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.)

   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.)

   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.)

 

 

 

 

(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.)

   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.)

   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.)

   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.)

   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.)

   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 subsection 18.44.100.010 (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.)

   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.)

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

   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.)

   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.)