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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2256ORDINANCE NO. 2256 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF ARTICLE IX OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 9251.2.6.1 is hereby renumbered to become 9251.2.6.2, and a new Section 9251.2.6.1 is hereby added to Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 5 of the Arcadia Municipal Code to read as follows: "9251.2.6.1. DRIVEWAY. A driveway is a paved area that provides vehicle access from a public right-of--way to a parking area or garage. Only one driveway may be permitted for each residential lot. This number may be increased to two for an approved circular driveway. The driveway shall not be less than nine (9) feet in width. Pedestrian walkways-and driveways shall not occupy more than forty percent (40%) of the required front yard or street side yard setback. Materials -All parking areas and driveway shall be paved with cement concrete. Other paving materials, including brick may be substituted with approval by the Community Development Administrator through Single Family Architectural Design Review." SECTION 2. Section 9251.2.6.2 of Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 5 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 9251.2.6.2. CIRCULAR DRIVEWAYS. Lots with street frontage of 75'-0" or greater are eligible for circular driveways. On lots with more than one (1) street frontage, a circular driveway shall be located on the street frontage that is 75'-0" or greater; provided, however, that not more than one circular driveway shall be allowed for any one lot. The circular driveway shall not be less than nine (9) feet in width, and shall not have a width greater than fifteen (15) feet, and the furthest point from the street shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet measured perpendicular from the property line at the right-of--way to the furthest distance of the inside edge of the circular driveway. Pedestrian walkways and driveways shall not occupy more than forty percent (40%) of the required front yard or required street side yard setback. Materials -All parking areas and driveway shall be paved with cement concrete. Other paving materials, including brick may be substituted with approval by the Community Development Administrator through Single Family Architectural Design Review. EXCEPTION: The Modification Committee, pursuant to the modification regulations may grant a modification to allow a circular driveway on a lot with street frontage of less than 75'-0". SECTION 3. Section 9252.2.6.1 is hereby renumbered to become 9252.2.6.2, and a new Section 9252.2.6.1 is hereby added to Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 5 of the Arcadia Municipal Code to read as follows: "9252.2.6.1. DRIVEWAY. A driveway is a paved area that provides vehicle access from a public right-of--way to a parking area or garage. Only one driveway may be permitted for each residential lot. This number may be increased to two for an approved circular driveway. The driveway shall not be less than nine (9) feet in width. Pedestrian walkways and driveways shall not occupy more than forty percent (40%) of the required front yard or street side yard setback. Materials -All parking areas and driveway shall be paved with cement concrete. Other paving materials, including brick may be substituted with approval by the Community Development Administrator through Single Family Architectural Design Review." 2 SECTION 4. Section 9252.2.6.2 of Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 5 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "9252.2.6.2. CIRCULAR DRIVEWAYS. Lots with street frontage of 75'-0" or greater are eligible for circular driveways. On lots with more than one (1) street frontage, a circular driveway shall be located on the street frontage that is 75'-0" or greater; provided, however, that not more than one circular driveway shall be allowed for any one lot. The circular driveway shall not be less than nine (9) feet in width, and shall not have a width greater than fifteen (15) feet, and the furthest point from the street shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet measured perpendicular from the property line at the right-of--way to the furthest distance of the inside edge of the circular driveway. Pedestrian walkways and driveways shall not occupy more than forty percent (40%) of the required front yard or required street side yard setback. Materials -All parking areas and driveway shall be paved with cement concrete. Other paving materials, including brick may be substituted with approval by the Community Development Administrator through Single Family Architectural Design Review. EXCEPTION: The Modification Committee, pursuant to the modification regulations may grant a modification to allow a circular driveway on a lot with street frontage of less than 75'-0". SECTION 5. Section 9252.2.3.1 of Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 5 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "9252.2.3.1. CORNER LOTS. On corner lots the required side yard setback adjoining the interior lot shall be as specified in Section 9252.2.3. The required side yard setback on the street side of a corner lot shall not be less than twenty (20) feet, unless a greater setback is specified in Chapter 3 of this Article. Any portion of a single story in excess of twelve (12) feet high and/or any portion of a second story including second story architectural features and walls shall be setback not less than twenty (20) feet or twenty percent (20%) of the 3 width of the ]ot as measured at the front property line; whichever is greater, unless a greater setback is specified in Chapter 3 of this Article. The lot width for determining setbacks on lots with more than fifty percent (50%) frontage on a cul-de-sac terminus shall be measured at the required building setback line. No portion of any structure shall encroach through a plane projected from an angle of forty (40) degrees as measured at the ground level along the street side property line. The point shall be located at the intersection of a horizontal projection of the adjacent grade elevation and its intersection with the street side property line. Architectural projections, with the exception of roof eaves shall not project into the required setback." SECTION 6. Section 9251.2.3.2 of Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 5 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "9251.2.3.2. REVERSE CORNER LOTS. On reverse corner lots the required side yard adjoining the interior ]ot shall be as specified in Section 9251.2.3. The required side yard on the street side of a reverse corner lot shall be not less than twenty-five (25) feet, unless a greater setback is specified in Chapter 3 of this Article. Any portion of a single story in excess of twelve (12) feet high measured from the adjacent finished grade to the top plate and/or any portion of a second story including second story architectural features and wall shall be setback twenty (20) feet or twenty percent (20%) of the width of the lot as measured at the front property line, whichever is greater, unless a greater setback is specified in Chapter 3 of this Article. No portion of any structure shall encroach through a plane projected from an angle of forty (40) degrees as measured at the ground level along the street side property line. The point shall be located at the intersection of a horizontal projection of the adjacent grade elevation and its intersection with the street side property line. Architectural projections, with the exception of the roof eaves shall not project into the required setback. 4 The lot width for determining setbacks on lots with more than fifty percent (50%) frontage on a cul-de-sac terminus shall be measured at the required front setback line." SECTION 7. Section 925]..2.9.1 of Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 5 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 9251.2.9.1. ACCESSORY BUILDINGS. REGULATIONS. Accessory buildings, except for Accessory Living Quarters/Guest Houses are not to be used as dwelling units. The required front and side yard setbacks for accessory buildings shall be the same as those specified for main dwellings in this Division and shall not have more than one (1) story and shall not exceed sixteen (16) feet in height. Accessory buildings shall not occupy more than twenty-five percent (25%) of a required rear yard and shall not be located within three (3) feet of a rear lot line nor within ten (10) feet of another building. Accessory buildings utilized for occupancy shall not be located within ten (10) feet of a rear lot line. An accessory building other than an Accessory Living Quarters/Guest House shall not contain more than one (1) room and athree-quarter ('/) bathroom. The total floor area of detached accessory building(s), not including Accessory Living Quarters/Guest Houses shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the ground floor area of the main dwelling. On corner lots an attached garage portion of a main dwelling that does not exceed one (1) story and sixteen (16) feet in height may be located not less than fifteen (15) feet from the rear property line." SECTION 8. Section 9252.2.9.1 of Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 5 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 9252.2.9.1. ACCESSORY BUILDINGS. REGULATIONS. Accessory buildings, except for Accessory Living Quarters/Guest Houses are not to be used as dwelling units. The required front and side yard setbacks for accessory buildings shall be the same as those specified for main dwellings in this Division and shall not have more than one (1) story and shall not exceed sixteen (16) feet in height. Accessory buildings shall not occupy more than twenty-five percent 5 (25%) of a required rear yard and shall not be located within three (3) feet of a rear lot line nor within ten (10) feet of another building. Accessory buildings utilized for occupancy shall not be located within ten (10) feet of a rear lot line. An accessory building other than an Accessory Living Quarters/Guest House shall not contain more than one (1) room and athree-quarter (3/) bathroom. The total floor area of detached accessory buildings}, not including Accessory Living Quarters/Guest Houses shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the ground floor area of the main dwelling. On corner lots an attached garage portion of a main dwelling that does not exceed one (1) story and sixteen (16) feet in height may be located not less than fifteen (15) feet from the rear property line." SECTION 9. Section 9292.2.3 of Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 9 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Administrative Modification as may be necessary to secure an appropriate improvement may be granted upon the approval of the Planning Division. The Planning Division shall have the authority to approve, conditionally approve or deny modifications of the following: 1. Rear yard setbacks; 2. Distance between buildings; 3. Special setbacks; 4. Setbacks for mechanical and plumbing equipment; 5. Fence and wall heights along the side and rear property lines except along the street side of a corner lot; 6. Interior side yard setbacks for detached accessory structures (with the exception of guest houses/accessory living quarters) in the R-M, R-0, and R-1 zones; 7. Interior side yard setbacks for single-story additions to an existing dwelling in the R-M, R-0, and R-1 zones, where the portion of said addition(s) which does not comply with the setback requirements consists of a total of thirty (30) linear feet or less and maintain(s) the same or greater setback than the existing building walls; and provided, that a minimum interior 6 side yard setback of three (3) feet in the R-1 and five (5) feet in the R-M and R-0 zones is maintained; 8. The rebuilding of single-family dwellings, provided that the new portion(s) of the project comply with current code requirements." SECTION 10. Section 9251.2.12.4 of Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 5 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby renumbered to become 9251.2.13.4 and is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 9251.2.13.4. FENCES, WALLS, AND GATES. FLAG LOTS REGULATION. A fence or wall may be permitted in the front yard and driveway area, provided that it does not exceed four (4) feet in height. When a fence or wall is located within the front yard of a flag lot and the front property line of that flag lot abuts the rear property line of an adjacent lot, it may be permitted up to six (6) feet in height (see Figure 6). Figure 6 SECTION 11. Section 9251.2. ] 3 of Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 5 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby renumbered to become 9251.2.13.5. SECTION 12. Section 9251.2.13.3 of Article IX, Chapter 2, Part 5 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding the following language at the end of the section to read as follows: No spears (i.e. apache, aristocrat with crushed spears, or any spear- like features) shall be permitted on a fence, wall or gate. Chain link, corrugated, fiberglass, bamboo fencing, and wire type fencing are not permitted. SECTION 13. This Ordinance shall become effective on the thirty first (31st) day following its adoption. SECTION 14. 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. Passed, approved and adopted this scn day of May , 2009. of the City of Arcadia ATTEST: ity Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Stephen P. Deitsch City Attorney 8 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JAMES H. BARROWS, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2256 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 held on the 5th day of May, 2009 and that said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Member Amundson, Chandler, Harbicht, Kovacic and Wuo NOES: None ABSENT: None City Clerk of the City of Arca is 9