HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-08 Residential Development Standards and Review ProceduresORDINANCE NO. 03.8
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE
COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND REVIEW PROCEDURES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 13-28(e) of Title 13, Chapter III of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(e) Development review. The following shall be subject to development review:
(1) Single -story residential construction: In the R2 -MD, R2 -HD, and R3
zones, any single -story construction of 2 or fewer new single -story
dwelling units and/or new buildings such as garages or carports.
Single -story room additions and other minor construction that comply
with all applicable development standards shall not be subject to
development review.
(2) Two-story residential construction: In the R2 -MD, R2 -HD, and R3
zones, any two-story construction on a lot where there are 2 or fewer
dwelling units, or second -story additions on lots with more than 2
dwelling units that meets all of the following criteria:
a. Results in a second -story floor area that does not exceed 50% of the
first -story floor area; and
b. Complies with residential design guidelines adopted by the City
Council.
(3) Construction of new buildings or additions to existing buildings in the
AP, CL, C1, C2, C1 -S, MG, or MP zones. However, building
additions that do not exceed 2,000 square feet or 50% of the existing
building area, whichever is less, and comply with all applicable
development standards shall not be subject to development review.
(4) Granny units in an R1 zone;
(5) Reserved for future use; and
(6) Any other use specked in this Zoning Code as requiring
development review."
Section 2. Section 13-28(i) of Title 13, Chapter III of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(i) Minor design review. The following shall be subject to minor design review:
(1) Two-story residential construction: In the RI zone, any two-story
construction or second -floor addition; and in the R2 -MD, R2 -HD, and
R3 zones, any two-story construction on a lot which results in 2 or
fewer dwelling units, or second -story additions on lots with more than
2 dwelling units that meets any of the following criteria:
a. Results in a second -story floor area that exceeds 50% of
the first -story floor area; and/or
b. Does not comply with residential design guidelines
adopted by the City Council.
(2) Reserved for future use.
(3) Any deviation from development standards specified in this Zoning
Code as requiring a minor design review."
Section 3. Section 13-28(g)(14) of Title 13, Chapter III of the Costa Mesa Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(14) Design review and minor design review findings:
a. The project complies with the City of Costa Mesa Zoning Code and
meets the purpose and intent of the Residential Design Guidelines,
which are intended to promote design excellence in new residential
construction, with consideration being given to compatibility with the
established residential community. This design review includes site
planning, preservation of overall open space, landscaping, appearance,
mass and scale of structures, location of windows, varied roof forms
and roof plane breaks, and any other applicable design features.
b. The visual prominence associated with the construction of a two-story
house or addition in a predominately single -story neighborhood has
been reduced through appropriate transitions between the first and
second floors and the provision of second floor offsets to avoid
unrelieved two-story walls."
Section 4. The following rows of Table 13-32 of Title 13, Chapter VI of the Costa
Mesa Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TABLE .1332
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
STANDARDS
R1
I R2 -MD
R2 -HD
R3
"Rear Yard Coverage
Rear (not abutting a publicly dedicated alley, street, or park):
Not applicable
(Maximum)
Main Buildings: 25% of rear yard area•
Accessory Buildings: 501/0 of rear yard area. '
' Rear yard area equals lot width, measured from side property line to side property line,
multiplied by 20 feet.
Rear abutting a publicly dedicated alley, street, or park: Not applicable.
Rear Abutting a
5 feet, however, garages may be required to set back further to ensure adequate back up distance. Rear Yard Coverage
Publicly Dedicated
does not apply.
Alley, Street, or Park
Note: Accessory structures that do not exceed bYz feet in height in the RI wnC or 15 feet in height in the other residential
writs may have a zem rear yard setback except on winner lots in the R2 and R3 zones where accessory structures shall
maintain setbacks for main structures."
Section 5. Section 13-85(a) of Title 13, Chapter VI of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(a) R1 zone and small -lot single-family common interest
developments (excluding townhouses). At the time of the
construction of a residence, off-street parking in the form of a garage
and open parking shall be provided as follows:
2 Lots without garage access from alley: 2
Lots with garage access from alley: 1
1. In R1 zones, required open parking may be provided in a garage or on a minimum 19 -foot
long, Individual driveway leading to a garage. In common interest developments, required
open parking may be provided on an individual unit's driveway or within the common area.
(1) Required garage dimensions: Each garage space shall have
interior dimensions that are 10 feet wide by 20 feet long,
unobstructed inside measurements. Each residence shall have
no more than 700 square feet of garage area unless authorized
by a minor conditional use permit.
(2) Application to an existing residence: The off-street parking
requirements stated above shall not be applied to an existing
residence at the time the residence is increased in size and/or
the number of bedrooms is increased.
(3) With approval of a minor modification, the Planning Division
may allow the retention of an existing driveway access from a
street to satisfy open parking requirements, at such time that
garage access is proposed from an abutting alley.
Section 6. Section 13-85(b) of Title 13, Chapter VI of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(b) R2 -MD, R2 -HD, R3, PDR -LD, PDR -MD, PDR -HD, PDR -NCM and
residential components of developments in the PDC and PDI
zones. At the time of the construction of any building and/or when a
structure is enlarged or increased by adding a bedroom(s), required
parking shall be provided per Table 13-85. Exceptions:
(1) For lots that are zoned multiple -family residential and contain
only one single-family dwelling unit, the parking requirements
in subsection (a) shall be applied.
(2) For individual lots in common -interest developments that
contain only one single-family dwelling unit (excluding
townhouses), the parking requirements in subsection (a) shall
be applied"
Section 7. Table 13-85 of Title 13, Chapter VI of the Costa Mesa Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 8. Section 13-56(c) of Title 13, Chapter V of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(c) Minor additions in an existing planned development.
(1) Residential buildings- single -story additions. Minor single -story
additions to existing residential buildings not meeting the criteria
below may be approved by minor modification if the Planning
Division finds that the proposed construction does not materially
affect the required open space, site coverage, or parking of the
planned development.
a. Unenclosed patio covers. Unenclosed patio covers in
planned development residential zones, which meet the
following setback criteria may be approved by the Planning
Division:
BACHELOR1 .5 .5
1 BEDROOM
1 1.0
.5
2BEDROOMS
1 1.5
.5
3 BEDROOMS OR MORE
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.5
(1)
If covered parking for apartments is provided in a parking structure and there is more than one parking
space in any parking structure, then there shall be no solid walls constructed to separate individual
parking spaces.
(2)
Open tenant parking spaces required by this section shall be distributed throughout the project at
convenient locations and shall be screened from view from any public dghtof-way. Open tenant
parking may be provided as covered parking.
(3)
For projects with individual driveways that are at least 19 feet long and lead to a garage space(s) or
a carport space(s), the driveway area may be used for satisfying tenant open parking requirements.
(4)
Open parking can be reduced by .25 space per unit for one bedroom and larger units If the covered
parking is provided within either a carport or a parking structure. For purposes of this section, a
parking structure shall be defined as: a structure designed and constructed to provide covered
automobile paddng where parking spaces are located in a common area with no walls or other
physical separations between spaces. Open parking requirements may be met by excess covered
parking.
(5)
Guest parking shall be dearly marked and permanently maintained for individuals visiting within the
development. Guest parking spaces shall not be allowed on individual driveways.
Guest parking may be reduced to .25 space per unit for each unit above 50 in a large residential
development.
(6)
Fractions equal to or above one-half (0.5) shall be rounded up. For rounding purposes, the tenant
parking requirements shall be added together; guest parking shall be rounded up separately."
Section 8. Section 13-56(c) of Title 13, Chapter V of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(c) Minor additions in an existing planned development.
(1) Residential buildings- single -story additions. Minor single -story
additions to existing residential buildings not meeting the criteria
below may be approved by minor modification if the Planning
Division finds that the proposed construction does not materially
affect the required open space, site coverage, or parking of the
planned development.
a. Unenclosed patio covers. Unenclosed patio covers in
planned development residential zones, which meet the
following setback criteria may be approved by the Planning
Division:
L Side setback- 5 feet or equivalent to main structure,
whichever is less.
ii. Rear setback- 10 feet or 5 feet for small lot
developments.
b. Enclosed Patios and room additions. Enclosed patios and
room additions may be permitted pursuant to the parameters
for such additions established in the master plan. In cases
where the master plan does not include criteria for future
enclosed patios and/or room additions, the addition may be
permitted if the required open space percentage is met on the
affected lot and the addition meets the setbacks established
for patio covers with the exception of small lot developments
for which the setback standards established in Table 13-58
shall be applied.
(2) Residential buildings- second -story additions. In cases where the
master plan does not include criteria for future second -story
additions, the Planning Division may approve any proposed second -
story addition that meets the setback standards established in
subsection (1) and all of the following criteria. Any second -story
addition that does not meet all of the following criteria will be
subject to minor design review.
a. Results in a second -story floor area that does not exceed 50%
of the first -story floor area;
b. Complies with residential design guidelines adopted by the City
Council; and
c. Does not materially affect the required open space, site
coverage, or parking of the planned development.
(3) Non-residential buildings. Minor additions to existing non-residential
buildings may be approved by development review if the Planning
Division finds that the proposed construction does not materially
affect required open space, floor area ratio, and parking
requirements specified in the approved master plan. Furthermore, if
the minor addition results in an overall building square footage that
exceeds the maximum building square footage allowed by the
approved master plan, the Planning Division must find that the minor
addition is consistent with the floor area ratio and trip budget
standards established by the General Plan, as applicable."
Section 9. Section 13-93(e) of Title 13, Chapter VI of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(e) Prohibited parking. In all zones, no parking shall be permitted in any
required setback areas abutting a public street except in a driveway
serving the garage of only one dwelling unit. Exception: In the R1 zone,
the Planning Division may allow, by approval of a minor modification, the
retention of an existing driveway access from a street to satisfy open
parking requirements, at such time that garage access is proposed from an
abutting alley."
Section 10. Section 13-35(e) of Title 13, Chapter V of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(e) Second -story construction to accommodate an accessory apartment
may be subject to minor design review pursuant to Chapter III
PLANNING APPLICATIONS and shall be subject to all applicable
residential design guidelines."
Section 11. Applicability. Residential development projects that have received final
zoning approval prior to the effective date of this Ordinance shall not be subject to the
provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 12. Environmental Determination. The Ordinance 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 13. 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 14. 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 15. Publication. The Mayor shall sign and the 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 2nd day of September, 2003
ATTEST:
De ty City Clerk of the
City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
,City 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. 03-8
was introduced and considered section by section at a regular meeting of said
City Council held on the 18" day of August, 2003, and thereafter passed and
adopted as a whole at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 2nd day
of September, 2003, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Monanahan, Cowan, Scheafer
NOES: Steel, Mansoor
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of
the City of Costa Mesa this 3rd day of September, 2003.
D!#y City Clerk and ex -officio
Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Costa Mesa