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City of Hermosa Beach --- 09-12-00
SUBJECT: TEXT AMENDMENT 00-2
Recommendation To introduce the attached ordinance to amend the definition of "lot coverage" in the Zoning Ordinance.
Background At the meeting of August 8, the City Council discussed the recommendation of the Planning Commission, and directed staff to further define what is included within the definition of lot coverage. The text amendment is intended to clarify the definition of lot coverage. Currently, the Zoning Ordinance defines lot coverage as:
Analysis Staff has redrafted the definition to address the Council’s concerns. The proposed definition lists items that are included in the lot coverage calculation and those that are not. Zoning terms also used in the definition ("main building," "accessory," "building" and "structure") are already defined in Section 17.04.040 of the Zone Code. The proposed definition also includes a new clarification for "unenclosed balconies" stating that it must be open on at least two sides and may be covered by another unenclosed balcony.
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The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach does hereby resolve and order as follows:
Section 1 . The City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on August 8, and September 12, 2000, to consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission to amend the Zoning Ordinance to amend and clarify the definition of "lot coverage."
Section 2 . The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on February 15, 2000, and recommended amending the Zoning Ordinance to amend and clarify the definition of "lot coverage."
Section 3 . Based on the evidence considered at the public hearing, and the record of the decision of the Planning Commission, the City Council makes the following finding:
Section 4. Based on the foregoing, the City Council hereby ordains that the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code, Title 17-Zoning, be amended as follows:
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 day of , 2000, by the following vote:
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