HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3673 ORDINANCE NO. 3 6 7`3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 214 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH
ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE ENTITLED
PS PUBLIC-SEMIPUBLIC DISTRICTS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 214 of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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Sections:
214.02 Public-Semipublic District Established
214.04 Applicability
214.06 PS District: Land Use Controls
214.08 PS District: Development Standards
214.10 Review of Plans
214.02 Public-Semipublic District Established
The PS Public-Semipublic District is established by this chapter. This district provides areas for
large public or semipublic uses. The intent of this district in the coastal zone is to implement the
Public, Quasi-Public, and Institutional land use designation of the certified Local Coastal Program
Land Use Plan.
214.04 Applicability
The PS District shall be the base district for the use classifications listed in Section 214.06 where
these have a contiguous site area of 2 acres or more, including alleys, streets, or other rights-of-way.
This requirement does not apply to Public-Semipublic use classifications in commercial districts.
Public-semipublic use classifications on sites of less than 2 acres shall be subject to the provisions of
the base and overlay districts in which they are located.
214.06 PS District: Land Use Controls
In the following schedule, letter designations are used as follows:
"P" designates use classifications permitted in PS districts.
"L" designates use classifications subject to certain limitations prescribed by the "Additional
Provisions" which follow.
"PC" designates use classifications permitted on approval of a conditional use permit by the
Planning Commission.
"TU" designates use classifications allowed on approval of a temporary use permit.
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"P/U" for an accessory use mean that the use is permitted on the site of a permitted use but
requires a conditional use permit on the site of a conditional use.
Use classifications that are not listed are prohibited. Letters in parentheses in the "Additional
Provisions" column refer to provisions following the schedule or located elsewhere in the zoning
ordinance. Where letters in parentheses are opposite a use classification heading, referenced
provisions shall apply to all use classifications under the heading.
Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance
PS DISTRICT: P = Permitted
LAND USE CONTROLS L = Limited (see Additional Provisions)
PC = Conditional use permit approved by Planning Commission
TU = Temporary Use Permit
P/U = Requires conditional use permit on site of a conditional use
Additional
PS Provisions
Public and Semipublic
Cemetery PC
Cultural Institutions PC
Day Care, General PC
Government Offices L-1
Hospitals PC
Maintenance & Service Facilities L-1
Park& Recreation Facilities PC
Public Safety Facilities PC
Religious Assembly ZA
Residential Care, General PC
Schools, Public or Private PC
Utilities, Major PC
Utilities, Minor P
Commercial Uses
Commercial Parking Facility L-3
Communication Facilities L-4
Eating and Drinking Establishments L-2
Vehicle/Equipment Sales and Services L-1
Accessory Uses
Accessory Uses and Structures P/U
Temporary Uses (A)
Animal Shows TU
Circuses and Carnivals TU
Commercial Filming, Limited TU
Trade Fairs P
Nonconforming Uses (B)
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PS District: Additional Provisions
L-1 City-owned facilities are permitted; all other facilities require a conditional use permit from
the Zoning Administrator.
L-2 Permitted as an accessory use in a cultural, educational, hospital, or medical institution
occupying no more than 5,000 square feet, only if there is no separate entrance or sign.
L-3 Public parking permitted, but commercial parking facilities on City-owned land require a
conditional use permit from the Zoning Administrator.
L-4 Only wireless communication facilities permitted subject to Section 230.96 Wireless
Communication Facilities. (3568-9/02)
(A) See Section 241.20: Temporary Use Permits.
(B) See Chapter 236:Nonconforming Uses and Structures.
214.08 PS District: Development Standards
The following schedule prescribes development standards for the PS district. The first column
prescribes basic requirements for permitted and conditional uses in the district. Letters in
parentheses in the "Additional Requirements" column refer to standards following the schedule or
located elsewhere in the zoning ordinance. In calculating the maximum gross floor area as defined
in Chapter 203, the floor area ratio is calculated on the basis of net site area. Fractional numbers
shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number. All required setbacks shall be measured from
ultimate right-of-way and in accordance with definitions set forth in Chapter 203 Definitions.
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PS DISTRICT
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
PS Additional Requirements
Nonresidential Development (A)
Minimum Lot Area 2 ac
Minimum Lot Width(ft.) 100
Minimum Setbacks
Front (ft.) 10 (B)(C)(M)
Side (ft.) 0 (D)
Street Side (ft.) 10 (C)
Rear(ft.) 0 (D)
Maximum Height of Structures (ft.) 50 (D)(E)(N)
Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) 1.5
Minimum Site Landscaping (%) 8 (F)(G)
Building Design Standards (L)(M)
Fences and Walls (H)(I)
Off-Street Parking/Loading (J)
Outdoor Facilities See Section 230.74 (K)
Screening of Mechanical Equipment See Section 230.76 (K)
Refuse Storage Areas See Section 230.78
Underground Utilities See Chapter 17.64
Performance Standards See Section 230.82
Nonconforming Structures See Chapter 236
Signs See Chapter 233
PS District: Additional Development Standards
(A) See Section 230.62: Building Site Required.
(B) See Section 230.68: Building Projections into Yards and Required Open Space. Double-
frontage lots shall provide front yards on each frontage.
(C) A minimum 50-foot setback is required along Beach Boulevard, Edinger Avenue, and Pacific
Coast Highway or 25 foot setback with the setback area entirely landscaped.
(D) Along a side or rear property line abutting an R district, a 10-foot setback is required, and
structures within 45 feet of the district boundary shall not exceed 18 feet in height.
(E) See Section 230.70: Measurement of Height and Section 230.72: Exceptions to Height
Limits.
(F) Planting Areas:
(1) Required side and rear yards shall be planting areas or shall be enclosed by a solid
concrete or masonry wall at least 6 feet in height.
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(2) A 10-foot wide landscaped strip shall be provided along all street frontages, except for
necessary driveways and walks.
(G) See Chapter 232: Landscape Improvements.
(H) See Section 230.88: Fencing and Yards.
(I) A solid masonry or concrete wall at least 6 feet in height shall adjoin the site of an existing
ground-floor residential use. However, where the portion of the site within 10 feet of the
front property line is occupied by planting area or by a building having no openings except
openings opposite a street property line,the Director may grant an exception to this
requirement. A wall within 15 feet of a street property line shall not exceed 3.5 feet in
height.
(J) See Chapter 231: Off-Street Parking and Loading.
(K) See Section 230.44 Recycling Operations and Section 230.80: Antennae
(L) A front or street side wall surface shall be no longer than 100 feet without a break, a recess or
offset measuring at least 20 feet in depth and one-quarter of the building length, or a series of
offsets, projections or recesses, at intervals of not more than 40 feet that vary the depth of the
building wall by a minimum of 4 feet. The Director may grant exceptions or allow these
standards to be modified for exceptional or unique structures subject to Design Review,
Chapter 244.
(M) On frontages adjacent to major or primary arterials at least 40 percent of a building surface
may be located at the minimum setback line if additional landscaping is provided on the site.
(N) In the coastal zone,the maximum allowable height of structures shall be reduced as necessary
to retain compatibility with the established physical scale of the area and to preserve and
enhance public visual resources.
214.10 Review of Plans
All applications for new construction and exterior alterations and additions shall be submitted to the
Community Development Department for review. Discretionary review shall be required for
projects requiring conditional use permits. Design Review shall be required for all projects except
temporary uses. A Coastal Development Permit is required for projects in the Coastal Zone unless
the project is exempt(see Chapter 245).
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 1 5TH day of NOVEMBER , 2004.
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk City A Forney f
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIA ED AND APPROVED:
City dministrator V Director of Planning
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio 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 1st day of November,2004, and was again read to said City
Council at a re ular meeting thereof held on the 15th day of November, 2004, and was
passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of
said City Council.
AYES: Sullivan, Coerper, Hardy, Green, Boardman, Cook, Winchell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I,Joan L.Flynn,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 Huntington Beach Fountain Valley
Independent on November 25,2004.
In accordance with the City Charter of said City
Joau L. Flynn,City Clerk Uty Clerk and ex-offici Clerk
Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California