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ORDINANCE No. 701
AN ORDINANCE OF THE 'CITY OF HUNTINGTON,,
BEACH RELATING TO SUBDIVISION AND AMEND-
ING SECTIONS 9711. 5, 9741.2 9741.3 AI10
9741.4 AND ADDING SECTION 9� 51.21 TO THE
HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach do or-
dain as follows:
WHEREAS, public hearings have been held by the Planning
Commission and the City Council, as required by law, for
amendment of the Subdivision Ordinance of the City of Hunt-
ington Beach; and
WHEREAS, after said public hearings the council desires
to amend said ordinance by amending certain sections thereof
and adding certain sections thereto, as follows:
Section 1. That Sections 9711. 5, 9741.27 9741.3 and
9741.4 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code be amended,
and as amended shall read in words and figures as follows :
Section 9711.5. Hillside Areas: A "hillside area" , as
referred to herein is defined as one with an average slope
of 15% or more. The standards under Section 9741.4 apply to
all hillside areas with the added provision that areas with a
cross slope of 40% or greater are considered to be extremely
rugged and the development of this terrain is limited to lot
size typed 111 and IV as defined below:
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(a) TYPE I - Lot Area 6,000 to 10,000 square feet. A
Type I subdivision is one in which the lot size is between
6,000 and 10,000 sq. ft. with all of the lots having an area.-
of not less than 6,000 sq. ft. , except corner lots which
shall have not less than 7,000 sq. ft.
(b) TYPE II- Lot Area 10,000 feet to 20,000 feet. In
this classification are subdivisions in which are lots having
an area in excess of 10,000 square feet.
(c) TYPE III- Lot Area 20 ,000 feet to One Acre. In
this classification are subdivisions in which 80% of all lots
have an area of 20,000 square feet or over, and the average
area of all lots is 20,000 square feet or over.
(d) TYPE IV- Lot Area One Acre or Over. Eighty percent
of the lots in this classification shall be One Acre or over,
and the average area of all lots in the subdivision shall be
One Acre or Over.
Section 9741.2. General Design Conditions.
(a) All streets shall, as far as practicable be in
alignment with existing adjacent streets by continuations of
the center lines thereof or by adjustments by curves and
shall be in general conformity with the plans of the Planning
Commission for the most advantageous development of the area
in which the subdivision lies.
(b) Streets shall be required to intersect one another
at an angle as near to a right angle as is practicable in
each specific case.
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(c) Where necessary to give access to or permit a sat-
isfactory future subdivision of adjoining land, streets
shall extend- to the boundary of the property and the resulting
dead-end streets may be approved without a turn-around, pro-
vided that control of access across such dead-end street shall
be vested in the City. In all other cases a turn-around hav-
ing a minimum radius of fifty feet shall be required. The
Planning Commission may require such dead-end to be improved
and dedicated to meet dead-end streets outside the subdivision
where required for circulation.
(d) Intersection Corner Rounding. Whenever a major
street or State Highway intersects any other street or high-
way, the property lines at ;ea<ch block corner shall be rounded
with a curve having a radius of not less than thirty (30)
feet. On all other street intersections the property line at
each block corner shall be rounded with a curve having a ra-
dius of not less than twenty (20) feet. In either case a
greater curve radius may be' required if recommended by the
City Engineer.
(e) Curve Radius: The center line curve radius on all
streets and highways shall conform to accepted engineering
standards of design and shall be subject to approval by the
City Engineer.
(f) Grades of Streets and Highways : No street or highway
shall have a grade of more than seven percent (7j) or less
than two tenths of one percent (0.2%) unless because of
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topographical conditions ,' or other exceptional conditions,
the City Engineer determines that a grade in excess of
seven percent (7%) or less than two tenths of .one percent
(0.2%) is 'necessary.
(g) Reserved strips controlling the access to public
ways or minimizing values for special improvement assessments
will not be approved unless such strips are necessary for the
protection of the public welfare or of substantial property
rights, or both, and in no case unless the control and dis-
posal of the land comprising such strips is placed definitely
within the jurisdiction of the City under conditions approv-
ed by the Planning Commission.
Section 9741.3. Street and Highway Widths: Streets and
highways not shown on any Paster Street and Highway Plan, or
not affected by proceedings initiated by the City Council,
or approved by the City Council upon initiation by other
legally constituted governmental bodies, shall not be of
less width than those set forth hereunder except where it
can be shown by the subdivider to the satisfaction of the
Planning Commission that the topography of the small number
of lots served and the probable future traffic development
are such as to unquestionably justify a narrower width. In-
creased widths may be required where streets are to serve
commercial property, or where probable traffic donditi ons
warrant such. Approval or determination of street or high-
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way classification shall be made by the Planning Commission!
(a) Major Streets or Highways - (a) minimum right-of-
way: Eighty six (86) feet in commercial areas and eighty (80)
feet in residential areas. Minimum pavement width sixty-
four (64) feet in residential areas and sixty-four (64)
feet in commercial areas.
(b) Secondary Streets or Highways - minimum right of
way: Sixty (60) feet. The Planning Commission may require
up to eighty (80) feet where street may become a major street
at some future date. Minimum pavement width forty (40)
feet.
(c) Minor Streets - Minimum Right of Way: Sixty (60)
feet. Minimum pavement width forty (40) feet.
(d) Two-level Streets- right-of-way width variable:
Minimum pavement width two 18 foot paved sections with suff-
icient room for proper slope in between.
(e) One Way Streets - minimum right-of-way: Thirty
(30) feet. Minimum pavement width twenty (20) feet.
(f) Cul-de-Sac Streets and Loop Streets - when not over
three hundred and fifty (350) feet in length - minimum right
of way: Fifty Six (56) feet. Minimum pavement width thirty
six (36) feet. Minimum radius of cul-de-sac to be fifty
( 50) feet. Minimum radius at curb forty (40) feet.
(g) Service Roads - minimum right of way: Forty Two (42)
feet. Minimum pavement width: thirty (30) feet.
5.
Section 9741.4 Lot Sizes By Type and Improvements Required:
LOTS TYPE I TYPE II TYPE III TYPE IV INDUSTRIAL
Area, average min. In accordance with 10,000 sq. ft . 20,000 sq. ft. One Acre 109000 sq.ft.
zoning regulations
in effect
: Frontage, min.* O'except 45 ' at 80' except 40' 100 ' except 50 ' 100 ' except
end of at end of at end of
cul-de-sac cul-de-sac cul-de-sac
Width,average min. 60 ft. 80 ft . 90 ft. 100 ft. 80 ft.
Front setback,min. varies
STREET DESIGN
R.O.W. Width 60 ft. min. 50 ft . min. 50 ft. min. 50 ft . min. 60 ft. min.
Pavement width 40 ft .or two 36 ft. or two 36 ft. or two
20 ft. 18 ft. 18 ft . 24 ft . 40 ft. min.
CUL-DE-SAC OR
LOOP STREET
R.O.W. Wid h 56 ft. 50 ft . 50 ft . 50 ft . 60 ft. min.
Pavement Width 36 ft. 30 ft . 26 ft . 24 ft . 40 ft. min.
CONC .CURB 611vert.concrete 611vert .concrete Concrete Concrete Concrete
AND GUTTER curb and concrete curb and concrete Gutter Gutter Gutter
gutter gutter
SIDEWALKS 4 ft.both sides 3 ft. min.graded 3 ft. graded 3 ft. graded Various -
on lots up to area lots 75 ft . area area See Standard
75 ft. wide 100 ft. wide Specification
LIGHTING Standard Standard Reduced At inter- Standard
section only
SLOPE"'-MAXIMUM Up to 25% Up to 30% Up to 4.0% Up to 40% Up to 30%
cross-slope on over on ap- over on ap- over on ap-
which this type proval of P.C. proval P.C. proval P.C.
is permitted.**
* 20% of the lots in any hillside subdivision (not including lots at end of cul-de-sac may a
have a frontage provided that such reduction is not below the requirements of the next least •
restrictive. type or classification of subdivision. x
** Grading restrictions,not more than 10% of area or lot to be left in slope steeper than °
original ground or steeper than 25% whichever is greater. .�
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Section 2. That Section 9751.21 is hereby added to
the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code , to read in words and
figures as follows:
Section 2751.21. Park and Recreation Requirements.
(a) Dedication of Land For Park and Recreation Purpose The subdivider shall offer to dedicate specific area for pub-
lic parks and recreation at the rate of one (1) acre per one
hundred (100) lots or fractions thereof at the same ratio, ex-
cept that one half acres shall be the minimum parcel size.
Land parcels shall be offered for dedication under the provis-
ions of Section 9731.9 (b) - Dedication Certificate.
(b) Option to Subsection (a) - The subdivider may satis-
fy the provisions of subsection (a) of this section by exer-
cising the following option:
The subdivider shall deposit with the City Clerk a mone-
tary fee of fifty dollars $ 50.00 for every individual lot
to be recorded in the subdivision prior to approval of the
final map. All lots for public or utility use are excepted.
All parks and recreation fees collected shall be deposited
by the City Clerk in a special fund for acquisition of lands
for parks and recreation purposes only.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to
be published by one insertion in the Huntington Beach News,
a weekly newspaper published, printed and circulated in the
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City of Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, and
thirty (30) days after the adoption thereof the same shall
take effect and be 'in force.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California, this 5th day of January
EARL a. . IR,BY
Mayor
ATTEST:
1 i Hliv?_C Si
City Clerk
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STATE OF- CALIFORNIA
County of Orange Be;
City of Huntington Beach
I, JOHN L. HENRICKSEN, the duly elected, qualified and
acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio
Clerk of the City Council of said City, 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 read
to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the
15th day of December , 195 8, and was again read
to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the
5th day of January , 1959, and was passed
and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of
all the members of said City Council.
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Bryant, Lambert, Waite, Terry, Irby.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None.
C - Clerk and-es-officio Clerk
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o the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
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