HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-18 - Definition, Review Procedure, and Regulation of "Assembly Use"ORDINANCE NO. 06-18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT CO -06-04 WHICH
AMENDS TITLE 13 OF THE COSTA MESA
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE DEFINITION,
REVIEW PROCEDURE, AND REGULATION OF
"ASSEMBLY USE".
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Title 13 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
a. Amend Section 13-6 to include the following definitions:
"Assembly use. A use conducted in a structure or portion of a structure for the
purpose of a civic, education, political, religious, or social function or for the
consumption or receipt of food and/or beverages. Assembly use includes, but is
not limited to, churches and other places of religious assembly, mortuaries,
primary and secondary schools, trade and vocational schools, colleges,
amusement centers, billiards parlors, bowling centers, establishments where food
or beverages are served, motion picture theaters, physical fitness facilities, skating
rinks, and dance, martial arts, and music studios. Assembly use does not include
sexually oriented businesses."
Churches and other places of religious assembly. A type of assembly use
which has the principal purpose of religious worship and for which the primary
space is a sanctuary. Religious activities and services held in the sanctuary are
conducted at scheduled times. The use may also include accessory facilities in
the same or separate building that includes classrooms, assembly rooms,
restrooms, kitchen, and a library. Other uses such as, but not limited to, day care
facilities, nursery schools, schools, retail sales, and services to businesses, are
not considered a primary function of churches and other places of religious
assembly."
b. Amend Table 13- 30 as shown in Attachment A.
C. Add Article 4.5 to Chapter V as shown below:
"ARTICLE 4.5 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR CHURCHES AND OTHER
PLACES OF RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY
Sec. 13-51.50 PURPOSE
The purpose of this article is to regulate and provide development standards for
churches and other places of religious assembly to ensure land use compatibility
with adjacent land uses. The proximity of residential uses to this type of assembly
use is a concern of this article. Where the distance criterion of 200 feet from
residentially -zoned property is given in this article, it shall be measured from the
property line of the site to the property line of the nearest residentially -zoned
property.
Sec. 13-51.51 PERMITTED AND CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES
Churches and other places of religious assembly are subject to the review and
approval procedures shown in Table 13-30 CITY OF COSTA MESA LAND USE
MATRIX and the applicable development standards contained in this article.
Other land uses such as, but not limited to, day care facilities, nursery schools,
schools, primary and incidental retail sales, such as a bookstore, and services to
businesses, that are not the primary function of a church or other place of religious
assembly, shall be subject to the review and approval procedures shown in Table
13-30 CITY OF COSTA MESA LAND USE MATRIX for that specific land use.
Sec. 1351.52 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Churches and other places of religious assembly are subject to the following
development standards.
(a) Outdoor activity areas are permitted provided that that area does not encroach
into required street setback, parking and circulation, or interior landscaped
areas; except as approved through the issuance of a minor conditional use
permit.
(b) Accessory facilities in the same or separate building are permitted, including
classrooms, assembly rooms, restrooms, kitchen, and a library.
(c) All churches and other places of religious assembly shall comply with the
review procedures indicated in Table 13-30, as well as with all other applicable
development standards of this Title.
Sec. 13-51.53 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR CHURCHES AND OTHER
PLACES OF RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY WITHIN 200 FEET OF RESIDENTIALLY -
ZONED PROPERTY
In addition to the General Development Standards required under Section 13-
51.52, churches and other places of religious assembly that are within 200 feet of
residentially -zoned property shall comply with the following development standards,
unless the standards are modified through the issuance of a conditional use permit.
(a) All exterior lighting shall be shielded and/or directed away from residential
areas.
(b) Outdoor public communication systems shall not be audible in adjacent
residential areas.
(c) Trash facilities shall be screened from view and designed and located
appropriately to minimize potential noise and odor impacts to adjacent
residential areas.
(d) Outdoor activity areas shall be oriented away or sufficiently buffered from
adjacent residential areas to prevent disturbance of the peaceful use of such
areas by residents.
(e) For new construction, a landscaped planter area, a minimum of 5 feet in
width, shall be provided as an additional buffer to adjacent residential areas.
The planter area shall contain appropriate plant materials to provide an
immediate and effective screen. Plant materials shall meet with the approval
of the Planning Division. For interior alterations, the Planning Division may
also require the construction of a landscaped planter area to buffer adjacent
residential areas, if feasible.
(f) For new construction, all interior property lines abutting residentially -zoned
property shall have a minimum six-foot high masonry wall, as measured from
the highest grade. An eight -foot high masonry wall may be required, based
on the church's/place's of religious assembly operational characteristics, in
order to provide additional protection to adjacent residential uses. A planning
application may be required for walls exceeding six (6) feet in height. For
interior alterations, the Planning Division may also require the construction of
a masonry wall to buffer adjacent residential areas, if feasible.
(g) Hours of operation for religious services shall not occur any time between
11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(h) Truck deliveries shall not occur anytime between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m."
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 pursuant to Section 15061(3) of the CEQA Guidelines contained in the
California Code of Regulations.
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: 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 and
member of the City Council voting for and against the same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of September 2006.
ATTEST:
JuWe Folcik, City Clerk
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Allan R. Mansoor, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kimberly gall Barlow, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
foregoing is the original of Ordinance No. 06-18 and was duly introduced for first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on the 15'h day of August, 2006, and that thereafter,
said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on
the 5"' day of September, 2006, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MANSOOR, BEVER, DIXON, FOLEY, MONAHAN.
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE.
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the City of
Costa Mesa this 6" day of September, 2006.
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JU FOLCIK, CITY CLERK
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance No. 06-18 duly passed and
adopted by the Costa Mesa City Council at the regular meeting held September 5, 2006, and
that Summaries of the Ordinance were published in the Daily Pilot on August 23 and September
13, 2006.
JUA FOLCIK, CITY CLERK
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