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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-618ORDINANCE NO. NS-618 AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (b) AND (j) OF SECTION 9243 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING FRONT YARD REQUIREMENTS WHEREAS, after hearing before and recommendation by the Planning CCammission, and after public hearing before the City Council, all held and conducted as required by law, the City Council finds that the public safety and welfare require the changes to the zoning provisions of the Santa Aha Municipal code as recc~mended and hereinbelow set out. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 9243 of the Santa Aha Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended by amending Subsection (b) thereof to read as follows: (b) The following exceptions to yard requirements shall be applied with respect to all buildings, structures and uses permitted in the Al, RE, R1, R2, R3 and P Districts only: (1) Where a lot fronts on a cul-de-sac, the required front yard may be reduced to not less than ten (10) feet. (2) Where forty (40) percent or more of the lots along any block, excluding reverse corner lots and key lots, are developed with buildings, the required front yard for any new building or alteration to an existing building, shall be not less than the arithmetical average of the front yards of said buildings existing on forty (40) percent or more of the lots along said block. In computing said average front yard, main buildings situated entirely on the rear one-half (½) of any lot along said block shall not be included. Notwithstanding this Sub- section, no front yard shall be less than eight (8) feet from a front property line or future right of way line, whichever results in the larger minimum front yard. SECTION 2: That Section 9243 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended by amending Subsection (j) thereof to read as follows: (j) Where property fronts, sides or rears onto any Pr/mary Street, as shown on the adopted Master Plan of Streets and Highways, the required front, rear or side yard for the District in which said property is situated shall be measured from the future right of way line adopted for such Primary Street; provided, however, with respect to the determination of required front yard for a lot zoned Al, RE, RI, R2, R3 and P, -1- and fronting on such Primary Street, where forty (40) percent or more of the lots along that block, excluding reverse corner lots and key lots, are developed with buildings, then Paragraph (2) of S%lbsection (b) of this Section shall apply. SECTION 3: 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 Aha at its regular meeting held on the 15th day of October, 1962. ATTEST: CLERK OF THE COUNCIL STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTy OF ORANGE ) CITY OF SANTA ANA ) SS I, DORIS M. BROWN, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Aha, California; that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the 1st day of October, 1962, and was again con- sidered by said Council at its regular meeting held on the 15th day of October, 1962, and at said meeting was regularly passed and adopted by said Council by the following vote, to-wit: AYES, NOES, ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: Royal E. Hubbard, Henry H. Schlueter, James Gilmore, Bob Brewer, A. A. Hall COUNCILMEN: None COUNCILMEN: None CLERK OF THE COUNCIL APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY -2-