Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-537ORDINANCE NO. ~ ESTABLISHING THE R-4 (SUBURBAN APARTMENT) DISTRICT; PROVIDING REGULATIONS APPLICABLE THERETO AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS 9230.120, 9230.121, 9230.122, 9230.123, 9230.124, 9230.125, 9230.126, 9230.127, 9230.128, 9230.129, 9230.130, 9230.132, 9230.133 AND 9230.134 TO PART 3 OF CHAPTER 2 OF ARTICLE IX OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has duly held a public hearing on notice concerning proposed additions to the Santa Ana Municipal Code (which said additions are to be to those Sections of said Code known as the "Zoning Ordinance of 1960"); said proposed additions provide for the establishment of an R-4 (Suburban Apartment) District together with regulations and requirements therefore; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended the adoption of said additions to the Santa Ana Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council regularly held a public hearing on notice and does now find that the public necessity, convenience and general welfare require the adoption of the following additions to said code. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That Sections 9230.120, 9230.121, 9230.122, 9230.123, 9230.124, 9230.125, 9230.126, 9230.127, 9230.128, 9230.129, 9230.130, 9230.132, 9230.133 and 9230.134 of Part 3 of Chapter 2 of Article IX of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are hereby enacted to read as follows: SECTION 9230.120. R 4 (Suburban Apartment District). SECTION 9230.121. P~rpose. The R 4, Suburban Apartment District, is hereby authorized to provide for garden apartment development, regulated so as to cover a minimum of ground area and provide a maximum of open space. This zone will provide most of the desirable residential characteristics found in single family residence areas. SECTION 9230.122. Uses Permitted. (a) Bungalow courts. (b) Apartment houses. (c) One (1) temporary, single faced, unlighted sign not exceeding one hundred (100) square feet in area pertaining only to the sale or lease of buildings within the development. Said sign shall be permitted to remain for a period not to exceed one (1) year from the date of final inspection, by the Santa Ana Department of Building Safety, of the first dwelling unit within the development. -1- (d) One permanent unlighted sign not exceeding six (6) square feet in area pertaining only to the sale or lease of the property or buildings upon which displayed. (e) One permanent resident manager's office devoted solely to the rental of the dwelling units on the same parcel provided said office and surrounding grounds retain a residential character; that signs be limited to those permitted in subsection (c) of this Section; that no advertising devices be erected other than those mentioned herein. (f) Accessory buildings. (g) The following uses subject to the issuance of an approved Conditional Use Permit: (1)Ail uses that are subject to a Conditional Use Permit in the R 1 District. (2) Senior Citizen developments, rest homes and homes for the aged provided all provisions set forth for this District are complied with. SECTION 9230.123. Submittal of Development Plans. Detail to be Shown. (a) Every application for a building permit for the development of property in the R 4 District shall be submitted to the Planning Department and shall be accompanied by detailed architectural drawings, and plot plans, all to a workable scale, showing the elevation and location of the proposed buildings; proposed location and type of landscaping; use and treatment of grounds around such buildings or structures; off-street parking; physical features such as trees, hydrants, electric and telephone poles, flood lights, driveways, fences, signs, proposed drainage facilities and any other pertinent information considered appropriate by the applicant or Planning Director to bring the development within the purpose of this District. (b) Ail plans shall show thereon hose cabinets, wet stand pipes with siamese connections and any other facilities considered necessary and reasonable by the Fire Chief of the City of Santa Ana to provide adequate fire protection. Said locations and type of such facilities shall be approved by the Fire chief of the City of Santa Ana prior to the approval of the Development Plans by the Planning Director as set forth in Section 9230.125 of this Chapter. (c) At the time of the initial submittal of the development plans set forth in subsection (a) of this Section, the owner or the owner's engineer shall submit the required run-off study as set forth in Section 9230.124 subsection (d) plus a detailed plot plan of the proposed development to the Department of Public Works as set forth in subsection (a) of this Section.~ The Director of Public Works shall, within five calendar days from the date of submittal, submit a written report to the Planning Director approving or conditionally approving said run-off study. SECTION 9230.124. Development Standards. (a) Any development in this District shall be surrounded by a solid redwood or cedar fence or solid masonry wall or combination thereof, the height of which shall be in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 9244 of this Chapter. However, nothing herein shall require the construction of the aforementioned fence along any property line abutting a street, alley or at driveway entrances and exits. (b) All required yards shall be landscaped and maintained in accordance with the approved landscape plan. (c) Compliance with Section 9324.2 of the subdivision Regula- tions, requiring alleys to the rear of all lots used or intended to be used for the construction of multiple family residential structures of four or more units, shall not be required in the event of the sub- division of properties zoned R 4 provided said subdivision is developed within the terms and intent of the R 4 District. -2- (d) Prior to the submission of development plans with the Planning Department the owner or owner's engineer shall confer with the Department of Public Works concerning the necessity for a run- off study based on a storm of a ten year frequency. If said study is considered necessary by the Director of the Department of Public Works it shall be filed with said department and shall show existing and proposed facilities and method of draining the site and tribu- tary areas without exceeding the capacity of any street, on-site or off-site. The Plans shall be approved or conditionally approved and the minimum required improvements installed by the owner to assure adequate and reasonable drainage of the area to the satisfaction of the Department of Public Works, prior to the issuance of a utility' release by the Building Department for the development. (e) If any parcel zoned R 4 is to be developed in accordance with the provisions set forth for this District and said parcel abuts a street not improved to City standard, the owner shall dedicate the necessary street easement to the City and improve said street so as to be in accordance with the design standards and specifications of the Santa Ana Municipal Code prior to the issuance of a utility release by the Building Department. (f) All trash collection and garbage collection areas shall be surrounded on at least three sides by a five (5) foot block wall with adequate access to and from these areas for trash and garbage collec- tion vehicles. (g) Due to the complexity of Garden Apartment development it is illogical and impractical to define herein an exact pattern for the arrangement of group dwellings for a parcel involving two or more main dwellings, however it is the intent of this District to provide a functional and non-monotonous orientation of buildings with a maximum of open space around each main building consisting of courts, parkways and patio areas all oriented so as to provide separation of vehicular traffic from play areas and recreational areas for children and adults. Further, in order to more clearly define the intent of this District there shall be on file in the office of the Planning Department illus- trations entitled "Guides to Suburban Apartment Development". Said illustrations shall be approved by Resolution by the Planning Commission and City Council and shall show the desirable arrangement of buildings and open space but are not designs which must be copied in order to secure approval of development plans as required by the provisions of the R 4 District. (h) All off-street parking areas not under cover shall be screened from the view of surrounding residents or tenants of the project by shrubs and bushes whose normal growth is not less than four (4) feet in height. (i) All points of vehicular access to and from off-street parking areas and driveways onto public rights-of-way shall be approved by the Director of Public Works of the City of Santa Ana. Wherever a private driveway enters onto said public right-of-way, a stop sign shall be erected and maintained at such exit point to insure reasonable traffic safety all in compliance with the standard sign sheet on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of the City of Santa Ana. (j) All driveways and off-street parking areas shall consist of 2 inches of asphaltic concrete on 4 inches of rock base or of materials and of a thickness approved by the Director of Public Works which shall be of equivalent strength and life of said asphaltic concrete and rock base. (k) All interior streets and private drives shall be constructed to the standard set forth in the Santa Ana Municipal code prior to the dedication of any such streets to the City of Santa Ana. Streets not so constructed need not be accepted by the City of Santa Ana. -3- SECTION 9230.125. Approval of Development Plans by Planning Qirector. The Planning Director shall approve or cause to be approved the aforementioned development plans, as set forth in Section 9230.123, if all provisions fc~ this District are complied with and the development is within the spirit and intent of this District. All development shall be in accordance with the approved plans prior to a utility release by the Building Department. SECTION 9230.126. ~eiqht Limit. (a) None except as limited in subsection (b) hereinbelow. (b) When a lot in the R 4 District abuts at any point along its property lines or is directly across a street or alley from property zoned A 1, RE or R 1, no main buildings shall be erected on said R 4 lot to a height to exceed one (1) story or twenty (20) feet within one hundred and fifty (150) feet of said A 1, RE or R 1 zoned property. Further, no main buildings shall be erected on said R 4 lot to a height to exceed three (3) stories or fifty (50) feet within three hundred (300) feet of said A 1, RE or R 1 zoned property. SECTION 9230.127. Side Yard. (a) When any interior side property line of a lot in the R 4 District abuts property in the A 1, RE or R 1 District, each dwelling shall have a required side yard along said side property line of not less than one (1) foot for each one (1) foot of building height of that particular dwelling. (b) When any interior side property line of a lot in the R 4 District abuts property in the R 4 District or any other District not set forth in subsection (a) of this Section, there shall be a required side yard along that side property line of not less than four (4) feet regardless of the height of the dwelling on the lot. (c) When any interior side property line of a lot in the R 4 District abuts a lot or lots having zone classifications of A 1, RE, or R 1 and any other District, subsection (a) of this Section shall apply in the determination of the required side yard along that entire interior side property line. (d) On corner lots, the side yard on the street side shall be not less than ten (10) feet. SECTION 9230.128. Rear Yard. (a) When any lot zoned R 4 has a rear property line abutting property in the A 1, RE or R 1 District, each dwelling shall have a required rear yard of not less than one (1) foot for each foot of building height of that particular dwelling. (b) When any lot zoned R 4 has a rear property line abutting a lot in any other District not set forth in subsection (a) of this Section, there shall be a required rear yard of not less than ten (10) feet. (c) When any lot in the R 4 District has a rear property line common to a property line of a lot or lots having zone classifications of A 1, RE or R 1 and any other District, subsection (a) of this Section shall apply in the determination of the required rear yard along that entire rear property line. -4- SECTION 9230.129. Minimum Gross Floor Area. The following uses shall be subject to the following minimum square feet of gross floor area per unit exclusive of garages, car- ports and unenclosed porches and patios. (a) Bachelor apartment: 450 square feet. One bedroom apartment: 650 square feet. (c) Two bedroom apartment: 800 square feet. Further, for each additional bedroom in excess of two bedrooms in an apartment unit, there shall be an additional 100 square feet of gross floor area. SECTION 9230.130. Minimum Lot Area Per Dwellinq Unit. (a) For any one (1) story, two (2) story, or three (3) story single-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, or multiple-family dwelling: not less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of lot area per dwelling unit constructed therein. (b) For any four (4) or more story single-family, two-family, or multiple-family dwelling: not less than five hundred (500) square feet of lot area per dwelling~unit constructed therein. (c) Where an apartment development consists of more than one main building and said buildings vary in height, then paragraphs (a) and (b) set forth hereinabove shall be applied respectively for each main building depending on the height of each main building. (d) For the purpose of this section only, if the topmost story of any dwelling unit proposed to be constructed in the R 4 District is used for the housing of any mechanical equipment, such as air conditioning facilities and elevator mechanisms, but is void of any dwelling unit, then said topmost story shall not be declared a story as defined in Section 9210.67. SECTION 9230.132. Maximum Lot Coveraqe. Not more than fifty (50) percent of the total lot area shall be devoted to main and accessory building area, driveways, open or enclosed parking areas and covered patios. The remaining fifty (50) percent of the total lot area shall be devoted to landscaping; lawn area; noncommercial outdoor recreational facilities incidental to the residential development such as private swimming pools, putting greens and tennis courts; walkways; uncovered patio areas; fences and necessary fire-fighting equipment and installations as required in Section 9230.124, subsection (d) of this Chapter; further, the open space required by this Section shall be arranged and provided in such a manner that it is accessible and useable for the purpose intended herein. Said open space shall not be devoted to commercial agricultural pursuits or any other activity in conflict with the stated purpose of this Section and District. SECTION 9230.133. Off-street Parkinq. Off-street parking shall be provided in the manner prescribed in Part IV of this chapter. However, of the off-street parking required by Part IV, at least one parking space per unit shall be within a garage or carport. Ail additional parking stalls may be uncovered. -5- SECTION 9230.134. subdivision of Property Developed Under the R 4 District. (a) Upon completion of a development of property in the R 4 District no portion of the property involved in said development shall be severed or sold unless said severed parcel and the develop- ment thereon complies with all provisions set forth for the R 4 District. Further, the remaining parcel and development thereon shall also comply with said R 4 District provisions. Nothing herein shall prohibit the sale of any one-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, multiple-family dwelling or any dwelling unit within a two- family or multiple-family dwelling provided all c~on open areas, required yard areas, recreational areas and similar areas constituting the required fifty (50) percent open areas as set forth in Section 9230.132. are retained in trust or otherwise for the benefit of all tenants and owners of any interest of any of the structures on the original area developed as a unit. Further, prior to the issuance of a building permit or approval of the development plans as set forth in Section 9230.125, deed restrictions prohibiting the alienation of all land areas not devoted to buildings shall be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Orange, California. Said restriction shall include a statement that said deed restrictions shall be irrevocable for a period of not less than thirty (30) years. A copy of said deed restrictions shall be filed with the Planning Department prior to the issuance of a building permit to the owner of the original project. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the ATTEST: CLErk OF ~H-E COUNCIL day of ~eptember / , ~961~ STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF SANTA ANA ) SS I, MARIOE~ SUTTNER, do hereby certify that I am the clerk of the council of the City of Santa Aha, California; that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced at its regular meeting held on the 5th day of September, 1961, and was again considered by said Council at its regular meeting held on the 18th day of _~, 1961, and was at said meeting regularly passed and adopted by said Council by the following vote, to'wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Dale H. He{m/.v, Bob Bre~er, Royal E. Hubbard NOES, ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: COUNCILMEN: Henry H. Schlueter, A. A. Hall ~K OF THE COUNCIL