HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #2894 ORDINANCE NO. 2894
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH
ORDINANCE CODE BY AMENDING SECTIONS 9130 .2 (MINIMUM
PARCEL SIZE/FRONTAGE) , 9130 .6 (SETBACK--FRONT
YARD) , 9130 .7 (SETBACK--SIDE YARD) AND 9130. 13
(MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS) OF ARTICLE 913
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain
as follows :
SECTION 1 . The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby
amended by amending Sections 9130 .2 , 9130 .6 , 9130 .7 and 9130.13 of
Article 913 to read as follows:
9130 .2 Minimum Parcel Size/Frontage. A licensed land
surveyor or civil engineer shall submit calculations showing lot
width, depth, and area for any parcel in conformance with the
following:
( a) The minimum lot size for the Oldtown and Townlot areas
shall be twenty-five hundred (2500 ) square feet.
(b) The minimum lot frontage in the Townlot area shall be
twenty-five (25 ) feet. The minimum lot frontage in the Oldtown
area shall be thirty (30 ) feet, except any parcel of land created
prior to June 5, 1974, the effective date of Ordinance No. 1912 ,
shall have a minimum lot frontage of twenty-five feet .
9130 .6 Setback--Front Yard. Front yard setbacks shall be as
follows :
Dwelling, accessory structure: Oldtown: 15 feet
Townlot: 12 feet
(see exceptions)
Front entry garage or carport : 22 feet
Side entry garage: 10 feet
Eaves; fireplaces;
architectural features; open Oldtown: 11 feet
unroofed stairways and balconies: Townlot: 8 feet
1 .
(c ) A maintenance easement, approved as to form by the city
attorney, shall be recorded between the property owner and the
owner of the adjacent lot to which access is required in order to
maintain and repair a zero lot line structure. Such easement
shall be an irrevocable covenant running with the land . No
building permits shall be issued until such recorded maintenance
easement has been submitted.
9130 . 13 Miscellaneous requirements.
(a) Trash enclosures . Trash enclosures shall be provided
for all developments other than single-unit dwellings. Such
enclosures shall be located in a side or rear yard, shall
adequately screen refuse, and shall be constructed of compatible
materials which blend with the architecture of the main building.
(b) Accessory buildings . Accessory buildings may be located
on a lot with a permitted main building. The total floor area of
all accessory buildings shall not exceed four hundred fifty (450 )
square feet per dwelling unit.
(c) Building separation. The minimum distance between
buildings on the same lot shall be ten (10 ) feet . Stairways and
balconies shall be no closer than five (5 ) feet to any portion of
a structure on the same or an adjacent lot. Balconies which face
each other shall be designed to afford residents a maximum amount
of privacy.
(d ) Garages with upper story living area. Living areas over
attached garages may be permitted if there is an open corridor
with a minimum width of seven ( 7 ) feet between the garage and a
portion of the main dwelling to create an integrated design and
flow between the two living areas.
(e) Single-unit dwelling design standards.
( 1 ) No dwelling shall have more than one kitchen or
cooking area.
(2 ) One central heating system shall service the entire
structure.
(3 ) No more than one mailbox and one meter for each
utility shall be permitted.
(4 ) The director of development services shall require
that the owner/developer of the property file with the city prior
to final inspection a notarized declaration stating that the
building was constructed pursuant to approved plans and shall be
limited for use as a single unit building. Furthermore, any
subsequent purchaser from owner/builder shall be provided with a
copy of said declaration.
3 .
(a) Exception for averaging. The front setback may be
reduced to seven (7 ) feet for the dwelling only (no projections
other than eaves) provided that the reduction shall be limited to
50 percent of the overall building width and an average setback as
required above is maintained.
(b) Multistory dwelling exception. Multistory dwellings
exceeding twenty-two (22 ) feet in height require a minimum
twenty-five (25 ) foot setback . In addition, any third story shall
have a minimum offset of ten (10 ) feet from the second floor
facade.
9130 .7 Setback--Side Yard. Side yard setbacks shall be as
follows :
Dwellings, garages and
accessory buildings: Interior side yards shall be 10
percent of lot width, minimum of
3 feet, need not exceed 5 feet .
Exterior side yards shall be 20
percent of lot width, minimum of
5 feet, need not exceed 10
feet. Garages located on a
single 25 foot wide lot may have
a 3 foot exterior side yard
setback . Where the main entry
to a unit is located on the
side, minimum setback to such
entry shall be 5 feet for the
first story.
Eaves : Refer to Uniform Building Code
(UBC) .
Fireplaces: Thirty (30 ) inches .
Open, unroofed stair-
ways and balconies: Three (3 ) feet .
Exception for zero lot line interior side yard: A zero
interior side yard setback may be permitted provided that the
opposite side yard setback shall be 20 percent of lot width,
minimum of five (5 ) feet, need not exceed ten (10 ) feet, and
subject to the following criteria:
(a) The lot adjacent to the zero setback side yard shall
either be held under the same ownership at the time of application
or a deed restriction or agreement approved as to form by the City
Attorney shall be recorded giving written consent of the adjacent
property owner .
(b) Separation between the structure and any structure on an
adjacent lot shall either be zero or a minimum of five (5 ) feet .
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SECTION 2. 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 6th day
of April 1987.
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Ord. No. 2894
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 16th day of March
19 87 and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 6th day of April , 19 87 and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of
all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Winchell, Mays, Finley, Kelly, Erskine, Green, Bannister
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
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City Clerk a�ndex�-offi�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 putl's,hed in the Hurt'lrgt.-A
Beach Independent on
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