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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1984 FAILLD 7/7/75 ORDINANCE NO. 1984 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE BY REPEALING SECTIONS 9481. 16 AND 9482. 3 THROUGH 9482 .10; BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ARTICLE 948 ; AND ADDING THERETO SECTIONS 9481.17 . 3 AND 9481.17. 4, ALL PERTAINING TO SERVICE STATION STANDARDS The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain as follows : SECTION 1. The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby amended by repealing Sections 9481.16 and 9482. 3 through 9482. 10 . SECTION 2. The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby amended by amending Sections 1411.8, 9481.9, 9481.17 , 9481. 17 . 1, 9481. 17. 2, 9482 and 9482. 1 to read as follows : 9481. 8 . LANDSCAPING. A minimum of ten (10) percent of the total site shall be landscaped and permanently irrigated in the following prescribed areas : (a) Six (6) foot wide (inside dimension) planters shall be located along the street side property lines except for driveway openings . (b) A three (3) foot wide (inside dimension) planter shall be located along the interior property line except for openings to facilitate vehicular circulation to adjacent proper- ty . Fifteen (15) gallon trees shall be located along the interior property line planter at a forty-five (45) foot average on center. Additional trees or landscaping shall be required to screen service bays from adjacent commercial or residential property . (c ) A planting area composed of not less than six hundred (600 ) square feet with a minimum dimension of twenty (20 ) feet shall be located at the corner of two (2) intersecting streets . JOC :er 1. 6/75-1 (d) Seventy (70 ) square feet of planting area shall be located along those portions of the main building facing a public street . (e) All planting areas shall be separated from adjacent paved surfaces by a six (6) inch wide and six (6) inch high concrete curb . Planting shall be harmonious with the architectural design and site location and shall be maintained at all times in a neat , clean, healthy condition, and shall comply with landscaping standards in effect at the time of application for an administrative review. Plantings shall not exceed a height of three (3) feet, except trees and plantings located next to the main structures and along the interior property line, shall exceed three and one-half (3 1/2) feet. 9481. 9 . TRASH STORAGE AREAS. Areas for storage of trash, refuse, and discarded automobile parts shall be provided on site behind the required setback. Such trash area shall be screened by a six (6) foot high enclosure equipped with a gate . All such enclosures shall be con- structed of material and in a manner which blends with the architecture and aesthetics of the main structure . 9481. 17 . SIGNS. All signs shall conform to the provisions contained in the following sections and to portions of Article 976 which relate to service stations . 9481 .17. 1. MAJOR IDENTIFICATION SIGNS. One (1) major identification sign shall be allowed. Such identifi- cation sign shall be located in a landscaped area and shall not exceed a height of ten (10) feet . Such sign shall contain only the name or symbol of the business which it identifies and shall not contain change panels . The hori- zontal dimension of such sign shall not exceed eight feet six inches ( 81611 ) . Such sign shall not exceed forty (40) square feet per face . 9481. 17 . 2 . MISCELLANEOUS .SIGNS. Miscellaneous signs for the purpose of providing information, such as price, credit, public services and similar identification, shall comply with the following standards: (a) Detached Signs . One (1) detached miscellaneous sign is allowed for each street the service station abuts , subject to the following: (1) Except as hereinafter provided, such sign shall not exceed seven (7) feet in height from ground level, nor five (5) feet in width. (2) Each sign may be double-faced and internally or indirectly lighted. 2 . (3) Each sign shall be placed in such manner as to minimize interference with traffic . (4) Each permitted miscellaneous sign shall be erected in a landscaped planter. (b ) Required Signs . Signs required by a governmental agency, including but not limited to, "No Smoking, " "Licensed Inspections and Adjustments ," and similar identification, may be placed on the main building, or as follows : (1) One additional detached sign incorporating such information may be in a landscaped planter. (2) Such sign information may be incorporated into the detached sign permitted under Section 9481. 17. 2(a) . The area required by such sign may be in addition to that permitted by Section 9481. 17 . 2(a) . 9482. NONCONFORMING SERVICE STATION SITES. Existing service station sites made nonconforming as a result of this article shall be made to comply with the requirements of this article according to the following schedule . Where standards contained herein are inconsistent with other requirements of this article , the standards contained herein shall govern. (a) Restroom screening, trash storage area, tire storage, and miscellaneous signs shall be removed or altered to comply with the provisions of this article not later than October 1, 1975 . (b) Not later than October 1, 1975, a minimum of six (6) percent of the total site area shall be landscaped and thereafter well maintained and provided with an approved sprinkler system. Portions of the required landscaping shall be allocated as follows : (1) Where the exterior drive apron of a pump island is sixteen (16) feet in width or greater, a landscaped planter having a width of not less than three ( 3) feet (inside dimension) shall be provided along the street side property lines between driveway openings . (2) A landscaped planter shall be provided at the corner of two intersecting streets . (3) Notwithstanding (1) and (2) above, where place- ment of plants would impede vehicular access or on-site circula- tion, landscaping may be placed elsewhere on the property to attain the minimum requirements . (4 ) Landscaping shall be placed in a manner to effectively buffer the site from the public right-of-way and adjacent properties . 3. (5) Not less than five (5) fifteen (15) gallon trees shall be provided within landscaped planters . (6) Specific placement of materials within planter areas, specie, number, and size shall comply with plans and specifications on file with the Department of Public Works of the city of Huntington Beach. (c ) The Board of Zoning Adjustments , upon written applica- tion, may grant a reduction in the landscaping requirements providing that any of the following conditions exist: (1) The reduction is necessary for traffic safety. (2) Reduction of landscaping would not substantially reduce the buffering effect from the right-of-way or interior properties . ( 3) The design of the service station site is unique and landscaping in compliance with this article cannot be achieved and attain an aesthetic appearance . (d) Major identification signs shall comply with the pro- visions of this article not later than July 1, 1978. (e) Plans to make existing nonconforming service station sites conforming to this article shall be submitted to the Building and Community Development Department for review and approval in accordance with the provisions of Section 9482 prior to commencement of improvements . (f) The Building and Community Development Director shall not approve any proposed alterations to a service station site pursuant to this article until all of the following conditions have been met: (1) Such alterations meet the applicable provisions of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code. (2) All signs proposed are directly related to identi- fying the business , services rendered, operating instructions , and primary products , and do not advertise secondary products, such as oil, tires or other merchandise. (3) Proposed landscaping is placed in a manner which effectively buffers the operation of the service station from adjacent property and the public right-of-way. The Director of Building and Community Development shall deny any such proposal if any of the following conditions exist : (i) Proposed alterations will have a detrimental effect on the general health, welfare, and safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood, or are detrimental to the value of property and improvements in the neighborhood. 4. (ii ) The proposed alterations are not compatible with existing or permitted uses in the neighborhood. (iii) The location, layout and design of the proposed alterations do not properly adapt to existing streets , driveways , and other adjacent structures and uses in a harmonious manner. 9482 . 1. MODERNIZATION OF NONCONFORMING USES. All pro- posals to modernize existing service stations shall be subject to approval by the Building and Community Development Director. All existing service station sites are exempt from the locational criteria and minimum building site area and dimensional require- ments of this article . (a) When proposed modernization of existing service station site improvements within any twelve (12 ) month period is twenty-five (25) percent or more of the value of said service station site improvements , the entire service station site shall be made to conform to all requirements contained in Section 9482 at the time of modernization, provided further that signs under Section 9482(d) shall comply immediately. (b ) When proposed modernization of existing service station site improvements within any twelve (12 ) month is less than twenty-five (25) percent of the value of the service station site improvements , such alterations shall conform to the requirements contained in subsections (a) and (b ) of Section 9482 at the time of modernization. SECTION 3. The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby amended by adding Sections 9481. 17. 3 and 9481. 17. 4 to read as follows : 9481.17. 3. PUMP ISLAND SIGNS . Signs designating operating instructions , self-serve and full serve islands , or similar information designed for customer convenience, may be affixed to each pump island canopy support column, or in the alternative may be placed on the fuel pump . Such signs may be double-faced but shall not exceed two (2) square feet in area. 9481 .17. 4 . TRADEMARKS . Trademarks , abbreviations, slogans , symbols and logos which identify the service station may be placed on the main building and pump islands . Such identification signs may be double-faced. There shall be not more than two (2) such identification signs per building nor more than one (1) per pump island. SECTION 4 . This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and cause same to be published within fifteen 5 . days after adoption in the Huntington Beach News , a weekly news- paper 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 7th day of July, 1975 . ATTEST: Mayor C it Y Clerk APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Administrator City Attorney 6. Pa,$-AD '71.71-75 Ord. No. 1984 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified 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 2nd , day of June 19 75 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day of July 19 75 and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council. AYES: Councilmen: Gibbs, Duke NOES: Councilmen: Wieder, Matney ABSENT: Councilmen: Shipley, Coen ABSTAIN: Bartlett City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California