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SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa hereby finds
and declares as follows:
1. That increasing pressures and demands are being made on the use
of land throughout or community for multiple family residential development.
2. That the pressures and demands are not adequately met by the
existing provisions of our Costa Mesa Municipal Code.
3. That the City of Costa Mesa must consider Goal 7 of the Housing
Element of the General Plan to develop well designed, planned residential
developments with provision of adequate open space, recreational facilities,
off-street parking, circulation and environmental amenity.
4. That these regulations are necessary and proper to accomplish
the purpose and intent of regulating the development standards of multiple
family residential developments for the general health, safety, and welfare of
the public.
5. That these regulations are necessary and proper to establish
consistent processing procedures for the R2, R3, R4, R2 -CP, R3 -CP, and R4 -CP
multiple family residential districts.
6. That these regulations will result in substantive and pro -
ceasing changes for the R2, R3, and R4 districts and processing changes for
the R2 -CP, R3 -CP and R4 -CP districts.
ACCDRDINGLY, THE City Council of the City of Costa Mesa herewith
ands Title 13 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code by amending and adding Sections
and Articles as hereinafter set forth:
Section 2: CHAPTER II ZONING
ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS
S13-44 Building Height. Building height shall be defined as
the distance from grade to the highest point on the roof.
S13-56 Grade. Grade shall be defined as the lowest point of
elevation of the finished surface of the ground, paving, or sidewalk within
the area between the building and the property line, or when the property
line is more than 5 feet from the building, between the building and a line
5 feet fran the building.
S13-61.3 Open Space. Open space shall be defined as land
areas not occupied by buildings, structures, parking areas, streets, driveways
or alleys. Open space shall not include upper floor decks and/or balconies.
513-61.6 Parcel Area. Parcel area shall be defined as the gross
parcel size less the area occupied by or dedicated for adjacent public rights-of-
way.
513-63.9 Ultimate Property Line. Ultimate property line shall
be defined as the boundary of the parcel after the dedication of land for use as
public rights-of-way.
AWICLE 8. R2 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
S13-137 Other Development Standards.
6. R2 developments shall be subject to the requirements
set forth in Article 8 1/2 contained within this Title.
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ARTICLE 8 1#ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DSVELOPMASTANDARDS FOR R2, R3,
R4, R2 -CP, R3 -CP AND R4 -CP MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICTS
§13-140 Open Space and Landscapip3 Requirements
1. A minimum of forty (40) percent of the total parcel area
shall be reserved as open space.
2. A detailed plan of the building site and any required
parkway shall be approved by the Planning Department prior to issuance of any
building permits. Said plan shall include but not be limited to type, size and lo-
cation of all plants and trees, type of ground cover, sprinklers, all walls, fences,
or barriers, trash enclosures, driveways, parking lot and security lighting: type,
location, and assignment of street addresses on property. Landscaping installed
on the building site and on any required parkway shall comply with the approved
landscape plan, and shall be properly maintained.
3. Street trees located within the parkway and/or front
setback shall
meet with
the approval of the Leisure Services
Department.
§13-141
Utility Requirements
1. For all new construction, all utilities shall be installed
underground on the building site in accordance with the serving utilities' rules,
regulations and tariffs on file with the California Public Utilities Commission.
The Planning Department may waive the required undergrounding whenever such installa-
tion is found and determined by the Planning Commission that it is not practically
feasible due to economic or technological factors found to exist at said site. Pro-
vided, however, that all required termination facilities on the structure and conduit,
at least to the outer wall, at a point designated by the serving utility, shall
be furnished and installed to facilitate future connection to an underground system.
2. All utilities such as gas meters, electrical meters,
telephone pedestal mounted terminal boxes, surface mounted electrical transformers,
fire hydrants or any other potential obstruction shall not be located within the
approved parking and/or turn radius area unless installed underground in a vault
having an approved traffic lid.
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3. Installation of all utility meters shall be performed
in a manner so as to obscure said installation from view from anyplace on or off
the property. Said installation shall be in a manner acceptable to the public
utility and shall be in the form of a vault, wall cabinet or wall box, and shall
be installed in accordance with standard plans and specifications of the City of
Costa Mesa.
4. Sewer and water system improvements shall meet with
the approval of the serving utility.
S13-142 Site Improvement Requirements.
1. All interior property lines shall have solid, opaque
walls or fences constructed under the direction of the Planning Department. If a
fence is constructed adjacent to a public street, said fence shall be approved by
the Planning Department in terms of its compatibity and harmony with the proposed
building and site development and buildings and site developments existing or
approved for the general neighborhood.
2. All adjacent public rights-of-way shall be fully improved
to the ultimate right-of-way as required by the Master Plan of Highways, adopted
Specific Plans, or applicable standards and Codes under the direction of the
Public Services Department.
3. Portland Cement Concrete driveway approaches shall be
installed per City of Costa Mesa Standard Plans. The size, type and location shall
be approved by the Traffic Engineer. In cases where existing curb cuts will not
be used they shall be replaced with standard curb and gutter under the direction
of the Public Services Department.
4. Portland Cement Concrete sidewalks shall be installed
per City of Costa Mesa Standard Plans under the direction of the Public Services
Department.
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5. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the developer
shall obtain necessary Street work Permits authorizing construction as indicated
in (2), (3), and (4) above.
6. Straight -in driveways to garages shall have a minimum
length of 20 feet from the ultimate property line.
7. Maximum building height shall be two stories not to exceed
30 feet.
513-143
Elevation and Screening
Requirements.
1.
The finished elevations
of all buildings,
structures, walls
and fences shall be approved by the Planning Department prior to issuance of building
permits.
2. All carports, trash containers and mechanical equipment,
such as air conditioning compressors, duct work and vents, shall be screened from
view from a public right-of-way or adjacent property.
3. The design of trash enclosure(s) shall conform to City
Standards on file in the Planning Department.
513-144 Other Requirements.
1. If the proposed residential project is to be located in
close proximity to a freeway, major arterial, airport or any other source of
significant noise, an acoustical evaluation of the working drawings may be
required to be submitted by an acoustical eningeer to be approved by the City of
Costa Mesa. The noise levels shall be certified that the construction will
reduce interior noise levels to 45 CNEL and exterior noise levels to 65 CNEL.
2. All new parcels created after the effective date of
this section shall have frontage of a dedicated street equal to, or in excess
of the required minimum lot width.
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3. Additional conditions or special requirements may be
reasonably applied by other departments (e.g. Fire Department) within the City
of Costa Mesa to ensure that the proposed residential development is compatible
and harmonious with existing developments in the vicinity and to protect the
public health, safety and general welfare. If such conditions are applied, said
conditions must be fulfilled or a security posted to ensure canpletion of said
conditions to the satisfaction of the appropriate department prior to final
occupancy.
§13-145 Application and Review of Development
Any construction of improvements on real property located in an
R2, R3, R4, R2 -CP, R3 -CP or R4 -CP zone shall be submitted to the Planning
Department for review according to the following procedures and subject to the
following criteria:
1. Application: Any person proposing construction within the
above listed zones shall make application to the Planning Department for site
review on forms provided by the Planning Department.
2. Action: The Planning Department shall approve, approve with
conditions, or deny each application. The Planning Deparment may require evidence
or proof in a manner prescribed by the Planning Department to insure canpliance with
any development standard prescribed in the Costa Mesa Municipal Code.
3. Appeals: The applicant or any interested person may appeal
a decision of the Planning Department according to appeal procedures prescribed in
the Costa Mesa Municipal Code.
4. Building Permits: Required permits shall not be issued until
Planning Department review and approval has been obtained.
5. Compliance: Final occupancy shall not be granted unless the
site developnent conforms to the approved set of building plans.
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6. Review Criteria: In case of denial, applicant shall be
notified of criteria which are deemed to be deficient. Review criteria shall
consist of the following:
a. Compatible and harmonious relationship between the
proposed building and site development and the building and site developments
that exist or have been approved for the general neighborhood.
b. Safety and compatibility of the design of buildings,
parking areas, landscaping, luminaries and other site features which may include
functional aspects of the site development such as automobile and pedestrian
circulation.
C. Compliance with any performance standard as prescribed
elsewhere in this chapter.
AIQ'ICLE 9. MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
5 13-162
Other Development Standards.
5.
R3 developments shall be subject
to the requirements
set forth in Article 8 1/2 contained within this Title.
ARTICLE 11. R4 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
5 13-175 Other Development Standards.
6. R4 developments shall be subject to the requirements set
forth in Article 8 1/2 contained within this Title.
5 13-178 Property Development Standard Exceptions.
1. Residential developments located in the R4 zoning
district within the Downtown Redevelopment Area may be constructed in excess of the
maximum allowable density of the R4 zoning district but within the density range
permitted by the General Plan designation of the subject property after securing
approval of a Conditional Use Permit for the increased density.
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2. Residential developments located within the R4 zoning
district within the Downtown Redevelopment Area may be constructed in excess
of two stories or 30 feet after securing approval of a Conditional Use Permit
for the increased height.
3. Setback for residential developments which include
buildings in excess of two stories or 30 feet shall be as follows: Front - 20
feet; Side - 5 feet plus 5 additional feet for each story exceeding two stories.
The side setback need not exceed 20 feet.; Rear - 10 feet per story. The rear
setback need not exceed 30 feet.
4. Minimum distance between main buildings for residential
developments which include buildings in excess of two stories shall be 10 feet per
story of the tallest adjacent building on the same premises which need not exceed
30 feet.
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 0;C4 day of — —, 1977.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City A or of ity of Costa
Mesa
SPATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PRINNEY, 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. 17ji as introduced on and considered section by section at a regular meeting of
said City Council held on the 1,:2t_ day of , 1977 and thereafter passed
and adopted as a whole at a regular meeting of id City Council held on the XI -
day of1977 by the following roll call vote: • ,I�Q
S: COUNCIL MEMBERS: �' Ac"—
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 16&4_ day of , 1977.
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City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of Vfe
City Council of the City of Costa a