HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1494 ORDINANCE NO. 1494
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE
BY REPEALING SECTIONS 9253, 9436 , 9532 . 4 AND
9555 THEREOF; BY RENUMBERING SECTIONS 9435,
9514, 9515, 9516, 9517, 95i8, 9533, 9533 . 1,
9556, 9556 . 1, 9556 . 2, 9556 . 2 .1, 9556 .2 .2 AND
9556 . 3; BY AMENDING SECTIONS 9434 .1, 9434 .2,
9434. 3, 9473 AND 9519; AND ADDING SECTIONS
9253, 9253 . 1, 9253 .1. 1, 9253 . 2, 9253 .2 .1, 9435,
9435 . 1, 9435 .1 . 1, ' 9435 . 2, 9435 . 2 .1, 9435 .3 ,
9471. 4 . 1, 9471 . 4 . 2, 9471. 4 . 2 .1, 9471. 4 . 2 .1 .1,
9473. 1, 9514, 9514. 1, 9514 1..>1, 9514 . 2, 9514 . 3 ,
9514 . 3 .1, 9514 . 4, 9533, 9533 .1, 9533 .1 . 1, 9533 .2,
9533 . 3, 9533 . 3 . 1, 9533 . 4, 9556 , 9556 . 1, 9556 .1 .1,
9556 . 2, 9556 . 3, 9556-:3 .1 .AND 9556 . 4 PERTAINING
TO DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS' IN THE R5, C2, C4, Ml-A,
Ml AND M2 DISTRICTS '
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Sections 9253, 9436, 9532 . 4 and 9555 of the
Huntington Beach Ordinance Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2 . The following sections of the Huntington Beach
Ordinance Code are hereby renumbered as follows :
9435 to 9436
9514 to 9515
9515 to 9516
9516 to 9517
9517 to 9518
9518 to 9519
9533 to 9534
9533 . 1 to 9534 . 1
9556 to 9555
9556 . 1 to 9555 . 1
9556 . 2 to 9555 .2
9556 . 2 . 1 to 9555 . 2 . 1
9556 . 2 . 2 to 9555. 2 . 2
9556 . 3 to 9555 . 3
SECTION 3 . The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby
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amended by amending Sections 9434 . 1, 9434 . 2, 9434 . 3, 9473
and 9519 to read as follows :
9434 . 1. FRONT YARD . The front yard setback shall
be ten (10 ) feet except as otherwise designated on a sectional
district map .
9434 . 2 . SIDE YARD.
(a) Exterior Side Yard . The minimum exterior side yard
setback shall be ten 10 feet except as otherwise designated
on a sectional district map .
(b) Interior Side Yard. The minimum interior side yard
setback shall be zero, except where the permitted use abuts a
residential district , then the setback shall be a minimum of
ten (10 ) feet .
9434 . 3 . REAR YARD . The minimum rear yard setback
shall be zero, except where the permitted use abuts a residential
district , then the setback shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet .
9473 . HEIGHT LIMITATIONS . ALL USES . The maxi-
mum building height in this district shall be three (3) stories ,
but not to exceed thirty-five (35) feet .
9519 . GENERAL REQUIREMENTS .
(a) Fencing. No fencing will be permitted along front
property . Fencing along the side yard within the front setback
is optional . Otherwise the sites shall be completely fenced with
a six (6) foot chain link type fence , or equal, to the front
building line .
(b ) Lighting.
1. On sites where nighttime operations are antici-
pated, adequate lighting shall be provided for
all automobile parking areas , trucking and load-
ing areas , and all 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
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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 tenant .
When the building is on a corner, or backs up to
a freeway or highway, a second sign may be per-
mitted.
3 . Products and service signs shall be single faced
and confined to the walls of the larger build-
ings or to secondary structures which are 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 (10)
feet . Sign towers will not be permitted, nor
illuminated water towers .
4. Signs located on other than the main building
(gateways , 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 twelve (12) inches in height .
5 . No advertising signs shall be placed on chain
link fences .
6. Illuminated emblems may be placed on the roof
providing they do not exceed one-half the height
of the major portion of the building or a maxi-
mum of fifteen (15 ) feet .
7. In addition to these requirements , signs shall
meet the requirement of the Huntington Beach
city building code .
(d) Buildings .
1. All structures erected within the Ml-A zone shall,
with the exception of trim and minor architectural
features, be constructed of ceramics , masonry,
concrete, stucco or other materials of a similar
nature, or metal panels approved by the Planning
Commission.
2 . All buildings erected shall conform to the appli-
cable building codes and ordinances .
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(e) Standards of Performance
1. Sound shall be muffled so as not to become
objectionable due to intermittence , beat
frequency or shrillness . The measurement of
sound shall be measured at the lot lines and
shall be measured to decibles with a sound level
meter and associated octave band filter, manu-
factured according to standards prescribed by
the American Standards Association. Maximum
permissible sound pressure levels shall comply
with the following standards :
MAXIMUM SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL IN DECIBLES
0 . 002 Dynes per Square Centimeter
Octave Bank in Adjacent Residential Lot Line of Use
Cycles/Second District Boundaries in the Ml-A Zone
0-75 72 79
75-150 59 74
150-300 52 66
300-600 46 59
600-1200 42 53
1200-2400 39 47
2400-4800 34 41
Above 4800 32 31
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 (4 )
minutes in any thirty (30) minutes . These pro-
visions , 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 airborne solids , from any
source, shall not be in a density greater than
that described as No. 1 on the Ringlemann Chart .
4 . Odors from gases or other odorous matters shall
not be in such quantities as to be offensive be-
yond the lot line of the use .
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5 . Toxic gases or matter shall not be emitted which
can cause any damage to health, to animals or
vegetation, 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
mountings shall be allowed which will reduce vi-
bration below .003 of one (1) inch, as measured
at the lot lines .
7. Glare and heat from any source shall not be pro-
duced beyond the lot lines of the use .
8. Radioactivity and Electrical Disturbances . Except
with the prior approval of the commission as to
specific additional uses , the use of radioactive
material within the M1-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 x
10 to 11 microcuries per milliliter of air at any
moment of time .
Radio and television transmitters shall be operated
at the regularly assigned wave lengths (or within
the authorized tolerances therefor) as assigned
thereto by the appropriate governmental 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 .
SECTION 4 . The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby
amended by adding thereto Sections 9253, 9253 .1 9253 . 1.1, 9253 .2,
9253 . 2 . 1, 9435, 9435 . 1, 9435 . 1. 1, 9435 .2 , 9435 . 2 . 1, 9435 .3,
9471. 4 . 1, 9471. 4 . 2, 9471. 4 . 2 . 1, 9471 . 4 .2 .1. 1, 9473 .1, 9514, 9514 . 1,
9514 . 1. 1, 9514 . 2, 9514 . 3, 9514 . 3 . 1, 9514 . 4, 9533, 9533 . 1, 9533 . 1.1,
9533 . 2, 9533 . 3, 9533 . 3 . 1, 9533 . 4, 9556, 9556 .1, 9556 .1 .1, 9556 . 2,
9556 . 3, 9556 . 3 . 1 and 9556 . 4 to read as follows :
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9253 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS . ALL PERMITTED USES .
9253 . 1. SITE AREA.
(a) Minimum Building Site . The minimum site area shall
be six thousand 000) square feet .
(b) Minimum Frontage . The minimum frontage shall be sixty
(60) feet .
9253 . 1. 1. EXCEPTION . Any parcel or lot , or combina-
tion of parcels and lots , existing as a legal building site on
or before the effective date of this section shall remain a
legal building site .
9253 . 2 . BUILDING HEIGHT. The maximum building
height shall be three (3 ) stories , but not to exceed thirty-
five (35 ) feet .
9253 . 2 . 1. EXCEPTION. Rooftop mechanical equipment
and screening may exceed the thirty-five (35) foot height limit,
provided, however, they shall not exceed building height by
more than fourteen (14 ) feet . Screening shall set back fifteen
(15) feet from any exterior building edge and shall not project
above the equipment which it is designed to shield from view.
9435 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS .
9435 . 1. SITE AREA.
(a) Minimum Building Site . The minimum building site
area shall be ten thousand (10 ,000) square feet .
(b ) Minimum Frontage . The minimum frontage shall be
one hundred 100 feet .
(c) Reduction of Building Site or Frontage . The minimum
building site or frontage, or both minimum building site and
frontage, may be reduced provided one of the following con-
ditions have been met :
1. A plot plan encompassing the entire parcel and
delineating all structures proposed for initial
or future construction has been approved by the
Board of Zoning Adjustments , Planning Commission
or City Council prior to approval of a division
of land, and all applicable city ordinances are
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complied with.
2 . An administrative review application accompanied
by a plot plan encompassing the entire parcel
is submitted to the Board of Zoning Adjustments
for approval prior to approval of a division of
land. Said plan shall delineate all structures
proposed for initial or future construction.
The Board, after reviewing the application, may
approve, conditionally approve or deny the re-
quest .
9435 . 1. 1. EXCEPTION. Any parcel or lot , or combina-
tion of parcels and lots , existing as a legal building site on
or before the effective date of this section shall remain a
legal building site .
9435 . 2 . BUILDING HEIGHT . No building structure or
combination of buildings and structures shall exceed fifty (50)
feet in height .
9435 . 2 . 1. EXCEPTION . Rooftop mechanical equipment
and screening may exceed the fifty (50 ) foot. height limit, pro-
vided, however, they shall not exceed building height by more
than fourteen (14 ) feet . Screening shall be set back fifteen
(15) feet from any exterior building edge and shall not project
above the equipment which it is designed to shield from view.
9435 . 3 . COVERAGE . The maximum ground floor area
of all enclosed buildings shall not exceed fifty (50) percent
of the site area.
9471. 4 . 1. YARD REQUIREMENTS .
(a) Front Yard. The minimum front yard setback shall be
ten (10 ) feet , except as otherwise designated on a sectional
district map .
(b ) Side Yard .
1. Exterior Side Yard. The minimum exterior side yard
setback shall be ten (10) feet , except as otherwise
designated on a sectional district map .
2 . Interior Side Yard. The interior side yard setback
may be zero, except where permitted use abuts a
residential district, in which case a minimum of
ten (10) feet shall be provided.
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(c) Rear Yard. The rear yard setback may be zero except
where the permitted use abuts a residential district, then the
setback shall be a minimum of ten (10 ) feet in the rear yard.
9471 . 4 . 2 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS .
9471. 4 . 2 . 1. SITE AREA .
(a) Minimum Building Site . The minimum building site
area shall be six thousand ( 000 ) square feet .
(b ) Minimum Frontage . The minimum frontage shall be
sixty (60) feet .
9471 . 4. 2 . 1. 1. EXCEPTION. Any parcel or lot, or combina-
tion of parcels and lots , existing as a legal building site
on or before the effective date of this section shall remain
a legal building site .
9473 . 1. EXCEPTION .
(a) Maximum sign height within the front yard setback
shall be fifty (50) feet .
(b ) Rooftop mechanical equipment and screening may exceed
the thirty-five (35) foot height limit, provided, however, they
shall not exceed building height by more than fourteen (14)
feet . Screening shall set back fifteen (15) feet from any ex-
terior building edge and shall not project above the equipment
which it is designed to shield from view.
9514 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS .
9514 .1. MINIMUM BUILDING SITE . The minimum build-
ing site area shall be one (1) acre .
9514 . 1. 1. EXCEPTION . Any parcel or lot , or combina-
tion of parcels and lots , existing as a legal building site
on or before the effective date of this section shall remain
a legal building site for purposes of Division 9 of the Hunt-
ington Beach Ordinance Code .
9514 . 2 . MINIMUM FRONTAGE . The minimum lot fron-
tage shall be one hundred (100) feet on an arterial highway .
9514 . 3 . BUILDING HEIGHT. No building structure,
or combination of buildings and structures shall exceed forty
(40) feet in height .
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9514 . 3 . 1. EXCEPTION . Rooftop mechanical equipment
and screening may exceed the forty (40) foot height limit,
provided, however, they shall not exceed building height by
more than fourteen (14 ) feet . Screening shall be set back
fifteen (15) feet from any exterior building edge and shall
not project above the equipment which it is designed to
shield from view.
9514 . 4 . REDUCTION OF MINIMUM BUILDING SITE AND
FRONTAGE . The minimum building site or frontage , or both
minimum building site and frontage may be reduced provided
one of the following conditions have been met :
(a) A plot plan encompassing the entire parcel and de-
lineating all structures proprosed for initial or future con-
struction has been approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustments ,
Planning Commission or City Council prior to approval of a
division of land, and all applicable city ordinances are com-
plied with.
(b) An administrative review application accompanied by
a plot plan encompassing the entire parcel is submitted to the
Board of Zoning Adjustments for approval prior to approval of
a division of land. Said plan shall delineate all structures
proposed for initial or future construction. The Board, after
reviewing the application, may approve, conditionally approve
or deny the request .
9533 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS .
9533 . 1. MINIMUM BUILDING SITE. The minimum build-
ing site area shall be ten thousand (10 ,000) square feet .
9533 . 1. 1. EXCEPTION . Any parcel or lots , or combina-
tion of parcels and lots, existing as a legal building site
on or before the effective date of this section shall remain a
legal building site for purposes of Division 9 of the Huntington
Beach Ordinance Code .
9533 . 2 . MINIMUM FRONTAGE . The minimum lot fron-
tage shall be eighty (80 ) feet except those lots at the end of
a cul-de-sac which may have forty-five (45) feet of frontage .
9533 . 3 . BUILDING HEIGHT. No building structure,
or combination of buildings and structures shall exceed forty
(40 ) feet in height .
9533 . 3 .1• EXCEPTION . Rooftop mechanical equipment
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and screening may exceed the forty (40 ) foot height limit ,
provided, however, they shall not exceed building height by
more than fourteen (14) feet . Screening shall be set back
fifteen (15) feet from any exterior building edge and shall
not project above the equipment which it is designed to
shield from view.
9533 . 4 . REDUCTION OF MINIMUM BUILDING SITE AND
FRONTAGE . The minimum building site or frontage, or both
minimum building site and frontage may be reduced provided
one of the following conditions have been met :
(a) A plot plan encompassing the entire parcel and
delineating all structures proposed for initial or future
construction has been approved by the Board of Zoning Ad-
justments , Planning Commission or City Council prior to ap-
proval of a division of land, and all applicable city ordi-
nances are complied with.
(b ) An administrative review application accompanied by
a plot plan encompassing the entire parcel is submitted to the
Board of Zoning Adjustments for approval prior to approval of
a division of land. Said plan shall delineate all structures
proposed for initial or future construction. The Board, after
reviewing the application, may approve, conditionally approve
or deny the request .
9556 . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS .
9556 . 1. MINIMUM BUILDING SITE. The minimum build-
ing site area shall be ten thousand (10 ,000) square feet .
9556 . 1.1. EXCEPTION . Any parcel or lot existing as
a legal building site on or before the effective date of this
section shall remain a legal building site for purposes of
Division 9 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code .
9556 . 2 . MINIMUM FRONTAGE . The minimum lot fron-
tage shall be one hundred (100) feet on an arterial highway .
9556 . 3 . BUILDING HEIGHT. No building structure,
or combination of buildings or structures shall exceed forty
(40) feet in height .
9556. 3 . 1. EXCEPTION. Rooftop mechanical equipment
and screening may exceed the forty (40) foot height limit,
provided, however, they shall not exceed the minimum building
height by more than fourteen (14) feet . Screening shall be
set back fifteen (15) feet from any exterior building edge
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and shall not project above the equipment which it is designed
to shield from view.
9556 . 4 . REDUCTION OF MINIMUM BUILDING SITE AND
FRONTAGE . The minimum building site or frontage, or both
minimum building site and frontage , may be reduced provided
one of the following conditions have been met :
(a) A plot plan encompassing the entire parcel and
delineating all structures proposed for initial or future
construction has been approved by the Board of Zoning Adjust-
ment , Planning Commission or City Council prior to approval of
a division of land, and all applicable city ordinances are
complied with.
(b ) An administrative review application accompanied by
a plot plan encompassing the entire parcel is submitted to
the Board of Zoning Adjustments for approval prior to approval
of a division of land. Said plan shall delineate all struc-
tures proposed for initial or future construction. The Board,
after reviewing the application, may approve, conditionally
, approve or deny the request .
SECTION 5 . If any section, subsection, subdivision,
paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter or any
part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance or any part thereof. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section,
subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence , clause or phrase
thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections ,
subsections , subdivisions , paragraphs, sentences , clauses or
phrases be declared unconstitutional .
SECTION 6 . The provisions of these sections insofar as
they are substantially the same as existing provisions of the
Huntington Beach Ordinance Code relating to the same subject
matter shall be construed as restatements and continuations
and not as new enactments .
SECTION 7 . 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
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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 at a regular meeting thereof held on the
5th day of May 1969 .
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Mayor
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APPROVED' AS TO FORM:
Cit Attorney�°
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Ord. No. 1494
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 21st day of April
1969 , and was again read to said City Council at a reg ar
meeting thereof held on the 5th day of May
,
1969 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, Matney, Coen,
Green
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and -officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
I. PAUL Q, JONES, CITY CLERK of the City of of Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach and ex.officio clerk of the City
Council, do hereby certify that this ordxrance lW
been published in t Huntington Beach News.
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Clerk
Deputy City Clerk