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Huntington Beach, California
July 5, 1966
L E T T E R O F T R A N S M I T T A L
APPROVED BY CI CO'UNC1L
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, City of Huntington Beach.
ATTN: DOYLE; MILLER, City Administrator.
RE: CODE AM�ND�WT No 66-6, an amendment to Division 9 of
the Huntington Beach ordinance Code.
Gentlemen:
Transmitted herewith is a proposed amendment to Division 9
of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Lode.
Said amendment pertains to Article 979 Off -Street Parking and
will include the following: 1) Architectural variation in
fencing requirements; 2) Striping of entrance and exit drives;
3) A minimum driveway width of 20 feet; 4) A corner out -off
of 10 feet at the intersection of two drives; 5) A 32 inch
high masonry wall on the front and exterior side yard and
along the alley at property line. Said walls will be setback
5 feet from the edge of a driveway or alley entrance.
The Planning Commission unanimously approved this matter on
June 21, 1966, and recommends adoption by your Honorable Body.
The Code provides that a public hearing shall be held on the
matter after which an ordinance may be adopted effecting the change.
Respectfully submitted,
K. A. Reynolds
Planning Director and Secretary
KAR/i PUBLIC HEARING SET
Encl: Code Kmendment No 66-6 FOR:... !&.1_ 81966
Section 1. the following Sections are
hereby added to Division 9 of the Huntington Beach
Ordinance Code and shall read in words and figures
as follows:
S. 9792.1.1.1 Variations: Variations to
said fencing requirements may be approved by the Board
of Zoning Adjustments as an administrative act. This
Section is intended to allow architectural variation to
the fencing requirements through design and imaginative
use of building materials.
S. 9792.2.3 Hose Bibbs. Hose bibbs shall
be provided in all landscaped areas.
S. 9792.4.1 Parking Spaces. All required
parking spaces shall be striped.
S. 9792.4.2 Centerline of Drives. The
centerline of all drives shall be striped at the en-
trance and exit to a parking lot.
S. 9792.7 Drives.
S. 9792.7.1 Driveway Width. The minimum
driveway width shall be twenty 20 feet when:
(a) The driveway is along the rear and or
side of a building;
(b) The parking area is on one side of the
driveway;
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(c) Two-way driving is desired between parking
bays
S. 9792.7.2 Corner Cut-off. A corner cutoff
of ten (10 feet shall be provided at the intersection
of two drives when such drives are located adjacent to
the rear and side of a building
Section 2. the following sections of
Division 9 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code are
hereby amended and as amended, shall read in words and
figures as follows:
S. 9792.1 Fencing,. This Section is intended
to screen parking lots from the street in order to im-
prove or maintain the aesthetic qualities of the neigh-
borhood.
S. 9792.1.1 Front Yard and Exterior Side Yard.
A thirty-two 32 inch high masonry wall, measured at
the property line and from the finished grade of the
sidewalk, shall be constructed parallel to the front
and/or exterior side lot lines. Said wall shall be no
closer than five (5) feet to the front and/or exterior
side lot line when across the street from an residen-
tial zone and no closer than three (3) feet when across
from any other zone.
(a) Si ht Clearance Setback® Said wall shall
be setback five 5 feet from the edge of a driveway
or alley.
(b) Pedestrian Walkwa so Pedestrian walkways,
not to exceed five (57 feet in width, may be permitted
at intervals of fifty ( 50 ) feet.
S. 9792.1.3 Abutting Allen. A three and one-
half (3z) foot high masonry wall shall be constructed
parallel to any alley. Said wall shall be measured at
the property line and from the finished grade of said
alley. Said wall shall be setback five feet from
ttr: edge of driveways for sight clearance.
S. 9792.2.2 Percentage of Landscaping. A
minimum of three (3) percent of the site shall be land-
scaped. Said landscaped area shall be determined by
calculating three (3) percent of the net area of the
entire development.
S. 9792.4 Striping.