HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #510 ORDINANCE NO. 510
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH CALIFORNIA1 AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 375 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH REGULATING
. THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT ,
ALTERATIONI REPAIR) MOVING, REMOVAL, DE-
MOLITIONI CONVERSIONS OCCUPANCY EQUIP-
MENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA AND MAINTENANCE
OF ALL BUILDINGS AND/OR STRUCTURES IN
THE CITY OF HUNTINGT.ON BEACH; PROVIDING
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECT-
ION OF FE S THEREFOR; PROVIDING PENALTIES
FOR THE ;IOLATION THEREOF; DECLARING AND
ESTABLISHING FIRE ZONES; REPEALING
ORDINANCE NO. 226 OF THE CITY OF HUNTING-
TON BEACH, AS AMENDED, AND ALL OTHER
ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT THEREWITH" , as AMENDED, BY
ADDING NEW SECTIONS THERETO.
WHEREAS, several buildings have been moved into the
City of Huntington Beach which are small and contain only
a minimum floor space, and
WHEREAS, the Building Inspector is required to travel
to various places outside of the City to inspect said build-
ings, and
WHEREAS$ it is the opinion of the City Council that
• the public peace, general safety and welfare of the City
of Huntington Beach will suffer unless houses and buildings
constructed for human habitation have a floor space as
required by this ordinance.
NOW THEREFORE, in and by the 'above preamble and state-
ment the City Council delcares and defines that an emergency
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exists necessitating the following ordinance for the
immediate preservation of the public, peace, property,
convenience, health and safety;
WHEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach, California, does ordain as follows:
Section 1: That a new section be added to said
Ordinance No. 375, the same to be known as Section l(a)
and to be inserted in said ordinance following Section 1,
the same to read as follows:
Section l(a) : It is hereby declared to be unlawful
to build or construct any building for human habitation
within the City of Huntington Beach containing less than
the minimum area of floor space as herein provided. The
term build or construct as herein used shall include any
building constructed elsewhere and moved to the City of
Huntington Beach. The minimum floor space area for any
building constructed or used for human habitation shall
be as follows:
(a) Single Family Dwelling: Not 'less than 400
square feet.
. (b) Duplex or Two Family Dwelling:, Not less than
720 square feet.
(c) f�AOdmltiple Family Dwelling: Not less than 240
square feet for each separate apartment.
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Section 2: That a new section be added to said
Ordinance No. 375, the same to be known as Section l(b)
and to be inserted following Section l(a) , the same to
read as follows:
Section l(b) : That any person, firm or corporation
desiring to move a building into the City of Huntington
Beach shall make an application therefor setting forth
• the same information as is required in an application for
the construction of a new building within said City. Said
application shall be accompanied- with an inspection fee of
$5.00 which sum shall be deposited in the general fund
for the use and benefit of the City. The Building Inspector
shall inspect said building and if he finds that the same
complies with the requirements for new buildings as set
• forth in this ordinance shall approve of the application,
otherwise, the application shall be denied. Any building
moved into the City of Huntington Beach shall be subject
to final inspection by . the Building Inspector and shall be
inspected and approved prior to occupancy. It is hereby
declared to be unlawful to move any building into the City
of Huntington Beach and occupy the same unless the same
has been inspected and approved by the Building Inspector.
Section 3: That a new section be added to said
Ordinance No. 375, the same to be known as Section l(c)
and to be inserted following Section l(b) , the same to
read as follows:
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Section l(c) : Any person violating this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be pun-
ished by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment
in the County Jail not to exceed 6 months , or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
Section 4: That this ordinance, being an emergency
measure for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
property, health and safety, which emergency is set forth
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and defined in the preamble hereto, shall take effect and
be in force from and after the passage and adoption hereof.
Section 5: The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this ordinance by a vote of four-
fifths of the members of the City Council, and shall there-
after for more public notice cause the same to be published
by one insertion in the Huntington Beacn Hews, a newspaper
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of general circulation, printed, published and circulated
in the City of Huntington Beach, California.
Passed and Idopted by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, alifornia,this 21st day of Apri1,1947,
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
County of Orange ) SS
City of Huntington Beach )
I, C. R. FURR, the duly elected, qualified and
acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and
exofficio Clerk of the City Council of said City of.
Huntington Beach, do hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington
• Beach is five; that the foregoing Ordinance was first
read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof
held on the day of , 1947, and was again
read to said City Council a a
meeting thereof held on the �_ day of , 19471
andvas passed and adopted by" the affirmativ vote of more
than a majority of all the members of said City Council
as follows:
AYES:
Councilmen . �
NOES:
Councilmen:
ABSENT:
Councilmen:
City Clerk and ex-officio lerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California.
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