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ORDINANCE NO. 1824
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AMENDING SECTIONS 20.11.020 AND 20.15.025
OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AS THEY
PERTAIN TO FLOOR AREA LIMITS IN OLD CORONA
DEL MAR
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 20.11.020 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
"20.11.020 Building Height and Floor Area Limit.
A. In the R -1 District in the areas of West Newport
and the Balboa Peninsula, the total gross floor area,
including basements, garages and carports, but excluding
decks, balconies or patios open on at least two sides,
contained in all buildings on a building site shall not
exceed two times the buildable area of the site. In the
area designated as Old Corona del Mar, the total gross
floor area shall not exceed one and one -half (1.5) times
the buildable area of the site. For dwellings, the
building height limit shall be 24/28 as specified in
Chapter 20.02. For accessory buildings, the building
height limit shall be 15 feet.
B. In the R -3 and R -4 Districts in the areas of
West Newport and the Balboa Peninsula, the total gross
floor area contained in all buildings on a building site
shall not exceed three times the buildable area of the
site; provided,
however, that
floor area devoted to parking
within a building
or to decks,
balconies or patios open
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on at least two
sides shall not
be considered in determining
the total floor
area allowed.
In the area designated as
Old Corona del
Mar, the total
gross floor area shall not,
exceed one and
one -half (1.5)
times the buildable area of
the site. The
height limit in
the R -3 District shall be
40
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shall be 24/28 feet on the front one- half'of the lot
and 28/32 feet on the rear one -half of the lot, except
where in the opinion of the Planning Commission differences
in grade warrant individual considerations. The height
limit in the R -4 District shall be 28/32 feet as speci-
fied in Chapter 20.02."
SECTION 2. Section 20.15.025 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
"20.15.025 Building Height and Floor Area Limit.
The total gross floor area, including basements, garages
and carports, but excluding decks, balconies or patios
open on at least two sides or open on one side and unroofed,
contained in all buildings on a building site in an R -2
District shall not exceed two times the buildable area of
the site, provided that any required parking space, whether
open or covered, shall be included in the calculation of
gross floor area for a duplex. In the area designated as
Old Corona del Mar, as more specifically described under
Section 20.11..010(A), the total gross floor area shall not
exceed one and one -half (1.5') times the buildable area of
the site. For dwellings, the building height limit shall
be 24/28 feet as specified in Chapter 20.02. For accessory
buildings, the building height limit shall be 15 feet."
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be published once in
the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be effective
thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of
the City Council.of the City of Newport Beach held on the 23rd
day of ' October
1979, and was.adopted on thel2th
day of November _ 1979, by the following vote, to wit:
CEUIFIF) AS THE ORIC.:SNAL AND
CEXTIFED AS TO PWI ICATION
DA,E 1979
CITY CWf :G OF TH2 CII OP 'r =FS'PC.'. EACH
ATTEST:
ity C3er
AYES, COUNCILMEN Williams, Ryckoff,
Hart, Hummel and Strauss
NOES, COUNCILMEN McInnis
ABSENT COUNCILMEN Heather
Mayor 41 10/11/79
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