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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance #2561 ORDINANCE N0 . 2561 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE BY REPEALING SECTIONS 9362.11 AND 9362 . 13 , BY AMENDING SECTIONS 9362. 12 AND 9362. 15, AND BY ADDING THERETO SECTIONS 9362 . 11 THROUGH 9362. 11. 3 AND 9362 . 12. 1 RELATING TO OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PRIVATE ACCESS WIDTHS FOR MEDIUM/HIGH DENSITY PLANNED RESIDENTIAL, CONDOMINIUM, COMMUNITY APARTMENT, OR STOCK COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENTS The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain as follows : SECTION 1 . Sections 9362. 11 and 9362. 13 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 2. The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby amended by amending sections 9362. 12 and 9362. 15 to read as fol- lows : 9362. 12. MAIN RECREATION AREA. MINIMUM SIZE. In all projects containing more than four (4 ) gross acres , a main recreation area shall be required. The minimum size of the main recreational area shall not be less than ten thousand (10 ,000) square feet with a minimum dimension of fifty ( 50) feet and a minimum average di- mension of one hundred (100) feet . (a) Two or more of the following facilities shall be pro- vided within the main recreational area: swimming pool, tennis court , basketball court , putting green, playground equipment, volleyball court , lawn bowling, outdoor cooking facility, or similar facilities . (b) The main recreation area shall not be located closer twenty ( 20) feet to a building used for human habitation having ground floor windows or doors, and no closer than five (5) feet to any other wall of a building used for human habitation containing no windows or doors. Recreation facilities or structures and their accessory uses located in the main recreation area shall be considered in calculating the total size of such area; provided that paving , roofs , and other such surfaces shall constitute no more than 5 percent of the total area. AJF: ahb 5/4/82 (3 ) 1. i ( c) Clubhouse facilities for projects of fifty (50) units or more shall be provided in the main recreation area. This facility shall not be less than seven (7) square feet per unit nor less than minimum Uniform Building Code standards . The clubhouse fa- cilities shall contain additional facilities to meet the rec- reational needs of the development. 9362.15 . PRIVATE ACCESS WAY WIDTHS. The following stand- ards shall apply to all vehicular access ways : (a) Private ways serving as access to or within a planned residential development shall be provided with a minimum paved width equivalent to not less than two (2) twelve (12) foot wide travel lanes. An additional twelve (12) foot wide travel lane shall be provided for each direction of traffic flow where an ac- cess way intersects a local or arterial public street for a dis- tance of not less than one hundred ( 100) feet from such intersec- tion into the development. This requirement may be reduced at the discretion of the Planning Commission based on the size of the project, location, and low number of entrances . (b) An access way exceeding one hundred fifty ( 150) feet in length but less than three hundred (300) feet in length shall be provided with a curbed turn-around having a minimum radius of thirty-one (31) feet. For those access ways exceeding three hundred (300) feet but less than six hundred (600) feet , there shall be provided a curbed turn-around having a minimum radius of forty (40) feet or an intertying loop circulation system. For those access ways exceeding six hundred (600) feet , there shall be provided an intertying loop circulation system. SECTION 3 . The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby amended by adding thereto sections 9362. 11 through 9362. 11 .3, and 9362. 12. 1 to read as follows : 9362 .11 . OPEN SPACE. The following open space requirements shall apply to all planned developments : (a) The minimum square footage of open space for recreation and leisure activities shall be provided for each dwelling unit within the development subject to the following : UNITS/ACRE SQUARE FEET/UNIT 8 .01-15 800 15. 01-25 600 25. 01-35 400 (b) The common open space areas shall be designed and lo- cated within the development to afford maximum use by all resi- 2. dents of the project. These common areas may include game courts or rooms , swimming pools , private dock areas , garden roofs or grounds, sauna baths , putting greens , or play lots . ( c) A ground floor unit in which all rooms used for human habitation are constructed at ground level shall be provided with a ground level patio. Said patio area shall be located adjacent to the unit it is intended to serve. Patio areas shall be pro- vided as set forth in the table below: Minimum Area Minimum Dimension Unit Type —�_ (Sq. Ft.) _ _ (Ft. ) — Bachelor, single or one ( 1) bedroom 200 10 Two (2) bedrooms 250 10 Three (3 ) bedrooms 300 10 Four ( 4) bedrooms 400 10 (d) Units constructed above ground level in which all rooms used for human habitation are constructed above ground level shall be provided with balconies or sun decks as follows : Minimum Area Minimum Dimension Unit Type (Sq. Ft. ) (Ft . ) Bachelor, single or one (1 ) bedroom 60 6 Two (2) , three (3) , or four (4) bedrooms 120 6 This one hundred twenty ( 120) square feet may be divided into two (2 ) separate areas; however , neither area shall contain less than sixty (60) square feet. Balconies which serve as entrances or exits shall not satisfy this requirement except where entrances or exits are for the sole use of a particular unit . Not less than 50 percent of the lower forty-two (42 ) inches of the area around balconies shall be screened when viewed from a horizontal plane. ( e) A dwelling unit (studio type) that is constructed having a portion of the rooms used for human habitation at ground level may be permitted at 10 percent reduction in the required ground level patio area if balconies or sun decks are provided, pursuant to subsection (d) , on those levels above ground floor level of the 3• same dwelling unit. (f) The minimum square footage requirements for open space areas provided by this article shall not satisfy any requirement of Article 996 relating to park and recreational facilities. (g) Private waterways may partially satisfy the recreational and leisure area requirements; provided that not more than 50 per- cent of the required open space shall be water. (h) Enclosed buildings used for recreation or leisure fa- cilities shall not constitute more than 15 percent of the required recreational area. The remaining recreational area shall be open space. ( i) At least one (1) main recreational area shall be pro- vided within each project. This area shall be conveniently lo- cated within the development to afford maximum use by all resi- dents of the project. In addition to meeting all other site plan criteria of this article, a maximum number of units shall be located to abut open space. 9362. 11. 1. OPEN SPACE. The following open space standards shall apply in addition to the standards in section 9362. 11 for projects more than four (4) gross acres in size : Common open space areas shall not be located within ten ( 10 ) feet of any ground floor dwelling unit wall having a door or window. Also, such common open space areas shall have a mini- mum dimension of twenty (20) feet if any part of such areas is to be included in the calculations for minimum open space areas . 9362. 11. 2. OPEN SPACE. The following open space standards shall apply in addition to the standards in section 9362 .11 for projects from two (2) to four ( 4) gross acres in size : (a) Patio areas and balconies may be included in the total calculation for open space area pursuant to section 9362. 11(a) provided it does not exceed 25 percent of the total amount of open space required per unit. (b) Common open space areas shall not be located within ten ( 10) feet of any ground floor dwelling unit having a door or win- dow. Also, such common open space areas shall have minimum di- mensions of ten (10) feet if any part of such areas is to be in- cluded in the calculations for minimum open space areas. 4 . 9362 . 11. 3. OPEN SPACE. The following open space standards shall apply in addition to the standards in section 9362 .11 for projects less than two (2) gross acres in size : (a) Patio areas and balconies may be included in the total calculation for open space area pursuant to section 9362. 11(a) provided it does not exceed 50 percent of the total amount of open space required per unit . (b) Common open space areas shall not be located within ten ( 10) feet of any ground floor dwelling unit having a door or win- dow. Also, such common open space areas shall have minimum di- mensions of ten (10) feet if any part of such areas is to be in- cluded in the calculations for minimum open space areas . 9362. 12. 1 . MAIN RECREATION AREA. MINIMUM SIZE. The mini- mum size of the main recreational area for projects less than one ( 1) gross acre in size shall be twenty-five hundred (2,500) square feet. The minimum size of the main recreational area for projects more than one (1 ) gross acre but less than four (4) gross acres in size shall be calculated according to the provisions of the follow- ing table. The minimum dimension for all said recreational areas shall be fifty ( 50) feet. Units/Acre Main Recreational Area 0-15 165 sq. ft . per unit 2500 sq. ft. minimum 15. 01 and over 100 sq. ft . per unit 2500 sq. ft . minimum (a) The main recreation area shall not be located closer than ten (10) feet to a building used for human habitation having ground floor windows or doors , and no closer than five (5) feet to any other wall of a building used for human habitation contain- ing no windows or doors . Recreation facilities or structures and their accessory uses located in the main recreation area shall be considered in calculating the total size of such area ; provided that paving, roofs , and other such surfaces shall constitute no more than 5 percent of the total area. (b) One ( 1 ) or more of the following facilities shall be provided within the main recreational area: swimming pool , tennis court, basketball court , putting green, playground equipment, volleyball court , lawn bowling, outdoor cooking facility. SECTION 4 . This ordinance shall take effect thirty days I 5. after its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the_21st day of June 1982. Mayor ATTEST : APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Clerk City 'Attorney 4- REVIEWED AND APPROVED : INITIATED AND APPROVED : City Administrator erector of Tevelopment Services 6. Ord. No. 2561 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-s 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 6th day of June 19 R9, and was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21st day of June 19 82 and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council. AYES: Councilmen: Pattinson, Thomas, MacAllister, Mandic, Finley, Bailey, Kelly NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California 1, 1U1Cia M. WeWworth CITY CLERK of the City of Hurv&.gthn Beach and ex-011160 Clerk of the City Counc:,•tu raweby certify that a synopsis of tfes ordinance ..as been published in the Hunt"mgton "ach t went on 3 ...._....... 19.:y......... In aac _ante w the City Charter of said City- _ ... ....k!......_IVTW,i��i�..�.......... City Clerk �puty City Clerk