ORDINANCE NO. 98-1179 - "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO INCORPORATE CERTAIN POLICIES PREVIOUSLY SET FORTH IN POLICY STATEMENTS ."

Submitted for adoption and waiver of full reading is Ordinance No. 98-1179 , relating to the above subject.

At the meeting of January 13, 1998, this ordinance was presented to Council for consideration and was introduced by the following vote:

AYES: Bowler, Reviczky, Mayor Pro Tempore Benz

NOES: None

ABSENT: Mayor Edgerton

ABSTAIN: Oakes

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ORDINANCE NO. 98-1179

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO INCORPORATE CERTAIN POLICIES PREVIOUSLY SET FORTH IN POLICY STATEMENTS.

The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach does hereby resolve and order as follows:

SECTION 1 . The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on November 18, 1997, at which the Commission recommended adoption of an ordinance to incorporate previously adopted "policy statements" into the Zoning Ordinance.

SECTION 2 . The City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission, at which testimony and evidence, both written and oral, was presented to and considered by the Council.

SECTION 3 . Based on the evidence considered at the public hearing, the City Council makes the following finding:

1. Certain established policies of the Planning Commission that were matters of interpretation of certain provisions in the Zoning Ordinance, previously set forth in "policy statements," had questionable legal status, and should be incorporated into the Zoning Ordinance.

SECTION 4 . Based on the foregoing, the City Council hereby ordains that the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code, Title 17-Zoning, be amended as follows:

1. Amend Section 17.44.090(C) first paragraph to read as follows:

"C. In residential zones, garages or parking stalls fronting on a public street shall be set back a minimum of seventeen (17) feet from the exterior edge of the nearest public improvement (sidewalk or street improvement) if roll-up garage doors are installed, or set back twenty (20) feet if standard garage doors are installed. On streets where public improvements for sidewalks have not been completed the above setback shall be measured from the edge of the required or planned sidewalk. This measurement does not include structural supports or other parts of the structure provided parking dimension and turning radii are not obstructed."

2. Add the following new Section to Chapter 17.46, Yard, Height and Area Restrictions:

17.46.152 Front Yard Requirements for Through Lots

A. The required front yard on "through lots", as defined herein, shall be provided on the street frontage where the majority of the existing dwelling units on the block are fronting.

B. The following list indicates which frontage is designated the front yard for various blocks with through lots:

Through Lots Located Between:	Front Yard Shall Be Provided On:
Ava Avenue and Ardmore Avenue	Ava Avenue
Ava Avenue and Springfield Street	Springfield Avenue
Barney Court and Meyer Court	Barney Court
Bonnie Brae Street and Campana Street	Bonnie Brae Street
Monterey Boulevard and Culper Court	Monterey Boulevard
Monterey Boulevard and Loma Drive	Monterey Boulevard
Monterey Boulevard and Morningside Dr.	Monterey Boulevard
15th Place and 16th St. (E. of Mira Street)	15th Place
The Strand and Hermosa Avenue	Both The Strand and Hermosa Avenue (See Exception Below)

C. Exception for The Strand/Hermosa Avenue Through Lots: New developments shall be required to provide front yards on both The Strand and Hermosa Avenue. For existing developed properties and remodeling and expansion projects thereon The Strand shall be designated the front yard. For the purposes of calculating required open space in the various residential zones, the Strand front yard area may be counted towards the open space requirement."

3. Add the following new Section to Chapter 17.46, Yard, Height and Area Restrictions:

17.46.154 Yard Requirements for "Half-Lots" Fronting on Alleys

The side of the lot facing the alley is considered the front yard, but the applicable yard requirement is three (3) feet from the property line on the ground floor and one (1) foot on the second floor and above."

4. Amend Section 17.50.040(C) "Comprehensive Sign Plan" to read as follows:.

"C. Comprehensive Sign Plan to be Required on Proposed Commercial Developments. The applicant shall submit a sign plan for the development showing the location, size, color and, if possible, copy for all signs proposed for the site; the sign plan shall include a rendered elevation, showing all signs in relation to the structure. The theme of such signing shall be approved as a part of plans for new multi-tenant commercial or industrial developments, and shall be an integral part of the development."

SECTION 5 . This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days of its final passage and adoption.

SECTION 6 . Prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days after the date of its adoption, the City Clerk shall cause this ordinance to be published in the Easy Reader, a weekly newspaper of general circulation published and circulated, in the City of Hermosa Beach in the manner provided by law.

SECTION 7 . The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance, shall enter the same in the book of original ordinances of said city, and shall make minutes of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council at which the same is passed and adopted.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 13th day of January, 1998.

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