HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Resolution 154-662Name: Planning Commission
to Permit : Amendment of Ordinance N.S. 154
J u ne 17, 1968 Date:
RESOLUTION NO. P.C. 154-662
A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH TO INITIATE ACTIDN FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERATION OF
THE AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE N.S. 154 BY ADDING ARTICLE 7.5 WHICH SHALL
INCLUDE NEW SECTIONS 750, 751 AND 752 TO SAID ARTICLE, AMEND ARTICLE
2 -DEFINITIONS, BY ADDING SECTION 258, DEFINING LANDSCAPING. SECTIONS
750, 751~ AND 752 OF ARTICLE 7-5 SHALL ESTABLISH A NEW RESI DENTIAL ZONE
FOR SAID CITY TO BE DESIGNATED AS R3-R. SAID ZONE SHALL INCLUDE PROPERTY
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, PROVIDE FOR PROVISIONS FOR APPROVA L OF A PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH does resolve as follows:
WHERE AS , the Planning Commissi on after s t udy and revi ew of sev e ral large parc els
of land with in t he City , did consider t he possibl lity of these large parc els
be ing developed into apartment house complexes; and
WHEREAS, a review of the Zoning Ordinance r egu lations and cont rols within the
R-3 zones containing the very minimum requirements was made; and
WHERE AS, it was determ i ned by t he Planning Commission tha t a new resid entia l
z one should be established for the larger parce l s of land, to provide a more
a tt ractive and harmonious de velopment a nd to upgrad e th e r e quiremen t s by
requiring larger apartments, lands capi ng and recrea t ion area s ; and
WHEREAS, in view of the find i ngs durin g said review, i t i s the opinion of the
Planning Commi ssio n that amendme nt of certa in sections and arti c l es of said
Zoning Ordi nance is in order to-wit:
SECTION I -said ordinance No. N.S. 154, hereby amend ed as follows:
Add Articl e 7 .5, Sectio n 750, Section 75 1 and Section 752. Amend Arti cle 2 -
Defini tion s, by adding Section 258.
ART ICLE 7.5 -Section 750
R3-R -Multiple fam i ly resid e ntial zone -high density perm it ted uses.
In a R3-R zon e , only th e f ollowing use s are permitted as are her einafter
specifically provi ded and a llowed s ubject to the fo llowing provisions as he re
after set forth:
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I . Subje ct to the provisions o f Article 11 .5 gov e rn in g off-stree t parking
requirements.
Exce p t i on :
All parking shall be with i n a g arage and t here sha l l be provisio ns for
visito r parking at a r ati o of one (l) spac e per eight (8) dwel ling uni ts.
Visitor park i ng may be ope n park ing, provided the area , excep t for t he
in gress and egress, is conce aled wi t h a five foot decora ti v e fenc e.
2. All uses sh all be limited to t he foll owing :
a. Mult i pl e famil y dwelli ngs.
b. Accesso ry buildin g whi ch s hall be lim ited to t he fol lowi ng use ;
1. Garages
2. Re crea tion
Section 751 -Prop erty Development St andard s
l. Ar e a. The minimum lot area shall be 10,000 square feet,
2 . Lo t Coverag e . Lot cove rag e for dwelling a nd accessory bu ildings,
with t he except ion of buildings used for recr eational pu rpose s or in conjunc t ion
with usabl e outdoor space, buil ding s s ha ll not exce ed 65% of t he total la nd ar ea.
3. Lot a rea per dw e lling unit. Lot area p er dwe l ling unit sha ll be
not less than 700 square f eet .
4. Heigh t. Maximum height of any buil di ng on the s it e s ha ll not exceed
t hree sto rie s, o r forty-five (45 ) fee t, wh ich ever is the lesser.
5, Front Ya r d . Mi nim um re q u i red front yard sh all no t be less than
fif teen (15) fee t.
a. No buil dings shal l be loc ated wi thin t h is area except that por tion
of a b uild i ng abov e 8 ft. f rom th e finish e d grad e ma y pro jec t into
th e required fron t yard a maxi mum o f five feet .
b. The f ront yar d shall be permanently l a ndsca pe d and main t a ined.
Ped est rian a cces s and p aved ar ea for vehic le a ccess may be d evelop ed
in th e fron t yard, provid ed tha t the to t al pa ved area coverage does
not exceed thir ty -f i ve pe rcent of the r equired front yar d area.
6. Side yards
a. Int erior lots shall ha ve a sid eyard on e ach side of the l ot of
ten pe r c ent (10"/o~ of the width o f the lots, provided suc h sideyard
does not exc eed fi ve fe et in wid t h . Said requir ed si dey ar ds, when
us e d for acc ess fr om the building or rear yard sha ll be p aved wi th
co ncrete a minimum of four (4) feet. The r emain ing area s ha ll be
permanently la nd scap e d. Si deya rds not used f o r acc ess o r u s a b l e
outdoo r spac e s hall be pe rman en tly la ndsc aped.
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b. Corner lots shall have the same sideyard requirements, except the
required sideyard facing the street shall not be less than ten
(10) feet in width and shall be permanently landscaped and maintained.
Exc~tion:
Where the sideyard is fenced from the rear of the main building to the
rear yard, and is being used for outdoor usable space, the landscaping may
be omitted.
Pedestrian access and paved area for vehicle access may be developed in
said sideyard provided that the total paved area coverage doesnot exceed thirty
(30) percent of the required sideyard area.
7-Rear yard
There shall be not less than a five (5) foot required rear yard extending the
full width of the lot. No structure, which shall include swimming pools and
equipment, shall be erected within this area, except that one story buildings
used for garages or recreation uses may be erected on the rear property line,
provided that all building codes are complied with. All unused area in said
required rear yard shall be permanently landscaped.
8. Usable outdoor space
a. There shall be provided on the bui ]ding site, usable outdoor yard
space in the amount of 100 square feet for each apartment.
b. In meeting the required usable outdoor yard space, not less than
sixty (60) percent of said required space shall be provided in
a single area with a minimum dimension of thirty (30) feet. The
balance of the required yard space may be provided in one or more
areas of ...... less than four-hundred square feet each with a minimum
dimension of twenty (20) feet.
Exception:
Individual or grouped balconies or patio attached to the building at
any floor level, may be substituted with a minimum of JOO square feet per
apartment with a minimum dimension of eight (8) feet for a single use with
an'. increase of one foot for each additional apartment served.
c. Usable outdoor space at ground level may encroach into a required
sideyard, except that portion of a sideyard facing a street extending from
rear of the main building to the front line of said property, provided no
structures of any kind are erected within said required sideyards, and further
provided that said sideyards are not used for exiting purposes from the building,
usable outdoor space or rear yard.
d. Second and third floor levels of the main building may project
over the area of the required usable outdoor yard space, provided such extension
or projection does not encroach into any required yard area and does not
restrict the use of said required yard space.
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e. Pools, buildings used for recreation, and paved recreational areas
may be erected in the required usable outdoor yard space.
f. Not less than twenty-five (25) percent of the required usable outdoor
space shall be in permanent landscaping.
g. Aneight (8) foot high fence may be erected around the rear yard, side
yards and usable outdoor space, except on sideyards facing a street,
provided that no fence over 42 inches highsshall be located in any
required front yard area.
Exception:
A fence eight (8) feet high may extend along a sideyard facing a street
from the rear lot line to the rear of the main building.
9. Landscaping
All landscaping that requires cultivation shall be maintained properly, and
there shall be provided a sprinkler system to all said areas.
10. Allowable Curb Cut for Driveways
Front yard and sideyard facing street maximum of two, twenty (20) foot wide
curb cuts provided there is forty (40) feet between cuts.
11. Apartment size
The minimum ~partrnent size shal 1 be six hundred (600) square feet, with
average of all apartments in any one multiple family structure not less than
eight hundred fifty (850) square feet. The minimum apartment size shall exclude
all public or private balconies, public stairways, utility rooms, public halls
and foyers.
12. Distance between buildings
Minimum distance between buildings shall be twenty (20) feet.
Section 752 -Planned Unit Development
1. On any property located in the R-3 R zone, there may be filed an application
with the Planning Commission for a Conditional Use Permit for a planned unit
development. All applications submitted shall be processed in the manner set
forth in Article 14, of Ordinance N.S. 154.
2. The application shall include the following information:
a. Ten copies of all material submitted.
b. Vicinity map drawn to a scale of not less than one inch equals
forty feet (1 11 = 40 1 ) showing location of property concerned, location
of all highways, streets and alleys, and lots and parcel of land, including
location of all buildings, which adjoin said property.
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3. Plot plan d rawn to not l e ss than one-s ixteenth ()/1&1 ) in c h scale
show in g dimensions o f site, location of a ll proposed bu i ldings and i mproveme nts,
parking plan, ve hJcul ar a nd pedestrian ingress and egre ss , recr ea tional area s,
landsca ped areas.
4. Ar ch itectural dr aw i n gs showing all elevations of all bu i !d ings,
t ypic al floor plans of a partment s, recr e ation bui ldin g and garage facilities.
5. Such othe r informa tion as 'the Building a nd Planning Director, or th e
Pl a nning Commission de te rmines is nec essary for the Planning Convni ssion to
pro perly consider the proposed de velopment.
The Planning Commission in granting an approval of a p lanned unit development,
may vary from proper t y development st andards as s et forth in Section 751,
provided th at i n their opinion, th e varian ce will not:
a. Will not prov ide inadequate op e n space, open air, light access and
other ameni t ies for good reside nti al d e velo pmen t.
b. The gran tin g of a pl anned unit dev e lopment will not change the
basic intent of good property devel opment.
ARTICLE 2 -add Section 258:
Section 258 -Land scapi ng
Landscap i ng shall, in a professional manner , mean s ite survey, landsca pe
d es ign and planning , arrangement of land surfaces and placement of phy s ical el ement s ,
pla n ting of trees, shrub s, vines , ground Qovers, flowers, o r lawn s and ma inten a nce
o f such flo ra and physical landscape f e atures. The design may inc lude nat ura l
featur es such as ro c k and st one, and structura l f e a tu res includi ng bu t not limited
to fountains, reflecti ng pools , art works, screens, walls , f e nce s and bench e s.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, u nd er t he provisions of Ordinance N.S . 154,
Sec t ion 150 1, th e Planning Comm i ss ion initia te action to conduct a publ ic hearing
at the regular meeting of th e Pl an ning Commis s ion on August 5, 1968, in Co unci 1
Ch ambers of City Hall at 7:30 p.m., for t he purpose of c onsid e ration of amendment
as set for th herein.
The f oregoing resolution was adopted by t he Planni ng Commission at a n a djour ned
meeting held on June 17, 1968, by the fol lowin g vote :
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Comm. Nobl e , Reeves, Armer, Stabl er, Boice, Chairman Via ul t
No ne
Comm, Ham i 1 t on
CERTIFICATION
I her e by certify that the fo rego ing resolut io n P.C. 154-662 , was ad opte d by the
Planni ng Commi ssion of the Ci ty o f Hermosa Beach at an r ad0 6t1rn1e dc..me e ,11ingHied,d on
t he 17th day o f Juce, 1968._.,d:' ~' ·•
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