HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #2915 ORDINANCE NO. 2915
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING
THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE BY AMENDING
SECTION 9130 . 7 (SETBACK - SIDE YARD) FOR THE OLDTOWN
AND TOWNLOT DISTRICTS
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 Section 9130 . 7 to read as follows :
9130 .7 SETBACK - SIDE YARD. Minimum side yard setbacks
shall be as follows :
Dwellings, accessory buildings,
and garages:
Interior Side Yards
- Lots 30 ft . wide or Three (3 ) ft .
less Exception: minimum 5 ft . wide
unobstructed access way (for
furniture movement ) shall be
provided to the main entry when
located on the side. May be
satisfied by access easement on
adjacent property, additional
doors at front or rear, or by
other means subject to approval
by Director .
- Lots greater than Five ( 5) ft .
30 ft. wide:
Exterior Side Yards
- Lots 60 ft . wide or Five (5 ) ft .
less : Exception: The side wall of a
garage located on a 25 ft . - 27
ft . wide lot may be setback 3
ft .
- Lots greater than Ten (10 ) ft .
60 ft. wide:
Direct entry garage: Twenty-two (22 ) ft .
Eaves : Refer to Uniform Building Code
(UBC)
Architectural Features: Thirty (30 ) inches .
Exception: No encroachment
into 5 ft . furniture access way.
Open, unroofed stairways and
balconies : Three (3 ) feet
(a) Exception for zero lot line interior side yards. 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 and requirements :
( 1) 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 .
(2 ) Separation between the structure and any structure
on an adjacent lot shall either be zero or a minimum of five (5 )
feet .
( 3 ) 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.
(b) Exception by Use Permit. Reduced side yard setbacks may
be permitted subject to the approval of a use permit . The Zoning
Administrator shall make the following findings prior to approving
such requests :
( 1 ) The reduction shall result in improved design and
utility of the project.
( 2 ) The design shall be compatible with the surrounding
neighborhood.
( 3 ) The proposed structure shall not have a detrimental
effect on the general health, safety, welfare or privacy of
surrounding residents.
( 4 ) Variation in the building setback shall be provided
through the use of offsets and/or other architectural features.
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 t ereof hel on the 21St day
of September , 1987 .
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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REVIE D APPROVED: I ITIATE ;ANDAPPR EDCity A m rinistrat rectr of Community
Development
Ord. No. 2915
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
C o u n c i 1 meeting thereof held on the -8th day of September
19aZ , and was again read to said City Council at a regular Council
meeting thereof held on the 21st day of September 1987 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 , Bannister, Finley ,Green, Mays , Winchell
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
EErskine
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City Clerk and ex-officio 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 certify that a synopsis of this
ordinance has been published in the
on
In accordance with the City Chai,er &I sa:j r.;:ty.
BLLCIA M. WENTWORTH
Q,ity Clerk
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De{�uty City Clerk