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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3242 EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 3242A (adopted 715/94) (effective 7/5/94) AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING ARTICLE 973 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE BY ADDING NEW SECTIONS PERTAINING TO RESIDENTIAL INFILL DEVELOPMENTS NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Article 973 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby amended by adding new sections 9730.87 to 9730.87.2, inclusive, to read as follows: 9730.87 Residential lnfill Developments - General Provisions. These residential infill requirements are intended to minimize impacts on adjacent residential developments and provide development standards that insure compatibility and appropriate design for projects located within existing residential neighborhoods® Unless to do so would contravene the terms of an existing Development Agreement. The location, site plan, and building design shall be harmonious and compatible with the streets, driveways, property lines, and surrounding neighborhood. Compatibility considerations shall include, but not be limited to: lot size, lot frontages, building layout, building configuration and design, building product type, grade height and building height relative to existing dwellings, and visual intrusion concerns. The Director of Community Development shall cause all requests for plan check and issuance of building permits for infill lot development to be reviewed in accordance with Section 9730.87.2. 9730.87.1 Residential lnfill Lot - Definition. An infill lot is a vacant parcel of land intended for single family development which is adjacent to one or more existing single family residential units excluding parcels which are separated by streets. Room additions are exempt from this definition. 1 G1007R/k/07/07/94 i 9730.87.2 Infill Lot Design Considerations. A. Privacy Design Standards. 1 . New residences shall off-set windows to insure maximum privacy for existing residences. The use of opaque glass or similar material, should be used for all bathroom windows facing existing residences. Consider locating windows high on elevations to allow light and ventilation, and insure privacy, 2. Minimize the canyon effect between houses by clipping roof elevations on sideyards. Provide roof line variations throughout infill is development. 3. Provide architectural features (projections, offsets) to break up massing and bulk. 4. Upper story balconies shall be oriented toward its own front or rear yard areas. B. Setbacks. 1 . Whenever possible all base district setbacks shall be maximized to provide increased separation between new developments and existing residences. Footprints for new residences shall be off-set to increase privacy. 2. Provide offset in front building setbacks throughout infill development. 3. Pool equipment and air conditioning equipment shall be located at a location which maximizes its distance from existing residential development, and minimizes its distance from the new structure which it serves. C. Miscellaneous. 1 . Pad height for new construction shall match to the extent possible, grades of adjacent residences. Any property owner who intends to add more than 2 feet of fill to an infill lot or to add any fill to a lot where the grade differential is already 2 feet or more above an adjacent lot shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the City Engineer that there is no other acceptable method to drain the property adequately. 2 G1007R/k/07/07/94 3242A 2. Landscaping shall be designed to maximize privacy for both existing residences and new residences. 3. When possible driveways shall be located on the side of the property closest to the driveway on the adjoining property. D. Public Notification Requirements. Three days prior to submittal for plan check, the applicant shall give notice of the application to adjacent property owners by first class mail. The notice of application shall include the following: a. name of applicant b. location of planned development c. nature of the planned development, including maximum building height and square footage. d. the City hall telephone number for the department of Community Development to call for viewing plans. e. the date by which any comments must be received in writing by the Department of Community Development. This date shall be 10 working days from plan check submittal. f. the address of the Department of Community Development. J. The applicant shall submit proof of mailing of the notice when submitting the application for plan check. The adjacent property owners shall have ten (10) working days from plan check submittal to provide comments regarding the application to the Director of Community Development. All decisions of the Director regarding the application shall be final. SECTION 2. This emergency ordinance shall be rescinded when a more comprehensive infill ordinance is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach. SECTION 3. This emergency ordinance shall become effective immediately according to the authority of Huntington Beach City Charter §501 . SECTION 4. The Council finds that this emergency measure for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety is necessary as building permits are being held on infill lots resulting in extreme hardship to owners of these lots throughout the city. SECTION 5. Ordinance No. 3240 is hereby rescinded upon the adoption of this emergency ordinance. 3 G1007R/kJ07/07/94 3242A - PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 5th day of July 1994. Mayor A TEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Clerk 1-- 7�5 City Attorney - -7-'10 REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIAT AND APPROVED: t � City Administrator Dir c r of Co ity ev o ent r:. 4 G1007R/1-J07/07/94 3242A Emergency Ord. No. 3242A STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) I CONNIE BROCKWAY, 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 herby certify that the foregoing ordinance was read to the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 5th day of July 19 94 , and was passed and adopted by at least four-fifths (4/5) affirmative votes of said City Council . AYES: Councilmembers: Silva, Bauer, Moulton-Patterson, Winchell , Leipzig, Sullivan NOES: Councilmembers; None ABSENT: Councilmembers: Robitaille City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the-Ci ty of Huntington Beach, California l"Oonnie Bro*My CITY OLERK of the City of HAngton Beach and d"I'licio Clerk of the City Council,do hereby cerrtify that a synopsis of N3 ordinance has been.pubtished in the©ail}i Pilot on In accordani with th ity Charter of said City. Connie Brockway City Clerk. �City C' rk