HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Resolution 08-43 - (temp canopies)RESOLUTION NO.08-43
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A ZONE TEXT
AMENDMENT TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO EXEMPT TEMPORARY PORTABLE
SHADE CANOPIES FROM HEIGHT LIMITS SUBJECT TO DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS
The Planning Commission hereby resolves and orders as follows:
SECTION 1. The Planning Commission held duly noticed public hearings on August 19, 2008 and
September 16, 2008 to add standards for temporary portable shade canopies to the Municipal Code (Text
Amendment 08-5).
SECTION 2. The Planning Commission of the City of Hermosa Beach hereby finds the proposed
amendment is a technical clarification of the existing Municipal Code and contains sufficient safeguards,
including visual standards, to ensure the amendment is compatible with the City as a whole, and is
consistent with the General Plan and zoning code.
SECTION 3. The Planning Commission hereby recommends City Council approval of the following
amendments to the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code:
1. Section 17.46.010 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code shall be amended to read as follows:
17.46.010 Height of roof structures.
Commercial and Manufacturing Zones. The following elements may be constructed above the
height limit, provided they do not exceed the height limit by more than eight feet and cover no
more than five percent of the total roof area. Where the height of the element is governed by a
uniform building code standard, the element may exceed the height limit only by the minimum
amount necessary to comply with the uniform building code standards.
A. Elevator housing;
B. Stairways;
C. Tanks;
D. Ventilating fans;
E. Parapet fire walls;
F. Towers;
G. Chimneys;
H. Flues;
I. Vents;
J. Smokestacks;
K. Wireless masts;
L. Similar structures as determined by the planning commission;
No structure exceeding the height limit shall result in additional floor area.
Residential Zones. Residential uses may have chimneys, vents and flues exceed the
height limit only to the extent required to meet the uniform building code requirements.
For the height standards for antennas, satellite dishes, and similar structures refer to
Section 17.46.210.
For the height standards for solar energy systems refer to Section 17.46.220,
For the height standards for single -pole umbrellas refer to Section 17.46.230.
2. Section 17.46.230 Single -Pole Umbrellas exceeding heightstandards shall be added to the
Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.46.230 Single -pole umbrellas exceeding height standards.
Sirs le- ole umbrellas ma exceed the height limit as described in this section.
A. For the pgMoses of this section 'sin le- ole umbrella' means...a re -manufactured single -
pole lightweight collapsible canoy without sides walls or vertical coverings of gny We,
material or dimension such as a parasol, umbrella or shade sail of cloth canvaslastic or similar
nonreflective material intended for temporaryteMporary use. Multi:pole or pop -Lip canopies of @Lny We,
latticework or netting, structural com onents screens including vegetative screens or other
objects designed or arranged to create a privacy screen or outdoor room, shall not exceed the
heijzht limit.
B. Single -pole umbrellas shall be maintained in a collapsed/closed position between the hours
of 10 PM and 6 AM and when otherwise not in use.
C. A maximum of two (2) single -pole umbrellas per building or per unit in the case of multi-
owner/tenant buildin s not exceeding nine feet 9' in height measured from the finished floor
elevation of the roof deck to the highest point of the canopy„ are permitted.
D. No part of any single -pole umbrella in any position shall extend beyond the exterior
railings/barriers or if none the floor perimeter of the roof deck.
E. No single -pole umbrella shall exhibit appendages, ggv wires, lighting, advertising, moving
parts or other devices or alterations that increase visual impacts.
F. Every sin le- ole umbrella shall be erected in a secure wind resistant manner and
maintained in good condition.
SECTION 4. The proposed amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act per
Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations on the basis that the amendment is
a minor clarification of existing regulations and is consistent with General Plan and zoning code.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of September, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: Comms. Allen, Darcy, Hoffman, Perrotti, and Pizer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution P.C. 0843 is a true and complete record of the action
taken by the PIanning Commission of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, at their regular meeting of
SepteLmber 16, 008.
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Sam Perrotti, Chairman %en kobertson, Secretary
September 16 2008
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