HomeMy WebLinkAbout81-47 - Fence Standards & Noise Attenuation WallsRESOLUTION NO. 81-47
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REVISED FENCE
STANDARDS TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF NOISE ATTEN-
UATION WALLS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.
WHEREAS, Section 13-319 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code requires
adoption of standards for fence construction beyond the building set-
back line; and
WHEREAS, current standards specify maximum fence height of 6 feet;
and
WHEREAS, noise impacts resulting from increased traffic volumes
have occasioned requests for noise attenuation walls in excess of six
feet adjacent to certain streets; and
WHEREAS, noise attenuation walls constructed in conformance with
specific building standards and criteria are an effective means to
reduce the adverse impacts of traffic -generated noise on adjacent
residential uses; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Costa Mesa has
recommended to this City Council that revised fence standards be
adopted, as shown in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and by this reference
made a part hereof,'to allow construction of noise attentuation walls
in the locations listed below and shown on a map designated as Exhibit
"B", attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof:
Adams Avenue from the Santa Ana River to Harbor Boulevard;
Baker Street from Harbor Boulevard to Bear Street;
Bear Street from Baker Street to Sunflower Avenue;
Fairview Road from Wilson Street to Sunflower Avenue;
Harbor Boulevard from Fair Drive to Princeton Lane;
Placentia Avenue from 17th Street to Adams Avenue;
San Diego Freeway from Santa Ana River to the Costa Mesa Freeway;
Sunflower Avenue from Fairview Road to Bear Street; and
Victoria Street from the Santa Ana River to Newport Boulevard.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa that noise attenuation walls may be constructed in addi-
tional residential locations not specified in the above list or on the
attached map when the construction of a noise attenuation wall is
identified as a mitigation measure to reduce traffic generated noise
when it is identified by the property owner that the noise is in excess
of the residential standards or in a project -related Negative Declara-
tion or Environmental Impact Report.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of June, 1981.
Mayor o t e City of Costa esa
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the, y ot U 7_mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and
foregoing Resolution No. 81-47 was duly and regularly passed and adopted
by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 1st
day of June, 1981.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 2nd day of June, 1981.
CiTy—
Clerk and ex -officio
Clerk
the
City
Council of the City
of Cos
Mesa
RESIDENTIAL NOISE ATTENUATION WALLS
STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Noise attenuation walls along side and rear property lines of residential
properties adjacent to specified streets and freeways may be constructed
in accordance with the following standards and criteria:
1. Maximum height of noise attenuation walls shall be eight feet above
grade. Where a grade differential exists at the residential property
line, height shall be measured at the middle of the retaining wall.
2. Noise attenuation walls shall be constructed of concrete or masonry.
3. Plans demonstrating the structural soundness of the proposed wall
shall be approved by the Building Safety Division prior to the
issuance of building permits.
4. The same materials, colors, and design shall be used within a contin-
uous block along a common arterial. Elevations of the proposed wall
shall be approved by the Planning Division prior to the issuance of
building permits.
5. (a) When the rear property line abuts the major street, the noise
attenuation wall may be extended along the side property line for
a distance equal to the setback of the main structure at both
ends of the noise attentuation.
(b) When the side property line abuts the major street, the noise
attenuation wall may be extended along the rear property line for
the full width of the lot.
(c) In the case of a corner lot, the noise attentuation wall may be
extended for the normal fence length along the intersecting
street.
Exhibit "A"
Resolution 81-47
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