, with optional one year extensions to permit theAutomotive-Vehicle Storage M/C
use for up to five years; conditional use permit required
to permit the use for over five years.

Automotive-Washing C

Banquet Hall C

Bars & Nightclubs C GF

Bed & Breakfast Inns C Subject to 18.38.080

Beekeeping N

Billboards N

Boarding House C

Building Material Sales N

Business & Financial Services P GF

Cemeteries N

Commercial Equestrian Establishments N

Subject to 18.38.115; otherwise a conditional use permitCommercial Retail Centers-Small P/C
is required.

Subject to 18.38.115; otherwise a conditional use permitCommercial Retail Centers-Large P/C
is required.

Community Care Facilities–Licensed (Large) C

Community Care Facilities–Unlicensed (Large) C Subject to 18.38.123

Community & Religious Assembly C GF

Computer Internet & Amusement Facilities N N

Convalescent & Rest Homes C

Subject to 18.38.110; otherwise, a conditional useConvenience Stores P/C GF
permit is required.

Dance & Fitness Studios–Large P GF

Dance & Fitness Studios–Small P GF

Permitted by right when integrated in office and/orDay Care Centers P/C GF
multiple-family residential buildings

Drive-through Facilities C

Institutions with ten students or less do not require aEducational Institutions–Business P/M GF conditional use permit

Educational Institutions–General C GF

Educational Institutions–Tutoring P GF

Emergency Shelters (50 or fewer occupants) N

Emergency Shelters (more than 50 occupants) N

Entertainment Venue C GF

Equipment Rental-Large C

Equipment Rental-Small C

Farmers Market P/M Permitted by right in the Arena District

Golf Courses & Country Clubs N

Helipads & Heliports C

Hospitals C

Hotels P

Hotel, Full Kitchen Facilities C

Industry N

Industry-Heavy N

Junkyards N

Markets–Large P GF Subject to 18.38.155 and 18.60.220

Subject to 18.38.155, otherwise a conditional use permitMarkets–Small P/C GF
is required.

Medical and Dental Offices P GF

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries N

Mortuaries C

Motels N

Offices-Development P

Offices–General P GF

Oil Production N

Outdoor Storage Yards N

On-site dry cleaning not allowed.

Laundromats are subject to 18.38.150; otherwise a

Personal Services–General P/C/ N GF conditional use permit is required. Massage subject to 18.16.070, except massage not permitted within Live/Work Units.

Personal Services–Restricted C GF

Plan Nurseries C

Subject to Section 18.62.130 when visible to publicPublic Art and Murals P property or public rights-of-way

Public Services P GF

Subject to 18.38.085; otherwise, a conditional useRecreation–Billiards P/C GF
permit is required.

Recreation–Commercial Indoor C GF

Recreation–Commercial Outdoor C

Recreation–Low-Impact P

Recreation–Swimming & Tennis P

Recuperative Care/Medical Respite N

Recycling Facilities-General N

Recycling Facilities-Processing N

Repair Services-General P

Repair Services–Limited P GF

Research and Development P

Restaurants-Full Service P

Restaurants–General P GF

Subject to 18.38.220 (Restaurants– Outdoor SeatingRestaurants–Outdoor Dining P GF
and Dining)

Retail Sales–General P GF

Permitted by right in the Arena District and TransitRetail Sales–Kiosk P/M GF District

Retail Sales-Outdoor C Subject to 18.38.190 and 18.38.200

Retail Sales–Used Merchandise N

Self-Storage C Subject to City Council Policy No. 7.2

Senior Living Facilities (Large) C

Sex-oriented businesses, as defined in Chapter 18.54 N (Sex-Oriented Businesses)

Sober Living Homes (Large) C Subject to 18.38.123

Smoking Lounge N

Stadiums and Sports Arena Complexes C

Permitted without a conditional use permit if there is noStudios–Broadcasting P GF
live audience

Permitted without a conditional use permit if there is noStudios–Recording P/C GF live audience

Surface Mining Operations N

Towing Services N

Transit Facilities C GF

Truck Repair & Sales N

Utilities–Major C

Utilities-Minor P

Permitted without a conditional use permit whenVeterinary Services P/C
conducted entirely indoors subject to § 18.38.270

Warehousing & Storage-Enclosed N

Wholesaling C Shall be accessory to a Retail Sales use

Wine Bar C

P=Permitted by Right

Table 20-B C=Conditional Use Permit Required ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES: PLATINUM TRIANGLE MIXED USE (PTMU) OVERLAY ZONE* M=Minor Conditional Use Permit Required

N=Prohibited

*Office District; see subsection 18.20.030.010 for Office District uses. GF=Ground Floor Commercial

P=Permitted by Right

Table 20-B C=Conditional Use Permit Required ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES: PLATINUM TRIANGLE MIXED USE (PTMU) OVERLAY ZONE* M=Minor Conditional Use Permit Required

N=Prohibited

*Office District; see subsection 18.20.030.010 for Office District uses. GF=Ground Floor Commercial

PTMU GF Special Provisions

Accessory Dwelling Unit P Subject to 18.38.015

Accessory Dwelling Unit-Junior N

Accessory Living Quarter N

Agricultural Workers Quarters N

Amusement Devices P Subject to 18.16.050

Permitted without a minor conditional use permit if located inside an existing business or on an exteriorAutomated Teller Machines (ATMs) P/M GF building wall

Animal Keeping P Subject to 18.38.030

Antennas - Dish P Subject to 18.38.050

Antennas–Receiving P Subject to 18.38.050

Bingo Establishments P Subject to Chapter 7.34

Caretaker Units P Subject to 18.38.090

Day Care–Large Family P

Day Care–Small Family P

Subject to 18.16.060 in conjunction with a commercialEntertainment-Accessory P
use

Subject to 18.40.050 and Section 18.46.110. This useFences & Walls P
may occur on a lot with or without a primary use.

Greenhouses-Private N

Home Occupations P Subject to 18.38.130 (Home Occupations)

Subject to Chapter 18.46. This use may occur on a lotLandscaping & Gardens P
without a primary use

Subject to 18.38.160 (Mechanical and UtilityMechanical & Utility Equipment–Ground Mounted P
Equipment–Ground Mounted)

Subject to 18.38.170 (Mechanical and Utility

Mechanical & Utility Equipment–Roof Mounted P Equipment–Roof Mounted) and 18.20.140 (Design Standards) of this chapter

Outdoor Displays P Subject to 18.38.190

Parking Lots & Garages P

Valet Parking M

Petroleum Storage-Incidental P Shall comply with the Uniform Fire Code

Portable Food Carts P/C Permitted by right in the Arena District

Recreation Buildings & Structures P GF

Recycling Services–Consumer P Subject to Chapter 18.48

Retail Floor, Wall & Window Coverings N

Short-Term Rentals N

Subject to Chapter 18.44 (Signs) and 18.20.150 (Signs)Signs P
of this chapter

Solar Energy Panels P Subject to 18.38.170

Thematic Elements P

Valet Parking M

Shall be screened from view from public rights-of-wayVending Machines P
and shall not encroach onto sidewalks

Warehousing & Storage-Outdoors N

Table 20-C P=Permitted by Right

TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES: PLATINUM TRIANGLE MIXED C=Conditional Use Permit Required USE (PTMU) OVERLAY ZONE* N=Prohibited

*Office District; see subsection 18.20.030.010 for Office District uses. GF=Ground Floor Commercial

Table 20-C P=Permitted by Right TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES: PLATINUM TRIANGLE MIXED USE (PTMU) C=Conditional Use Permit Required OVERLAY ZONE* N=Prohibited *Office District; see subsection 18.20.030.010 for Office District uses. GF=Ground Floor Commercial

PTMU GF Special Provisions

Carnivals & Circuses P Subject to 18.38.095 and Chapter 3.32

Christmas Tree & Pumpkin Sales P Subject to 18.38.095

Contractor’s Office & Storage P Subject to § 18.38.105 (Contractor’s Office & Storage)

Only permitted in the Arena District and requires all Sale of Fireworks P
applicable City and State permits

The office shall be removed at the end of two (2) years Real Estate Tract Office P from the date of the recording of the subdivision map, or the sale of the last home, whichever is earlier.

Real Estate Tract Signs P Subject to Chapter 18.44

Subject to 18.38.245 Special Event Regulations within Special Events P
the Platinum Triangle

(Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 5948 § 3: November 9, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6004 § 2; November 8, 2005: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord. 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6245 §§ 33, 34; June 5, 2012: Ord. 6286 § 10; September 3, 2013: Ord. 6289 § 4; October 8, 2013: Ord. 6317 § 6; March 3, 2015: Ord. 6324 § 2; May 5, 2015: Ord. 6344 § 3; October 20, 2015: Ord. 6382 § 20; October 18, 2016: Ord. 6390 § 4; December 20, 2016: Ord. 6397 § 2; February 28, 2017: Ord. 6432 §§ 15-17; April 10, 2018: Ord. 6473 § 13; December 3, 2019: Ord. 6493 § 7; September 29, 2020: Ord. 6498 § 1; October 6, 2020: Ord. 6506 §§ 15 - 17; February 9, 2021: Ord. 6510 §§ 1, 2; May 11, 2021: Ord. 6524 § 8; January 25, 2022: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022: Ord. 6555 §§ 22, 23; April 4, 2023: Ord. 6580 § 5; June 11, 2024: Ord. 6601 § 5; January 14, 2025: Ord. 6609 §§ 8-13; May 13, 2025.)

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18.20.040 DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.

.010 Purpose. To permit the maximum amount of development in the Platinum Triangle consistent with the General Plan and the infrastructure capacity analyzed by EIR No. 330, SEIR No. 332, EIR No. 335, SEIR No. 339, and PEIR No. 356, the PTMU Overlay Zone establishes land use intensities for each of the following development districts: Arena District, Transit District, Gateway District, Gene Autry District, Katella District, Orangewood District, Sunkist-Lewis, Office District and Stadium District. The boundaries of the development districts are depicted in the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan, which boundaries are incorporated herein by this reference.

.020 Development Intensity. Table 3 (PTMU Overlay Zone Development Intensities), depicted in Chapter 3 of the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan, indicates the maximum land use intensities analyzed by EIR No. 330, SEIR No. 332, EIR No. 335, SEIR No. 339 and Addenda, and PEIR No. 356.

.0201 The permitted development intensities are further described by sub area in Appendix G (PTMU Overlay Zone District Sub-Area Development Intensities) of the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan.

.0202 The Planning and Building Department will maintain an accounting of the total amount of dwelling units and square footage approved within each district. Development shall not exceed the overall total land use intensity for the PTMU Overlay Zone or the intensity identified for each district.

(Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 5996 § 1; September 27, 2005: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6031 § 18; August 22, 2006: Ord. 6062 § 1; June 17, 2007: Ord. 6073 § 1; September 11, 2007: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6262 § 1; January 15, 2013: Ord. 6309 § 1; November 18, 2014: Ord. 6319 § 1; April 7, 2015: Ord. 6344 §§ 5, 6; October 20, 2015: Ord. 6386 § 1; October 25, 2016: Ord. 6397 § 3; February 28, 2017: Ord. 6506 § 18; February 9, 2021: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022: Ord. 6595 § 2; November 13, 2024: Ord. 6609 § 14; May 13, 2025.)

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18.20.050 STRUCTURAL HEIGHTS.

The height requirements for the PTMU Overlay Zone are shown inTable 20-E (Maximum Structural Height: The Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone) and apply in addition to the Structural Height Limitations in Chapter 18.40 (General Development Standards). Greater heights are permitted in connection with a conditional use permit, as set forth in Chapter 18.66 (Conditional Use Permit).

Table 20-E

MAXIMUM STRUCTURAL HEIGHT:

PLATINUM TRIANGLE MIXED USE (PTMU) OVERLAY ZONE

Maximum Height in Feet

Stadium District Unlimited

Office District - Properties within the Office District designated by the General Plan for Mixed-Use 100 Medium land use that are developed with a residential or mixed-use.

Gateway, Katella, Gene Autry, Lewis, Orangewood, and Sunkist-Lewis-Districts 100

(Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord. 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022: Ord. 6609 § 15; May 13, 2025.)

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18.20.060 COVERAGE.

.010 Site Coverage. The maximum site coverage for the PTMU Overlay Zone is seventy-five percent (75%).

.0101 "Coverage" is the sum of the area of all building footprint areas and the area of exposed parking, divided by the gross area of the parcel, excluding Market Street or connector streets and/or any required public right-of-way. For purpose of coverage calculations, parking is not considered exposed when landscape, patios and pool decks are located on the top level of a parking structure.

.0102 Accessory Buildings and Structures. All accessory buildings and structures, shall be included in the maximum site coverage calculation. (Ord. 5935 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022.)

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18.20.070 PROJECT SIZE.

The residential project size requirements are as follows:

.010 The minimum residential project size shall be fifty (50) dwelling units.

.015 The minimum density permitted shall be as indicated by building type in Table 20-F (Building Types: Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone), based on the gross number of dwelling units and the gross lot size excluding public and private streets, alley rights-of-way, and public and private easements for ingress and egress. The maximum development intensity is regulated by Section 18.20.040 (Development Districts) of this Code.

.020 Residential projects of more than four hundred (400) dwelling units on parcels of five (5) acres or greater shall consist of more than one (1) building type, as defined in Table 20-F (Building Types: Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone). The building types proposed to meet this requirement must vary by at least one (1) story in height.

.030 Building Site Requirements in Chapter 18.40 (General Development Standards) shall also apply.

Table 20-F

BUILDING TYPES:

PLATINUM TRIANGLE MIXED USE (PTMU) OVERLAY ZONE

Minimum

Building Type Unit Type Density Definition Units/Acre

Townhomes Residential buildings in which individual parking

Tuck-Under 16 garages are located under the living unit but still Flats accessed by surface driveways

Residential buildings that surround, or wrap

Wrapped Deck Flats 45 around, a freestanding (not subterranean) parking structure

Townhomes Residential buildings located above a subterranean

Podium 16 parking structure Flats

High-Rise Tower Flats 65 Residential buildings over 55 feet in height

(Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord. 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008; Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6317 § 7; March 3, 2015: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022.)

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18.20.080 FLOOR AREA.

The minimum floor area for dwelling units is shown in Table 20-G (Minimum Floor Area: Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone).

.010 Calculations. For purposes of this section, a "Bedroom" is a private habitable room planned or used for sleeping, separated from other rooms by a door or a similar partition. Further, all rooms (other than a living room, family room, dining room, bathroom, hall, lobby, closet or pantry) having seventy (70) square feet or more of floor area, or less than fifty percent (50%) of the total length of any wall open to an adjacent room or hallway, shall be considered a "Bedroom."

Table 20-G

MINIMUM FLOOR AREA:

PLATINUM TRIANGLE MIXED USE (PTMU) OVERLAY ZONE

Unit Type Minimum Floor Area

Studio Units: 550 square feet

One-Bedroom Units: 650 square feet

Two-Bedroom Units: 825 square feet

Three-Bedroom Units: 1,000 square feet

More Than a Three- Bedroom Unit: 1,000 square feet plus 200 square feet for each bedroom over three

(Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord. 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022.)

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18.20.090 STRUCTURAL SETBACKS.

Every building or structure erected under the provisions of this zone shall be provided with setbacks as follows:

.010 Setbacks Abutting Public Rights-of-Way, Private Streets and Alleys.

.0101 Minimum Open Setback. All properties shall have a minimum open setback for the full width of the property, as indicated in Table 20-H (Structural Setbacks Abutting Public Rights-of-Way, Private Streets and Alleys) and the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan.

.01 Setbacks abutting public rights-of-way shall be parallel to the centerline of the adjoining public rights-of-way, and shall

be measured from the ultimate right-of-way, as indicated in the Circulation Element of the General Plan.

.02 Setbacks abutting private streets or alleys shall be parallel to the centerline of the adjoining private street or alley, and

measured from the private access easement.

.0102 Required Improvement of Setbacks. Setbacks abutting public rights-of-way, private streets and alleys shall be landscaped with lawn, trees, shrubs or other plants, and/or decorated hard surface expansion of the sidewalk, as set forth in Chapter 18.46 (Landscaping and Screening), Table 20-H and the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan. Setback areas shall be permanently maintained in a neat and orderly manner.

.0103 Permitted Encroachments. Setbacks abutting public rights-of-way, private streets and alleys may include the following encroachments:

.01 Patios, residential buildings and ground floor commercial uses that encroach into the required street setback no more

than the maximum amount allowed per Table 20-H and the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan.

.02 Walkway connections to building entrances, provided that special paving treatment or modular paving materials are

used.

.03 Vehicular and bike accessways.

.04 Transit stops.

.05 Outdoor seating and dining areas in conjunction with full-service restaurants, coffee shops, and bakeries, provided

that such areas shall be designed to not adversely affect the safe and efficient circulation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

.06 Public art displays, fountains, ponds, planters, outdoor seating areas, benches, decorative trash receptacles,

planters, public plazas, or other similar amenities and attractive street furnishings that create public gathering places.

.07 Newsracks that are designed to be aesthetically harmonious with the character of the area, and not cause

obstruction or adversely affect the safe and efficient circulation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

.08 Cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, buttresses and fireplaces that encroach into the required street setback no more

than thirty-six (36) inches.

.09 Awnings, canopies and arcades.

.10 Open, unenclosed balconies that encroach into the required street setback no more than three (3) feet.

.11 Covered or uncovered entrances that do not extend above the level of the first floor of the building, and that include a wall not more than thirty-six (36) inches in height that encroaches into the required street setback no more than five (5) feet.

.12 Fences, walls and hedges that comply with Section 18.46.110 (Screening, Fences, Walls and Hedges) of Chapter

18.46 (Landscaping and Screening) and subsection 18.20.30.020 (Accessory Uses).

.0104 Improvement of Walkways Required. Adjacent to Orangewood Avenue, the portion of the setback adjacent to the right-of-way shall be improved with a walkway, as indicated in Table 20-H and as shown in the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan. An easement for said walkway shall be provided to the City.

Table 20-H

STRUCTURAL SETBACKS ABUTTING PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY, PRIVATE STREETS AND ALLEYS:

PLATINUM TRIANGLE MIXED USE (PTMU) OVERLAY ZONE

  • Residential buildings may encroach into the street setback area for no more than 30% of the length of the street elevation.

Street Minimum Setback Permitted Encroachments Required Landscape

Table 20-H

STRUCTURAL SETBACKS ABUTTING PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY, PRIVATE STREETS AND ALLEYS:

PLATINUM TRIANGLE MIXED USE (PTMU) OVERLAY ZONE

  • Residential buildings may encroach into the street setback area for no more than 30% of the length of the street elevation.

Street Minimum Setback Permitted Encroachments Required Landscape

• The area between residential patios and the
sidewalk/walkway shall be fully landscaped
Patios: 8 feet
• Adjacent to ground floor commercial uses, up to 80% of the
Residential buildings: 3 feet* setback area may be paved Katella Avenue 18 feet
Ground floor commercial: 4 A date palm matching the date palm in the public right-of-way
feet in spacing and height shall be installed 5 feet from the right-of-
way, as indicated on the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use
Plan

South of Gene Autry Way: 13
feet
Patios: 8 feet The area between residential patios and the sidewalk/walkway
North of Gene Autry Way to shall be fully landscaped Residential buildings: 3 feet* State College Boulevard railroad grade separation: 16
feet Ground floor commercial: 4 - 8 Adjacent to ground floor commercial uses, up to 80% of the
setback area may be paved feet North of railroad grade
separation: 20 feet

• The area between residential patios and the
sidewalk/walkway shall be fully landscaped Patios: 5 feet
• Adjacent to ground floor commercial uses, up to 100% of Residential buildings: 3 feet*
the setback area may be paved provided required Mexican Gene Autry Way 9.5 feet
Ground floor commercial: 5 Fan Palm trees in setback areas are provided 20 feet on-center
feet (outdoor seating areas
• A 2.5 foot walkway shall be provided adjacent to right-of- may encroach 9.5 feet)
way, scored to match adjacent sidewalk, and an easement
provided to the City

• The area between residential patios and the
sidewalk/walkway shall be fully landscaped Patios: 8 feet West of West Dupont Drive: 12
feet Residential buildings: 3 feet* • Adjacent to ground floor commercial uses, up to 80% of the

Orangewood Avenue setback area may be paved East of West Dupont Drive: 15 Ground floor commercial: 8 feet feet • East of State College Boulevard, 2.5 foot walkway shall be provided adjacent to right-of-way, scored to match adjacent sidewalk, and an easement provided to the City

Patios: 8 feet

Residential buildings: 3 feet* The area between residential patios and the sidewalk shall be

Douglass Road 14 feet fully landscaped Ground floor commercial: 3 feet

West side: 5 feet Anaheim Way None • Setback area shall be fully landscaped East side: 20 feet

Patios: 7 feet The area between residential patios and the sidewalk shall be fully landscaped. Residential buildings: 3 feet* Lewis Street 12 feet Adjacent to ground floor commercial uses, up to 80% of the Ground floor commercial: 3 setback area may be paved. feet

Railroad Right-of-Way 10 feet None • Setback area shall be fully landscaped

Patios: 7 feet The area between residential patios and the sidewalk shall
be fully landscaped. Residential buildings: 3 feet* Howell Avenue 10 feet
Adjacent to ground floor commercial uses, up to 80% of the Ground floor commercial: 3
setback area may be paved. feet

Patios: 7 feet The area between residential patios and the sidewalk shall
be fully landscaped. Residential buildings: 3 feet* Sunkist Street 10 feet
Adjacent to ground floor commercial uses, up to 80% of the Ground floor commercial: 3
setback area may be paved. feet

Rampart Street 20 feet None • Setback area shall be fully landscaped

Ground floor commercial: 4 Market Street 10 feet • A maximum 30% of setback area may be landscaped
feet

Connector Streets Patios: 7 feet The area between residential patios and the sidewalk shall be fully landscaped Residential buildings: 3 feet* Collector Streets 10 feet Ground floor commercial: 3 Adjacent to ground floor commercial uses, up to 80% of the Private Streets feet setback area may be paved

Patios: 2 feet

• A minimum 4-foot-wide pedestrian walkway shall be
Residential buildings: 2 feet* Alleys 10 feet provided parallel to the alley. All other portions of the
setback area shall be fully landscaped.

Ground floor commercial: 2
feet

Freeways 25 feet None • Setback area shall be fully landscaped

.020 Setbacks - Other. An open setback shall be provided between buildings and interior lot lines, and between buildings located on the same project site. Minimum setback requirements shall be measured perpendicular to building walls.

.0201 Required Improvement of Setbacks. Required setbacks abutting interior property lines and setbacks between buildings shall be landscaped with lawn, trees, shrubs or other plants, as indicated above and as set forth in Chapter 18.46 (Landscaping and Screening). Setback areas shall be permanently maintained in a neat and orderly manner.

.0202 Setbacks Abutting Interior Property Lines. A minimum five (5) foot wide fully landscaped setback area shall be provided for structures abutting an interior property line along the entire length of the building. Where a fence or wall is provided along or adjacent to the interior property line, the five (5) foot wide fully landscaped setback shall be measured from the side of the fence or wall facing the property.

.0203 Setbacks Between Buildings. A minimum twenty (20) foot wide setback between parallel walls of two (2) separate buildings shall be provided. At least forty percent (40%) of the setback area between buildings shall be landscaped.

.01 Permitted Encroachments. The following encroachments are permitted, provided a minimum of forty percent (40%) of

the setback area is landscaped:

(a) Open, unenclosed balconies and/or private patios for ground floor residential units may encroach no more than five

(5) feet.

(b) Covered or uncovered entrances that do not extend above the level of the first floor of the building and that include a wall not more than thirty-six (36) inches in height may encroach no more than five (5) feet.

(c) Outdoor recreational facilities.

(d) Fountains, ponds, sculptures and planters.

(e) Fences, walls and hedges that comply with Section 18.46.110 (Screening, Fences, Walls and Hedges).

(f) Paved walkways, benches and plazas.

(g) Vehicular accessways.

.030 Parking, loading or unloading of privately owned and operated automobiles and other vehicles shall be prohibited in all required setbacks.

.040 Required vehicle site distances shall be maintained. No landscaping or other elements such as signs or fences exceeding twenty-four (24) inches in height shall be permitted within the line-of-sight triangle described in Section 18.44.080 (Freestanding and Monument Signs-General) of Chapter 18.44 (Signs) and as shown on the applicable Engineering Standard Detail pertaining to commercial drive approaches unless otherwise approved by the City Traffic and Transportation Manager.

.050 Modifications. The setbacks prescribed in this section may be modified in connection with a conditional use permit as set forth in Chapter 18.66 (Conditional Use Permit), provided that minimum landscape requirements are met. (Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 5948 § 4; November 9, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6031 § 20: August 22, 2006: Ord. 6075 § 5; September 11, 2007: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022: Ord. 6609 § 16; May 13, 2025.)

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18.20.100 STRUCTURAL LOCATION AND BUILDING ORIENTATION.

All buildings shall have the following orientation to the street:

.010 All buildings shall be aligned either parallel or at right angles to the street rights-of-way.

.020 All buildings adjacent to a public street shall maintain a continuous "street wall," formed by the edge of the building, for a minimum of seventy percent (70%) of the lot/parcel frontage adjacent to the street.

.030 With the exception of parking lots and structures for hotels and office buildings, and as otherwise provided for office development in the Orangewood District, parking lots and structures shall not be located directly adjacent to a public street, but shall be placed internal to the block, in a location screened from view of the public right-of-way or subterranean to the building.

.040 Parking Structures. Except as otherwise provided for office development in the Orangewood District, parking structures shall be screened from view of the public right-of-way. (Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6075 § 6; September 11, 2007: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord. 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022.)

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18.20.110 PUBLIC PARKS, RECREATIONAL-LEISURE AREAS AND LANDSCAPING.

.010 Public Parks. Public parks shall be provided as follows:

.0101 Parcels eight (8.0) acres or larger with residential development totaling more than 325 units, shall provide and construct an on-site public park, at a minimum size of forty-four (44) square feet per residential dwelling unit.

.01 Said park shall be bounded on at least one side by a public street with on-street parking.

.02 This requirement is in addition to the payment of park-in-lieu fees; however, the value of the parkland dedication will

be credited against overall park-in-lieu fees paid for the project. This credit will be given for park land dedication only. No credit will be given for improvements to the park or for recreational-leisure areas, as required subject to subsection 18.20.110.020 (Recreational-Leisure Areas).

.0102 Parcels less than eight (8.0) acres in size shall pay a park-in-lieu fee.

.020 Recreational-Leisure Areas. Two hundred (200) square feet of recreational-leisure area shall be provided for each dwelling unit, and may be provided by private areas, common areas, or a combination of both.

.0201 Common Recreational-Leisure Areas. All common recreational-leisure areas shall be conveniently located and readily accessible from all dwelling units located on the building site, and shall be integrated with, and contiguous to, other common areas on the building site. The common recreational-leisure area may be composed of active or passive facilities, and may incorporate any required setback areas other than setback areas adjacent to public rights-of-way, private streets and alleys and interior property lines, but shall not include or incorporate any driveways or parking areas, trash pickup or storage areas or utility areas. The common recreational-leisure area shall have a minimum dimension of ten (10) feet.

.01 Improvement of Common Recreational-Leisure Areas. All common recreational-leisure areas shall be landscaped

with lawn, trees, shrubs or other plants, as set forth in Chapter 18.46 (Landscaping and Screening), with the exception of reasonably required pedestrian walkways and paved recreational facilities, such as swimming pools and decks and court game facilities.

(a) Fountains, ponds, waterscape, sculpture, planters, benches and decorative screen-type walls installed incidentally

to the primary plants in the landscaping shall be permitted and encouraged.

(b) All required common recreational-leisure areas and other required open space areas shall be developed and

professionally maintained in accordance with approved landscape and irrigation plans.

(c) Courtyards internal to a project, or enclosed on at least three (3) sides, shall have a minimum width of forty (40)

feet, and shall be landscaped with a ratio of hardscape to planting not exceeding a ratio one (1) square foot of landscape to one (1) square foot of hardscape. Pools and spas shall be excluded from this ratio.

(d) The base of a building shall be separated from adjacent common recreational-leisure area by a planter allowing a minimum thirty (30) inches planting width.

.0202 Private Recreational-Leisure Areas. In order for private patios and balconies to count toward the recreational-leisure

area requirement, they must comply with the following:

.01 Any private patios for ground floor units shall not be less than one hundred (100) square feet in area, with a minimum

dimension of eight (8) feet.

.02 Private balconies for dwelling units located entirely above the ground floor shall not be less than seventy (70) square

feet in area, with a minimum dimension of seven (7) feet. Private balconies for dwelling units located in high-rise towers, eight (8) stories or higher, shall not be less than thirty-five (35) square feet in area, with a minimum dimension of five (5) feet.

.030 Landscaping. Landscaping, including fences, walls and hedges, shall be permitted and/or required subject to the conditions and limitations set forth herein and in Chapter 18.46 (Landscaping and Screening) except that the minimum plant size for a Date Palm, which shall be 30-foot, brown-trunk height, and a Mexican Fan Palm, which shall be 20-foot, brown-trunk height. (Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6004 § 3; November 8, 2005: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord. 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022.)

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18.20.120 PARKING, LOADING AND VEHICULAR ACCESS.

.010 Number of Parking Spaces.

.0101 Number of Spaces for Residential Uses. Parking for residential uses shall conform to the requirements of subsection .020 (Dwellings-Multiple Family), of Section 18.42.030 (Residential Parking Requirements) of Chapter 18.42 (Parking and Loading).

.0102 Number of Spaces for Non-Residential Uses. The number of parking spaces for non-residential uses shall conform to the requirements of subsection .010 (Parking Spaces) of Section 18.42.040 (Non-Residential Parking Requirements) of Chapter 18.42 (Parking and Loading).

.0103 Number of Spaces for Mixed-Use Projects. Due to variations in parking demand and the needs of each project, vehicle parking requirements, the demand for drop-off and pick-up locations and the design of the parking areas, including ingress and egress, shall be determined as part of the final site plan review process by the Planning Services Division of the Planning and Building Department based upon information contained in a parking demand study prepared by an independent traffic engineer, as approved by the Planning Services Division of the Planning and Building Department and/or its designee. The parking demand study shall be prepared at the property owner/developer's expense and provided as part of the final site plan application.

.0104 On-Street Parking. Parking located on a private or public street directly in front of a use may be considered for parking credit; providing a parking management plan is approved by the City Engineer, which adequately addresses how parking will be limited to the use that it is intended to serve. Diagonal and perpendicular parking shall be in conformance with Chapter 18.20.120.040.

.0105 Tandem Parking. Tandem parking spaces of not more than two (2) vehicles deep shall be permitted provided that (i) such tandem parking spaces are enclosed or covered parking spaces, and (ii) both spaces are assigned to the same designated dwelling unit.

.0106 Valet Parking. Valet parking may be permitted, provided valet services are provided for and managed by an on-site management company or homeowner's association and a minor conditional use permit is approved pursuant to, and subject to, the conditions and required showings of Chapter 18.66 (Conditional Use Permits).

.0107 Drop-off and Pick-Up Locations. Drop-off and pick-up locations shall be incorporated into the design of parking areas, and the number, location and design shall be approved by the City Engineer.

.020 Designation of Parking for Residential and Non-Residential Uses. Parking spaces specifically designated for non- residential and residential uses shall be marked by the use of posting, pavement markings, and/or physical separation. Parking design shall incorporate separate entrances and exits, or a designated lane, for residents, so that residents are not waiting in line behind non-residential drivers.

.030 Vehicle Access. All vehicle access shall be designed and improved in accordance with the requirements of the City Engineer.

.0301 Primary Vehicle Access. Parcels located adjacent to connector or collector streets shall have their primary vehicle access off of said streets.

.0302 Minimum Distance Between Driveways of Arterials. The minimum distance between adjacent driveways on the same site or adjacent properties located along arterials shall be not less than three hundred and fifty (350) feet, except as otherwise approved by the City Engineer.

.0303 Vehicular Access from Katella Avenue. When two or more parcels or lots located adjacent to Katella Avenue are considered as a single, integrated development, additional driveways may be permitted, subject to the Standard Driveway Detail requirements of the Public Works Department.

.0304 Driveway Width Dimensions. Driveways shall be a minimum of twenty-four (24) feet wide, and a maximum of thirty- five (35) feet wide, in order to enhance the pedestrian experience. Wider widths may be allowed if pedestrian circulation is not significantly compromised, subject to the approval of the City's Traffic and Transportation Manager, based on sound engineering practices.

.040 Streets. As provided in the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan, connector and collector streets and a Market

Street will be required within the PTMU Overlay Zone. The location of these streets shall be in conformance with the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan, and shall be approved by the City Engineer, based on an access and alignment study. Additional connector streets may be required by the City Engineer, based on projected traffic volumes as determined by a traffic study.

.0401 The streets shall be designed to comply with the cross sections in the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan; provided that the final width, including supplemental turn lanes if required, shall be determined, based on anticipated traffic volumes analyzed as part of a project specific traffic impact study to be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer.

.0402 Traffic-calming and special street design features, such as enhanced paving and parkway tapers at intersections, are permitted and encouraged, subject to the approval of the City Engineer.

.0403 Diagonal and perpendicular parking may be permitted on Connector Streets subject to the review and approval of the City Engineer.

.050 Loading Areas. Off-street loading spaces shall be provided as follows:

.0501 Non-residential uses off-street loading requirements shall comply with the requirements of Section18.42.100 (Loading Requirements) of Chapter 18.42 (Parking and Loading). The Honda Center is not subject to this requirement.

.0502 Residential Uses.

.01 Residential uses shall have one (1) off-street loading space or moving plaza for every one hundred and fifty (150)

units.

.02 Loading spaces or moving plazas shall be located near entries and/or elevators.

.03 Loading spaces or moving plazas shall be incorporated into the design of vehicular access areas.

.04 Decorative paving, removable bollards and potted plants are permitted and encouraged to enhance loading spaces

or moving plazas.

.05 Loading spaces or moving plazas may be located on a local or connector street, with the approval of the City Traffic and Transportation Manager. The adjacent parkway and setback landscape treatment shall be designed to allow for loading and unloading. (Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6101 § 13; April 22, 2008: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6213 §§ 1, 2; June 7, 2011: Ord. 6317 § 8; March 3, 2015: Ord. 6344, §§ 7 - 9; October 20, 2015: Ord. 6425 § 10; December 19, 2017: Ord. 6432 § 18; April 10, 2018: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022: Ord. 6609 § 17; May 13, 2025.)

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18.20.130 REFUSE STORAGE AND RECYCLING FACILITIES, AND PRIVATE STORAGE AREAS.

.010 Refuse Storage and Recycling Facilities. Refuse storage areas and recycling facilities shall conform to the standards set forth in the document entitled "Refuse Container Enclosure for Multiple-Family Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Use" (Form 139), on file with the City of Anaheim or as otherwise approved by the Director of Public Works, with the additional requirement that the refuse storage facilities for residential and non-residential users shall be maintained as separate facilities, and shall not allow commingling of the separate facilities. The storage areas shall be screened from adjacent public or private rights-of-way, or railroads.

.020 Private Storage Areas. General storage cabinets, with a minimum size of one hundred (100) cubic feet capacity, shall be required for each dwelling unit. Provision of said storage areas shall be in addition to the minimum floor area of the unit. Storage areas shall be a single continuous space. Storage areas shall be located inside the dwelling unit or adjacent to the dwelling unit's balcony or patio.

.0201 Arena District. Residential projects implementing Section 18.20.195.130.1305(j) shall provide an additional fifty (50) cubic feet capacity of storage area. This additional storage area shall comply with either of the following:

(a) The additional private storage area shall be provided inside the dwelling unit in a contiguous space with all other

required private storage in this subsection; or

(b) The additional private storage area shall be provided as the cumulative cubic feet capacity of all the dwelling units

implementing this paragraph. The storage area shall be designed for storage of oversized items, such as bicycles, canoes, kayaks, or paddleboards. The storage area shall be located on the basement or ground floor adjacent to a primary pedestrian accessway. (Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord. 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022: Ord. 6595 § 3; November 13, 2024.)

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18.20.140 DESIGN STANDARDS.

.010 The design of buildings within the Platinum Triangle shall be of the highest quality in massing, design details and amenities.

.020 Amenities. High quality recreational and service amenities to serve the tenants of the residential complexes shall be provided. Such amenities may include, but are not limited to, private health clubs or fitness centers, meeting rooms, recreational rooms, pools, spas, dry cleaning collection and distribution, computer facilities, barbecues, decks, court game facilities, and community fireplaces.

.030 Integrated Design. The design of buildings, signs, landscaping and other structures or elements shall feature a unified and integrated theme.

.040 Architectural Massing. With the exception of office buildings and hotels, and as otherwise provided for office development in the Orangewood District, buildings shall comply with the following:

.0401 Regardless of style, a building shall not have a continuous roof or parapet line exceeding one hundred twenty (120) feet in length, without vertical breaks that cause a change in height of at least six (6) feet.

.0402 When a building exceeds two hundred forty (240) feet in length, building height shall step down, in at least one location at least one (1) floor, for a minimum length of twenty-four (24) feet.

.0403 The wall plane of a building facade shall not extend longer than eighty (80) feet, without a break in the plane no less than three (3) feet in depth.

.050 Facades.

.0501 Street wall facades shall be architecturally enhanced through the use of arcades, colonnades, recessed entrances, window details, bays, variation in building materials, and other details such as cornices and contrasting colors. Total blank wall areas (without windows or entrances) are prohibited. In addition to architectural massing requirements, building facades shall be articulated through the use of separated wall surfaces, contrasting colors and materials, variations in building setbacks, and attractive window fenestrations.

.0502 Street wall facades shall be integrated with public plazas, mini parks, outdoor dining, and other pedestrian-oriented amenities.

.0503 Buildings at corners of any street intersection not identified as requiring landmark architecture in the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan, shall receive special treatment to enhance the pedestrian experience, and create visual interest and focal points at the entryways, such as but not limited to, building cut-offs and corner entrances with additional architectural detail.

.0504 Tops of building facades shall be visually terminated through the use of cornices, stepped parapets, hip and mansard roofs, stepped terraces, domes and other forms of multifaceted building tops.

.060 Architectural Detail.

.0601 Buildings on corners must address both streets with an equal level of architectural detail.

.0602 Projecting features to create visual interest and distinction between residential units, such as balconies, porches, bays, and dormer windows, are required. Trim detail on rooflines, porches, windows and doors on street-facing elevations are required.

.0603 When trim is used, a minimum of one-inch by four-inch (1" x 4") trim is required.

.0604 With stucco walls, a minimum one-inch (1") deep, raised relief around the window is required.

.0605 With brick, a minimum two-inch (2") wide brickmold is required around windows.

.0606 "Corner Boards" (the board upon which siding is fitted at the corner of a frame structure) are required with wood or simulated wood sidings.

.0607 Dormers, when used, must be authentic and either be habitable or provide attic ventilation and have a symmetrical gable, hip, shed or curved form.

.0608 Windows shall have clear glazing, (panes or sheets of glass) or lightly tinted glazing e.g., low emissivity, solar or spandrel glazing (opaque glass for concealing structural elements). Other types of mirror glazing (including tinted or opaque glass) are not permitted.

.0609 Windows shall be recessed (not flush with the wall plane) to create shadow lines and to impart a three-dimensional design feature , with the exception of office buildings and hotels.

.0610 All first floor exterior doors for residential units shall be hinged. Sliding glass doors for residential units are permitted only above the first floor, and on rear or interior side yard elevations not visible from public rights-of-way or adjacent properties.

.0611 Primary wall materials used on the front facade must be repeated on the rear and side elevations.

.0612 The lower thirty percent (30%) portion of balcony rails, when used, shall be finished with a permanent, solid, building material that matches or is otherwise compatible with the building.

.0613 Balconies, when used, shall provide penetrations in the building mass at least three (3) feet, create shadow, and expose extended wall thickness.

.070 Roof Treatments.

.0701 Roofs shall be of a monochromic color, and all penetrations and appurtenances shall be painted to match, or be compatible with, the roof color so that their visibility is minimized.

.0702 Rooftop mechanical equipment shall be mounted behind major rooftop elements such as stair or elevator penthouses, parapets or architectural projections, so that the equipment is not visible from the adjacent public rights-of-way or adjacent property at grade level.

.080 Parking Treatments.

.0801 Parking structures shall be screened from view, and shall include architectural detailing, facade treatment, artwork, landscaping, or similar visual features to enhance the street façade, except as otherwise provided for office development in the Orangewood District.

.0802 With the exception of parking structures for office buildings and hotels, and as otherwise provided for office development in the Orangewood District, any parking structure facing the street, excluding vehicular access areas, shall be lined with residential, live/work or other usable space, to clad the face of the structure so that it is not visible from the adjacent street.

.0803 Subterranean parking structures can extend above grade up to two feet six inches (2' 6"), without requiring cladding treatment as required above, except as otherwise provided for office development in the Orangewood District.

.0804 Parking structures for office buildings and hotels facing the street, shall screen and enhance the design of the parking structure through architectural detailing, landscaping, façade treatment, or similar visual features.

.0805 Parking structures shall include a squeal-free floor treatment.

.090 Service Areas. Service areas and mechanical/electrical/backflow prevention equipment shall be located and screened to reduce their visibility from public and communal gathering areas; methods of screening that are compatible with the project's architecture shall be utilized.

.100 Landmark Architecture. Building architecture on key intersection corners, as shown on the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan, requires special treatment. This treatment shall consist of the following:

.1001 Tower element that demonstrates distinctive architectural features on the facade, by providing both greater height and off-set from the building wall plane.

.1002 Enhanced pedestrian entry on the corner defined as including at least three (3) of the following characteristics:

.01 Oriented on a diagonal to the corner.

.02 Setback at least three (3) feet behind the building facade.

.03 Two (2) story entrance height and twenty (20) foot entrance width.

.04 Canopy, overhang or other architectural covering over the building entry.

.05 Other architectural elements of a size and scale easily visible from at least one block away, and customized for that

specific corner location.

.06 Decorative landscaping, hardscape, planters and/or fountains.

.110 Building Treatment Adjacent to Streets. Consistent with the goal of creating walkable and safe neighborhoods, the ground floor of a building, and the space between the building and street, require "pedestrian friendly" design treatments.

.1101 Commercial Ground Floor Treatment. Except as otherwise provided for office development in the Orangewood District, when the ground floor is intended for retail or other commercial use in a vertically mixed use building, the ground floor elevation exposed to the street shall provide:

.01 Primary pedestrian access directly from the adjacent public street frontage.

.02 A maximum eighteen (18) inch deep area, measured out from the face of the building, within which a commercial

tenant may customize store front design.

.03 A pedestrian signage area at least twenty-four (24) inches in height integrated into the front ground floor elevation of

the building.

.04 An average of fourteen (14) foot floor to ceiling height on the retail ground floor.

.05 Projecting signs.

.06 Approximately twice the amount of window area on the ground floor compared to other floors.

.07 At least one (1) of the following devices shall be used to visually differentiate the retail from other levels:

(a) Minimum two (2) foot and maximum six (6) foot setback between the ground and upper floors;

(b) Use of overhangs, awnings or trellis work for at least sixty percent (60%) of the frontage.

.1102 Arterial Streets - Residential Ground Floor. When residential ground floor use is adjacent to an arterial street, the ground floor shall be designed to provide the following:

.01 At least one (1) residential entry into a communal lobby or courtyard per block.

.02 Dwelling unit patios shall be located at least eighteen (18) inches above the sidewalk grade.

.1103 Connector Streets - Residential Ground Floor. When residential ground floor use is adjacent to a connector street, regardless of the number of floors, the ground floor shall be designed to provide the following:

.01 Communal or individual dwelling unit entries accessible from the adjacent street and/or individual dwelling unit

walkway connections to the adjacent street sidewalk.

.02 Residential entry stoops, patios or communal entries shall be at least eighteen (18) inches above the sidewalk grade,

for a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the entries along connector streets.

.120 Pedestrian Circulation. On-site pedestrian circulation shall be continuous, connect various on-site uses and, where feasible, connect to off-site transit stops. (Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6075 §§ 7-9 September 11, 2007: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022: Ord. 6555 § 24; April 4, 2023.)

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18.20.150 SIGNS.

.010 Coordinated Program. A coordinated sign program is required to be submitted to the Planning and Building Department, per the requirements of subsection 18.44.055.040 (Coordinated Sign Program), prior to the issuance of the first sign permit and shall address the following:

.0101 Signs shall complement the architecture of the building and provide a unifying element along the streetscape.

.0102 The size, scale, and style of signs shall be internally consistent, and consistent with the scale of the buildings of which they are a part.

.0103 Wall signs for ground floor uses shall be placed between the doorway and the upper facade, and shall be located at approximately the same height as all other ground floor wall signs to create a unifying, horizontal pattern.

.020 Applicability of Other Regulations. The provisions in Chapter 18.44 (Signs) shall apply to projects within the PTMU Overlay Zone except as listed below. Residential uses shall be subject to the requirements of Section 18.44.070 (Signs in Residential Zones).

.0201 Awning signs and projecting signs are permitted for buildings with ground floor commercial uses.

.0202 Thematic elements, three-dimensional objects or non-habitable structures, such as a gateway, tower, sculpture, spire and similar architectural features to entertain pedestrians, are permitted.

.030 Banners used as temporary Real Estate signs in Mixed Use Developments. In conjunction with obtaining a Special Event Permit (Section 18.38.240), Mixed Use Developments within the PTMU Overlay Zone are permitted to use banners as real estate signage (as defined in Section 18.44.030) if all of the following provisions are met:

.0301 Banners shall be kept clean, neatly maintained, with no missing sign copy, or ripped or faded material. Any un- maintained or damaged portion of the banners shall be repaired or replaced immediately. Non-compliance shall constitute a public nuisance and shall be subject to immediate termination of the permit.

.0302 Banners shall be no greater than 225 square feet or one percent (1%) of the building face to which the banner is attached, whichever is greater.

.0303 Banners shall be safely affixed to the building in a manner which ensures the safety of the public.

.0304 A maximum of one (1) banner shall be permitted per street frontage.

.0305 Banners shall only apply to projects implementing the PTMU Overlay Zone.

.0306 Banners shall not be permitted on the same street frontage of a lot that concurrently contains a freestanding real estate sign advertising the same project, as defined by Sections 18.44.180 and 18.44.190.

.0307 Banners shall be subject to the time limitations contained in Section 18.44.190.060 regarding Temporary Tract Signs. (Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6351 § 14; December 15, 2015: Ord. 6506 § 19; February 9, 2021: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022.)

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18.20.160 COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS.

The following standards are intended to ensure the compatibility of uses in a mixed-use project.

.010 Security. Residential units shall be designed to ensure the security of residents, through the provision of secured entrances and exits that are separate from the non-residential uses, and are directly accessible to parking areas. Non- residential and residential uses shall not have common entrance hallways or common balconies. These separations shall be shown on the development plan, and the separations shall be permanently maintained.

.020 Restriction on Activities. Commercial uses shall be designed and operated, and hours of operation limited, so that neighboring residents are not exposed to offensive noise, especially from traffic, trash collection, routine deliveries or late night activity. No use shall produce continual loading or unloading of heavy trucks at the site between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.

.030 Vibrations and Odors. No use, activity or process shall produce continual vibrations or noxious odors that are perceptible without instruments by the average person at the property lines of the site or within the interior of residential units on the site.

.040 Lighting. Outdoor lighting associated with commercial uses shall not adversely impact surrounding residential uses, but shall provide sufficient illumination for access and security purposes. Such lighting shall not blink, flash or oscillate.

.050 Windows. Residential windows shall not directly face loading areas and docks. To the extent windows of residential units face each other, the windows shall be offset to maximize privacy. (Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022.)

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18.20.170 GATEWAY DISTRICT SUB-AREA B STANDARDS.

Multiple-Family development in the Gateway District Sub-Area B shall be subject to the approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 2003-04763, as may be amended from time to time, as set forth in Table 20-A (Primary Uses: Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone) and shall comply with all provisions of Chapter 18.20 (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use Overlay Zone) and shall comply with all of the provisions of Chapter 18.20 (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use Overlay Zone), except as set forth in Section 18.20.200 (Implementation) or as set forth below:

.010 The required setbacks prescribed in Section 18.20.090 (Structural Setbacks) shall be applicable, except as set forth below.

.0101 No minimum setback area is required adjacent to the interior southerly property line abutting the City boundary adjacent to the City of Orange.

.0102 Where an on-site driveway is provided between two (2) buildings, no minimum landscaped area is required; however, building walls shall be planted with clinging vines.

.020 The required public park provision and construction requirements prescribed in subsection18.20.110.010 (Public Parks) shall not be applicable to development in Sub-Area B; however, payment of park-in-lieu fees is required.

.030 The standards prescribed in subsection 18.20.140.040 (Architectural Massing) paragraph .0403 shall not be applicable.

.040 The standards prescribed in subsection 18.20.140.060 (Architectural Detail) paragraph .0610 shall not be applicable.

.050 The standards prescribed in paragraph 18.20.140.110.1102 (Arterial Streets - Residential Ground Floor) shall not be applicable. (Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6208; April 26, 2011: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022.)

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18.20.180 ORANGEWOOD DISTRICT STANDARDS.

Office development in the Orangewood District shall comply with all provisions ofChapter 18.20 (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use Overlay Zone) or as set forth below:

.010 Architectural Massing.

.0101 An office building is permitted to have a continuous roof or parapet line exceeding two hundred forty (240) feet in length without vertical breaks or stepping down one (1) floor.

.0102 The wall plane of an office building façade shall not extend longer than one hundred twenty feet (120), without a break in the plane of no less than three (3) feet in depth.

.020 Parking Treatments.

.0201 Parking structures facing the street are not required to clad the face of the structure with residential, live/work or other usable space. Said structures shall be screened through architectural detailing, landscaping, façade treatment, or similar visual features to disguise the building as a parking structure.

.0202 Subterranean parking structures can extend above grade up to two feet six inches (2'6"), subject to screening requirements as listed above.

.030 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the standards prescribed in subsection .110 (Building Treatment Adjacent to Streets) of Section 18.20.140 shall not be applicable. (Ord. 6075 § 10; September 11, 2007: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022.)

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18.20.190 STADIUM DISTRICT STANDARDS.

Development in the Stadium District shall comply with all provisions ofChapter 18.20 (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use Overlay Zone), except as set forth below:

.010 Modification of Development Standards. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the City Council may approve the modification of development standards contained in Chapter 18.20 (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use Overlay Zone) for development in the Stadium Districts. A final site plan or master site plan that requires the modification of development standards contained in Chapter 18.20 (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use Overlay Zone) shall be processed concurrently with the development agreement as required by subsection 18.20.200.020. Before the City Council may approve the modification of development standards pursuant to this Section, it must make a finding of fact in the ordinance approving the development agreement or other written decision that the evidence presented shows that all of the following conditions exist:

.0101 That the modification of development standards will not be detrimental to the health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the citizens of Anaheim; and

.0102 That the size and shape of the site is adequate to allow the full development of the proposed use in a manner not

detrimental to the particular area or to health and safety; and

.0103 That the proposed development is consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan and with the purpose and intent of the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan, Chapter 18.20 (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use Overlay Zone) and any other related design criteria; and

.0104 That the design and layout of the proposed development will not interfere with existing or proposed development in the surrounding area; and

.0105 That adequate provisions have been made for the loading and unloading of persons, supplies and materials in a manner that does not obstruct required parking and accessways or impact adjacent land uses; and

.0106 That the proposed development will not limit or adversely affect the growth and development of adjoining lands or the general area in which it is proposed to be located. (Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022.)

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18.20.195 ARENA DISTRICT AND TRANSIT DISTRICT STANDARDS.

Development in the Arena District and Transit District shall comply with the following development standards. Where provisions of this title may conflict with Exhibit B (Master Site Plan No. MIS2020-00751) of Development Agreement No. 2020- 00004, the Development Agreement and Master Site Plan shall prevail.

.010 Structural Heights. The height requirements for the Arena District and Transit District are shown in Table 20-I (Maximum Structural Height: Arena District and Transit District and apply in addition to the Structural Height Limitations in Chapter 18.40 (General Development Standards).

Table 20-I

MAXIMUM STRUCTURAL HEIGHT: ARENA DISTRICT AND TRANSIT DISTRICT

Maximum Height in Feet

Arena District Unlimited Transit Unlimited

.020 Site Coverage. The maximum site coverage for the Arena District and Transit District is seventy-five percent (75%).

.0201 "Coverage" is calculated as the sum of the area of all building footprint areas including all covered parking spaces, divided by the gross area of the District Sub-Area, excluding public and private streets.

.0202 Accessory Buildings and Structures. All accessory buildings and structures, shall be included in the maximum site coverage calculation.

.030 Residential Project Size and Type. The minimum residential project size shall be fifty (50) dwelling units. The minimum residential project density shall be 45 units per acre, based on the net project site. Residential projects shall be designed in a cohesive architectural style that complements the unique entertainment and mixed use character of the Arena District with distinctive mass, style, articulation, variation, and architectural interest.

.0301 Density in Arena District and Transit District. The Density in the Arena District and Transit District shall be calculated as the number of dwelling units per acre of land, including the area used for open space, recreational uses, and accessory uses associated with the residential use, but excluding public and private streets, public and private easements for ingress and egress, and any area used for non-residential purposes.

.040 Floor Area. The minimum floor area for dwelling units is shown in Table 20-J (Minimum Floor Area: Arena District and Transit District).

.0401 Calculations. For purposes of this section, a "Bedroom" is a private habitable room planned or used for sleeping, separated from other rooms by a door or a similar partition. Further, all rooms (other than a living room, family room, dining room, bathroom, hall, lobby, closet or pantry) having seventy (70) square feet or more of floor area, or less than fifty percent (50%) of the total length of any wall open to an adjacent room or hallway, shall be considered a "Bedroom."

Table 20-J

MINIMUM FLOOR AREA: ARENA DISTRICT AND TRANSIT DISTRICT

Unit Type Minimum Floor Area Studio Units: 550 square feet One-Bedroom Units: 650 square feet Two-Bedroom Units: 825 square feet Three-Bedroom Units: 1,000 square feet

1,000 square feet plus 200 square feet for More Than a Three-Bedroom Unit: each bedroom over three

.050 Structural Setbacks. Every building or structure erected under the provisions of this zone shall be provided with setbacks as follows:

.0501 Setbacks Abutting Public Rights-of-Way, Private Streets and Alleys.

(a) Minimum Open Setback. All properties shall have a minimum open setback for the width of the property, as indicated

in Table 20-K (Structural Setbacks: Arena District and Transit District).

(1) Setbacks abutting public rights-of-way shall be parallel to the centerline of the adjoining public rights-of-way, and

shall be measured from the ultimate right-of-way, as indicated in the Circulation Element of the General Plan.

(2) Setbacks abutting private streets and alleys shall be parallel to the centerline of the adjoining private street or alley,

and measured from the private access easement.

(b) Required Improvement of Setbacks. Setbacks abutting public rights-of-way, private streets and alleys shall be

landscaped with lawn, trees, shrubs or other plants, and/or decorated hard surface expansion of the sidewalk, as set forth in Chapter 18.46 (Landscaping and Screening) and Table 20-K. Setback areas shall be permanently maintained in a neat and orderly manner.

(c) Permitted Encroachments. Setbacks abutting public rights-of-way, private streets and alleys may include the following

encroachments:

(1) Patios and ground floor commercial uses that encroach into the required street setback no more than the maximum

amount allowed per Table 20-K.

(2) Walkway connections to building entrances, provided that special paving treatment or modular paving materials are

used.

(3) Vehicular and bike accessways.

(4) Transit stops.

(5) Outdoor seating and dining areas in conjunction with full-service restaurants, coffee shops, and bakeries, provided

that such areas shall be designed to not adversely affect the safe and efficient circulation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

(6) Public art displays, fountains, ponds, planters, outdoor seating areas, benches, decorative trash receptacles,

planters, public plazas, or other similar amenities and attractive street furnishings that create public gathering places.

(7) Newsracks that are designed to be aesthetically harmonious with the character of the area, and not cause

obstruction or adversely affect the safe and efficient circulation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

(8) Cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, buttresses and fireplaces that encroach into the required street setback no

more than thirty-six (36) inches.

(9) Awnings, canopies and arcades.

(10) Open, unenclosed balconies that encroach into the required street setback no more than three (3) feet.

(11) Covered or uncovered entrances that do not extend above the level of the first floor of the building, and that

include a wall not more than thirty-six (36) inches in height that encroaches into the required street setback no more than five (5) feet.

(12) Fences, walls and hedges that comply with Section 18.46.110 (Screening, Fences, Walls and Hedges) of Chapter

18.46 (Landscaping and Screening) and subsection 18.20.30.020 (Accessory Uses).

(13) Ground mounted Mechanical and Utility Equipment, with screening materials consistent with Master Site Plan

MIS2020-00751.

(14) Pedestrian bridges and ancillary staircases.

(d) Parking, loading or unloading of privately owned and operated automobiles and other vehicles shall be prohibited in

all required setbacks.

(e) Required vehicle site distances shall be maintained. No landscaping or other elements such as signs or fences

exceeding twenty-four (24) inches in height shall be permitted within the line-of-sight triangle described in Section 18.44.080 (Freestanding and Monument Signs-General) of Chapter 18.44 (Signs) and as shown on the applicable Engineering Standard Detail pertaining to commercial drive approaches unless otherwise approved by the City Traffic and Transportation Manager.

.0502 Modifications. The setbacks prescribed in this section and Table 20-K may be modified in connection with a minor conditional use permit as set forth in Chapter 18.66 (Conditional Use Permit).

Table 20-K

STRUCTURAL SETBACKS: ARENA DISTRICT AND TRANSIT DISTRICT

Table 20-K

STRUCTURAL SETBACKS: ARENA DISTRICT AND TRANSIT DISTRICT

Street Minimum Setback Permitted Encroachments Required Landscape Arena District: 10 feet; 5 feet for Ground floor commercial: 4 feet. Adjacent to ground floor Katella Avenue up to 30% of the street frontage. Parking Structure Entrances: 5 commercial uses, up to 80% of Transit District: 8 feet. feet. the setback area may be paved. Douglass Road – South of Katella 10 feet None Avenue North of Stanley Cup Way: 10 feet. Subject to Chapter 18.46 River Road South of Stanley Cup Way: 10 None Landscaping and Screening feet; 5 feet for up to 30% of street frontage. Patios: 7 feet. Residential Buildings: 3 feet. Ground Floor Commercial: 3 feet. The area between residential Parking Structures: 5 feet. patios and the sidewalks shall be Private Streets 9 feet; 0 feet of up to 30% of the South side of Stanley Cup Way fully landscaped. and Drives street frontage and North side of Stanley Cup Adjacent to ground floor Way, west of Douglass Road and commercial uses, up to 80% of Interior Drives in Arena District the setback area may be paved. Sub-Areas D1 and D2: Sidewalks, parallel to the Private Street or Drive. A minimum 4-foot- wide Patios: 2 feet. pedestrian walkway shall be Residential Buildings: 2 feet. Alleys 10 feet provided parallel to the alley. All Ground Floor Commercial: 2 other portions of the setback feet. area shall be fully landscaped. Railroad Rights-of- Setback area shall be fully 10 feet None Way landscaped 10 feet; 6 feet for up to 20% of Setback area shall be fully Freeways None building frontage landscaped Interior Property In compliance with California 0 feet Lines Building and Fire Codes Setbacks Between In compliance with California 0 feet Buildings On- Site Building and Fire Codes

.060 Structural Location and Building Orientation. Buildings and structures shall be located and oriented in the general place and manner depicted in Exhibit B (Master Site Plan MIS2020-00751) of Development Agreement No. 2020-00004.

.070 Public Parks. Public parks in the Arena and Transit District shall be provided in the place, schedule, and manner required by Development Agreement No. 2020-00004, including the Parks and Open Space Plan in Master Site Plan MIS 2020- 00751.

.080 Recreational-Leisure Areas. Recreational-Leisure Areas for all residential projects in the Arena District shall be provided in the place and manner as required in Section 18.20.110.020 and as further shown in Exhibit B (Master Site Plan) of Development Agreement No. 2020-00004.

.090 Parking, Loading and Vehicular Access.

.0901 Number of Spaces for Residential Uses. Parking for residential uses shall conform to the requirements of subsection .020 Dwelling-Multiple Family, of Section 18.42.030 Residential Parking Requirements, or as otherwise permitted in Chapter 18.52.100 (Parking Ratios) of Chapter 18.52 (Affordable Housing) for affordable housing projects.

.0902 Number of Spaces for Non-Residential Uses. The number of parking spaces for non-residential uses shall be determined by the type of use (use class) specified in Table 42-A (Non-Residential Parking Requirements) of Chapter 18.42 (Parking and Loading).

.0903 Number of Spaces for Mixed-Use Projects. Due to variations in parking demand and the needs of each project, vehicle parking requirements, the demand for drop-off and pick-up locations and the design of the parking areas, including ingress and egress, shall be determined as part of the final site plan review process by the Planning Services Division of the Planning and Building Department based upon information contained in a parking demand study prepared by an independent traffic engineer, as approved by the Planning Services Division of the Planning and Building Department and/or its designee.

The parking demand study shall be prepared at the property owner/developer’s expense and provided as part of the final site plan application.

.0904 On-Street Parking. Parking located on a private or public street directly in front of a use may be considered for parking credit; providing a parking management plan is approved by the City Engineer, which adequately addresses how parking will be limited to the use that it is intended to serve. Diagonal and perpendicular parking shall be in conformance with Chapter 18.20.120.040.

.0905 Tandem Parking in Residential Projects. Tandem parking spaces of not more than two (2) vehicles deep shall be permitted provided that (i) such tandem parking spaces are enclosed or covered parking spaces, and (ii) both spaces are assigned to the same designated dwelling unit.

.0906 Tandem Parking for Surface Parking Lots. Tandem parking spaces shall be permitted on surface parking lots consistent with the tandem parking detail in the Master Site Plan provided that (i) such tandem parking spaces are restricted to employee parking only and (ii) operate with a parking management plan as part of the Final Site Plan review process and approved by the Planning and Building Director.

.0907 Valet Parking. Valet parking may be permitted, provided valet services are provided for and managed by an on-site management company or homeowner’s association and a minor conditional use permit is approved pursuant to, and subject to, the conditions and required showings of Chapter 18.66 (Conditional Use Permits).

.0908 Drop-off and Pick-Up Locations. Drop-off and pick-up locations shall be incorporated into the design of parking areas, and the number, location and design shall be approved by the City Engineer.

.0909 Designation of Parking for Residential and Non-Residential Uses. Parking spaces specifically designated for non- residential and residential uses shall be marked by the use of posting, pavement markings, and/or physical separation. Parking design shall incorporate separate entrances and exits, or a designated lane, for residents, so that residents are not waiting in line behind non-residential drivers.

.0910 Vehicle Access. All vehicle access shall be designed and improved in accordance with the requirements of the City Engineer.

(a) Minimum Distance Between Driveways of Arterials. The minimum distance between adjacent driveways on the same

site or adjacent properties located along arterials shall be not less than three hundred and fifty (350) feet, except as otherwise approved by the City Engineer.

(b) Vehicular Access from Katella Avenue. When two or more parcels or lots located adjacent to Katella Avenue are

considered as a single, integrated development, additional driveways may be permitted, subject to the Standard Driveway Detail requirements of the Public Works Department.

(c) Driveway Width Dimensions. Driveways shall be a minimum of twenty-four (24) feet wide, and a maximum of thirty-

five (35) feet wide, in order to enhance the pedestrian experience. Wider widths may be allowed if pedestrian circulation is not significantly compromised, subject to the approval of the City's Traffic and Transportation Manager, based on sound engineering practices.

.0911 Parking Lot Landscaping. Landscaping for publicly accessible surface parking lots proposed to be redeveloped, as identified in the Master Site Plan, shall comply with the provisions listed in this paragraph and shall supersede the requirements in Section 18.20.195.050.0501(b):

(a) Stanley Cup Way, Douglass Road (north of Stanley Cup Way), and Cerritos Avenue frontage. All required street setback areas shall be provided and maintained with a minimum of bark, mulch, or decomposed granite.

(b) Katella Avenue, Douglass Road (south of Katella Avenue), and River Road frontage. All required street setback

areas, and areas immediately adjacent that are visible, shall be provided and maintained with a minimum of hydroseed and/or small plant material. Boxed trees shall be provided within the street setback every thirty (30) linear feet in areas where the adjacent grade is level or an upslope condition flatter than 20%. All required trees shall be a minimum size of twenty-four (24) inch box.

(c) Fencing. A chain link fence with screening applied shall be permitted outside of the street setback. The chain link

fence shall include graphics that temporarily enhance the aesthetic quality of the site but shall not include signage as regulated in Chapter 18.44. Areas screened by fencing shall not be required to provide landscaping.

(d) Bond for permanent landscaping shall be provided at a rate based on the Public Works Cost Estimate, on file with the

Public Works Department, for applicable landscape subject to the approval of the Planning and Building Director, for the required street setback area only. Bond shall be exonerated upon issuance of a grading permit that removes the landscape setback area.

.0912 Employee Parking Lot Landscaping. Landscaping for surface employee parking lots, identified in the Master Site Plan, shall be determined as a part of the Final Site Plan.

.0913 Parking Lot Landscaping for Lot B. New parking lot improvements shall comply with the provision ofChapter 18.46 (Landscaping and Screening).

.100 Streets. The location of streets shall be in conformance with the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan, and shall be approved by the City Engineer, based on an access and alignment study.

.1001 The streets shall be designed to comply with the cross sections in the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan and

Exhibit B (Master Site Plan MIS2020-000751) of Development Agreement No. 2020-00004.

.1002 Traffic-calming and special street design features, such as enhanced paving and parkway tapers at intersections, are permitted and encouraged, subject to the approval of the City Engineer.

.1003 Diagonal and perpendicular parking may be permitted subject to the review and approval of the City Engineer.

.110 Loading Areas. Loading spaces shall be provided as follows:

.1101 Non-residential uses off-street loading requirements shall comply with the requirements of Section18.42.100 (Loading Requirements) of Chapter 18.42 (Parking and Loading). The Honda Center is not subject to this requirement.

.1102 Residential Uses. Residential uses shall have one (1) off-street loading space or moving plaza for every one hundred and fifty (150) units. Loading spaces or moving plazas may be located on private streets. Loading spaces or moving plazas shall be located near entries and/or elevators. Decorative paving, removable bollards and potted plants are permitted and encouraged to enhance loading spaces or moving plazas.

.120 Refuse Storage, Recycling Facilities, and Private Storage. Refuse storage, recycling facilities, and private storage area requirements in the Arena District and Transit District shall be the same as required in Chapter 18.20.130.

.130 Design Standards. The design of buildings within the Arena District and Transit District shall be of the highest quality in massing, design details and amenities.

.1301 Amenities. High quality recreational and service amenities to serve the tenants of the residential complexes shall be provided. Such amenities may include, but are not limited to, private health clubs or fitness centers, meeting rooms, recreational rooms, pools, spas, dry cleaning collection and distribution, computer facilities, barbecues, decks, court game facilities, and community fireplaces.

.1302 Integrated Design. The design of buildings, signs, landscaping and other structures or elements shall feature a unified and integrated theme.

.1303 Architectural Massing. With the exception of office buildings and hotels, and as otherwise provided for office development in the Orangewood District, buildings shall comply with the following:

(a) Regardless of style, a building shall not have a continuous roof or parapet line exceeding two hundred (200) feet in

length, without vertical breaks that cause a change in height of at least six (6) feet.

(b) When a building exceeds two hundred forty (240) feet in length, building height shall step down, in at least one

location at least one (1) floor, for a minimum length of twenty-four (24) feet.

(c) The wall plane of a building facade shall not extend longer than one hundred sixty (160) feet, without a break in the

plane no less than three (3) feet in depth.

.1304 Facades Visible to Public Rights of Way shall comply with the following:

(a) Street wall facades shall be architecturally enhanced through the use of arcades, colonnades, recessed entrances,

window details, bays, variation in building materials, and other details such as cornices and contrasting colors. Total blank wall areas (without windows or entrances) are prohibited. In addition to architectural massing requirements, building facades shall be articulated through the use of separated wall surfaces, contrasting colors and materials, variations in building setbacks, and attractive window fenestrations.

(b) Street wall facades shall be integrated with public plazas, mini parks, outdoor dining, and other pedestrian-oriented

amenities.

(c) Buildings at corners of any street intersection not identified as requiring landmark architecture in the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan, shall receive special treatment to enhance the pedestrian experience, and create visual interest and focal points at the entryways, such as but not limited to, building cut-offs and corner entrances with additional architectural detail.

(d) Tops of building facades for residential buildings shall be visually terminated through the use of cornices, stepped

parapets, hip and mansard roofs, stepped terraces, domes and other forms of multifaceted building tops.

.1305 Architectural Detail for Residential Buildings.

(a) Buildings on corners must address both streets with an equal level of architectural detail.

(b) Projecting features to create visual interest and distinction between units, such as balconies, porches, bays, and

dormer windows, are required. Trim detail on rooflines, porches, windows and doors on street-facing elevations are required.

(c) When trim is used, a minimum of one-inch by two-inch (1" x 2") trim is required.

(d) “Corner Boards” (the board upon which siding is fitted at the corner of a frame structure) are required with wood or

simulated wood sidings.

(e) Dormers must be authentic and either be habitable or provide attic ventilation and have a symmetrical gable, hip, shed

or curved form.

(f) Windows shall have clear glazing, (panes or sheets of glass) or lightly tinted glazing e.g., low emissivity, solar or

spandrel glazing (opaque glass for concealing structural elements). Other types of mirror glazing (including tinted or opaque glass) are not permitted.

(g) Windows shall be recessed or project (not flush with the wall plane) to create shadow lines and to impart a three- dimensional design feature.

(h) All first floor exterior doors shall be hinged, if serving as the primary door to the unit.

(i) Primary wall materials used on the front facade must be repeated on the rear and side elevations.

(j) Balconies that comply with the conditions listed in this clause are not required to be finished with solid and/or opaque

balcony railing.

(1) Comply with the requirements in Section18.20.110.020.0202 (Private Recreational-Leisure Areas); and

(2) Comply with the requirements in Section18.20.130.020 (Private Storage Area); and

(3) Balcony shall face a private or public recreational amenity, or an interior property line not visible to a public right-of-

way.

(k) All balconies that do not meet the conditions in clause (j) shall be finished with one of the following:

(1) Permanent, solid, building material for the lower three- foot portion of the balcony railing; or

(2) Balcony railing with a sixty percent (60%) opacity.

(l) Balconies shall provide penetrations in the building mass at least three (3) feet, create shadow, and expose extended

wall thickness.

.1306 Roof Treatments.

(a) Roofs shall be of a monochromic color, and all penetrations and appurtenances shall be painted to match, or be compatible with, the roof color so that their visibility is minimized.

(b) Rooftop mechanical equipment shall be mounted behind major rooftop elements such as stair or elevator penthouses,

parapets or architectural projections, so that the equipment is not visible from the adjacent public rights-of-way or adjacent property at grade level.

(c) Non-Residential, Multiple-Family Residential, and Mixed-Use Structures. Solar energy (photovoltaic) panels shall be

installed on the roof surface and screened from view. If visible from any public right-of-way, panels shall be parallel with the roof surface.

.1307 Parking Structure Treatments. Parking structures shall include enhanced design by way of architectural detailing, landscaping, façade treatment, or similar visual features, consistent with Exhibit B (Master Site Plan MIS2020-00751) of Development Agreement No. 2020-00004. Parking structures shall include a squeal-free floor treatment.

.1308 Service Areas. Service areas and mechanical/electrical/backflow prevention equipment shall be located and screened to reduce their visibility from public and communal gathering areas; methods of screening that are compatible with the project's architecture shall be utilized.

.1309 Building Treatment Adjacent to Streets. Consistent with the goal of creating walkable and safe neighborhoods, the ground floor of a building, and the space between the building and street, require "pedestrian friendly" design treatments.

(a) Commercial Ground Floor Treatment. When the ground floor is intended for retail or other commercial use in a

vertically mixed use building, the ground floor elevation exposed to the street shall provide:

(1) Primary pedestrian access directly from the adjacent public street frontage.

(2) A maximum eighteen (18) inch deep area, measured out from the face of the building, within which a commercial

tenant may customize store front design.

(3) A pedestrian signage area at least twenty-four (24) inches in height integrated into the front ground floor elevation of

the building.

(4) An average of fourteen (14) foot floor to ceiling height on the retail ground floor.

(5) Projecting signs.

(6) Approximately twice the amount of window area on the ground floor compared to other floors.

(7) At least one (1) of the following devices shall be used to visually differentiate the retail from other levels: minimum

two (2) foot and maximum six (6) foot setback between the ground and upper floors; or, use of overhangs, awnings or trellis work for at least sixty percent (60%) of the frontage.

(b) Connector Streets - Residential Ground Floor. When residential ground floor use is adjacent to a connector street,

regardless of the number of floors, the ground floor shall be designed to provide the following:

(1) Communal or individual dwelling unit entries accessible from the adjacent street and/or individual dwelling unit

walkway connections to the adjacent street sidewalk.

(2) Residential entry stoops, patios or communal entries shall be at least eighteen (18) inches above the sidewalk grade, for a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the entries along connector streets.

.1310 Pedestrian Circulation. On-site pedestrian circulation shall be continuous, connect various on-site uses and, where

feasible, connect to off-site transit stops.

.140 Signs. Signs within the Arena District and Transit District shall be permitted as follows:

.1401 Coordinated Sign Program. On-Site identification, advertising, and wayfinding signs shall be permitted in accordance with the ocV!BE Coordinated Sign Program, as attached to Exhibit B (Master Site Plan MIS2020-00751) of Development Agreement No. 2020-00004.

.1402 Public Right of Way Identity Program. Identity and Wayfinding Signs located in the public right-of-way are permitted as identified in the ocV!BE Sign and Identity Program as found in Appendix H to the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan.

.1403 Arena Special Sign District. Signs located within the Arena Special Sign District are permitted as identified in the Arena Special Sign District Coordinated Sign Program.

.1404 Transit Special Sign District. Signs located within the Transit Special Sign District are permitted as identified in the Transit Special Sign District Coordinated Sign Program.

.150 Compatibility. Building design and operations within the Arena District shall facilitate a quality living environment for residents, including, to the extent possible, adequate provision of security features, lighting design, and operational restrictions, recognizing that the Arena District is intended to be a regional entertainment district with frequent after-hours operations. Disclosures to residents of the Arena District pertaining to the potential for after-hours activity in the Arena District shall be included in all rental agreements, subject to approval of the Planning and Building Director. (Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022: Ord. 6595 §§ 4-9; November 13, 2024.)

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18.20.200 IMPLEMENTATION.

Development using the PTMU Overlay Zone shall be implemented as prescribed below:

.010 Development Agreement. A development agreement shall be processed for all development under the PTMU Overlay Zone per Resolution No. 82R-565 (Procedures Resolution) adopted by the City pursuant to Section 65865 of the Development Agreement Statute, except as otherwise exempt under sections 18.20.200.050 (Development Agreement Exemptions), 18.20.200.060 (Minor Modifications to Approved Final Site Plans and Master Site Plans), and 18.20.200.070 (Gateway District Sub-Area B). A final site plan or master site plan in conformance with the PTMU Overlay Zone and Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan shall be attached as an exhibit to said development agreement, as follows:

.0101 Final Site Plan. A final site plan application shall be submitted to the Planning and Building Department for review by the Planning and Building Director as to conformance with the provisions of the PTMU Overlay Zone and the Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan. Said application shall include, but not be limited to, site plans, floor plans, elevations, landscape plans, sign plans and any other such information as determined by the Planning and Building Director. The final site plan shall be attached as an exhibit to the development agreement and submitted to Planning Commission and City Council for review and approval at a noticed public hearing.

.0102 Master Site Plan. For projects over twelve (12) acres, a master site plan may be submitted to the Planning and Building Department for review by the Planning and Building Director as to conformance with the provisions of the PTMU Overlay Zone and Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan and attached to the development agreement in lieu of a final site plan. If a master site plan is attached to the development agreement, final site plans shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning Commission at a noticed hearing and conditions of approval may be imposed by the Planning Commission to ensure conformance with the provisions of the PTMU Overlay Zone and Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan prior to issuance of building permits. A master site plan shall include any such information as determined by the Planning and Building Director.

.020 Platinum Triangle Standardized Development Agreement. For all development with a final site plan in the Katella, Gene Autry, Gateway, Orangewood and Office Districts, the form of the development agreement shall be as approved per City Council Resolution No. 2004-179, as may be amended, on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

.030 Variances. A final site plan or master site plan which includes a request for a variance shall have an application for said variance processed concurrently with the development agreement.

.040 Conditional Use Permit. A final site plan or master site plan which includes a request for a conditional use permit shall have an application for said conditional use permit processed concurrently with the development agreement.

.050 Development Agreement Exemptions. The following are exempt from the requirement to process a Development Agreement:

.0501 Temporary Uses and Structures, as described in Table 20-C (Temporary Uses and Structures: Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone) of Section 18.20.030 (Mixed Use District Uses) of this Chapter are exempt from the development agreement requirements.

.0502 New construction of a single commercial building, not exceeding 10,000 square feet in gross floor area, on a single parcel.

.060 Minor Modifications to Approved Final Site Plans and Master Site Plans. The following projects or modifications shall not require an amendment to a development agreement; however, plans for said projects or improvements shall be submitted to the Planning and Building Department for review and approval for consistency with all applicable provisions of the Development Agreement, the PTMU Overlay Zone and Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan prior to the issuance of building, landscape or sign permits:

.0601 Interior building alterations, modifications or improvements, which do not result in an increase in the gross square footage of the building.

.0602 Minor building additions or improvements interior to or at the rear of a building or development complex which are not visible from the public right-of-way; do not exceed five percent (5%) of the building's gross square footage or one thousand (1,000) square feet, whichever is lesser; are in substantial conformance with the building envelope; and are in conformance with the design plan and the zoning and development standards set forth in this chapter.

.0603 Exterior facade modifications which do not add to the gross square footage of a building or development complex, are in substantial conformance with the approved building envelope; and, are in conformance with the PTMU Overlay Zone and Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan.

.0604 Signs, including wall signs and on-site directional/informational signs and which signs are in conformance with the PTMU Overlay Zone and Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan.

(a) In the Arena District and Transit District, modifications to on-site identification, advertising, and wayfinding signs

approved as part of the ocVIBE Coordinated Sign Program, as attached to Exhibit B (Master Site Plan MIS2020-00751) of Development Agreement No. 2020-00004, as submitted for review and approval by the Planning and Building Director.

.0605 Landscape/hardscape improvements or modifications which are not in connection with building modifications and are in conformance with the PTMU Overlay Zone and Platinum Triangle Master Land Use Plan.

.0606 Conditionally permitted uses that will not increase the square footage or parking demand of the existing development as determined by the Planning and Building Director and City Engineer.

.070 Gateway District Sub-Area B. Multiple-Family development in the Gateway District Sub-Area B, as authorized by approved Conditional Use Permit No. 2003-04763, shall be exempt from the requirement for the property owner to enter into a development agreement with the City of Anaheim.

.080 Development Agreements in conjunction with a Master Site Plan. The form of a development agreement used in conjunction with a master site plan for all development within the Katella, Gene Autry, Gateway, Orangewood and Office Districts shall be approved per City Council Resolution No. 2004-179, as it may be amended, on file in the Office of the City Clerk, with the exception that the term "final site plan" shall be replaced with "master site plan" and that time extensions may be requested provided that project milestones are met as indicated in the development agreement.

.090 Environmental Review. Development agreement review by the Planning Commission shall include an environmental determination for the proposed project as depicted in the final site plan or master site plan. (Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6031 § 21: August 22, 2006: Ord. 6075 § 11; September 11, 2007: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6324 § 2; May 5, 2015: Ord. 6462 § 1; April 16, 2019: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022.)

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