NS-455 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

PART IV GE~,~AL PROVISIONS SECTION 9240. General Regulations. The preceeding regulations shall be subject to the provisions and exceptions contained in this .Part. SECTION 9241. Use. (a) Every main building or group of buildings shall be located and main- tained on a "lot" as defined herein. (b) The follo~ring accessory uses, in addition to those hereinabove mentioned, shall be permitted in any District, provided that such accessory uses do not alter the character of the premises in respect to their use for the purpose permitted in such respective District: (1) The operation of necessary facilities and equipment in connection with schools, colleges, universities, hospitals and other insti- tutions permitted in the respective Districts. (2) Recreation, refreshment and service buildings in parks, playgrounds and golf courses. (c) If any use is for any reason omitted from those specified as permissible in any District, or if ambiguity arises concerning the approximate classification of a particular use within the meaning and intent of this Ordinance, it shall be the duty of the Planning Director to ascertain all pertinent facts concerning such use and determine into which District such use shall be classified. The Planning Department shall file with the City Clerk~the Director of Building and Safety and the Zoning Administrator a copy of the facts which indicate into which District a particular use should be classified. Such decision may be appealed to the Planning Commission whose decision may be appealed to the City Council. SECTION 9242. Height. (a) Towers including radio and T.V. antennas, gables, spires, scenery lofts, cupolas, water tanks, silos, covering not more than ten (10) percent of the ground area of the buildings at base thereof, artificial windbreaks, windmills and similar structures and necessary mechanical appurtenances may be built and used to a greater height than the ltm~t established for the District in which such structures are located, provided, however, that no structure in excess of the allowable building height shall be used for sleeping or eating quarters, or for any co~nercial purpose other than that such as may be incidental to the permitted use of the main building. (b) Where the average slope of a lot is greater than one (1) foot rise or fall in seven (7) feet of distance from the established street elevation at the property line, an additional story will be permitted on the downhill side of any building. (c) No accessory structure shall exceed onc (1) story or twenty (20) feet. SECTION 9243. Area. (a) Any lot shown upon an official subdivision map duly approved bythe Council and recorded, or any lot for which a recorded contract of sale was in full force and effect prior to June 3, 1954, and the deed is so recorded in the office of the County Recorder, may he used as a legal building site subject to the conditions and limitations and restrictions governing the District in which it is located. (b) The following exceptions to yard requirements may be applied to any District with respect to all buildings, structures and uses permitted in the Al, RE, RI, R2, R3 and P Districts, subject to the following limitations and provisions: (1) Where a lot fronts on a cul-de-sac, the required front yard shall be not less than ten (10) feet~ (2) Where lots having front lot lines comprising forty (40) percent or more of the frontage in any block, excluding key lots, are developed with buildings, any new building or alteration to an existing building shall conform to the average front yard of said existing buildings. Buildings located entirely on the rear half of the lot shall not be counted in determining the average front yard depth of anv block.