HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1375 ORDINANCE No. 1375
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OF RE-
QUIREMENT THAT A USE PERMIT BE APPROVED FOR A
HOME OCCUPATION; AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH
ORDINANCE CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 9730.20
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
ordain as follows;
Section 1. That Section 9730.20 of the Huntington Beach
Ordinance Code is hereby amended, and as amended, shall read in
words and figures as follows;
Section 9730.20 Home Occupations. Home Occupations may be
perms tt d in the R_l, Rl-PD5, R-29 $-3 and
R-4 Districts subject to the following conditions.-
(a) The business shall be restricted to one room only in the
dwelling and all material, equipment or facilities shall
be kept therein.
(b) No garage shall be used in connection with such business,
except for parking of business vehicles.
(c) Only persons residing on the premises may be employed.
(a), There shall be no display of merchandise, products, opera-
signs or nameplates of any kind visible from outside
the dwelling.
(e) In no way shall the appearance of the dwelling be altered
or the operation of the business within the dwelling be
such that the dwelling may be reasonably recognized as
serving a non-residential use, whether by colors,materials,
construction, lighting, window, signs, sounds or any
other means.
(f) There shall be no storage of materials, supplies, equipment
or products outside of the room of the dwelling used for a
home occupation.
(g) The occupation shall not generate pedestrian or vehicular
traffic beyond that normal to the neighborhood in which it
is located.
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(h) The occupation shall not involve the use of commercial
vahicles for delivery of materials to or from the premises.
- (I) No commercial vehicle or equipment used in conjunction
with the occupation shall be parked overnight on the
street or in the front yard of the premises.
( j) The occupation shall not create noise, odor, dust, Vibra-
tion, fumes, or smoke readily discernible at the boundaries
of the parcel on which it is situated, nor create any elec-
trical disturbances adversely affecting the operation of
any appliance or equipment not on the same parcel
(k) All provisions of the Fire prevention Code shall be complied
with.
(1) Any violation of the conditions for approval of a home
occupation shall be cause for revocation of the business
license and immediate cessation of the occupation.
(m) Any license under the conditions set forth shall be for
a period not to exceed one year. Said license may be re-
newed from year to year, provided that no complaints have
been registered regarding the conduct of such business
during the period for which it has been licensed. If a
complaint has been registered, a review and determination
on the renewal of said license shall be made by the Board
of Zoning Adjustments. If a complaint is justified and
a violation of the conditions of approval exists, the
Board shall cause revocation of the business license and
Immediate cessation of the occupation.
(n) An affidavit shall be signed by the applicant at the time
he takes out a business license. He shall certify that
he understands all conditions of approval.
(o) When applying for a license under this ordinance, appli-
cant grants permission for inspection by City officials
at any time, providing reasonable notice is given and
that inspection is made at a reasonable time.
Section 2. 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 week-
ly newspaper printed, published and circulated in the City of
Huntington Beach, California, and thirty (30) days after the
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adoption thereof, the same shall take effect and be in force.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
adjourned
Huntington Beach at a regular/ meeting held on the llth day of
December 1967.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City,
er
APPROVED AS
K. DALE H
Ci y Atto e
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1375
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-
officio Clerk of the City Council of the said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing
ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 4th day of December ,
19 67 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular
adjourned meeting thereof held on the llth day of December ,
19 67 , and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of
more than a majority of all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
COEN, BARTLETT, GISLER, STEWART, SHIPLEY
NOES: Councilmen:
NAYES
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Kaufman, Green
City Clerk ex-of ficio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
I, PAUL C. JONES, CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council, .do hereby certify that this ordinarlca has
been,-�published in 1he Huntington Beach N. vis on
In accordance with the City Charter of said City.
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ity Clerk
Deputy City Clerk