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Home My WebLink About1935 ORDINANCE NO, 1935 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING TEXT AMENDMENT 91-003 AMENDING THE "H" HIGH RISE OVERLAY ZONING REGULATIONS, DIVISION 6, TITLES 1 AND 2 BY CREATING FIVE HEIGHT OVERLAY WNES AND ADDING REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE A CONDmONAL USE PERMIT FOR ANY BUILDING EXCEEDING THE HEIGHT LIMITS OF THE UNDERLYING ZONE. WHEREAS, this text amendment T.A. 91-003 was initiated by the City for the consideration of amending the High Rise "H" overlay zoning regulations Division 6, Titles 1 and 2 by creating five (5) height overlay zones and adding regulations to require a conditional use permit for any building exceeding the height limits of the underlying zone. WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on March 12, 1991, before the Planning Commission at which time all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence, and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Arcadia recommended approval of subject text amendment to the City Council, and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing concerning the text amendment on April 2, 1991 and approved the amendment. WHEREAS, the City Council determines that the provisions of this ordinance as set forth herein are consistent with one of the Action Programs set forth in the Land Use Element of the General Plan which states: "Review the existing 'H' high rise zoned commercial and residential areas to determine the appropriateness of the zoning and whether to retain or remove such zoning, The text amendment will further require any project within an "H" zoned area which exceeds the height limit of the underlying zone to obtain a conditional use permit. This will assist the City in its determination as to the appropriateness of the project and allow the City to set forth measures necessary to mitigate any significant adverse environmental impacts. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Division 6 "H SPECIAL HEIGHT ZONE", TITLES 1 AND 2 be amended to read as set forth in Attached Exhibit A -1- 1935 Section 2, The City Council finds and determines that the text amendment is consistent with the general plan and that the public health, safety, general welfare and good zoning practice require the above amendment. Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause a copy of the same to be published in the official newspaper of said City within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. P."...._~d.dopted~ M.y Mayor of the City of Arcadia ATTEST: ~ ST ATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1935 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council on the 7th day of May 1991, and that said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: councilmember Ciraulo, Fasching, Harbicht, Young and Gilb NOES: None ABSENT: None &-.,~~~ C' erk of the City: Arcad~ -2- 1935 DIVISION 6. H SPECIAL HEIGHT WNE TITLE 1. USES PERMITTED 9276.1.1, OVERLAY ZONE. Land designated in one of the H Zone classifications shall also be classified in another zone as to use, which other zone is hereinafter in this Division referred to as the basic zone. 9276.1.2. USES PERMITTED. No structure, building or land shall be used and no building or structure shall hereafter be erected, constructed, established or altered except for the uses specified in the basic zone in which the property is also classified, DIVISION 6, H SPECIAL HEIGHT WNE TITLE 2. REGULATIONS 9276.2,1. GENERAL. The regulations set forth in this Title shall apply to all buildings and structures on property in the "H" zone which exceed the height restrictions as set forth in the underlying zone, 9276.2.2. HEIGHT LIMIT. Any building or structure in Zone H may, by complying with the provisions of this Title, exceed the height limitation applicable to the basic zone in which it is located; provided, however, that no building or structure shall in any event exceed the height limit set forth in the following table: Zone H4 - Four (4) stories or forty-five (45) feet Zone H5 - Five (5) stories or fifty-five (55) feet Zone H6 - Six (6) stories or sixty-five (65) feet Zone H7 - Seven (7) stories or seventy-five (75) feet Zone H8 - Eight (8) stories or eighty-five (85) feet 9276.2,3, FRONT YARD. There shall be a'front yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. 9276.2.4, SIDE YARD, There shall be a side yard on each side of a building or structure of at least twenty (20) feet plus two (2) feet for each story in excess of two (2) stories, -3- 1935 EXHIBIT '~A" 9276,2.5, REAR YARD. There shall be a rear yard on each side of a building or structure of at least twenty (20) feet plus tWo (2) feet for each story in excess of two (2) stories. 9276.2.6, YARD ENCROACHMENT. (Repealed by Ord. 1935 adopted 5-7-91) 9276.2.7. LOT DEFINED, For the purpose of this Division, a lot shall, in addition to a lot as defined in Part 2 of this Chapter, mean two (2) or more lots as thus defined and used as a single building site, if with respect to all such lots the owner thereof has recorded a covenant that all of said lots will be held under common ownership and collectively will be used as only one building site. ' 9276,2,8. LOT AREA & LOT DIMENSIONS, No lot shall contain less than twenty-four thousand (24,000) square feet in lot area and be not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet in width and one hundred sixty (160) feet in depth unless a smaller area or dimensions are approved pursuant to Division 2 of Part 9 of this Chapter. 9276.2.9. LOT COVERAGE. (Repealed by Ord, 1935 adopted 5-7-91) 9276,2.10. HABITABLE AREA. (Repealed by Ord. 1935 adopted 5-7-91) 9276.2,11. REQUIRED PARKING. A. Off-street P'iU"king spaces for residential uses shall be provided and maintained in the amount and at the location as required in the underlying residential zone. B. Off-street parking spaces for commercial uses shall be provided and maintained as set forth in Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 6, Division 9, except that the following table shall be used to determine the number of required parking spaces for the portions of buildings which exceed three (3) stories in height, USE PARKING SPACE REQUIRED Financial Institutions, including but not limited to banks, savings and loan associ. ations. 4 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area General Offices 3.5 spaces per 1,000 sq, ft. of gross floor area Medical and Dental Offices, Emergency Hospital & Clinics 5 spaces per 1,000 sq, ft. of gross floor area Restaurants and Bars 10 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area Eating Establishments 20 spaces per 1,000 sq, ft, of gross floor area Hotel and Motel 1.2 spaces per guest room ~ 1935 EXHIBIT "A" Other Permitted Uses 5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area Architects and Engineers 35 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area C. When a fractional figure is found as a remainder in computations made to determine the amount of required off-street parking, such fraction shall be construed to be the,next largest whole number. 9276.2,12. CONDmONAL USE PERMIT REQUIRED, No building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereinafter erected, constructed or established which exceeds the height limits of the basic zone until and unless the location of such shall have been approved by the Planning Commission in the manner provided in Division 5 of Part 7 of this Chapter. -5- 1935 EXHIBIT "A"