1 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING A
PORTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 6601, NUNC PRO TUNC , TO
CORRECT CLERICAL DRAFTING ERRORS PERTAINING TO
THE AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN SECTION S OF THE
ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS, on January 14, 2025, the City Council of the City of Anaheim (the "City Council") adopted its Ordinance No. 6601, which had the effect of amending various and numerous provisions of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Anaheim Municipal Code to provide clarity, ensure consistency of terms and definitions, streamline approval processes, amend or modify certain permitted land uses, development standards, procedures and definitions. Ordinance No. 6601 also included adjustments to the Disneyland Resort Specific Plan; and WHEREAS, subsequent to the adoption of Ordinance No. 6601, it has been discovered that Ordinance No. 6601 contains certain minor error s, which the City Council desires to correct by the adoption of this ordinance, nunc pro tunc; i.e., having retroactive legal effect to the effective date of Ordinance No. 6601; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has inherent authority to amend its ordinances under these circumstances, which will have retroactive legal effect upon the adoption of this Ordinance.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section 1 of Ordinance No. 6601 be, and the same is hereby, amended to read in full as follows:
2 SECTION 2. That Section 37 of Ordinance No. 6601 be, and the same is hereby, amended to read in full as follows:
.040 Minor District Boundary Adjustments - Theme Park and Parking Districts. The Planning and Building Director has the authority to approve, as a ministerial action, minor District boundary variations not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the area of the Parking District.
If the minor boundary and acreage variations are found to be in substantial conformance with the Specific Plan and other provisions of this chapter, then the Planning Director shall approve the boundary and/or acreage variation. The decision of the Planning Director shall be final unless appealed to the Planning Commission within ten (10) days from the date of such decision. If the decision is appealed, the proposed variation shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission as a Public Hearing pursuant to Sections 18.60.090 and 18.60.100. If the minor boundary and acreage variations are found to be in substantial conformance with the Specific Plan and the other provisions of this chapter, the Planning Commission shall approve the boundary and/or acreage variation. The Planning Commission decision shall be final unless appealed to the City Council within ten (10) days from the date of such decision. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Planning
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Accessory
Use/Structure
Permitted Encroachment Special Provisions
Sheds
(detached,
without
utilities)
Front N N N N N N N Sheds 120 square
feet or less and up
to 10 feet in height
can encroach into a
side and rear yard
setback.
Sheds between 121
- 200 square feet
and max 10 feet in
height require a
minimum 5-foot
side and rear yard
setback.
Encroachments
facing adjacent
public or private
streets and alleys,
or adjacent to
vacant lots, shall be
planted and
maintained with
clinging vines in
order to deter
graffiti.
Side Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Rear Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
3 Director may refer consideration of a boundary and acreage variation to the Planning Commission for review and action in accordance with the procedures set forth in subparagraph
18.114.040.020.0201.01 (Planning and Building Director Approval).
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY.
The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance hereby adopted be declared for any reason invalid or unconstitutional by the final judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction, it is the intent of the City Council that it would have adopted all other portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid or unconstitutional. The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsection, sentence clause, phrases or portions be declared valid or unconstitutionally.
SECTION 4. SAVINGS CLAUSE; CONTINUITY.
Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal of any other ordinance of this City shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver of any license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof. To the extent the provisions of this Ordinance are substantially the same as ordinance provisions previously adopted by the City relating to the same subject matter, the provisions of this ordinance shall be construed as restatements and continuations of those provisions and not as new enactments or amendments of the earlier provisions.
SECTION 5. CERTIFICATION; PUBLICATION BY CLERK.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause this ordinance or a summary thereof to be printed once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption in the Anaheim Bulletin, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Anaheim.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force thirty (30) days from and after its final passage.
4 THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Anaheim held on the ____ day of ______________, 2025, and thereafter passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the ____ day of ______________, 2025, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CITY OF ANAHEIM
By:
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM