HomeMy WebLinkAbout83-03 Amending Regulations Concerning Planned DevelopmentsORDINANCE NO. 83-3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE REGULATIONS
CONCERNING PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa hereby finds and
declares as follows:
1. That the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 78-51 creating the Planned
Development (PD) District to encourage the utilization of more imagin-
ative and innovative planning concepts than would be possible through
strict application of the City's traditional zoning regulations;
2. That certain provisions of the Planned Development Ordinance have acted
to restrict development options, in conflict with the stated purpose and
intent of the Ordinance.
3. That the Planned Development Residential -Urban Center (PDR -UC) District
was created by the adoption of Ordinance No. 81-25 to allow specialized
housing opportunities within intense urban environments;
4. That the following amendments are necessary and proper to accomplish the
purpose and intent of regulating planned development projects for the
general health, safety, and welfare of the public.
ACCORDINGLY, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa herewith amends the
Costa Mesa Municipal Code as hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 2:
1. Amend Section 13-251.1(a), as follows:
Na) Single- and multiple -family residential developments containing
any type or mixture of housing units, including clustered
development, townhouses, atrium or patio houses, detached houses,
duplexes, garden apartments, and high-rise apartments or condo-
miniums."
2. Add Section 13-251.1(d), as follows:
"(d) In the Planned Development Residential -Urban Center (PDR -UC)
District, mixed use developments in concentrated urban centers
are encouraged. In addition to those uses specified in Section
13.251.1(a), the permitted uses in the PDR -UC District shall
include retail stores, offices, hotels, restaurants, public
facilities and cultural uses as deemed appropriate and canpatible
with the residential canponent of the project and as deemed
consistent with the General Plan by the City Council."
3. Add Section 252.1(b), as follows:
"(b) Planned Development Residential Density in mixed use projects -
the density of the residential component of a mixed use planned
development shall be calculated by dividing the total number of
dwelling units proposed by that portion of the total site area
devoted to residential uses, including required parking, land-
scaping, open space, and driveways to serve the residential
component. The density permitted within the residential can-
ponent shall be determined by the criteria established in
Section 13-252.1(a)."
4. Amend Section 13-252.4(a), as follows:
"(a) In Planned Development Residential Districts, open space shall
be provided as follows:
PDR --Low Density, 52% of site area;
PDR --Medium Density, 45% of site area;
PDR—High Density, 42% of site area;
PDR --Urban Center, 40% of site area.
The required open space shall be land areas that are not occupied
by buildings, structures, parking areas, driveways, streets or
alleys. Landscaped roof areas or decks may not be calculated as
part of the required open space. Said open space shall be devoted
to landscaping, preservation of natural features, patios, and
recreational areas and facilities. At least fifty (50) per cent
of the required open space shall be designed for the common use of
the residents of the planned development. In projects consisting
of small -lot single-family subdivisions, the front yard areas may
be included in the calculation of common open space, if said areas
are landscaped and maintained in common. Common open space may be
distributed throughout the planned development and need not be in
a single large area.
The remaining required open space shall be equally provided to each
dwelling unit. Each dwelling unit shall be provided with a private
open space with no dimension less than ten (10) feet.
All or part of the area required may be provided in the common open
space for multiple -story apartments or condominiums where dwelling
units have no ground floor access, or where for other reasons the
Planning Commission finds that the provision of all or part of the
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required private open space in the aforementioned manner is
impractical or undesirable. In such cases, each dwelling unit
above the first floor shall be provided with patio or deck area of
not less than one hundred (100) square feet. The required area may
be provided in one or more patios or decks. In such cases, each
dwelling unit shall be provided with a private patio or deck with
no dimension less than five (5) feet."
5. Amend Section 13-252.11 as follows:
11. Development Standards for Mixed Use Planned Developments:
a. Nonresidential development in Planned Development Residential
districts shall comply within the following criteria:
(1) Commercial components of Planned Development Residen-
tial projects shall canply with the permitted uses,
site coverage, and parking requirements of the Planned
Development Commercial (PDC) District.
(2) Commercial development within a Planned Development
shall be located so as to be accessible in a manner
that does not create traffic congestion or hazards to
any street. Location, off-street parking, and loading
requirements shall be determined as appropriate to the
particular planned development. Consideration shall be
given to anticipated pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular
trade, adjacent development that may provide multiple
use of off-street parking facilities and the types of
ccmmercial use provided.
(3) Parking areas, service areas, buffers, entrances, exits,
yards, courts, landscaping, graphics and lighting shall
be designed as integrated portions of the total planned
development, and shall protect the residential character
thereof.
b. Complementary residential and industrial uses within the
Planned Development Commercial (PDC) District shall comply
with the permitted uses, density or site coverage, and
parking requirements of the Planned Development Residential
(PDR) and Planned Development Industrial (PDI) Districts,
respectively.
C. Complementary commercial and residential uses within the
Planned Development Industrial (PDI) District shall comply
with the permitted uses, site coverage or density, and
parking requirements of the Planned Development Commercial
(PDC) and the Planned Development Residential (PDR) Districts,
respectively."
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6. Amend Section 13-253-5 as follows:
115. Preliminary Development Plan:
At the applicant's option, a Preliminary Development Plan may be
processed in advance of the Development Plan as provided herein.
The purpose of the Preliminary Development Plan shall be to deter-
mine the general location, type, and intensities of uses proposed
in large scale planned developments prior to the preparation and
submittal of more detailed Development Plans. Preliminary
Development Plans may also be used as conceptual master plans for
long-term or phased planned developments.
Preliminary Development Plans shall be subject to the same review
process and fees as established herein. Information required for
filing of the Preliminary Development Plan shall be of sufficient
detail to determine the type, location, intensity, relationship,
and arrangement of uses proposed within the planned development.
Sufficient information shall also be provided to determine the
relationship and compatibility of the planned development with
adjacent land uses and developments.
Upon approval of the Preliminary Development Plan, Development
Plans for individual components or phases of the planned develop-
ment shall be required and shall be processed according to the
provisions herein. The Development Plans shall be consistent
with the parameters and general allocation and intensity of uses
of the approved Preliminary Development Plan. At the time of
approval of the Preliminary Development Plan, the City Council may
determine that subsequent development plans may be approved by the
Planning Commission only. In such cases, Development Plans will
be forwarded to the City Council only upon recommendation by the
Planning Commission, upon an appeal filed pursuant to Section
2-300, or upon motion by the City Council."
7. Add Section 13-253.6 as follows:
"6. Amendments to the Development Plan:
a. Minor changes in the location, siting or character of
buildings and structures may be authorized by the Development
Services Director if required by engineering or other circum-
stances not foreseen at the time the development plan %as
approved. No change authorized under this section may cause
any of the following:
(1) A change in the use or character of the development;
(2) An increase in the overall density of the development;
(3) An increase in overall coverage of structures;
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(4) A reduction or change in character of approved open
space;
(5) A reduction of required off-street parking;
(6) A detrimental alteration to the pedestrian, vehicular
and bicycle circulation and utility networks;
(7) A reduction in required street pavement widths.
Substantial amendments to the Development Plan encompassing one
or more of the above listed changes shall be processed and
reviewed pursuant to the provisions for new Development Plans
contained herein The fee for amendments to an approved Develop-
ment Plan shall be onehalf that of the original filing fee.
b. Unenclosed patio covers in planned development residential
zones which meet the following setback criteria may be
approved by the Planning Department:
(1) Solid roof structure:
a. Side yard - Five (5) feet or equivalent to main
structure, whichever is less.
b. Rear yard - Seven and one-half (7 1/2) feet limited
to covering thirty-three and one-third (33 1/3) per-
cent of the width of the lot.
(2) Other than solid roof structure (e.g. lattice):
a. Side yard - Five (5) feet or equivalent to main
structure, whichever is less.
b. Rear yard - Seven and one-half (7 1/2) feet.
c. Roan additions in residential planned developments and patio
covers not meeting the criteria in (b) above may be approved
by the Planning Commission by Conditional Use Permit if the
Planning Commission shall find that the proposed construction
does not materially affect the required open space or building
coverage of the Planned Development.
8. Amend Section 13-254, as follows:
"Sec. 13-254. Failure to begin development.
a. If no construction has occurred in the planned development
pursuant to the development plan within twelve (12) months
from the approval of the development plan by the City
Council, the approved plan shall be null and void, and a
new development plan shall be required for any development
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on subject property. The City Council, upon showing good
cause by the developer, may extend for periods of twelve
(12) months the time for beginning construction.
b. The time limits specified in Section 13-254(a) shall not
apply to Preliminary Development Plans for large scale
planned developments, except that the development plan for
the first phase must be approved within twelve (12) months
of the approved Preliminary Development Plan. Time limits
regarding the construction of improvements authorized by
the approved development plan for each phase of the project
shall ccnply with the time limits established in Section
13-254(a)."
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force thirty (30)
days frau and after the passage thereof, and prior to the expiration of fifteen
(15) days frau its passage shall be published once in the ORANGE COAST DAILY PILC)T,
a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City of Costa
Mesa or, in the alternative, the City Clerk may cause to be published a summary of
this Ordinance and a certified copy of the text of this Ordinance shall be posted
in the office of the City Clerk five (5) days prior to the date of adoption of
this Ordinance and within fifteen (15) days after adoption, the City Clerk shall
cause to be published the aforementioned summary and shall post in the office of
the City Clerk a certified copy of this Ordinance together with the names of the
members of the City Council voting for and against the same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of February,
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
CITY ATTORNEY
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 Ordinance No.
83-3 was introduced and considered section by section at a regular meeting of said
City Council held on the 17th day of January, 1983, and thereafter passed and
adopted as a whole at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 7th day of
February, 1983, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the Seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 8th day of February, 1983.
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City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of he
City Council of the City of Cosesa
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