HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-18 - Processing Procedure for Granny Units and Accessory ApartmentsORDINANCE NO. 91- I$
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE
CLARIFYING THAT THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS IS THE
APPROPRIATE PROCESSING PROCEDURE FOR GRANNY UNITS AND
ACCESSORY APARTMENTS IN ALL RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa does hereby ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1•
The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa finds and declares
as follows:
WHEREAS, the City Council recently adopted Ordinance No.91-9
regarding granny units and accessory apartments which as one of the
standards changed the processing method to require review by
Development Review per Costa Mesa Municipal Code Section 13-145;
WHEREAS, The Costa Mesa Municipal Code Section 13-145
indicates that the Development Review process pertains to
development in the R2, R3 and R4 zone while granny units and
accessory apartments are often proposed in the R1 zone;
WHEREAS, to eliminate any confusion it is necessary to
reference granny units and accessory apartments as being included
in the Development Review process;
ACCORDINGLY, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa hereby
amends Title 13 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code as hereinafter set
forth:
SECTION 2•
The first paragraph of Section 13-145 of the Costa Mesa
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Any construction of improvements on real property located in
an R2, R3, or R4 zone ,and granny units and accessory
apartments in any zone shall be submitted to the planning
division for development review according to the following
procedures, and subject to the following criteria:"
SECTION 3•
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 of the members of the City Council voting for and against
the same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 154 day of 19 Yl•
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City f
Costa Mesa
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Mayor cK the City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, 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. L7/ -/f was introduced and
considered section by section at a rear meeting of said City
Council held on the 1& day of 19 , and
thereafter passed and adopted as a whoa r gular mee ing of
said Council held on the 15i,day of -----`• 19.QL• by
the following roll call vote:
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AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ��~u
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: /C"4-
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: /�
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby', 1spt my hand and affixed the
Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this ,� v' day of ,
1991.
C ty Clerk and ex -officio erk
of the City Council of th ity
of Costa Mesa