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ORDINANCE NO. 89-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ARTICLE 17 OF
CHAPTER II OF TITLE 13 OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICI-
PAL CODE, RELATING TO SITE COVERAGE LIMITATIONS
IN PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL (PDC) ZONES
LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AREA.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
(a) The Planned Development Ordinance (Article 17 of Chapter II of
Title 13 of the Municipal Code) was adopted to encourage utiliza-
tion of more imaginative and innovative planning concepts than
would be possible through strict application of the City's tradi-
tional zoning regulations.
(b) Certain provisions of the Planned Development Ordinance have acted
to restrict development options, in conflict with the stated pur-
pose and intent of the Ordinance or other policies and plans,
especially in the Downtown Redevelopment Area.
(c) The Planned Development Ordinance was amended to allow reduced
street setbacks for Planned Development Comercial (PDC) projects
which reflect an urban design concept to encourage street level
pedestrian activity.
(d) The Comprehensive Design Plan was adopted by the Costa Mesa Rede-
velopment Agency to establish site planning and architectural
review guidelines to further encourage a more urban, pedestrian -
oriented environment in the Downtown Redevelopment Area.
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(e) The current site coverage limitation for PDC projects in the Down-
town Redevelopment Project Area is inconsistent with the recent
amendments to the street setback requirements for such projects
and the Comprehensive Design Plan for the Downtown Redevelopment
Project Area.
ACCORDINGLY, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa hereby amends
Title 13 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code as hereinafter set forth:
SECTION 2.
1. Amend Section 13-252.2 to read as follows:
"2. Site Coverage:
(a) The maximum allowable site coverage in Planned Develop-
ment Commercial Districts outside the Downtown Redevel-
opment Project Area shall be 30% of the site area.
(b) The maximum allowable site coverage in Planned Develop-
ment Commercial Districts within the Downtown Redevelop-
ment Project Area shall be 35% of the site area.
(c) The maximum allowable site coverage in Planned Develop-
ment Industrial Districts shall be 50% of the site area.
(d) Site coverage of multi -story projects with integrated
parking structures shall be based upon the usable com-
mercial floor area at the street or grade level, exclu-
sive of parking areas, driveways, plazas, courtyards or
pedestrian walkways."
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
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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 off ice 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 19th day of June, 1989.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of C to Mesa
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CITY OF COSTA MESA )
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APPROVED
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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 fore-
going Ordinance No. 89-17 was introduced and considered section by section
at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the '5th day of June,
1989, and thereafter passed and adopted as a whole at a regular meeting of
said City Council held on the 19th day of June, 1989, by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: !�
IN -WITNESS. WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the-City'of Costa Mesa this 20th day of June, 1989.
_ - C'ty Clerk and ex -officio Clerk f the
-- City Council of the City of CoVa Mesa
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