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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #924 ORDINANCE NO. 924 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH RELATING TO 'DRIVEWAYS' ; AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE BY ADDING ARTICLE 816, ENTITLED 'DRIVEWAYS' AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO SAID ARTICLE The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain as follows: Section 1. That Article 816 be added to Chapter 81 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code, said article to read in words and figures as follows: ARTICLE 816 DRIVEWAYS Section 2. The following new sections are hereby added to Article 816 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code and shall read in words and figures as follows: Section 8160. Driveway Design: Driveway shall extend from street or alley pavement or curb line to garage, carport or parking space. Minimum width, 10 feet, Driveway entrance shall have a flare or radii ade- quate for safe and convenient ingress and egress. Maximum gradient between vertical transitions, 1-3/4 inches per foot (14 percent) . 1. Ord, No. 924 Vertical transition shall prevent contact of car under- carriage or bumper with surface. Horizontal alignment shall be safe and convenient to back car out, or an adequate turn around shall be provided. Crown or cross-slope: a. Minimum, 1/8 inch per foot (1 percent b. Maximum, 5/8 inch per foot (5 percent . Ribbon driveways may be used in accordance with the following: a. Ribbons shall be concrete, 5 feet o. c. b. Minimum width of ribbon, 2 feet. c. Apron at street shall be flared and improved full width for at least 12 feet length, using concrete or other acceptable material. Section 8161. Construction: Subgrade shall be well drained, uniformly graded and compacted to prevent harmful differential settlement. Soil Sterilization: Soil sterilization shall be used in all areas to be paved where there is evidence of vegetation. Pavement shall be concrete bituminous pavement or other appropriate local .road materials. Section 8162. Concrete Pavement: a. Minimum thickness, 4 inches actual. b. Provide an expansion joint at public walk or curb and at garage or carport slab. c. Provide contraction joints at approximately 10 foot intervals. d. Finished to provide smooth surfact true to cross- section and grade. e. Concrete shall be kept moist for a period of three days to insure proper curing. y I 2. Ord. No. 924 BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT: a. Base shall be of crushed stone, gravel or other ap- propriate, durable road materials , properly compact- ed to 4 inch minimum compacted thickness . b. Wearing surface shall be bituminous concrete, com- pacted to minimum thickness , -2 inclie.s. Other appropriate durable road materials properly placed .. so as to be durable under the use and maintenance contemplated. 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, printed, published and circulated in the City of Huntington Beach, California, and thirty 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 4tb day of September 1962. Mayor ATTEST: - City Jerk 3. Ord. No. 924 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) County of 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-of- ficio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby cer- tify that the whole number of members of the-; City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is five; that the foregoing or- dinance was read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of August , 1962, and was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting there of held on the 4th day of September , 1962, and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council. AYES: Councilmen: Wells, Gisler, Welch, Lambert NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Stewart City Clerk and -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California 4.