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9351, 2 LEGAL BOUNDARIES. Precisely, the Specific Plan
Area includes the real property described as :
Block 206, Lots 2, 4-28; Blocks 207-209, Lots 1-28;
Blocks 305-307, Lots 1-28; Block 308, Lots 1-28;
Block 309, Lots 1-28; Block 310, Lots 1-25, 27;
Block 311, Lots 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 , 15, 17, 19,
21 and 23 , Huntington Beach Tract as recorded in
Miscellaneous Maps of Orange County, Book 3, Page 36.
Blocks 406-409, Lots 1-28; Block 410, Lots 1, 3, 5-28;
Blocks 506-510, Lots 1-28; Block 606, Lots 14-17;
Blocks 607-610, Lots 1-28; Huntington Beach Tract,
Main Street Section as recorded in Miscellaneous Maps
of Orange County, Book 3, Page 43.
Blocks 513-514, Lots 1-28; Block 515, Lots 1, 3, 5, 7,
9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, and 27. Blocks 611-
614, Lots 1-28; Block 615, Lots 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13,
15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, and 27, Huntington Beach Tract ,
17th Street Section as recorded in Miscellaneous Maps
of Orange County, Book 4, Page 10.
Block A, Lots 1-14; Block B, Lots 1-14; Block C, Lots 1,
3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13 , Tract 1094 as recorded in Mis-
cellaneous Maps of Orange County, Book 35, Page 44.
9352 . DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this article,
the following words and phrases shall have the meanings here-
inafter set forth:
(a) Arterial shall mean any street, highway, or road
having been designated as an arterial on the Master Plan of
Arterial Streets and Highways . Arterials have a minimum right
of way of eighty (80) feet.
(b ) Dwelling unit shall mean a single unit providing
complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons
including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating,
cooking, and sanitation.
(c) Floor area shall mean the area of the several
floors of a structure or structures measured from the exterior
faces of the exterior walls, or from the centerline of walls
separating two buildings . All stairways and corridors are in-
cluded as part of the floor area. Attics, garages, parking
structures, or decks are not included as floor area.
2.
(d) Livability space shall mean the site area minus
the site coverage and minus the area of the site devoted to
garages or parking structures , driveways and other open parking
areas . Generally, livability space is that portion of the site
set aside for walks, gardens, landscaped areas , private patios,
lawns, and active and/or passive recreation areas, located on
ground level.
(e ) Local street shall mean a low speed, low volume
highway primarily used as access to residential, business or
other abutting property.
(f) Site coverage shall mean the area of the site
covered by roofed structures measured from the exterior faces
of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating
two buildings. All stairways, balcony projections, covered
patios and interior corridors shall be included. Areas allotted
to garages or parking structures are not included.
(g) Site frontage shall mean the smallest dimension
of the site adjacent to a public street .
(h) Recreation space shall mean the portion of the
required livability space that is set aside exclusively as
common active or passive recreation areas .
9352. 1. PRIVATE LAND DEVELOPMENT. The general land
use designation of low density residential is established in
the Townlot Specific Plan Area One. The designation, location
and boundary of uses described therein are delineated upon the
plan entitled, "Townlot Specific Plan Area One. " The above
general land use classification corresponds to the land use
designation included in the Land Use Element to the General
Plan of the City of Huntington Beach. Wherever a building or
structure is erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered
in the specific plan area, all applicable provisions of the
Huntington Beach Ordinance Code shall prevail except where in
conflict with the provisions of this article, in which case the
provisions of this article shall take precedence.
9352. 2 . TOWNLOT SPECIFIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
This article is intended to provide development standards
that reasonably relate parcel size to the intensity of resi-
dential development, establish proper building bulk and parcel
size relationships, and generally implement the goals and ob-
jectives of the General Plan of the City of Huntington Beach.
3.
9352. 3. USES PERMITTED. LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
Permitted uses are single-family dwellings, duplexes, tri-
plexes, and the customary accessory uses and structures .
No tent, mobile home, trailer vehicle, recreation vehicle, or
temporary structure shall be used for dwelling or sleeping
purposes .
9352. 4 . UNCLASSIFIED USES PERMITTED. Unclassified uses,
as provided in Article 933, are permitted subject to approval
of a conditional use permit .
9352. 5. DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY. The maximum develop-
ment intensity for each site developed in specific plan area
one shall comply with the provisions of the following develop-
ment intensity standards table:
DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY STANDARDS TABLE
Site Maximum Maximum Maximum Minimum Minimum
Frontage No . of Floor Dwelling Livability Recreation
(feet ) Units Area Unit Space Space
At Less (Sq. ft . ) Coverage (Sq. ft . ) (Sq. ft . )
Least BUT Than (Sq . ft . )
25 40 1 1, 800 1,146 627 357
40 50 2 2,275 1, 833 1, 003 572
50 75 2 3,425 2,292 1,254 714
75 100 3 4,950 3,438 1,881 1,071
100 125 4 6, 675 4,584 2,508 1,428
��5 �50 5 8,300 5,730 3,135 1,785
150 175 6 9 ,925 6, 876 3,762 2,142
175 200 7 11,550 8, 022 4,389 2, 499
200 225 8 13,175 9 ,168 5,016 2,856
225 250 9 14,800 10,314 5,643 3,213
250 275 10 16,425 11,460 6,270 3,570
275 300 11 18,050 12,606 6, 897 3,927
300 325 12 19, 675 13,752 7,524 4,284
325 350 13 21,300 14, 898 8,151 4,641
350 14 22,925 16,044 8,778 5,355
2. 6. RECREATION DIMENSIONS
935 N SPACE IMENS ONS AND LOCATION. Any
recreation space provided in accordance with Section 9352. 5
shall have a minimum dimension of ten (10) feet provided that
where more than one lot is utilized for a single development,
such recreation area shall have a minimum dimension of not less
than twenty (20) feet .
All required recreation areas shall be located behind the
required front yard setback.
4.
9352. 7. FRONT YARD SETBACK. The minimum front yard
setback for all main and accessory structures shall be twelve
(12 ) feet; however, said setback may be reduced to not less
than six (6) feet for any lot, provided that :
(a) The six (6) foot setback is on fifty (50 ) percent or
less of the total building width; and
(b ) An average setback of not less than twelve (12 ) feet
is maintained for the total building width.
9352. 8• REAR YARD SETBACK. Rear yards for all main
and accessory structures shall have a minimum setback for
seven and one-half (7 1/2) feet measured from the rear property
line, and provided that a maximum cantilever of three and one-
half (3 1/2 ) feet is permitted for any part of a structure above
the first floor double plate.
9352. 9 . SIDE YARD SETBACK. The aggregate setback for
all main and accessory structures shall not be less than fifteen
(15) percent of the lot width. Such setbacks shall be allocated
between the side yards subject to the following:
(a) A minimum of five (5) feet must be provided on both
side yards except that the setback may be reduced to zero for
fifty (50) percent of the building length along one side yard.
If zero side yard is used, it must be within the rear seventy-
five (75) percent of the lot depth.
(b ) The side yard area reduced by the above procedure
must be made up elsewhere in either side yard.
(c ) Side yards abutting an arterial street shall maintain
a minimum setback of ten (10) feet .
(d) Side yards abutting a local street shall maintain a
minimum setback of eight (8) feet.
(e ) The total side yard setback for a site with only
twenty-five (25) feet of site frontage shall be a minimum of
six (6) feet and may be apportioned as desired, provided a mini-
mum separation of five (5) feet is maintained between adjacent
structures . Except that the side yard setback may be reduced
to zero on one side of the site where (1) the abutting site is
held under the same ownership at the time of initial construction;
or (2 ) the owners of abutting properties record an agreement
or deed restriction and consent in writing to such zero setback
and a minimum separation of four (4) feet between structures .
Where one side yard setback is zero, the opposite side yard
shall be a minimum of four (4) feet .
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(f) The side yard setback abutting an arterial or local
street for a site with only twenty-five (25) feet of site
frontage shall be a minimum of five (5) feet .
9352 . 10. PARKING. Each dwelling unit shall be provided
with not less than one (1) fully enclosed garage capable of
accommodating two (2) automobiles .
9352. 11. MINIMUM SITE AREA. The minimum net site area
shall be 2, 875 square feet .
9352. 12. MINIMUM SITE WIDTH AND FRONTAGE. The minimum
site frontage and width shall be twenty-five (25 ) feet .
9352. 13. MINIMUM SITE DEPTH. The minimum site depth shall
be not less than one hundred fifteen (115) feet.
9352. 14. NONCONFORMING SITES. Existing sites which do not
meet the criteria contained in Sections 9352 . 11 through 9352. 13
are declared nonconforming. This specific plan is designed to
govern the predominant land use characteristics , therefore, all
lawful uses which existed on or before the effective date of
this article may continue. The following criteria shall govern
any future development of nonconforming sites .
(a) Proposed development upon any nonconforming site shall
be subject to approval of a conditional use permit .
(b ) Such proposed development shall meet the development
standards of this article as nearly as possible.
(c ) Where inherent physical features of such nonconforming
site makes compliance with the standards of this article prohibitive,
variations may be permitted in the approval of the conditional
use permit for the development .
9352 . 15. BUILDING HEIGHT. The maximum building height
for all main buildings shall be thirty (30) feet . The maximum
building height for accessory buildings and garages shall be
fifteen (15) feet.
9352 . 16. AREA OF ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND GARAGES. The
total aggregate floor area of all accessory buildings and
garages shall not exceed five hundred (500 ) square feet per
dwelling. Accessory buildings and garages shall not be constructed
on any site which does not have a main structure meeting the
requirements of this article.
6.
9352.17. LANDSCAPING. All livability space, setback
areas, and recreation space shall be landscaped to City speci-
fications and maintained in an attractive manner. Such land-
scaping shall primarily consist of ground cover, ferns, trees,
shrubs , and other living plants . Decorative design elements
such as fountains , pools, benches, sculptures, planters , and
similar elements may be permitted provided such elements are
incorporated as an integral part of the landscaping plan. A
landscaping plan shall be submitted that indicates the spacing,
sizes and specific types of landscaping materials , and shall
be submitted for approval by the Board of Zoning Adjust-
ments prior to issuance of a building permit . Permanent
irrigation facilities shall be provided in all on site land-
scaped areas .
Street trees are required within that portion of the park-
way area abutting the site frontage of a proposed development.
Said trees shall be thirty (30) inch box type. The placement,
location, and specie shall comply with standard plans and speci-
fications on file with the Department of Public Works . If,
however, the site frontage of a proposed development is located
between areas of tree placement noted in said standard plans ,
then no tree shall be required.
9352. 18. TRASH ENCLOSURES. Areas shall be provided
on site for trash, refuse, or other discarded materials . Such
trash areas shall have an enclosure of sufficient height to
screen trash receptacles from view. All such trash areas shall
be constructed of materials and in a manner which blends with
the architecture and aesthetics of the main structure .
9352. 19. ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES. Architectural features ,
including eaves and fireplaces, may project to within thirty
(30) inches of the side site line and four (4 ) feet into the
required front and rear yards, provided such features main-
tain a minimum distance of five (5) feet from any portion of
any other building on the same site. In addition, an eave
return may project to within eighteen (18) inches of the side
site line for a distance of twelve (12) feet . Said twelve (12)
feet shall be measured from the beginning of the eave return
at the front of the house. All eaves shall set back thirty
(30) inches when over windows . This provision does not allow
other architectural features to encroach closer than thirty
(30) inches to any property line.
9352. 20. MINIMUM TURNING RADIUS FOR REQUIRED PARKING
SPACES. Every garage , entered directly from an alley or drive
shall be provided with a minimum turning radius of twenty-seven
(27) feet. The turning radius shall be measured from the
portion of the door, doorway, or parking space nearest to the
opposite side of the alley or drive.
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9352. 21. SITES ABUTTING ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS. When a site
abuts upon an arterial highway and an alley or local street,
the only access to any garage, carport, or parking space shall
be from such abutting alley or local street, and not from an
arterial highway. When a site abuts two arterial highways ,
access shall be subject to review and approval by the Director
of Public Works .
9352. 22. FENCES, WALLS OR HEDGES. Fences , walls or
hedges which do not exceed six (6) feet in height may be located
on any portion of the lot except the front and rear yard setbacks
subject to the following limitations :
(a) Corner site. Fences or walls which do not exceed six
(6) feet in height may be erected in the exterior side yard of
a corner site provided they are not closer than twenty-five (25)
feet to the front property line.
(b ) Street intersection. Within a triangular area formed
by measuring twenty-five 25) feet along the front and twenty-
five (25) feet along the exterior side lot lines of the corner
site, there shall be unobstructed vision between forty-two (42 )
inches above grade to and including seven (7) feet above grade.
(c) Corner site abutting an alley. Within a triangular
area formed by measuring ten 10 feet along an alley and
exterior side site lines , there shall be no structure, fence,
wall, hedge, or landscaping or structure erected or maintained
over forty-two (42) inches in height.
(d) Height measurement of fence or wall. Where a retain-
ing wall is combined with a fence, no portion of the retaining
wall will be measured in meeting fence height . Any combination
of retaining wall and fence over eight (8) feet high must be
built with a variation in design or material between retaining
portion and fence.
9352. 23. APPEARANCE STANDARDS. In order to retain
and strengthen the unity and order of the surroundings , and to
insure that structures enhance their sites and are harmonious
with the highest standards of improvements in the Townlot Area
and the community, the following standards shall apply:
(a) Architectural features and general appearance of the
proposed development shall not impair the orderly and harmonious
development of the area, the occupancy thereof, or the community
as a whole.
(b ) Architectural features, including materials , colors,
and variations in setback shall be included in the design of
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all vertical exterior surfaces of the buildings in order to
create an interesting, aesthetically pleasing project when viewed
from outside the project as well as within.
(c ) Architectural features, including materials , colors ,
and variations in setback, as well as landscaping elements,
including trees, shrubs , and ground cover, shall be included in
the design of alley elevation and setbacks in order to create
an interesting and aesthetically pleasing appearance from the
rear entrance of the project and alleys .
9362 . 23. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. All uses in the
Townlot Specific Plan Area One shall be subject to approval of
an administrative review application before the Board of Zoning
Adjustments unless a use permit application is required. The
following criteria shall serve as guidelines for the Board in
approving, conditionally approving, or denying such applications :
(a) Relationship of the structure to the site, including
setbacks and site planning.
(b ) Compatibility of structures with surroundings.
(c ) Relationships of the livability space to the dwellings .
(d) Landscaping.
(e) Relationship of parking and vehicular and pedestrian
circulation areas .
SECTION 2. 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
days after adoption in the Huntington Beach News , a weekly
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 16th
day of June, 1975•
ATTEST: 7z,�-'
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Mayor
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Administrator City AttorfieT
9.
Ord. No 1988
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 member$ 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 16th day of June 1975 and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of
all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Bartlett. Wieder, Coen, Matnev. Shipley, Duke, Gibbs
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the dity
of Huntington Beach, California
I, Alicia M. Wentworth CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council, do h r^.by cc ']fy that This c-1 nanca has j
been pu ;,. in thz m. E- '
Ina-- r.s
AL161A M. V& (WORTH
` Gty Clerk ;
Depu 'City Clerk