HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3301 ORDINANCE NO. 3301
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTILNGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE
BY AMENDING CHAPTER 230 PERTAINING TO
RESIDENTIAL INFILL LOT DEVELOPMENTS
AND BY AMENDING CHAPTER 203
PERTAINING TO DEFINITIONS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 230 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby
amended by amending Section 230.22 to read as follows:
23 0.22 Residential Infill Lot Developments
The following Residential Infill requirements are intended to minimize impacts on
contiguous developed single family residential property and provide 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.
Infill development site plans and building design shall be harmonious and compatible with
streets, driveways, property lines, and surrounding neighborhood. Compatibility
considerations should include, but not be limited to, lot size, lot frontages, building layout,
building configuration and design, building materials, 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 residential infill lot development to be reviewed in accordance with
these requirements.
A. Privacy Design Standards.
1. New residences shall off-set windows from those on existing residences to insure
maximum privacy. The use of translucent glass or similar material, shall 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 side
yards. Provide roof line variations throughout a multi-dwelling infill development.
3. Provide architectural features (projections, off-sets)to break up massing and bulk.
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4. Upper story balconies shall be oriented toward the infill house's front or rear yard
areas, a public street or permanent open space.
B. Noise Considerations,
1. Swimming pool/hot tub equipment, air conditioning equipment, and other
permanently installed motor driven equipment shall be located to minimize noise
impacts on contiguous residences.
C. Pad Height.
1. Pad height for new construction shall match to the extent feasible pad heights of
contiguous residences. Any property owner/developer who intends to add fill
above the height of the existing contiguous grades shall demonstrate to the
Community Development Director and the City Engineer that the additional fill is
not detrimental to surrounding properties in terms of compatibility and drainage
issues.
D. Public Notification Requirements.
1. Ten (10) working days prior to submittal for plan check(plan review) the
applicant shall give notice of the application to adjacent property owners and the
City of Huntington Beach, Department of Community Development by first class
mail. The notice of application shall include the following:
a. name of applicant
b. location of planned development, including street address (if known) and/or lot
and tract number
c. nature of the planned development, including the maximum height and square
footage of each proposed infill dwelling unit
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 ten (10) working days from
plan check (plan review) submittal
f. the address of the Department of Community Development
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2. The applicant shall submit a copy of each notice mailed and proof of mailing of the
notice(s) when submitting the application for plan check (plan review). The
adjacent property owners shall have ten (10)working days from plan check (plan
review) 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. That Chapter 203 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby
amended by amending that portion of Section 203.06 pertaining to the definition of"Residential
Infill Lot" to read as follows:
Residential Infill Lot. A residential infill lot is a parcel of land which, at the time of
application for a building permit, is contiguous to one (1) or more existing
developed single family residential properties and is:
1. A vacant parcel intended for detached single family development, or
2. A parcel with an existing residential structure which will have fifty percent
(50%) or more square footage of the habitable area removed in order to
construct a remodeled or new multistory detached single family dwelling
unit.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of October , 1995.
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk pity Attorney
VIEWED AND APPROVED INITIATED AND APPROVED:
City A istrator Director of Community Developm
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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-of1icio Clerk of the City Council of 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 18th of September, 1995, and was again read
to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th of Octobers 1995,
and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the
members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmembers:
Harman, Bauer, Sullivan, Leipzig, Sullivan, Dettloff, Green, Garofalo
NOES: Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
None
I,Connie Brockway CITY CLERK ofthe City of
Huntington Beach and ex-0fficio Clerk of the City Council,
do hereby certify that a synopsis of this ordinance has been
published in the Independent on
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In accordance with the City Charter of said City City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
,g Connie Brockway - ity Clerk of the City Council of the City
l ,d! Deputy City Clerk of Huntington Beach, California
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