HomeMy WebLinkAbout85-04 Regulating the Height and Design of Walls and FencesORDINANCE 85-4
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, REGULATING THE
HEIGHT AND DESIGN OF WALLS AND FENCES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
1. 'Ihe City Council finds and declares as follows:
a. Existing ordinance provisions relating to walls and fences are
somewhat ambiguous.
b. Certain provisions were adopted many years ago and require
amendment due to changes in the character of development in the
City and in the materials available for construction of walls
and fences and appendages thereto. 11
ACCORDINGLY, the City council of the City of Costa Mesa hereby amends the
Costa Mesa Municipal Code as hereinafter set forth:
SECTION 2.
1. Amend Section 13-319 to read:
"1. Walls and fences placed between the property line and the re-
quired setback line for main buildings, as established else-
where in this Title, shall conform to the standards of the
City of Costa Mesa.
2. halls, fences, and landscaping located in proximity to street
intersections or where a driveway intersects a sidewalk shall
conform to the standards of the City of Costa Mesa.
3. Standards referred to in subsections 1 and 2 above shall be
adopted by resolution of the City Council.
4. It shall be unlawful to construct, install, maintain, or allow
to exist any barbed wire, razor wire, concertina ribbon or
similar item, or any thorn -bearing plant material contiguous
to any public right-of-way. In all other locations, barbed
wire, razor wire, concertina ribbon, and similar items shall
maintain a minimum vertical clearance of six feet, eight
inches (6 ft., 8 in.) from grade.
5. It shall be unlawful to install, maintain, or allow to exist
any electrified fence or any glass, nails, or similar items
embedded in walls or fences at any location."
2. Amend Section 13-235.1 to read:
"1. All interior property lines abutting residentially -zoned prop-
erty shall have solid opaque walls or fences constructed
under the direction of the Planning Division. If a fence .is
constructed adjacent to a public street, said fence shall be
approved by the Planning Division in terms of its compatibility
and harmony with the proposed building and site development,
and buildings and site developments existing or approved for
the general neighborhood. No fence or wall located in the
front setback shall obscure the required front setback land-
scaping."
3. Delete Section 15-9.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force thirty (30) days
from and after the passage thereof, and prior to the expiration of fifteen
(15) days from 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 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
day
of J, 1985.
ATTEST:
C' y Clerk of the City of Costa sa
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
L.
�of City "! h Mesa
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Csta Mesa, hereby certify that the above and fore-
going Ordinance No. 95-4 was introduced and considered section,,by sec -
ti n pt a regular meeting of said City Council held on theday of
1985,' and thereafter passed d adopted)%, a who e at
regular m ting of said Council held on theday of ,
1985, by 4-1,following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: ODUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,- I;have hereby set my h and of ixed the Seal
of the City_ of Costa Mesa_ d this _ day of ✓ 1985.
CT15y Clerk and ex -officio Clerk JE the
City Council of the City of Co4A Mesa
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