HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1416 ORDINANCE NO. 1416
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE
BY ADDING THERETO CHAPTER 98, ARTICLE 985,
SECTIONS 9850 THROUGH 9853.2 CREATING A DE-
SIGN REVIEW BOARD FOR SAID CITY AND ESTAB-
LISHING REGULATIONS THEREFOR
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach hereby
ordains as follows :
SECTION 1. The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby
amended by adding thereto Chapter 98, Article 985, Sections 9850
through 9853.2, entitled "Design Review Board, " to read as fol-
lows :
9850. DESIGN REVIEW BOARD ESTABLISHED. There is hereby
created a, Design Review Board for the City of Huntington Beach
referred to in this article as "Board. "
9850. 1. DEFINITIONS . The terms "civic structures, " "civic
facilities, " "civic landscaping" or "civic architectural features"
shall apply to any structure, facility, landscaping or architecture
planned to be placed, altered or constructed on land, or buildings
owned by the City of Huntington Beach, or any land or building
leased or subleased by or to the City of Huntington Beach.
9851. DESIGN REVIEW BOARD OBJECTIVES . The objectives
of this Board shall be to encourage, insure and maintain the
harmonious and aesthetic development of civic structures, civic
facilities, civic landscaping and civic architectural features
within the City of Huntington Beach.
9851. 1. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS . The Board shall be com-
posed of five (5) members appointed by and responsible to the
City Council. The membership shall consist of at least one (1)
licensed architect and one (1) landscape architect. All members
appointed shall be registered voters of the City of Huntington
Beach.
9851.2. TERMS OF OFFICE AND COMPENSATION. The terms of
1.
office of Board members shall be as follows :
Three (3) members shall be appointed initially for a four
(4) year term, and two (2) members shall be appointed initially
for a two (2) year term except that after the expiration of
these initial terms, all Board members shall be appointed for
four (4) year terms .
9851 . 3 . BYLAWS. The Board may adopt bylaws and rules as
it deems necessary for the selection of its officers, the time
and place of its meetings and such other matters relative to
its work and administration of its duties which are not other-
wise provided for by statute, ordinance or resolution.
9851. 4 . SECRETARY. The Planning Director, or a person so
designated by the Planning Director, shall serve as secretary to
the Design Review Board without the power to vote .
9851. 5 . ADVISERS AND ASSISTANTS TO THE BOARD. The Board
may request attendance at its meetings of any officer or employee
of the city to assist the Board. The Board may make investiga-
tions and employ persons , subject to approval of the City Ad-
ministrator, as it may deem necessary to perform its duties and
functions .
9852 . DESIGN REVIEW BY APPLICATION . Before a permit can
be issued under Divisions 8 or 9 of this code, any person or per-
sons planning the alteration or construction of civic structures,
civic facilities , civic landscaping or civic architectural fea-
tures within the City of Huntington Beach must first submit to
the Planning Director an application for review of design. The
Planning Director or such persons designated by him, must , there-
after within a reasonable time, submit said application to the
Board for consideration. The Board shall recommend to the City
l Council either approval, conditional approval or denial of any
such design or plan.
9852 . 1. FORM AND CONTENT OF APPLICATIONS FOR DESIGN REVIEW.
The Board shall designate and adopt the form and content of
applications for design review, subject to approval by the City
Council.
9852 . 2. REVIEW REQUESTED BY CITY COUNCIL. The Board may
review the design of, plan for, or general policy of the city
regarding all civic structures , civic facilities , civic land-
scaping or civic architectural features within the City of Hunt-
ington Beach upon request of the City Council, and may recommend
to the City Council either approval, conditional approval or
denial of any design so reviewed .
9853 . DUTIES OF THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD. The Board shall
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review all designs submitted to in the manner , or manners,
prescribed in Sections 9852 et seq. hereof by using the fol-
lowing criteria:
(a) The proposed development and architectural features
must integrate harmoniously into the character and design of
both the immediate neighborhood and other civic facilities;
(b) The design must stabilize and protect property values
from substantial depreciation;
(c ) The design must enhance the desirability and enjoyment
of the immediate neighborhood;
(d) The design must improve community appearances by pre-
venting extremes of dissimilarity or monotony in new construction;
and
(e) The design must upgrade property in such areas with an
accompanying betterment of conditions affecting the public health,
safety, comfort, morals and welfare.
9853 . 1. FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN APPLYING DESIGN CRI-
TERIA . The Board shall consider the following factors in apply-
ing criteria to a design being considered under this article:
(a) Height , location, bulk, area, material, type and var-
iations in any structure, facility, landscaping or architectural
feature so considered.
(b) Site layout, orientation and relationship to open areas ,
topography and existing or proposed structures in the surrounding
neighborhood.
(c) Sign design and its relation to the proposed use and
surrounding neighborhood.
(d) The probable useful life of other structures on the site
and in the immediate area .
(e) All applicable provisions of Division 9 .
(f) Relation of the proposed use to other existing and
proposed facilities .
(g) Any other factors which the City Council may deem
relevant .
9853 . 2. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD LIMITED. The Board
shall not make recommendations inconsistent with any other por-
tion of Division 8 or 9 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code
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in considering an application for design review.
SECTION 2 . This ordinance shall take effect thirty days
from its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and cause same to be published within fifteen
days of its adoption in the Huntington Beach, News , a newspaper
of general circulation, printed and published in Huntington Beach,}'
California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California at a regular meeting thereof held
on the 1st day of July 1968.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Assistant City Attorney
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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-
offi.cio 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 17th day of June ,
19 68� , and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the lstday of July ,
19 68 , and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of
more than a majority of all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Shipley, Bartlett, McCracken, Kaufman, Green, Coen
NOES: Councilmen:
Matney
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ABSENT: Councilmen:
Nopp
City Clerk and -officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
I. PAUL C. JONES, CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Bearh and ex•officip Clerk of the City
Council, do hereby certify that this ordinance has
been publis ed in the Huntington Beach News on
acco a w' h t y'ha to of said City. .
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City Clerk
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