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ORDINANCE NO. 2831
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE BY
AMENDING SECTION 9700.1; AND ADDING THERETO
SECTIONS 9730.85 THROUGH 9730.85.4, REGULATING
THE INSTALLATION OF SATELLITE DISH ANTENNAS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended by amending section 9700.1 to read as follows:
9700. 1 Words beginning with the letter "A" shall have the
following definitions:
(1) ACCESSORY: a detached structure, building, or portion of
either, the use and maintenance of which is subordinate and purely
incidental to that of the main building or main use of the land and
which is located on the same therewith.
(2) ANTENNA, SATELLITE DISH: an apparatus capable of
receiving communications from a transmitter or transmitter relay
located in planetary orbit.
(3) APARTMENT: a room or suite of two or more rooms which is
designed or intended for use and/or occupancy by only one family
which may do its own cooking in said room or suite.
(4) ARTERIAL: any street, highway or road having been
designated as an arterial on the circulation element of the General
Plan.
(5) AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORY DEALER: an automotive dealer of a
specialized nature who operates on a one-day, turn-around basis.
The intent of this definition is to include a speciality shop such
as a muffler shop, a transmission shop, and so forth. This
definition is not to be confused with the definition of minor
automobile repair.
(6 ) AUTOMOBILE PARKING SPACE, AUTOMOBILE STORAGE SPACE, OR
GARAGE SPACE: a permanently maintained, privately-owned space of
not less than 144 square feet in area, accessible to and usable by
an average size automobile under its own power for temporary,
off-street parking or storage thereof.
1.
Said automobile storage space, whether or not located
within a building, shall be exclusive of driveways, walks, ramps,
columns, and areas devoted to other purposes than the storage or
parking of automobiles.
(7 ) AUTOMOBILE REPAIR shall mean and include the following:
(a) Minor repairs shall mean tire changing and repairing
(excluding recapping and retreading) ; battery charging and
replacement; radiator cleaning and flushing (excluding steam
cleaning) ; lubricating, servicing and replacing of brake cylinders
and brake shoes; wheel balancing; testing, adjusting and installing
carburetors, coils, condensers, fan belts, distributor caps, smog
control devices, filters, generators, points, rotors, spark plugs,
voltage regulators, water and fuel pumps, water hoses and wiring;
and similar minor repairs.
(b) Major repairs shall mean painting; body and fender work;
steam cleaning; welding; tire recapping; radiator repair and
rebuilding; turning brake drums; battery repairing and rebuilding;
engine repairing, overhauling and replacing; transmission and
differential repairs or replacing; and other similar major
automobile repairs.
SECTION 2 . The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby
amended by adding thereto sections 9730.85 et seq. to read as
follows:
9730.85 SATELLITE DISH ANTENNAS. The following provisions
shall regulate the installation of satellite dish antennas on
residential real property in this city. These regulations are not
applicable to commercial or industrial developments.
9730.85.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS:
(a) One satellite dish antenna shall only be permitted
installation per single family residential lot, apartment project,
or planned residential development.
(b) Maximum width of a satellite dish antenna shall be ten
(10) feet in diameter.
(c) All satellite dish antennas, including support structures
and wiring, shall be screened from view from adjacent properties and
public rights-of-way by the use of walls, fences, and/or landscaping
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materials. A minimum height of 7 feet is required for landscaping.
(d) No advertising or text shall be permitted on a satellite
dish antenna.
(e) All antennas and the construction and installation thereof
shall conform to building code and electrical code regulations and
requirements.
2.
(f) Antennas shall meet all manufacturers ' specifications, be
of non-combustible and corrosive-resistant material, and be erected
in a secure, wind-resistant manner.
(g) Every antenna shall be adequately grounded for protection
against a direct strike of lightning.
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9730.85.2 SATELLITE DISH ANTENNAS ATTACHED TO MAIN
STRUCTURES. When attached to a main structure the satellite dish
antenna shall:
(a) Not exceed the maximum building height for the district in
which it is located;
(b) Not encroach into any required setback;
(c) Be screened from view from adjacent property or public
rights-of-way through the use of parapet walls or other
architectural elements, approved by the Director or set back
sufficiently from street to not pose a visual obstruction.
9730.85.3 SATELLITE DISH ANTENNAS DETACHED FROM MAIN
STRUCTURES. When detached from a main structure, a satellite dish
antenna shall:
(a) Be limited to a maximum height of ten (10) feet;
(b) Maintain the setback requirements for accessory
structures; and
(c) Not be located within a required open space or private
recreation area, or required parking space.
9730.85.4 SATELLITE DISH ANTENNAS. EXCEPTION. A use permit
application may be processed for those sites incapable of receiving
signals from an antenna to be installed pursuant to these
regulations. The applicant shall submit documentation that
installation at a height greater than permitted, or in another yard
area is necessary for the reception of usable satellite signals.
NO FURTHER TEXT ON THIS PAGE
3.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after
its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day
of May 1986.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City Attorney
REVIEW APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED
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City AdmMs ator 671rectory of Development
Services
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Ord. No. 2831
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 7th day of April
19 86 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 19th day of May 19 86 , and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of
all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Kelly, Finley, Mandic, Bailey, Green, Thomas
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
MacAllister
6ZCri�tyilerk andex4offi�cio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
1, Alicia M. Wentworth CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Beach and ex•officio Clerk of the City
Council, do hereby certity that a synopsis of this
ordinance has been published in the Hun"ton
Beach Independent on p.
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in accordance with the City Charter of said City.
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