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ORDINANCE NO. 2656
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE
BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE 949 PERTAINING TO
VISITOR-SERVING COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1. The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is amended by
adding a new Article 949 to read as follows:
ARTICLE 949
"VSC" VISITOR-SERVING COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
Sections:
9490 Purpose
9491 Permitted Principal Uses and Structures
9491. 1 Permitted Accessory Structures
9491. 2 Uses and Structures Subject to a Conditional Use
Permit
9491. 3 Minimum Building Site, Width and Depth
9491. 4 Building or Structure Height Limitations
9491. 5 Site Coverage
9491.6 Yard Requirements
9491. 7 Off-Street Parking
9491. 8 Landscaping
9491. 9 Signs
9491. 10 Dedication and Improvements
9491. 11 Minimum Open Space Requirements
9491. 12 Refuse and Refundable Bottle or Container
Collection Areas
9491. 13 Outside Storage
9490 PURPOSE. The purpose of the Visitor-Serving Commercial
(VSC) District is to implement the General Plan land use designa-
tion of Commercial: Visitor Serving, and to provide for hotels,
motels, restaurants and other retail and service uses of specific
benefit to the city' s coastal visitors and year-round residents.
9491 PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES. The following
principal uses and structures shall be permitted in the VSC Dis-
trict subject to administrative review. Said review shall ,insure
that the uses are developed in a manner compatible with the
purposes of this District.
(A) ( 1 ) Antique Store
( 2 ) Art gallery and/or dealer
(3 ) Arts and crafts supplies
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(B) ( 1 ) Bakery (not more than seven ( 7 ) employees and all
goods sold on premise )
(2 ) Banks, Savings and Loans (branch offices not to
exceed five thousand ( 5, 000 ) square feet)
(3 ) Barber, beauty, manicure shops (as an appurtenant
use to a hotel or motel )
(4 ) Beach, swimming and surfing equipment
(5 ) Bicycle sales, repair and rental shop
( 6 ) Boat and marine supplies
( 7 ) Bookstore
( 8 ) Botanical garden
(C) ( 1 ) Camera shop
(2 ) Clothing store
(3 ) Confectionary store
(4 ) Convenience market
( 5) Curio shop
(D) ( 1 ) Delicatessen
(2 ) Drug store
(F ) (1 ) Flower and ornamental plant shop
( 2 ) Fruit and vegetable store
(G) ( 1 ) Gift and party shops
(H ) ( 1 ) Health and sports clubs (under two thousand five
hundred ( 2, 500 ) square feet )
( I ) (1 ) Ice cream parlor
(J ) (1 ) Jewelry store
(L) (1 ) Laundries (self-service or pick-up)
( 2 ) Liquor store
(M) ( 1 ) Marine insurance
(2) Meat or fish market
(N ) ( 1 ) Newspaper and magazine store
( 2 ) Newsstand
(3 ) Novelties
(P ) ( 1 ) Photographic studio
( 2 ) Photographic processing (no more than one ( 1 )
developing machine )
( 3 ) Photographic equipment sales
(R) ( 1 ) Real estate office ( in conjunction with sale and
management of properties on site )
( 2 ) Restaurant (excluding drive-in/through/up)
(S ) ( 1 ) Shoe store
(2 ) Sporting goods store
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(T) ( 1 ) Travel agency
(2 ) Tourist related public and semipublic buildings,
services and facilities (such as, but not limited
to, museums or tourist information bureaus )
(Y) ( 1 ) Yacht broker
9491 . 1 PERMITTED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. All structures custom-
arily incidental and accessory to a permitted use or structure may
be constructed on any lot containing a main building provided that
such structure (s) shall not exceed fifteen ( 15 ) feet in height nor
be closer than ten ( 10 ) feet from any other structure on the same
lot and shall conform with all yard requirements of this District.
Multiple story parking structures are excluded from the provisions
of this section.
9491. 2 USES AND STRUCTURES SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
The following uses and structures may be permitted in the VSC
District subject to approval of a conditional use permit:
(A) ( 1 ) Arcade
(2 ) Automobile service station, with or without con-
venience market, subject to the provisions
contained in the C2 "Community Business District"
or "Service Station Standards" of the Huntington
Beach Ordinance Code as applicable.
(B) (1 ) Bar
(C ) (1 ) Cabaret
( 2 ) Club and lodge (private )
(3 ) Cocktail lounge
(D) (1 ) Dancing and/or live entertainment as a primary or
accessory use
(2 ) Drive-in/through/up restaurants
(H ) (1 ) Hotel and motel, subject to the provisions
contained in the C4 "Highway Commercial District"
(0) ( 1 ) Office (business and professional ) , subject to the
entire street level or one-third (1/3 ) of the total
floor area (with at least fifty percent ( 50% ) of
the street level ) being devoted to visitor-serving
uses*
(2 ) Outdoor retail sales as a primary use
( 3 ) Outdoor eating area
(P) ( 1 ) Commercial parking lot and parking structure
(R) ( 1 ) Recreational vehicle overnight camping
(2 ) Residential uses not to exceed twenty-five ( 25 )
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units per acre, subject to the entire street level
or one-third ( 1/3 ) of the total floor area (with at
least fifty percent ( 50%) of the street level )
being devoted to visitor-serving uses*
(T) (1 ) Tavern
* Such uses must either be provided prior to other development, or
assured as part of the development. In the event of a consolida-
tion of a minimum one block area, or eighty-seven thousand
(87, 000 ) square feet, conditional uses may be located in separate
structures or on separate portions of the parcel in the context of
a planned development, provided no less than one-third ( 1/3 ) of
the total floor area permitted is devoted to visitor-serving uses,
and provided that at least ten percent ( 10%) public open space and
pedestrian access amenities are provided to maintain a
predominantly visitor-serving orientation.
9491. 3 MINIMUM BUILDING SITE, WIDTH AND DEPTH.
(A) The minimum building site area, lot width, and lot
depth shall be the following:
(1 ) Minimum Building Site: Ten thousand ( 10, 000 )
square feet;
(2) Minimum Lot Width: One hundred ( 100 ) feet;
(3 ) Minimum Lot Depth: One hundred ( 100 ) feet.
(B) Any lawfully established and recorded individual
lot not meeting the standards within this section shall not be
used as a building site (unless combined with sufficient land to
provide the above listed minimum standards) except upon the
applicant ' s submittal to the Director of a plot plan encompassing
the entire parcel which delineates all structures proposed for
initial or future construction, and the adoption of a use permit
with the following findings by the Board of Zoning Adjustments or
the Planning Commission:
(1 ) Special conditions exist because of topography
or existing development patterns;
(2 ) A demonstrated uniqueness of design is pro-
posed that responds to the purpose of this District;
(3 ) The development complies with all other
applicable city ordinances.
9491. 4 BUILDING OR STRUCTURE HEIGHT LIMITATIONS. No building,
structure or combination of buildings and structures shall exceed
fifty ( 50 ) feet in height.
Rooftop mechanical equipment and screening are exempted from the
above provision and:
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(A) May exceed the fifty ( 50 ) foot building height
limit by not more than fourteen (14 ) feet;
(B) Shall be screened from view from adjacent public
rights-of-way, except for residential attic turbines and solar
collector panels.
9491 . 5 SITE COVERAGE. Shall not exceed fifty percent ( 50%) of
the site area.
9491. 6 YARD REQUIREMENTS. All yards shall be measured from the
ultimate right-of-way lines as required by the Huntington Beach
Ordinance Code .
(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 minimum interior side
yard setback "is zero (0 )feet, except where the permitted use abuts
a residential district, then the setback shall be a minimum of ten
( 10 ) feet.
(C ) Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard setback is zero
( 0 ) feet except where the permitted use abuts a residential
district, then the setback shall be a minimum of ten ( 10 ) feet.
9491 . 7 OFF-STREET PARKING. The arrangement, access, safety sight
angles, dimensions, turning radii , screening and number of all
parking spaces shall conform to the "off-street parking" require-
ments of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code .
9491.8 LANDSCAPING. As provided for within the Huntington Beach
Ordinance Code.
9491 . 9 SIGNS. Except as provided herein all proposed signs shall
comply with the provisions of the Huntington Beach Ordinance
Code . The exceptions are as follows:
(A) No sign shall cause glare, reflection or nuisance
to residential uses.
(B) All commercial signage within mixed use buildings
shall be restricted to the commercial portion of said buildings.
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9491. 10 DEDICATION AND IMPROVEMENTS. All proposed structures and
uses shall comply with dedication and improvement requirements of
the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code .
9491. 11 MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Requirements for all projects. For any development
devoted exclusively to commercial usage, public open space shall
equal at least ten percent ( 10%) of the site area. In mixed use
developments, which include residential units, public open space
shall equal at least five percent ( 5% ) of the site area and may
have common recreational space requirements applied toward meeting
the requirements of this subsection. Yard requirements shall not
be applied toward meeting the requirements of this subsection.
(1 ) Public open space is accessible to the public
and shall be:
(a ) Open air commercial
( i ) Open to the street on the first
floor; or
( ii ) Open on at least one side above
the first floor; or
( iii ) Open to the sky.
(b) Patios
(c) Plazas
(d ) Balconies
(e ) Gardens
(f ) View areas
(2 ) Public open space provided above the second
floor shall have its area value decreased by fifty percent ( 50% )
for the purposes of meeting the requirements of this section.
(B) Requirements for the residential portion of mixed
use development. The combined total of private and common
recreational space shall equal at least twenty-five percent ( 25%)
of the floor area of each dwelling unit. Yard requirements shall
not be applied toward meeting the requirements of this subsection.
(1 ) Private open space shall be:
(a ) Contiguous to the dwelling unit it serves
and for the exclusive use of the occupants;
(b) Have a minimum area of not less than
sixty ( 60 ) square feet and a minimum dimension of not less than
six ( 6 ) feet per side ;
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(c ) Only accessible to the dwelling unit it
serves ;
(d) Physically separated from public areas by
a wall or hedge at least forty-two (42 ) inches in height;
(e ) Provided at the following minimum ratio:
(i ) Bachelor or studio (efficiency)
dwelling unit: sixty ( 60 ) square feet
( ii ) One (1 ) bedroom dwelling unit:
seventy-five ( 75) square feet
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( iii ) Two ( 2 ) bedroom dwelling unit: one
hundred ( 100 ) square feet
( iv) Three (3 ) bedroom dwelling unit:
one hundred fifty (150 ) square feet
(v) Larger than three (3) bedroom
dwelling unit: two hundred ( 200 ) square feet
(2 ) Common recreational space:
(a) Shall be accessible to all dwelling units
within the development;
(b) Shall not include parking areas or
driveways;
(c ) May be located on roofs.
9491 .12 REFUSE AND REFUNDABLE BOTTLE OR CONTAINER COLLECTION
AREAS. All refuse and refundable bottle or container collection
areas shall be screened from view on all four sides by a six (6 )
foot high decorative masonry wall, building or gate . Residents
shall be provided with collection areas that are separate and
distinct from the collection area of commercial activities and
said collection area shall not be located further than two hundred
(200) feet from each residence.
9491. 13 OUTSIDE STORAGE. All goods, wares, merchandise, pro-
duce, and any other commodities which are stored in this District
shall be housed in a fully enclosed building or structure.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days
after adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7th
day of November 1983.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Ci y Clerk City Attorney
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED•
C ty Ydminqstrator Director of Develop16enU
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Ord. No. 2656
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 17th day of October
19 83 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 7th day of November 19 83 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, Kelly, MacAllister
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Finley, Bailey, Mandic
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
CITY CLERK of the City of
FAWentworth
ach and ex•offttio Clerk of the City
t eby certity that a synopsis of this
ordinance •as been putltished fn the Huntington
Beach in:'epen-dent on
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1n accordance with the City Ghsr;•; cf Said City.
UICIA M. WENTWORTH
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