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RESOLUTION P.C. 01-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, TO RECOMMEND
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING
ARCHITECTURAL ENCROACHMENTS INTO REQUIRED
YARDS
The Planning Commission of the City of Hermosa Beach does hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1. The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on March 20, 2001, to
consider amending the Zoning Ordinance, Section 17.46.070, regarding exceptions for architectural
encroachments into required yards.
Section 2. Based on the evidence considered at the public hearing, the Planning Commission
makes the following findings:
1. Section 17.46.070 provides exceptions to yard requirements for certain types of
architectural projections in order to allow architectural relief to buildings, and includes limitations on
the size, spacing, and clearance from property lines for these architectural projections.
2. The requirement to limit bay window encroachments in the front yard to no closer than
3 feet from the front property line, and other encroachments to no closer than 30 inches, unnecessarily
precludes opportunities to provide relief to existing building with nonconforming front yards of less
than five feet.
Section 3. Based on the foregoing, the Planning Commission hereby recommends that the
Hermosa Beach Municipal Code, Title 17-Zoning, be amended as follows:
Amend Section 17.46.070 to read as follows:
"17.46.070 Architectural encroachments into required yards.
Required yard areas shall be unobstructed from ground to sky except specifically
allowed as follows:
A. Cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills and buttresses may encroach into any
required yard area not more than thirty (30) inches, provided that in no case may
such encroachments be closer than thirty (30) inches to afly the side or rear lot line.
B. Bay windows, greenhouse windows and similar windows which are no
wider than eight feet, no more than fo ty eight 4 inches high, spaced a minimum
of ten feet apart, and which do not create additional floor area may encroach within
three feet of the side or rear lot line, aBd thfee feeit f+em-the but in no
case shall the depth of such windows be more than th lwent four 4
inches.
C. Pilasters, columns and chases for mechanical equipment which have a
depth of six inches or less, a width of one foot or less, may encroach, but in no case
shall such encroachment be closer than thirty (30) inches to the side or wear lot line.
D. Encroachments into required yards not listed above which are determined
to be architectural projections by the Planning Commission el i r-+e shall be a
minimum of ten feet apart."
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VOTE: AYES: Pizer, Tucker, Kersenboom, Chairman Perrotti
NOES: Hoffman
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution P.C. 01-11 is a true and complete record of the
action taken by the Planning Commission of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, at
their r ular meeting of March 20, 2001.
� Av
Sam Perrotti, Chairman Sol Blut-n fel ., Secretary
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