HomeMy WebLinkAbout78-42 Changing notification requirements for zone exception permits/rezonest
ORDINANCE NO. %,?- Z1j
+ AN ORDINANCE OF THE'CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE COSTA MESA
MUNICIPAL CODE CHANGING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
FOR ZONE EXCEPTION PERMITS AND REZONES.
FOLLOWS:
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa hereby finds and
declares as follows:
1. That the present City requirements for notification of property owners of Zone
Exception and Rezone actions are duplicative, costly, and inefficient; and
2. That said City notification requirements go beyond mandatory State law require-
ments; and
3. That the posting of notification cards on the City streets adds to clutter
and a general reduction of the quality of the appearance of the City without providing
an effective means of notifying affected parties.
Accordingly, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa herewith amends Title 13 of
the Costa Mesa Municipal Code by amending and deleting Sections and Articles as
hereinafter setforth:
SECTION 2:
ARTICLE 22 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
X13-321 Nonconforming Uses
(8) A Zone Exception Permit may be approved by the Planning Commission for a
nonconforming use if the Planning Commission finds that the circumstances outlined
in Section 13-352 are applicable.
ARTICLE 23 - ZONE EXCEPTION PERMITS
S13-343 Procedures
3. Fee Schedule
(2) The fee for the following minor Exceptions shall be $25 for the first Exception
request and $5 for each additional request per application:
• (a) Reduction in lot area requirements not to exceed 10% of the required
lot sizes.
(b) Reduction in all yard requirements which do not exceed a total of 50%
of any single required yard area.
(c) Additional height requirements which do not exceed one story or ten
additional feet.
(d) Home occupation as outlined in this Chapter.
§13-346 Notices
Notices of the hearing shall be mailed to all owners of property within a radius
of 300 feet of the external boundaries of the property described in said petition
not less than five (5) days nor more than ten (10) days prior to the hearing. The
Planning Department shall use for this purpose the last known name and address of
such owners as shown on the tax roll of the County of Orange. Said notices shall
contain all pertinent data related to said request.
§13-350 Notice of Decision
Delete
§13-351 Council Action
Delete
§13-352 Nonconforming Uses
A Zone Exception Permit may be granted for the reconstruction or remodeling of con-
forming or nonconforming buildings housing nonconforming uses if such permit will,
in the Planning Commission's judgment, bring such building and subsequent use into
greater conformity with the uses permitted in the Zoning District.
ARTICLE 24 - AMENDMENT OR CHANGE OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
§13-369 Publication and Mailing of Notices
Notice shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation, published
in the City, not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) days prior to the
date set by the Commission for the hearing. Notices of the hearing shall be mailed
to all owners of property within a radius of 300 feet of the external boundaries
of the property described in said petition not less than five (5) days nor more
than ten (10) days prior to the hearing. The Planning Department shall use for this
purpose the last known name and address of such owners as shown on the tax roll
of the County of Orange. Said notices shall contain all pertinent data related to
said request.
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CHAPTER III - SUBDIVISIONS
ARTICLE 2
X13-443 Action by Planning Commission
(a) Deadline for considering: Within 50 days after a tentative map has been
filed, the Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing -and shall either approve
or disapprove said map.
(b) Notification: Notice of said public hearing shall be published once in a news-
paper of general circulation, published in the City, not less than five (5) nor more
than ten (10) days prior to the date set by the Commission for the hearing, and a
notice shall be mailed to all owners of property within a radius of 300 feet of the
external boundaries of the property described in said map not less than five (5)
nor more than ten (10) days prior to the hearing. The Planning Department shall
use for this purpose the last known name and address of such owners as shown
on the Tax Roll of the County of Orange. Said notices shall contain all pertinent
data related to said request..
(c) Approval: In the event the Planning Commission shall approve said map,.their
action shall be final, subject to review by the City Council as hereinafter provided.
(d) Disapproval: In the event the map is disapproved, the reasons for such disapproval
shall be given in a statement attached to the tentative map outlining the changes
which will be required before such map will be acceptable, and the same shall be
retained in the Planning Department records. Copies of said statement shall forth-
with be forwarded directly to the subdivider or his agent.
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SECTION 3: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect thirty (30) days from and after its passage, shall be published once in the
Orange Coast Daily Pilot, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published
in the City of Costa Mesa, together with the names of the members of the City Council
voting for and against the same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this o2jka(day of &t� , 1978.
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Costa sa
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Mayor of the C t" of Cost ' Mesa
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Planning Director of e City of Costa Mesa
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ci y Attorney of the City Fof
Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
ss.
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
Ordinance No. %P Y/2_ was introduced and considered section by section at a
regular meeting of said City Council held on theday of
1978 and thereafter passed and adopted as a whole at a regula meeting of said
Council held on the day of 1978 by the following roll
call vote: /
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: 'Aw
a
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand an affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa this JlEd day of & , 1978.
City Clerk and ex -o ficio Clerk of
City Council of the City of Costa M s
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