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Home My WebLink About02-16 Storage of Inoperative VehiclesORDINANCE NO. 02-16 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 20 OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE STORAGE OF INOPERATIVE VEHICLES. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Title 20 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: a. Amend Table 20-6(c) as shown in Attachment A. b. Amend Section 20-2 to include the following definition. "Wrecked and/or dismantled vehicle. Any vehicle that meets the criteria of a 'total salvage vehicle' or 'nonrepairable vehicle', as defined by the California Vehicle Code." Section 2. Environmental Determination. The project has been reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the CEQA Guidelines, and the City's environmental procedures, and has been found to be exempt. Section 3. Inconsistencies. Any provision of the Costa Mesa Municipal .Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to the extent necessary to affect the provisions of this Ordinance. Section 4. Severability. If any chapter, article, section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance, or the application thereof to any person, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance or its application to other persons. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each chapter, article, section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions of the application thereof to any person, be declared invalid or unconstitutional. No portion of this Ordinance shall supersede any local, State, or Federal law, regulation, or codes dealing with life safety factors. Section 5. Publication. The Mayor shall sign and the Deputy City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law in that regard and this Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of August, 2002 r j*j Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa ATTEST: ) � —k�D Deputy Cityp6rk of the City of Costa Mesa STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF ORANGE) ss CITY OF COSTA MESA) APPROVED AS TO FORM: f%ICity Attorney I, Julie Folcik, Deputy 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. 02-16 was introduced and considered section by section at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 5th day of August, 2002, and thereafter passed and adopted as a whole at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 19th day of August, 2002, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Dixon, Cowan, Robinson, Steel NOES: Norte ABSENT: Monahan IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 20th day of August, 2002. a LC -Z2 ;41 �LD Deputy/,qty Clerk and . ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa ATTACHMENT A Table 20-6(c) VEHICLE STORAGE AND PARKING REGULATIONS RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND RESIDENTIALLY- NONRESIDENTIAL ZONES, (EXCLUDING DEVELOPED PROPERTY RESIDENTIALLY-DEVELOPEDPROPERTY) C C U> > 0 omoy C C U > y O 0 2� 0 O d dV +tr0 V V -0 �Uj 4)C0 00 d yw 0 d V -0 'C�L 0 4) 4>.t 0)t �d M—t V*2 !C .- 2 4=4):E ) Y 16 —t V . and Storage Options > d 4); . o>Parking L4)j m M >� — �'0>CL >� _ " 6 �>a 1. Interior storage. Enclosed completely within a building in a P P P P P lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other public or private property 2. Licensed vehicle dealer. Stored or parked in a lawful manner in P P connection with the business of a licensed vehicle dealer. 3. Other lawful business. Stored or parked on a lot pursuant to P P zoning approval granted by the City of Costa Mesa for that purpose, in connection with the operation of a lawfully -conducted business. Table 20-6(c) VEHICLE STORAGE AND PARKING REGULATIONS RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND RESIDENTIALLY- NONRESIDENTIAL ZONES (EXCLUDING DEVELOPED PROPERTY RESIDENTIALLY-DEVELOPED PROPERTY) C c `ow`oo`o'°`oo cc o_m G7 r+ 0 m L V -oma°—' dCdd o__m 2 �. (� m L 6 �°—..' 1- d�dd 0 .� V CD :E L. 4) :E td M—L v 2++ M .2 .2 d,= dt Y Ic—L C� Vim' Parking and Storage Options > 0 > L �`a>c. > o > ;v N d �`n>a >� — >� 4. Other residential storage options. Stored or parked on a paved Not applicable Not applicable area that meets the following criteria: a. A paved area that is not within the required building setback area abutting a public street, excluding alleys; and, P1 P1 P1 b. Screened by a 6-foot high permanent, solid, opaque fence or wall. The fence or wall shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with applicable development standards for fences and walls contained in the City of Costa Mesa Zoning Code. A building may also serve to screen the storage area. c. The exception to subparagraphs a. and b. above is that a vehicle may be stored or parked on a paved drivewayz connecting a garage or carport with a public or private street. P P Parking and Storage Options Table 20-6(c) VEHICLE STORAGE AND PARKING REGULATIONS NONRESIDENTIAL ZONES (EXCLUDING RESIDENTIALLY -DEVELOPED -PROPERTY) RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND RESIDENTIALLY - DEVELOPED PROPERTY C c °' 0000 c0 O ai :+ CD 'C V d VdL L. d OL 01 0r-.2 ' d t V d 0 O , d cc � '0 V L y.t t= > � > CL NONRESIDENTIAL ZONES (EXCLUDING RESIDENTIALLY -DEVELOPED -PROPERTY) 5. Other Nonresidential storage options. Stored or parked on a Not Not applicable P paved area that meets the following criteria: applicable a. A paved area that is not within the required building setback area abutting a public street, excluding alleys; and, b. Screened by a 6 -foot high permanent, solid, opaque fence or wall. The fence or wall shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with applicable development standards for fences and walls contained in the City of Costa Mesa Zoning Code. A building may also serve to screen the storage area. 6. Stored or parked on any unpaved surface, except as permitted above. P = Permitted • = Prohibited 1. Excludes buses, tow trucks, dump trucks, flatbed trucks, tractors, tractor trailers, truck trailers; or any other commercial vehicle over 25 -feet long or 8 feet in height or 90 -inches Wide, except as allowed in Section 20-6(a). 2. Provided that the inoperative vehicle is covered by a vehicle cover, made for that purpose and maintained in good condition, and in compliance with Section 20-7(c). C C 0 m > 0d O�oo cc O d v! CD V d t d 14 W v� t V d t C a) V L y.t t= 5. Other Nonresidential storage options. Stored or parked on a Not Not applicable P paved area that meets the following criteria: applicable a. A paved area that is not within the required building setback area abutting a public street, excluding alleys; and, b. Screened by a 6 -foot high permanent, solid, opaque fence or wall. The fence or wall shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with applicable development standards for fences and walls contained in the City of Costa Mesa Zoning Code. A building may also serve to screen the storage area. 6. Stored or parked on any unpaved surface, except as permitted above. P = Permitted • = Prohibited 1. Excludes buses, tow trucks, dump trucks, flatbed trucks, tractors, tractor trailers, truck trailers; or any other commercial vehicle over 25 -feet long or 8 feet in height or 90 -inches Wide, except as allowed in Section 20-6(a). 2. Provided that the inoperative vehicle is covered by a vehicle cover, made for that purpose and maintained in good condition, and in compliance with Section 20-7(c).