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ORDINANCE No. 737
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY CZF HUNT INGT ON
BEACH AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH OR-
DINANCE CODE RELATING TO ZONING BY
AMENDING SECTIONS AND ADDING NEW
SECTIONS THERETO
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach do
ordain as follows:
Section 1. Sections 9211.1 and 9211.2 are hereby amend-
ed, and as amended shall read in words and figures as fol-
lows:
Section 2211.1. Designation of Districts.,
A-1 R-3-0 C-3
R-1 R-1- C-3-0
R-1-0 R-4--0 M-1
R.-2 R-5-0 M-1-A
15-2-0 C-1 M-1-0
R-3 C-2 M-2-0
S-1
Section 9211.2. Adoption of Districtss Ma s.' Said
several districts and the boundaries of said districts, and
each of them, are hereby established and adopted and are
shown delineated and designated A-1, R-11 R-1-01 R-21 R-2-07
R-37 R-3-01 R-4, R-4-0, R-5-0, C-11 C-21 C-3, C-3-0, M-11
M-1-A7 M-1-01 M-2-0 and S-1 respectively, on those certain
sheets numbered consecutively starting with No. 1 of "Dis-
tricting Map of the City of Huntington Beach, Orange County,
California" , which map together with all notations, references,
data district boundaries, and other information thereon., is
attached hereto, made a part hereof, and is hereby adopted.
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Section 2. That Article 947 is hereby amended, and as
amended, to read in words and figures as follows:
ARTICLE 947
M-1 and M-l-A DISTRICTS
Section 3. The following new sections are hereby add-
ed to the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code as part of
Article 947, which new sections shall read in words and
figures as follows:
Section 9471. Statement of Intent and Purposes.
a. To encourage the establishment of industries
which are compatible with one another.
b. To provide standards for off-street automobile
parking and for loading and trucking operations.
c. To provide operational standards for yards, struct-
ures, and equipment that will minimize traffic con-
gestion, noise, heat., glare , air and water pollut-
ion, fire , radiation, electrical disturbance and
safety hazards.
d. To provide standards for location and illumination
of advertising signs.
e. To establish standards of environmental development
such as landscaping and open space so as to encour-
age healthful and productive working conditions,
and to insure the development of a manufacturing
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area which will be compatible with the surrounding
community.
f. To prohibit: non-compatible uses.
Section 91+73.1. Uses Permitted.
a. Any use permitted in the C-2 district except:
1. Motels, hotels or trailer parks.
2. Hospitals, Sanitariums, or rest homes.
3. Churches, clubs or lodges.
I+. Residential use.
b. The manufacturer compounding, processing, packing,
assembly, distribution or treatment of such prod-
ucts, articles or merchandise as follows:
Aircraft engines or p arts. (no engine testing)
Asbestos products.
Automobile assembly.
Automobile parts-wholesale,distribution or manufact-
ure.
Bakery - wholesale .
Battery manufacture.
Beverage manufacture , bottling or distribution.
Billboard manufacture .
Boatbuilding. (not ships)
Box and Crate Assembly.
Broom and Brush manufacture .
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Candle manufacture . (no rendering
Cannery. (no noxious odors)
Canvas manufacture.
Carpet and rug manufacture.
Cement products manufacture.
Ceramic products manufacture.
Cigar manufacture.
Cigarette factory.
Cleaning and dyeing plant.
Cloth manufacture.
Cooperage.
Coffee manufacture.
Cork products manufacture.
Cosmetics manufacture.
Dairy products manufacture, bottling or distribu- .
tion.
Dehydrating of food. (no noxious odors)
Distribution of goods, wares, articles or products.
Draying yard or terminal.
Drugs manufacture.
Electric products manufacture or distributing.
Electronics manufacture.
Electroplating--wholesale in conjunction with a
basic permitted use.
Fencing manufacture.
Fibre products manufacture.
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Food products manufacture. (no noxious odors)
Foundry electric or gas max capacity - melting
unit 1000 lbs.
Freighting yard or terminal.
Fruit preserving or packing.
Garment manufacture.
Grain elevator.
Ice manufacture, distribution or storage.
Laboratories - research or testing.
Machine shop - wholesale.
Metal products manufacture.
Moving van storage or operations yard.
Novelty and toy manufacture.
Paint mixing.
Plastic products manufacture.
Paper products.
Perfumes manufacture - wholesale .
Pottery manufacture - wholesale.
Public utilities Service yards.
Rubber products manufacture.
Soap manufacture
Storage yard. (see screening requirements)
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Vending machine assembly.
Wood products manufacture v wholesale
c. Other research, testing, manufacturing, assembly,
distributing, warehousing, or similar uses not
specifically mentioned which shall conform to the
performance standards and other "requirements set
forth in this article.
Section 91+73.2. Prohibited Industrial Uses.
Industrial uses which because of potential emanation of
dust, ash, smoke, heat, noise, fumes, radiation, gas
odors, or vibrations are or may be inconsistent with
the intent and purposes of this Article.
Section 91+73,3. Yard Requirements.
a. All front and side yard requirements shall be in
addition to those required by the Master Plan of
Streets and Highways. All provisions of said Master
Plan shall be applicable in this Section.
b, Front Yard.
The minimum required front yard shall be forty
feet from major or primary highways and thirty feet
from secondary highways, measured from the .tiiltimate
street property line to the nearest front wall of
the building. The front yard shall be appropriately
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landscaped, which may include automobile parking,
however not less than 25% of the front yard area
shall be landscaped, and which shall include ade-
quately maintained lawis, shrubs, trees, flowers
or ground cover.
c. Side Yards.
The minimum required side yard shall be fift4en
feet, except where such side yard is adjacent to a
major or primary highway the minimum required yard
shall be forty feet; and where such side yard is
adjacent to a secondary highway the minimum requir-
ed yard shall be thirty feet. Landscaping of side
yards shall be required only when such yards are
adjacent to streets, in which case the landscaping
regulations for front yards shall apply.
d. Rear Yards.
No minimum rear yard is required by this article.
Building Codes and Fire Protection Regulations as
applicable shall govern in determining minimum
rear yard requirements in the M-1-a zone.
.Section 9�73. Outside Storage.
a. No material, supplies or products shall be stored
or permitted to remain on the property in unscreened
areas. Screening of storage areas shall be accom-
plished by the use of landscaping, walls, buildings,
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or any combination thereof, to a height sufficient
to screen the stored items, except that such height
need not exceed seven feet. Storage shall be confin-
ed to the rear two-thirds of the property.
Section 9)-73.5. Waste Disposals
A. No waste material or refuse shall be dumped, placed,
or allowed to remain on the property outside a per-
manent structure.
b. Industrial waste disposal shall be in a manner as
prescribed by the governing codes and ordinances.
Section 91+73.6. Automobile Parking.
a. Research; testing; manufacturing; assembly; fabrica-
tion; and packaging facilities. Yard improvements
shall be made to provide off-street parking spaces
in the ratio of at least one space for each 350
square feet of gross floor area and at least one
space for each 500 square feet of the remainder
gross floor area.
b. Wholesale; Warehousing; and Distribution facilities.
Yard Yard improvements shall be made to provide off-
street parking spaces of at least one space for each
1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
c. Commercial uses as shall be permitted. Yard improve-
ments shall be made to provide off-street parking as
required in the Zoning Ordinance for C-1 and C-2 uses.
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d. Where parking requirements for a use are not de-
fined herein, such requirements shall be determined
by the Planning Commiggion.
°e. The minimum width for each parking space shall be
nine feet, and each space shall contain at least
190 square feet, not including access.
f. Auto parking areas shall be paved with asphaltic
concrete or equal, placed upon suitable base mater-
ial.
g. All yard areas not facing streets may be used in
total for automobile parking, when not in conflict
with other provisions of this Article.
h. Automobile parking areas shall be provided with
entrance, exits, and aisles adequate to provide
safe movement of vehicles.
Section 9471.7. Trucking and Loading.
a. Truck and rail loading areas, and loading wells,
docks and doors shall not face on or encroach into
the required front yard areas.
b. Adequate area shall be provided for the safe opera-
tion of trucks in loading areas.
c. Trucking areas shall be adequately paved for the
type of operation intended.
Section 947 General Requirements.
a. Fencing.
No fencing will be permitted along front property,
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Fencing along the side yard within the front set-
back is optional. Otherwise the sites shall be
completely fenced with a six foot chain link type
fence or equal to the front building line.
b. Lighting.
1. On sites where night time operations are antic-
ipated, adequate lighting shall be provided
for all automobile parking areas, trubking and
loading areas, and at pedestrian and vehicle
access points.
2. No yard or sign illumination shall be allowed
to shine directly upon, or to cast a glare
upon any public street or any adjacent property.
c. Signs.
1. No billboards or advertising leases shall be
permitted within this zone.
2. A single sign shall be allowed on the front of
each facility (facing the roadway) , advertising
only the name , product, or service of the ten-
ant. When the building is on a corner, or
backs up to a freeway or highway, a second sign
may be permitted.
3. Products and service signs shall be single-
faced and confined to the walls of the larger
buildings or to secondary structures which are
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lower than the main building. However, a symbol
or device , grouped with the sign, may extend above
the roof or firewall, but not to exceed ten feet.
Sign towers will not be permitted, nor illuminated
water towers.
Signs located on other than the main building (gate-
ways, concrete or masonry yard enclosures) shall be
subject to the approval of the Planning Commission.
When permitted, they shall only be back-lighted or
floodlighted, and letters shall not exceed 12 inches
in height.
5. go advertising signs shall be placed on chain link
fences.
6. Illuminated emblems may be placed on the roof pro-
viding they do not exceed one-half the height of
the major portion of the building or a maximum of
15 feet.
7. In addition to these requirements, signs shall
meet the requirements of the Huntington Beach City
Building Code.
d. Buildings.
1. All structures erected within the M-1-A zone
shall, with the exception of trim and raih.or
architectural features, be constructed of ceram-
ics, masonry, concrete, stucco or other mater-
ials being similar in nature , or metal panels
approved by the Planning Commission.
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2. All buildings erected shall conform to the ap-
plicable building codes and ordinances.
. e, Area..
1. No site within the M-1-A zone shall consist of
an area less than one acre.
f. Hem.
Maximum height limitation shall be two stories, or
not to exceed 40 feet , unless otherwise approved
by the Planning Commission.
g. Standards of Performance.
1. Sound shall be muffled so as not to become ob-
jectionable due to intermittance, beat frequency
or shrillness. The measurement of sound shall
be: measured at the lot lines and shall be meas-
ured to decibels with a sound level meter and
associated octave band filter, manufactured ac-
cording to standards prescribed by the American
Standards Association. Maximum permissible sound
pressure levels shall comply with the following
standards:
Maximum Sound Pressure Level in Decibels
0.002 Dynes per Square Centimeter
Octave Bank in Adjacent Residential hot Line of Use
Cycles/Second District Boundaries in the M-1-A
Zone
0-7,
7 5-150 59 74
150-300 52 66
600-1200 42 53
1200-2400 39 47
2400-4800 34 41
Above 4800 32 39
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2. Smoke, shall not be emitted from any source in a
greater density of grey than that described as No.
1 on the Ringlemann Chart, except that visible grey
smoke of a shade not darker than that described as
No. 2 on the Ringlemann Chart may be emitted for, not
more than four minutes in any thirty minutes. These
provisions applicable to visible grey smoke , shall
also apply to visible smoke of a different color but
with an equivalent apparent opacity.
3. Dust, Dirt, Fly Ash, or Airbourne Solids, from any
sources shall not be in a density greater than that
described as No. l on the Ringlemann Chart.
Odors, from gases or other odorous matter shall not
be in such quantities as to be offensive beyond the
lot line of the use.
5. Toxic Gases or Matter, shall not be emitted which
can cause any damage to health, to animals or vege-
tation, or other forms of property, or which can
cause any excessive soiling beyond the lot lines
of the use.
6. Vibration, from any machine, operation or process
which can cause a displacement of .003 of one (1)
inch as measured at the lot lines of the use shall
be prohibited. Shock absorbers or similar mounting
shall be allowed which will reduce vibration below
.003 of one (1) inch as measured at the lot lines,
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7. Glare and Heat, from any source shall not be pro-
duced beyond the lot lines of the use.
8. Radioactivity and Electrical Disturbances.
1. Except with the prior approval of the Commission
as to specific additional uses, the use of radio-
active materials within the M-1-A Zone shall be
limited to measuring, gauging and calibration
devices; as tracer elements; in X-ray and like
apparatus; and in connection with the processing
and preservation of foods. In no event shall
radioactivity, when measured at each lot line
be in excess of 2.7:x10-11 microcuries per milli-
liter of air at any moment of time.
2. Radio and television transmitters shall be oper-
ated at the regularly assigned wave lengths
(or within the authorized tolerances therefor)
as assigned thereto by the appropriate govern-
mental agency. Subject to such exception and the
operation of domestic household equipment,all
electrical and electronic devices and equipment
shall be suitably wired, shielded and controlled
so that in operation they shall not, beyond the
lot lines, emit any electrical impulses or waves
which will adversely affect the operation and
control of any other electrical or electronic
devices and equipment.
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Section 974.3.9. Dedication and Improvements.
A. Dedication.
No building shall be used or constructed for any
commercial or industrial uses permitted in the "M-1-
A Restricted- Manufacturing District", nor shall a
permit for the construction of such building be is-
sued by the Building Department, nor shall any land
be used, where the land upon which such building is
to be used or constructed or where the land to be
used for said uses abuts upon, and the ingress or
egress to the said building or land is upon any
indicated Arterial Highway shown on the Master Flan
of Streets and Highways adopted February, 1957, and
as hereafter amended, until and unless the right-of"
way for such highway to the width shown on the Mas-
ter Plan has been dedicated to or vested in the City
of Huntington Beach.
b. Improvements.
No final notice of completion shall be issued by
the Building Department until such required dedica-
tion of right-of-way as described in subparagraph
a of this section has been improved by installatiom
of curbs, gutters and street drainage in full com-
pliance with City of Huntington Beach street stan-
cards, or until, with the consent of the City En-
gineer, an agreement is entered into with the City
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in accordance with an accepted plan of improvements.
In the event an. agreement for the improvements is
entered into, the City Council may require that the
agreement be secured by a good and sufficient bond,
or it may accept in lieu thereof a cash deposit,which
bond or cash deposit shall be in an amount equal to
the cost of the improvements estimated by the City
Engineer.
Section )+. 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, printed, published and circulated in the
City of Huntington Beach, 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 2nd day of November ,
1959•
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
County of Orange ) ss
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
26th October
thereof held on the day of , 1959, and was
again read to said City Council at a regular meeting there-
of held on the end day of November 9 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:
LAMBERT, SORK, TERRY, WAITE, IRBY.
NOES: Councilmen:
NONE.
ABSENT: Councilmen:
NONE.
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0 N L. E: RI KSE_
City Clerk and ex-off icio Clerk of
the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California