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ORDINANCE No. 767
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH DECLARING AN EMERGENCY TO EXIST
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINAME
CODE RELATING TO SUBDIVISIONS BY AMENDING
SECTION 9741.4 OF CHAPTER 97 OF THE
HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE'.
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
do ordain as follows :
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has made studies
relating to the density of housing within the City of Hunt-
ington Beach and has adopted its resolution recommending
to the City Council that the area of lots. be increased to
a minimum of 7200 square feet; and
WHEREAS, the Chamber of Commerce and other inter-
ested parties have submitted to the Council their recommend-
ations for changing of the minimum lot area; and
WHEREAS, said Council has had under submission and
has studied said matter; and
WHEREAS, the areas within the City of Huntington
Beach are being subdivided at such a rapid rate and the
density of the population in accordance with the present min-
imum lot requirement does not adequately provide for and pro-
tect the public peace, property, health and safety of the
residents of the City, and ,that there are proposed to be
filed with the City tentative maps for in excess of 5,000
homes on small minimum lot areas which would, if approved by
Ord. No. 767
the City, be detrimental to the best interest and welfare of
the citizens and create problems of health, safety, ,school
housing, police, traffic, fire and other problems and would
not be conducive to the best interest of the inhabitants of
the area nor protect the public health, property, peace and "
safety of the citizens of this city;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of and by the above
preamble and statement, the City Council of the City of Hunt-
ington Beach declares and defines that an emergency exists
necessitating the following ordinance for the immediate pro-
tection and preservation of the public peace, health, safety
and welfare of the residents of the City of Huntington Beach:
Section 1. That Section 9741.4 of Chapter 97 of
the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby amended, and
as amended, to read in words and figures as follows:
Section 9741.4. Lot sizes by Type and Improvements Required:
LOTS TYPE I TYPE II TYPE III TYPE IV "INDUSTRIAL
Area average min. 000sq.ft.Mim, 10 000 sq.ft. 20.�:000-,:�sq.ft. One acre 10 000 sq.ft.
Frontage min.* except 45' at 801except 40' at 1Ob1 except 50'at 100texcept 86texcept 401
Width,average min. end of cul-de-sac end of cul-de-sac end of cul-de-sac 50' at end 26 end of cul-
of- eul-de-sac de-sae
Front setback,min. 60 feet 80 feet 90 feet 100 feet 80 feet
Varies
STREET DESIGN
R.O.W. -Width 56 ft.min 50 ft.min 50 ft,.min. 50 ft.min.' 60 ft.min.
Pavement width 36 ft.or two 201 36 ft.or two 18t 36 ft.or two 181 24 ft. 40 ft.min,.
CUL-DE-SAC OR
LOOP STREET
R.O.W. Width 50 ft. 50 ft. 50 ft. 50 ft. 60 ft.min.
Pavement Width. 34 ft. 30 ft. 26 ft. 24 ft. 40 ft.min.
CONC.CURB 6"vert.conerete 6"vert.concrete Coneret® gutter Concrete Gut-Concrete
AND GUTTER curt and concrete curb and concrete ter Gutter ,
gutter gutter
SIDEWALKS 4ft.both sides 3 ft-inin=graded 3ft.graded area 3ft.graded Various
on lots up to 75 area lots 75 ft. area. See Standard
ft.wide to 100 ft.wide Specifications
LIGBTING Standard Standard Reduced At intersec- Standard
tion only
SLOPE-MAXIMUM
Cross-slope on. Up to 25% Up tm 30 Up to 40% Up to 4o% Up to 3C%
which this type over on approv- over on ap- over on ap-
is permitted** al of P.C. proval 'of P.C.proval of P.C.
* 20% of the- lots in any hillside subdivision(not including lots at end of cul-de-sac may have a
reduced frontage provided that such reduction is not below the requirements of the next least
restrictive type or classification of subdivision.
** Grading restrictions,not more than 101% of area of lot to be left in slope steeper than origi-
nal ground or steeper than. 25% whichever is greater.
Ord. No 767
Section 2. This ordinance being an emergency measure for the
immediate preservation of the public health and safety, which
emergency is set forth and defined in the preamble hereto, shall
take effect and be in force from and after the passage and' '
adoption hereof.
Section '�3. That 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,
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California, this day of ,
1960.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Ord. No. 767
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
County cif Orange ) ss
City of Huntington Beach )
I, PAUL C. JONES, 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 day of , 1960, and was
again read to said City Council at a regular meeting therecE
held on the day of 1960, and was passed
and adopted as an emergency measure by a four-fifths vote
of said City Council, as follows :
AYES: Councilmen:
NOES: Councilmen: � '
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ABSENT: Councilmen:
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California