HomeMy WebLinkAbout75-19 Amending Code Regarding Property Development Standards1ORDINANCE NO. q s- y
g AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 13, ARTICLE
3 14, (C-1 LOCAL BUSINESS DISTRICT), SECTION 13-208
(PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS).
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5 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY
6 ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS.:
7 SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
8hereby finds and declares that the pre-existing property developm
9 standards were not consistant with the city's overall attempts to
'10l promote the orderly planned use of land resources.
11 The City Council further finds and declares that to provide
12 for consistant application of property development standards
13 throughout the city requires that the local business district as
14 set forth in Costa Mesa Municipal Code Section 13-76 and Article 14,
15 commencing with Section 13-207 requires that adoption and applicatio.
16 of such standards as hereinafter set forth. .
17 The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa further finds
18 and declares that the health, safety and welfare of the public re -
19 quire said property development standards in said district.
20 Accordingly, the following section is added, by
21 amendment to Title 13, Article 14, being Section 13-208 which shall
22 read as follows:
23 I SECTION 2: "Sec 13-208 PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
24 1) UNDERGROUND UTILITIES:
25 For all new construction, all utilities shall be
26 installed underground on the building site in
27 accordance with the serving utility's rules,
28 regulations, and tariffs on file with the
29 California Public Utilities Commission.
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31 The Planning Commission may waive the required
32 undergrounding whenever such installation is
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determined by the Planning Commission to be not
practically feasible. Provided, 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.
USES UNDER ROOF:
All permitted uses shall be conducted under roof.
OUTDOOR STORAGE:
All outdoor storage is prohibited unless approved
as a conditional use according to procedures
prescribedelsewhere in this ordinance.
LOT SIZE:
A. Minimum Lot area 12,000 square feet
B. Minimum Lot Width - 67 feet
Any legal lot for which a deed was on record
in the office of the County Recorder of
Orange County on the date of adoption of this
Ordinance may be used as a building site.
LANDSCAPING:
All required setbacks, abutting a public right of
way shall be landscaped, (except for walks and
driveways which bisect or encroach upon the
required landscape area). There shall be a
minimum of ten foot setback from the proposed
right of way as shown on the Master Plan of Highwa
(A) A landscape plan (including planting material
specifications) shall be submitted to the
Planning Department. Approval of landscape
plans shall be under the jurisdiction of the
Planning Department.
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(B) All required landscaping shall be separated
from paved areas by six (6) inch high Portland
cement concrete curbing and shall be provided
with automatic sprinkler facilities, which
shall be maintained in an operative condition.
(C) One tree (15 gallon minimum size) shall be
installed per 200 square feet of landscaped
area.
(D) Parking lots shall be broken up with planters.
These planters shall total to at least ten
percent (10%) of the paved areas. The minimum
size planter shall be twenty five (25) square
feet. No credit will be allowed for this re-
quirement for the landscaping of the setback
landscape planter.
(E) Every site on which landscaping is required,
according to this ordinance, shall be land-
scaped according to plans approved as specifies
herein and maintained hereafter in a sightly
and well -kept condition, irrigated periodically,
trimmed, cultivated, vegetation replaced as
needed and cuttings and leaf droppings removed
as often as necessary to insure a neat and
orderly appearance.
SECTION 3:. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
full force and effecty thirty (30) days from and after its passage
and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage,
shall be published once in the Orange Coast Daily Pilot, a newspape
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 same.
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1 PASSED AND ADOPTED this Igt day of _JCV , 1975.
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Mayor of the City Or Cost Mesa
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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7 City Clerk of the City city kyorney
Costa Mesa
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9 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) as.
10 CITY OF COSTA MESA )
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12 I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of
the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that
13 the above and foregoing Ordinance NO.25-/9 was introduced and
considered section by section at a regu r meeting or said City
14 Council held on theday of 1 1975, and thereafter
passed and adopted as a whole at a regu ar meeting of said City
15 Council held on thea day of , 1975,by the
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following roll call vote:
17 AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: et-*-� i��
18 - NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: 7"La' 0� Z
19 ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
20 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed
21 the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this &1 lay of
1975.
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C t Clerk ano ex-officio r
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of Costa Mesa
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